Grumpy Old Gay

I can still get out to the mountauns

There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.

The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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This statement from Vance really got to me. The gaslighting. The xenophobia and racism. The scapegoating. The brazenness of the lying. It left me feeling angry and helpless at the time.

Correct. It's not a distraction. It's an onslaught. And always part of the plan.

Bulwark& @BulwarkOnline X.com Stephanopoulos: "The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher health care premiums. Why are you against that?" Johnson: "That's an absurd statement." Stephanopoulos: "Here are the facts. The proposal does not provide health care for illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants cannot buy health care under the Affordable Care Act. They cannot receive health care subsidies. Immigrants are ineligible for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Program. The Democratic bill does not make them eligible." BREAKING A 8 HOUSE SPEAKER JOHNSON ON GOVERNMENT

I think part of the "more" was something about quartering foreign troops in cities...

Because they have no where else to go and the alternative is turning them away and watching them die on the street. I was raised to think that'd be against Christian values. Apparently the people who taught me that were wrong. I still think it's wrong to deny people health care and watch them die.

It's worse than a lie - an epic lack of judgment and moral clarity

I could be wrong but I think the president has sole authority to order a launch. It would not be an illegal order. It could be crazy, horrific, maniacal etc. - but not illegal. But I think your larger point is true - top brass will not be a bulwark.

Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail Workers say the real crisis is happening behind the scenes.

“We are really pulling out all the stops to make sure that the impacts are being hidden.” National Park Service workers say a crisis is building behind the scenes, Kylie Mohr reports.

Stay strong, Portland! He couldn't take down a single comedian.

Jimmy Kimmel’s return is a win for the resistance Public pressure forced Disney to stand up against censorship

@froomkin.bsky.social ’s latest piece has lots of good news about lots of different ways people are resisting Tr*mp’s authoritarian consolidation. There are plenty of good ideas for you to use in your community. Spread the word.
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The indictment and legal battle will be financially and emotionally draining for Comey and his family. Whatever else Trump hopes to accomplish, making Comey suffer is surely one of his goals. He doesn't need a conviction to do that.

Beginning to think I picked the wrong time to begin our master bath renovation.

How long was the president stuck on the escalator?

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Indie Lilies Not for Me Trailer #1 (2025)

I settled in to watch this last night expecting some kind of Merchant Ivory Maurice type flick - and much of it was - until they started cutting off gay men's balls and replacing them with straight balls. Turns out that was a thing back in the 1920s.

The episode where Patrick comes out to his parents is one of the most perfect in TV

They did, though. The federalist papers are all about Trump.

‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

‘War’ was here long before Charlie Kirk was killed

Unlike Marco Rubio

@radiofreetom.bsky.social explained it better than anyone; this is from a thread he posted after the 2024 election. For us, it has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with character. ⬇️

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

They lined them up and checked IDs. These guys are out here risking lives to put these fires out.

I would hoe the government could not disappear anyone even following due process and the law. Incarcerate humanely? Sure. But disappear?

The Government’s Growing Trove of Social Media Data It’s increasingly collecting and using social media information to make high-stakes decisions related to immigration.

Reviewing individuals’ social media to conduct ideological vetting has been a defining initiative of President Trump’s second term. Here’s an overview of this collection process and how the information is used.
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Not that I take the deadline seriously, but...was there an "or else?"

There are no getting those girls back. Full stop.

I despise what this regime is doing to trans kids, their families and caregivers.

The same across NWS,NOAA, CIA - we are less safe.

"subject matter expertise and operational competence are readily sacrificed for ideological purity and the ceaseless politicization of the workforce. At a time of simultaneous wars across the globe...this makes us all less safe."

Noem's, "oh well, it's hard to predict the weather" is telling. She might of well have said,"Well, people die in storms all the time..."

Is it ever "proven otherwise?"