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More morning thoughts: remember, EVERY time Trump or one of his minions does something outrageous, it is a reminder that we cannot rely on the thin fabric of custom and decorum to protect our government and our nation. The only thing that's going to stop this is when they are permanently removed.

Morning thoughts: whether it was "enhanced interrogation methods" or the "unitary executive" theory, John Yoo has a lot to answer for, as well as his allies. Never thought I'd be re-reading the Anti-Federalist Papers because later whackjob "scholars" wanted to turn the U.S. into a dictatorship.

KIM: Is Trump your boss? CARR: The president designated chair of the FCC K: So he's your boss C: Look-- K: You swore an oath. Does it have the word 'president' in it? C: I'm not tracking K: Do you remember the oath? C: Sir-- K: What are you protecting? C: In this job-- K: The Constitution

Heavily underwater in her attempt to become NY governor, Rep. Elise Stefanik is trying to erase her history with the NY Young Republican Club entirely, after they invited both overt racists AND German white supremacists to their annual party. That's sweet. The internet, however, doesn't forget.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is a national treasurer. Here she is engaging in a “Trump or Trans?” exercise in a House committee. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEY0...

Mid-morning thoughts: man, I'm just nostalgic for the days when the most absolutely awful thing POTUS did was to wear a tan suit. Put another way, the Trump regime is a Keystone Cops dumpster fire, day after day after day. Don't think of this as the new normal because it's not.

Elon Musk has begun funding the GOP's House and Senate campaigns for the 2026 midterms. Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump earlier this year — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp.

Late afternoon thoughts: with DHS, ICE, and the Border Patrol, we have created a systemic, institutional dysfunctional problem in government. From my professional background on this, the only way to fix this is to eliminate these agencies, re-distribute their responsibilities and start over.

US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.

Noontime Thoughts: remember all those people behind the Satanic Panic back in the 80s? The ones concerned about D&D leading to Satanism? They're back today in full force, going after people who are transgender, gender nonconforming, or non-binary. Don't get fooled into thinking it's different!

As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Early morning thoughts: between ICE closing restaurants and demanding to see everyone's papers and police rescuing students trapped in a university library by a mass shooter, our safety is constantly under threat. No wonder we keep pushing for simple solutions at cross-purposes, which won't work.

"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.

Ahh so he’s just openly admitting his absolutely abysmal and transphobic views on trans people in sports are just fully made without listening to any actual facts on the issues, just shit he’s made up based on fear mongering. Cool cool. But did you know he’s the best on trans? He said so!

There’s more to this story. My first thought when the story broke—custody battle. Leavitt’s brother has a new, Mar-a-Lago aesthetic approved spouse, has taken his and Bruna’s son to the WH to meet Trump. The smearing of Bruna as absentee and a criminal, reeks of weaponizing ICE against his ex-…

Mid-morning thoughts: how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Progressives in the U.S. need to understand this: Not all candidates for office will be perfect, and we're not going to fix everything all at once. Expecting perfection is a losing strategy. Play the long game - just like them.

The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party. Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar

Things that make me tired: it wasn't over when Agent Orange mocked Serge Kovaleski's disability, a Washington Post reporter. It wasn't over when ICE dragoons began kidnapping people in broad daylight, while wearing masks and menacing witnesses. It will only be over when we, as a people, say ENOUGH.

I had been dreading the treaty anniversary as an occasion to note that we have not done nearly enough, but in July I thought we might be able celebrate it. Because, on 23 July, the international court of justice handed down an epochal ruling....

Yet more morning thoughts: the ongoing efforts of the Trump regime to destroy and plunder this country take up between a quarter to a third of my time and attention, as far as I can tell. What bothers me the most is the constant low-level distraction of Agent Orange's bullsh*t. It's wearying.

More early morning thoughts: what this country is today is very far apart from our ideals, but those ideals are worth fighting for. Today's "centrism" shows how the Overton Window has been jerked to the right, which took time and gradual effort - we need to do the same in the opposite direction.

The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.

Early evening thoughts: when somebody says something that sounds like what a fascist would say, tell them that. Then, when they heatedly deny that they are a fascist, ask them to explain why people should not think they were, given what they said. If they admit to being fascist, act accordingly.

Late afternoon thoughts: the number of Republicans retiring from Congress keeps going up, secure in their efforts to jerk the Overton Window and the USA closer to fascism. But that's only true if we let it - which means a Blue Tsunami is required in every election going forward. Vote accordingly.

Late afternoon thoughts: the number of Republicans retiring from Congress keeps going up, secure in their efforts to jerk the Overton Window and the USA closer to fascism. But that's only true if we let it - which means a Blue Tsunami is required in every election going forward. Vote accordingly.

Early morning thoughts: I keep seeing these heartwarming, emotional stories on social media. Examples: people in distress who are rescued by strangers, or veterans who encounter something from the past. All without attribution or documented sources. It's *manipulation*, people. Don't fall for it.

Mid-afternoon thoughts: whether it is tariffs or military action, it is long past time that we place controls on the Presidency, to avoid delegating too much power without effective oversight. We have an out-of-control Executive and the GOP in Congress and SCOTUS have done nothing to stop it.

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

Dinnertime thoughts: Trump's practice of personally attacking other elected officials who disagree with him is degrading to the presidency. It cheapens public discourse and is a threat to our democratic republic. It puts people's lives at risk and is dangerous. It needs to stop.

Article II of the Constitution does not grant the President of the United States inherent authority to declare whoever he wants to be part of a foreign terrorist organization and to execute them without any process.

Mid-morning thoughts: three big issues underlying the safety of our country are election integrity, gerrymandering, and Citizens United. We must ensure our elections aren't tampered with, in districts drawn without bias, and where the wealthy cannot buy loudspeakers and call it "free speech."

Late night thoughts: to be effective citizens of this country, we must work to be informed about current issues, and be ready to have our preconceptions challenged, and our thinking changed. Engaging in honest discussion with other people helps in this process. But we really *need* to be educated.

Early morning thoughts: expecting to make a complete shift in a single election cycle to a progressive political outcome (e.g. Medicare for All) is unrealistic. That doesn't make it not worth fighting for. It just means it will take time and sustained effort and NOT STOPPING (or giving up).

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And this is why the Humanities and Fine Arts are vital to maintain and to nurture. Also something that AI will never, ever even come close to.

Midnight thoughts: Dept. of Homeland Security, War on Terror (Mission Accomplished?), Authorizations for Use of Military Force, Guantanamo Bay, Extraordinary Rendition, waterboarding, enhanced interrogation techniques, drone strikes on civilians. Now ICE is a secret police in the U.S. Figure it out.

Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.

Late night thoughts: (1) Trump is abusing the presidency for his personal monetary gain, (2) the incompetence of Trump's appointees is mind-boggling, (3) the GOP is complicit in ALL of this, (4) I haven't even gotten to the Epstein class buying the country out from under us, and then charge us rent.

Mid-morning thoughts: I've said this before - in 2016, Trump executed a hostile take-over of the GOP. In 2024, Trump executed a hostile take-over of the Federal government. To regain control of the government, we must oust Trump and his GOP cronies (Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger notwithstanding.)

World AIDS Day: Honour the Past, Power the Future. On #WorldAIDSDay, we wear the red ribbon to remember tens of thousands of lives lost to AIDS-related illnesses in the UK, and to honour LGBT+ activists who built a response powered by community, love & courage. [1/7]

Early morning thoughts: Steve Wittkoff isn't representing the U.S. government, he's representing the Trump Organization. This isn't about ending the war in Ukraine, it's about getting the best deal for oligarchs - Putin, Trump, others - and we're paying the price. (Citizens United makes it worse.)

Trump, long an enthusiastic advocate of extrajudicial killings and war crimes, "has been lusting for this kind of violence for years, maybe decades. And he has made no secret of it. This is what he wanted, and this is what he is doing right now. Expect much more." [@sykescharlie.bsky.social]

🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder. "the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...

this guy is betting on a future with accountability for today’s crimes, so we should too

Noontime thoughts: if you are concerned that the Democratic party "isn't doing enough," but you object to progressive activists pushing Democratic values and "dragging the party to the left" you just might have some cognitive dissonance going on. If we want to win, we have to speak to shared values.

Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…