The Local Crank

@thelocalcrank.bsky.social

Cranky GenXer who hates this timeline. Former syndicated political columnist. Coloradoan #copolitics

We aren’t talking about Hungary enough. Viktor Orban was in power for 26 years, had vastly more power than Trump ever dreamed of & was tossed out…because people VOTED. And now his successor is systematically dismantling his power structure.

What the Iranian attack confirms is that Trump is no longer capable of operating in the real world when it dissents from the Trump as God Emperor narrative. He can't process information that dissents from the narrative. Thus he cannot lead or protect us; and we are in danger bsky.app/profile/did:...

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 4d ago

Where is our government? Trump? DHS Secretary Mullin? Is the American homeland under attack? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

Anecdotes aren't evidence but I had a conversation recently w/a Canadian med prof who lives & works in the US. Their child was born here & is an American citizen w/American passport. When flying back to the US recently they & their spouse were berated by Customs & accused of scamming the system by