Dude, Vance and them were totally going to meet behind Trump's back, then they got outed. Awkward!

Just took an automated phone survey (on our land line) by Public Policy Polling (Dem-affiliated) on the Miller-Meeks/Bohannan race.

I am usually fairly averse to polling calls, not sure why I answered this one. I stood tall for Bohannan.

We've seen clips of protesters addressing lines of Guardsmen/women and Marines. Let's take the idea further. How about bullhorn teach-ins on the law and constitution regarding military's role, led by competent professionals (lawyers, ex-judges, elected officials)? Get good info to those soldiers.

So Trump is throwing himself a military parade on his birthday. MAGA will eat it up, but I suspect the general take will recognize the unbelievable self-indulgence and be fairly negative.
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I always pay attention to Gregor Macdonald @gregor.us. His angle on energy and economy is ahead of the curve, and I feel smarter when I read his analysis.

Helps me to look at it graphically.

I imagine most Ukrainians remember living under a rogue regime that was thoroughly captured by an outside power and regarded its office as license to plunder the country's wealth. Now we, too, know how that feels.

"There’s a lot of news out there that you can get without begging politicians for access."

From his experience as an editor at the Chicago Tribune, @markjacob.bsky.social knows.

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I admire many of the journalists at ABC News, they have done good, hard-hitting work on the Trump circus. But now we have to wonder if they are pulling punches. Very sad. More evidence that corporate media are not guardians of the Fourth Estate. Corporate profits and prerogatives always come first.

12/5/24: Just blocked my first phony sex-doll account here. It was nice not seeing any of that garbage for awhile.

Gentle wisdom from my dear friend @garykroeger.bsky.social