Old fart living in Sonoma County. Drives a Porsche and enjoys cheap wine. Widower with three great kids, one of whom is autistic. Retired business executive, retired university lecturer, retired lieutenant colonel, US Army. Retired, but not too tired.
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Subway is missing a marketing opportunity here. I would pay a buck extra for a Subway sandwich if the money went to his defense fund. Hello Subway! Are you listening? You could even post a disclaimer, "Please do not throw sandwich at federal officers."
apnews.com/article/minn... If we were really serious about stopping school gun violence, news media would show pictures of the dead students. That’s probably against a journalistic code of ethics, but it might upset enough politicians and voters to get serious and address the underlying issues.
A storm warning, and on NPR. Just wait 'til Trump finds out! www.npr.org/2025/08/19/n...
Great article in Rolling Stone.
Putin is playing three-definitional chess while Trump is playing checkers a best, and probably tic-tac-toe. Don't take a knife to a gun fight, and don't take trump to a world-class summit. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Some day, when your grandchild asks you what you did to fight Trump and save democracy, what will you say?
We're lucky this warning made it out the door before Trump closed NPR.
Then put up a God damn sign that says not to kill anyone.
apnews.com/article/trum... Trump's Environmental Protection guy wants to stop regulating greenhouse gasses. The EPA is becoming the EDA, the Environmental Destruction Agency!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... So, everything we consumers buy, and U.S. manufactures buy, from the European Union will include a 15% subsidy for the richest 0.01%? Why is that good news for the 99.99% rest of us?
apnews.com/article/cong... This is one reason why I am an atheist. If "God" loves his or her people, how can he/she allow one religion attack and kill members of another religion? The only true religion is LOGIC! Any religion that claims their god is the only god is full of shit.
My next pizza will be from BIG Cesar's.
ICE stands for Incompetent, Cruel, and Extreme. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Does this mean that children under 18 in Republican states will be protected from learning what Donald Trump did with children under 18 at sex parties hosted by Jeffry Epstein? gizmodo.com/pornhub-migh...
I don't believe in life after death, but on some level, I hope Epstein is observing all this and laughing his head off seeing his old buddy Trump trying to squirm his way out of their shared history.
Is Elon Musk's Cybertruck running out of gas? gizmodo.com/teslas-cyber...
The far right goes hyper and starts screaming about 2nd amendment rights, whenever they see a news story that include "gun", even when it's James Gunn.
Close, but no cigar. Maybe next time. www.jpost.com/internationa...
apnews.com/article/texa... What will it take before Texas admits there might be something called "global warming" and that fossil fuels are a major contributor?
Deporting mothers, wives of vets, when they apply for legal citizenship is outrageous. Next, we'll be shooting women and children when they apply for food stamps, like our buddies in Gaza are doing. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
apnews.com/article/puti... Two for one. Not only is Trump destroying the United States, he is taking the Ukraine down with us. What's next, Gaza, Greenland, Panama, Canada? We are witnessing global changes that will be in history books for centuries.
If the right can have conspiracy theories, so can we. Suppose Trump had one of his federal agencies (NASA? Space Force?) sabotage methaneSAT. Do you think anyone in big oil would be upset? This is too much of a coincidence to be just a coincidence. www.science.org/content/arti...
OVERKILL, another term from the Viet Nam era that has, unfortunately, come back to describe current conditions. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
apnews.com/article/jan-... Many very competent professionals are being forced out of the federal government and into the private sector. CEOs of organizations trying to protest the Constitution who are looking for qualified and motivated employees must be ecstatic, or giddy, or both.
The person responsible for declining Tesla sales looks at Musk in his mirror every morning. gizmodo.com/as-tesla-sal...
apnews.com/article/kilm... This looks like a perfect example of TRUMP-up charges. Do you agree?
If you can see their face and their nametag, assume they are good cops. If you cannot, assume they are bad cops, and act accordingly.
"Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity!" I wish I thought of that myself, but's it's from the Viet Nam era. Fifty years and we have not learned shit. responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-bombs-...
Why did the chicken cross the road? I don't know, I'll tell you in two weeks. www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-...
Seriously? After, and still during, the war crimes Israel is committing in Gaza. I would not want to defend that argument. www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-...
I have an idea. At the next rally, everyone show up with a facemask and an ICE tee-shirt. If you can get a flak vest from your local Army-Navy store, all the better. We can play the game as well as the rent-a-thugs can, probably better
When the powers that be speak, Trump responds.
Corruption. Thy name is Trump.
My late wife was a great cook, and a devoted fan of Anne Burrell. Maybe they are cooking something good up there.
Ride, Sally, ride! www.space.com/39251-on-thi...
I plan to bring my flag to the protest tomorrow, but not my cat.
If the tariffs on China are dropping from 145% to 55%, what is the true cost we are paying for rare earths and magnets? www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Democracy wins with a GOOD PROTEST. Authoritarianism wins with a BAD PROTEST.
In my 22 years in the US Army, I attended countless hours of training. I do not recall a single class on crowd control or dealing with protesting civilians, nor anything about respecting their constitutional rights. We were trained to kill the enemy. www.huffpost.com/entry/marine...
Yes, if the destruction, looting, vandalism and lawlessness continue; but no if the protests become peaceful. They will show Trump's knee-jerk activation of the National Guard and the Marines to be political overreaction.
"The world needs many more young angry women" www.politico.eu/article/swed...
What did it take to bribe the richest man on earth? There has got to be more to this story. gizmodo.com/musk-deletes...
This should be required reading for every member of congress. bigthink.com/starts-with-...
apnews.com/article/supr... Just in time for Pride Month! Will the shit never stop?
Polite media launders Trump facts, as Trump launders his digital money.
Linda McMahon is the uneducated secretary of education. By "diversity" she means an balance of intelligence and ignorance. Or maybe all ignorance would be better match to support the Trump agenda.
Where did they find such stupid people to be ICE agents? When (if) this is all over, I wouldn't hire an ex-ICE agent to be a crosswalk guard on a dirt road in the desert. ICE = Incompetent. newrepublic.com/post/196138/... via @newrepublic.com
All guns are not created equal. An AR-15 or other such weapon firing on automatic is not the same as a single-shot musket, except in the eyes of the Supreme Court. If modern laws must align with our "history and tradition", we will be burning witches at the stake. www.thetrace.org/2025/06/gun-...
I think Trump supports whatever Putin tells him to support. Next, he will be sending B52's to Russia to replace the bombers destroyed by the Ukrainian drones.
This is just a fun story. Sometimes we need a break from Trumpland. www.science.org/content/arti...
Update www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Don't tell Elon, but THE SKY IS FALLING! What is the probability of a Starlink satellite landing on a Tesla? gizmodo.com/solar-storms...
apnews.com/article/trum... Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. The obvious reason is that Issacman praised "leaders on both sides of the aisle" rather than "His Royal Highness, King Trump".
Mike Lindell is the Elon Musk of the pillow world. Don't buy a Tesla from Elon and don't buy a pillow from Mike. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
If I am going to be oppressed, I would prefer someone local so I can kick his ass.
Propaganda can be a very valuable weapon in a war. In addition to bullets and missiles (and the denial of food) Palestinians are being hit with "Pallywood." It sounds a lot like the MAGA conspiracy that January 6th was an "inside job" by the deep state or the FBI. slate.com/technology/2...
Okay; this is my last try then I'm done with this. Suppose you and I compete in sport X. Would we rather the rules for sport X be made by the "sport X organizers" of by the government? If we feel a rule is unfair, would we rather take our complaint to the sport X organizers, or to the government?
My point was that I feel it is better to allow the organizing sports authorities to make the decisions regarding their sports, even if wrong or less than ideal, than to have decisions forced on them by state or federal government. I don't think that opinion is unrelated to the discussion.
Ms. Hernandez played as a member of the female track team. Sorry, I don't see any segregation there, just inclusion. By the way, my daughter was the only female on her high school football team, and I'm not talking soccer, I talking tackle football. I think we are on the same side here.
I have hoisted my Palestinian flag and will fly it until the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) breaches Israel’s months-long blockade of Gaza. In many respects, killing people with starvation is worse than shooting them with a bullet or blowing them up with a missile. aje.io/xch05x
apnews.com/article/cali... This is a step in the right direction. Sports governing bodies, not governments, are the best informed and equipped to decide how transgender athletes will be dealt with in their respective sports. In this case, the solution seems reasonable to me, BUT IT'S NOT UP TO ME!
Who needs a nuclear weapon when we have Trump and his corrupt cohorts.
As an old college professor, I would be inclined to disagree.
In the real world, an invalid citation will get your paper rejected, and a deliberate false citation will bump you off your tenure track. But in the Trump world, bad citations will get you praise and compliments, with a certified bimbo arguing in your defense.
Joe Biden on his worst day was ten times better than Trump on his best day.
Yes. Republicans believe life begins at foreplay and ends at birth. After that, you're on your own baby.
apnews.com/article/nath... The headline made me think this story was about Trump or Hegseth. Maybe it still is if they were leading by example. #trump #hegseth
Without science, there is no future. Argentinian scientists know that. Why don't we see US based scientists in the streets protesting Trump and RFK Jr? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I could not agree more. Well said my friend.
Most people don't read the footnotes, or the citations in a scholarly article. That's what RFK Jr is counting on. And to a larger extent, what the entire Trump administration is counting on. READ THE FINE PRINT! There are no facts behind the MAHA or MAGA bull shit. gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-s-mak...
We can be anti-genocide without being antisemitic. What Israel is doing in Gaza will be called the second holocaust and the world will not forget. www.npr.org/2025/05/29/n...
apnews.com/article/scri... Three cheers for Faizan Zaki! Now let's see if Trump invites him to a White House visit. Place your bets.
Is it "free taco day"? #trump, #taco
The Republican Attorney General calls the anti-women ruling "a win for women and children." www.huffpost.com/entry/missou...
Has Trump ever heard of the Cuban Missile Crisis? Suppose Russia invades Canada and Trump refuses to come to their defense Now we have Russians next door (much closer than Cuba) with weapons that can come in under any golden dome. What an idiot! newrepublic.com/post/195772/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump should change the name of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the US Environmental Destruction Agency to properly reflect it's current mission. #trump #epa www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Let's pause a moment to wish Alabama good luck in fighting off stupidity.
Trump's new _____ will fail. Fill in the blank with whatever you want. The reason it will fail is all in the first word. The third word is irrelevant. #trump
apnews.com/article/cost... The cost to make a penny is not the issue. The important factor in this story is that inflation has made the penny near worthless. Whatever happened to the haypenny? Inflation is what happened to it.
apnews.com/article/inju... This is a nice story that I missed Sunday.
I vote for dementia. Trump does not have enough self discipline to follow anything he rehearsed.
I fully agree, they are two totally different concepts. I just don't see how you got from one to the other. Yes, seeing your connection of the two is hard for me. Perhaps I missed something in your detailed presentation.
To be clear, that means 98.6% are for DE&I.
Trump is attacking states for their efforts to reduce global warming, and he is preventing federal research to investigate causes and possible solutions. If he is as powerful as he thinks he is, why doesn't he just issue an executive order banning global warming? gizmodo.com/rising-seas-...
Thanks for showing all their white faces. Now let's get their names and home addresses, so we can send them educational material.
Columbia can, and should, learn a lot from Harvard.
Israel is setting new records for war crimes. The third Geneva Convention, which Israel signed and ratified states that POWs are entitled to protection from violence and must be treated humanely. Criticism of the Israeli government or its policies, is not antisemitic. www.sfgate.com/news/world/a...
I understand the budget includes new ICE uniforms: brown shirts and a stylish red armband.
I don't remember the speaker when I was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1967. I bet these newly-commissioned officers never forget their speaker.
Cadets back to Trump: We hope you fail at what you are trying to do.
They support DEI. I don't see how DEI causes genocide.
That's what happens when Harvard follows Trump's orders and admits based on merit and not on race.
The main difference between Star Wars and the Golden Dome is that this time, Elon Musk will be the one to get paid billions for not delivering anything usable.
And once again, I must hoist my "Black Lives Matter" flag. When will the killing stop? apnews.com/article/mich...
"Backlash directly from the president." I would be so proud to receive that!
I wish NBC or MSNBC would bring back Cheers as a weekly political talk show staged in a bar. Maybe NBC still has the 1982 - 93 set. It could be a comedic view of the current not-so-funny political world, including left/right debates between regulars, and guests joining regulars to chat over a beer.
I wish someone like NBC or MSNBC would bring back Cheers as a weekly political talk show staged in a bar. Regulars could debate left/right issues and guests could show up and chat with others. The bartender could be the host. I'd drink to that! Maybe NBC still has the 1982 - 1993 set in storage.
Trump suspended all U.S. refugee admissions after taking office, but he has now reversed it for white refugees. www.politifact.com/article/2025...
Trump's Beautiful Billionaire Bill will steal from the poor and give to the rich. www.huffpost.com/entry/cbo-bi...