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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: 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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  • Incompetence and evil

    “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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  • The Risks Part II

    March 6, 2025 Temperature: 97C At this point I feel like every day should feature Mrs. Weasley’s clock that was always pointing to “Mortal Peril”. The update There have been very rapid moves to undermine or gut more agencies and parts of the government, and there has also been a great deal of pushback, much…

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  • The Risks part I

    February 21, 2025 95C The Risks, Part I The greatest risk we face is the possible slide into martial law.  That was my greatest fear after the election.  This is looking less and less likely; our institutions, including the military, and our popular will are looking too strong for that to happen.  The administration is…

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