This cracked me up. The beginning of a Google AI answer to someone's question: Law & Order: Criminal Intent was canceled by the USA Network in 2011 due to high production costs and a desire to avoid airing more episodes. "A desire to avoid airing more episodes."

Those among us who wonder whether Trump trade policy makes any sense, need wonder no more. In a few sentences, economist Jeffrey Sachs makes it extremely easy to understand. Posted by KOJAMF on BlueSky […] [Original post on mastodon.world]

1/2 Canada produces a simple ad, using the words of Ronald Reagan in a speech delivered in 1987 opposing the idea of trade tariffs precisely because they tend to devastate the lives of working Americans. Trump’s feelings are hurt, and so he does what he always does when his feelings are hurt […]

News Corpse takes a look at Republican claims that there is nothing in the Epstein files concerning Donald Trump… …and asks why those same Republicans are blocking release of the Epstein files that they keep insisting will exonerate Trump […]

Julian Sanchez finds a document condemning a list of specific actions routinely performed by Trump and his cronies. It is often referred to as The Declaration of independence. He lists from the list. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/10/25/week-of-successful-peaceful-protests#juliansanchez

CalicoJack in The Psy of Life reviews half-hearted resistance and strategic compromises of principle. He wonders if a Democratic Party that hasn’t succeeded should be succeeded by something new. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/10/25/week-of-successful-peaceful-protests#thepsyoflifeblog

PZ Myers has the obvious reaction as Trump and Hegseth prod us libtards by closing a California highway and firing artillery across it, accidentally hitting a police vehicle with shrapnel as officers try to escort JD Vance somewhere or other: Key obvious: "The gang that couldn’t shoot straight […]

In Canadian satire, The Beaverton has Canadians harshly criticizing Trump for demolishing the White House without giving Canadians a chance to burn it down again as they did the first time in 1812. Key alternative: "At press time Canada is abandoning plans to burn down the White House in favour […]

At The Moderate Voice Kathy Gill brings us the public metaphor, (and a warning signal of future intent) as Trump, after promising not to, destroys a huge section of the White House to build a gaudy, oversized gold‑plated ballroom. I, of course, have an observation […]

1/4 tengrain at Mock Paper Scissors reports as Trump sues the US government, not directly for successfully getting 34 convictions for illegally keeping 3 sets of business books, one for the public, one for the banks, and one for the tax assessor […]

1/2 Andrew Napolitano has a history as a denizen of the Fox Network, and proponent of various conspiracy theories, one of which was too much even for Fox. Frances Langum presents video as Trump’s proposal that his Justice Department pay him nearly a quarter billion dollars for the inconvenience […]

1/2 In Letters from an American, historian Heather Cox Richardson begins with this: "Over the weekend, as millions of Americans attended 'No Kings' protests, President Donald J. Trump’s social media accounts responded by posting images not just of Trump as a king—defecating on Americans […]

Ted McLaughlin at jobsanger has the numbers as Americans, by a massive majority don’t like Trump or where he is pushing the country. A small and decreasing proportion of diehards still identify as MAGA. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/10/25/week-of-successful-peaceful-protests#jobsanger

If, like me, you could not attend last week’s nationwide protest, North Carolina pastor John Pavlovitz has good news. Today is No Kings Day. Tomorrow is No Kings Day. Each day presents its opportunities. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/10/25/week-of-successful-peaceful-protests#johnpavlovitz

driftglass has a thoughtful essay on what acts of protest are emotionally satisfying but totally ineffective, what forms have been tremendously effective, how hopeless things seem now, and why they aren’t if we act effectively […]

Dave Columbo has a thought about MAGAFolk who agree with Trump’s thoughts about those who expressed their thoughts about Trump at the national No Kings protest. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/10/25/week-of-successful-peaceful-protests#davecolumbo

My longtime friend Darrell Michaels, who is Unabashedly American, knows that those of us on his left are despicable anti-Americans, and that the No Kings protests were an exercise in left-wing absurdity, but also points out that he disagrees with Trump on some things, helpfully listing seven […]

Our favorite Earth-Bound Misfit has an obvious observation about how so much of mainstream media managed to ignore the massive, national No Kings protest. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/10/25/week-of-successful-peaceful-protests#eb-misfit She begins with this:

Dave Dubya has a few photos of arrests for various acts of violence at last week’s No Kings protests, all pretty much committed by resentful MagaFolk: assaults, armed threats, and one deliberate hit‑and‑run. That last got away, but the license plate was seen and the number recorded […]

Jason Linkins pretty much summarizes what last weekend meant: https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/10/25/week-of-successful-peaceful-protests#JasonLinkins

Hackwhackers goes back five years to quote the late John Lewis, iconic civil rights hero who was beaten nearly to death in 1965 at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, and applies a lesson to last week’s peaceful national rally. Key American ethic: "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and […]

Managed to get this week's list of internet wisdom posted ON TIME!! Yay! https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/10/25/week-of-successful-peaceful-protests/

For a teacher, dealing with an uncooperative parent can be the worst: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1895164747762252

Shamelessly stolen from Ted McLaughlin: http://jobsanger.blogspot.com/2025/10/poll-numbers-for-trump-and-his-economy.html

“With a single phone call, Putin appears to have changed President Trump’s mind on Ukraine once again.” All Putin has to do is ring the TACO Bell, seasoned with some flattery. https://politicalwire.com/2025/10/20/trump-pushed-zelensky-to-give-up-land/

Putin knows how to manipulate Trump with flattery. So all he needs to do is ring the TACO Bell. https://politicalwire.com/2025/10/17/inside-putins-trump-strategy/

Shamelessly stolen from Hackwhackers https://hackwhackers.blogspot.com/2025/10/todays-cartoons_01524568580.html

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

You ever think to yourself “but I am just one person, what can I do to make a difference?” It turns out that “wear an inflatable frog costume and go downtown” is actually a really reasonable answer. #portland #portlandfrog #uspol

Personal nominee for next FBI Director:

Masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community

Shamelessly stoen from Colin Payne

Shamelessly stolen from Josh Mankiewicz:

Journalist hospitalized after attempting to photograph ICE agents in public elevator #aurefreepress #News #press #headline #gop #Politics #uspolitics #USpol #Breaking #breakingnews https://share.newsbreak.com/f9epywl4

Shamelessly stolen from Infidel753: https://infidel753.blogspot.com/2025/09/link-round-up-for-27-september-2025.html

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Imagine an administration that uses government to ban comedians for making jokes about them! https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/goebbels-banned-comedians-nazi-article/

SilverAppleQueen makes a worthy point about lifetime experience and freedom of speech. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/09/27/week-kimmel-triumph-kirk-funeral-trump-un-rant-triump-suit-dismissed-epstein-files-trump-unpopular-rapture-unwrapped-some-gospel-aint-poss8/#silverapplequeen

23 Random people are dead! We can't blame Trump supporters who only share the shooter's politics. It is unAmerican to assign collective guilt for the actions of one. We don't do Reichstag fires. Only the mass shooter is responsible for killing 23 people […]

It is wrong to blame evangelical Christians who only share the assassin's religion. It is unAmerican to assign collective guilt for the actions of one. We don't do Reichstag fires here. The murderer is the only one responsible for his deadly actions […]

A reminder: It is wrong to blame those who only happen to share the shooter's support of Trump. It is unAmerican to assign collective guilt for the actions of one. We don't do Reichstag fires here. The shooter, and only the shooter, is responsible for his deadly actions […]

NASA is facing backlash after reportedly being ordered to destroy a fully operational satellite that plays a crucial role in monitoring the Earth’s atmosphere. Imagine a perfectly good, high-tech spacecraft gathering invaluable data on carbon dioxide – a key player in climate change – only to […]

1/2 It isn’t just Jimmy Kimmel who bruises the delicate sensibilities of our current dear leader. Our favorite Earth-Bound Misfit tells the tale of a completely legal, licensed, paperwork all filled out, permit signed and sealed, statue on the National Mall. The exhibit shows two figures: Trump […]

Regarding future American leadership after Trumpism gets tossed, Jason Linkins responds to extreme caution by urging caution that is more extreme. And he is right […]

1/2 Wisconsin conservative James Wigderson reviews the conservative National Review as they review the strange case of Jimmy Kimmel. NR makes the case that FCC Chair Brendan Carr, with his threat to put ABC affiliates out of business, is not the problem. It is the existence of the FCC itself […]

driftglass seems to get tired of both-sides journalism, while The New York Times seems to get tired of straight factual coverage as Jimmy Kimmel viewers celebrate a single victory over government censorship. Key opinion piece headline: "Like His Suspension, Kimmel’s Return Draws a Divided […]

1/3 Was Kimmel suspended for something he said about Charlie Kirk’s murder? CalicoJack in The Psy of Life wants us to know what he actually said, and why Trump and Trumpers want us to believe something different […]

1/6 Jimmy Kimmel has returned in triumph as government censorship finally loses one. His second late night back was even better than his first: https://youtu.be/EHNYV71fKQ4?si=hkRiEMWsPW1ZD4Wg The part that defines Trump accurately begins at 5:22 and goes under a minute and a half.

Sometimes real life intrudes. It was hours late, but I did get the list of this week's best of the best internet wisdom posted […]