“Without debate, without criticism, no Administration and no country can succeed — and no republic can survive.” - JFK

Maybe no one agrees with me, but I think Trump's medical issues will end within 1 year, maybe less. Unless, of course, Vance pushes him down the stairs first.

Someday when the shooting starts, US Military personnel will listen to their (real) leaders, not to a pretty boy TV host.

One thing about ATC beginning to crack, if shutdown continue for another couple of weeks, air travel might begin to halt, and sports on TV will vanish as no one can go anywhere. I can't imagine Victor Wembanyama riding a bus across the US.

Don't tell RFK about this. www.livescience.com/health/cance...

Trump is supposedly improving the Presidential bunker under the new Ballroom. Perhaps it will be called the "FührerBunker".

Most Americans are either ignorant about what is happening to the country, or don't care. More than all the horrific things Trump et al is doing, what disturbs me most, is that so many Americans seemingly don't give a shit. 7-8 million in a protest is nice, but it should be 20-30 million.

Scroll cleanse for the day www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPKE...

Proud to stand with @indivisiblennv.bsky.social #NoKingsReno #NoKings

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…” ~Patrick Henry

The three things that destroy civilizations are (1) war (2) climate change (like drought etc.) and (3) corruption. I think the US seems to be going for the trifecta.

Black Monday anyone? October 19, 1987.

Their outrage always seems to skip the actual predators.

And in 2013:

If ATC walks out (they are not being paid), the shutdown will end quickly. No air traffic = total economy shutdown. Even a stupid congress person understands this. I believe this happened before (ATC in DC area walked out leaving Congress stuck).

I think most Americans are clueless about how bad this can get. Many think it's just politics, and will blow over, and they can safely ignore everything. They are wrong. It can and will likely get much worse, and even out of control. Our existence as Americans is on a knife's edge.

The odds of a military coup in this country just went up from 0% to something much, much higher. There will be a line that Tramp et al will not be permitted to cross. What happens afterwards I have no idea. No country this large, this powerful and this rich has ever had a military coup.

People out there who pay no attention, or only watch Fox, have no idea that people losing healthcare means the ER will be overflowing, and they will not get any care in time, even if they have insurance.

Alexander Hamilton could not more accurately describe Trump and the danger to liberty of such a man.

Damn that's a fat drone. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-show...

Does anyone else find it strange that Kirk's widow went directly from watching her husband be shot to running his organization? Shouldn't people grieve first? I'm sure he had mentioned he wanted her to take over, but it still seems an odd thing to do right away.

The first rule of fighting fascism is don't obey in advance. Practically, surrendering one-by-one is a losing proposition; fighting together will always win, eventually.

The future belongs to the young, as it has always, but only if they grasp that, and do something, or at least vote like their future depends on it. Otherwise, they get the future that older people want, who won't be there to blame.

It's not a sluggish news day, but maybe it is. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The Kirk shooting to me sounds like a professional hit. From the back, everyone looking at Kirk, shooter fires only one shot, vanishes. Not seeming a political killing. Maybe Kirk really pissed off someone with access to professionals.

Despite what people think, last year there were 16,000 murders in the US, which is 44 per day, or less than 1 per state per day. 70% of them were using some kind of gun. Around 4.7 per 100,000 population.

Corruption is a virus, once it infects a country, no matter what kind of government it has, will eventually become fatal.

Sigh. Hyundai plant that would have eventually hired 8000 Americans is now dead. The people who were attacked by ICE were there to build the plant and get it ready to hire locals. But, sorry folks, no job for you ever. www.cnn.com/2025/09/08/u...

Why does the GOP hate kids so much? arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

An opinion a day keeps the tariffs away.

The fight is far from over.

I miss the old brand #CDC

Crony capitalism. All Desantis buddies. www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis...

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin. He was actually not talking about freedom in the letter this is from, but the quote still works.

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If you need a pick-me-up in a mad world, watch a Moon Bear learn what freedom is like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ho...

This is basically impossible. Also, stupid, as foreign governments will eventually do the same to Americans. www.mediaite.com/media/news/j...

Well there goes modern society. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

This is how you protest.

Firstly, who cares. Secondly, how is this news? Thirdly, Miller hating immigrants and eating mayo is hardly any reason to listen to this. Lastly, who cares? www.mediaite.com/media/podcas...

This link is to the entire book A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ABSURDITIES OF THE SOVIET UNION. laurivahtre.ee/empire-of-th...

Billy was not Long for his job as IRS Commissar. His only act of note was to eat Direct File.

The stock market continues to act like it's Summer, 1929.