He has more knowledge than anybody -- about anything!

Donald Trump is the dumbest president in American history

Never Trump. #ImpeachTrumpNOW pic.twitter.com/LY9H8tfD75

— Amelia.M (@Amelia84M) February 24, 2025

Ask Grok (about communism)!

 

 

I asked Grok to summarize the political theories of Karl Marx --

Karl Marx, a 19th-century German philosopher and economist, developed political theories that fundamentally critique capitalism and advocate for a revolutionary restructuring of society. His ideas, primarily outlined in The Communist Manifesto (1848, co-authored with Friedrich Engels) and Das Kapital (1867), center on historical materialism—the belief that economic systems shape societal structures and drive historical change. Marx argued that history is a series of class struggles between the oppressors and the oppressed, with capitalism pitting the bourgeoisie (capitalist class, who own the means of production) against the proletariat (working class, who sell their labor). He saw capitalism as an unstable system, inherently prone to crises of overproduction and inequality, which would ultimately lead to its collapse.

Marx’s political vision hinges on the overthrow of capitalism through proletarian revolution. He believed that the working class, once conscious of their exploitation—alienated from their labor, its products, and their own humanity—would rise up to seize the means of production. This revolution would dismantle private property and the capitalist state, replacing them with a classless, stateless society: communism. In the transitional phase, Marx envisioned a "dictatorship of the proletariat," where workers collectively control the state to suppress bourgeois resistance and reorganize society. Over time, as class distinctions dissolve, the state would "wither away," leaving a cooperative system based on the principle, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."

 

Politically, Marx rejected liberal democracy as a tool of bourgeois domination, masking exploitation under the guise of freedom. He criticized religion, nationalism, and other ideologies as "opiates" that pacify the masses and perpetuate capitalist rule. His theories inspired socialist and communist movements worldwide, though their implementation—such as in the Soviet Union—often diverged from his vision, sparking debate over authoritarianism versus his intended liberation. Marx’s focus on class conflict and economic determinism remains influential, offering a lens to analyze power and inequality, even as critics argue it underestimates human agency and the resilience of capitalism.

-- and to summarize the differences between communism and modern democratic socialism, as practised in Europe:

Ask Grok (about economics)!

 I asked Grok to summarize in a few paragraphs the economic theories of Adam Smith:

Adam Smith, an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and economist, is widely regarded as the father of modern economics due to his foundational work, The Wealth of Nations (1776). His economic theories center on the idea that individual self-interest, when guided by market forces, can lead to collective prosperity. Smith introduced the concept of the "invisible hand," suggesting that when people pursue their own economic gains—such as producing goods or offering services—they unintentionally contribute to the overall benefit of society. This occurs through the efficient allocation of resources driven by supply and demand in a free market, where prices act as signals to coordinate economic activity without centralized control.

 

A key pillar of Smith’s theory is his advocacy for free markets and limited government intervention. He argued that competition and individual liberty in trade and production foster innovation, efficiency, and wealth creation. Smith believed that governments should restrict their roles to essential functions like maintaining law and order, enforcing contracts, and providing public goods (e.g., infrastructure), while avoiding excessive regulation or monopolies that distort markets. His critique of mercantilism—the prevailing economic system of his time—highlighted how protectionist policies and government favoritism stifled economic growth, advocating instead for open trade and specialization, exemplified by his discussion of the division of labor.

 

Smith also explored the division of labor as a driver of productivity. He famously used the example of a pin factory to illustrate how breaking down production into specialized tasks dramatically increases output. This specialization, paired with trade, allows nations to leverage their unique strengths, a concept later developed into comparative advantage by other economists. While Smith championed self-interest, he wasn’t blind to its limits; in his earlier work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), he emphasized that ethical behavior and sympathy underpin a functioning society, complementing his economic vision. Together, his ideas laid the groundwork for classical economics, influencing capitalism and shaping debates on markets and governance ever since.

And John Maynard Keynes:

John Maynard Keynes, a 20th-century British economist, revolutionized economic thought with his work, particularly The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936), which challenged the classical economic ideas of his time. Keynes argued that economies could experience prolonged periods of underemployment and stagnation, contrary to the classical belief that markets naturally self-correct to full employment. He emphasized the role of aggregate demand—the total spending in an economy—as the primary driver of economic activity. When demand falls, such as during a recession, businesses cut production and jobs, leading to a downward spiral. Keynes rejected the notion that supply creates its own demand (Say’s Law), asserting instead that insufficient demand could trap economies in a low-output equilibrium.

 

To address this, Keynes advocated for active government intervention to stimulate demand and restore economic health. He proposed that during downturns, governments should increase public spending, cut taxes, or both, even if it means running budget deficits. This fiscal policy would boost consumption and investment, kickstarting economic recovery. Similarly, he supported monetary policy adjustments, like lowering interest rates, to encourage borrowing and spending. Keynes viewed unemployment not as a temporary imbalance but as a systemic issue requiring deliberate action, especially when private sector confidence falters. His ideas contrasted sharply with the laissez-faire approach of Adam Smith and classical economists, who trusted markets to adjust without interference.

 

And Milton Friedman:

Milton Friedman, a prominent 20th-century American economist, was a leading figure in the Chicago School of Economics and a staunch advocate for free-market capitalism. His economic theories, detailed in works like Capitalism and Freedom (1962) and A Monetary History of the United States (1963, co-authored with Anna Schwartz), emphasize individual liberty, minimal government intervention, and the critical role of monetary policy in shaping economic outcomes. Friedman rejected Keynesian reliance on fiscal stimulus, arguing that government spending often distorts markets and crowds out private initiative. Instead, he believed that markets, when left unhindered, efficiently allocate resources through competition and price signals, echoing Adam Smith’s invisible hand but with a modern twist.

 

Central to Friedman’s thought is his monetarist theory, which posits that the money supply is the primary determinant of economic activity. He famously stated, “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon,” asserting that excessive growth in the money supply by central banks causes inflation, while too little growth can lead to recession. In his analysis of the Great Depression, Friedman argued that the Federal Reserve’s failure to expand the money supply exacerbated the crisis—a critique of both classical laissez-faire and Keynesian fiscal focus. He advocated for a rules-based monetary policy, such as a steady, predictable increase in the money supply (e.g., his "k-percent rule"), to stabilize economies without discretionary tinkering.

 Friedman also championed individual freedom as both an economic and moral imperative. He opposed policies like wage and price controls, conscription, and extensive welfare programs, viewing them as infringements on personal choice and market efficiency. His proposal for a negative income tax aimed to simplify welfare by providing direct cash to the poor, preserving incentives to work. A fierce critic of socialism and government overreach, Friedman’s ideas influenced neoliberal reforms, including deregulation and tax cuts under leaders like Reagan and Thatcher. While his emphasis on monetary discipline and markets won him a Nobel Prize in 1976, critics argue his policies widened inequality and ignored structural issues—a debate that continues to shape economic discourse.

 

 

 

 

Tom Nichols forecast Trump's takeover of the military

Click here for an article in The Atlantic by Tom Nichols, entitled "A Military Loyal to Trump." It was published on December 8, 2023, and was Nichols' forecast of what Trump would do to try to take over the military if he were to be re-elected in 2024.

 He was re-elected, of course; and things are unfolding pretty much as Nichols envisioned them over a year ago. The article begins:

If Donald Trump wins the next election, he will attempt to turn the men and women of the United States armed forces into praetorians loyal not to the Constitution, but only to him. This project will likely be among his administration’s highest priorities.

Nichols says:

But the former president and the people around him have learned from that experience. The last time around, Trump’s efforts to pack the Defense Department with cranks and flunkies came too late to bring the military under his full political control. The president and his advisers were slow-footed and disorganized, and lacked familiarity with Washington politics. They were hindered as well by the courage and professionalism of the military officers and civilian appointees who, side by side, serve in the Defense Department.

Trump now nurses deep grudges against these officers and civilians, who slow-rolled and smothered his various illegal and autocratic impulses, including his enraged demand to kill the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2017, and his desire to deploy America's military against its own citizens during the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020.

And:

In a second term, Trump would combine his instincts for revenge and self-protection. He would seek not only to get even with an officer corps that he thinks betrayed him, but also to break the military as one of the few institutions able to constrain his attempts to act against the Constitution and the rule of law.

There's much more.

 

 

A tiny fraction of Trump's lies debunked

Click here for an article at FactCheck.org by Lori Robertson and Robert Farley entitled "Trump's False and Misleading Ukraine Claims."

After U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements about the conflict and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

• Trump falsely claimed that Ukraine had “started” the war with Russia, saying the country could have made a “deal.” Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

• He inflated the amount of U.S. aid for Ukraine and wrongly said the U.S. gave “$200 billion more than Europe.” Aid from Europe is higher than that from the U.S.

• Trump distorted comments Zelenskyy made to claim that the Ukrainian president “admits that half of the money that we sent them is missing.” A Trump administration official has said the U.S. tracks the money.

• Trump called Zelenskyy a “dictator” and misleadingly said that he “refuses” to have elections. Because of the war, the country is under martial law and can’t have an election, according to Ukrainian law.

Just today, February 24, the U.S. voted with a handful of Russia-aligned nations against a U.N. resolution (that passed overwhelmingly) condemning Russia's actiona in starting the Ukraine war. Europe has given more to Ukraine than the U.S., though Trump says different. The money going to Ukraine is not being misdirected -- and a whole lot of it goes directly to U.S. munitions suppliers. Trump claimed Zelenskyy has a 4% approval rating in Ukraine; although it has gone down over the years since the war started, his approval rating is well over 50% -- higher than Trump's.

Is Trump a Russian asset?

Here's a conspiracy theory. Does it have any basis? It's certainly plausible. 

There is something rancid in America, a slow, creeping rot that smells like cold McDonald’s fries, aerosol hairspray, and the unmistakable musk of a country too sedated to recognize its own hostage situation. 

For years, the idea that Donald Trump was compromised by Russia was dismissed as paranoid fantasy—just another wild-eyed conspiracy theory, another overblown headline in the endless saga of American political dysfunction. But now, two former Soviet intelligence officers—Alnur Mussayev and Yuri Shvets—are saying it outright: Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987, groomed as an asset, and remains under Russian control to this day. 

And the worst part? He’s already back in the White House. That’s right, America. You did it. You walked face-first into the banana peel of history, slipped, and fell straight into the arms of Vladimir Putin. Trump was kicked out in 2020, spent four years plotting his comeback, and now he’s returned, like a bloated, orange cockroach that just won’t die. The Kremlin’s favorite stooge is running the country again, and this time, he knows exactly how to stay in power. 

If you think this is just another round of the Trump Show, you’re not paying attention. This isn’t politics anymore. This is treason. This is foreign subversion. This is a goddamn coup in slow motion. 

Let’s break it down, nice and simple. Alnur Mussayev isn’t some Twitter conspiracy theorist with a tinfoil hat and a podcast. He’s the former head of Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee, which means he knows exactly how Russian intelligence works—because he was part of the system. And what he’s saying should make every American’s blood run cold. 

According to Mussayev, Trump was identified, recruited, and compromised by the KGB in 1987 during his first trip to Moscow. They saw him for what he was: a narcissistic, greedy, attention-starved buffoon who could be easily manipulated. The KGB flattered him, promised him business deals, and planted the seeds of political ambition in his empty little head. And from that moment on, he was their man. 

Views of an avalanche

I hope these tourists were all right!

Unbelievable footage captured by tourists. Avalanche from the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan… pic.twitter.com/LUJ1U2IQ7c

— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) February 23, 2025

And here's why you should always wear a parachute:

Skier avoids avalanche by paragliding over itpic.twitter.com/OmOWpFjIwJ

— Global Statistics (@Globalstats11) February 23, 2025

I hope the roof holds!

😱 pic.twitter.com/Rwe9bwj99Y

— Marcio Lima 利真 マルシオ 💎 (@Preda2005) February 23, 2025

Didn't they use to do this in Crete?

He risked it all💀 https://t.co/vfYjnT3XEJ

— Mily (@DayDreamThis) February 23, 2025

Marc Elias responds to Elon Musk.

I asked Grok, "What was Elon Musk's message to Marc Elias?"

Grok responded:   "Elon Musk's specific message to Marc Elias, as referenced in various sources, was posted on X on February 14, 2025. In it, Musk criticized Elias, stating, 'You and Marc Elias are undermining civilization. Did you guys suffer childhood trauma or something? This seems like a generational trauma transfer issue.'

"This comment was part of a broader exchange where Musk targeted Elias, a prominent lawyer known for defending voting rights, accusing him of actions that Musk believed were detrimental to societal stability. The exact full context of Musk's post may depend on the specific thread or conversation on X, but this excerpt captures the core of his message as reported across multiple outlets, including Elias's own response on Democracy Docket and various news articles."

Here is Elias's response:

Mr. Musk, 

You recently criticized me and another prominent lawyer fighting for the rule of law and democracy in the United States. I am used to being attacked for my work, particularly on the platform you own and dominate. 

I used to be a regular on Twitter, where I amassed over 900,000 followers — all organic except for the right-wing bots who seemed to grow in number. Like many others, I stopped regularly posting on the site because, under your stewardship, it became a hellscape of hate and misinformation. 

I also used to buy your cars — first a Model X and then a Model S — back when you spoke optimistically about solving the climate crisis. My family no longer owns any of your cars and never will. 

But this is not the reason I am writing. You don’t know me. You have no idea whether I have suffered trauma and if I have, how it has manifested. And it’s none of your business. 

However, I will address your last point about generational trauma. I am Jewish, though many on your site simply call me “a jew.” Honestly, it’s often worse than that, but I’m sure you get the point. There was a time when Twitter would remove antisemitic posts, but under your leadership, tolerating the world’s oldest hatred now seems to be a permissible part of your “free speech” agenda. 

Our Leader is Smarter than Your Leader

BREAKING: Canadians are sharing this Video on X with the hashtag #ourLeaderIsSmarterThanYours pic.twitter.com/G7cvSvHhsx

— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) February 18, 2025

Courageous journalist exposes anti-Canadian support for Trump's move to annex Canada.

This is a post by Rachel Gilmore with the title "Some Canadians actually want to live in the "51st state." Who ARE these sickos?" Gilmore is a courageous journalist who was fired for her criticism of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. She exposes the Alberta right-wingers who are trying to whip up dissatisfaction with the Canadian government and support for the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state in the U.S., a group that calls itself "America Fund: Canadians for the 51st State."

Give yourself a shake

Neil deGrass Tyson: “How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists have devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, while a reality TV star with decades of fraud and exhaustively documented lying is your only beacon of truth and honesty.”

Leopards Eating People's Faces Party

 

On October 16th, 2015, Twitter user @cavalorn^[1] tweeted, "'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party." The tweet gained over 58,000 retweets and 92,000 likes over the following five years (shown below).

Must-see Trump video

Here's a video entitled "investigative journalist david cay johnston on the first month of trump":

Trump's business partner, Joseph, Weichselbaum, cocaine dealer

 

Click here for an article in Slate by Ben Mathis-Lilley entitled "Donald Trump Did Some Very Classy Favors in the '80s for a Three-Time Felon and Cocaine Trafficker. Here's a summary:

• In the mid-’80s, Spy/Barrett/the Smoking Gun say, Weichselbaum worked for a helicopter company that shuttled clients to and from Trump’s Atlantic City casinos. Spy and TSG say Weichselbaum had previously been convicted of grand theft auto and embezzlement. Spy says Weichselbaum was the general manager of the Trump-connected helicopter company from 1983 until 1986 and that his brother Frank Weichselbaum was one of the men who owned it.
  
• In October 1985, Weichselbaum was charged with trafficking cocaine and marijuana through Florida to Ohio, Kentucky, and North Carolina. He was indicted in Ohio and ultimately pleaded guilty to two felonies in the case. Spy and TSG say he cooperated with authorities in the case.
  
• After Weichselbaum was indicted but before he went to prison, per Spy and TSG, he began renting an apartment in the Trump Plaza building in Manhattan. The Smoking Gun says that Trump owned the individual unit and rented it directly to Weichselbaum as a landlord. 
• Both Spy and the Smoking Gun say that while Weichselbaum’s trafficking case was pending the Trump Plaza unit was partly paid for in “barter”—i.e. in-kind services provided by Weichselbaum’s helicopter company.
• During this time, Weichselbaum applied for a change of venue in his cocaine case. The case was transferred from Ohio to Newark, New Jersey, where the new judge in his case was …
• Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s sister! She then handed the case off to a different judge, to whom Trump wrote a letter asking for leniency for Weichselbaum before his November 1987 sentencing. (Spy, TSG, and Barrett’s book all report on the letter.) 
• Weichselbaum was convicted of two felony charges and ultimately received a three-year sentence. He spent about 18 months in prison beginning in January 1988. After he was released, he moved into a different Trump property—Trump Tower—in an apartment that TSG and Spy say his girlfriend had purchased. Spy says Weichselbaum told his parole board he planned to work for Trump after his release.
• Spy, Barrett, and TSG say Trump continued to pay Weichselbaum’s erstwhile company—which per Spy went bankrupt and re-formed itself under a new name twice during the time Trump was paying it—for helicopter services after his indictment. Spy specifically says the payments continued until 1990.
• Trump launched his own New York–Atlantic City helicopter service in 1988.

Per the Smoking Gun, Weichselbaum is now 74 and living in Los Angeles and does not appear to have had further troubles with the law. (His son, however, at one point spent 46 months in prison and now, according to the Smoking Gun, runs a X-rated webcam business.)

In summary, multiple outlets have reported that Donald Trump vouched for and rented an apartment to Joseph Weichselbaum—a known felon and soon-to-be-convicted drug trafficker. For some still-unknown reason, Weichselbaum’s drug prosecution passed briefly through Trump’s sister’s courtroom in a state that had no apparent connection to the case. And Trump continued to pay Weichselbaum’s helicopter company after Weichselbaum was convicted and (according to Spy) after Trump had founded his own helicopter business.

A Trump campaign spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment about Trump’s relationship with Weichselbaum.

All that fentanyl!

The community note 🤌😘 pic.twitter.com/0xaNuHuLh4

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) February 15, 2025

Peekaboo!

Camouflage of the snowy owl
pic.twitter.com/rM8yl9vsrR

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) February 12, 2025

The Path to American Authoritarianism: What Comes After Democratic Breakdown.

I'm posting here in its entirety an article in Foreign Affairs by Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way entitled "The Path to American Authoritarianism: What Comes After Democratic Breakdown."

Max Fisher says: "The single most important article yet published on Trump's second term, by two scholars who since 2016 have been consistently correct in anticipating Trump's effect on our political system. Everyone should read it."

Donald Trump’s first election to the presidency in 2016 triggered an energetic defense of democracy from the American establishment. But his return to office has been met with striking indifference. Many of the politicians, pundits, media figures, and business leaders who viewed Trump as a threat to democracy eight years ago now treat those concerns as overblown—after all, democracy survived his first stint in office. In 2025, worrying about the fate of American democracy has become almost passé.

The timing of this mood shift could not be worse, for democracy is in greater peril today than at any time in modern U.S. history. America has been backsliding for a decade: between 2014 and 2021, Freedom House’s annual global freedom index, which scores all countries on a scale of zero to 100, downgraded the United States from 92 (tied with France) to 83 (below Argentina and tied with Panama and Romania), where it remains.

The country’s vaunted constitutional checks are failing. Trump violated the cardinal rule of democracy when he attempted to overturn the results of an election and block a peaceful transfer of power. Yet neither Congress nor the judiciary held him accountable, and the Republican Party—coup attempt notwithstanding—renominated him for president. Trump ran an openly authoritarian campaign in 2024, pledging to prosecute his rivals, punish critical media, and deploy the army to repress protest. He won, and thanks to an extraordinary Supreme Court decision, he will enjoy broad presidential immunity during his second term.

Democracy survived Trump’s first term because he had no experience, plan, or team. He did not control the Republican Party when he took office in 2017, and most Republican leaders were still committed to democratic rules of the game. Trump governed with establishment Republicans and technocrats, and they largely constrained him. None of those things are true anymore. This time, Trump has made it clear that he intends to govern with loyalists. He now dominates the Republican Party, which, purged of its anti-Trump forces, now acquiesces to his authoritarian behavior.

U.S. democracy will likely break down during the second Trump administration, in the sense that it will cease to meet standard criteria for liberal democracy: full adult suffrage, free and fair elections, and broad protection of civil liberties.

The breakdown of democracy in the United States will not give rise to a classic dictatorship in which elections are a sham and the opposition is locked up, exiled, or killed. Even in a worst-case scenario, Trump will not be able to rewrite the Constitution or overturn the constitutional order. He will be constrained by independent judges, federalism, the country’s professionalized military, and high barriers to constitutional reform. There will be elections in 2028, and Republicans could lose them.

But authoritarianism does not require the destruction of the constitutional order. What lies ahead is not fascist or single-party dictatorship but competitive authoritarianism—a system in which parties compete in elections but the incumbent’s abuse of power tilts the playing field against the opposition. Most autocracies that have emerged since the end of the Cold War fall into this category, including Alberto Fujimori’s Peru, Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela, and contemporary El Salvador, Hungary, India, Tunisia, and Turkey. Under competitive authoritarianism, the formal architecture of democracy, including multiparty elections, remains intact. Opposition forces are legal and aboveground, and they contest seriously for power. Elections are often fiercely contested battles in which incumbents have to sweat it out. And once in a while, incumbents lose, as they did in Malaysia in 2018 and in Poland in 2023. But the system is not democratic, because incumbents rig the game by deploying the machinery of government to attack opponents and co-opt critics. Competition is real but unfair.

Competitive authoritarianism will transform political life in the United States. As Trump’s early flurry of dubiously constitutional executive orders made clear, the cost of public opposition will rise considerably: Democratic Party donors may be targeted by the IRS; businesses that fund civil rights groups may face heightened tax and legal scrutiny or find their ventures stymied by regulators. Critical media outlets will likely confront costly defamation suits or other legal actions as well as retaliatory policies against their parent companies. Americans will still be able to oppose the government, but opposition will be harder and riskier, leading many elites and citizens to decide that the fight is not worth it. A failure to resist, however, could pave the way for authoritarian entrenchment—with grave and enduring consequences for global democracy.

There's much more. Headings: The Weaponized State; Shock and Law; Honey Trap; Protection Racket; Natural Immunity?; Chinks in the Armor; and Hold the Line.

Awz

Click here to view Knitty's video about Stephen Harper's malfeasance.

California 200-way

Politics Girl is on fire.

Kendrick Lamar showed more courage in the face of rising American tyranny than we’ve seen from ANY former American leader. If you swore an oath to protect this nation, where are you now? pic.twitter.com/DAe2X8c5NV

— PoliticsGirl (@IAmPoliticsGirl) February 11, 2025

Insanity. A religious charlatan of the worst kind.

“To say no to President Trump would be to say no to God.”

Meet televangelist Paula White, who Donald Trump just appointed to lead the White House ‘Faith Office.’

This is not normal. pic.twitter.com/uFkzBh8IVc

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 8, 2025

Plus this:

Careful. She’ll drop a demon spell on you. 😂 pic.twitter.com/cvs0MzG9SO

— 👁️ Eye of Sayonara 🎸 (@eyeofbass) February 8, 2025

Plus this:

Evangelist Paula White has been named by #Trump as Head of the White House Faith Office.

She is completely, absolutely, UNHINGED. pic.twitter.com/BIAb6J2IuD

— John O'Connell (@jdpoc) February 7, 2025

If George Orwell had ever seen this ...

Click here for the 922-page PDF document known as Project 2025, titled "2025 Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise." Foreword by Kevin Roberts, Ph.D.; edited by Paul Dans and Steven Groves.

 Good luck.

Trump cabinet?

 Hedley Lamarr: “I want rustlers, cutthroats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers, and Methodists!”

We are the Sultans.

Imagine living in 1978 and hearing this amazing song for the first time! pic.twitter.com/OvxtEvBFda

— VINTAGE ROCK N’ ROLL 🎸 (@RockNRoLL_85) February 7, 2025

Okay, this was a Twitter post; click on the link now and you get a message saying "This Post is from a suspended account." Oh, well. It was just a particularly good version of Sultans of Swing, a favorite of mine.

Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies - Reagan

RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.

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— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) February 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM

A hostile takeover of the United States.

America is under attack. pic.twitter.com/pI5lnHySrJ

— PoliticsGirl (@IAmPoliticsGirl) February 3, 2025

Mencius Moldbug: Get over your dictator phobia, Americans.

Click here for a Rachel Maddow clip where she discusses J.D. Vance and his buddy, Curtis Yarvin (aka Mencius Moldbug), who says "You need a CEO. And a national CEO is what's called a dictator. It's the same thing. There's no difference between a CEO and a dictator. If Americans want to change their government, they're going to have to get over their dictator phobia."

Lots of people want to get rid of Trump. With Vance next in line, I think you'd better be careful what you wish for.

MAGA?

This is what MAGA is advocating: the annexation, occupation, and subjugation of our Canadian allies, driven by a desire to plunder their natural resources—an ambition that, in its essence, mirrors the expansionist aggression of history’s most notorious regimes. pic.twitter.com/dUcqIBZpuz

— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) February 3, 2025

And I thought Karen Carpenter just had a beautiful voice

In 1975 Karen Carpenter, lead singer of The Carpenters was considered the best drummer in the world.

This is her at the age of 18. pic.twitter.com/DScOt0V4dF

— 🎸 Rock History 🎸 (@historyrock_) February 1, 2025

Trump, Russian pawn

#DemsUnited #DemVoice1
When you can't think of a single reason why any sane president would say and do the things Trump is, remember this. pic.twitter.com/XyUTQ51qyF

— Lisa Ericsson Murphy 🌊🌊GQP Party of Predators (@lisakrstin) February 2, 2025

Tennis fans!

Watching tennis.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/Gj7UXY1q4u

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) February 2, 2025

Musk Takeover?

The richest man in the world is having his Tesla engineers steal every American’s social security number, birthday, home address, and bank account information.

We’re in serious trouble… pic.twitter.com/W7Z9qu7ZS9

— Jake Broe (@RealJakeBroe) February 1, 2025

Buy Canadian

Lists are already circulating of Canadian alternatives to US products. Here’s one. pic.twitter.com/Nk0gFINdaP

— Tasha Kheiriddin (@TashaKheiriddin) February 2, 2025