The Lovable Liberal Anita Rufus

Opinion | Welcome to the Voyage of the Damned

DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY!
Don’t worry about a sweltering Earth or those powerful creeps getting away with abusing young women exploited by Epstein' Behold the beauty of the Dow. Don’t worry about the Trump’s unethical get-rich-quick schemes, or the president threatening to set the rules for elections.

Offshore wind farms prove their worth during east coast’s brutal winter storm - EnviroLink Network America's first offshore wind farms delivered crucial power during January's devastating Winter Storm Fern, performing as well as natural gas plants and outpacing coal facilities when the East Coast d...

Oh, the bitter irony of the administration’s ongoing, potentially unlawful battle against U.S. offshore wind development. Data from January shows that the nation’s two operating utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas-fired power plants and better than coal-fired facilities.

Kristi Noem's DHS secretly demands tech giants fork over names of ICE critics: report The Department of Homeland Security has expanded efforts to identify Americans who criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending hundreds of legal requests to major tech companies se...

IS THIS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR? IS THIS LIMITED GOVERNMENT???
DHS has issued administrative subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord requesting names, email addresses, phone numbers, and other identifying data tied to accounts that comment on or monitor ICE activity.

Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

Well this will make everything much better:
“Today, the Trump EPA has finalized the single largest act of deregulation in the history of the USA,” said Lee Zeldin, administrator of the EPA. “The 2009 Obama EPA endangerment finding is now eliminated.”

Trump's pardons have wiped out almost $1.4B in restitution to victims, six times Obama's & Biden's combined. Why???

Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation

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Using children as excuse to target LGBTQ+ families Using children as excuse to target LGBTQ+ families

This is about attacking the legality of gay marriage, a coordinated campaign launched by the religious right arguing it harms children, yet another disingenuous ploy by MAGA to use children as an excuse for attacking civil rights, and Christian nationalist-style to impose religious values on us all.

Opinion | Trump’s Obama Derangement Syndrome

Duh.

Less than 14% of those ICE arrested had violent criminal records, data show The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.

The worst of the worst???

My error -- the boy is an actor meant to represent all the children who are victims of ICE.

Actually the kid was a actor meant to represent the children held by ICE. Sorry, my error.

Dad discovers truth of jailed son’s death COMPTON, CA – The man in the suit arrived in an unmarked car on a s

“How did he just die?”
For five years, as detainee after detainee died in the custody of Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco’s jails, Brown kept asking that question.
BIANCO IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.

In case you missed this during the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates in a jungle President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama,...

That this came from our President should be more than enough to make clear that he is not okay. Moonlighting shenanigans are one symptom of dementia ....

Trump said he’ll release federal funds if officials rename Dulles Airport, Penn Station after him The president’s obsession with self-glorification is old hat, but his tactics regarding the Gateway infrastructure project are new.

Okay, go ahead and justify this ridiculous and childish move.
It's past time to acknowledge that our President is not okay .....

ICE Goons’ Gunpoint Snatch-and-Grab of U.S. Citizen Thwarted Dramatic footage captured the moment a driver was boxed in by armed ICE agents.

Is this okay with you? This is being done supposedly on your behalf.

"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience."
Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens Despite Trump’s Tariffs

The U.S. trade deficit widened by the most in nearly 34 years ,,, The percentage change was the largest since March 1992.
When does the "winning" start?

When does the "winning" start?

"The UN was created not to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell."
Dag Hammerskjold

This is how bad it is:
"John Mitnick, general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security during Trump’s first term, said he was “enraged and embarrassed” by the agency’s “lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty,” and called for the president’s impeachment and removal."

IT'S NOT JUST HAPPENING IN MINNESOTA
THIS IS FROM AN INDIO CA. CITY COUNCIL MEETING
“If you feel like saying that this is a federal issue and it is not in your duties as a city council member … Please say it loud and clear so this recording may inspire a resident to run against you.”

WHY DOES TRUMP KEEP MAKING UP LIES ABOUT THE ECONOMY?
Even with cost-of-living adjustments or pay increases, 4 in 10 workers say their income has not kept up with their expenses, according to a new USA TODAY/SurveyMonkey Workforce Survey of more than 3,000 American workers.

‘Massive’ Russian strikes on Ukraine hit negotiation table as well as people, Kyiv says – as it happened Ukraine’s foreign minister accuses Vladimir Putin of sabotaging peace talks

While Trump is playing power games, Putin is playing for real. Ugh.

Store closures hit highest level since pandemic — see who's shutting down the most locations So far this year, closures continue to climb. Retailers have already announced 1,925 store closures so far in 2025 — and that was only as of Jan. 10.

THIS IN SPITE OF ECONOMY APPARENTLY DOING OKAY OVERALL?
America's shopping landscape is changing fast. In 2025, U.S. chain retailers closed more stores than ever before. Industry analysts warn conditions will worsen in 2026.
ARE THESE CLOSURES PRIMARILY PLACES WHERE THOSE OF LOWER INCOMES SHOP???

UK's Starmer calls Trump's remarks on allies in Afghanistan 'frankly appalling' British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about European troops staying off the front lines in Afghanistan insulting and appalling, joining a chorus of criticis...

“It’s hugely ironic that someone who allegedly dodged the draft for the Vietnam War should make such a disgraceful statement,” said Stephen Stewart, author of “The Accidental Soldier,” an account of his time embedded with British troops in Afghanistan.

Trump Rescinds Canada’s Invitation to Join His ‘Board of Peace’

The Board of Peace would be anything but a typical int'l organization, where disagreement and open discourse is tolerated or even encouraged. Its charter grants Trump the authority to veto decisions, approve the agenda, invite/remove members, dissolve the board entirely & designate his successor.