@gkal1964.bsky.social
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A must read. It’s all happening so drastically & dreadfully fast (…and meanwhile, insanely, life seems to go on in a twilight zone of apparent normalcy for many), it can be hard to see the bigger picture. Might we just barely escape this? Possibly, but more and more unlikely with each passing day.
If you live in the US, you are in greater jeopardy today than you were 6 months ago. So is your family. So are your friends & neighbors. Virtually all the important parts of the U.S. gov't created to protect us are being shut down, gutted, or marginalized. My latest. newrepublic.com/article/1968...
We Better Pray That No Unexpected Crisis Hits While Trump Is President
It’s a world exploding with crises waiting to happen. Donald Trump has made us less prepared for every one of them.
newrepublic.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A must read. It’s all happening so drastically & dreadfully fast (…and meanwhile, insanely, life seems to go on in a twilight zone of apparent normalcy for many), it can be hard to see the bigger picture. Might we just barely escape this? Possibly, but more and more unlikely with each passing day.
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Not to mention arresting a sitting judge and refusing to comply with a judgement from the Supreme Court.
In just the past 24 hours, the Trump regime has escalated their push towards authoritarianism dramatically:
- Miller threatens to suspend Habeas Corpus
- ICE arrests Newark Mayor
- RFK Jr announced the formation of a database of autistic people
We need to prepare mass mobilizations.
- Miller threatens to suspend Habeas Corpus
- ICE arrests Newark Mayor
- RFK Jr announced the formation of a database of autistic people
We need to prepare mass mobilizations.
May 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not to mention arresting a sitting judge and refusing to comply with a judgement from the Supreme Court.
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It shouldn't have to be said but if you're law enforcement and you have to cover up your face while doing your job, you are not the good guys in this situation.
May 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It shouldn't have to be said but if you're law enforcement and you have to cover up your face while doing your job, you are not the good guys in this situation.
I do believe we need their Lumber.
May 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I do believe we need their Lumber.
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So just to recap:
1. The reciprocal tariffs aren't reciprocal. The rates announced by Trump are unrelated to the tariffs charged by other countries.
Imports from Brazil, which imposes relatively high tariffs, will face lower rates than countries that impose little or no tariffs on US goods.
1. The reciprocal tariffs aren't reciprocal. The rates announced by Trump are unrelated to the tariffs charged by other countries.
Imports from Brazil, which imposes relatively high tariffs, will face lower rates than countries that impose little or no tariffs on US goods.
April 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
So just to recap:
1. The reciprocal tariffs aren't reciprocal. The rates announced by Trump are unrelated to the tariffs charged by other countries.
Imports from Brazil, which imposes relatively high tariffs, will face lower rates than countries that impose little or no tariffs on US goods.
1. The reciprocal tariffs aren't reciprocal. The rates announced by Trump are unrelated to the tariffs charged by other countries.
Imports from Brazil, which imposes relatively high tariffs, will face lower rates than countries that impose little or no tariffs on US goods.
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You use the officials USGovt secure channels to hide communications from bad actors. You use Signal to hide communications from the USGovt.
As I explain here, security isn't even the biggest part of the Signal Scandal. This is to keep actions secret from the US government. It's how to do crimes, bribes and more. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It
I haven’t had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You use the officials USGovt secure channels to hide communications from bad actors. You use Signal to hide communications from the USGovt.
This is one of the most egregious unprecedented breaches of national security in my lifetime. This is what happens when you have a cabinet of completely incompetent people. Who’s only qualifications are you are a sycophant.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is one of the most egregious unprecedented breaches of national security in my lifetime. This is what happens when you have a cabinet of completely incompetent people. Who’s only qualifications are you are a sycophant.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Read this declaration. A professional soccer player has been imprisoned in El Salvador and forced into hard labor on the basis of soccer-related tattoos and a single, innocent hand gesture.
This is why the administration is withholding due process. It knows its targets could prove their innocence.
This is why the administration is withholding due process. It knows its targets could prove their innocence.
March 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Read this declaration. A professional soccer player has been imprisoned in El Salvador and forced into hard labor on the basis of soccer-related tattoos and a single, innocent hand gesture.
This is why the administration is withholding due process. It knows its targets could prove their innocence.
This is why the administration is withholding due process. It knows its targets could prove their innocence.
This 👇
It's nearly impossible to describe their completely unhinged plans for the country without sounding completely unhinged.
March 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This 👇
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I'm not generally a "the MSM is the heart of the problem" guy, but it does strike me that a screaming New York Times banner headline reading "TRUMP CLAIMS TO REVOKE BIDEN-ERA PARDONS" would be both appropriate to the moment and entirely consistent with pre-Trump NYT practices.
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'm not generally a "the MSM is the heart of the problem" guy, but it does strike me that a screaming New York Times banner headline reading "TRUMP CLAIMS TO REVOKE BIDEN-ERA PARDONS" would be both appropriate to the moment and entirely consistent with pre-Trump NYT practices.
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Menacing the free press during a speech at the Department of Justice at which the AG proclaims her fealty. Open authoritarianism.
Trump at the DOJ: "I believe that CNN and MSNDC, who literally write 97.6% bad about me, are political arms of the Democrat Party. And in my opinion, they are really corrupt and they are illegal. What they do is illegal."
March 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Menacing the free press during a speech at the Department of Justice at which the AG proclaims her fealty. Open authoritarianism.
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Fuck you, Chuck
Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, just caved—again.
His support for the Republican CR plan isn’t leadership; it’s surrender. He’s not fighting for the American people. He’s propping up policies that will hurt us.
His support for the Republican CR plan isn’t leadership; it’s surrender. He’s not fighting for the American people. He’s propping up policies that will hurt us.
March 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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@schumer.senate.gov please reconsider your insane decision to vote for a GOP poison budget. I promise you that this will end your career. If you vote for this I will do everything in my power to remove you from office.
March 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
@schumer.senate.gov please reconsider your insane decision to vote for a GOP poison budget. I promise you that this will end your career. If you vote for this I will do everything in my power to remove you from office.
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Schumer wants us to believe Senate Dems are powerless while literally providing the votes to ensure the GOP agenda goes forward.
If a shutdown was better for Trump, the House GOP wouldn't have passed this CR and the Senate GOP wouldn't vote for it.
Schumer knows that; he's outright lying to us.
If a shutdown was better for Trump, the House GOP wouldn't have passed this CR and the Senate GOP wouldn't vote for it.
Schumer knows that; he's outright lying to us.
Schumer: "For sure, the Republican bill is a terrible option. It is not a clean CR. It is deeply partisan. It doesn't address far too many of this country's needs. But I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option."
March 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Schumer wants us to believe Senate Dems are powerless while literally providing the votes to ensure the GOP agenda goes forward.
If a shutdown was better for Trump, the House GOP wouldn't have passed this CR and the Senate GOP wouldn't vote for it.
Schumer knows that; he's outright lying to us.
If a shutdown was better for Trump, the House GOP wouldn't have passed this CR and the Senate GOP wouldn't vote for it.
Schumer knows that; he's outright lying to us.
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Called his office. Can't leave a voicemail. So, this letter was just sent to his Chief of Staff.
Just emailed this letter as a PDF to his Chief of Staff, Mike Lynch.
March 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Called his office. Can't leave a voicemail. So, this letter was just sent to his Chief of Staff.
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@schumer.senate.gov
FUCK YOU CHUCK SCHUMER! You are DONE. You are gone in 2026.
FUCK YOU CHUCK SCHUMER! You are DONE. You are gone in 2026.
March 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
@schumer.senate.gov
FUCK YOU CHUCK SCHUMER! You are DONE. You are gone in 2026.
FUCK YOU CHUCK SCHUMER! You are DONE. You are gone in 2026.
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He is so weak. Whatever the approach was going to be, Schumer has totally bungled this chance. He must step down as our Senate leader. What an embarrassment! ☎️☎️ call his office ☎️☎️ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Schumer Says He’ll Vote to Advance Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party
Many Democrats are agitating for their party’s senators to block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
He is so weak. Whatever the approach was going to be, Schumer has totally bungled this chance. He must step down as our Senate leader. What an embarrassment! ☎️☎️ call his office ☎️☎️ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
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Chuck Schumer needs to step down as leader. He clearly isn't lock in step with majority of democrats. This is bad. Im so angry with his caving. Listen shutdowns suck but this "CR" sucks even more and it's not even a clean funding bill. Pathetic.
March 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Chuck Schumer needs to step down as leader. He clearly isn't lock in step with majority of democrats. This is bad. Im so angry with his caving. Listen shutdowns suck but this "CR" sucks even more and it's not even a clean funding bill. Pathetic.
The feckless incompetence of this Democratic Party is beyond belief. This is why I am in an independent if you are waiting for the Democrats to save your ass, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye cause these people are absolute pussies. This is the absolute last straw for me. 🖕🏻
Breaking News: Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, said he would vote for a Republican-written stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown. Follow live updates.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Orders Thousands of Federal Workers Reinstated
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The feckless incompetence of this Democratic Party is beyond belief. This is why I am in an independent if you are waiting for the Democrats to save your ass, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye cause these people are absolute pussies. This is the absolute last straw for me. 🖕🏻
remember this when they say they are not cutting Medicare or Medicaid.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.
www.nbcnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
remember this when they say they are not cutting Medicare or Medicaid.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Every Dem should be talking about how convicted felon Donald Trump got away with his many crimes thanks to his hand-picked judges and is now violating the law just as he promised he would. It’s not hard.
March 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Every Dem should be talking about how convicted felon Donald Trump got away with his many crimes thanks to his hand-picked judges and is now violating the law just as he promised he would. It’s not hard.
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The media asking Zelenskyy if he wants to apologize to Trump is everything wrong with the media. They should be asking if Trump wants to apologize to Zelenskyy. Most Americans are humiliated at the trash behavior by Trump and JD in the Oval.
March 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The media asking Zelenskyy if he wants to apologize to Trump is everything wrong with the media. They should be asking if Trump wants to apologize to Zelenskyy. Most Americans are humiliated at the trash behavior by Trump and JD in the Oval.
so we have this......
Musk’s hackers burglarized "a vast trove of information about the entire federal workforce” on OPM computers even as Trump was being sworn in — that is "hours before Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was officially created by an executive order.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside DOGE’s Clash With the Federal Workforce
With a surprise incursion in the first minutes of the Trump presidency, Elon Musk’s programmers seized control of a key personnel agency; ‘rogue bureaucrats’ fight back.
www.wsj.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
so we have this......