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Just a reminder that there is literally nothing preventing Democratic leadership from doing this except inertia.
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
March 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder that there is literally nothing preventing Democratic leadership from doing this except inertia.
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“a good way to waste years of time and effort and accomplish nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, reframed his agency’s mission, saying it is to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“a good way to waste years of time and effort and accomplish nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
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Just restating the simple point: President lacks the constitutional authority to close a department created by Congress. Full stop. Both the creation and on-going funding of these Depts are LAWS not suggestions. This is criminal conduct. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ
Exclusive | Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department
Secretary Linda McMahon would be directed to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure” based on “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.”
www.wsj.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Just restating the simple point: President lacks the constitutional authority to close a department created by Congress. Full stop. Both the creation and on-going funding of these Depts are LAWS not suggestions. This is criminal conduct. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ
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Silver lining, I guess: With one White House meeting, Trump and Vance managed to unite all of Europe today.
February 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Silver lining, I guess: With one White House meeting, Trump and Vance managed to unite all of Europe today.
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Every single politician in America, especially Republican could learn a lesson about not cravenly debasing yourself like a pathetic meek coward. (There are other terms that come to mind.)
Baier: Right. I'm not hearing from you, Mr. President, a thought that you owe the president an apology?
Zelenskyy: No. I respect president. And I respect American people. And I'm not sure that we did something bad
Zelenskyy: No. I respect president. And I respect American people. And I'm not sure that we did something bad
February 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Every single politician in America, especially Republican could learn a lesson about not cravenly debasing yourself like a pathetic meek coward. (There are other terms that come to mind.)
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One of the things I was known for back on the bad site was promulgating the My Boxes theory with @sonnybunch.bsky.social, so please allow me to say …. MY. BOXES.
Trump has again taken possession of the classified documents that are not his, but belong to the National Archives.
March 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
One of the things I was known for back on the bad site was promulgating the My Boxes theory with @sonnybunch.bsky.social, so please allow me to say …. MY. BOXES.
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It really is like the President, the Vice President, and the Secretary of Defense all shat themselves in public, on live television, in the Oval Office, and (a) they are proud of themselves for it and (b) their fans think it was a show of manhooditude and strengthliness
March 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It really is like the President, the Vice President, and the Secretary of Defense all shat themselves in public, on live television, in the Oval Office, and (a) they are proud of themselves for it and (b) their fans think it was a show of manhooditude and strengthliness
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Hell freezing over. WSJ, centrists, progressives, and Democrats all agree Trump and Vance are kowtowing to Putin, a tyrannical thug, and undermining the US.
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board comes out swinging against JD Vance.
Indeed, key moment in downward spiral was Vance lashing out in response to Zelenskyy's point on diplomacy with Putin
WSJ: "It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength."
Indeed, key moment in downward spiral was Vance lashing out in response to Zelenskyy's point on diplomacy with Putin
WSJ: "It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength."
Opinion | Putin Wins the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Spectacle
Vice President Vance starts a public fight that only helps Russia’s dictator.
www.wsj.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Hell freezing over. WSJ, centrists, progressives, and Democrats all agree Trump and Vance are kowtowing to Putin, a tyrannical thug, and undermining the US.
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Nothing AOC is saying here that couldn’t be said by a moderate politician who wanted to be seen fighting. bsky.app/profile/aoc....
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Nothing AOC is saying here that couldn’t be said by a moderate politician who wanted to be seen fighting. bsky.app/profile/aoc....
We have 1435 days left of this shitshow!
February 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We have 1435 days left of this shitshow!
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They should all demand raises.
“Shoot, aim, ready.”
Reckless Trump administration officials fired over 300 National Nuclear Security Administration employees, including those overseeing our nuclear arsenal. Now they’re trying to get them to come back.
We have 1435 days left of this shitshow!
Reckless Trump administration officials fired over 300 National Nuclear Security Administration employees, including those overseeing our nuclear arsenal. Now they’re trying to get them to come back.
We have 1435 days left of this shitshow!
February 15, 2025 at 4:05 AM
They should all demand raises.
I miss the range of emotional responses that one has on FB. A heart is far from appropriate for 85 percent of posts here, at least now.
February 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I miss the range of emotional responses that one has on FB. A heart is far from appropriate for 85 percent of posts here, at least now.
Many dear friends are leaving FB and coming here. I want to stay in touch, but this site is about ideas, not about friendship and family. So, I'm on FB for now, too.
February 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Many dear friends are leaving FB and coming here. I want to stay in touch, but this site is about ideas, not about friendship and family. So, I'm on FB for now, too.
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Does Trump think he's talking to a reporter from Afghanistan or E.T.?
February 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Does Trump think he's talking to a reporter from Afghanistan or E.T.?
My friend, Christoph Mick, published this article in 2022. It is a very useful survey of the historical relationship between Russia and Ukraine. doi.org/10.1080/1756...
The Fight for the Past: Contested Heritage and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Many in the West do not understand why Putin decided to attack Ukraine. Russian propagandists have thrown up a smokescreen, placing the blame on the expansion of NATO into Eastern Europe, slanderin...
doi.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My friend, Christoph Mick, published this article in 2022. It is a very useful survey of the historical relationship between Russia and Ukraine. doi.org/10.1080/1756...
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The penny is obsolete. The penny should be abolished. The Constitution vests power over the coinage in Congress, and Congress's laws require production of the penny. Trump's actions are illegal. Again. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
February 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The penny is obsolete. The penny should be abolished. The Constitution vests power over the coinage in Congress, and Congress's laws require production of the penny. Trump's actions are illegal. Again. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
And so it begins:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Factchecking Trump’s inaugural address, from inflation to healthcare
Following up on key claims made by 47th US president during his day one speech
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
And so it begins:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s New Portrait, Biden’s Ominous Farewell & Who Gets Ceasefire Credit?
youtu.be/uuikgIWzCqU
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Trump’s New Portrait, Biden’s Ominous Farewell & Who Gets Ceasefire Credit? | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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January 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Steve Bannon promises "Days of Thunder." But it's already looking more like Days of Blunder for the incoming Trump administration. My latest @postopinions.bsky.social column. wapo.st/4hlWVWi
Opinion | Starting Monday: The Trump administration’s days of blunder
Talk of tattoos, Jesus and a war with California mark the week before Trump’s inauguration.
wapo.st
January 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Steve Bannon promises "Days of Thunder." But it's already looking more like Days of Blunder for the incoming Trump administration. My latest @postopinions.bsky.social column. wapo.st/4hlWVWi
Changed TV for ever.
January 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Changed TV for ever.