Joshua Regirk
yourethebuddha.bsky.social
Joshua Regirk
@yourethebuddha.bsky.social
News junkie (trying to quit), amateur jazz guitarist, DeadHead, writer, editor, sushi-loving woke liberal patriot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...

New Trump-Kennedy Center entertainment line up: Kid Rock, Kanye West, Ted Nugent, Nicki Minaj, Gene Simmons. Comedy night with Rob Schneider and Roseanne Barr.
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building
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December 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Who Is JD Vance? (No, Seriously. Who Is He?) newrepublic.com/article/2046... via @newrepublic.com

He allied himself with and has constantly bent the knee to a guy who reminded him of Hitler enough that he declared so publicly. That is all we need to know about who he is.
Who Is JD Vance? (No, Seriously. Who Is He?)
The vice president is a cynical shapeshifter, willing to say anything—and be anybody—to become the most powerful person in America.
newrepublic.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Vance refuses to set red lines over bigotry at Turning Point USA's convention

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I remember years ago listening to a show called Character Counts on a local conservative radio station. Today, character is the enemy in right-wing land.
Vance refuses to set red lines over bigotry at Turning Point USA's convention
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the controversies that dominated the Turning Point conference, but he did not define any boundaries for the conservative movement besides patriotism.
flip.it
December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The focus on the illegal killing of two survivors dilutes the fact that the intention from the beginning has been to kill everyone. It defines it as a war scenario, when it is not.

Was the Killing of the Two Survivors of US Attack ‘Just’ Murder or a War Crime? whowhatwhy.org/internationa...
Was the Killing of the Two Survivors of US Attack ‘Just’ Murder or a War Crime? - WhoWhatWhy
In the disgraceful tradition of My Lai and Abu Ghraib, America again shows the world its dark side.
whowhatwhy.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Doesn't matter. Republicans still support him, despite his obvious dishonesty, and stupidity that leads him to tell lies that can immediately be exposed. Not to mention malice and arrogance. All qualities now venerated by our Grand Old Party.

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Pete Hegseth Already Bragged About That Second Strike
The defense secretary admitted in September that he watched the strike.
newrepublic.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trump Bows to Reality in Epstein Reversal, Beating a Rare Retreat www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

Trump only bows to his own reality. There's definition of 'the files', who has them, who will be responsible for releasing them, who they will be released to, or whether any have been destroyed.
Trump Bows to Reality in Epstein Reversal, Beating a Rare Retreat
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November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...

The marble is a mind map of Trump's insanity. On the right you can clearly see Trump as a deranged baby with someone or something in his lap.
Trump’s Latest White House Makeover: The Lincoln Bathroom in Marble and Gold
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November 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM