ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, I'm not saying the ghoul is right, jus that that bunch of clowns and deplorables look for any way to do whatever they want with the lives they have taken charge of.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, I'm not saying the ghoul is right, jus that that bunch of clowns and deplorables look for any way to do whatever they want with the lives they have taken charge of.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
You can't just "use the train" from South Jersey! The area used to covered in tracks, and local service, especially around Vineland. You could be in one of the outlying villages, and get to Philadelphia in pretty good time. But it's an expensive cab ride to a place with a station, these days.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Who's paying for that "Head of Security"? I thought Rudy was as broke as I am?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Some (many?) judges aren't as willing to give the DoJ the benefit of the doubt at this point. (I think it's called a "presumption of regulatory" or something like that?) It only 8 months to end decades of reasonable assumption.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure the Q-Anon folk will be outraged... Yeah, they don't care, do they?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Co-President Stephen Miller, upon reading that... "So we send them to Uganda. Job done. Get it done." The old Q-Anon folk, who were all about "protect the children": [Crickets] [Some more crickets] [Wow, an entire field of crickets!]
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Fox News meltdown (ahem) at 11... Discussions about the flavor, and size of that ice cream cone, at 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. Jesse Watters to pipe up about the flavor and manliness, and start whining like a kitten who's not been promptly fed, at 6.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah... Thanks for the update!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
From all this, I'd say that Vought is determined to wrestle the title of "De Facto President" from Stephen Miller.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t know if you will see this, but… thanks! I don’t know who Silverman is, so I have no idea about his reliability. Thanks again.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Not a one!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
The brown-nosing is so nauseating. And demeaning.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
😳 "His maternal grandfather, Valery Martynov, was a KGB lieutenant colonel executed by the Soviet Union as a double agent. After Martynov's execution, his widow moved with her children – including Coristine's mother Anna – to the United States." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
"You're not supposed to arrest *me*!", Roberts cried as they wheeled him out. "The President has determined he doesn't like your decisions. He has determined that's part of his official duties, which you said was okay, Mr Chief Justice, so it's all good. Say hi to anyone you know in Uganda..."
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure the NY Times, WaPo, CNN, etc, will both-sides that. (If they even cover it, that is!)
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
John Roberts: "And your point is..?"
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s going out on patrol? Are they going to give him a toy rifle, too? And Size XXXXXL body armor?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
DeFacto President Stephen Miller certainly considers it a challenge!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
So many of the courts are bending over backwards for him. I don't get it.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
There's an interesting article in The Guardian, published today, about Roberts and his ideology. Let me put it this way... he's not what he pretends to be! Shouldn't be paywalled: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
As I was reading your article, I kept wondering, "Does this whistleblower actually exist?" It strikes me that the "SCWB" is quite neatly tailored to the story Gabbard, I presume, wants to tell.
Jim Teeth (@drjamesjteeth.bsky.social) reposted
“All this is distracting from the question not asked at the Sunday shows yesterday: Why Trump’s team walked out of their meeting with Putin looking like they had seen death.”
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
He probably has an autographed copy of them...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
He probably thinks he still has a chance at the presidency. Or that people will start to like him. 🤷
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Murdoch is probably glad his worst on-screen “talent” departed for administration jobs!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social)
DOGE got rid of the people working to help the autonomous vehicle industry. An office, "The Biden administration launched [...] specifically to help the AV industry overcome regulatory hurdles." St Elmo really thought DOGE through, right? (No, he really didn't.) www.politico.com/newsletters/...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
From what I understand, it’s an affront to his “conservatism” and conviction that America is, and always has been, a place of equality. If there’s one thing about conservative SCOTUS, it’s that they’re all pretty mediocre with their reasoning. So don’t expect much in the way of an actual reason!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
And John Roberts has made it his life mission to undermine, and ultimately eradicate it.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social)
Amazon… they need a new slogan for the sides of their trucks… “We promise and fail to deliver!” It might not be to their liking, but it’s accurate!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
The brown-nosing really is something else!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
An excellent summary!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Wolff (it is an unusual spelling!) does have a track record on the more salacious details of a story.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
To summarize: no one cares.
Trumpflation Tracker (@trumpflationtrkr.bsky.social) reposted
My wife's favorite Seltzer 12-pack jumped from $3.99 to $4.29, up +7.5%, likely due to aluminum tariffs.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
"Change the narrative" is a persistent theme with this administration. For all matters, big or small!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Weird how they expect us to believe them!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. (Apparently, Susie Wiles, Old Taco's Chief of Staff, spends her time arranging reality-TV "shows" for her boss! This fits in with that rather well.)
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social)
Sounds exactly right!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Fella, just use the bathroom like you’re supposed to!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
St Elmo asking for a party that "cares about the people"? I'm sure he's sincere. I also have a little-used, well-maintained East River bridge for sale...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
The DaringFireball link: daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social)
Epic... www.reddit.com/r/thebulwark... (H/T to John Gruber of DaringFireball. Link below.)
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmm... they're laying the groundwork to say, "The plain text of the Constitution is not what we think it means..." You know, "originalism", which is basically, "reinterpreting the Constitution to suit an ideology, and making a mess of it!"
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social)
So WW3 is starting quite well, I see. And by “quite well”, I mean, “Jeez, can someone please get a kindergarten teacher involved? We, the world, needs someone to get all these toddlers to nap time!” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure this is all pro-forma and he'll be confirmed. And he'll forever be a terrible judge.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure they were all Big, Blurry... I mean burly Men. Including the one woman pilot.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Why is Grassley asking those questions? We all know he's going to vote whatever way the Gilded Taco tells him to.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
So... he has no respect for the rule of law and is a henchman.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Considering Old White Boy’s interview with Ted… I’d say that Ted and reading have an acrimonious relationship.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
He hasn’t extinguished it… he’s pretending there’s no fire because he can’t see it. Because he’s not looking in that direction!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
The Supreme Court likes to undermine its credibility and any whisper of independence at every opportunity.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
This is not going to end well.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
At this point, I think we can drop the “shadow” from his title.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I did nazi see that coming...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure Senate Minority Leader Chuck will be right there with... Chuck? Chuck Schumer... Has anyone seen Chuck Schumer? No? The coat closet? ... Nope. Okay folks, new game: "Where's Chuck?"
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Impeachment is not going to happen. "Bootlicker" Johnson isn't going to go there no matter what.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
So we’re going to have a jolly little war? One where everything goes according to plan (there is no plan), and the Gilded Taco ends up… yeah, whatever. We’re going to war. Because he thinks [ahem] it’ll make him look good. And he doesn’t want to appear “weak”.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
"STINSON has self-identified as a member of ANTIFA" So he was a member of a non-existent organization?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah. That and, as Fareed Zakaria just explained over on IG, “FOMO”. Basically, because Israel’s attacks were successful, he wants in on the action so he can claim “he won” or something. We live in the stupidest timeline.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Post editors: People aren’t reading us since we stopped defending democracy! Jeff: I don’t understand why… Editors: So let’s do something that’ll give our readers even less of a reason to pick up a copy… We’ll demote local coverage and bury it! That’ll get ‘em coming back! Jeff: I like that plan!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
The decision makers [?!] are at risk of making poor decisions? How about this: “the decision *maker* has a habit of making shockingly dumb decisions, and ignoring any good advice. Not that he’s going to get any from the bunch of clowns and sycophants he’s surrounded himself with”? That work better?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
The United States *ensured* it carried the lion’s share of the NATO burden in Europe. As a long standing policy, it enabled American influence. To complain about the success of that policy now it’s at odds with Putin’s views is a bit silly, is it not?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Jim should carry a sign: "Please mock me."
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I think it's more along the lines of "If I don't do this, will Bibi still make me feel important? ... Probably not. Will Vlad still like me? Why does he never answer the phone when I call. He's so dreamy. Oh, what to do!"
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
And it came with a free fireworks show!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
They never were.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
It's always projection with this lot. Always!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
At this point, he's running the country! (Into the ground.)
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Y'know, I wouldn't be surprised if President Stephen Miller decided that was needed.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep! Don't you feel better, now? ... I certainly don't. 😵💫
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, duh!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Jake Tapper, I'm sure, is on it*! * Nah, I'm sure he's working on another blockbuster about some now irrelevant topic regarding the Biden administration.
Corey O'Neill (@coreyoneill.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, c’mon… he doesn’t try to govern! His specialty is standing there pontificating (about things he has no clue about) and gesturing!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
He did.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
When he pops his clogs, it’s going to be a food fight to end food fights! But the bit then and now is especially dangerous. His senility is getting to the point it can’t be hidden anymore, and Vought and Miller are bound to get into a spat about who’s really in charge. It’s not going to be pretty!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
With these clowns, “anti-semitism” means whatever they want it to mean.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
“Could be”? Why be so hesitant - *Will* be used to suppress speech.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
His response demonstrated a level of obliviousness that was… is, well, disturbing!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I fear that after the assassinations in Minnesota, they’ll be even less inclined to locate their spines.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social)
Wow! Senator Tammy Duckworth takes it to Pete “I’m Drunk” Hegseth! (And that General he brought with him.) This is five minutes that is a joy to watch. youtube.com/watch?v=LMQJ...
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
The Dems might take the opportunity… but probably won’t!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Is Jake Tapper making a special appearance?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m not sure Israel or Russia can rely on him, either!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not sure he would know where to start on such an endeavor! (And the current "Real President", Stephen Miller, has no interest in anything except making America homogenous. And maybe liking him.)
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah… I think it’s in that flight of fancy called “The Constitution”.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I was going to say, “gonna”? They have!
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
And the eagerly continue to do so.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Oy vey.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Three?!?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
He didn't lose money running a casino. He lost money running *two* casinos! That's gotta take some "talent", right?
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
A what now? (Dare I ask?)
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
She thinks that for a reason*. That reason sits in the White House and wants everything, and I mean *everything*!, to entertain him. Like he's some sort of Toddler King. Or something. * To be sure, "thinks" is doing a lot of work in that sentence.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
I recall that Netanyahu was a big opponent of Obama's Iran nuclear deal. Because he, falsely claimed, it would lead to making it easier for Iran to get a nuke. And then along the Gilded Grifter and... Iran lost any and all restrictions on their ability to make nuclear weapons.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
The narrative is more important.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Dementia vs ketamine? Yeah, I’m rooting for the popcorn.
ian2nd.bsky.social (@ian2nd.bsky.social) reply parent
Interesting choice of words. It’s not a denial of what they’re reported to be doing. It’s more the “we’re not doing what no one is accusing us of doing!” than a straightforward denial of what they’re being accused of doing.