In a galaxy not too far away, in the palace of Jabba the Trump …
President Donald Trump and the grotesque “Star Wars” crime boss, Jabba the Hutt, have much in common. They are both shady dealmakers who see everything as a transaction from which they expect to profit.
Anyone who resists Jabba’s hardball tactics gets thrown into a pit with a hungry, bestial Sarlacc. In the case of the American president, the Sarlacc speaks Russian. When Ukraine’s brave leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, refuses to grovel and sell out the independence of his country, Trump pouts, rages and cuts off military aid, leaving Zelenskyy alone to face the monster in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin.
We shall yet see if Zelenskyy can beat the odds and become the victorious hero in this scenario — a real-life Jedi master — but there is no doubt that Trump has already surpassed Jabba’s penchant for loathsome behavior.
I think Trump/Musk are engineering a recession to raise the value of their cryptocurrencies, expected to be a safe haven during hard times because they are decentralized, not tied to any country or government.
Layoffs announced by U.S.-employers jumped to levels not seen since the last two recessions amid mass federal government job cuts, canceled contracts and fears of trade wars.
The planned rollback of protections for Ukrainians was underway before Trump publicly feuded with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week. It is part of a broader Trump administration effort to strip legal status from more than 1.8 million migrants allowed to enter the U.S. under temporary humanitarian parole programs launched under the Biden administration, the sources said.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said the department had no announcements at this time. The White House and Ukrainian embassy did not respond to requests for comment.
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A Trump executive order issued on January 20 called for DHS to “terminate all categorical parole programs.”
The administration plans to revoke parole for about 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans as soon as this month, the Trump official and one of the sources familiar with the matter said, requesting anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The plan to revoke parole for those nationalities was first reported, opens new tab
by CBS News.
Migrants stripped of their parole status could face fast-track deportation proceedings, according to an internal ICE email seen by Reuters.
Immigrants who cross the border illegally can be put into the fast-track deportation process known as expedited removal, for two years after they enter. But for those who entered through legal ports of entry without being officially “admitted” to the U.S. – as with those on parole – there is no time limit on their rapid removal, the email said.
Ukraine’s’ ambassador to UK might have to be fired, and that might be the plan.
Ukraine is pursuing a tricky two-track path:
1) Scare the Europeans into filling in the vacuum Trump is creating
2) Mend fences with Trump enough to buy time for the Europeans to step in.
My guess is this guy will be sacked to serve both goals, might even have been set up in advance. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq9n48el43o
craig, given the bad news that’s flooding in it’s not likely that thumbs up button will be used much.
Will there be a daily, weekly or yearly prize for whomever gets the most “likes”?
reposting from Reuters “The administration plans to revoke parole for about 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans as soon as this month”
ain’t gonna set well with some of the GOPers in miami, particularly the Cuban and Venezuelan communities and their very popular restaurant clientele..
Elon’s wealth is tied to the market. It’s not real, except for when he gets an influx of cash from the government. He wins and loses billions on paper. He’s not a rocket scientist, nor a car designer. He’s a grifter. A manipulator. A con man who walk around in public wearing a Kevlar vest, and a small child on his shoulders as a human shield to protect from a head shot. He’s a racist. A n@zi. A misogynist. A megalomaniac who parties with ketamine.
They want to crash the economy. It’s the accelerationism part of dark enlightenment. Elon listed to Curtis Yarvin, a creep who was at the inauguration. He believes governments should be run as corporations. This is, I think, end stage capitalism. Governments are people, just like churches aren’t buildings, but people. Human life is seen as transactional and disposable.
Folks not only need to boycott the big companies who are in for tRUMPutin, like WalMart (see Heritage Foundation/Project 2025), but to conserve their cash.
I’m wondering what’s left in my retirement account, but too afraid to look.
Will do my indoor planting after I pick up all of the sticks in the yard. That wind was something. The tiller doesn’t work, so I’m slowly working on the garden ground between snow/freezing weather.
Really hope the military (active/reserves/retired) coup the coupers. Courts aren’t going to fix it if they are ignored. Congress is no longer a co-equal branch of government because the Republicans are working for the Kremlin instead of their constituents.
Crypto, and everything else tRUMPutin/Muskovite are doing, will upend the entire globe, so maybe someone else needs to take care of this matter.
We lose an hour this weekend. Yay! DST means one less hour of this abomination of an administration.
Lurkers, call your Senators & Representative. Contact them every day. Email if you don’t want to talk to a staffer or leave a voicemail. Pick an issue or two. We need you.
I generally refrain from argumentation on socialized media sites with strangers, but this dumb comment tempted me. Pray tell, what be the opposite of a “woke political agenda?” Droopy? Drowsy? Dumb-assed?
I defer.
I was itching like hell for the mayor to tell Boebert to shut her blow hole, but he kept his cool.
Congress threatens Denver mayor with jail over immigration policies
Mayor Mike Johnston rejected the notion of Denver being a sanctuary city as he battled a barrage of GOP attacks Wednesday during a combative U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on immigration.
Why it matters: A “sanctuary city” label could have major consequences for Denver, with Republicans threatening to pull federal funding and pursue criminal charges against Johnston.
State of play: Committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) defined sanctuary cities as those with policies that “violate federal immigration law by protecting criminal aliens at the expense of the American people” and those that “refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts and harbor illegal aliens.”
Driving the news: Johnston, alongside the mayors of Boston, Chicago, and New York, faced a nearly six-hour grilling from 60 lawmakers — many demanding a yes-or-no answer on whether their cities shield undocumented immigrants and violate federal law.
Johnston resisted the sanctuary label, describing Denver instead as a “welcoming city” that offers services to all while working with federal authorities to pursue violent criminals.
He cited the city’s coordination over the past seven years with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 1,226 “detainer requests,” which ask for notification as early as possible before releasing what the agency calls “a removable alien.”
Flashback: Denver received 42,000 people from the southern U.S. border in just 18 months starting in 2022 — the largest per capita influx of any U.S. city, Johnston said.
At the peak of the crisis, up to 11 buses a day arrived, dropping off as many as 300 people — mostly women and children.
The city has spent $79 million over two and a half years to support them, Johnston told lawmakers.
Zoom in: The hearing was heated at moments, with Johnston being singled out more than the other mayors at the onset. Here’s a look at some of the top flashpoints:
1. Jail threat. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) warned, “One of you said you’re willing to go to jail. We might give you that opportunity.”
That was a direct reference to Johnston’s past remarksabout risking incarceration rather than participating in mass deportations he considers unconstitutional.
2. DOJ referral. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced plans to “criminally” refer all four mayors to the U.S. Department of Justice for investigation, claiming their policies harm Americans.
3. ICE incident. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.) slammed Johnston over a recent case where Denver gave ICE less than two hours’ notice before releasing a suspected Venezuelan gang member from jail — who then assaulted an ICE officer in the jail’s parking lot.
Johnston called it an anomaly and said he’s open to revising release protocols.
4. Boebert confrontation. In their first face-to-face meeting, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) tried to push Johnston into admitting the need to repeal state immigration laws she opposes.
She also accused him of hiring former Biden White House counsel Dana Remus to “cover your ass.”
5. Calling out Congress. In his opening statement, Johnston pressed Congress to pass comprehensive immigration legislation.
Those 72 million (or whatever) MAGAts who voted for tRUMPutin didn’t just turn our country inside-out, they turned the entire world upside-down. Stupidity should only be painful to the stupid person.
Woke means aware of self and others & empathetic, at the very least. MAGAts say it like it’s a pejorative. I had it used on me in recent weeks. Do I consider myself “woke.” Their Masters in psychology didn’t help them; zero self-reflection and zero compassion despite their job.
Finally:
President Donald Trump has finally put his foot down when it comes to the firing of government employees.
Politico reports that Trump convened a cabinet meeting on Thursday in which he told his cabinet secretaries that they, and not Musk, had final say over whether to terminate federal workers in their departments. Raw Story
Now if only he would follow Constitutional law without cutting already passed legislation.
The Democrats who voted to censure Mr. Green were: Representatives Ami Bera of California, Ed Case of Hawaii, Jim Costa of California, Laura Gillen of New York, Jim Himes of Connecticut, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Tom Suozzi of New York.
In a scathing and vividly metaphorical speech, French Senator Claude Malhuret delivered a blistering critique of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the chaos he perceives in Washington’s current leadership:
“Washington has become Nero’s court—a pyromaniac emperor, submissive courtiers, and a jester on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.”
“This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States. Trump’s message is clear: being his ally is pointless because he will not defend you, he will impose higher tariffs on you than on his enemies, and he will threaten to seize your territories while supporting the dictators who invade you.”
“Eight days ago, at the very moment Trump was patting Macron on the back at the White House, the United States voted at the UN alongside Russia and North Korea against the Europeans, who were demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops.”
“Two days later, in the Oval Office, the draft-dodger lectured the war hero Zelensky on morality and strategy before dismissing him like a stable boy, ordering him to submit or step down
“Last night, he took another step into infamy by halting the delivery of promised weapons. What should we do in the face of this betrayal? The answer is simple: stand firm.”
“Ukraine’s defeat would be Europe’s defeat. The Baltic States, Georgia, and Moldova are already on the list. Putin’s goal is a return to Yalta, where half the continent was ceded to Stalin.”
“The countries of the Global South are watching the outcome of this conflict to decide whether they should continue respecting Europe or if they are now free to trample on it.”
“…Trump’s vision aligns with Putin’s: a return to spheres of influence, where great powers dictate the fate of smaller nations.”
“To me, Greenland, Panama, and Canada; to you, Ukraine, the Baltic States, and Eastern Europe; to him, Taiwan and the South China Sea.”
“In the oligarch soirées [gatherings] of Mar-a-Lago, they call this “diplomatic realism.”
“Contrary to Kremlin propaganda, Russia is struggling. In three years, the so-called second army in the world has managed to seize only scraps of a country with a population three times smaller. Interest rates at 25%, the collapse of foreign currency and gold reserves, and demographic decline show that Russia is on the brink. The American boost to Putin is the greatest strategic mistake ever made during a war.”
“The shock is severe, but it has a silver lining. Europeans are waking up from denial. They understood in a single day in Munich that Ukraine’s survival and Europe’s future are in their hands, and they have three imperatives.”
“First, accelerate military aid to Ukraine to compensate for the American abandonment…”
“This will be costly. We must end the taboo of using frozen Russian assets. We must bypass Moscow’s accomplices within Europe itself through a coalition of willing countries, including, of course, the United Kingdom.”
“Second, demand that any agreement includes the return of kidnapped children, prisoners, and absolute security guarantees. After Budapest, Georgia, and Minsk, we know the value of agreements with Putin. These guarantees require a sufficient military force to prevent another invasion.”
“Finally, and most urgently, because it will take the most time, we must build the European defense that has been neglected in favor of the American umbrella since 1945 and dismantled since the fall of the Berlin Wall.”
“Europe will only become a military power again by becoming an industrial power again. In short, the Draghi report must be implemented—for real this time.”
“Our parents defeated fascism and communism at the cost of every sacrifice. The task of our generation is to defeat the totalitarianisms of the 21st century.
Long live free Ukraine, long live democratic Europe.”
There’s more to it, but…the whole speech is a highlight reel.
Elon Musk’s DOGE purge now includes the building housing the historic Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery.
The Montgomery Bus Station, the site where Freedom Riders were attacked by white supremacists in 1961, is owned by the federal government’s General Services Administration. As part of a nationwide cost cutting initiative undertaken by Musk and the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, a number of federally owned buildings have been listed for sale, including the bus terminal building.
Notes from inside the Beltway. Today was tooth cleaning at what was my local dentist. I first met them in twenty-eleven. I stayed even after moving thirty miles away. Good care is hard to find. The front office people and I were chatting and gave our concerns about what krasnov and muskovite would do, along with what the House would not do. D.C. is a company town, includes numerous cities and villages. Your business is not with the federal government, but your business needs the employees and contractors and all the large and small businesses that attend to everyone and their families.
When sfb and his cult shutdown the government a lot of money stops moving around. Businesses are hurt. It is a lot different than some place that indirectly relies on the government to be functioning.
One example: a tooth client needs a crown, normally just a scheduled appointment. But with shutdown looming and the stated goal of krasnov to get rid of the VA and VA benefits That crown is no on hold. Dentist does not get the income and so on down the line. No one is happy except for a traitor and an illegal immigrant.
So, are the Dem dumbasses who censured Rep. Green going to vote with Republicans to cut Medicaid, because they (wrongly) think tRUMPutin has a mandate to do that?
The Dems still in the room should’ve stood up and walked out with Rep. Green.
“The United States African Development Foundation, a small agency with a budget of about $45 million, is pushing back against the Department of Government Efficiency’s moves to effectively shutter its doors.”
“The foundation’s CEO and president, Ward Brehm, responded that he is out of office and would not allow his staff to meet with DOGE without him, effectively shutting it out, according to an undated letter obtained by POLITICO on Wednesday.”
“Despite the letter, Marocco and other officials went to the USADF building on Thursday, attempting to gain access to the building for a second time, according to the foundation.”
“The move comes as DOGE looks to dismantle the agency by installing Marocco as chair of the foundation’s board of directors, canceling the foundation’s grants and contracts and cutting their staff, the foundation said.”
“A representative of DOGE did not immediately respond to request for comment. The State Department also did not respond to request for comment about Marocco.”
“Brehm signaled in his letter that Marocco would not be let into USADF unless Congress moves to install him in an official position.”
Putin wins another one! Well played Elon and interns! DOGE effort to sell off federal properties inadvertently exposes CIA black site in Northern Virginia — Bloomberg TV
Craig – There are a few reasons many people put up more surveillance gear around their homes, vehicles and more since early November. Sometimes you do not want to be seen, you want to see others.Since krasnov and muskovite took over the OPM database many enemies now know where some of us are, again. 2014 OPM hacks brought the news to the KGB revival/FSB I was still alive. Now they have more info, hopefully that I am retired and they can leave me alone (that’s a laugher).
I was over towards D.C. and passed near a few places that don’t exist. Or at least did not until krasnov and muskovite posted a few addresses. I just hope a few were so deep black that those places were not posted.
Just received a response from a Republican Senator about not gutting Medicaid, and asking where the unhoused seniors would go when nursing homes kicked them out since many rely on Medicaid:
“I will do everything in my power to ensure every American has access to meaningful, affordable health care.”
He didn’t mention Medicaid at all, did he? Fuuuhhh!
“People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families”.
Wacky Willie Don Schaefer, Governor of Maryland, used intimidation tactics on his critics. Voters finally got sick of it.
Upset because he thought a woman had made an obscene gesture toward him as she drove past him, Schaefer tracked her down through her license plate number and sent her a note that read: “Your action only exceeds the ugliness of your face.” He also dropped in unannounced on a man who had sent him a critical letter.
“During his painfully long remarks before a joint session of Congress, Trump peddled so many brazen falsehoods that it was difficult to keep up with them all. The president and his speechwriters must’ve known that his lies would be fact-checked by independent news organizations, but by all appearances, they were comfortable throwing caution to the wind.”
The cult members won’t fact-check; partial list of lies from Tuesday night in link.
I do wish these greedy politicians would stop saying Social Security is going broke. It’s not. The excess funds of 40 years of Boomer contributions were stolen by the general fund to pay for other expenses and to decrease taxes on the very wealthy from 90% down to 35%. Remember Al Gore talking about the “lock box” where it should have earned interest instead. Now the bills are coming due as those who sent the money are retiring. Lift the lid on SS and up the income tax of the. Billionaires.
Gavin Newsom fawned over right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk on his new podcast as he admitted his son is a ‘huge fan’ of the conservative.”
“The Governor of California‘s surprising remarks came on the first interview of his podcast ‘This is Gavin Newsom’, where he pledged to speak with people he ‘disagreed with’ such as Kirk.”
But the first episode saw several moments where Newsom offered more moderate, conservative-friendly views, which he admitted were views shared by his 13-year-old son, Hunter. “
Why is Gavin letting his kid listen to a misogynistic n@zi? And he agrees with him? There’s one name we can scratch off for 2028…if there is a 2028.
THERE’S A HOLE IN MY SIDEWALK By Portia Nelson Chapter One
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost …. I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out. Chapter Two
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend that I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in this same place.
But, it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out. Chapter Three
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in … it’s a habit … but, my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately. Chapter Four
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it. Chapter Five I walk down another street.
“Seven weeks after an explosion sent pieces of a Starship launch vehicle falling into the Atlantic, SpaceX on Thursday again launched its largest and most powerful rocket but lost contact with it after the rocket lost several engines.”
“Shortly after the launch, ground stops were issued at Orlando International Airport, Palm Beach, Miami and Fort Lauderdale on Thursday evening due to space launch debris.”
“In a post on X, SpaceX said the vehicle “experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly.”
Here’s hoping the entire administration flames out soon.
“President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed uncertainty that NATO would come to the United States’ defense if the country were attacked, though the alliance did just that after Sept. 11 – the only time in its history that the defense guarantee has been invoked.”
“Trump also suggested that the U.S. might abandon its commitments to the alliance if member countries don’t meet defense spending targets, a day after his pick for NATO ambassador assured senators that the administration’s commitment to the military alliance was “ironclad.”
The rest of the western world will go on without the US, Agent Krasnov. Your word is as good as Putin’s word; neither mean poop.
“Journalist Dave Troy has been reporting that Musk and fellow billionaire Peter Thiel plan to crash the economy in early 2025. Troy wrote a Twitter thread on October 29 that outlined his reporting. It’s frightening stuff, but worth reading. It also gives context to why Musk is spending so much time and money to get Trump elected.”
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made in the coming two years.
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IMO, that last part is a lie. It’s so they can snap up everything on the cheap and remake it in their own image. Dark enlightenment.+ Accelerationism = Apocalypse
I was thinking about this story just the other day in remembering the Covid Memorial Day. Today it popped up. RIP General Colin Powell.
“My wife and I finally had an opportunity to get together with Anthony Maggert and his wonderful family. Many of you may recall the story of Mr. Maggert stopping to help me out when I had a flat tire on the DC beltway in January.”
Yesterday was a reassuring day for me. I was on my way to Walter Reed Military Hospital for an exam. As I drove along Interstate 495 my left front tire blew out. I am a car guy and knew I could change it but it was cold outside and the lug bolts were very tight. I jacked the car up and got several of the bolts removed when a car suddenly pulled up in front of me. As the man got out of his car I could see that he had an artificial leg. He said he recognized me and wanted to help me. We chatted and I learned that he lost his leg in Afghanistan when he worked over there as a civilian employee. He grabbed the lug wrench and finished the job as I put the tools away. Then we both hurriedly headed off to appointments at Walter Reed. I hadn’t gotten his name or address but he did ask for a “selfie”. And then he sent me the message below last night.
“Gen. Powell, I hope I never forget today because I’ll never forget reading your books. You were always an inspiration, a leader and statesman. After 33 years in the military you were the giant whose shoulders we stood upon to carry the torch to light the way and now it is tomorrow’s generation that must do the same. Anthony Maggert”
Thanks, Anthony. You touched my soul and reminded me about what this country is all about and why it is so great. Let’s stop screaming at each other. Let’s just take care of each other. You made my day.
“References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content, according to a database obtained by The Associated Press.”
“In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ”gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II.”
“Several photos of an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in California were marked for deletion, apparently because a local engineer in the photo had the last name Gay. And a photo of Army Corps biologists was on the list, seemingly because it mentioned they were recording data about fish — including their weight, size, hatchery and gender.”
You can’t fix stupid, but you can deal with evil. Even the OG SH/tler took the coward’s way out.
Wonder who in Congress made out like a bandit in the stock market from the hot & cold tariff game? SEC will be crickets on this one. Meanwhile, retirement accounts are in the toilet.
“Trump adviser and tech mogul Elon Musk suggested Wednesday that the U.S. government should privatize “as much as possible” and named Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service as two services ripe for privatization, according to a source in the room.”
FFS! Deport that ketamine-head already!
When four out of eight of your taxpayer-funded rockets explode…dude is not gonna colonize Mars; he’s just going to waste money and pollute Earth.
David Horsey’s
Looks like the court losses over Doge cuts and firings are beginning to mount up. Good.
Kremlin says Rubio’s view of Ukraine conflict as a US-Russia proxy war matches that of Putin | Reuters
Does Rubio understand that Russia started said proxy war?
Is Rubio being blackmailed?
“He does” and “sure seems like it” are the correct answers
I think Trump/Musk are engineering a recession to raise the value of their cryptocurrencies, expected to be a safe haven during hard times because they are decentralized, not tied to any country or government.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-announced-job-cuts-surge-245-february-federal-government-layoffs-2025-03-06/
We already have the world’s strongest currency, we don’t need 5 more
Listen, Americans are stupid and they’re not going to get smarter, just angrier
and poorer
Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations | Reuters
HOUSEKEEPING: Upon request, we have Like buttons now (i disabled Dislike).
Ukraine’s’ ambassador to UK might have to be fired, and that might be the plan.
Ukraine is pursuing a tricky two-track path:
1) Scare the Europeans into filling in the vacuum Trump is creating
2) Mend fences with Trump enough to buy time for the Europeans to step in.
My guess is this guy will be sacked to serve both goals, might even have been set up in advance.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq9n48el43o
Doge driving Social Security cuts and will Cause Errors …
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately – The Washington Post
craig, given the bad news that’s flooding in it’s not likely that thumbs up button will be used much.
Will there be a daily, weekly or yearly prize for whomever gets the most “likes”?
reposting from Reuters “The administration plans to revoke parole for about 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans as soon as this month”
ain’t gonna set well with some of the GOPers in miami, particularly the Cuban and Venezuelan communities and their very popular restaurant clientele..
PatD — making it a competition is what so many disliked about doing this before. I’m neutral on this, can easily get rid of it if not helpful
Elon’s wealth is tied to the market. It’s not real, except for when he gets an influx of cash from the government. He wins and loses billions on paper. He’s not a rocket scientist, nor a car designer. He’s a grifter. A manipulator. A con man who walk around in public wearing a Kevlar vest, and a small child on his shoulders as a human shield to protect from a head shot. He’s a racist. A n@zi. A misogynist. A megalomaniac who parties with ketamine.
They want to crash the economy. It’s the accelerationism part of dark enlightenment. Elon listed to Curtis Yarvin, a creep who was at the inauguration. He believes governments should be run as corporations. This is, I think, end stage capitalism. Governments are people, just like churches aren’t buildings, but people. Human life is seen as transactional and disposable.
Folks not only need to boycott the big companies who are in for tRUMPutin, like WalMart (see Heritage Foundation/Project 2025), but to conserve their cash.
I’m wondering what’s left in my retirement account, but too afraid to look.
Will do my indoor planting after I pick up all of the sticks in the yard. That wind was something. The tiller doesn’t work, so I’m slowly working on the garden ground between snow/freezing weather.
Really hope the military (active/reserves/retired) coup the coupers. Courts aren’t going to fix it if they are ignored. Congress is no longer a co-equal branch of government because the Republicans are working for the Kremlin instead of their constituents.
Crypto, and everything else tRUMPutin/Muskovite are doing, will upend the entire globe, so maybe someone else needs to take care of this matter.
We lose an hour this weekend. Yay! DST means one less hour of this abomination of an administration.
And, there’s a lunar eclipse/blood moon then, for those who observe…followed by the Ides of March. Just saying.
And there are special elections for House seats in early April, but what happens with the new vacancy from TX?
Listen, lurkers, you’re gonna have to do more than click like buttons if we’re getting out of this
if i was more charismatic i’d start leading in earnest but i am soooo uncharismatic (if you hadn’t noticed)
i’ll follow. Give me a leader
Lurkers, call your Senators & Representative. Contact them every day. Email if you don’t want to talk to a staffer or leave a voicemail. Pick an issue or two. We need you.
I like only having like. That makes sense for this site.
icymi, quick but necessary read, they all believe what she believes as they have no independence of thought:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/kingsley-wilson-pentagon-leo-frank
I generally refrain from argumentation on socialized media sites with strangers, but this dumb comment tempted me. Pray tell, what be the opposite of a “woke political agenda?” Droopy? Drowsy? Dumb-assed?
I defer.
Clock changing again this weekend. Will Dodo do away with it?
You can’t click on yourself.
today’s meme…
Opened his fat mouth too soon with the Justices.
I was itching like hell for the mayor to tell Boebert to shut her blow hole, but he kept his cool.
https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/03/05/mayor-mike-johnston-congress-sanctuary-city?
States’ rights for the nazis, not for you
Jeff Crank is a wanker. He is one that avoided me under the golden dome of the Colorado Capitol building.
meme #2…
BB, it is a miracle this state is still blue.
Those 72 million (or whatever) MAGAts who voted for tRUMPutin didn’t just turn our country inside-out, they turned the entire world upside-down. Stupidity should only be painful to the stupid person.
Woke means aware of self and others & empathetic, at the very least. MAGAts say it like it’s a pejorative. I had it used on me in recent weeks. Do I consider myself “woke.” Their Masters in psychology didn’t help them; zero self-reflection and zero compassion despite their job.
Finally:
President Donald Trump has finally put his foot down when it comes to the firing of government employees.
Now if only he would follow Constitutional law without cutting already passed legislation.
The Democrats who voted to censure Mr. Green were: Representatives Ami Bera of California, Ed Case of Hawaii, Jim Costa of California, Laura Gillen of New York, Jim Himes of Connecticut, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Tom Suozzi of New York.
https://www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/were-fighting-against-a-dictator
In a scathing and vividly metaphorical speech, French Senator Claude Malhuret delivered a blistering critique of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the chaos he perceives in Washington’s current leadership:
“Washington has become Nero’s court—a pyromaniac emperor, submissive courtiers, and a jester on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.”
“This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States. Trump’s message is clear: being his ally is pointless because he will not defend you, he will impose higher tariffs on you than on his enemies, and he will threaten to seize your territories while supporting the dictators who invade you.”
“Eight days ago, at the very moment Trump was patting Macron on the back at the White House, the United States voted at the UN alongside Russia and North Korea against the Europeans, who were demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops.”
“Two days later, in the Oval Office, the draft-dodger lectured the war hero Zelensky on morality and strategy before dismissing him like a stable boy, ordering him to submit or step down
“Last night, he took another step into infamy by halting the delivery of promised weapons. What should we do in the face of this betrayal? The answer is simple: stand firm.”
“Ukraine’s defeat would be Europe’s defeat. The Baltic States, Georgia, and Moldova are already on the list. Putin’s goal is a return to Yalta, where half the continent was ceded to Stalin.”
“The countries of the Global South are watching the outcome of this conflict to decide whether they should continue respecting Europe or if they are now free to trample on it.”
“…Trump’s vision aligns with Putin’s: a return to spheres of influence, where great powers dictate the fate of smaller nations.”
“To me, Greenland, Panama, and Canada; to you, Ukraine, the Baltic States, and Eastern Europe; to him, Taiwan and the South China Sea.”
“In the oligarch soirées [gatherings] of Mar-a-Lago, they call this “diplomatic realism.”
“Contrary to Kremlin propaganda, Russia is struggling. In three years, the so-called second army in the world has managed to seize only scraps of a country with a population three times smaller. Interest rates at 25%, the collapse of foreign currency and gold reserves, and demographic decline show that Russia is on the brink. The American boost to Putin is the greatest strategic mistake ever made during a war.”
“The shock is severe, but it has a silver lining. Europeans are waking up from denial. They understood in a single day in Munich that Ukraine’s survival and Europe’s future are in their hands, and they have three imperatives.”
“First, accelerate military aid to Ukraine to compensate for the American abandonment…”
“This will be costly. We must end the taboo of using frozen Russian assets. We must bypass Moscow’s accomplices within Europe itself through a coalition of willing countries, including, of course, the United Kingdom.”
“Second, demand that any agreement includes the return of kidnapped children, prisoners, and absolute security guarantees. After Budapest, Georgia, and Minsk, we know the value of agreements with Putin. These guarantees require a sufficient military force to prevent another invasion.”
“Finally, and most urgently, because it will take the most time, we must build the European defense that has been neglected in favor of the American umbrella since 1945 and dismantled since the fall of the Berlin Wall.”
“Europe will only become a military power again by becoming an industrial power again. In short, the Draghi report must be implemented—for real this time.”
“Our parents defeated fascism and communism at the cost of every sacrifice. The task of our generation is to defeat the totalitarianisms of the 21st century.
Long live free Ukraine, long live democratic Europe.”
There’s more to it, but…the whole speech is a highlight reel.
Dems can put this on a bumper sticker for the midterms.
Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today in NYC:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draghi_report
Just for reference:
“The Draghi report is a 2024 report addressing European competitiveness and the future of the European Union.”
Barbarians at the gates
https://www.alreporter.com/2025/03/06/historic-montgomery-bus-station-freedom-riders-museum-part-of-doge-ordered-sell-off/
BID, many are not wrapped too tight despite their higher education.
Notes from inside the Beltway. Today was tooth cleaning at what was my local dentist. I first met them in twenty-eleven. I stayed even after moving thirty miles away. Good care is hard to find. The front office people and I were chatting and gave our concerns about what krasnov and muskovite would do, along with what the House would not do. D.C. is a company town, includes numerous cities and villages. Your business is not with the federal government, but your business needs the employees and contractors and all the large and small businesses that attend to everyone and their families.
When sfb and his cult shutdown the government a lot of money stops moving around. Businesses are hurt. It is a lot different than some place that indirectly relies on the government to be functioning.
One example: a tooth client needs a crown, normally just a scheduled appointment. But with shutdown looming and the stated goal of krasnov to get rid of the VA and VA benefits That crown is no on hold. Dentist does not get the income and so on down the line. No one is happy except for a traitor and an illegal immigrant.
A phudnik is a nudnik with a Ph.D.
So, are the Dem dumbasses who censured Rep. Green going to vote with Republicans to cut Medicaid, because they (wrongly) think tRUMPutin has a mandate to do that?
The Dems still in the room should’ve stood up and walked out with Rep. Green.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/06/african-development-foundation-doge-00216463
“The United States African Development Foundation, a small agency with a budget of about $45 million, is pushing back against the Department of Government Efficiency’s moves to effectively shutter its doors.”
“The foundation’s CEO and president, Ward Brehm, responded that he is out of office and would not allow his staff to meet with DOGE without him, effectively shutting it out, according to an undated letter obtained by POLITICO on Wednesday.”
“Despite the letter, Marocco and other officials went to the USADF building on Thursday, attempting to gain access to the building for a second time, according to the foundation.”
“The move comes as DOGE looks to dismantle the agency by installing Marocco as chair of the foundation’s board of directors, canceling the foundation’s grants and contracts and cutting their staff, the foundation said.”
“The Trump administration cut 90 percent of its foreign aid contracts last week, and thousands of USAID staff have been placed on administrative leave since Trump took office.”
“A representative of DOGE did not immediately respond to request for comment. The State Department also did not respond to request for comment about Marocco.”
“Brehm signaled in his letter that Marocco would not be let into USADF unless Congress moves to install him in an official position.”
Putin wins another one! Well played Elon and interns! DOGE effort to sell off federal properties inadvertently exposes CIA black site in Northern Virginia — Bloomberg TV
should be going after the other Greene in her disallowed red hat.
“I had it used on me in recent weeks. Do I consider myself “woke.”
…everything they’re engaged in validates all of the CRT assertions
ofc they don’t see the irony
or they’re playing dumb
Craig – There are a few reasons many people put up more surveillance gear around their homes, vehicles and more since early November. Sometimes you do not want to be seen, you want to see others.Since krasnov and muskovite took over the OPM database many enemies now know where some of us are, again. 2014 OPM hacks brought the news to the KGB revival/FSB I was still alive. Now they have more info, hopefully that I am retired and they can leave me alone (that’s a laugher).
I was over towards D.C. and passed near a few places that don’t exist. Or at least did not until krasnov and muskovite posted a few addresses. I just hope a few were so deep black that those places were not posted.
Ooooo, Europeans may release intel on tRUMP/Epstein/Russua, etc., because they have had enough! What are you waiting for???
Take down Hegseth, Gabbard, Patel, Vought, and the rest of them while you’re at it, please.
Let’s flip this crazy, game board!
Just received a response from a Republican Senator about not gutting Medicaid, and asking where the unhoused seniors would go when nursing homes kicked them out since many rely on Medicaid:
“I will do everything in my power to ensure every American has access to meaningful, affordable health care.”
He didn’t mention Medicaid at all, did he? Fuuuhhh!
Dictatorship is here.
NYTimes: ‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves
Wacky Willie Don Schaefer, Governor of Maryland, used intimidation tactics on his critics. Voters finally got sick of it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14823452
Show recommendation … Lost Boys and Fairies. British series on Prime or BBC.
This comment on a socialized media post is one I won’t quibble with.
Nor this one…
Ivy, guess that would make me a JuDnick.
hey fellow news-junkies, this is the cost of awareness
keep your wits about ye or find a new hobby
you can tap-out now, keep your mouth shut and be a good nazi and maybe you’ll be alright, likely significantly poorer but you might eat 🤷♂️
oh you gotta be white though
and straight
and marginalize people
your call
Pogeaux, the beauty of yiddish is its fluidity. You’re doing well with your cajun, btw.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-speech-fact-check-joint-address-congress-lies-rcna194848
“During his painfully long remarks before a joint session of Congress, Trump peddled so many brazen falsehoods that it was difficult to keep up with them all. The president and his speechwriters must’ve known that his lies would be fact-checked by independent news organizations, but by all appearances, they were comfortable throwing caution to the wind.”
The cult members won’t fact-check; partial list of lies from Tuesday night in link.
I do wish these greedy politicians would stop saying Social Security is going broke. It’s not. The excess funds of 40 years of Boomer contributions were stolen by the general fund to pay for other expenses and to decrease taxes on the very wealthy from 90% down to 35%. Remember Al Gore talking about the “lock box” where it should have earned interest instead. Now the bills are coming due as those who sent the money are retiring. Lift the lid on SS and up the income tax of the. Billionaires.
Short Story of the Week:
”The Pedestrian”
by Ray Bradbury.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14469731/Gavin-Newsom-teenage-son-Charlie-Kirk-Trump.html
Gavin Newsom fawned over right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk on his new podcast as he admitted his son is a ‘huge fan’ of the conservative.”
“The Governor of California‘s surprising remarks came on the first interview of his podcast ‘This is Gavin Newsom’, where he pledged to speak with people he ‘disagreed with’ such as Kirk.”
But the first episode saw several moments where Newsom offered more moderate, conservative-friendly views, which he admitted were views shared by his 13-year-old son, Hunter. “
Why is Gavin letting his kid listen to a misogynistic n@zi? And he agrees with him? There’s one name we can scratch off for 2028…if there is a 2028.
Yep, Jamie. And if they’d just raise the SS cap a little, it could be expanded to make SS checks livable.
LOLOL! All my maggers live and die by their cheapskate-ism.
THERE’S A HOLE IN MY SIDEWALK By Portia Nelson
Chapter One
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost …. I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter Two
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend that I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in this same place.
But, it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter Three
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in … it’s a habit … but, my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter Four
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter Five
I walk down another street.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/spacex-attempting-starship-launch-today/story?id=119509022
“Seven weeks after an explosion sent pieces of a Starship launch vehicle falling into the Atlantic, SpaceX on Thursday again launched its largest and most powerful rocket but lost contact with it after the rocket lost several engines.”
“Shortly after the launch, ground stops were issued at Orlando International Airport, Palm Beach, Miami and Fort Lauderdale on Thursday evening due to space launch debris.”
“In a post on X, SpaceX said the vehicle “experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly.”
Here’s hoping the entire administration flames out soon.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/06/trump-casts-doubt-on-nato-solidarity-it-aided-us-after-911-terror-attacks/81825796007/
“President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed uncertainty that NATO would come to the United States’ defense if the country were attacked, though the alliance did just that after Sept. 11 – the only time in its history that the defense guarantee has been invoked.”
“Trump also suggested that the U.S. might abandon its commitments to the alliance if member countries don’t meet defense spending targets, a day after his pick for NATO ambassador assured senators that the administration’s commitment to the military alliance was “ironclad.”
The rest of the western world will go on without the US, Agent Krasnov. Your word is as good as Putin’s word; neither mean poop.
SpaceX said the vehicle “experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly.”
Bob woulda loved that one.
The theme song from the series I recommended. Sion Daniel Young turns in an absolutely beautiful singing and acting performance
To smithereens it quickly went.
Cohesiveness completely spent.
https://crooksandliars.com/2024/10/elon-musk-trump-s-economic-plans-lead
“Journalist Dave Troy has been reporting that Musk and fellow billionaire Peter Thiel plan to crash the economy in early 2025. Troy wrote a Twitter thread on October 29 that outlined his reporting. It’s frightening stuff, but worth reading. It also gives context to why Musk is spending so much time and money to get Trump elected.”
https://x.com/whstancil/status/1851265385909092565
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@FischerKing64
Follow If Trump succeeds in forcing through mass deportations, combined with Elon hacking away at the government, firing people and reducing the deficit – there will be an initial severe overreaction in the economy – this economy propped up with debt (generating asset bubbles) and artificially suppressed wages (as a result of illegal immigration). Markets will tumble. But when the storm passes and everyone realizes we are on sounder footing, there will be a rapid recovery to a healthier, sustainable economy. History could be
made in the coming two years.
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IMO, that last part is a lie. It’s so they can snap up everything on the cheap and remake it in their own image. Dark enlightenment.+ Accelerationism = Apocalypse
I was thinking about this story just the other day in remembering the Covid Memorial Day. Today it popped up. RIP General Colin Powell.
This was the original story.
https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074
“References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content, according to a database obtained by The Associated Press.”
“In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ”gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II.”
“Several photos of an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in California were marked for deletion, apparently because a local engineer in the photo had the last name Gay. And a photo of Army Corps biologists was on the list, seemingly because it mentioned they were recording data about fish — including their weight, size, hatchery and gender.”
You can’t fix stupid, but you can deal with evil. Even the OG SH/tler took the coward’s way out.
Wonder who in Congress made out like a bandit in the stock market from the hot & cold tariff game? SEC will be crickets on this one. Meanwhile, retirement accounts are in the toilet.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/elon-musk-suggests-us-privatize-postal-service-amtrak-rcna194960
“Trump adviser and tech mogul Elon Musk suggested Wednesday that the U.S. government should privatize “as much as possible” and named Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service as two services ripe for privatization, according to a source in the room.”
FFS! Deport that ketamine-head already!
When four out of eight of your taxpayer-funded rockets explode…dude is not gonna colonize Mars; he’s just going to waste money and pollute Earth.
USPS forever 🇺🇸
deport the foreign destroyer
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