Steve Pretzel

The reach will grow massively in the coming days. So many clips of pure gold in there. "When will it be enough?" is one of my favourites.
We're watching a masterpiece of marathon oration.

Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for your inspirational act of quiet bravery.

America desperately needs a million people like Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, but there seem to be precious few prepared to stand up and speak truth to power. So we will have to amplify the message of kindness and compassion ourselves.
This should be on billboards all around the country.

Every accusation is a confession.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if, on the day of Inauguration, Justice Roberts said: "Just one small detail. Did you bring with you the results of the Congessional vote to remove the 14:3 disability for you to hold office? No? Oh, I'm sorry then..."

You miss the point. Trump is currently disqualified. A two-thirds majority is required to REMOVE the disqualification.

Trump remains disqualified from holding office unless and until two thirds of Congress vote to remove that disqualification. So when is that vote happening?
And who will prevent Trump from taking office illegitimately if the disqualification is not removed?

Congress must remove the disability by a two-thirds majority - or else Trump remains disqualified from holding office.

That’s a big statement.

"When America sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with them. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. And some, I assume, are good people."

--Greenland

Thank you for this list. We need to recognize and reward companies with integrity, however small that list becomes.

Trump's inauguration must be delayed until two-thirds of Congress vote to remove the disability, invoked by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, that currently bars him from holding office.

or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."

Can someone please tell me when the Congressional vote is scheduled?

"No person shall ... hold any office ... who, having previously taken an oath, ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,

The Deeper Reasons Democrats Lost It wasn't just that Trump got more votes. It wasn't just that Harris had lower turnout. A deep dive into the psychological, existential, and systemic reasons Harris and Democrats didn't win in 2024.

The irony that a demand for accountability, and frustration that the bad guys always win, led to a desire for a tough guy President - who just happens to be the leader of the bad guys.

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I keep imaging a venn diagram depicting those people philosophically leaning towards EVs as a concept and those people who abhor the person Musk has become. Almost total overlap.

Sorry, we Aussies definitely do not want Murdoch back.

Pretty much sums it up.

You know what’s really depressing? Our four year sentence hasn’t even started yet.

Surely they cannot be so dim as to not realise they were being lied to.

... or at least wait until we see what post MTG is offered.

Hey, we in Australia will also take your best and brightest.

Section 3 of the 14th is self executing, despite the Supreme Court’s invented interpretation.

93 regional television stations in Australia are at risk of being bought by a rightwing startup. One chance to stop a Fox News disaster in Australia, but where are the progressive billionaires who could lodge a counter-offer?

I’m beginning to suspect Elon Musk offered House Republicans an early Beta test of Neurolink - and they all accepted.

Should have been pretty bloody obvious really.

That aged well. 🫣

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Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.

Hey Ben. Good to see you here.