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Lincoln: it would "never do for a president to have armed guards with drawn sabers at his door, as if he fancied he were, or were trying to be,or were assuming to be, an emperor."I'm sure there are other accutrements of empire that Lincoln would disdain.Can you picture Abe in the gold plated Oval?
December 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Lincoln: it would "never do for a president to have armed guards with drawn sabers at his door, as if he fancied he were, or were trying to be,or were assuming to be, an emperor."I'm sure there are other accutrements of empire that Lincoln would disdain.Can you picture Abe in the gold plated Oval?
In 1990, Chinese Gen Xu Qinxian was tried convicted & sentenced to 5 yrs for refusing to follow orders to attack Chinese citizens in Tiananmen Sq. God forbid our generals will have to summon that kind of courage.
December 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In 1990, Chinese Gen Xu Qinxian was tried convicted & sentenced to 5 yrs for refusing to follow orders to attack Chinese citizens in Tiananmen Sq. God forbid our generals will have to summon that kind of courage.
Fusion: melding atoms to create energy. Benefits: uses fuels that r plentiful, no meltdowns or radioactive waste,can supply limitless energy to power AI, end reliance on fossil fuels. China is going big on fusion. We are going to drill for oil in Alaska.
December 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Fusion: melding atoms to create energy. Benefits: uses fuels that r plentiful, no meltdowns or radioactive waste,can supply limitless energy to power AI, end reliance on fossil fuels. China is going big on fusion. We are going to drill for oil in Alaska.
It's called a cult of personality. Trujillo, Stalin, Mussolini, Saddam were infamous for erecting statues, monuments, obelisks, renaming bridges, buildings, cities. If St. Petersburg can become Staligrad can Washington DC become Trumpville?
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's called a cult of personality. Trujillo, Stalin, Mussolini, Saddam were infamous for erecting statues, monuments, obelisks, renaming bridges, buildings, cities. If St. Petersburg can become Staligrad can Washington DC become Trumpville?
Trump's China policy treats China as a business competitor rather than a military, technological & ideological threat. He has ceded ground weakening our military thru his appointments, our tech by canceling projects & our soft power by skutling USAID, Voice of America et al. China sees retreat.
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump's China policy treats China as a business competitor rather than a military, technological & ideological threat. He has ceded ground weakening our military thru his appointments, our tech by canceling projects & our soft power by skutling USAID, Voice of America et al. China sees retreat.
The Trump economy is not as promised, so he thinks he can bribe us with a one time payoff of $2000. Out of work Americans want jobs, steady income, lower prices for necessities. $2000 doesn't pay for a month's food & housing. He can't admit his polcies r failing. It was better with Biden.
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Trump economy is not as promised, so he thinks he can bribe us with a one time payoff of $2000. Out of work Americans want jobs, steady income, lower prices for necessities. $2000 doesn't pay for a month's food & housing. He can't admit his polcies r failing. It was better with Biden.
If you don't want to spred the truth, you destroy the source. Now the Trump Admin is dismantling the Nat'l Ctr for Atmospheric Research because it reveals the truth re: climate change, part of his war on science & his march backwards.
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you don't want to spred the truth, you destroy the source. Now the Trump Admin is dismantling the Nat'l Ctr for Atmospheric Research because it reveals the truth re: climate change, part of his war on science & his march backwards.
OMG! Brett Stephens-conservative Republican columnist, neo-con supporter of the Iraq War, describes Trump -"this petty, hollow, squalid, overstuffed man. We are led by the most loathsome human being ever to occupy the Wite House."
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
OMG! Brett Stephens-conservative Republican columnist, neo-con supporter of the Iraq War, describes Trump -"this petty, hollow, squalid, overstuffed man. We are led by the most loathsome human being ever to occupy the Wite House."
It's not just high prices, but unemployment that's hurting Americans. New report shows the unemployment rate rose to a 4 yr high, wage growth has slowed, people working part-time can't find full-time jobs & 8.7% of the discouraged unemployed have stopped looking. MAGA- not!
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It's not just high prices, but unemployment that's hurting Americans. New report shows the unemployment rate rose to a 4 yr high, wage growth has slowed, people working part-time can't find full-time jobs & 8.7% of the discouraged unemployed have stopped looking. MAGA- not!
Trump Admin now hiring 1000 top level tech employees. This after DOGE's firing spree. Cutting jobs without studying the effected agency was stupid. Or maybe the purpose wasn't downsizing but replacing civil servants with hirees with a 2 yr contract.
December 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trump Admin now hiring 1000 top level tech employees. This after DOGE's firing spree. Cutting jobs without studying the effected agency was stupid. Or maybe the purpose wasn't downsizing but replacing civil servants with hirees with a 2 yr contract.
RFK is coming out with a recommendation that we eat more saturated fat. This, like every thing else coming from HHS, is ridiculous. We know full well that high cholesterol causes heart attacks & strokes-proven over the years in countless studies & tragically in personal experience. It's outrageous.
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
RFK is coming out with a recommendation that we eat more saturated fat. This, like every thing else coming from HHS, is ridiculous. We know full well that high cholesterol causes heart attacks & strokes-proven over the years in countless studies & tragically in personal experience. It's outrageous.
Trump administration cancelled grants for programs which address the needs of deafblind children. Why? These programs used DEI language in their applications. It's cruel.
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Trump administration cancelled grants for programs which address the needs of deafblind children. Why? These programs used DEI language in their applications. It's cruel.
New splits in Trump world: MAHA is furious with the EPA for prioritizing profits of chemical & pesticide manufacturers over the health of children AND there was an outcry from his base against Trump's callous posts following the murder of beloved actor Rob Reiner. New mantra? I didn't vote for this.
December 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
New splits in Trump world: MAHA is furious with the EPA for prioritizing profits of chemical & pesticide manufacturers over the health of children AND there was an outcry from his base against Trump's callous posts following the murder of beloved actor Rob Reiner. New mantra? I didn't vote for this.
14 nations in Europe plus China, Vietnam, SKorea, Japan & others have universal preK. Cognitive science tells the importance of this time for brain development. We know it would ease the costs of child care. Child savings accounts are a good thing, but giving $1000 alone pales compared to pre-K.
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
14 nations in Europe plus China, Vietnam, SKorea, Japan & others have universal preK. Cognitive science tells the importance of this time for brain development. We know it would ease the costs of child care. Child savings accounts are a good thing, but giving $1000 alone pales compared to pre-K.
Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman & addressing his immigrant grandparents, delivered part of his acceptance speech in Spanish. Take THAT, Stephen Miller!
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman & addressing his immigrant grandparents, delivered part of his acceptance speech in Spanish. Take THAT, Stephen Miller!
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 19 yr old Barron Trump was involved in getting the Tate brothers out of Romania. They are nothing more than violent pimps. Only pushback by his base has made Trump distance himself from the toxic twosome.
December 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 19 yr old Barron Trump was involved in getting the Tate brothers out of Romania. They are nothing more than violent pimps. Only pushback by his base has made Trump distance himself from the toxic twosome.
The Trumps denied Black people apartments in their buildings.Now DT has sent out a white-supremacist military force to deny people of color a home in this country & proclaimed a foreignpolicy that aligns ourcountry with the far right in Europe who oppose immigration. Racism is the heart of Trumpism.
December 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Trumps denied Black people apartments in their buildings.Now DT has sent out a white-supremacist military force to deny people of color a home in this country & proclaimed a foreignpolicy that aligns ourcountry with the far right in Europe who oppose immigration. Racism is the heart of Trumpism.
A lot of tough talk re: China but when China got tough T folded. Chip controls gone.Tariffs lowered. Silence on Taiwan.T only knows win/lose. He doesn't understand diplomacy. Plus,he's walked away from our strengths:alliances, 21 c energy projects, soft power. He is ceding the future to China.
December 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A lot of tough talk re: China but when China got tough T folded. Chip controls gone.Tariffs lowered. Silence on Taiwan.T only knows win/lose. He doesn't understand diplomacy. Plus,he's walked away from our strengths:alliances, 21 c energy projects, soft power. He is ceding the future to China.
There's a simmering rebellion in the House against Johnson, but the real target is Trump. They read the polls. They hear from their constituents. They know being his rubber stamp will cost them their seats. In a 231 to 195 vote they defied Trump to return union protection to federal workers.
December 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There's a simmering rebellion in the House against Johnson, but the real target is Trump. They read the polls. They hear from their constituents. They know being his rubber stamp will cost them their seats. In a 231 to 195 vote they defied Trump to return union protection to federal workers.
In a UN vote on clean energy, US voted with Russia, Saudi Arabia & Iran. Do we the people want to be in league with these nations against the rest of the world? Trump continues to not only prevent the US from implementing sound climate policy, but he's undermining the rest of the world's efforts.
December 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In a UN vote on clean energy, US voted with Russia, Saudi Arabia & Iran. Do we the people want to be in league with these nations against the rest of the world? Trump continues to not only prevent the US from implementing sound climate policy, but he's undermining the rest of the world's efforts.
In his campaign to get the Nobel, Trump bragged about his settling the war between Congo & Rawanda. Photo op in the Oval. Problem: fighting continues. It's not only the Big Lie. It's the multiple lies told by a congenital liar.
December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In his campaign to get the Nobel, Trump bragged about his settling the war between Congo & Rawanda. Photo op in the Oval. Problem: fighting continues. It's not only the Big Lie. It's the multiple lies told by a congenital liar.
The Park Service is planning on putting Trump's picture on their annual passes & Interior is cutting the MLK holiday & Juneteenth from the list of free entrance days.
December 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Park Service is planning on putting Trump's picture on their annual passes & Interior is cutting the MLK holiday & Juneteenth from the list of free entrance days.
Trump approved disaster relief for Alaska, Nebraska & N Dakota & denied it to Maryland, Vermont & Virginia. Why? The latter didn't vote for him.
December 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump approved disaster relief for Alaska, Nebraska & N Dakota & denied it to Maryland, Vermont & Virginia. Why? The latter didn't vote for him.
Rubio has returned Times New Roman as the official typeface of the State Dept. Biden changed it to Calibri because it's easier to read for people with dyslexia, low vision & those using assistive technologies. Why go back? They see Calibri as a DEI initiative. Really! How low can they go!
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Rubio has returned Times New Roman as the official typeface of the State Dept. Biden changed it to Calibri because it's easier to read for people with dyslexia, low vision & those using assistive technologies. Why go back? They see Calibri as a DEI initiative. Really! How low can they go!
With all the talk of America first, America made, etc.,how come Melania wore a gown by Givenchy at the KennedyCenter? The French company,LVMH,owns Givenchy & is lobbying Trump re: tariffs. With T, it's always about $ & influence. Forget American designers. I bet she didn't pay for the dress.
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
With all the talk of America first, America made, etc.,how come Melania wore a gown by Givenchy at the KennedyCenter? The French company,LVMH,owns Givenchy & is lobbying Trump re: tariffs. With T, it's always about $ & influence. Forget American designers. I bet she didn't pay for the dress.