Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper
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- Air Force retiree living a good life with my wife and teenager in Colorado Springs
- Love the view of Pikes Peak, going on cruises, reading/watching Wheel of Time, British murder mysteries, ctr left politics, and truth
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- Love the view of Pikes Peak, going on cruises, reading/watching Wheel of Time, British murder mysteries, ctr left politics, and truth
- Girl Scout cookie dad, need some?
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Trump campaigned on fighting for the working class, and exit polls found that he won 56% of the blue-collar vote.
One hundred days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.
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One hundred days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.
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Trump Promised to Fight for Workers — Instead, He’s Undermined Them
100 days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.
capitalandmain.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump campaigned on fighting for the working class, and exit polls found that he won 56% of the blue-collar vote.
One hundred days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.
capitalandmain.com/trump-promis...
One hundred days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.
capitalandmain.com/trump-promis...
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“DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars… Not billion. Half a trillion, $500 billion… In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.” @joshtpm.bsky.social
![Talking Points Memo: IRS Predicts DOGE [and Elon Musk] Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
By Josh Marshall, March 23 2025
The Washington Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the DOGE-driven disruptions to the IRS since the inauguration are on track to have reduced tax receipts by more than $500 billion by April 15th. This, to be clear, is not a final tally. It’s not April 15th yet. It’s a projection based on historical data, the number of people who’ve filed, paid owed amounts of tax, etc.
It’s worth taking a moment to put this number into some context in case half a trillion dollars doesn’t do it for you. Non-defense discretionary spending is the cost to fund the U.S. government once you take out mandatory spending (mostly Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) and the cost of the U.S. military.
For 2023 that number was $917 billion. So that’s most of the stuff we think of as the government, apart from those payment programs and the military. In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:um3dlpu4s64lwq4lmqyo3dni/bafkreigjof3im6tjcrrja5cwq5t636d5bm7i2vnz5b2ugzxmb5ioz5arii@jpeg)
March 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars… Not billion. Half a trillion, $500 billion… In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.” @joshtpm.bsky.social
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The lesson of trump's first 100 days: If you don't fight like hell, you're not gonna have a country anymore.
What the First 100 Days Taught Us About Resisting Trump
For starters, it’s better to push back than to appease.
www.thebulwark.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The lesson of trump's first 100 days: If you don't fight like hell, you're not gonna have a country anymore.
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Trump's first 100 days:
-Start a costly trade war.
-Fire thousands of food safety, medical, and weather experts.
-Let the world's richest man effectively cut Social Security.
-Bill taxpayers $26M for golf trips.
-Shred the Constitution.
So much winning. youtu.be/yxtrhzW1ZTs?...
-Start a costly trade war.
-Fire thousands of food safety, medical, and weather experts.
-Let the world's richest man effectively cut Social Security.
-Bill taxpayers $26M for golf trips.
-Shred the Constitution.
So much winning. youtu.be/yxtrhzW1ZTs?...
100 Days of Chaos and Greed
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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May 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Trump's first 100 days:
-Start a costly trade war.
-Fire thousands of food safety, medical, and weather experts.
-Let the world's richest man effectively cut Social Security.
-Bill taxpayers $26M for golf trips.
-Shred the Constitution.
So much winning. youtu.be/yxtrhzW1ZTs?...
-Start a costly trade war.
-Fire thousands of food safety, medical, and weather experts.
-Let the world's richest man effectively cut Social Security.
-Bill taxpayers $26M for golf trips.
-Shred the Constitution.
So much winning. youtu.be/yxtrhzW1ZTs?...
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Today we have three crises. They were created on purpose. And the people in power do not want to fix them—they want to use the crises to fundamentally alter the American system.
The (Man-Made) Perfect Storm
Three crises are unfolding simultaneously. And they have all been created intentionally.
www.thebulwark.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Today we have three crises. They were created on purpose. And the people in power do not want to fix them—they want to use the crises to fundamentally alter the American system.
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It’s a good show. And a very long show.
NEGATIVE Growth! Trump Hides From HIS OWN ECONOMY | The Next Level
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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May 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It’s a good show. And a very long show.
Cosplay is welcome at WOTCon or JordanCon but not so much at the Pentagon.
“The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually doing them.”
By Ashley Parker
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
By Ashley Parker
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet
The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually doing them.
www.theatlantic.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Cosplay is welcome at WOTCon or JordanCon but not so much at the Pentagon.
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Since some in govt and the GOP seem to have forgotten how a war works, here’s a reminder.
For a defending nation to win, they just have to….. wait for it…. Keep on defending.
Ukraine is winner and Russia is destroying its youth
Basic math
For a defending nation to win, they just have to….. wait for it…. Keep on defending.
Ukraine is winner and Russia is destroying its youth
Basic math
April 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Since some in govt and the GOP seem to have forgotten how a war works, here’s a reminder.
For a defending nation to win, they just have to….. wait for it…. Keep on defending.
Ukraine is winner and Russia is destroying its youth
Basic math
For a defending nation to win, they just have to….. wait for it…. Keep on defending.
Ukraine is winner and Russia is destroying its youth
Basic math
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“Trump spoke of asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to find legal ways to abduct Americans and leave them in foreign concentration camps. But by ‘legal’ what is meant are ways of escaping law, not applying it.”
Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder
April 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Trump spoke of asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to find legal ways to abduct Americans and leave them in foreign concentration camps. But by ‘legal’ what is meant are ways of escaping law, not applying it.”
Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder
If you are in the Chicago area, go attend
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Bulwark Live Events
Wednesday, May 28: Bulwark Live in Chicago
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April 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If you are in the Chicago area, go attend
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From the Dragon Reborn on down, here's how all the channelers stack up against each other on Amazon's The Wheel of Time TV show.
The most powerful channelers in The Wheel of Time season 3, ranked
In The Wheel of Time, certain characters can channel the One Power, the energy that powers the universe. The true nature of the One Power is mysterious, but cha
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April 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
From the Dragon Reborn on down, here's how all the channelers stack up against each other on Amazon's The Wheel of Time TV show.
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The political instincts of those who said the Abrego Garcia situation was a “distraction” aren’t great. And that also goes for the Trump-lovers who were mocking Dems for pressing the issue.
April 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The political instincts of those who said the Abrego Garcia situation was a “distraction” aren’t great. And that also goes for the Trump-lovers who were mocking Dems for pressing the issue.
The Stazi on steroids
Connecting the dots:
1. DOGE is assembling a master database to track everyone living in the U.S.
2. The Trump regime wants to charge U.S. citizens with crimes for criticizing policies.
3. The Trump regime wants to send convicted U.S. citizens to prisons abroad.
www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...
1. DOGE is assembling a master database to track everyone living in the U.S.
2. The Trump regime wants to charge U.S. citizens with crimes for criticizing policies.
3. The Trump regime wants to send convicted U.S. citizens to prisons abroad.
www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...
April 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Stazi on steroids
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2/ “Trump’s 41% approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back at least to Dwight Eisenhower – including Trump’s own first term.”
April 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
2/ “Trump’s 41% approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back at least to Dwight Eisenhower – including Trump’s own first term.”
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“Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping. Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking. A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.”
@slack2thefuture.bsky.social
@slack2thefuture.bsky.social
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping. Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking. A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.”
@slack2thefuture.bsky.social
@slack2thefuture.bsky.social
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Really excellent overview (with lots of fascinating details) from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social on the state of play in Trump v. the federal courts, with special attention to the recent arrest of a judge in Wisconsin and some of the key immigration cases.
www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-on...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-on...
Bulwark on Sunday: Trump vs. The Judges
This week on Bulwark on Sunday, Bill Kristol talks to Just Security's Ryan Goodman to talk about Trump's war on the courts and the arrest of a judge in Wisconsin by the FBI.
www.thebulwark.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Really excellent overview (with lots of fascinating details) from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social on the state of play in Trump v. the federal courts, with special attention to the recent arrest of a judge in Wisconsin and some of the key immigration cases.
www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-on...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-on...
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After 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, we now know that Trump’s first term, his initial attempt at authoritarian primacy, was amateur hour, a fitful rehearsal, David Remnick writes.
One Hundred Days of Ineptitude
Now we know that Donald Trump’s first term, his initial attempt at authoritarian primacy, was amateur hour, a fitful rehearsal.
www.newyorker.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
After 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, we now know that Trump’s first term, his initial attempt at authoritarian primacy, was amateur hour, a fitful rehearsal, David Remnick writes.
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If nothing else, Trump promised he was at least a good negotiator. That was a lie, and China is taking him to the woodshed on trade policy. Watch Rick on the LP Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaPi...
April 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If nothing else, Trump promised he was at least a good negotiator. That was a lie, and China is taking him to the woodshed on trade policy. Watch Rick on the LP Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaPi...
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Not so efficient, eh?
“The rise in treasury yields since Trump’s tariffs were announced leads to an increase in US debt interest payments that is larger than all the DOGE savings.”
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DOGE “cost cutting” goals chart by @steverattner.bsky.social:
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DOGE “cost cutting” goals chart by @steverattner.bsky.social:
April 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Not so efficient, eh?
More of that 4D chess
Not so efficient, eh?
“The rise in treasury yields since Trump’s tariffs were announced leads to an increase in US debt interest payments that is larger than all the DOGE savings.”
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DOGE “cost cutting” goals chart by @steverattner.bsky.social:
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DOGE “cost cutting” goals chart by @steverattner.bsky.social:
April 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
More of that 4D chess
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Timeline cleanse!🥹😍 I loved these two so much in the books, and then #TheWheelOfTime show and Zoe and Daniel made them even better.
#GoodShipLanaeve
#WoTSkies
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April 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Timeline cleanse!🥹😍 I loved these two so much in the books, and then #TheWheelOfTime show and Zoe and Daniel made them even better.
#GoodShipLanaeve
#WoTSkies
#GoodShipLanaeve
#WoTSkies
If you don't follow Andrew, you should. You will be smarter for it.
I just posted a new video breaking down the troubling arrest of a Milwaukee state court judge — why the case looks legally weak, and how it fits into a broader pattern of attacks on the judiciary. Stay engaged.
#Judiciary #RuleOfLaw #Milwaukee #LegalAnalysis #Democracy
#Judiciary #RuleOfLaw #Milwaukee #LegalAnalysis #Democracy
The Arrest Of A Milwaukee Judge: A Troubling Assault On The Judiciary
Watch now | Behind The Headlines With Andrew Weissmann, Vol 4.4.b
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April 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
If you don't follow Andrew, you should. You will be smarter for it.
It was always going to be thus
Wow I said yesterday we probably weren't far from the first national poll where Trump's approval dipped into the 30s. And here we are: AP-NORC: 39% approve, 59% disapprove. Best wishes to all who celebrate. apnorc.org/projects/100...
100 days in and the public feels Trump’s presidency is proceeding mostly as expected - AP-NORC
Most partisans agree they are getting what they expected from Trump’s second term, but 84% of Democrats think Trump is doing a poor or terrible job as president so far and 68% of Republicans think he’...
apnorc.org
April 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It was always going to be thus
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If Putin drafted a shopping list of what he wanted from Washington, it would be hard to beat what he was offered in the first 100 days of Trump’s new term. Beyond a favorable peace plan, many of Trump's actions on other fronts also suit Moscow’s interests. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...
How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions
Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If Putin drafted a shopping list of what he wanted from Washington, it would be hard to beat what he was offered in the first 100 days of Trump’s new term. Beyond a favorable peace plan, many of Trump's actions on other fronts also suit Moscow’s interests. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...