Matthew Laundry

As someone living in one of the countries he covets, fingers crossed that things go smoothly, but it's looking scary down there.

Granted, even with the recruiting push, they might not have enough to go to every polling station, but some are reliably red, which narrows down how many they need to intimidate.

To deploy them to where votes are counted, to make sure only the "correct" votes are counted, for "election security," of course. If only GOP votes are allowed to be counted, only Republicans can be certified.

They have shown that they are loyal to Trump, not the country, not the Constitution, and they are recruiting as fast as they possibly can. What's to stop the administration from deploying them to polling stations, especially in areas likely to vote Democrat, to intimidate people into not voting?

The concern I wonder about, looking in from the outside, is that he's turned ICE into, essentially, an unaccountable, private army. The GOP has given them a larger budget than the entire military of many countries.

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@guardtheleaf.bsky.social My wife says that what might help is US citizens advocating for Canada in their own country. They don't seem to get that.

Data shows sharp drop in B.C.-Washington state border crossings in 2025 — prompting fear in border towns | CBC News As many British Columbians continue to avoid driving south of the border, one Washington state mayor says she fears Canadians’ trust in Americans may be broken for generations.

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Good luck. I'm guessing it will take at least a generation, probably more. That's if future Presidents don't set things back again.

If he doesn't quit the 51st State BS, it will hurt their economy. Likely that store won't be buying more Florida strawberries anytime soon.

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Trump signs order declaring only president and AG can interpret US law for executive branch US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday stating that only the 'President and the Attorney General shall provide authoritative interpretations of the law for the executive branch...

Trump coming ever closer to declaring himself King, or the equivalent, and the GOP cheering him on. www.jurist.org/news/2025/02...

Could be wrong, but that sounds like a very dangerous statement for a guy dismantling the country to make...

Elon Musk's Aides Locking Federal Workers Out Of Computer Systems At US Agency Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal emplo...

Elon Musk's Aides Locking Federal Workers Out Of Computer Systems At US Agency search.app/BEoMmGVBuSwi... A reminder: Elon Musk is, at best, a lobbyist, with no official, legal power. His effective takeover of a government agency is unprecedented, and unlikely to be legal.

Truman: The buck stops here.
Trump: I take no responsibility.

U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say Lawyers in Canada involved in U.S. citizenship renunciation say inquiries have spiked sharply since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump last November.

U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries up in Canada: lawyers search.app/jh6mkeHWBvXS...

If Americans don't want to be American, why would Canadians?

A reminder: he had time between January 6 and 20th, he knew charges were likely. He could have pardoned them four years ago, and saved them trials and jail time. He's doing it now for politics, not mercy.

'I'm so sorry Imagineddy': Path of Exile 2 players unite to shower gifts on a poor, sweet soul who got yelled at for trying to buy a quiver Divine Orbs heal all wounds.

Refreshing to see positivity in the world these days :)

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They're coming for the trans community, albeit in an inept and misguided way, trying to erase their existence. Who will they try to erase next?

Since male reproductive cells don't replace female sex cells until six weeks into pregnancy, this means that everyone in the US is legally recognized as female. Maybe the hot flashes from menopause explain why he's so cranky much of the time? 2/2

Per the President's new policy:

(d) “Female” means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell.

(e) “Male” means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell. 1/2

It may be too late, in some places.

Came over from Facebook. Just a fan :)

From what I understand, the New Testament had little, if anything to say regarding homosexuality, either to praise or condemn it. Jesus' teachings, however, tended to focus on love and understanding.

He'd have to have some idea what mercy and compassion were before he could show it.

Yep, and if it looks like a bot, spammer, or phishing attempt, I respond appropriately. Your point?

So, you're an apologist for the kind of people that are throwing Nazi salutes? Good to know.

Or, you know, saw the footage as it happened, with our own eyes. Footage of people hitting cops with flagpoles, breaking windows, politicians fleeing, masked guys stalking the halls with zip ties calling for executions...

Are you f*cking kidding me?

Maybe Trump really is religious. He neglected to put his hand on the Bible while saying his oath of office, perhaps fearing the wrath if God for lying with his hand on the Good Book?