Last week, the forces of @dhsgov and the US military invaded LA’s MacArthur Park, overwhelming kids at a summer camp. Sounds like “South Park,” but shows the raw power a president can project into cities, arguably lawfully and hugely funded by Congress. My article: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

It’s repellant that Bezos/Amazon knuckled under to Trump and reversed its decision to provide transparency to consumers as to why prices of certain goods on Amazon are massively increasing. But other companies aren’t following Bezos’ lead…. apple.news/AQFNJFHjrR_a...

Scarily unconstitutional and lawless abuse of power by a thin-skinned autocrat-wannabe with a fragile ego who wants to prosecute critics for “treason.” C’mon @GOP, is there a line somewhere this guy could cross where you’ll finally say “enough”? washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/04…

The Hippocratic admonition given to doctors - “first, do no harm” - also applies to political appointees in government. Trump and his band of minions and fanatics breaking things like Social Security, the economy or the Western Alliance may learn this soon…the hard way apple.news/AW0DqitwQRgG...

Good column by @jbouie - Trump is not just taking unconstitutional actions. He is opposed to any constitutional/legal constraints on his desire to do whatever he wants. He wants to be an autocrat like Putin, unconstrained by the rule of law. It’s up to us to stop him. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...

Economic suicide, anyone? How’s April 2 work for you? Can anyone talk some sense into this crowd? 🙀🤦🏻 www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University. www.chronicle.com/article/were...

Profoundly ridiculous and, of course, profoundly insulting to our Canadian friends. Don’t US immigration authorities have anything better to do with their time? www.axios.com/2025/03/12/t...

OK this is nuts, if true. Trump thinks Russia is no longer a cyber threat - so DoD/DHS supposedly no longer focusing on Russia-origin cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure. Per someone in DHS, “Putin is on the inside now.” What? Is this true? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The CIA has to deal with the Traitor...

Yet another disgrace - US sides with Russia in voting against UN resolution put forward by Ukraine and our NATO allies condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. So, we’re on the side of the Putin and the Butchers of Bucha now? Revolting. 🤮 www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

The idea that we would extort Ukraine by demanding a huge amount of the country’s mineral wealth as a price for US military support for its fight for freedom against Russian aggression strikes me as utterly despicable. An insult to all we stand for. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/w...

I guess if you’re Trump and you’re gonna give Putin something as nice as Ukraine for Valentine’s Day, you might as well go all the way and give him all of Europe too. How romantic! 🙄😩😱🤮 www.politico.eu/article/amer...

Inexplicable and flat-out bonkers. Trump’s tariffs will hurt our economy, make everything more expensive, undermine near-shoring efforts, and harm relations with two of our most important allies/partners - Canada and Mexico - while benefiting China. Stupid. apple.news/AI0kfP6bAQU6...

Some people are liars, but only a select few literally spew BS at high velocity out of every pore and orifice, and can be counted on for nonstop dishonesty and disinformation. President Trump is clearly one of those people. Breathtaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

Repulsive 🤮🤮🤮 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

January 6 defendants and convicts are now being released. First, Matthew and Andrew Valentin. They pled guilty to multiple felonies in September 2024. Among other crimes, they both assaulted law enforcement officers by using pepper spray and using a chair to strike them.

Nauseating. Trump pardoned insurrectionists who violently attacked Capitol Police officers? And set free leaders of extremist Proud Boys and OathKeepers, who’d been convicted by a jury of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 20 years? Lawless and insane. 🤮 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

Drawing on the Star Wars universe for wisdom today…. youtu.be/_pcwcHF2FKY?...

Here we go again….not out of the woods yet. More dry and intense winds on the way through Wednesday. Here’s to buckling our seatbelts again and being ready for whatever comes our way, Angelenos. #LosAngelesStrong www.latimes.com/california/s...

The AI Age version of Purgatory…. www.latimes.com/california/s...

RIP to a good man….Jimmy Carter. He will be treated well by history. www.ajc.com/news/former-...

Denmark is strengthening the defenses for Greenland because of Trump? Truly insane - Trump hopefully knows Denmark is NATO ally….? apple.news/AyLdOPbC9TcO...

Just keeping track now…so, Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state, take Greenland from Denmark, and go to war with Panama to take back the Panama Canal….is Trump playing “Risk” or is he wanting to be president? Also - he’s aware that Canada, Denmark & Panama are US partners and allies, right?

So, despite knowing what was in the Gaetz Report, Trump and Speaker Johnson still wanted Gaetz to be AG? And wanted to bury the Report so he’d sneak through? What an insult to the American people and the “Christian” beliefs that Johnson supposedly holds dear. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A totally frivolous and abusive lawsuit against the Des Moines Register - clearly part of a Trump effort to intimidate the press. The Register shouldn’t follow ABC’s example - the paper should fight vigorously to protect First Amendment rights and defend our democracy. apple.news/ApcbBzljNSIS...

ABC’s settlement with Trump is disturbing not only because ABC folded on a case it would have won, but also bc of the precedent it sets for how Trump can intimidate the media into being less willing to investigate corruption or shine light on bad policies. Dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/b...

Trump’s xenophobic fanatics seem so hellbent on “mass deportation,” no matter the human or economic consequences - including labor shortages and inflation spikes. Is Trump too dumb to see the political peril, or is he going to yank the leash on Miller and Homan quickly? apple.news/AymysN5iLQgS...

A brave woman standing up for freedom and equality in Iran… apple.news/AihJIDsv9TeG...

I wonder what the chances would be of a unanimous congressional rejection of a Trump Insurrection Act / martial law declaration….? South Korea President to Lift Martial Law After Parliament Rejects Move - The Wall Street Journal

Disturbing. Assuming the Senate Republicans fold on their constitutional responsibility (which they likely will), relatively unqualified MAGA loyalists will be leading all the “power ministries” of the US government - Defense, Intel, FBI and DHS. Watch out. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...

“The best people….” “Restoring honor and dignity….” Yeah, what crap. The idea of this letch/rapist as the US Secretary of Defense is simply nauseating. Even his mother finds his conduct repellant! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...

Trump’s proposed tariffs against Mexico and Canada would be insane - hammering our allies and undermining the close economic relationships with our top 2 trading partners and killing USMCA Biden says Trump’s tariff plan would be “counterproductive” and set back global ties - The Wall Street Journal

25% tariff on all Canadian imports will devastate gas prices. Shown here are all the cross border imports of Canadian oil. Keep in mind that a lot of US oil cannot be directly used/refined in the U.S.— we actually export U.S. “light” crude and instead import “heavy” crude to use in U.S.

And it begins. Trump 2.0 is gonna be a truly Golden Age of Corruption…. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/u...

I can’t think of a more economically self-destructive, likely illegal, diplomatically difficult, and needlessly brutal policy than Trump’s “mass deportation” plan. Yes, remove criminals, secure borders and enforce labor laws…. 1/2 www.nbcnews.com/news/trumps-...

It begins….the ugliness of Trump’s second term is going to be breathtaking, not only in terms of how the “mass deportation” will go down, but also the private persecution all this nativist/racist rhetoric has unleashed - as we are seeing against Haitians in Springfield. apple.news/AGFIUUAG7QXC...

Trump’s nominations are an assault on key US institutions safeguarding our security, the rule of law, the integrity of our pharmaceuticals and thealthcare. Will Thune have the courage to stand up to Trump - and ensure the Senate transparently vets these people and safeguards America’s institutions?