And whenever I hear about the violent action of ICE agents being “against the law,” I think of this quote of Pompey, given to the leaders of Messana during the Social War:

Whenever I hear reports about polling data showing how unpopular Trump is, I think of this quote of Oliver Cromwell, in response to a Presbyterian minister who warned that nine in ten Englishmen would be against Cromwell’s executive overreach. It ain’t complex. Arm, organize a good part of the nine.

Further to my post just now re: Platner - Ryan Grim is one of the few journos I respect and trust. And believe it or not - he's being attacked as a "victim blamer" for pointing out the obvious.

What a difference a century makes. The 1920s gave us Jay Gatsby. The 2020s gave us Elon Musk. Who had it better?

The vices of corruption, ignorance, avarice, intolerance, degeneracy - all made flesh! Can you imagine this visage on Mt Rushmore?

Yeah, Trump’s that phenomenally stupid! Perhaps even “low IQ”.

Do I have this right: 🇺🇸 is mad 🇮🇷 closed Strait of Hormuz. Now Trump announces 🇺🇸 blockade of the Strait, & threatens to “interdict” any ship on high seas that transited by paying a toll to 🇮🇷! How exactly is that helping? Can’t wait to see 🇺🇸 interdict a 🇨🇳-bound ship! www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

A very good question! I guess we’ll see.

2/ "Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, an informal adviser to Donald Trump, has spoken in approval of Yarvin.[1] Political strategist Steve Bannon has read and admired his work.[20] Vice-president JD Vance also praised Yarvin in 2021." And yeah, he looks like what you'd expect.

So 4 Democrats in the House voted with Republicans to defeat a resolution invoking War Powers Act to rein in Trump. What do these 4 have in common? Look and see. “Our democracy” is for sale… cheap. In ancient Athens, these scum would’ve been sentenced to death by the People’s Court for corruption.

This one:

Oops - late breaking news: After withdrawing Canada's invite to the T-BOP, several nations have canceled their participation. I wonder, will Tony Blair now give up his seat on the Exec Board? I'm betting, NO.

I've got nothing to add.

Not only is the 🇺🇸 no longer the leader of the “Free World,” it’s no longer even a member!

If the course starts w/ premise that 🇺🇸 is (or was rather) a democracy, w/o basic explanation of what genuine democracy is (vs oligarchy), then I’ll know the course is just more elitist drivel. I’ll audit expecting my suspicions to be confirmed.