Keith Starling
@keithstarling.bsky.social
Maybe his dementia is bad enough that he just doesn’t remember any of that…
July 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Maybe his dementia is bad enough that he just doesn’t remember any of that…
He’s also not saying that 25 billion is basically a rounding error when it comes to the federal budget.
July 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
He’s also not saying that 25 billion is basically a rounding error when it comes to the federal budget.
The current SCOTUS has already said he can’t
July 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The current SCOTUS has already said he can’t
“We definitely learned our lesson and won’t send him to El Salvador again, that’s why we booked him a flight to South Sudan.”
July 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“We definitely learned our lesson and won’t send him to El Salvador again, that’s why we booked him a flight to South Sudan.”
I guess if he has untethered pardon power for federal crimes that would be a logical extension, but it definitely feels wrong.
July 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I guess if he has untethered pardon power for federal crimes that would be a logical extension, but it definitely feels wrong.
Everyone knows Holy Wars don’t count as real wars.
June 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Everyone knows Holy Wars don’t count as real wars.
It used to be that way. My great-grandparents came here from Romania in the 1900s, had kids, worked a farm, contributed to the nation, and never became naturalized citizens.
June 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
It used to be that way. My great-grandparents came here from Romania in the 1900s, had kids, worked a farm, contributed to the nation, and never became naturalized citizens.
It’ll definitely be weird… the fact that running elections is left to individual states rather than the federal government is at least some hope.
May 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It’ll definitely be weird… the fact that running elections is left to individual states rather than the federal government is at least some hope.
I think we’ve learned from this SCOTUS and administration that if the people pretending are also the ones in charge then it doesn’t really matter what everyone else knows to be fact (at least - hopefully - until the next election).
May 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I think we’ve learned from this SCOTUS and administration that if the people pretending are also the ones in charge then it doesn’t really matter what everyone else knows to be fact (at least - hopefully - until the next election).
That’s the point of the post… “they *pretend*”
May 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
That’s the point of the post… “they *pretend*”
Obviously the way for him to fix the trade deficits is to incentivize more everyday Americans to buy military weapons systems. A chicken in every pot and a Predator in every garage I say.
May 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Obviously the way for him to fix the trade deficits is to incentivize more everyday Americans to buy military weapons systems. A chicken in every pot and a Predator in every garage I say.
If it means he leaves the presidency I really don’t care
May 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
If it means he leaves the presidency I really don’t care
When this country went to war we also taxed the hell out of the rich…
April 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When this country went to war we also taxed the hell out of the rich…
Yes, the thing that hasn’t been in childhood vaccines in the US in over 20 years is definitely hurting children…
March 31, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Yes, the thing that hasn’t been in childhood vaccines in the US in over 20 years is definitely hurting children…
So you’re saying that it won’t work AND they’ll have no idea what it’s supposed to do.
March 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
So you’re saying that it won’t work AND they’ll have no idea what it’s supposed to do.
But if they recognized fascism occurring in front of them that might mean having to actually *do* something instead of just wingeing online.
March 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
But if they recognized fascism occurring in front of them that might mean having to actually *do* something instead of just wingeing online.
Thus the “pointless”
March 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Thus the “pointless”
Probably a pointless question, but wouldn’t this be an impeachable offense as the North Atlantic Treaty was actually approved by the Senate?
March 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Probably a pointless question, but wouldn’t this be an impeachable offense as the North Atlantic Treaty was actually approved by the Senate?
I like how the stick figure is doing the legs-crossed pee dance
March 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I like how the stick figure is doing the legs-crossed pee dance
Until SCOTUS says otherwise the TRO is in effect, not on hold.
February 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Until SCOTUS says otherwise the TRO is in effect, not on hold.
But it’ll cost a bunch to have folks go through the database
February 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
But it’ll cost a bunch to have folks go through the database
But to make sure it’s a straight line on the map, not the globe.
February 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
But to make sure it’s a straight line on the map, not the globe.
The problem with this thought is that it takes actual knowledge of the domain to know how to ask the right questions and determine whether the response you get is bullshit or not.
February 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The problem with this thought is that it takes actual knowledge of the domain to know how to ask the right questions and determine whether the response you get is bullshit or not.
Truly smart people are willing to acknowledge their idiocy in areas outside their domain.
February 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Truly smart people are willing to acknowledge their idiocy in areas outside their domain.
“Leading our country at a time of great international and domestic turmoil.” Well sure, but you could say that of any leader who also created that turmoil.
February 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“Leading our country at a time of great international and domestic turmoil.” Well sure, but you could say that of any leader who also created that turmoil.