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‘Dictator-for-life vibes’: our architecture critic on Trump’s bulletproof ballroom bling He has already turned the Oval Office into a wrestler’s changing room. Now the president is building a place so gilded Nero would feel at home. Why did he pick an architect whose speciality is Catholi...

"He has already turned the Oval Office into a wrestler’s changing room. Now the president is building a place so gilded Nero would feel at home." www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Trump pardons founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to stop money laundering in 2023 and was sentenced to four months

Given Trump's involvement in the crypto market, the granting of this pardon represents a clear, bad faith conflict of interest. The courts should impose a good faith requirement for the exercise of the pardon power. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The effect is similar to air brushing. It's simply not real. It's designed purely to make Evil appear palatable.

Orleans County senator resigns following leaked racist group chat - VTDigger Sen. Sam Douglass apologized for the offense his comments caused and described hateful comments he’d received since news first broke. He released a long statement late Friday afternoon.

Good riddance to the Young Fascist. vtdigger.org/2025/10/17/o...

Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis

While the drug overdose death rate is declining nationally, three of the most MAGA populated counties in Vermont have seen drug related deaths increase by 29% to 92%. Is there a direct correlation? Remember, dead people don't vote. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

Bullshit! One of those "kids" is a Vermont State Senator from Orleans County who resides in North Troy, VT. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Humor used to confront Budding Fascism in Portland. Photo from AP.

A public service reminder that democratic socialism isn’t communist totalitarianism or fascism…

Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize The committee recognized Trump with a "certificate of participation."

The World is laughing at this dangerous clown with access to the nuclear codes. Pray to the Deity of your choice for peaceful deliverance from this pestilence... www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-expl...

If only they would all leave…

It should be. Mao pointed out that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

FYI this is going around seeming to be from me and Liz.

This is not from us.

Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal. On Thursday evening, news emerged that individuals within and outside of Trump administration were pushing to cast trans activists as domestic terrorists. Then, Project 2025 dropped its proposal.

Feeling sick...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/republican...

For comedians around the world, the laughs often end as democracy fades Silencing of Jimmy Kimmel sets US on course similar to that charted by authoritarian regimes from Egypt to India

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The Little Fascist Remote…What we are seeing now with Trump and the media is the classic illustration of corporate-state interaction that Mussolini said defined Fascism.

From The Borowitz Report:

Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture

Placing Epstein and Trump in context as sexual predators... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Note to "Christian" Terrorists: As you sow, so shall you reap.

Charlie Kirk shooting latest: search for killer under way as Trump vows crackdown on ‘political violence’ In an address delivered before the person who killed Kirk had even been identified, Donald Trump blamed ‘the radical left’ for the shooting

Memo to MAGA Utah Senator Mike Lee: As you sow, so shall you reap. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Indeed…

If you’re innocent, what’s stopping you?

YouTube video by MSNBC Psaki: Bizarre Trump Cabinet suck-up meeting feeds his misguided interest in dictatorship

Cabinet sycophants sucking up to and kissing the Orange Pustule's fat ass... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sua...

Trump Prosecutor Fails To Indict DC Man Who Threw Sandwich At Federal Agent "Sandwich guy" has become a symbol of Trump’s militarized takeover of the nation's capital, and posters memorializing him have appeared all over the city.

www.huffpost.com/entry/sandwi...

Grand Jury refusals to return true indictments for assault on federal officers illustrates resistance from common citizens to Trump’s DoJ fascism.