This is one of those days where I look at the Opinions section of the Washington Post, and think that it has been neutered by Jeff Bezos,

Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.

Too bad RFK Jr crippled research into mRNA vaccines. Would be nice if you could get a vaccine to fight your particular cancer.

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“All cruelty springs from weakness”

Seneca

Just like a dictator in the Philippines

Just like a dictator in the Philippines

Portland mayor rebukes feds, says local press should be allowed inside ICE building Wilson's remarks came after he was asked about the Department of Homeland Security calling his recent warnings about working conditions at the site as “nothing more than a political stunt.”

When you only let in the News outlets you approve of, that is propaganda.

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Since when do renters get to demolish the building?

Who said it’s OK for the president to destroy the people’s building? We should not give him his security deposit back.

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

There is no deal that the current Administration won’t break if it suits them.

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Christian Nationalists are so Old Testament.

Experts: Feds doling out access to right-wing media equates to propaganda “That is a hallmark of authoritarianism,” said a professor who has studied the effects of propaganda.

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Federal agents knock down elderly couple during protest An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

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FBI agent suspended over James Comey perp walk plans FBI leadership is reportedly in discussions to stage a showy arrest of the bureau's former director next week.

The US Department of Revenge.

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Oregon has begun kicking some people off food stamps Republicans’ “big beautiful bill” significantly narrows who qualifies.

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“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.”
Stay calm and clear-headed, even in difficulty.

Marcus Aurelius

It’s straightforward. It’s the logic fallacy/ploy of the ad hominem attack.

In Portland, looking for “Antifa led hellfire.” Only found some ice skaters with black clothing.

I wonder if the motto on the Virginia state flag would be considered a threat to the President.

Exclusive: Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations — Reuters The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement agencies to focus on deporting immigran...

Incompetent governance.

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Opinion | Why Is Your Flight Always Delayed? Blame Government Shutdowns

The government is more interested in “winning” at politics than competent governance. Failure to train and hire air traffic controllers is a case in point.

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The federal troops arriving in Portland will be greeted with flutes of champagne.

The next time anyone from DOJ so references their agency they need to be immediately corrected. It's now DOR, the U.S. Department of Revenge, which pairs nicely with the new Department of War.

The trash who now govern us have outflanked Orwell entirely. They show you the lies and just shrug.

Posse Comitatus be damned. Maybe the Trump Supreme Court will declare it invalid.

Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary The action escalates a campaign to use the U.S. military against Americans that has little modern precedent.

Trump is not president of all Americans, just the people who like him. He says anyone else can go to hell.

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The administration ignores Supreme Court decisions about prior restraint of free speech. Imagine my surprise.

And put some dry ice in the shoes so they just sit there smoking…

Day 1 Donald says that if kids have autism, it is the mother’s fault for taking Tylenol.

When are the military recruiting posters and ads going to feature troops occupying American cities?