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Retired. Lapsed academic. Then nonprofit leader (large national business association). Lifetime of work on China. Opposed to the echo chamber. Unsentimental but not paranoid. At home in the US and global China field. Raised East, but many years in PNW.

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Jim, he dealt with Trump the way he did because Trump is the way he is. It's not "playing" him.

31.10.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't feel bad for Usha Vance or Melania Trump.

Neither should you.

They know EXACTLY what they're doing.

Complicit every single step of the way. They chose this. They participate in it to this day. They're all in.

31.10.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2610    πŸ” 439    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 19

Agree. But it's not wholly on "Democrats." It is on local communities, local and state officials, churches and their congregations, chambers of commerce local and national. Labor unions large and small. Whole-of-society decisions, in other words. It is like preparing for a tsunami or an earthquake.

31.10.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. This is the Bonus Army re-make, and will give Trump his insurrection pretext.

30.10.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn't it time the word "cleansing" should be used? Surely the Trump Mutants see all this as "cleansing," for one thing.

30.10.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning pedo alert

30.10.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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DJT fluent in Chinese? "Two guys walk in to a bar...."

30.10.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

F-150s on Japan's streets? Who in his/her right mind would buy one? Will Ford invent a whole infrastructure of sales and service? Might as well dump MuskTrucks on poor Japan and walk away.

29.10.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another US president would long since have ordered US assistance to Jamaica as natural disaster victim. I don't have the knowledge to comment on potential US roles in South Sudan.

29.10.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!!

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

29.10.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 755    πŸ” 342    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 15

I wish everyone would stop laying these legitimate accusations on "Congress." Congressional Rs "are not moved," and haven't been all year. Don't lay this on Congressional Democrats.

29.10.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form β€˜quick reaction forces’ for β€˜crowd control’ Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest

Yikes

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

29.10.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1199    πŸ” 418    πŸ’¬ 114    πŸ“Œ 65

Surely a lawsuit waiting to be filed, no?

29.10.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wild recklessness.

29.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1808    πŸ” 296    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 22

Just the beginning. Bill of Rights test for all federal officials. For all candidates for internationally-related jobs, Name Four Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (or Latin Americ excluding Brazil and Mexico, or Asi excluding China, Japan and India, or Africa -- etc.) Wheat separated from chaff.

29.10.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Isn’t Easing the Shutdown Painβ€”He’s Inflicting It Mike Johnson says the president is protecting Americans from the shutdown. That’s completely wrong.

"The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown, because we’re closing up programs that are Democrat programs," Trump gloated earlier this month. Does that sound like a president who feels your pain? www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...

29.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 210    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 1
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🩸🩸🩸 NEVER FORGET: Instead of honoring our Constitution's key principle of a Peaceful Transfer of Power, POS Donald Trump Abused his Power on Jan 6th by inciting this violent & deadly attack on our country's Capital and should be in prison for life 🩸🩸🩸

29.10.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1073    πŸ” 469    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 24

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29.10.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?

28.10.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 28831    πŸ” 7859    πŸ’¬ 1961    πŸ“Œ 465

Do you really think he got shot in the ear? But your point is on the mark.

29.10.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The president had a MRI but won't say why.

He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.

He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.

He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.

How is any of this ok?

28.10.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 32609    πŸ” 7654    πŸ’¬ 1911    πŸ“Œ 412

Check out the entire episode with Congress’ history teacher… my boss and political dad @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social ! youtu.be/TuTdA-CkoKI?...

29.10.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Investment tip: blue books.

29.10.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course critics are going to say that. Dog bites man. Come on, NYT.

29.10.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Crap. I just iced WAPO. Do I have dump the Times after 70+ years?

29.10.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit. In many countries. Including the US. an older woman who is close to adult parents of small and growing children and to the children themselves is "Aunt X" or "Auntie X." Anyone professing ignorance of that is lying.

29.10.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Johnson is basically keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles."

LOUDER.

Say it louder: Republicans only care about you if you're a wealthy pedophile. Everyone else can suffer.

27.10.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1702    πŸ” 458    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 8
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Does everyone understand the assignment?

@lincolnproject.us

27.10.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
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... just another reminder of the FELON in the White House...

27.10.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1736    πŸ” 765    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 34

Two possibilities: gout, or dementia.

27.10.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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