@mhthomas.bsky.social
Ugh....Once again Democrats fold. "Nice Guy" syndrome. I get the argument that if the govt. shuts down, Trump/Musk would keep it shut indefinitely. I just don't think it holds water. Scared of the boogey-man so you throw away all leverage. Dumb. Enabling. Gutless.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
Schumer backs down on fight against GOP’s government funding bill as Democrats face reckoning over Trump strategy | CNN Politics
Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President D...
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March 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Ugh....Once again Democrats fold. "Nice Guy" syndrome. I get the argument that if the govt. shuts down, Trump/Musk would keep it shut indefinitely. I just don't think it holds water. Scared of the boogey-man so you throw away all leverage. Dumb. Enabling. Gutless.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
In the spirit of staying away from politics for now: Finally saw War of the Rohirrim.... Makes me wonder about movie execs. A Great Idea matched with breath-taking animation and storyboards, but foiled by a mediocre storyline...it left me gasping for "what could have been"... Thoughts???
#lorfans
#lorfans
March 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In the spirit of staying away from politics for now: Finally saw War of the Rohirrim.... Makes me wonder about movie execs. A Great Idea matched with breath-taking animation and storyboards, but foiled by a mediocre storyline...it left me gasping for "what could have been"... Thoughts???
#lorfans
#lorfans
ok... Hear me out. A Lord of the Rings re-make....but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor.....
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
ok... Hear me out. A Lord of the Rings re-make....but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor.....
What concessions???? They were invaded without provocation. They're supposed to give gifts to the invaders now??? "No Balls" Rubio is going to be the weakest Secretary of State in our history...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/p...
Rubio says the US wants to hear what concessions Ukraine is willing to make at Saudi meeting | CNN Politics
The United States wants to hear what concessions Ukraine would be willing to make in negotiations to end the war with Russia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ahead of a high-stakes meeting betw...
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March 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
What concessions???? They were invaded without provocation. They're supposed to give gifts to the invaders now??? "No Balls" Rubio is going to be the weakest Secretary of State in our history...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/p...
The Bankrupting of America......proposed 4.5 trillion tax cut. There is no way we can afford it...unless they eliminate Medicaid and Social Security. Jesus, what kind of Dickinsonian world do the Republicans want to live in??!! www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US House Republicans face new woes on Trump tax cut plan
Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress pressed wavering party members to get behind a budget blueprint needed to advance President Donald Trump's tax-cut and border agenda, as they aimed for a Tuesday vote.
www.reuters.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Bankrupting of America......proposed 4.5 trillion tax cut. There is no way we can afford it...unless they eliminate Medicaid and Social Security. Jesus, what kind of Dickinsonian world do the Republicans want to live in??!! www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
It's not that they even think they can win this absurd lawsuit. It is about harassment and putting on a show for their idiot supporters. Theater of hate.
apnews.com/article/targ...
apnews.com/article/targ...
Florida files suit against Target, claiming DEI initiatives 'misled investors'
Florida’s new attorney general has filed a federal lawsuit against Target, claiming the discount store chain “misled investors” by promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that prompted a...
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February 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It's not that they even think they can win this absurd lawsuit. It is about harassment and putting on a show for their idiot supporters. Theater of hate.
apnews.com/article/targ...
apnews.com/article/targ...
I can not believe so many Americans support siding with a corrupt autocrat like Putin? Trump is Putin's stooge. It is all on full display now. A political sickness has enveloped our country. #Trump, #Putin, #noking
apnews.com/article/russ...
apnews.com/article/russ...
Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbs as US-Ukraine relations sour over the war with Russia
Trump said at Mar-a-Lago that Zelenskyy’s rating stood at 4%.
apnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I can not believe so many Americans support siding with a corrupt autocrat like Putin? Trump is Putin's stooge. It is all on full display now. A political sickness has enveloped our country. #Trump, #Putin, #noking
apnews.com/article/russ...
apnews.com/article/russ...
Discovered this gem: Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash. A mesmerizing, nominal isekai with a melancholy ethos. Featuring underpowered, well developed characters that exude both sadness and hope. A slow-burning story I couldn't stop watching. And, oh my god....The Art!!!! Give it a try.
#anime, #animeart
#anime, #animeart
February 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Wow! The amount of gaslighting here is unreal! How can no one see that our executive branch is in the pocket of Russia, doing their bidding; destroying our mechanics of governing and our relationship with our allies. Frightening.
#fascism, #trump, #destroyingamerica
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/e...
#fascism, #trump, #destroyingamerica
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/e...
Vance turns on European allies in blistering speech that downplayed threats from Russia and China | CNN
US Vice President JD Vance vented at European leaders Friday, telling them that the biggest threat to their security was “from within,” rather than China and Russia.
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Wow! The amount of gaslighting here is unreal! How can no one see that our executive branch is in the pocket of Russia, doing their bidding; destroying our mechanics of governing and our relationship with our allies. Frightening.
#fascism, #trump, #destroyingamerica
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/e...
#fascism, #trump, #destroyingamerica
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/e...
Been on a quest to determine whether China is communist or not. Turns out it's a bit of "no" and "yes". China today is a bit hard to wrap one's head around without ethnocentrism (and poli-centrism?) getting in the way. Here is a good article for any other nerds out there!
hbr.org/2021/05/what...
hbr.org/2021/05/what...
What the West Gets Wrong About China
Many people have wrongly assumed that political freedom would follow new economic freedoms in China and that its economic growth would have to be built on the same foundations as in the West. The auth...
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February 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Been on a quest to determine whether China is communist or not. Turns out it's a bit of "no" and "yes". China today is a bit hard to wrap one's head around without ethnocentrism (and poli-centrism?) getting in the way. Here is a good article for any other nerds out there!
hbr.org/2021/05/what...
hbr.org/2021/05/what...
Let's post something fun: "The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic" has nothing to make it really stand out. However, I just LOVE this anime for some reason. And Rose has to be one of my favorite supporting characters of all time! Wish I could figure out why I like it so much..
#anime, #favoriteanime
#anime, #favoriteanime
February 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Let's post something fun: "The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic" has nothing to make it really stand out. However, I just LOVE this anime for some reason. And Rose has to be one of my favorite supporting characters of all time! Wish I could figure out why I like it so much..
#anime, #favoriteanime
#anime, #favoriteanime
So, let me get this straight. You are informed enough to be outraged over the plight of the Palestinians...but so ill informed that you thought Trump, of all people, would help them? That he would be a better choice to help them than Harris??? Ship of Fools.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/u...
Hear what voters who didn’t vote for Harris because of Gaza are saying now | CNN
Dearborn, Michigan, is home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the US and many of them voted against Kamala Harris over Democrats’ position on Palestinians and Gaza. CNN’s Jason Carroll...
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February 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
So, let me get this straight. You are informed enough to be outraged over the plight of the Palestinians...but so ill informed that you thought Trump, of all people, would help them? That he would be a better choice to help them than Harris??? Ship of Fools.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/u...
So I guess the AGENDA is creating as much chaos as quickly as possible by dismantling programs, services, and government structures while hiring incompetent directors who will only compound the problem because they have no will or skill of their own. The best Russian agent of all time.
January 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
So I guess the AGENDA is creating as much chaos as quickly as possible by dismantling programs, services, and government structures while hiring incompetent directors who will only compound the problem because they have no will or skill of their own. The best Russian agent of all time.
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"It’s important to explore what capitalism actually involves and the arguments for and against it, so you can make your own decisions about the world you’d like to live in." ⤵️
Everything You Need to Know About Capitalism
What it is, how it works, and who is for and against it.
www.teenvogue.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"It’s important to explore what capitalism actually involves and the arguments for and against it, so you can make your own decisions about the world you’d like to live in." ⤵️
So....is there an upside to AI ??? I get that it is about to destroy the arts and other uniquely human endeavors...but I have yet to see compelling arguments in favor of it. Seriously asking...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
DeepSeek: Is China's AI tool as good as it seems?
The artificial intelligence (AI) tool has shocked US markets after bursting onto the scene.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
So....is there an upside to AI ??? I get that it is about to destroy the arts and other uniquely human endeavors...but I have yet to see compelling arguments in favor of it. Seriously asking...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/u... ICE has become the epitome of " evil agency"..it will be a magnet for every yahoo, power tripping boot-licker to join.
New Jersey mayor says his city was ‘unlawfully terrorized’ by federal agents during immigrant enforcement action at business | CNN
A New Jersey mayor says his city has been “unlawfully terrorized” after federal agents detained multiple people Thursday during what Immigration and Customs Enforcement called “a targeted enforcement ...
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January 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/u... ICE has become the epitome of " evil agency"..it will be a magnet for every yahoo, power tripping boot-licker to join.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Got into a disagreement with my daughter about AI being used in future video. I was dreaming of an even more immersive experience in games like Skyrim, with NPC's who "come to life" and build complex relationships with the players. She was of the opinion "voice-actors forever you inhuman hack!" #AI
January 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Got into a disagreement with my daughter about AI being used in future video. I was dreaming of an even more immersive experience in games like Skyrim, with NPC's who "come to life" and build complex relationships with the players. She was of the opinion "voice-actors forever you inhuman hack!" #AI
Here is a rundown of Trump's executive orders so far. Hard to determine the biggest loser. Let's just say "every species on the planet!"
apnews.com/article/what...
apnews.com/article/what...
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Here is a rundown of Trump's executive orders so far. Hard to determine the biggest loser. Let's just say "every species on the planet!"
apnews.com/article/what...
apnews.com/article/what...
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right winger identifying fascism
January 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
right winger identifying fascism
I find this absolutely hilarious....and a completely "American" response to government over-reach. And they didn't even have to storm the capitol to give our elected leaders the biggest middle finger.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote before US ban
A swarm of "TikTok refugees" has made RedNote the most downloaded app on Apple's US App Store.
www.bbc.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I find this absolutely hilarious....and a completely "American" response to government over-reach. And they didn't even have to storm the capitol to give our elected leaders the biggest middle finger.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So....I can not believe that this is even still an issue, much less argument. Can't wait to see how the Republicans try to twist this into a bad thing that people should be scared of.... www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/p...
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the ...
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January 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
So....I can not believe that this is even still an issue, much less argument. Can't wait to see how the Republicans try to twist this into a bad thing that people should be scared of.... www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/p...