Hugh in Arizona

YouTube video by Times Radio 'Trump will not make it to the end of this term compos mentis' | Psychologist analyses Trump

Worth watching this video where Psychologist Dr John Gartner lays out the signs and symptoms he sees of “dementia and malignant narcissism” in Donald Trump.

Massie: "I would remind my Republican colleagues who are decided how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement, but by 2030, he's not gonna be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release those files."

CEOs speak up.

“.. This has been an exhausting year, I’d say, for most CEOs .. The level of executive time that’s been put in this has been enormous. So instead of focusing on innovation, they’re focusing on how they deal with the tariffs.”

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The long knives are out, adding to Pulte’s rough week:

“.. Some administration officials have grown wary of Pulte’s unorthodox and aggressive tactics and have been gathering information on what they see as his missteps and political vulnerabilities, ..”

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Fabulous !

A gold-standard NORC poll just dropped Trump to a devastating 33% approval & Republicans are peeling off fast, down 13 points since March. When one of the most credible pollsters in America shows your own base running for the lifeboats, it’s not a “deep-state hoax.” It’s a collapsing presidency.

Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world

Well another depressingly dull and grey rainy day, so here's a few more photos from a few weeks back, of autumn colours at Sefton Park, Liverpool. 🍁🍃🍂

A purple flower stretches upward, growing from a crack in the sidewalk concrete

Like a stubborn bloom
Living in cracks of concrete
You cannot kill hope.

#poetry #Haiku

Photo by Stockcake

Former Pence chief of staff:

DAVIS, KIM V. ERMOLD, DAVID, ET AL. The motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

Two tall trees in the woods. One has orange leaves, the other yellow, with some green lower to the ground.

Today's photo thread. I almost didn't post these because they feel frivolous, but then I decided others might need the peace I see in them, too.
#photography #nature

Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for.

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Night night sweet dreamies

As you curl up tonight, remember…
You don’t need to change to fit in.
Be yourself, always, the ones who matter will love you for exactly who you are.

Birth Announcement: three African lion cubs were born at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans last week. All are healthy, feisty and fluffy.

MARGE: “I’m so angry at my own party, and these weak and pathetic men in house and senate leadership… I’m beyond pissed off.” 👀

#TrumpShutdown

This magnolia pendant came out so pretty. 🩷 #magnolia

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.

NEW: Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over military homes that until recently housed senior officers. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“.. a problem-plagued run for a model that’s failed to catch on with consumers.”

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1984, Idiocracy version Trump is like Big Brother if Big Brother were an incompetent buffoon.

"Orwell emphasizes the totalizing power of Big Brother and the seamlessness of historical revisionism. But Trump, unfortunately for him, does not have anywhere near this level of influence or power, even with the aid of the lickspittles at the Reagan Foundation."

Pritzker Denounces Ramped Up Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Raids, Calls Federal Agents ‘Thugs’ “Our Chicagoland neighborhoods are being bombarded with tear gas, invaded by unidentified masked men in unmarked vehicles, thugs who are intimidating workers and children and grandparents, most of who...

"No child in America should have to go trick or treating in fear that they might be confronted with armed federal agents and have to inhale tear gas. I honestly can’t even believe that I have to make this plea. This is not the America that I know.” @wttw.bsky.social

Voters Did Not Understand the Stakes in 2024 - The American Prospect A large majority of American voters are greatly dissatisfied with the state of things, most especially the economy. It turns out that median voters were catastrophically misled about the stakes of the...

"A critical mass of people who decided the election were bamboozled by America’s horrendously broken information environment, and don’t like the results of their own choices." prospect.org/2025/10/29/v...

That’s a big one:

“.. nearly 10% of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate employees.

“.. the largest job cut at Amazon since .. late 2022.”

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Bessent the squinty liar

I love rummaging through shops where craftsman are practicing their trade:

This Ironworks shop is pretty amazing -- and can create anything you can imagine, so long as it is in Iron:

RENMAC: “.. 56% see direction of economy as getting worse, the highest since November 2023. Percent seeing economy getting better is the lowest since April.”

Yellow flower with orangy-brown center with rain droplets on its petals

Timeline cleanse for #coloraday #yellowthu #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling #photography

ROSENBERG: “.. The share of the country in expansion mode these past six weeks, at 18%, is the lowest share since May 2020.

.. The reality is .. at least qualitatively, the economy is in a mild recession -- stock market doesn't see it, but the bond market does.”

Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

So this is what happened with JD’s San Diego stunt. Firing artillery over civilian areas not a hot idea. OTOH, everyone was focused on No Kings and hardly anyone noticed. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...