King of Make Believe

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Giving thanks for this community that keeps me sane.

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The Myth of a Rightward Realignment Let’s discard some stubborn misconceptions about Trump’s support and what happened in the 2024 election that are obscuring our understanding of a profound de-alignment

The Myth of a Rightward Realignment
 
Let’s discard some stubborn misconceptions about Trump’s support and what happened in the 2024 election. They are only obscuring our understanding of a profound de-alignment.

As the piece is partially behind a paywall, I’ll share some key thoughts:

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40 years ago, this would have been high treason, punishable by maximum penalty.

crimes of treason showing favor to America's adversaries, and his crimes of association with a global trafficker of adolescent girls, Jeffrey Epstein.

We can and should show our appreciation for the National Guard, while also condemning Trump's treatment of them.

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abusing their commitment to serve, for his own selfish, maniacal pursuit of personal prestige, and to distract the public from his crimes - crimes against the Constitution, crimes of using elected office for self-dealing to make billions for himself and his family,

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Anyone who's experienced a disaster in their communities knows how vital the National Guard is - that these soldiers are trained to respond to the needs of the communities that they live in. Donald Trump is abusing them;

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The largest deposit of urine will in the future be found at the resting place for the bloated corpse of Donald Trump.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

In this time of growing Christian Nationalism, it is important to remember the *real* history of Thanksgiving. The Puritans didn't just come to the New World to flee persecution, they came here so they could be the ones doing the persecution.

New data reveals 26% of Americans are not celebrating Thanksgiving this year due to the expense.

42% of Americans plan to host a scaled-down celebration because of costs.

crimes against Constitutionally-guaranteed liberties earned and defended at enormous sacrifice, crimes of treason showing favor to America's adversaries, and his crimes of association with a global trafficker of adolescent girls, Jeffrey Epstein.

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abusing their commitment to serve, for his own selfish, maniacal pursuit of personal prestige, and to distract the public from his crimes - crimes against the Constitution, crimes of using elected office for self-dealing to make billions for himself and his family,

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Anyone who's experienced a disaster in their communities knows how vital the National Guard is - that these soldiers are trained to respond to the needs of the communities that they live in. Donald Trump is abusing them;

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Prediction: Some will seize on the shooting to try to pull Dems back to a position of cowardice on Trump's deportations, and Stephen Miller will scam dimwit commentators into making this case as well, but what happened ultimately won't dent public disapproval of the raids/arrests in the slightest.

Better: Who doesn't know how to properly cook a turkey?

who actually likes electricity? raise your hand. haha, i see a joker back there. but ask yourself: how many times do you turn on the light in morning, just for fun? what about the afternoon. never, right? and why are you staying up so late? our forefathers tucked themselves in at 6pm like god inten—

A worker holding up broccoli he just harvested

"Arnulfo" shares, "These are heads of broccoli that I've harvested. I've been working in the fields of CAs Central Coast for 21 years. I plant and grow broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower, and other vegetables you probably will see on your #Thanksgiving tables." #WeFeedYou

The Trump administration is weakening a law that ensures disabled students get a fair and equitable education. @seemiaroll.bsky.social explains for @the74.bsky.social: buff.ly/i3mStDM

Russia.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody: “The turkeys being pardoned today go by the names of Gobble and Waddle. When I first saw their pictures, I thought we should send them – well, I wasn’t going to - I shouldn't say this – I was going to call them Chuck and Nancy, but then I realized I wouldn't be pardoning them. I would never pardon those two people. I wouldn't pardon them. … The mayor is a low-IQ person. The mayor is incompetent, and the governor is a big fat slob. … So Governor Pritzker, if you’re listening, let's get your act together. Invite us in. … I had a little bit of a Pritzker joke. I was going to talk about Pritzker in size, but when I talk about Pritzker, I get angry because he's not letting us do the job. So I'm not going to tell my Pritzker joke. They have a very cute little joke – you know some speechwriter wrote some joke about his weight, but I would never want to talk about his weight. I don't talk about people being fat. I refuse to talk about the fact that he's a fat slob. I don't mention it.” Jimmy Kimmel Live November 25, 2025 https://youtu.be/OeKmypjn_YI

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.

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Agents say mass firings could dangerously weaken FBI in three ways Preventing terrorist attacks, investigating public corruption and staff retention could be damaged if agents who investigated Jan. 6 are forced out, current and former officials say.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump Reportedly Arguing With Ballroom Architect, Who Warns It Will Dwarf the White House President Donald Trump is reportedly not seeing eye to eye with the architect he tasked with building the new White House ballroom. The post Trump Reportedly Arguing With Ballroom Architect, Who Warns It Will Dwarf the White House first appeared on Mediaite.

Trump Reportedly Arguing With Ballroom Architect, Who Warns It Will Dwarf the White House

Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million

Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/n...

Exclusive: FBI scales back staffing, tracking of domestic terrorism probes, sources say The FBI has cut staffing in an office focused on domestic terrorism and has scrapped a tool used to track such investigations, in a shift that could undermine law enforcement’s ability to counter whit...

www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

5 people taken into custody by ICE at Home Depot in Gretna The people were detained at the Home Depot in Gretna, according to the Gretna Police Department.

The goon squads have arrived in greater New Orleans — ICE detains 5 at Home Depot in Gretna, Louisiana | WDSU

www.wdsu.com/article/gret...

Trump’s healthcare plan has been “two weeks away” for so long it technically qualifies as a pre-existing condition.

John Jackson @hissgoescobra · 7h The Witkoff-Ushakov call was leaked. It was leaked by someone in the intelligence community. Wherever you are, I salute you. For that to happen, there must be grave, deep concern for what is happening. There is a Russian operation controlling our foreign policy.

I'm really curious who leaked that audio. And why.

Meanwhile, how many air traffic controllers are there? What's the shortage number, and a how are those recruitment efforts going now that everyone has been given a good look at how air traffic controllers were treated during the Mike Johnson stop-the-Epstein-vote government shutdown?

It's a testament to the widespread incompetence of the Trump administration that the Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, is preoccupied with what passengers wear on planes rather than how many air traffic controllers there are to keep them safe, even if not in bespoke suits.