Samuel Beshers
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Temperature today: 90C The threats are continuing to build, even as numerous court cases go against Trump and the Republicans As Jack Reacher and many others like to say, “Hope for the best, and plan for the worst.” Currently lots of Dems seem to be hoping for the best and planning for the best, i.e.
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Well, today I want to start off talking about the plane. Trump wants the “gift” 747-8 from Qatar for his future Air Force One and to be gifted to him once he leaves the presidency, which he wants never to do…. and why should he turn down a free plane? I’m taking the rest of
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Temperature today: 75C Signs of the gathering storm There’s several kinds of bad news today, with a bit of good and perhaps some silly. Journalist Thom Hartmann reports on a small section of the House’s “Big Beautiful” reconciliation bill (https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/20/2323374/-The-Final-Checkmate-Republicans-Move-to-Destroy-the-Balance-of-Powers?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web): “No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation
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Temperature today: 60C. Calm but ominous Maybe it’s just me but things seem curiously calm right now. Most people I know are doing their best to go about their lives while not losing sight of what we’re facing. Many people around the country are facing immediate and critical harms, but here in Illinois we are
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“It is one thing to understand the gravity of his intentions, but I think it is equally important to recognize that he is really bad at everything he tries to do.” — Rachel Maddow, 4-23-25 Temperature today: 50C. Who knows? We keep bouncing back and forth between terror and incompetent shitshow. Current events appear to
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Getting rid of Donald Trump is more easily said than done, and requires extensive organization and planning. Temperature today: 50F No change from yesterday. Stocks are going down, and Pete Hegseth is likely going down. If Trump cannot manage the Pentagon he is not going to be an effective dictator. Elon Musk is reportedly going
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Temperature today: 50F Why is the temperature going down? Because I believe the resistance is growing, the chances of martial law and authoritarian takeover are declining, and Trump with every day gets closer to lame duck status. Fewer people care what he thinks and more people have reasons to say No to him. That does
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Temperature today: 60C. It’s damn hot but we’re not quite ready for boiling. Easter is a day to think about death and to celebrate rebirth and the resiliency of life. It’s also a good day to note that Pope Francis declined to meet publicly with JD Vance, and instead sent a cardinal to lecture Vance
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Temperature: 60C Today marks the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride. It seems like a good day to mark the level of resistance and the increasing calls for action — even an uprising — along with the increasing level of tyranny. My goal here is to give you a quick glance at the daily “temperature”.
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March 7, 2025 Temperature: 93C (a 2 degree drop) The update Well, this is a funny day for the temperature to go down. Three key things: Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) tells us clearly just how bad it is — and it is truly, desperately bad. But the key is that it’s all out
The Thermometer 