Silence Not an Option

Between mail-in ballots and early voting, the San Diego County registrar is reporting a 35% turnout so far.

For an off-cycle election with only one issue on the ballot, that's not too shabby.

Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say The new operation would include U.S. troops on the ground in Mexico striking drug labs and cartel leaders, according to current and former U.S. officials, though a deployment is not imminent.

Following in Putin's footsteps: No regard whatsoever for the territorial integrity of sovereign nations.

Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?

I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit

Anyone else notice the large bump on the right side of Dear Leader's nose during the 60 Minutes interview tonight?

I looked at earlier photos from several years ago, and it's not there or less prominent.

What's up with that?

@60minutes.bsky.social

Any young person who's trying to figure out manipulative patterns and behaviors, would be well-advised watch videos of Mike Johnson with the sound off – and then listen to him with audio only. He's a quintessential high-manipulative personality. Stay far, far away from anyone who reminds you of him.

You can't say baseball is boring tonight!

#WorldSeries

Mom Says Tesla's New Built-In AI Asked Her 12-Year-Old Something Deeply Inappropriate Grok, now integrated into newer Tesla vehicles, is continuing to be the edgiest mainstream AI chatbot around.

Musk's Grok soliciting nudes from a 12-year-old user.

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Canadian Here:
The price of being a decent human being is zero !!! 👇

Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children Younger generations of Americans are increasingly citing climate change as making them reticent to have children.

Elon Musk is personally trying to make up the difference.

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The people on the right getting mad at Tucker Carlson for hosting Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes on his podcast don’t seem to have gotten mad at all at Donald Trump for hosting Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes at his home for dinner. Funny that.

How appalling.

Someday there will be a reckoning for the serial killings that the US government is engaged in on the oceans. Another admin should not refuse to extradite indicted officials to Intl Criminal Courts and senior military officers “just following orders” should not be exempted.

Be concerned very concerned America 😟 😫

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Collection of headlines after the Federal Indictment

This is an unprecedented historical moment that demands an unprecedented public response.

I’m incredibly thankful for the solidarity shown by elected officials, public figures, constituents, and others over the past few days.

US national intelligence director says former American strategy of 'regime change' is over U.S. national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard says America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” has ended under President Donald Trump.

Has Tulsi talked to her boss recently??? He's posturing to invade Venezuela to get rid of Maduro.

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WTF. Everyone, cameras out. Get it all on video.

the tone deafness is beyond parody

Here's another today in #Aurora, #Chicago ICE agents surrounded the car of a US citizen, firing into her windshield as she screamed that her children were inside. Agents dragged her from the car without presenting a warrant or probable cause. Excessive force. No warrant. No justification.

NEW MEMORANDUM by POTUS

Members of the press may continue to freely engage with White House Press Aides in the Lower Press Area outside of the Briefing Room. In order to meet with White House Communications Staff in Room 140 or “Upper Press,” press must request an appointment.

And back here in the real world, here's Lincoln's actual bathroom at his home in Springfield, IL.

It was an outhouse at the back of his yard.

“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”

--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.

Dropped my ballot off in person 3 weeks ago.

VOTE!

National guard deployment in Washington DC extended until February Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth gives approval for troops to remain in US capital past November end, CNN reports

A reminder that this will cause more hardship for the troops, their families, and their employers as they're used as pawns in bad political theater.

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Art of the Deal.