One has to wonder what law permits these tariffs or if the Republican Supreme Court is going to sign off on Trump just making up legal authorities.

Let’s all welcome Vladimir Putin to Houston everyone.

We were told in 2016 that Donald Trump must be elected to avert World War III caused by Hillary Clinton’s no-fly zone plan in Syria and to oppose Joe Biden’s support of Ukraine to avert WW3 with Russia. Now the plan is war with Europe. Everything about the Republicans and conservatism is a lie.

ICE is allegedly hunting for Hmong people in Minneapolis and as I watched video of the incident lo and behold @whstancil.bsky.social was on the scene

Christians gonna Christian.

The reasoning is easy to articulate: The black guy got a Nobel Peace Prize. The thin-skinned white guy who paints his skin orange didn't and is jealous and vengeful. Therefore, white people in Europe are the enemy. Happy MLK, Jr Day, everyone.

Wall Street Journal headlines of 2026:

Today is more than a commemorative pause; it is a battleground for the meaning of justice in 2026. We often remember a version of history that is safely displayed in the past tense, but the forces that were challenged decades ago—poverty, racism, and militarism—are manifesting in real-time today.

Meanwhile, we've recommitted to abolishing SNAP; abolishing the Department of Education and spending money pasting the Ten Commandments on every classroom wall; and punishing anyone who supports diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Has Donald Trump made America great again or made hate again?

Diversity, equity, and inclusion or an invasion of Greenland. That is the question.

"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters." —Republican philosopher Donald Trump after a spiel about "the late, great Hannibal Lecter"

Senate seats are precious at this point. Any impeachment trial of Donald Trump will only be conducted by Democrats. Republican senators like Ted Cruz have drunk the Kool-Aid and gone all-in on seizing Greenland.

Recall that in 2024 North Carolina Republicans ran a candidate that insisted women should not have the right to vote and they voted for Donald Trump and his war on diversity, equity, and inclusion anyway. Maybe they'll wake up this cycle.

I am amazed that any country would agree to a "deal" of any type with Trump since he routinely breaks any agreement he signs. He just reached a "great trade deal" with Europe before announcing that he is breaking that trade deal to impose more tariffs.

I fail to see how this isn’t a prosecutable offense under state law. They’re just battering people for no reason.

Recall that Donald Trump idolizes the Trail of Tears president.

But it's not all-white! When's the divorce?

Standing by for God's Chosen One to call the Catholic archbishop a "traitor"—like he did with Marjorie Taylor Greene—for beseeching the military to disobey him. There's apparently only one righteousness now and it's whatever Donald Trump wants on any given day.

Farewell, Minnesota.

Meanwhile, the Republican Party: "How dare you not give me the Nobel Peace Prize! Money can buy anything, even allied countries' territories. In Jesus's name, amen."

Turns out the guy was an American citizen. This is the Republican conception of justice. A day in the Fourth Reich.

Boys will be boys and do things like attempt to seize Greenland over not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize. More seriously, it's pretty sad what the Republican Party has devolved into. They're basically all just Trump yes-men now without even feigning to have principles independent of one mad man.

The Texas elections were conducted on iPads and we're now aware Apple devices had serious, wormable, zero-click vulnerabilities not requiring the Internet called AirBorne and BlueShrimp. In a system where the people aren't allowed to see the actual votes—only a final count—suspicion is warranted.

This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, "I have a dream" that we shall once again one day have a president who isn't an avowed enemy of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Too bad it's Donald Trump himself that's deranged, not his opponents. I didn't have war with Europe in retaliation for not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on my 2026 bingo card.

The Mad King didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize, therefore he's entitled to own Greenland: America in 2026.

I wish people wouldn't give devastating hacks that jump from device to device generic names like "Airborne" (cf www.oligo.security/blog/airborne); it makes search impossible. I'm not sure they actually fixed this one with their six months of patches since my Apple devices are still being attacked.

Imagine how fast this type of thing would get fixed if every Bluetooth car, computer, headset, and phone had to be pulled from sale by law until the defective software was patched. We do that for potentially contaminated food and badly-built cars. I think we need to get serious about cybersecurity.

I've had people follow me around—yes, fascism—who seemed to be hijacking Bluetooth headsets at businesses I frequented. Guessing WhisperPair is one of those vulns, along with AirBorne, AirHopper, and BlueShrimp. We need a recall system for wireless devices like we have for unsafe food and cars.

Harder to update earbuds than one might think; I had to disable my firewall to update my Pixel Buds Pro firmware even though all relevant domains were whitelisted. And my AirPods Pro case wouldn't update for several days, only the AirPods themselves. Apple doesn't allow for manual firmware updates.

Transfer complete. Donald Trump finally got his Nobel Peace Prize, so he can claim to be equal to Barack Obama. Onward to the invasion of Greenland!

Does anyone really believe Donald Trump is a defender of democracy in Venezuela when he clearly doesn't believe in democracy here at home in America? I think the 2028-2032 term plan is to hold the House and refuse to certify any result. He doesn't even need to be on the ballot to stay in office.

"Both chambers this week also voted to advance three other constitutional amendments to the ballot: One would repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, adopted in 2006, and another would enshrine the right to abortion."

Yeah, it's funny how I barely use Google or Wikipedia now when I can ask Gemini for everything in a personalized format. And why use a dictionary for anything other than pronunciation when Gemini can pull every public dictionary and synthesize information from all of them at once? SEO may be dead.

Expect every other blue state to follow in the footsteps of Texas Republicans' attempt to rig the 2026 election by gerrymandering the opposition out of existence.

Apparently, there's still justice in some places.

Another four seats for the coming impeachment trials.

Nothing says "tip" like handcuffs and deportation by the people you've finished serving food.

Meanwhile, Hugo Chávez's successor Delcy Rodríguez is the president of Venezuela, not María Corina Machado. Nobel Peace Prize duly earned. Now let's attack Denmark and invade and annex Greenland.

We're almost there. I guarantee that at some point all adults will essentially need to scan their state driver license to download an app from a reputable app store.

I feel like in another era people would have been outraged at law enforcement talking someone's cellphone and selling it.

I think this is just the tip of the iceberg. First, they'll start with Gmail, but it's clear that eventually AI will have access to all photo libraries and other cloud repositories as well a live view of every phone and computer screen.

Welcome to the Fourth Reich. People told me I was being hysterical 10+ years ago, yet we have masked gunmen spiriting away people in unmarked vehicles, people being sent to concentration camps, attempts to annex other countries, and the hallmark of Nazism: white supremacists reigning ascendant.

Does anyone trust the same guy to bring democracy to the masses of Venezuela or elsewhere?

Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country? There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.

I think people are forgetting that the Supreme Court gave Donald Trump legal immunity for all crimes that are official acts of office. For practical intents and purposes, he can declare war with no consequence. The unpalatable remedy remaining is a court order to return Nicolás Maduro to Venezuela.

The age of AI has arrived.

Tax cuts for the rich are incompatible with a national health insurance system. The Republican healthcare plan is “thoughts and prayers” while they shovel more money into the pockets of wealthy “job creators” dumping all their money into artificial intelligence so they can automate away labor.

Ohio - Governor Polling: 🔵 Acton: 46% (+7) 🔴 Ramaswamy: 45% (-4) Emerson / Dec 8, 2025 (% change with August 2025)

And so the Mad King commanded “The roads shall go unpaved!” And the king’s former lieutenant and son of Indiana, Mike Pence, wept before a mob of Trump supporters who demanded he be lynched alongside another “traitor” who had offended his majesty, Marjorie Taylor Greene.