Paul
@pshipper.bsky.social
Eating, drinking, and reading, and thinking about eating, drinking, and reading.
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This was the order of events:
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
July 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This was the order of events:
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
Yet another example of conservatives giving the lie to their blather about “personal freedoms” by taking away the right of a family to determine the best course for themselves and their children.
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Yet another example of conservatives giving the lie to their blather about “personal freedoms” by taking away the right of a family to determine the best course for themselves and their children.
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“Russia is not on the march. It is bleeding personnel and equipment for mere meters of ground. And it will only translate into victory if Washington lets it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | Russia says it’s winning. The data says otherwise.
Russia has paid an extraordinary price in blood and equipment for marginal gains in Ukraine.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Russia is not on the march. It is bleeding personnel and equipment for mere meters of ground. And it will only translate into victory if Washington lets it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
We have finally seen AI powers harnessed for good
June 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We have finally seen AI powers harnessed for good
LOLZ. He looks like a bored toddler. Oh wait…
June 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
LOLZ. He looks like a bored toddler. Oh wait…
Seems quite apt that NBC will air a game show at the time trump is scheduled to speak.
Trump’s Military Parade Is Designed for TV, but It Won’t Be on Every Channel
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Seems quite apt that NBC will air a game show at the time trump is scheduled to speak.
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UPDATE: Organizers are accusing the president of putting on the parade as a show of dominance. The protests were peaceful, but came against the backdrop of assassinations in Minnesota.
Anti-Trump No Kings protests flood American streets ahead of military parade
Organizers are accusing the president of putting on the parade as a show of dominance. The protests were peaceful, but came against the backdrop of assassinations in Minnesota.
n.pr
June 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
UPDATE: Organizers are accusing the president of putting on the parade as a show of dominance. The protests were peaceful, but came against the backdrop of assassinations in Minnesota.
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What a contrast:
On the one hand, one grandiose spectacle in the nation's capital, a panorama of propaganda put on by an aspiring autocrat.
On the other hand, thousands of assemblies of free citizens across the nation, authentic celebrations of the proposition that here the people rule.
On the one hand, one grandiose spectacle in the nation's capital, a panorama of propaganda put on by an aspiring autocrat.
On the other hand, thousands of assemblies of free citizens across the nation, authentic celebrations of the proposition that here the people rule.
June 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What a contrast:
On the one hand, one grandiose spectacle in the nation's capital, a panorama of propaganda put on by an aspiring autocrat.
On the other hand, thousands of assemblies of free citizens across the nation, authentic celebrations of the proposition that here the people rule.
On the one hand, one grandiose spectacle in the nation's capital, a panorama of propaganda put on by an aspiring autocrat.
On the other hand, thousands of assemblies of free citizens across the nation, authentic celebrations of the proposition that here the people rule.
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Protesters filled plazas, streets and parks across the U.S. on Saturday, gathering at demonstrations to call for protecting American democracy from President Trump. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4e3BIzD
June 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Protesters filled plazas, streets and parks across the U.S. on Saturday, gathering at demonstrations to call for protecting American democracy from President Trump. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4e3BIzD
It never occurred to him to do a flashy disposal of it or to donate it. He will sell it. To some nut who wants something touched by either of these miscreants. And pocket the profit. What a surprise.
President Trump has decided to sell the red Tesla he got in March, less than 24 hours after the president and Elon Musk engaged in a public spat, according to a White House official speaking on condition of anonymity.
Trump to Sell His Tesla Amid Elon Musk Feud
The car, which President Trump acquired in March to show his support for Elon Musk, is one of the first tangible casualties of their shattered alliance.
trib.al
June 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It never occurred to him to do a flashy disposal of it or to donate it. He will sell it. To some nut who wants something touched by either of these miscreants. And pocket the profit. What a surprise.
Finally getting to some savings on waste, fraud, and abuse!
Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Cut Elon Musk’s Government Contracts as Feud Escalates
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Finally getting to some savings on waste, fraud, and abuse!
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TACOS DO NOT DESERVE THIS.
May 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
TACOS DO NOT DESERVE THIS.
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"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
May 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
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Next time someone in Congress glibly dismisses your need for healthcare, remember that they have some of the best healthcare in the country. And it was paid for by YOU.
May 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Next time someone in Congress glibly dismisses your need for healthcare, remember that they have some of the best healthcare in the country. And it was paid for by YOU.
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I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.
May 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.
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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
May 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
Good lord, she’s got absolutely ZERO conscience.
May 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Good lord, she’s got absolutely ZERO conscience.
My first reaction to this article was, “this has got to be a sick prank.” Then I remembered the sick prank was actually our own government.
The Trump administration is working to bring the first group of white South Africans it has classified as refugees to the U.S. early next week.
Read more: nyti.ms/3F47waH
Read more: nyti.ms/3F47waH
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
My first reaction to this article was, “this has got to be a sick prank.” Then I remembered the sick prank was actually our own government.
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A reminder not to store red sauce in Tupperware.
May 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A reminder not to store red sauce in Tupperware.
Kudos to lawyers across the nation who spoke up yesterday against attacks on the #ruleoflaw on #lawday
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/n...
In Suits and Ties, Lawyers Protest Trump’s Attacks on the Legal System (Gift Article)
The National Law Day of Action, which drew roughly 1,500 people in New York City, was organized to resist the president’s threats against judges and the nation’s jurisprudence.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Kudos to lawyers across the nation who spoke up yesterday against attacks on the #ruleoflaw on #lawday
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/n...
Another example of the true costs bubbling under all the fake savings they shout from the rooftops.
Liz Oyer, the Justice Department’s recently fired pardon attorney, made a staggering claim on social media this week: President Donald Trump’s pardons of people convicted of white-collar crimes have cost Americans $1 billion.
Fired DOJ attorney says on TikTok that Trump pardons cost $1 billion
Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer says Americans lost out on restitution because President Donald Trump sidestepped the usual clemency process to pardon allies.
wapo.st
May 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Another example of the true costs bubbling under all the fake savings they shout from the rooftops.