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David [spicy greetings]
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Apparently with no surprise
To any happy Flower
The Frost beheads it at it’s play –
In accidental power –

The blonde Assassin passes on -
The Sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another Day
For an Approving God –

~ Emily Dickinson (ca. 1880)
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cable news shows seek to focus attention on the diarrhea of words exiting Trump's mouth. Americans should ignore all this. Through his actions, discern his fundamental attitude on all things Russia, which hasn't varied since 1987 when he was first pitched the idea of Trump Tower Moscow
Russian General Trump
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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hi, so-called "conservatives" - don't forget to remind me about "keeping the government out of our personal business."
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December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
a conservative nightmare has been the feds shoving a charlatan dickwad at citizens, as a cost of those citizens receiving a New Deal style of entitlement
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December 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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statements will on-camera be made, on will be moved
Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors In a rare split with the Trump administration, GOP-led panels in the House and Senate say they want a full accounting in the September military attack.
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
plaindavid.bsky.social
sigh, how much ink is wasted annually by denying the lowly comma
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Agrees to Quickly Move Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files to Trump . The Senate's action means the measure, which the House approved in a 427-to-1 vote, will be passed in the chamber on receipt and be forwarded to the president's desk for his signature.
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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please do not let this distract anyone from the #Epstein #emails
washingtonpost ... in the region, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday he was revoking intelligence sharing with the United States while the boat strikes continued. . "All levels of law enforcement intelligence are ordered to suspend communications and other agreements with U.S. security agencies," Petro posted on social media. "This measure will remain in place as long as missile attacks on boats in the Caribbean continue. The fight against drugs must be subordinate to the human rights of the Caribbean people." . Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (New York), the House Foreign Affairs Committee's top Democrat, wrote to Trump in September urging him to sustain U.S.-Colombia cooperation. In the letter, Meeks noted that between January 2024 and June this year, some 85 percent of all actionable intelligence used by the Joint Interagency Task Force South — which is stationed in Florida and partners with other nations to reduce illegal drug trade originated in Colombia.
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
#TMI
in case you're tired of reading about the Caving Eight, behold how nicely my surgical incision has healed during 8 weeks!
my bare lower back, trying not to reveal my butt crack and almost succeeding, about 13 cm surgical incision along the midline (points of the spinous processes). The surgery fused 3 vertebrae (L3-L5). There were 26 staples that were removed after 3 weeks.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
the turncoats
Dick Durbin (D-IL) Angus King (I-ME) Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Jacky Rosen (D-NV) John Fetterman (D-PA) Tim Kaine (D-VA) Jim Banks (D-IN)
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
Stop whining in public, and tell the truth:
"We're gonna keep pissing in the soup about this, as long as you keep your subscriptions."
Washington Post Editorial Board . After election, Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
the visible hand
Washington Post Transportation FAA orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on The Trump administration says the move, which will affect 40 markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers.
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
i think their paywall allows a few free reads
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Since January, the United States has resisted the growing ties between its Asian and European partners. In September, Trump said that he was "not concerned at all" about a Chinese-Russian axis forming against the United States. At the 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's largest annual defense conference, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called for the United States' European allies to "maximize their comparative advantage" on their own continent and reminded them that "the N in NATO stands for 'North Atlantic."
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
plaindavid.bsky.social
ah fuck off
The Post Editorial Board Zohran Mamdani's success is a warning
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
This project seems to make sense - unlike the way the Dodgers won the 2025 World Series

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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
plaindavid.bsky.social
demolishing the White House doesn't distract enough from things that matter
WashPost story header: Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Latin America as Trump signals escalation The dramatic increase in combat power aims not only to "disrupt narcotics trafficking" in the region but to "degrade and dismantle" criminal groups, a spokesman said. By Dan Lamothe
October 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
That's like Journalism 101
October 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Veep S3E3
"Jonah Ryan" (Timothy Simons)
You forgot to say it was off the record
October 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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CA doesn't deserve swans
image of a gaggle of swans, captioned "Californians can now shoot swans year-round without a license"
October 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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in "The Diplomat" S3E1, Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) specifies the inaugural Bible to be sworn on by Grace Penn (Allison Janney): "A real Bible. Adult size. Written by Jesus."
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
someone dropped a cheese and veggie omelet on top of my toast and jam
omelet on toast
October 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Cory Booker held the Senate floor for a record-breaking 25 hours in a speech railing against Trump—arguably the first time in Trump's second term that a congressional Democrat sought to harness the energy of the Resistance past. Demonstrators wrote out lines from Booker's speech on placards at protests held later that week. But those hoping that the speech would herald a newly confrontational Democratic Party were disappointed when Booker voted to confirm Trump's nominee for ambassador to China weeks later. . Organizers today are conscious of the danger of speaking the language of resistance without wielding any power...
October 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
feel free to use mine from June, but you might have more fun making your own design.
- a pole is not really necessary, have them make it stiff and laminated (not glossy)
October 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
preparing a dose of deadly paracetamol
draped in dramatic shadows, a white oblong pill bears inscription "L484"
September 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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today i'm DCI Morck
Matthew Goode's character Carl Morck of "Dept Q" (2025, Netflix), seated in living room looking nonplussed, watches 2 individuals practicing tai chi
September 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
plaindavid.bsky.social
i will go ahead and read the article but have we not yet vetted Bibi as war-prolonger-for-domestic-edge-in-chief
Israeli intelligence agency balked at Netanyahu's strike in Qatar The Mossad had planned a ground operation targeting Hamas leaders but declined to execute it, forcing Israel to carry out the unsuccessful airstrike, Israelis say. By Gerry Shih, Shira Rubin, Karen DeYoung and Souad Mekhennet
September 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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"unapologetic and undignified fear" - George Will, about most members of GOP caucus in the U.S. Congress.
The Constitution's architecture presupposes legislative and executive powers not merely separated but somewhat rivalrous. "Ambition," wrote James Madisu,, "must be made to counteract ambition." The architecture collapses when, as today, the controlling ambition of most members of the congressional majorities is reelection requiring sycophancy toward today's president. Individual and institutional pride have vanished, supplanted by unapologetic and undignified fear.
September 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM