Yes it’s good Trump backed down from his threat to commit war crimes. But that doesn’t change the fact that the sick demented malignant narcissist continues to play brinksmanship getting nothing in return - on war and tariffs - while declaring victory and pivoting straight to more insanity.

The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it. This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.

A madman has control of the most powerful military in the history of the world and the leaders of his party are too afraid to say or do anything to stop him.

Looking at crude oil data going back 10 years: steep price fall in 2020 (COVID); steep price increase in 2022 (Russia invasion of Ukraine); and about to go higher still due to the USA-Israel-Iran War.

An Easter message from the president which should really force the VP and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Gasoline prices are up 38% since February 28 -- to the highest price since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

He's nuts. Totally. (And either his spelling is atrocious or "reign" is a Freudian slip.)

These records belong to the American people, not to presidents. Shame on deplorable Trump for trying to steal one more thing from the American people! abcnews.com/US/doj-rejec...

No one can shut down the sun or stop the wind. Transitioning as quickly as possible to solar, wind, and hydro power should be an urgent domestic and foreign policy goal. Sadly, Trump is at war against solar and wind, so he can engage in deadly wars abroad. www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/c...

A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the USA is up 35% since February 28.

Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊

Fifth time out with this sign against trumpism and today's trumpist Republican Party.

We are now free to publicly rejoice upon hearing the good news that Donald Trump will never get to lie again.

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This inflation will ripple through the entire economy: The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline is up 27% since the start of the USA-Israel / Iran War.

The United States is contemplating threatening to kill people with HIV in another country as leverage to get that country's minerals. We have become a sick nation, just as depraved and disgusting as its leader.

"Jews don't belong in American society." Imagine a sitting member of Congress tweeting that. You can't. Thankfully, it'd never happen. And *if* it did, it'd be the end of their career and the biggest story in America. But Ogles can say this about Muslims without any censure.

The World Tomorrow -- gasoline at $3.11; crude oil at $113 a barrel; three leading US stock indices down -- brought to us by His Majesty, Donald John Trump.

CBS obtained video of the DHS killing of an unarmed man in Texas that DHS concealed for nearly a year, which clearly contradicts claims that he violently rammed anyone. He is shot with his brake lights on, car not moving or barely moving. Another DHS crime.

Prices for crude, Brent crude, gasoline, and heating oil over the last 6 months -- including the steep climb since the Iran War commenced one week ago. (Source: Trading Economics)

"The U.S. economy lost... 92,000 jobs in February.... The unemployment rate ticked up from 4.3% in January to 4.4% in February.... Sluggish hiring has coincided with elevated inflation, threatening a period of 'stagflation.'" abcnews.com/Business/job...

One month ago today, crude oil was selling for $63.68 per barrel. Today it is selling for $75.00 per barrel. That’s an inflation of 17.7% in one month. tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cr...

The average price of regular gasoline per gallon is up 11% from one month ago – from $2.89 per gallon (rounded up) to $3.20 per gallon (rounded up), an increase of 31 cents per gallon during the run up to and following the start of the war in Iran. gasprices.aaa.com

I did a short local radio interview yesterday about the talk this evening (March 3) at 6:00 at the Farmington Public Library, where these artifacts of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair are on display until mid-April: www.kfmo.com/news/worlds-...

If you want to see an inspiring, heartfelt documentary short about LGBTQ life in the Midwest at the end of the 20th century, take 15 minutes to watch this film. Link to a FREE watch is at the essay. I'd love to read others' thoughts after watching. outinstl.com/new-doc-shor...

Well, this should be a record-breaking day nokings.org

Seems to be the pattern…

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. The military industrial complex is cheering today.

*Upcoming Gustav Lind Jardiniere Events* *Monday, March 2, 8:50a* Interview on KFMO AM 1240 *Tuesday, March 3, 6:00p* Talk @ Farmington Public Library *May 2026* The article to be published, Missouri Historical Society's GATEWAY magazine *August 4, 2026, 11:00a* Talk @ Missouri History Museum

30 years. This video should be on every network.

Prior to 2015, if any candidate for elected office had begun a public statement or tweet with this sentence, he or she would have been laughed out of public life. Now, Americans re-elect them as commander-in-chief. I will never allow myself to become numb to his insanity.

Hitler had a great time at the 1936 Olympics and was always happy to let some of the shine from winning German Olympic athletes rub off on him. It did not make him good. It did not make him normal. It did not make him less dangerous.

The poorly educated Unites States -- not even half of our citizens can read on a 6th-grade level and only 30% of our citizens can pass a basic civics exam -- put a ten-year-old boy with oppositional defiant disorder in charge. (See comments for sources to stats.) www.cnn.com/2026/02/21/b...

I once had the good fortune to see the Jacob Lawrence "The Great Migration" series of 60 exhibited in one space. At this link one can see all paintings, including some with commentary from the artist himself. #BlackHistoryMonthUSA Link here: lawrencemigration.phillipscollection.org/the-migratio...

Very good news! (Not surprised who the three dissenters are -- obnoxious Alito, aggrieved Thomas, and screaming Kavanaugh.) www.npr.org/2026/02/20/n...

Inglie Marie, who will be 13 years old in April, has many daily routines, including every evening resting on my chest as I recline on the couch to watch television. Here she is this evening.

Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”

“If this guy isn’t impeached and removed, what’s the point to the whole Constitution? You can’t have a fucking criminal running the government for his own benefit screwing the people. And that’s what we have.”

We are the laughing stock of the world.

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."

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Thanks for the great interview with Chris Bruno and @rodneycwilson.bsky.social, Alan @thelocherroom.bsky.social. It's always great to revisit Michael Delaney's All My Children story, and to meet the man who inspired the whole thing!

Live streaming in one hour -- 6:30 CT / 7:30 ET. Recorded convo at this link thereafter. www.youtube.com/live/eYaAAih...