Holy crap @politico.com ! "Anti-Trump Video??" Are you serious?
If reminding service members they can (and should) refuse *unlawful* orders is considered to be "Anti-Trump," then what does that say about the Trump administration and its relationship to the Constitution?
If reminding service members they can (and should) refuse *unlawful* orders is considered to be "Anti-Trump," then what does that say about the Trump administration and its relationship to the Constitution?
Pentagon to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for anti-Trump video
The unprecedented move comes after the retired Navy captain advised troops they don’t need to obey unlawful orders.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Holy crap @politico.com ! "Anti-Trump Video??" Are you serious?
If reminding service members they can (and should) refuse *unlawful* orders is considered to be "Anti-Trump," then what does that say about the Trump administration and its relationship to the Constitution?
If reminding service members they can (and should) refuse *unlawful* orders is considered to be "Anti-Trump," then what does that say about the Trump administration and its relationship to the Constitution?
If nooses and swastikas are merely "politically divisive," um, what political party is in favor of them?
Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
If nooses and swastikas are merely "politically divisive," um, what political party is in favor of them?
Exactly. It's just political theater.
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Exactly. It's just political theater.
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I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
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Even if it all stopped tomorrow, I don't think the damage that's been done can be repaired in my lifetime. But at least we could start. Instead, tomorrow will be worse.
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." (This PBS story on the scientific brain drain is heartbreaking & ominous for medicine, imo.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Even if it all stopped tomorrow, I don't think the damage that's been done can be repaired in my lifetime. But at least we could start. Instead, tomorrow will be worse.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
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So it turns out democracy also dies in broad daylight.
September 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So it turns out democracy also dies in broad daylight.
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If you're not sufficiently sorrowful at Robert Redford's death I will NOT call your employer and demand your termination. Because I'm not in a cult and I'm not a complete asshole.
You and I will probably not be friends though.
You and I will probably not be friends though.
September 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If you're not sufficiently sorrowful at Robert Redford's death I will NOT call your employer and demand your termination. Because I'm not in a cult and I'm not a complete asshole.
You and I will probably not be friends though.
You and I will probably not be friends though.
Self-inflicted wounds. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Self-inflicted wounds. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
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40% of Republicans think the COVID vaccine killed more people than the COVID virus. One in four believe that QAnon is real.
No matter how far they radicalize, we are told over and over again that the people being rude to them are the problem.
No matter how far they radicalize, we are told over and over again that the people being rude to them are the problem.
September 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
40% of Republicans think the COVID vaccine killed more people than the COVID virus. One in four believe that QAnon is real.
No matter how far they radicalize, we are told over and over again that the people being rude to them are the problem.
No matter how far they radicalize, we are told over and over again that the people being rude to them are the problem.
Now that's a headline. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
September 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Now that's a headline. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
"Despite the administration’s claims, not a single one of those 1.4 billion dollars will lower the federal deficit unless Congress steps in."
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers? Now we have receipts.
A POLITICO analysis of DOGE data reveals the organization saved less than 5 percent of its claimed savings from nearly 10,100 contract terminations.
www.politico.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"Despite the administration’s claims, not a single one of those 1.4 billion dollars will lower the federal deficit unless Congress steps in."
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
AUSTIN, TX—Stressing that the billionaire’s completely erratic behavior had strained the already fraught relationships, sources confirmed Thursday that a rift was widening between Elon Musk and anyone...
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June 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
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PETE: “I love A1 steak sauce, but A1 steak sauce is not one of the most important things confronting humanity right now. Artificial intelligence is. And somebody who doesn't understand that probably should not be leading an important federal agency.” @EDSecMcMahon
May 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
PETE: “I love A1 steak sauce, but A1 steak sauce is not one of the most important things confronting humanity right now. Artificial intelligence is. And somebody who doesn't understand that probably should not be leading an important federal agency.” @EDSecMcMahon
This is what I mean by "purity." While there may be a large number of "deplorables" that voted for Trump whom you (and I) may find morally reprehensible, there are plenty of people who voted for him for less nefarious reasons, including ignorance, gullibility, apathy, desperation for change, etc.
I think we can safely come out and declare that, "voting for a bigot and rapist like Trump" is about as disqualifying a choice as a person could make, and that attempting to court people inclined to do that would require moral compromises that should be deemed unacceptable
May 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is what I mean by "purity." While there may be a large number of "deplorables" that voted for Trump whom you (and I) may find morally reprehensible, there are plenty of people who voted for him for less nefarious reasons, including ignorance, gullibility, apathy, desperation for change, etc.
Nothing to see here. Just the SSA deciding to exclusively use the social media platform of the richest guy on Earth after said guy guts their communications staff.
federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
SSA shifts to X posts for official messaging after cuts to communications staff
SSA is once again walking back plans that would have limited the agency's level of phone support to beneficiaries.
federalnewsnetwork.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Nothing to see here. Just the SSA deciding to exclusively use the social media platform of the richest guy on Earth after said guy guts their communications staff.
federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
WITAF is wrong with these people? www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
February 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
WITAF is wrong with these people? www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...