I know we had a State of the Union address tonight, but if it's given by a delusional autocratic narcissist, is it worth anything at all?

These are, of course, the ramblings of a delusional dotard. Also, he hates the American people for failing to re-elect him in 2020. He does love oligarchs and foreign autocrats, but that's about it.

Again, despite the fact that I am personally convinced that Donald Trump hates America so much for not re-electing him in 2020 that he's trying to destroy it, I think there are other reasons why this guy shouldn't be anywhere near the levers of power.

We didn’t buy the house because the cat matched the stairs, but it is an interesting facet of the experience.

At this point, it’s no longer “Should we abolish ICE?” as “we need to reset things to pre-9/11/2001 and time’s a-wastin’”. You can make an argument that treating terrorism as a law enforcement problem rather than a war would have kept us out of our current situation.

A "50 Year Reich" is restrained given his usual bombastic flourishes.

In all this voter ID stuff, the GOP has such bad-faith arguments that it Is hard to take any of it seriously, except they'll probably be able to keep some people from voting.

There's a reason why all of our most inventive minds (writers of speculative fiction) have their stories about AI contemplating it destroying humanity. Starving us at the airports is just a bit slower than Skynet-style stuff.

I get that Trump is good for the news business, but calling out rampant corruption should be part of that business.

It’s mid to high 50s today and all the pups are out. Some in little sweaters, but it feels like a nice break from the recent temperature unpleasantness.

I sadly think, almost daily, about how much better a country, a society, and a world we could live in if VP Harris had been elected. So many things would be intact: research programs, the East Wing of the White House, the US economy, the US leadership position in the world...

My contention has been that Trump was so mad at America after he lost the 2020 election that he is intent on pillaging and destroying it. Does anyone have any evidence to rebut this contention?

"Democrats refused to fund the Federal agency building concentration camps, conducting massive illegal sweeps through American cities, and killing US citizens" actually seems like a winning message.

GOP: Yup. That was the intent. Should be obvious by now.

The Monday after the Super Bowl should be a Federal holiday, and more Presidential candidates should make this in a plank in their platforms.

“…by throwing away all possible US leadership on the world stage.”

“Why is Donald Trump stealing from US taxpayers while we’re paying higher prices thanks to his tariffs?” — more accurate Jeffries

What I appreciate most about the early days of the Mamdani mayoral tenure is that he's showing how government can serve the people. Which, to my understanding, is its purpose. More folks should point to government successes in aiding the American people. The Inflation Reduction Act, the PPACA...

It’s still stunning to me that this is the guy for whom the GOP is willing to end the American experiment. He’s making the US into an Axis power and has lost touch not only with our founding principles, but also reality. Not sure Vance is ideologically any better, but he might not be delusional.

Executive Orders specify requirements for the Executive Branch of the government. It's past time we tell the emperor he has no clothes.

“Dehumanizing” I would note that Hitler and the other Nazis were, famously, humans. They were not from a race of space-faring octopi. And, there’s a lot of Nazi-esque stuff being done by this administration’s humans.

It wouldn't take that many GOP Congresspersons to impeach the current POTUS, who is threatening the current balance of global power, supporting a secret police force that has shot and killed American citizens, and has ordered the murder of alleged drug runners without due process. They should.

Is the executive branch interfering in free interstate travel and interstate commerce? Signs point to yes.

The Domino Theory, but we're now on Russia's side...

Well, that's incredibly stupid.

I just checked in on the alternate timeline where the Harris/Walz ticket won in 2024. Renee Good is still alive. Nobody is being sent to third-party countries' concentration camps. Vaccines are still being recommended to save lives. The US isn't about to destroy NATO. The dollar remains strong.

"Abolish the Gestapo force that's killing US citizens" could also work.

Little has changed from 10 months ago about the US as an Axis power. Current Greenland nonsense reinforces it, Maduro kidnapping supports it, and now we have ICE killing people they get mad at.

These mf-ers out here trying to make ideology a capital crime...

ICE agents are going to murder more US citizens because they’re infuriated that one of them is being called a murderer? What the actual…

"The general welfare" the framers of the Constitution envisioned doesn't need to stop at the bottom level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Even the Democratic mainstream has mainly focused there, which is vital, but it's so nice to see a commitment to support for self-actualization.

It’s long past time that we acknowledge this person has lost touch with reality.

I think he'll get acquitted of the machine gun charges (because, what?!?!), but not sure about the others. The POTUS will probably offer some sort of deal based on mineral rights or some nonsense if he's willing to play ball.

As a reminder: As of today, POTUS Trump has been convicted of 34 more felonies in New York than has Maduro.

We can make the world better with progressive political policies and effort. We should do more of that.

Finishing up a meal the the Farmers Market in LA, wondering aloud if we needed to bus our table ourselves, Samantha Mathis, sitting nearby, gave us the answer.

The word "evil" should be used more often in covering the current administration's policies.

You never have. What folks have asked of you is not being a racist a-hole while being white. If you can't manage that, then any apology you make will be useless, anyway.

Maybe don't let the doddering, delusional racist do this, US Congress. You have the tools.

I wonder if this counts as one of those "official acts" SCOTUS was so keen on US Presidents to be able to do...

Yeah…

They failed to assimilate to the promise of America, and are struggling to go back to a white supremacist fever dream where the only ones with power are rich white guys. They should never get near the levers of power.

In all cases, it seems like the people detained by ICE have been convicted of at least 30 fewer felonies than the current POTUS.

Thanksgiving update: Made blueberry scones (3/4ths consumed), turkey is in the oven, stockpot simmering. We are into bottle #2 of bubbly wine. Trying to decide if we need to walk to the grocery store for more butter. Let's be honest: We probably need to walk to the grocery store for more butter.

The PPACA, for all its flaws, absolutely transformed American health insurance for the better. The only way to make it better is to provide a public option, but that’s only on the GOP agenda if Mamdani gets another Oval Office visit while Trump has that bill on his desk.

At first glance, this suggests to me that the current administration is interested in Ivy League serfdom. Or, more in line with some previous policy moves, plantations.

If Biden had said you have to show ID at a grocery store, there would have been a concerted media effort calling for a 25th Amendment solution.

Can we get some input on this from the son with whom he shares that porn accountability app? It seems like the only thing he has seen or heard over the last several weeks has been porn. Like, exclusively.

I don’t think this explains the spate of… let’s say “creatively nonsensical”… SCOTUS rulings by the current Court, but it would be a reasonable explanation.