Orwell's Mentor

We are living in one of the stupidest times in history.

The post from @realDonaldTrump claims that 24 Karat Gold was used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House, impressing foreign leaders and others with its quality and beauty. It describes this as the "Best Oval Office ever" in terms of success and appearance, signed by "President DJT."

Utilities, groceries, health care premiums all going sky high, and he’s blabbering on like he’s Louis XIV in Versailles.

“.. Not only was the President not even trying to unite the country but he seemed to be blaming the large chunk of the nation that reviles his racially divisive policies and those promoted by Kirk as surely as if they had pulled the trigger.”

@sbg1.bsky.social
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Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.

I feel like looking back on Watergate is looking back on much better times.

Remember when getting caught doing something immoral or illegal would end a politician’s career?

That was awesome.

My ICE crackdowns are sending a clear message: foreign invaders who steal, rape, and kill do not belong on American soil. Here's why I'm welcoming Vladimir Putin to Alaska.

by Donald Trump

America's first family is conducting their grift in full view of the public, but the profits remain a guessing game.
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Mmm. Imagine if Obama (or ANY OTHER PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY) did this?

“.. small businesses will have to pay an extra $202 billion a year on tariffs, which works out to about $856,000 per company ..”

@opinion.bloomberg.com
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Things that will happen when he's gone:

* we're going to learn about shit he did that's so heinous, it makes the stuff we know about look tame

* his many minions will claim to have "always opposed" him and demand sympathy for their suffering at his hands

* dancing in the streets, worldwide

Seems similar to the "War on Christmas" that I hear about every year.

Trump supporters are so brain dead that they believed Trump was closely involved with Jeffrey Epstein on the basis of no evidence but decided that he wasn’t after one of the world’s greatest newsrooms produced a letter that he wrote to Epstein. Here’s why we must treat Trump supporters with respect.

Looks more and more like Cruela de Vil every time I see her.

This is a very, very complex and exceedingly thorough process that involves extensive use of the president’s TiVo remote, so please, please, everyone, give it time

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Two great things about our people are evident in this photo:

1. We Can Spell
2. We cooperate

When law firms signed those deals with Trump, people warned: there are no guarantees he won’t come back for more.

So here we are. A six-byline story:

@nytimes.com
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We had the reporter on tonight; @maddow has the whistleblower

I Spit On Your Grave

But did he say thank you?

If the Trump administration truly cared about the real problem of antisemitism (and not just as a ruse to bludgeon universities to curb academic freedom) how about starting by condemning the violence against PA Governor Shapiro and his family on Passover.

1510?

Sorry to hear this governor. May the perpetrator(s) be swiftly brought to justice.

Bill talked about Trump the way Trump talks about Kim Jong-Un

Alternative title: "Professional Liar".

A play in two acts.

he is an overpaid a-hole who clearly lacks what I think of as common sense

Bring back the Deep State.