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Comments by Philip H

On “Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025

That’s funny. They don’t even field candidate of aldermen down here. But you do you.

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They also want to close the office in Norman Oklahoma that develops, tests and installs new rather radar and the office in Asheville North Carolina that house our weather climate and ocean data archives.

On “Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025

For us that means the weather service, satellites, our officer corps and some fisheries enforcement. And that’s it.

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The Hatch Act only applies at the federal level. It bars precisely nothing at the state level - though many similar laws exist in states for similar reasons. It also doesn’t apply to elected officials.

On “Musk vs Gore

So far DOGE’s response to that fact is to fire 7000 workers and consolidate offices. Doesn’t seem like he’s after ending improper payments.

On “Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance Video

Russia doesn’t intend to give any of it back. I suspect they also intend to keep going eventually. This doesn’t in in Ukraine unless we let it.

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Come back to me when we exceed the $1 Trillion we wasted in Iraq.

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If it’s morally wrong then what’s there to argue about? We as a nation have aided and abetted enough moral wrongs that we should really get in the habit of aiding and abetting the moral rights. Unless you prefer immorality with your coffee.

On “Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025

This is the fallacy - that some day the GOP - which is walking across the door step of permanent minority party rule for which they have a 60 year investment - is going to at some point turn away from the instrument of that success.

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All true statements best I can tell.

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36 million people didn’t vote this time around. It is hubris to believe they are all to the right in any way shape or form.

On “Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance Video

Is it right or wrong to reward Putin for invading Ukraine?

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Putin did so well adhering to all the other agreements he made about Ukraine he can surly be trusted to adhere to this one.

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No national Demi rat has come close to NOT being Republican Lite.

On “Open Mic for the week of 2/24/2025

Hahahahahaha.

Right. Because performative reality TV substituting for actual politics is doing things.

Hahahahahaha

On “Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025

As usual they have learned all the ring lessons. And they are hell bent on learning those lessons no matter what the cost.

On “Open Mic for the week of 2/24/2025

We have no recall statute. Though all our judges are elected.

On “From Fox News: AG Pam Bondi announces Epstein files will start to be released on Thursday the 27th

Has it occurred to you that - like the Kennedy Files - there’s nothing left to release? Names I. The flight logs have been public for what, a decade?

The most likely explanation is Patel and his people have nothing left to send to the AG.

On “Open Mic for the week of 2/24/2025

Some day I hope to write as well as Thom Hartmann.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/small-government-big-chains-the-lie-6cf?r=v677&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

On “Supreme Court issues Stay

And to seek congressional approval for spending it differently.

On “In Times Without Norms, All Laws Fall Silent

Many of us still are. It’s why the GOPs retrograde proposals are so unpopular.

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America’s people of color and native tribes might disagree with you based on lived experiences.

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