Amateur Renaissance Man
@amrenaissanceman.bsky.social
Been ‘round many blocks. Former USMC, Cop, CDC field rep, DoD. Tired; so Adj English Prof...Thus, my endless patience. Write bad fiction. 👎 proofreader. 💙💛. ⛔ racism/hate/homophobia. Kindness/caring ✅. Hubs, Beagle Dad. 1 left hand for me, 1 for the 🌏.
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The first incident of civil unrest gives Trump the predicate he wants to declare a National Emergency. That power allows him to use the military against civilian populations, give orders to local law enforcement, override the courts & Congress, & mute the media.
It will be the beginning of the end.
It will be the beginning of the end.
Just to note, the individual who orders the war crime cannot excuse those carrying out the war crime.
You only need to review the Nuremberg trials to understand that the Nazis who committed those crimes were liable.
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You only need to review the Nuremberg trials to understand that the Nazis who committed those crimes were liable.
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U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says
In a classified memo, the Trump administration’s Office of Legal Counsel said that U.S. troops would not be liable for participating in boat strikes on alleged narco-traffickers.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Just to note, the individual who orders the war crime cannot excuse those carrying out the war crime.
You only need to review the Nuremberg trials to understand that the Nazis who committed those crimes were liable.
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You only need to review the Nuremberg trials to understand that the Nazis who committed those crimes were liable.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
SOMETHING GOOD.
My wife is a breast cancer survivor. When she went to her last appt, the clerk said that b/c of the bad economy, cancer patients there cannot afford to pay their $25-$50 copays
They would go without treatment; but, the facility has set a fund to pay the co-pays for them.
My wife is a breast cancer survivor. When she went to her last appt, the clerk said that b/c of the bad economy, cancer patients there cannot afford to pay their $25-$50 copays
They would go without treatment; but, the facility has set a fund to pay the co-pays for them.
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
SOMETHING GOOD.
My wife is a breast cancer survivor. When she went to her last appt, the clerk said that b/c of the bad economy, cancer patients there cannot afford to pay their $25-$50 copays
They would go without treatment; but, the facility has set a fund to pay the co-pays for them.
My wife is a breast cancer survivor. When she went to her last appt, the clerk said that b/c of the bad economy, cancer patients there cannot afford to pay their $25-$50 copays
They would go without treatment; but, the facility has set a fund to pay the co-pays for them.
Well, considering the Louvre security password was “Louvre”, this doesn’t surprise.
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The Mysterious ‘Louvre Detective’ Was a 15-Year-Old Passer-by
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November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Well, considering the Louvre security password was “Louvre”, this doesn’t surprise.
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Now there's a surprise, right? Like maybe Little MAGA Mike Johnson knew this was coming? Think maybe?
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Now there's a surprise, right? Like maybe Little MAGA Mike Johnson knew this was coming? Think maybe?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Holy Pedo POTUS, Batman!
“Importance: High”
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Holy Pedo POTUS, Batman!
Delivering banks the windfall of a lifetime. To them, the anticipated interest income has the same flavor as the 2008 crash.
Of course, no one will be held accountable (again).
Of course, no one will be held accountable (again).
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Delivering banks the windfall of a lifetime. To them, the anticipated interest income has the same flavor as the 2008 crash.
Of course, no one will be held accountable (again).
Of course, no one will be held accountable (again).
Tariff revenue that, in another post, he says SCOTUS would force him to return to the countries he penalized.
Doing the math &using 300B Americans each receiving $2,000, the total needed would be $600 billion. Another grandiosity from the King that will never happen.
Better idea: Fund the ACA.
Doing the math &using 300B Americans each receiving $2,000, the total needed would be $600 billion. Another grandiosity from the King that will never happen.
Better idea: Fund the ACA.
This entire article points out that there is no plan. His own Treasury Secretary says he doesn’t know anything about it. So why does media keep running these kind of headlines? He keeps making these Truth Social posts and media keeps running stories as if it is something real.
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tariff revenue that, in another post, he says SCOTUS would force him to return to the countries he penalized.
Doing the math &using 300B Americans each receiving $2,000, the total needed would be $600 billion. Another grandiosity from the King that will never happen.
Better idea: Fund the ACA.
Doing the math &using 300B Americans each receiving $2,000, the total needed would be $600 billion. Another grandiosity from the King that will never happen.
Better idea: Fund the ACA.
Hoovervilles were the popular names given to shantytowns that sprang up throughout the US during the Great Depression. They were named after Herbert Hoover, the President at the onset of the Depression.
Too hard to imagine again? I think not.
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Too hard to imagine again? I think not.
rarehistoricalphotos.com/hoovervilles...
Inside the Hoovervilles of the Great Depression in Photos, 1931-1940 - Rare Historical Photos
A Hooverville was the popular name attributed to shanty towns that sprung up throughout the United States during the Great Depression.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hoovervilles were the popular names given to shantytowns that sprang up throughout the US during the Great Depression. They were named after Herbert Hoover, the President at the onset of the Depression.
Too hard to imagine again? I think not.
rarehistoricalphotos.com/hoovervilles...
Too hard to imagine again? I think not.
rarehistoricalphotos.com/hoovervilles...
Trump's "gold guy" custom-made the elaborate finishes at POTUS's request. But some socmed sleuths are skeptical. They claim the decor that Trump described as handled with "great love & 24 karat gold" is nothing more than a bunch of cheap Home Depot millwork appliqués covered with spray paint.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Trump's "gold guy" custom-made the elaborate finishes at POTUS's request. But some socmed sleuths are skeptical. They claim the decor that Trump described as handled with "great love & 24 karat gold" is nothing more than a bunch of cheap Home Depot millwork appliqués covered with spray paint.
There is no reason for SCOTUS to factor his poor management of this (possibly-probably fictional) money into their decision. F'him. It is either Constitutional or it isn't. Damn him & his money obsession.
"But Judge. I spent all the money I stole from that bank, so you can't convict me."
"But Judge. I spent all the money I stole from that bank, so you can't convict me."
So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
There is no reason for SCOTUS to factor his poor management of this (possibly-probably fictional) money into their decision. F'him. It is either Constitutional or it isn't. Damn him & his money obsession.
"But Judge. I spent all the money I stole from that bank, so you can't convict me."
"But Judge. I spent all the money I stole from that bank, so you can't convict me."
If they roll over on something as critical as the ACA subsidies after so much bravado and many false promises, what else will the Party of Cowardice roll over on?
Millions will suffer because eight naive fools believed an empty Republican promise. Johnson will never advance a bill in the House.
Millions will suffer because eight naive fools believed an empty Republican promise. Johnson will never advance a bill in the House.
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
If they roll over on something as critical as the ACA subsidies after so much bravado and many false promises, what else will the Party of Cowardice roll over on?
Millions will suffer because eight naive fools believed an empty Republican promise. Johnson will never advance a bill in the House.
Millions will suffer because eight naive fools believed an empty Republican promise. Johnson will never advance a bill in the House.
Except for 8 Senators, everybody already knew this.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Except for 8 Senators, everybody already knew this.
Tell me that someone will prosecute this wanna be cop and urban terrorist. Please? Someone?
If a young brown man in any American city pointed a weapon at a bystander, the local police would be on him. He'd be arrested and charged.
If a young brown man in any American city pointed a weapon at a bystander, the local police would be on him. He'd be arrested and charged.
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Tell me that someone will prosecute this wanna be cop and urban terrorist. Please? Someone?
If a young brown man in any American city pointed a weapon at a bystander, the local police would be on him. He'd be arrested and charged.
If a young brown man in any American city pointed a weapon at a bystander, the local police would be on him. He'd be arrested and charged.
In November 26, the Party of Cruelty will run against the Party of Cowardice.
We deserve better.
We deserve better.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
In November 26, the Party of Cruelty will run against the Party of Cowardice.
We deserve better.
We deserve better.
However loud they booed him, it wasn’t loud enuf for the Senate to hear & understand that they need to stand strong against this terrorist autocrat. Don’t cave - the R promises are lies - cons to get you to give up the moral high ground
As someone else said. If you cave now, why did you start this?
As someone else said. If you cave now, why did you start this?
BREAKING: Trump was just viciously BOOED at the Washington Commanders Detroit Lions game.
I’ve never heard a president booed this loudly in my life. Holy cow!
I’ve never heard a president booed this loudly in my life. Holy cow!
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
However loud they booed him, it wasn’t loud enuf for the Senate to hear & understand that they need to stand strong against this terrorist autocrat. Don’t cave - the R promises are lies - cons to get you to give up the moral high ground
As someone else said. If you cave now, why did you start this?
As someone else said. If you cave now, why did you start this?
Trump attacks Supreme Court in panicked rant for questioning his tariff powers (Raw Story via MSN)
Maybe SCOTUS will finally start to rein him in.
PS. My naïveté has not died yet.
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Maybe SCOTUS will finally start to rein him in.
PS. My naïveté has not died yet.
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MSN
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November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Trump attacks Supreme Court in panicked rant for questioning his tariff powers (Raw Story via MSN)
Maybe SCOTUS will finally start to rein him in.
PS. My naïveté has not died yet.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Maybe SCOTUS will finally start to rein him in.
PS. My naïveté has not died yet.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
This Psychological Term Explains How GOP Officials Justify Harm (HuffPost via MSN)
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MSN
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November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This Psychological Term Explains How GOP Officials Justify Harm (HuffPost via MSN)
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“Some of Maxwell's new inmates have told The Wall Street Journal that they have been threatened with retaliation if they speak about her to the media - with reports suggesting at least one was transferred.”
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Ghislaine Maxwell's emails from minimum-security jail leaked - amid claims of 'VIP treatment'
The convicted sex trafficker wrote to a relative: "I have not seen a single fight, drug deal, passed out person or naked inmate running around or several of them congregating in a shower! In other wor...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
“Some of Maxwell's new inmates have told The Wall Street Journal that they have been threatened with retaliation if they speak about her to the media - with reports suggesting at least one was transferred.”
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In February, a court in South Africa said claims that a “white genocide” was taking place in the country were “clearly imagined and not real,” as part of a ruling over an estate.
Yet, according to Trump …
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Yet, according to Trump …
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Trump says U.S. officials will not attend G-20 summit in South Africa
In making the announcement, the president repeated claims — which lack any evidence — that White South Africans are being murdered and persecuted.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
In February, a court in South Africa said claims that a “white genocide” was taking place in the country were “clearly imagined and not real,” as part of a ruling over an estate.
Yet, according to Trump …
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Yet, according to Trump …
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This is another ruse to blame someone else for his bad economic policy & decisions.
Will he blame the cows and chickens next? He’s already lied about turkey costs.
Still a Moron,
Still a Moron,
Still a Moron after all these years.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Will he blame the cows and chickens next? He’s already lied about turkey costs.
Still a Moron,
Still a Moron,
Still a Moron after all these years.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
On Trump’s urging, Justice Dept. investigating foreign meatpackers
Only a handful of large meatpackers control the industry in the U.S. as a result of consolidation.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is another ruse to blame someone else for his bad economic policy & decisions.
Will he blame the cows and chickens next? He’s already lied about turkey costs.
Still a Moron,
Still a Moron,
Still a Moron after all these years.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Will he blame the cows and chickens next? He’s already lied about turkey costs.
Still a Moron,
Still a Moron,
Still a Moron after all these years.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Meanwhile, from Governor Wes Moore in well-governed (and blue) Maryland.
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Meanwhile, from Governor Wes Moore in well-governed (and blue) Maryland.
Trump’s newest idea. It would require an act of Congress … which is on Epstein disability leave.
Even so, healthcare ain’t a business decision. Its many real and unique nooks and crannies make Trump’s idea impossible to legislate.
Even so, healthcare ain’t a business decision. Its many real and unique nooks and crannies make Trump’s idea impossible to legislate.
November 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Trump’s newest idea. It would require an act of Congress … which is on Epstein disability leave.
Even so, healthcare ain’t a business decision. Its many real and unique nooks and crannies make Trump’s idea impossible to legislate.
Even so, healthcare ain’t a business decision. Its many real and unique nooks and crannies make Trump’s idea impossible to legislate.
Governor Wes Moore’s Redistricting Commission
Fighting fire with fire in Maryland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5S7...
Fighting fire with fire in Maryland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5S7...
Announcing the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission
YouTube video by Governor Wes Moore
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November 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Governor Wes Moore’s Redistricting Commission
Fighting fire with fire in Maryland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5S7...
Fighting fire with fire in Maryland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5S7...