Speaking of "peace" "deals", the stabbing in the back from Trump to Ukraine continues. The three stage "process" includes snap elections which will presumably be used to try and get a Kremlin and Putin friendly Puppet government in charge of things.
"These health burdens have continued to increase alongside the increased prescription of medication. For example, in the case of Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, over 3.4 million children are now on medication for the disorder — up from 3.2 million children in 2019-2020 — and the number of children being diagnosed with the condition continues to rise.
This poses a dire threat to the American people and our way of life."
Homan wants the DOJ about making a video advising undocumented residents about their rights: https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-investigation-illegal-migrant-video-tom-homan-2031045
The GOP wants to ban mRNA vaccines: https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-ban-mrna-vaccines-passes-140200324.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACYLVIW00ldqm6UCPi6x0bA7pJPelrx6iePXdC-ZN30G7gQ7wC3svob-8w2UsUyI-nptiG0JHe0W3wykEBUILSX-kxQXPN20PcwNtHOVK2lm32jlGka_UEH8VBrlwrqwSiYyrQgdH4JkZoZ-kmHO5FGuQkOls6wli1DPTQUqEsQH
ETA: Never mind this is Montana only but still dumb
Four NYC deputy mayors are expected to resign rather than collaborate with Trump and Adams: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/nyregion/adams-deputy-mayors-resign-trump-immigration.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
And apparently Starbucks' official reply includes the legalese version of "white dudes are shit at customer service and often overly aggressive, which is why we don't hire more of them.
I don't have a source or cite for this but I believe it.
MO's AG is suing Starbucks for having too many female and/or non-white employees are arguing this causes MO customers to wait longer and pay higher prices.
Today's non Trump Story. There is apparently a radical offshoot of the so-called Rationalist movement called the Zizzians which is implicated in at least six murders around the United States. The most recent was on January 17 in Vermont. The leader of the group apparently skipped bail a while ago and faked her own death.
Max Read gives a deep dive into Rationalism and why it seems to produce a lot of cults and the whole thing sounds nuts to me. A philosophy that used Harry Potter fanfic to spread its views?
Trump's DOJ is having a very hard time trying to find someone to dismiss the Adams' case: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/defiance-in-new-york
Trump is having a hard time finding someone who will dismiss this case: Since I wrote this initial post things have moved fast. After Sassoon resigned they moved on to the head of the Public Integrity Section in DC. He refused/resigned. Then they went to the head of the Criminal Division. He refused/resigned. Bove himself may end up doing this. Worth noting that these are all “actings” — that’s generally someone you choose from the staff to run things while your nominees move through the confirmation process. So these would appear all to be people the Trump politicals chose or were at least comfortable with letting take over on an acting basis.
1. The acting U.S. Attorney for the S.D.N.Y resigned rather than drop the case against Eric Adams. She is a Federalist Society member in good standing and a former Scalia clerk so she is not exactly a raging liberal.
2. The Acting Deputy A.G. placed all the attorneys from S.D.N.Y. involved in the Adams case on administrative leave: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b0b3aaa32bd6fcd0508845e489c904650d13a06cbb56a39f5b1e9622ec2f0808.png
Wastefraudabuse demands that we must destroy the National Parks, some of the most popular things in the United States: https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/yosemite-national-park-in-chaos-20163260.php
REPORTER: Right, but every “peace talk” so far has been about what Ukraine has to give up—territory, NATO aspirations, sovereignty. So what exactly is Putin putting on the table?
HEGSETH: Well, I don’t think it’s fair to say we’re just handing Putin concessions.
REPORTER: Okay, so is he withdrawing troops? Paying reparations? Admitting war crimes? Or is his big “compromise” just taking less of Ukraine than he originally wanted?
HEGSETH: Look, negotiations require both sides to make sacrifices.
REPORTER: Yeah, but only one side started a full-scale invasion. If a guy steals your house and offers to return half of your living room, that’s not a “compromise”—that’s a hostage deal.
HEGSETH: I just think it’s time for diplomacy.
REPORTER: Diplomacy is great when both sides want peace. But when one side just wants a “pause” to reload, that’s not diplomacy—it’s a setup for the next invasion.
HEGSETH: So you’re saying no negotiations, just endless war?
REPORTER: No, I’m saying a peace deal where only one side makes sacrifices isn’t peace—it’s surrender with better branding.
Russell Vought's daughter has cystic fibrosis and is helped by a miracle drug wholly or partially developed from NIH research and grants. He wants to cut it to the bone. These people have no moral standing, only rank hypocrisy and power grabbing fantasies of total control and domination.
Bill Kristol of all people is one of the best voices against Trump and Trumpism out there. He is a lot better than some of the older Democratic politicians who are apparently resenting the volume of calls from their constituents.
There is literally HIV being transmitted from mom to baby because of the illegal shutdown of US AID and now Trump’s State Department wants to spend 400 million dollars on Tesla cyber trucks. This is not about efficiency. It’s a smash and grab.-Brian Schatz
Musk and Trump have no right to lecture anyone about waste, fraud, and abuse and letting a bunch of 19 year old hopple heads into the data proves it more so.
Co-President Musk is apparently ordering the GSA to sell or to look into selling hundreds of Federal Buildings including buildings that hold Senate offices.
Make of this what you will but Senate Republicans have been letting the leopards eat their faces for a while now.
On “Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025”
https://united24media.com/latest-news/us-russia-peace-plan-allegedly-suggests-three-stages-ceasefire-elections-and-final-agreement-5992
Speaking of "peace" "deals", the stabbing in the back from Trump to Ukraine continues. The three stage "process" includes snap elections which will presumably be used to try and get a Kremlin and Putin friendly Puppet government in charge of things.
"
"These health burdens have continued to increase alongside the increased prescription of medication. For example, in the case of Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, over 3.4 million children are now on medication for the disorder — up from 3.2 million children in 2019-2020 — and the number of children being diagnosed with the condition continues to rise.
This poses a dire threat to the American people and our way of life."
The language of Eugenics right out in the open.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1SErud5Tu3NGb7PN1P1SH1bMWrNaqo2aoPvvnNc5WiS2IrAhpLXHlp9bw_aem_jn2B0kbC060F0yDuQBLLfA
"
Homan wants the DOJ about making a video advising undocumented residents about their rights: https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-investigation-illegal-migrant-video-tom-homan-2031045
"
The GOP wants to ban mRNA vaccines: https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-ban-mrna-vaccines-passes-140200324.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACYLVIW00ldqm6UCPi6x0bA7pJPelrx6iePXdC-ZN30G7gQ7wC3svob-8w2UsUyI-nptiG0JHe0W3wykEBUILSX-kxQXPN20PcwNtHOVK2lm32jlGka_UEH8VBrlwrqwSiYyrQgdH4JkZoZ-kmHO5FGuQkOls6wli1DPTQUqEsQH
ETA: Never mind this is Montana only but still dumb
"
Four NYC deputy mayors are expected to resign rather than collaborate with Trump and Adams: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/nyregion/adams-deputy-mayors-resign-trump-immigration.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
On “From Washington Post: The Trump Lexicon”
Bezos pulled ads against Elon Musk so this is really rich
On “Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025”
Today in it is totally not a cult:
1. Representative Claudia Tenney (NY-24) proposes turning Trump's birthday into a Federal Holiday.
2. Rep. Luna introduces legislation to carve Trump into Mt. Rushmore
3. House Republicans want to impeach judges that ruled against Trump
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/16/impeachment-judges-republicans-trump
On “Open Mic for the week of 2/10/2025”
And apparently Starbucks' official reply includes the legalese version of "white dudes are shit at customer service and often overly aggressive, which is why we don't hire more of them.
I don't have a source or cite for this but I believe it.
"
https://thehill.com/business/5140951-missouri-attorney-general-sues-starbucks-anti-discrimination-laws/
MO's AG is suing Starbucks for having too many female and/or non-white employees are arguing this causes MO customers to wait longer and pay higher prices.
"
https://bsky.app/profile/ronfilipkowski.bsky.social/post/3li5q2gmsts2b
Trump's view that the U.S. Government can and should act as a mafia protection racket continues.
On “Open Mic for the week of 2/3/2025”
Adams also appeared on Fox and Friends with Hooman and announced "I'm collaborating."
"
Dropping the Adams case is going very poorly for the Trump admin: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/14/nyregion/eric-adams-charges-doj
It is like these people don't understand the concept of integrity at all and think everything is transactional.
Former Roberts Clerk Hagan Scotten sent Bove a scathing resignation letter.
https://bsky.app/profile/nycsouthpaw.bsky.social/post/3li5k6sh2l22v
On “Open Mic for the week of 2/10/2025”
Chevron is playing to lay off up to 20 percent of its staff. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/business/energy-environment/chevron-layoffs-oil.html
"
https://maxread.substack.com/p/the-zizians-and-the-rationalist-death/comments
Today's non Trump Story. There is apparently a radical offshoot of the so-called Rationalist movement called the Zizzians which is implicated in at least six murders around the United States. The most recent was on January 17 in Vermont. The leader of the group apparently skipped bail a while ago and faked her own death.
Max Read gives a deep dive into Rationalism and why it seems to produce a lot of cults and the whole thing sounds nuts to me. A philosophy that used Harry Potter fanfic to spread its views?
"
Trump's DOJ is having a very hard time trying to find someone to dismiss the Adams' case: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/defiance-in-new-york
Trump is having a hard time finding someone who will dismiss this case: Since I wrote this initial post things have moved fast. After Sassoon resigned they moved on to the head of the Public Integrity Section in DC. He refused/resigned. Then they went to the head of the Criminal Division. He refused/resigned. Bove himself may end up doing this. Worth noting that these are all “actings” — that’s generally someone you choose from the staff to run things while your nominees move through the confirmation process. So these would appear all to be people the Trump politicals chose or were at least comfortable with letting take over on an acting basis.
"
Today in Orbanification:
1. The acting U.S. Attorney for the S.D.N.Y resigned rather than drop the case against Eric Adams. She is a Federalist Society member in good standing and a former Scalia clerk so she is not exactly a raging liberal.
2. The Acting Deputy A.G. placed all the attorneys from S.D.N.Y. involved in the Adams case on administrative leave: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b0b3aaa32bd6fcd0508845e489c904650d13a06cbb56a39f5b1e9622ec2f0808.png
On “Deficits, Debt, and DOGE”
Wastefraudabuse demands that we must destroy the National Parks, some of the most popular things in the United States: https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/yosemite-national-park-in-chaos-20163260.php
On “Open Mic for the week of 2/10/2025”
That's not the deal on the table. The deal on the table is
"Hey Ukraine, fold and give up, and also give us your Rare Earth Metals."
I'm not why sure people still feel the need to give Trump the benefit of the doubt at times.
"
REPORTER: Right, but every “peace talk” so far has been about what Ukraine has to give up—territory, NATO aspirations, sovereignty. So what exactly is Putin putting on the table?
HEGSETH: Well, I don’t think it’s fair to say we’re just handing Putin concessions.
REPORTER: Okay, so is he withdrawing troops? Paying reparations? Admitting war crimes? Or is his big “compromise” just taking less of Ukraine than he originally wanted?
HEGSETH: Look, negotiations require both sides to make sacrifices.
REPORTER: Yeah, but only one side started a full-scale invasion. If a guy steals your house and offers to return half of your living room, that’s not a “compromise”—that’s a hostage deal.
HEGSETH: I just think it’s time for diplomacy.
REPORTER: Diplomacy is great when both sides want peace. But when one side just wants a “pause” to reload, that’s not diplomacy—it’s a setup for the next invasion.
HEGSETH: So you’re saying no negotiations, just endless war?
REPORTER: No, I’m saying a peace deal where only one side makes sacrifices isn’t peace—it’s surrender with better branding.
On “Deficits, Debt, and DOGE”
Russell Vought's daughter has cystic fibrosis and is helped by a miracle drug wholly or partially developed from NIH research and grants. He wants to cut it to the bone. These people have no moral standing, only rank hypocrisy and power grabbing fantasies of total control and domination.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/project-2025-vought-medical-funding/
"
Trump won a plurality of the vote and his disapproval ratings are rising fast:
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/
Harris won 75 plus million votes and that is not exactly a small minority.
Trump and Co. do not have the mandate they think they have.
"
Bill Kristol of all people is one of the best voices against Trump and Trumpism out there. He is a lot better than some of the older Democratic politicians who are apparently resenting the volume of calls from their constituents.
"
There is literally HIV being transmitted from mom to baby because of the illegal shutdown of US AID and now Trump’s State Department wants to spend 400 million dollars on Tesla cyber trucks. This is not about efficiency. It’s a smash and grab.-Brian Schatz
Musk and Trump have no right to lecture anyone about waste, fraud, and abuse and letting a bunch of 19 year old hopple heads into the data proves it more so.
On “Open Mic for the week of 2/10/2025”
Co-President Musk is apparently ordering the GSA to sell or to look into selling hundreds of Federal Buildings including buildings that hold Senate offices.
Make of this what you will but Senate Republicans have been letting the leopards eat their faces for a while now.
"
Depends on how he does in the next ten months perhaps or he quicky discovers that the leopards ate his face too.
*Comment archive for non-registered commenters assembled by email address as provided.