February 20, 2025 at 12:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard:
“We have Trump and his oligarchy of ignorant shoe shiners vandalizing the network of organizations, agreements and values—largely put in place by America since the Second World War—which have given most of us, including America, on the whole an extraordinary degree of peace and prosperity… I love America and was once happy to regard its president as leader of the free world. Not any longer. Where are the American values that I used to admire?”
— Chris Patten, former chairman of the British Conservative Party, quoted by the New York Times.
Via politicalwire.com: “CBS’ legal team said in a court filing this week that the network planned to seek Donald Trump‘s personal financial information if the president’s $20 billion lawsuit against the network proceeds to a discovery phase,” Deadline reports.
Waiting until later to litigate this means we've lost everything! By the time the courts decide anything they'll already have all our information on backup drives. It's over.
The cake is beautiful. I had a quiet day. Thinking about puddle a lot. I miss her, but I'm also glad she's not living through these nightmare times. ~Susan
I've been having that thought too. A year ago she was in hospital. I still have, on my phone, her last message to me on January 13th last year. She is still present among us in some ways, of course. I think of her EVERY TIME I create a link, because she taught me how!
According to recent polling, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is actually more popular in the U.S. than Donald Trump.
A February 2025 poll found that 47% of Americans view Zelenskyy favorably, while Trump’s approval rating sits at 45%. Meanwhile, only 28% of Americans view Zelenskyy unfavorably—a significantly lower disapproval than Trump’s 51%.
1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower 73 1961 John Kennedy 83 1969 Richard Nixon 62 1977 Jimmy Carter 63 1981 Ronald Reagan 68 1989 George Bush 56 1993 William J. Clinton 55 2001 George W. Bush 62 2009 Barack Obama 65 2017 Donald Trump 41 2021 Joseph Biden, Jr. 57
Archaeologists discover first pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt in more than a century [Click] “Uncovering tomb of Thutmose II hailed as most significant discovery since Tutankhamun in 1922”
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Wash and brush up - British Transport Films - British Rail steam loco maintenance - 1950s [Click] Wow!
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Hey, Susan! 🎉 Any chance your cake is chocolate? 🎂
ReplyDeleteCake Bandit recovering after eating entire Costco chocolate cake
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DeleteI took the liberty of sharing the story with my wife; we have possums visiting.
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Let 'em eat cake! 🤣
DeleteFebruary 20, 2025 at 12:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard:
ReplyDelete“We have Trump and his oligarchy of ignorant shoe shiners vandalizing the network of organizations, agreements and values—largely put in place by America since the Second World War—which have given most of us, including America, on the whole an extraordinary degree of peace and prosperity… I love America and was once happy to regard its president as leader of the free world. Not any longer. Where are the American values that I used to admire?”
— Chris Patten, former chairman of the British Conservative Party, quoted by the New York Times.
Trump Team Finds Loophole to Keep Spending Freezes [Click] This ought to be a ticket to the Iron Bar Hotel.
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Via politicalwire.com:
ReplyDelete“CBS’ legal team said in a court filing this week that the network planned to seek Donald Trump‘s personal financial information if the president’s $20 billion lawsuit against the network proceeds to a discovery phase,” Deadline reports.
Trump’s Honeymoon Is Over [Click] I should hope so, but am not convinced.
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Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US [Click] Reminds me of the UK’s scientific “brain drain” back in the 1960’s or thereabouts.
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Legal AF video: Judge Chutkan Issues Order on Musk in Court [Click] Proceeding as Popok said yesterday he expected.
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Waiting until later to litigate this means we've lost everything! By the time the courts decide anything they'll already have all our information on backup drives. It's over.
DeleteVideo: Even EU Shocked by France’s Bold Move Against US. Trump Didn’t Expect This Much. [Click]
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Video: EU to Replace US with Canada for Gas Import [Click]
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Video: Cuba joins BRICS [Click] May help Cuba to work its way out from under US sanctions; I sure hope so.
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The cake is beautiful. I had a quiet day. Thinking about puddle a lot. I miss her, but I'm also glad she's not living through these nightmare times. ~Susan
ReplyDeleteI've been having that thought too. A year ago she was in hospital. I still have, on my phone, her last message to me on January 13th last year. She is still present among us in some ways, of course. I think of her EVERY TIME I create a link, because she taught me how!
DeleteAccording to recent polling, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is actually more popular in the U.S. than Donald Trump.
ReplyDeleteA February 2025 poll found that 47% of Americans view Zelenskyy favorably, while Trump’s approval rating sits at 45%. Meanwhile, only 28% of Americans view Zelenskyy unfavorably—a significantly lower disapproval than Trump’s 51%.
~ Don Knight
ReplyDeleteFirst CDC vaccine meeting under Trump administration is postponed
Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters
IRS cuts over 6,000 jobs in the middle of tax season
7 year old Junior Drag Racer dies after crash on track in Orlando
ReplyDeleteSEVEN?!! What the heck?! This is allowed? This is a thing at all? What?!?!!
Evidently it is a thing--- a thing called insanity.
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At the 100-day mark of his presidency, Kennedy’s approval soared at 83%, while Trump’s 100-day mark in 2017 limped along at 41%.
ReplyDeleteLast I heard, DT's current approval rating has dipped to 43%. I wonder what it will be on day 100 this time.
DeleteWhat happened at JFK Library puts all of America’s historical institutions on notice
ReplyDeleteTrump is haunted by the specter of a predecessor he can never eclipse and has an animus toward anything that bears John F. Kennedy’s name.
Approval rating on Day 100:
ReplyDelete1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower 73
1961 John Kennedy 83
1969 Richard Nixon 62
1977 Jimmy Carter 63
1981 Ronald Reagan 68
1989 George Bush 56
1993 William J. Clinton 55
2001 George W. Bush 62
2009 Barack Obama 65
2017 Donald Trump 41
2021 Joseph Biden, Jr. 57
I think DT is going to break his own record for the lowest approval rating on Day 100!!
DeleteVideo:Economist Paul Krugman on how political attitudes changed with U.S. economic shifts [Click]
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