With Trump expending US ordnance in Iran, there’s a growing chance that China moves against Taiwan. They’ll never have another opening like this, and they know that 🌮.

What’s worse for a president than starting an unnecessary and unpopular war? Losing an unnecessary and unpopular war.

The Racket News@newsracket.bsky.social · 2d ago

The regime seems to be more clear eyed about what it can realistically accomplish than Trump and Netanyahu. www.theracketnews.com/p/what-are-t...

First,they arrested legal immigrants and Americans because they looked foreign. Then they arrested and prosecuted protesters and critics of Trump. Now, they’ve arrested people for being in the wrong place when Trump needed a scapegoat. There’s a pattern here and it’s escalating.

The Republican attempts to rewrite history and badger intellectuals and experts into silence are straight out of the communist playbook.

Trump missed the deadline to appeal the birthright citizenship ruling. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Deadline passes for Trump to ask Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship ruling

The deadline passed Tuesday for the Trump administration to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its rejection of the president’s birthright citizenship restrictions, with no new filing on the docket. ...

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The Fauci witch hunt isn’t about prosecuting Fauci or finding facts about the pandemic. It’s about shoring up Republican midterm support and firing up the base. Did Fauci do everything right? No, but he was reacting to a new and deadly virus with information unfolding rapidly.

The Fauci witch hunt isn’t about prosecuting Fauci or finding facts about the pandemic. It’s about shoring up Republican midterm support and firing up the base. Did Fauci do everything right? No, but he was reacting to a new and deadly virus with information unfolding rapidly.

Fauci invoked the 5th Amendment and lawyered up for the same reason any innocent person would when being questioned by hostile police who are looking for a scapegoat. This isn’t an investigation, it’s a railroading attempt.

Before anyone panics about the mail-voting EO, it’s not taking effect this year… if ever. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Judging from my platform-formerly-known-as-Twitter feed, Republicans have decided to make their midterm election case to undecided voters by re-litigating the pandemic as well as the 2020 election.

Bold Strategy Cotton - Dodgeball

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The blimp hangars at Lakehurst, NJ of Hindenburg fame. They are massive structures. #aviation

The Shiloh Hendrix verdict is yet another case of MAGA grifters lying to their audiences. This was not about fighting words. It was about disorderly conduct toward camera man, not the child. This takes about 2 minutes to learn. youtu.be/OiSan0sHCdo?...

What Do Disorderly Conduct Charges Actually Mean in the Shiloh Hendrix Trial?

YouTube video by KTTC

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Does anyone besides me remember when the Supreme Court said Trump couldn’t impose tariffs on a whim?

Pepperidge Farm Remembers Meme

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I’m pretty sure it’s the Republicans embracing communism when they led us to an ownership position with Intel. Means of production, ftw!

I don’t want to brag (okay, I do) but we paid off both of our last two car loans this week. I’ve never paid off two in a week before. On a related topic, I’m beginning to feel the desire to replace my truck.

The Republican Party is at least as fascistic and the Democratic Party is communistic and socialistic.

The US military is kicking Iran’s butt tactically, but Iran is kicking Trump’s butt strategically.

The Odyssey is another great film in the genre of “let’s try to get Matt Damon Home”

The discussion of the Blue Angel pass has given me lots of people to block, if nothing else. Seriously “f- the rules or you’re a p-ssy” gets people killed in airplanes. It comprises 4 of 5 unsafe attitudes: Macho Anti authority Invulnerability Impulsive pilotinstitute.com/aviation-haz...

The 5 Hazardous Attitudes in Aviation and How to Spot Them - Pilot Institute

Gain knowledge about the five hazardous attitudes in aviation and ways to recognize and manage them for flight safety.

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Maybe the networks should have aired Trump’s speech. Put the crazy out there on display for the voters.

My guess/prediction is that Trump will chicken out again as gas prices get close to $4. 🌮 #TACO

“Weaponizing vehicles” seems to be the new “shot while escaping.”

How you viewed him largely depended on what era of his life you examine and what your values are. www.theracketnews.com/p/rememberin...

Remembering Lindsey Graham

The good, the bad, and the miscalculations

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If Trump tries try to remove sitting Democratic senators, that’s way past impeachable conduct. That’s an overt, authoritarian power grab.

Anyone excited about Trump’s protection racket for Hormuz ships should be aware that the ship count is still practically zero. What’s 20% of nothing?

The Racket News@newsracket.bsky.social · 3w ago

People can be annoying and hard to love, and it’s the ones who are difficult to love that we really need to try harder with. www.theracketnews.com/p/let-your-h...

People may complain about not using math and times tables on modern life since we have a calculator in our pocket, but how useful did those English and grammar classes turn out to be? 🙌

From Republican-leaning Rasmussen www.rasmussenreports.com/public_conte...

Majority Oppose Limits on Birthright Citizenship

Two-thirds of voters agree that America’s birthright citizenship policies shouldn’t change, siding with the Supreme Court in opposing President Donald Trump’s effort to limit the policy.

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