Not sure why I thought of this song (which I haven't heard in decades) today Glad I did 'I lit a cigarette on a parking meter & walked on down the road. It was a normal day' youtu.be/TYtVc56o9oo

Historians will look back at this time w/same mix of astonishment & revulsion we use when looking at things like witch-burnings & virgin sacrifices; 'WTF were they thinking?' But we won't have the ready-made excuse of being a bunch of ignorant peasants who knew little of logic & nothing of science.

Emerging Trump/MAGA MN exit strategy: 'If people in MN want to be ruled by radiclIb Commies who like to have illegal rapists & murderers running wild in their streets, that's their choice. We tried to help & they didn't want it. We'll go somewhere where our efforts will be appreciated. HARRUMPH!'

1. The ICE cracks, Bovino gone, fewer street actions in Minneapolis. Next up, A) Trump works out 'great deal' w/MN officials, in which MN agrees to keep doing what they've been doing (since before Trump II) to help feds enforce immigrations laws (but MN still remains 'sanc state'); B)

How will Trump respond when someone suggests naming the VA facility where Pretti worked (or at least part of it) after him?

How many people reviewed the letter from Bondi to Walz before it went out? Seriously, did NO ONE see the obvious problems w/sending it? Are they truly that tone deaf, that out of touch w/reality? 'Nice state ya got here. Be a shame if something happened to it. We just want to wet our beak a little'

1) TRUMP IMMIGRATION POLICY: VOTERS VOTED FOR THIS(?) 1. In all 3 of his elections, the majority of voters voted for a not-Trump candidate. He got 49.8% in 24, highest total he ever got. 2. Even if we assume (absurd assumption) that EVERY person who voted for him in 24 voted to

Some will get it: "And now, the boys are gonna play a little tune for you by the Duke Ellington called 'Take a Train.' A-one and-a-two and ..." L. Welk

NATO just posted this response to Trump's latest threats: youtu.be/BEaIRfBZk00

1) Can't help but notice that, for all the tough talk & aggressive bluster, Trump/ICE/Noem, et al., have made no move to go into Brainerd MN. No doubt this is due to the impeccable reputation of its police chief Marge Gunderson, who is known to be relentless in her passion for investigating

1) How long before Trump, realizing the utter hopelessness of his position (& the abject humiliation that would result if he repudiated it), claims that his threats to seize Greenland were merely a brilliant ploy to get Europe to unite itself &

MAGA Make Asshats Go Away. Works on several levels ...

Greenland/Denmark should sign contracts (option, 1st refusal, etc) w/Europe re raw materials & rights to rent land (e.g., for bases, etc). Contracts provide some penalty or trigger if US takes Greenland, by sale or force. Poison pill; impose penalties if US takes over (enforced in US courts?).

People doing these 'ICE watches' should all chant SHAME loudly & in unison when ICE is around. Better visual than yelling at & insulting cops; shows solidarity; may start to get to ICE (cursing at them only makes them feel righteous).

We are all free to view reality as we choose, based on whatever evidence & logic we find compelling & credible. Reality it what it is, & it doesn't care what we think or why (altho it has been known to occasionally mock our ignorance).

1) ICE Trespass Generally, property owners can bar others from their property by either posting 'no trespass' signs or having cops issue specific trespass orders to particular people. I assume one can post a no-trespass sign limited to specific people (assuming that doesn't violate any

Need to start a YouTube challenge/trend. Video yourself packing up some 'prize' you have & mail it to Trump. See whose is the funniest ...

1) TAKING GREENLAND To 'seize' Greenland, Trump will need to convince 1000s of members of US military to obey what are likely blatantly illegal orders. Even if he does that, & they 'seize' Greenland, that will not make it part of US.

1) STRICT ENFORCEMENT Suppose local sheriff decides to strictly enforce all traffic laws in county. Tickets will be issued to all who drive 1 MPH over limit, roll thru stop signs or lights, park outside lines, follow too close, turn w/o signaling, etc. To insure no one is

1) MN GOOD SHOOTING Many citing alleged injury to cop as proving his claim of self-defense is valid. But actual injury is not needed to prove SD; reasonable fear of injury is sufficient. Fact of actual injury cuts

Haven't heard anyone address issue of whether SCOTUS could decide legality of Trump unilateral seizure of Greenland. Surely, someone (Greenland officials?) would have standing to file suit in fed ct. Issue of whether POTUS has 'inherent power' to do such a thing is type of issue SCOTUS often decides

ome say Trump's obsession w/Greenland began right after he saw this movie & thought it was a documentary. Hogwash. That timing was just coincidence, I'm sure ... youtu.be/Uun8uIpJwwQ

GREAT COMEBACKS # 47 Enthusiastic but naive young gearhead: 'Hey, man, I want you to build me a badass race car!!' Wise old mechanic: 'Speed costs money, kid. How fast do you wanna go?' Attributed to Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins

1) Proposed statement from Nobel Committee if Machado gives plaque to Trump: 'It has come to our attention that, thru no fault of Ms. Machado, another person has wrongfully taken possession of the Nobel commemorative plaque

If Machado gives her Nobel medal to Trump, Nobel Committee should declare that they consider that medal to have been stolen (taken thru coercion, as if by threat of violence) & issue Machado a duplicate medal.

Machado can't 'give' Trump the Nobel Prize, which is 'given' by Nobel Prize Committee. Machado can only give him the physical hardware the Committee awarded to her. Similar to Lebron James giving Trump one of his MVP trophies & Trump then claiming he is legit NBA MVP.

Interesting twist on VZ & oil. There's a greater than zero chance that, in the next few years, Iran could have new leadership, become a friendly part of the larger world, & fully open up its oil fields to the world. Another good reason for oil companies to hesitate re VZ ...

1) 'TAKE THE OIL' Seems 15-20% of VZ oil is used domestically & rest is exported. Not clear how we could 'take' domestic oil & probably not a good idea to do so anyway; they need it to run country. As to exports, about 75-80% to China, 15% to US, rest to Cuba, Spain, India, etc.

1) Venezuela blues Some are concerned that Trump is leading us into yet another endless-war quagmire that will last for years & cost us much blood & treasure before we are forced to leave in ignominious tuck-tale defeat. But as Trump just explained,

MN FRAUD One thing I haven't heard MAGAs comment on is how Musk & DOGE seemed to have missed all this ...

Suppose you, a musician, are hired to play at a venue called Music Lovers Hall. After contract is signed, you learn promoter has changed name of venue to Hitler Lovers Hall. Does this give you legal basis to back out of contract w/o being sued for breach? Can you sue the promoter for breach?

A Xmas song youtu.be/VCxCaK83pOo

Trump drawing smaller rally crowds; the irony here is too delicious ... youtu.be/UZ6JxAgmxXg

1) HERITAGE AMERICANS Some say 'I'm HA,' as that makes them part of some noble native aristocracy. Even if one is 'directly descended' (thru parentage) from someone who came here several generations ago, that doesn't mean that EVERYONE in your lineage is a true HA. The further back

Need a boycott campaign of performing at Kennedy Center until Trump name is removed, maybe a remake of 'Ain't Gonna Play Sun City' w/new lyrics ...

Trump, on hearing the news about Trump/Kennedy Center: youtu.be/UkgwwrH5LU8

Reminds me of headlines seen during Swift tour: 'Swifties crash websites trying to get tickets. But why are prices so high?' Prices are high because there's enough people willing to pay that amount to sell out venue. Lowering prices wouldn't make more tickets available (number ltd by venue size).

If a prescription drug costs $50, & Trump reduces the price by 600%, how much do we now pay?

If a prescription drug costs $50, & Trump reduces the price by 600%, how much do we now pay?

1) If House releases transcript of Smith hearing, group of actors (unknowns, not big names) should recreate what occurred, playing the roles of all involved, in a similar setting. No doubt too much to expect Smith would play

1) Would love to hear Smith or member of staff do the opening argument they would have given in the 2 fed cases against Trump. 'On Jan 6, that man [point dramatically at defense table] was desperate. Everything wild scheme he had tried to stay in office had failed, & failed miserably

'Help me out, Ruth. Tweezer glint!' youtu.be/DmcYTShN4Fk

1) 'W/regard to the current immigration enforcement policy being pursued by the Trump admin, do you believe that there are any circumstances in which, based on considerations of simple fairness & equity, a person who has violated the law should be fully pardoned

Low key crowd reaction; getting bored w/the 'greatest hits,' want new material ...

Just wait till Canada declares US drug smugglers to be narcoterrorists & begins blowing them out of the water in the Great Lakes & the N. Atlantic & N. Pacific coasts...

A. Habba announcing she's 'stepping down' as US attorney for NJ after judges concluded she wasn't properly appointed. On an unrelated note, I'm announcing I'm divorcing A. Jolie because this marriage just won't work if she doesn't recognize it. US people should know it's not my fault; I did my best

1) Most logical explanation for this Cuellar pardon seems to be, Trump wanted HC to flip to R (either on his own or as part of express deal w/Trump). Voters should make HC pledge that, if elected, he won't flip. & if, postelection, he does flip, he'll resign & run for reelection

1) Probably the most pathetic thing about all this 'Trump bribery' that favor-seekers shower upon him is that Trump seems to take it more seriously than the sycophants who do it. It really seems he doesn't get the joke; he thinks they

1) 2d STRIKE INTENT Some are trying to distinguish 'intent to kill survivors' vs. 'intent to destroy remainder of boat.' Distinction is valid in abstract but overlooks fact that any reasonable person would know that, if survivors are