Dan Morris
@dmindy.bsky.social
Aging lifelong Indiana resident. Sage in my own mind. Sparkplug, Boilermaker, IU Law--but that was decades ago. Learning daily. Newspapers forever.
Too-high real estate values drive up both homeowners insurance and property taxes. Somehow, someway, home prices need to come down. The American Dream is unaffordable outside of the top 10%.
Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 6h agoHousing and food made up nearly half of U.S. households’ spending in 2025, the most in 15 years amid rising rents, homeowner costs and beef prices.
To be correct, fleeing suspect leads to serious crash. No fleeing driver=no pursuit and no crash.
@fox59.bsky.social · last mo.Multiple people are in critical condition after a pursuit in Southport ended with a serious crash on Saturday. Read more here: https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/isp-investigating-after-pursuit-leads-to-serious-crash-ending-on-indys-east-side/
Remember: Every time he threatens tariffs, he is threatening Americans who pay the tariffs (taxes). Bunch of hypocrites in the Trump Party think that's okay, I guess.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3mo agoBREAKING: President Trump has threatened a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel starting Jan. 1 as the trade rift deepens.
Over and over, Trumpers say that they trust him. Trusting a politician--any politician--is never a good plan.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 5mo agoTrump’s approval numbers have tumbled, hurt by worries about the economy and the Iran war. But in west-central Ohio, voters still firmly in his camp say he has delivered on key promises.
CBP is not even close to having sufficient resources to catch fraudsters and violaters. The entire "tax and spend via tariffs" program is a joke. Americans pay for it daily. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...
‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate
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Democrats sure do love to make people work without pay. They did it in Oct-Nov, and now again in Feb-Mar. As long as they can make their political point, they don't care what happens to people--which sounds just like Trump. That's why both parties are awful.
Senate Press Gallery@senatepress.bsky.social · 8mo agoBy a vote of 53-47, the Senate did not invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 7147, DHS funding. Senator Fetterman (D) voted aye. Majority Leader Thune voted no and made a motion to reconsider.
Actually, it's part of the administration's efforts to Make Trump Great--which seems to be the sole objective of POTUS.
Politico@politico.com · 8mo agoTrump’s signature to appear on US paper currency
Everyone is suing everyone these days. It's all political posturing and it's only making lawyers richer (in-house lawyers for respective govt agencies notwithstanding).
Politico@politico.com · 8mo agoNew Jersey sues Trump administration over ICE warehouse plan
Another group that the Trump Administration is leaving behind: 9/11 first responders. www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/14/g...
Gutted 9/11 World Trade Center Health program now reassigning workers to ICE: advocates
Advocates for the 9/11 community are demanding a hearing with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy to discuss concerns about delays and cutbacks at the vital agency…
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Who could have predicted that the Trump Party (formerly known as the GOP) would move from being 100% anti-tax to openly supporting a tax-and-spend POTUS?
Reuters@reuters.com · 9mo agoTrump orders temporary 10% global tariff to replace duties struck down by US Supreme Court reut.rs/4kN7pAB
For Trump, the truth about EVERYTHING is what he says it is. Typical for politicians, but he takes it to an extreme level. Sad that he never learned that fact and opinion are two different things--an elementary school standard of learning.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 10mo agoNews Analysis: Without waiting for facts, the Trump administration has advanced one-sided narratives to justify the killings of protesters in Minneapolis by federal agents, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
Truth filter: Trump threatens US citizens with 100% tariff on Canadian goods while throwing a fit over what Canada may do. For decades, Republicans never would have tolerated these tax increases. But, since they now are the Trump Party, they do whatever their bully leader says.
Reuters@reuters.com · 10mo agoTrump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China reut.rs/4kh6kkF
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/o...
Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, Dies; Last Survivor of Epidemic in Alaska
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ICE has a legitimate purpose. But, Trump has turned them into a 3rd-world dictator's goon squad.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 10mo agoHours after the fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, parents, students and protesters confronted ICE agents after a raid at a high school. School districts canceled classes as community members described fear, trauma, and escalating violence.
If another country took Trump and the First Lady into their custody, would that country thereby have control the US? No. Neither does the US have control of Venezuela without thousands of troops and martial law. "Delusional" comes to mind here.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 10mo agoU.S. oil companies are going to take over Venezuela’s oil fields and industry, President Trump said, declaring that U.S. oil interests will revive oil production in a country with one of the world’s largest reserves.
And, since tariffs are mostly taxes on businesses , giving corporate money to the masses is redistribution of wealth. That's socialism.
tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · 11mo agoNEW: Tariffs are unpopular, prices are still stubbornly high and Americans are souring on Trump's handling of the economy. So, now, he's promising cash -- tariff rebates and other money in a bid to assuage restless voters. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Democrats never had a chance to win anything in shutting down government. But, the longer they go, they worse they look--and they give Trump a chance to be the hero and save the day if he can overcome his revulsion to welfare. Fold now and claim a lame victory instead of letting voters go hungry.
Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last yr.Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more than 40 million Americans who stand to lose it as part of the government shutdown.
Wow. A few R's actually voted to end some of Trump's tax increases. Maybe a small number still believe in lower taxes.
Senate Press Gallery@senatepress.bsky.social · last yr.The #Senate passed SJ Res 81, terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles from Brazil, 52-48. GOP in favor: Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, Paul & TIllis. No further votes tonight.
Translation: He is increasing taxes by 10% on Americans who import Canada-made goods. Most tax-loving President in American history.
Reuters@reuters.com · last yr.Trump announces 10% increase in tariffs on Canada reut.rs/49hHKML
More new taxes. Why? Trump taxes like a Democrat, and his faithful think it's great.
Reuters@reuters.com · last yr.Trump says US will impose 25% tariff on heavy trucks imports from October 1 reut.rs/3VBdGE0
It's all part of Trump's Final Solution.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.Breaking news: South Korean workers who were detained in a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia last week will be released and flown home as part of a deal with the United States, the country’s presidential office said.
Republicans: the party of hate, threats, and bullying. Democrats: the party of anything goes and no central theme, out of touch with 70% of America. Americans: the losers and owners of a slowly decaying republic.
Bob King@bkingdc.bsky.social · last yr.Trump's political operation is considering primarying Indiana lawmakers who don’t go along with redistricting, @adamwren.bsky.social and Liz Crampton write: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
90% of what Trump does is done in an unloving manner. Phase funding out or stair-step it down so that other provision can be made for basic human needs. Don't play God and pull the plug. This is not okay.
Erin Cunningham@erinmcunningham.bsky.social · last yr.When U.S.-supported soup kitchens in Sudan were forced to close because of Trump’s funding stoppages, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Inaugural Great Lakes cruise sets sail from Chicago’s Navy Pier to Toronto www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/24/g...
Inaugural Great Lakes cruise sets sail from Chicago’s Navy Pier to Toronto
Victory Cruise Lines christened its ship Victory II at Navy Pier in May, one of two new ships in its line built to cruise the Great Lakes.
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