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chibio.bsky.social
Another incomepent attack dog.
missouriindependent.com/2025/08/18/a...
But Bailey’s tenure as attorney general has also been marked by accusations of corruption, incompetence and grandstanding, with his critics alleging he’s more interested in scoring appearances on Fox News than effectively running the sprawling office or winning in the courtroom.
August 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
chibio.bsky.social
The GOP politicians are dupers.
There are two type of people. 1. Smart, democracy-loving, rule of law respecting, moral people 2. Trump supporters There are two types of Trump supporters. 1. Dupers 2. Dupes
June 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM
chibio.bsky.social
It goes like this.
Nonetheless, Trump has created a clear sense among his followers that they are part of a movement and are not just voting for a run-of-the-mill candidate. That sense of a higher purpose is a relatively effective stand-in for the ideological social glue that keeps political zealots unified, even when governance is objectively poor. (Trump's worshippers, like those in authoritarian regimes, are also rarely exposed to critical analysis because they self-select into partisan echo chambers; in full dictatorships, there is no choice because the only outlets that exist are those run by state media).
June 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Add “This is” at the top and “and” at the end of the first line.
May 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
chibio.bsky.social
edition.cnn.com/2025/05/06/p...
CNN — Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with the matter told CNN. It is not entirely clear what happened yet, as the investigation is ongoing, but two of the people said there was some kind of arrestment failure as the jet was trying to land on the carrier and the pilot and weapons systems officer had to eject. They were recovered by a rescue helicopter and are both alive, but they suffered minor injuries, one of the people said. The jet crashed into the sea and has not been recovered, two of the people familiar with the incident said.
May 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
chibio.bsky.social
He's envious of Putin.
Gilded doors of Kremlin held open by two guards, with Putin walking out.
May 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Cloudy cherry blossoms
Beau, a golden retriever, and cherry blossoms.
March 31, 2025 at 4:39 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Saw this on X.
“OPM employee here, we are not the bad guys. I'm a current employee at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This is a throwaway account for obvious reasons. I'm posting this because people need to know what's going on at OPM. I've been an OPM employee for nearly a decade and a Federal Employee for almost 20 years. I've never witnessed anything even remotely close to what's happening right now. In short, there's a hostile takeover of the federal civil service. Let me say this in no uncertain terms - OPM has been compromised and taken over. The very backbone of American Government, the HR of all HR in the U.S. Government has been taken over by outside politicals. In just five days, they managed to push aside dozens of non-political, career civil servants who were there specifically to prevent the civil service from becoming the President's henchmen. The current Acting Director, Charles (Chuck) Ezell is a low-level branch chief. He's the friendliest "yes man" you'll ever meet. He never says no. It's clear they pushed aside all the high-level non political civil servants who refused to do Donald Trump's bidding, until they found Chuck. Under his name, they've sent numerous request-all the agencies to collect information on gov't employees that they see as a threat to their agenud. Instructions say to send these lists to Amanda Scales Rut Amanda is not actually an OPM employee. Under his name, they've sent numerous requests to all the agencies to collect information on gov't employees that they see as a threat to their agenda. Instructions say to send these lists to Amanda Scales. But Amanda is not actually an OPM employee, she works for Elon Musk. She wasn't even properly cleared by OPM Personnel Security. Our CIO, Melvin Brown, (also a non political career public servant) was pushed aside just one week into his tenure because he refused to setup email lists to send out direct communications to all career civil servants. Such communications are normally left up to each agency. Instead, an on-prem (on-site) email server was setup. Someone literally walked into our building and plugged in an email server to our network to make it appear that emails were coming from OPM. It's been the one sending those various "test" message you've all seen. We think they're building a massive email list of all federal employees to generate mass RIF notices down the road. The non-political civil servants here at OPM are watching helplessly as our government is being systematically dismantled bit by bit. Even the IGs are being fired to prevent them from investigating the numerous whistleblower complaints we've filed. Please share this and tell the world that OPM is not the bad guy. We're just as helpless to stop this as the rest of our fellow public servants. Hopefully someone out there can help us, but it's looking pretty grim.”
January 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Hit F5 and it updated.
Refreshed Japanese search result in which Biden's photo appears.
January 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Spoke too soon. I did a different search string and Biden is not there yet.
Screenshot of Japanese search result in which Biden's photo is missing.
January 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
chibio.bsky.social
MAGA checklist
List of things MAGA expect to happen during the second Trump term
January 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
chibio.bsky.social
People should also read Jack Smith's cover letter to the AG.
Excerpt from Jack Smith cover letter to the AG: "I have been a career prosecutor in local, national, and international settings over the last three decades, working shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of prosecutors in that time. The prosecutors and staff of the Special Counsel's Office are, in my estimation, without peer in terms of accomplishment, capability, judgment, and work ethic. More importantly in my book, they are people of great decency and the highest personal integrity. The intense public scrutiny of our Office, threats to their safety, and relentless unfounded attacks on their character and integrity did not deter them from fulfilling their oaths and professional obligations. These are intensely good people who did hard things well. I will not forget the sacrifices they made and the personal resilience they and their families have shown over the last two years. Our country owes them a debt of gratitude for their unwavering service and dedication to the rule of law. Without pause they have upheld the Department's commitment to the impartial and independent pursuit of justice. For that, I am grateful-as I know you are as well."
January 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Written by these reporters.
The bios of the reporters.
January 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Midnight filing.
New filing: "US v. Trump (mar-a-lago docs [ca11])" Doc #101: Appellant's notice to the Court of the filing of a notice of appeal from the district court's January 7 temporary injunction filed by Attorney Mark R. Freeman for Appelant USA
January 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Part of the NYT article on Justice Alito's call with Trump. "Tuesday’s phone call took place against that backdrop. Several people close to the Trump transition team on Thursday said their understanding was that Justice Alito had requested the call. But a statement from Justice Alito framed the matter as the justice passively agreeing to take a call at the behest of his former clerk. The disconnect appeared to stem from Mr. Levi’s role in laying the groundwork for the call in both directions."
January 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
chibio.bsky.social
I agree with this sentiment.
December 31, 2024 at 1:06 pm No one is addressing the unfortunate fact that the election was decided by people who ignore messaging of ANY kind, good bad or indifferent. 70% of newspaper readers voted for Harris. This suggests that, for all their faults, the Times, WaPo, etc. gave their readers enough information to reject Trump. On the other hand, it seems that last-minute deciders–overwhelmingly for Trump– consisted largely of people who had no evidentiary basis for making a choice, one way or the other: they habitually ignore all news, even Fox. I don’t see how improvement in the quality of “messaging” could arouse any interest among people who don’t care. Let’s hope that, when the mid-terms are held, these bozos will be in a bad mood.
January 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Zep, have you read this on X?
Screenshot of X post by Jim Stewartson about Elon’s name.
December 28, 2024 at 9:45 PM
chibio.bsky.social
"North America strong!" (I guess he's planning to do something about Mexico and the Central American countries after he gets Panama Canal.)
Google Earth map of the North America including Greenland.
December 26, 2024 at 2:56 AM
chibio.bsky.social
It's right next to "State of Canada."
Google Earth map of North America with Greenland.
December 26, 2024 at 2:39 AM
chibio.bsky.social
I can't wait to read your new post about this, @emptywheel.bsky.social.
"This strongly suggests that as late as September 27, 2023 David Weiss was still chasing the effort, launched by Bill Barr’s DOJ, to frame Joe Biden. As I’ll explain more next week, there are other elements that suggest Weiss and his prosecutors are trying to hang all this exclusively on Smirnov." https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/david-weiss-chose-not-to-record-the-alexander-smirnov-interview-he-attended/
December 13, 2024 at 1:16 AM
chibio.bsky.social
Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. #goodtrouble
December 12, 2024 at 1:30 AM
chibio.bsky.social
There is effectively only one major highway, Pacific Coast Highway, to evacuate. The fire's southeast flank was approaching PCH, too.
Franklin Fire in Malibu, from Cal Fire. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/12/9/franklin-fire
December 11, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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Published in September 2023. DJT says it’s a roadmap and blueprint.
“A brilliant roadmap highlighting every corrupt actor, to ultimately return our agencies and departments to work for the American People…we will use this blueprint to help us take back the White House and remove these Gangsters from all of Government!” —Donald J. Trump
December 3, 2024 at 7:48 PM
chibio.bsky.social
Kabocha squash is in season. Recipe for kabocha no nimono (simmered kabocha squash):

1/2 kabocha squash cut into 1 - 1.5-inch pieces (with skin)
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp sake
200ml water

Put all in a pot, bring to boil, simmer until the liquid is almost gone. Enjoy.
Japanese kabocha squash
November 29, 2024 at 8:39 AM
chibio.bsky.social
I remember an article I read about a Hispanic GOP group in Houston having a monthly get-together. Oh, yeah. This one. www.texastribune.org/2024/08/19/t...

When I read it, I thought Democrats should do the same to keep the voters engaged all year round, not just just before the elections.
For years, Carmen Cavazos’ neighborhood in southeast Houston has voted reliably for Democrats up and down the ballot. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won 68% of the vote in Cavazos’ voting precinct, a mostly residential enclave of about 3,000 people near Hobby Airport. But something is changing in the precinct, where about nine out of 10 residents are Hispanic. President Joe Biden carried it by 20 points in his 2020 race against Donald Trump — a solid showing for Democrats, but half of Clinton’s 40-point advantage from just four years earlier against the same Republican. Cavazos, a 44-year-old flight attendant and Republican precinct chair, said she expects the trend to continue in November. She has been trying to accelerate the political shift, helping organize regular meetings of the Saturday Menudo Club, a group that meets monthly at local Mexican restaurants to hear from conservative candidates and other speakers. “The messaging and voter engagement in our community is critically important,” Cavazos said. “When presented with data, facts, and statistics, the false narrative of identity politics and ideology propaganda encouraged by Democrats crumbles.”
November 28, 2024 at 2:44 AM