@davlip.bsky.social
Retired lawyer with many interests (roses, jazz, opera, history, poetry) and little time to pursue them. Life-long Democrat, hoping all I know about the USA, our Constitution, and our Democratic Republic will not turn out to be wrong. No DMs please.
Hate to lose him in Congress, but he would be a great choice.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Hate to lose him in Congress, but he would be a great choice.
Paid someone to wound her so she could fake an attack by a leftist. Was she angling for a promotion?
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Paid someone to wound her so she could fake an attack by a leftist. Was she angling for a promotion?
Impeachment now.
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Impeachment now.
Does anyone else find it a bit depressing that so many ICE and BP officers have Hispanic names?
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Does anyone else find it a bit depressing that so many ICE and BP officers have Hispanic names?
Perhaps you were answering your own question, but a “no” on the pardon. State charges cannot be pardoned by the president. Nor can they release her (legally, at least, but who knows with this bunch?). They can put her in a nicer place, but I doubt she’s in any kind of a hellhole. Bit of a mystery.
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Perhaps you were answering your own question, but a “no” on the pardon. State charges cannot be pardoned by the president. Nor can they release her (legally, at least, but who knows with this bunch?). They can put her in a nicer place, but I doubt she’s in any kind of a hellhole. Bit of a mystery.
I forgive you, my son, for whatever grievous sin you have committed. But stand by your pledge and amend your ways, for remember here it is be chipper or wood chipper.
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I forgive you, my son, for whatever grievous sin you have committed. But stand by your pledge and amend your ways, for remember here it is be chipper or wood chipper.
Maybe they did, but thought it only required them to prevent sexual harassment committed by others.
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Maybe they did, but thought it only required them to prevent sexual harassment committed by others.
Another iconic photo that catches the essence of the rolling catastrophe that is the Trump administration.
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Another iconic photo that catches the essence of the rolling catastrophe that is the Trump administration.
Is she facing federal charges? Does she have a federal sentence to discharge? Do they want her to testify in a federal case? Short of one of those, I can’t think of any legal basis for this request. Can anyone out there supply one?
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Is she facing federal charges? Does she have a federal sentence to discharge? Do they want her to testify in a federal case? Short of one of those, I can’t think of any legal basis for this request. Can anyone out there supply one?
The peace of the grave.
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The peace of the grave.
Dammit, Mr. President. You’ve drooled all over the Resolute Desk. Do you know what that does to the finish?
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Dammit, Mr. President. You’ve drooled all over the Resolute Desk. Do you know what that does to the finish?
Give the guy a break. 100,000 years in Purgatory should suffice. As for Mamdani, two terms as mayor, one as governor, and then the US Senate sound fair.
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Give the guy a break. 100,000 years in Purgatory should suffice. As for Mamdani, two terms as mayor, one as governor, and then the US Senate sound fair.
Agree to both, but don’t you find it disturbing that so many establishment Democrats failed to condemn it or in some cases joined in?
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Agree to both, but don’t you find it disturbing that so many establishment Democrats failed to condemn it or in some cases joined in?
I don’t blame him. Cuomo all but called him a terrorist, insulted his culture and religion, and tried to link him to 911. I doubt I would have spoken with more restraint.
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I don’t blame him. Cuomo all but called him a terrorist, insulted his culture and religion, and tried to link him to 911. I doubt I would have spoken with more restraint.
I agree. We have reached the stage wealthy cannot stop acquiring power or accept incremental reforms; nor do moral strictures, sacred or civic, have any meaning for them, except as a weapon to beat down the less powerful. Radical change is necessary, but I doubt we have the stomach for it.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I agree. We have reached the stage wealthy cannot stop acquiring power or accept incremental reforms; nor do moral strictures, sacred or civic, have any meaning for them, except as a weapon to beat down the less powerful. Radical change is necessary, but I doubt we have the stomach for it.
He’s not throwing catsup-laden fries, he’s throwing whole bottles of the stuff. Heads up, Miller. Incoming!
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
He’s not throwing catsup-laden fries, he’s throwing whole bottles of the stuff. Heads up, Miller. Incoming!
DS is compatible with capitalism, as we have seen in the Scandinavian countries. They have a degree of socialism, but also successful private companies and many wealthy individuals. Soviet communism and Maoism are not (though modern China is more mixed than most imagine), but neither is fascism.
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
DS is compatible with capitalism, as we have seen in the Scandinavian countries. They have a degree of socialism, but also successful private companies and many wealthy individuals. Soviet communism and Maoism are not (though modern China is more mixed than most imagine), but neither is fascism.
Democratic socialism beats fascism every time. You may or may not learn to like it, but I guarantee they won’t put you in concentration camps.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Democratic socialism beats fascism every time. You may or may not learn to like it, but I guarantee they won’t put you in concentration camps.
It’s fucking hilarious, not to mention true.
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It’s fucking hilarious, not to mention true.
“I can’t see anything from under this hat. I don’t know how those real cowboys did it.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“I can’t see anything from under this hat. I don’t know how those real cowboys did it.”
The “autopen” controversy is bullshit. The only reason it exists at all is that Republicans are attempting to bootstrap it into a claim that Biden didn’t authorize or know about the pardons. Yet now Trump has admitted he knew nothing about a pardon. That, if you believe Republicans, is the ballgame.
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The “autopen” controversy is bullshit. The only reason it exists at all is that Republicans are attempting to bootstrap it into a claim that Biden didn’t authorize or know about the pardons. Yet now Trump has admitted he knew nothing about a pardon. That, if you believe Republicans, is the ballgame.
I have an Italian name some think is Spanish. A few friends think I could pass for Mexican. (I don’t see it.) I now carry my passport when traveling out of town, since apparently RealID compliant driver’s licenses aren’t enough. Hard to believe this is the country of my birth.
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I have an Italian name some think is Spanish. A few friends think I could pass for Mexican. (I don’t see it.) I now carry my passport when traveling out of town, since apparently RealID compliant driver’s licenses aren’t enough. Hard to believe this is the country of my birth.
Great Caesar’s Ghost, he seems like a moderate and a statesman now.
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Great Caesar’s Ghost, he seems like a moderate and a statesman now.
Let me play you the video and here for your convenience is a transcript. Now that you’ve seen them, I have a question or two.
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Let me play you the video and here for your convenience is a transcript. Now that you’ve seen them, I have a question or two.
Wear steel-toed boots.
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Wear steel-toed boots.