Cal North
@badfingers.bsky.social
Retired autoparts man, graphic designer and lifelong car racing wannabe. Politically I am what in Utah passes for a wildeyed Progressive. I am a proud Army Brat
Trump is trying to erase all values expressed before his election so that he is the one and only historic person and the hero of every story.
This month's 11th Hour column in the print New Republic is about Trump's threatened sale of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, the "Sistine Chapel of the New Deal." We have since learned Trump is preparing to bypass the GSA and demolish it before sale. Please spread the word.
January 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Trump is trying to erase all values expressed before his election so that he is the one and only historic person and the hero of every story.
There is a fine US Gov't resort at Guantanamo Bay! Quiet, not many neighbors and no pesky demonstrations.
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
There is a fine US Gov't resort at Guantanamo Bay! Quiet, not many neighbors and no pesky demonstrations.
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NO U.S. Occupation In Venezuela
Trump keeps telling us that he’s going to stop endless wars and lower costs. Now, he’s spending taxpayer dollars to invade Venezuela, capture its President, Nicolás Maduro, and declare that the US wil...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Everyone in King Orange's regime thinks their offices are royal grants as in 12th century empires where dukes owned whole regions and all income possible from them. That means they can all spend fortunes on themselves beyond any use by their departments.
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Everyone in King Orange's regime thinks their offices are royal grants as in 12th century empires where dukes owned whole regions and all income possible from them. That means they can all spend fortunes on themselves beyond any use by their departments.
There is this one hope for gaining control by citizens of politics and elections. It is up to us to force through a citizens' initiative denying corporations any rights in politics and elections. States define corporatioons and what they are allowed to do. We can dissolve or limit them.
Friends — Here's one "big idea" for how we can start to fix the system in 2026. Let me know your thoughts.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
December 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
There is this one hope for gaining control by citizens of politics and elections. It is up to us to force through a citizens' initiative denying corporations any rights in politics and elections. States define corporatioons and what they are allowed to do. We can dissolve or limit them.
Nominating someone because they are electable meand thay have been cleared by the million dollar consultants. That means that gthey carry no message and express no belief that could possibly turn anyone away. That means they are not worth following.
Sure, but here in the real world where that doesn't exist yet, we have to run the candidate with the best chance to win the general when it's a tight race.
December 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Nominating someone because they are electable meand thay have been cleared by the million dollar consultants. That means that gthey carry no message and express no belief that could possibly turn anyone away. That means they are not worth following.
@pottedtree.bsky.social There is an explanation for most of the inaction of the GOP. They see Trump dying and decided to wait for it thus no political losses if they try to remove him and fail. Vance will lacks the power to rule, and DT Jr., Kushner and Lizard Boy have no official standing.
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@pottedtree.bsky.social There is an explanation for most of the inaction of the GOP. They see Trump dying and decided to wait for it thus no political losses if they try to remove him and fail. Vance will lacks the power to rule, and DT Jr., Kushner and Lizard Boy have no official standing.
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Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
Every facility and person allied to the mass deportations is corrupt and in constant violation of all laws that any body of lawmakers passes.
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Every facility and person allied to the mass deportations is corrupt and in constant violation of all laws that any body of lawmakers passes.
Ya hire thugs, they act like thugs.
CINCINNATI: “ICE agent arrested on domestic violence charges for for alleged assault, strangulation”
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Ya hire thugs, they act like thugs.
That is the nature of US capitalism now; the middlemen are better paid and valued more than producers. That is true in all industries. In heathcare, the insurance companies, drug management firms and hospital chains are raking in billions while patients skip doses and needed procedures.
The used-car retailer now has a market value greater than that of Ford and General Motors.
Carvana’s 12,000% Comeback: Shares Jump After Joining S&P 500
The used-car retailer now has a market value greater than that of Ford and General Motors.
www.forbes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
That is the nature of US capitalism now; the middlemen are better paid and valued more than producers. That is true in all industries. In heathcare, the insurance companies, drug management firms and hospital chains are raking in billions while patients skip doses and needed procedures.
Didb he ever have it? We'll answer in a couple weeks.
Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse.
Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?
And why won’t they ask who’s really making the decisions in the White House? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?
And why won’t they ask who’s really making the decisions in the White House? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Trump’s Mental Decline Is a Danger to Us All
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Didb he ever have it? We'll answer in a couple weeks.
These are the actions of a man(?) with no concern for anything, and his Golem Stephen Miller. They are doublecrossing everyone on the planet other than the 2000 billionaires. Every possibility for cruelty and broken promises is seized upon with glee.
Firing over 100 immigration judges.
Arresting immigrants outside of their immigration hearings.
Pausing asylum decisions.
And now? Cancelling citizenship ceremonies, the final step to becoming a U.S. citizen.
Just remember that Trump never cared about "legal immigration."
Arresting immigrants outside of their immigration hearings.
Pausing asylum decisions.
And now? Cancelling citizenship ceremonies, the final step to becoming a U.S. citizen.
Just remember that Trump never cared about "legal immigration."
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
These are the actions of a man(?) with no concern for anything, and his Golem Stephen Miller. They are doublecrossing everyone on the planet other than the 2000 billionaires. Every possibility for cruelty and broken promises is seized upon with glee.
This couldn't be a sexier performance without a triple XXX rating!
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This couldn't be a sexier performance without a triple XXX rating!
The USA has always refused to acknowledge that the international courts have any authority over our actions, so this picture will require a major shuffling of status. We have always been allowed veto power over U.N. actions and control by our generals or diplomats when we deign to join in.
December 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The USA has always refused to acknowledge that the international courts have any authority over our actions, so this picture will require a major shuffling of status. We have always been allowed veto power over U.N. actions and control by our generals or diplomats when we deign to join in.
Tyrant Toddler is making the USA one too. He won't be satisfied until we are at war with or totally shunned by every free contry on the planet.
December 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Tyrant Toddler is making the USA one too. He won't be satisfied until we are at war with or totally shunned by every free contry on the planet.
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The extorter-in-chief is at it again. Brits should be pissed off at this.
Read article for free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
Read article for free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
To Avoid Tariffs, U.K. Agrees to Trump’s Demand to Pay More for Drugs
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The extorter-in-chief is at it again. Brits should be pissed off at this.
Read article for free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
Read article for free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
Finally a workable solution. That could work, and Euro banks could do it without Trump interference.
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Finally a workable solution. That could work, and Euro banks could do it without Trump interference.
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There are probable crimes committed by sveral justices by lying under oath to the Senate and financial shenanigans with the donor class. Impeachment proceedings could easily be in their futures.
"'History’s eyes are on the Supreme Court,' she said.
'This court will have to decide, is it going to be the court that puts an end to American democracy as we know it'..."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
'This court will have to decide, is it going to be the court that puts an end to American democracy as we know it'..."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
November 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
There are probable crimes committed by sveral justices by lying under oath to the Senate and financial shenanigans with the donor class. Impeachment proceedings could easily be in their futures.
The WHCA has been taken over by those outlets who grovels most at TACO's feet. There are no voices allowed outside of MAGA +. Which of them do you expect to confront him?
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Will no one stand up to Trump while he berates women journalists? Where is the White House Correspondents Association? Any thoughts from them??? WTAF. Would it be so hard for one of those journalists to say "with all due respect Mr. President, that is uncalled for and inappropriate."
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Will no one stand up to Trump while he berates women journalists? Where is the White House Correspondents Association? Any thoughts from them??? WTAF. Would it be so hard for one of those journalists to say "with all due respect Mr. President, that is uncalled for and inappropriate."
November 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The WHCA has been taken over by those outlets who grovels most at TACO's feet. There are no voices allowed outside of MAGA +. Which of them do you expect to confront him?
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
Protect the Oath: Reject Presidential Intimidation Now
At a time of growing threats to democratic norms, Congress must make it unmistakably clear that the United States Armed Forces remain committed to upholding the Constitution and protecting the America...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Post Tortoise In Chief
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Post Tortoise In Chief
The best uses for AI is to automate tax filings and health insurance. Both require processing information that the government on incomes and deductions or that our healthcare providers have of our histories and treatments. Both of these are huge and expensive services that fuel massive fortunes
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The best uses for AI is to automate tax filings and health insurance. Both require processing information that the government on incomes and deductions or that our healthcare providers have of our histories and treatments. Both of these are huge and expensive services that fuel massive fortunes
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM