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Trump warning: Shape up or Americans will ship out
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 15 Comments • 1 Like • 2 months ago
“The Wall Street Journal on Trump and our European allies”
The Yuma Sun is a very good local newspaper. It has lots of local news. It walks the tightrope of a social conscience in a MAGA market. Well done!
TBR's Traitor of the Week
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 69 Comments • 11 Likes • 2 months ago
“Quisling”
I'm of an age that still remembers Vidkun Quisling. He was not simply a traitor to the Norwegian state. He betrayed the people. He betrayed their honor. That's why Borowitz's weekly prize is a "good" idea. MAGA is betraying America in the deeper ways, as Quisling betrayed his people.
Bannon Salute at Right-Wing Event Sparks Outcry, Even on French Right
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“A gesture by Stephen Bannon at CPAC, outside Washington, echoed a move by Elon Musk and prompted the president of France’s far-right National Rally...”
France's far-right party, born as the "National Front" under Marine Le Pen's father, Jean-Marie, has been trying for years to become "respectable". Their occasional racist relapse has been a problem for them. Assisting at a meeting where a Nazi salute is acceptable would have set them back...
"King Donald I" Accelerates White Nationalist Purge of Military Leaders
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 5 Likes • 2 months ago
“A Black general MUST be DEI... so he MUST go!”
The highest ranking woman in the US military - ever - is fired. So is the second. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (who "just happens to be Black") is fired. Hey! I don't give a fuck. I'm a straight male WASP, so I have nothing to fear. Right?
When MAGA Meets Minsky
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“Laying the foundations for the next financial crisis”
Even Krugman seems to balk at the simplest explanation for what Musk/Trump is doing. Preparing America for crony kleptocracy on the model of Putin's Russia.
Invasive Crabs Have Taken Over New England. One Solution? Eat Them.
Via: Bob Nelson • Wine & Food • 17 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“America’s Northeastern coast has been overrun by crabs from Europe and Asia. Luckily, they’re delicious.”
I spent quite a few years in Baltimore when I was a kid. Chesapeake Bay steamed crabs are DELICIOUS!
DOGE By The Numbers
Via: Bob Nelson • Satire • 1 Comments • 2 months ago
“Elon Musk, the leader of DOGE, claims the organization's sweeping cuts have already saved the government $55 billion. ”
Gee... When a zillionaire starts saving my money, it makes me feel all warm inside. You?? You take care of yourself, right? No retirement. No healthcare. No problem...