Difficult to not tear up watching a magnificent creature walk away for what was the last time.

“The most powerful man in the world” is the metaphorical title bestowed on the US president. The current officeholder considers it to be literal truth, and acts accordingly. He thinks he can order killings with abandon, imprison whoever he chooses & dismiss science. This is demented behavior.

So misogyny is now an explicit healthcare policy of the federal government?

Hearing that Pope Leo may remove MAGA Cardinal Dolan for his attempted canonization of Charlie Kirk makes me think there’s hope for the Catholic church.

If someone in your life, who you don’t particularly like, believes in the rapture you have a great opportunity. After tomorrow,whenever you see them, pretend they’re invisible and don’t interact with them at all.

If Congress lowers the age to prosecute teens as adults from 16 to 14 & states follow suit, you know what happens? A 14 old girl, victim of sexual trafficking, becomes subject to arrest for prostitution, while her abuser/john goes free. This goes with lowering the age of consent we see in red states

Trump won’t want to be outdone by Putin. I wouldn’t be surprised to see drone and fighter incursions into Venezuelan, Mexican, Canadian or Greenland airspace before the end of the year. But since Canada & Greenland are NATO, he may go south first

My grandson is participating in a national chorale event at Disney world in April. Long time until then, but I’m already thinking about it. They live several states away and we don’t see them often enough. This might be tough.

When will Trump start giving out medals, and the Pentagon issue a campaign ribbon for the Caribbean drug runner/fisherman execution operation?

If Bondi ends up with the same success rate securing indictments of Trump’s political foes as Jeanine Pirro, she’ll be gone quickly. I suspect Bondi’s trying to scheme a way to circumvent the Grand Jury process, just in case. The Constitution doesn’t matter to her.

I just had a scary thought of Trump sending a special forces team into Brazil to extract Bolsonaro and bring him to the US. Like Mussolini was “rescued” by the Germans in WW2. It was called the Gran Sasso Raid. Gave me the chills.

How many jobs and economic reports will be “delayed” and for how long before everyone acknowledges that this regime will no longer be providing information to the public as data that can be reviewed and analyzed. We will only get “Everything’s Great!” reports from the White House & the agencies.

It appears the California ban on masked law enforcement is a misdemeanor offense. That likely means a citation. That should require the cited individual to give their name address & contact information. Which I believe will then become a public record. I bet ICE responds with violence if confronted.

Why is he still in a leadership position for the Democrats? He really should be recognized as part of the Republican leadership team.

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So the rapture is supposed to happen in a few days when the faithful are taken away. Has anybody asked these folks if they think Trump is going to be taken away with them? He’s touted as god’s chosen one, so I can’t see him being left behind. I’d love to hear the response.

Go back to Epstein’s sweetheart deal he cut with the Feds and Florida & one thing stands out. Alex Acosta did not want to believe or trust the victims. He chose to question the credibility and value of their testimony & use that as a reason not to prosecute. Virtually blaming the victims.

Bondi’s going to try to find a way to arrest these folks without going to a grand jury. She can’t risk failing to get an indictment, like Jeanine Pirro. Put them in handcuffs and perp walk them. That’s what Trump wants first. After that, he’ll blame judges if he doesn’t get more.

I strongly suspect that Pam Bondi has, or will soon organize a joint "strike force" within DOJ & FBI, whose primary mission will be to fabricate evidence against people Trump has targeted for prosecution. They will have authority to reach out to other departments & States to search for information.

With the current situation with Disney, are there still formal or informal plans being made for Gay Days at Disney theme parks for 2026?

‼️ Russia has created units of soldiers infected with HIV, hepatitis and other diseases and sent them into battle. The occupiers of these units wear armbands that mark them as sick, — The Telegraph. ⚠️ Such Russians have been spotted on the front line near Pokrovsk in Donetsk region.

In this environment, where shareholder primacy is the foundation of corporate governance, should we really be surprised when corporations do not demonstrate any moral or ethical standards that conflict with that business model?

Trump’s carriage ride through the Windsor castle grounds, past rows of soldiers in dress uniforms was equivalent to a version of “It’s a Small World” for a man-child.

Most low income & middle class folks can more easily tell Trump to fu€k off, because they don’t have that much to lose. CEOs & oligarchs will submit every time because their wealth & power is how they define themselves. Losing that they lose their identity. They subjugate themselves out of fear.

It is going to quickly transition from gold lapel pins with Trump’s profile to a new golden coin (denomination to be determined) bearing his profile. Wait for it.

If SCOTUS determines that an unsubstantiated accusation from a Federal agency head, which later proves to be false is sufficient “cause” to remove a Fed Governor, no one, anywhere, anytime is safe from government attack.

Ron DeSantis doesn't have to think up new ways to hurt Disney in Florida. He just has to sit back and watch them do it to themselves. On the other hand, it would be ironic if he actually had to start supporting Disney in reaction to boycotts or other actions. That would be so sweet.

It will be interesting to see if the negative reaction to Disney for suspending Kimmel extends to their theme parks in France & Japan. I haven't seen any news about it yet. Those folks hate orange man deeply, and they now have another means to show it. We'll see.

Europe may provide loans to Ukraine, using frozen Russian assets as the collateral. The "Reparations Loans" would be due and payable when Ukraine receives reparations from Russia at the end of the war. This could provide 300€ funding to Kiev. I hope they can make that work.

Action yields equal & opposite reaction. With MAGA action after recent political violence, I think their reaction to violence against a Democratic politician or advocate may be: "They had it coming. They asked for it." Instead of silence about violence, they will celebrate it. Equal & opposite.

Do you think you'll be willing to trust any 2026 election night reporting or results from ABC or CBS? Do you think any legacy media sources will produce trustworthy election information? Which ones?

I take my flu & COVID shots separately, because I’m enough of a science nerd that if one of them causes a reaction, I want to know which one. Fall of 2025: Flu shot-no reaction. COVID-felt bad next day, no fever, arm sore 2-3 days. Stay tuned for 2026 results (I hope).

Interesting thoughts. Do you believe there are, or can be, ethical billionaires? youtube.com/watch?v=TAGx...

Patrimonialism. Interesting read on the Trump regime. Outside of the government systems , the best example may be organized crime families. Anyone living in NYC, and doing development projects would probably have first hand experience with patrimonialism. hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/p...

If Trump’s poll numbers continue to fall, you can expect that investigations into any Federal grants & assistance to Quinnipiac University will be announced. Their polls will be denounced as biased & every effort will be made to shut down or control it. Wait for it. poll.qu.edu/about/

The Federal Housing Finance Agency sends criminal referrals of Trumps enemies to the DOJ. The FCC threatens the broadcast licenses of media companies that employ comics Trump doesn’t like. What do you think the next agency will be that starts using it’s regulatory power to attack Trump’s enemies?

Right about the same time banning vaccines will make us healthy.

Morbidly rich. I think this term & its correlate morbid wealth are terms that may deserve more use in the discussion of the income inequality that is choking the American people & the economy. The morbidly rich have accumulated wealth to the point it is virtually if not literally killing people.

Anyone thinking of watching films from Robert Redford’s catalog my want to find Little Fauss and Big Halsy. Not a blockbuster, but a good film with Redford playing a character a bit outside his normal range. m.imdb.com/title/tt0065...

According to Brett Kavanaugh, they were not white, spoke a language other than English and were on a construction or worksite. That is reasonable suspicion today. Also, presenting valid visas or travel documents is not sufficient evidence to rebut the “reasonable suspicion”. Welcome to America.

Why do I sense an outdated law that they're trying to have repealed in Scotland might be a top priority in red state legislatures soon. www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/gu...

I guess it slipped by me until how clearly racist the traditional print media has become in regard to editorial and hiring practices for their opinion writers.

The “death panels” republicans feared from Obamacare are here. They are the advisory panels for vaccines and research funding at DHS. They are also the prior authorization panels at insurance carriers. Except the prior authorization “panels” are untrained clerks, or AI algorithms.

But the fundamental issue with DHS & CDC at this moment is that they don’t concede there is anything that constitutes a credible study. Anecdotal evidence and one case/one time reports are accepted as equal or better evidence that rigorous scientific studies and statistical analysis.

I can almost hear them saying that those churches should lose their tax exempt status because the churches silence is a political statement.

Will Trump stand down or evacuate the 80,000 plus US troops in Europe if Russia attacks? Will the US destroy its weapons as they leave? If US soldiers & civilians are killed in the fighting, will the US retaliate? Most of all, if Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons will the US take any action?

I know Trump’s in the Epstein files, known it for a long time. Nothing about him in them would surprise me. I want to know who else is in those files. I suspect the wealth and power wielded by those other names is far greater than Trump’s. He may be President, but they own him. He’s their toady.

I think RFK Jr’s MAHA is underlaid by a presumption never spoken of. Not enough Americans are dying. They believe modern healthcare and medicine are keeping alive too many people, for too long, at too great a cost. It wastes money & resources that could go to the healthy genetically superior.