The Reformed Pension Actuary

I love how my Governor Gavin Newsom is dominating the news cycle.
So tired of seeing the Orange Clown.

Love this.

If left-wing babies would have turned out for Hillary Clinton or not cast “protest votes” we would have 6-3 liberal majority and there wouldn’t be anything John Roberts could do. I’m still pissed about 2016. Thanks Jill Stein.

From the Guardian:
“John Roberts has consistently shown hostility toward civil rights, trade unions and environmental protections, approaching the law with the rigidity of a right-wing ideologue.”
—Lisa Graves, *Without Precedent*

Just a quick note - America is paying for painting the "down" side of the wall. The "upside" is not getting painted black.

Also .... nighttime comes every twelve hours.

The 'too hot' months are about 4-5 months out of the year.

We are governed by morons.

"The United States paid nothing for these Shares" is an interesting way of describing "the U.S. released $8.9B in CHIPS funding intended for Intel in exchange for $8.9B in stock."

Perhaps Congress could've demanded shares for CHIPS money, but POTUS adding this ad hoc is simply unconstitutional.

The President of the United States is a gangster shaking down anyone who won’t pay up

Intel gave them 10% without compensation? Cue the shareholder lawsuits.

These same liars on Fox claim Ukraine started the war against Russia. Fox lies nonstop and MAGA soaks up the poison.

“It’s only gonna get worse if we don’t do something to stop it… it scares the crap out of me…”

- Bolton neighbor in a “Trump is a national disgrace” t-shirt

Live updates: Maxwell blasted as ‘known liar’ after Trump DOJ releases transcripts Maxwell, a convicted sex offender, told Deputy Attorney General she never witnessed President Donald Trump doing anything ‘inappropriate’

Pam Bondi releasing Maxwell interview transcripts is like Bill Barr going on tv to say Mueller found nothing. They’re muddying the water instead of releasing the Epstein files.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

John Bolton, 12 days ago: “ I think he's already come after me… it is a retribution presidency.”

DOES THIS RAG TAG ADMINISTRATION HAVE A CLUE. THE BLIND LEADING THE DUMB..... TikTok video by Hajoty30_ backup

Lawless DOJ is as lawless DOJ does.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson in response to threats from AG Pam Bondi.

“You are hereby notified that Washington State will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations."

www.tiktok.com/@hajoty30_.b...

And the problem is…?

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This is something we will see more and more of. The main protections against both arbitrary and systematic violations are not laws, which provide capacious grounds for discretion, but _internal norms and standards_ which have been systematically trashed.

I suspect the John Bolton thing is less likely a show trial than a show investigation. The powers of the FBI/DOJ/prosecutors provide the ability to systematically persecute people for years, ruining their lives and costing them enormous amounts of money in legal fees with little recourse.

Just saw all your comments from last night’s post and someone shared a pic, Orlando showed up and used chalk to bring the rainbow crosswalk back! We love this so much!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

"If you want to have a coup against the constitutional order, you want to control the capital city. And if he has control of the policing in the city of Washington...Who's gonna tell him to leave the White House?"

@gtconway.bsky.social joins @jvl.bsky.social:

Devastating news.

The same right-wing pundit clowns who spent years peddling Epstein conspiracies are now quoting Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child trafficker, like she’s scripture. No shame, no dignity, just grift and lies.

Masked raids are tools of fear, not freedom. Despite what this administration wants you to believe, they are not about “safety.” They are about letting ICE agents hide from accountability while carrying out inhumane acts.

Conway: Are hey withholding documents that might refer to him or things that are embarrassing to him and producing documents that refer to other people in order to distract and I wouldn't put it past them that they would do that.

The little woman in the boat.

F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents

Yes. Collapsing all fed law enforcement into one undifferentiated, untrained, masked force.

"Agents said they worried the changes would transform the FBI from an investigative agency focused on national security into something more akin to a federal police force..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...

I deeply resent having to defend John Bolton but “the president sends his goons on a fishing expedition to raid anyone who criticizes him” is in fact very alarming

Loyalty over competence.

Whether it’s freaking out about the new Cracker Barrel logo or some other bogeyman, remember this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.

Keep repainting it.