Well I guess it depends upon definitions as well as motivations. Kleptocracy maybe a better characterization.

How is a "capitalist" arm twisting major corporations (Intel, Westinghouse etc) into giving US gov't 10% stock ownership in exchange for regulatory & other favors different from a "socialist" pressing to have some control over the means of production?

Because of his feckless conduct and submission of principle, honor and duty to the political ambitions of an aspiring autocrat, we should all fear the consequences for our beloved nation and traditions aimed at ensuring liberty, opportunity and justice for all - that we used to believe possible

C'mon guys. The Rule of Law stuff is the thing that will save this nation. I am as angry & sickened as anyone at the ruthless provocation & attempt to trash our civil order through street bullying. But our fight must be in court, truthful media and ballots. MLK was right. We'll win.

SO, didn't we endure this routine of dementia test = IQ test in 2020? Does Trump know or care the truth of the matter? Everything is performative & always crowd testing his BS. Can he bait Dems / make points with base? If so - repeat. If not - move on to the next 50 unprecedented absurdities.

Yes, he seems quite happy and to fit right in. Which crypto-coin did they buy and what state are we giving them😀

He is always bullshitting . Michael Sherman (Sketics) defined the bullshitter as Trump to a T. He always tests his bullshit at his rallies, online & on air - like the scam marketer & con man & media icon he is. If the BS flies with enough of the base it gets repeated regardless how insane

47.5% of Americans don't either

Congrats. I find all your podcasts unique and very valuable. You have chosen to team with podcast co-hosts that complement your presentations wonderfully. However, no one should compliment your joke selections 😀IMO

After a quick read to include claims that some within young Republican circles were ambushing ill spoken rivals, I think it fair to doubt the sincerity of the comments but not the gravity. To a generation immersed in the lessons of WW2 none of this should seem amusing or OK at any age

Should be Speaker Johnson on the couch.

Maybe it's our inherent tendency (IMO) towards risk aversion and valuing daylight over dark but I've noticed much more attention paid to how fast sundown arrives in the fall than how long days last in the spring - you notice too?

Adam, your remedy likely plays well in the court of karma. But lest we are content to continue the descent into valuing tribal vengeance over reverence for an imperfect aspirational heritage and system of justice, we must afford this cynical bully the due process he denied others

That was exactly my reaction. After all the administration has attempted & often succeeded in doing to challenge democratic norms and exercise authoritarian power, a meager 4% lead in trust for the opposition is disturbing.

YouTube video by Ron Ogletree Cross This Line

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkzW... if only we had someone with Bugs' negotiating talent

Nutlick's statement is absolutely proper - comrade

I don't know that she is dumb or even truly concerned about trans bathroom issues. She's seemed at times bright & sociable enough to get the joke on Maher and play to the audience. But like so many GOP today she is shameless, abandoned principle, honor, boundaries & tradition for attention of mob

That's mostly true but Bolton is significant in this moment because of his compulsion to shine a light on Putin's manipulation of Trump's naivete in international affairs & history as well Bolton's evisceration of the administration's inclination to abandon the post-war liberal order entirely.

As the pirates were ransacking the village they didn't find anything concerning that the resident rapists and plunderers were doing

Except the heat! None of the floffies at dog park seem to dig that a bunch but maybe that's why they invented inside.

Top Former CIA Russia Report Official Rejects Ratcliffe ‘Note’ Knocking U.S. Intelligence Analysis on 2016 Election Podcast Episode · SpyTalk · 07/18/2025 · 49m

What a piece of work RT "our girl" Tulsi is. Consider: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Was it because Howard's following has faded (if it did) or because they feared he would be an inappropriate messenger in your opinion. He seems to have known Trump better than most public figures. Does the shock jock stigma seem anymore uncivil than podcast bros I wonder. Does it matter?

Sacrificing his principles and the welfare of his constituency to appease the party boss is so 12 days ago

Rutte is selflessly finessing an extremely important and delicate situation without regard for his personal pride. If Trump can be brought back and kept on NATO's side - let him fawn, praise and grovel as he thinks required. We can at least grant Rutte the dignity of understanding.

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Trump does not need 50 days or 50 minutes to persuade a sizeable majority in the US Congress that adequately arming Ukraine and imposing further sanctions on Russia is needed. The Senate is already there, much of the House GOP will agree or go along and all the Dems. The public will follow. now

Can you validify that news is true? Seriously, I had not heard that but believe there is still enough humanity surrounding us to provide a cause for reflection

Well, at least we likely won't hear "it's just mean Tweets" anymore. But we'll probably probably muse a bit more about not expecting the leopards one feeds eating their face

Our most compassionate and empathic POTUS understands the stress that in-depth analysis under the pressures of time urgency while maintaining the highest professional standards for veracity can present to highly sophisticated and meticulously thorough investigators - but he fired all them

Tic Toc Tic Toc.... Even when it seems quite doable to pass statutes that would bring the administration's favored policy now being practiced illegally into compliance with the law, normalizing lawless executive behavior seems to have quashed any impetus for seeking Constitutional order.

The GOP obviously won't cross Trump but if Lindsey Graham does have 82 senate votes for serious Russian sanctions & maybe weapons aid or sales, there may be enough support to get legislation passed & push for action - now - if Trump is actually pissed at Putin & BRIC.🤞