David Brickner

Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.

I've never served, but I couldn't agree more with this opinion piece.

"This president acts as though one election makes 236 years of constitutional order irrelevant."

Donald Trump is faithless to his oath of office. If Congress were faithful to their oaths, Trump would impeached.

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Your post would make Douglas Adams proud

Trump's $499 smartphone will likely be made in China The Trump Organization's newly announced T1 smartphone will likely be made in China, experts said, despite claims the device will be manufactured in the U.S.

Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the Presidency is made. Trumpballs-the T-shirt, Trumpballs-the Coloring Book, Trumpballs-the Lunch box, Trumpballs-the Breakfast Cereal, Trumpballs-the Flame Thrower -- Musk loves this one.

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Overwhelmed and understaffed, the Louvre shuts its doors – a warning sign for global overtourism | CNN The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institu...

A kanban system of admittance passes could address the immediate problem. Negotiate with staff the manageable level of people in the musuem at any one time, issue that number of passes at the entrance. Visitors return the passes when they exit allowing new patrons in.

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I get and appreciate the humor. However, President Bush doesn't belong in this group -- he has his own special f*ck-ups that have cost the lives of many and trillions of dollars of spending and debt.

I disagree. The DOJ took the Jan 6 rioters too seriously. The rioters were the distraction that kept the DOJ from investigating the real coup attempt by Trump through the fake electors scheme.

This is so spot on that I had to look it up to see if Truman really said this. He did. It is worth a read.

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Lieutenant, I have top secret clearance. Putin sees to it that I share more than you.

From "It's a Wonderful Life"
George: "I wonder what’s eating that old money-grubbing buzzard anyway?"
Father: "Oh, he’s a sick man—frustrated and sick. Sick in his mind, sick in his soul, if he has one. Hates everybody that has anything that he can’t have. Hates us mostly, I guess."

YouTube video by The Other Guy Way to Stand Up to the Bully! - Steve Kerr Coach of the Golden State Warriors Supports Harvard Trump

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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Dedicated to the same goal, kissing Trump's ass

I was going to debate whether it is the *most* corrupt as there are so many to choose from.

SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions Read more here.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Exactly what I was thinking about today, the business person persona of "the firefighter" which is really an arsonist role so you can be the hero who puts out the fire.

I was also thinking about which grift was being enabled by these market swings.

Justice Dept. says it will pull back on litigating cryptocurrency fraud The Justice Department will largely stop bringing cases involving Bank Secrecy Act or unregistered broker dealer violations, and focus instead on crimes people commit with cryptocurrency.

White collar crime destroys the lives of far more more people than blue collar or street crime. Abuses by those in power can change the course of nations and history. Lack of oversight of cryptocurrency is going to enable more Trump grifting and damage the lives of millions.

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Be patient @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, I need this to play out just a little bit longer so I can make billions. [Did I just say the quite part out loud? Oh well, just kidding.] --Trump

Trump asks Supreme Court to block order returning deportee from El Salvador Judge Paula Xinis gave the Trump administration until midnight Monday to return Kilmar Abrego García, who was deported despite a court order forbidding it.

The Trump administration shouts, "F*ck You!" to any person disappeared to El Salvador. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the specific person in this story, but don't forget, none of these people received due process.

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Trump standing in the breezeway of the West Wing

While I hate that negative records like this get set, I'm glad it is Trump's name that gets associated with them.

As you watch your retirement savings plummeting, just remember, this is all caused by the vanity and desires of one person -- Trump.

Stock markets go up and down, but never before have they moved so much because of the erratic, incoherent, and stupid actions of a single person. This is all on Trump

To be fair, anyone less than 10 months dead should have been ahead of Trump by double digits.

US map via scienceimpacts.org visualization of economic loss due to IDC cuts to 15% as part of Feb 7, 2025 executive order, with shading denoting intensity of cuts.

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.

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I don't see President Trump in your lineup.

Amen. 🇺🇸

They want you to believe this is radical. It isn’t.

He who must not be named.

Hey kid, it ain't that kind of movie.

@schumer.senate.gov

The duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

--Lord Randolf Churchill

It's not a statement of intent, rather one of priorities. It doesn't say it is the next item after the mythical balanced budget, just that it is after. Maybe after capital gains taxes go to zero and there is a colony on Mars.

Don't bring a Schumer to a gun fight.