To argue (as he does) that because it was acceptable in World War II — it should be acceptable now… is to forget that all sorts of things were considered normal then that now would be shocking to civilized people.
Would Paul argue that because Jim Crow was accepted throughout the South by White Society (almost to a person) during the period from 1939 through 1945 (and for over two centuries prior)… we should return to it?
Nope. The use of the TRO… stops intentional violations of federal law — and in more than ten of his cases, now — the explicit provisions of the US Constitution. Cannot be “policies” at all.
Next Hinderaker “foresees” the end of the Democratic Party. Precious. Not remotely likely. How does John think “the working class” views tariffs? Tax cuts for billionaires?! $500 million pre bribes, from hostile nations — for softer treat ment… and sucking up, to Putin?!
Only bribe-accepting Tangerine lemmings would think these are virtues… so…
Watch 2026, son. You are going to be tidal waved, in blue. [Do tell your buddie Bill that even here in May 2025, over 300 US seniors a month (10 a day!) are still dying of COVID.] He’s an idiot. As are you…
Updated 05.26.2025: on Monday Trump said that Putin had “gone crazy”. That is NOT a statesman’s condemnation — that’s a “frat boy bad night in the bar” / joke. A statesman would say he deplored the killing of Ukraine civilians when a prisoner exchange was underway — and would impose NEW sanctions on Russian travel, with the NATO allies. Damnation. Out. End update.
Trump is absolutely getting more Ukrainians killed; that is a fact, now. This latest attack by Putin is… deeply depraved and during a prisoner exchange, to boot. And because Tangerine won’t act, perhaps as I’ve suggested before — it is time for the Bitcoiners to make themselves useful — all those of good will, who oppose what Putin is doing.
Based on the recently-continued rise in Bitcoin (now over $104,000), as a trading pair with USD and the Russian Ruble (and the continued decline of the Ruble), it would seem likely that at least some Russian oligarchs are piling their local currency hoards into. . . Bitcoin, as they know the dollar and euro are both closed to them. [Unlike paper dollars, the Bitcoin addresses may be effectively locked, by a polite note saying “Hey — please do not buy, sell or transact with this address.” Rather handy, in times such as these — assuming most coiners will act morally.]
Bitcoin moralists would be deeply appreciated here — if they’d collectively help identify these addresses, converted from a Russian fiat currency, and help the entire moral world further isolate these malign actors. Put them on the sidelines.
And between now and then, do sing along with Aretha & me; with a pull-quote from Febrary of 2022:
…Trading volumes between the Russian ruble and bitcoin increased to a nine-month high as the country’s fiat currency plunged to record lows due to the fallout from the invasion of the Ukraine.
Data tracked by Kaiko, a Paris-based cryptocurrency research provider, shows that ruble (RUB)-denominated bitcoin volume surged to nearly 1.5 billion RUB on Thursday….
Onward, resolutely. Trump is snuffing the beacon of light we once were (2008-2016) for the Western World. Awful.
Mr. Mirengoff correctly and cogently faults Donald Trump tonight, as an inveterate liar, charlatan and most troublesome of all… a non-serious person. He is no preznit — not even a fully formed adult.
Ukraine has proven it.
But I’ll let Paul tell you (I won’t pay for his “walled garden” opinion pieces / articles — so this is just the opening foray below).
…During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to end Russia’s war against Ukraine very quickly. In fact, he repeatedly said he’d end it within 24 hours of taking office.
I doubt many people believed him. Perhaps some took him seriously, but only fools could have taken him literally.
Trump does seem serious about ending the war, but he has failed to make serious headway. The problem, in my view, is that he’s going about it the wrong way. I also believe he’s going about it the wrong way because he has other, conflicting priorities that stand in the way of a peace deal. [Cough (confidential from Condor): He owes Putin a slew of very weighty favors — all of which mean Tangerine 2.0 cannot push a fair peace deal with Ukraine, at all.]
You need not be an artist of the deal to recognize the path to a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. You need only understand the dynamics of this war….
And — whether Paul shows the courage in later paragraphs to admit he should never have voted for MAGA in the first place… doesn’t really matter.
Interestingly, he is and even Hinderaker is) admitting the obvious: Trump is a reprobate, and a… loser.
All while brave Ukrainians die, by the thousands. Month after atrocious month.
Well… Mr. Bezos is nothing, if not consistent — in his disregard for the labor laws that apply to his US facilities. This time, his minions refused to allow a certified union rep to be present at disciplinary hearings — an egregious violation of applicable federal law — in the Amazon Staten Island complex of facilities.
…Amazon.com Services LLC violated federal labor law in multiple cases at a Staten Island, N.Y., warehouse when it failed to provide workers the opportunity to have a union representative present during disciplinary meetings and suspended a worker for 10 weeks with pay for being a union leader, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled May 6.
Administrative Law Judge Benjamin Green did, however, dismiss charges alleging Amazon suspended and discharged another employee for union activity.
The company and Amazon Labor Union have been at odds since the warehouse workers won a historic election vote for union representation in 2022 and were later certified by NLRB. Neither Amazon nor the union immediately responded to a request for comment….
In the higher mountains of Colorado starting Tuesday, through the following Sunday — so blogging may be sporadic, here. Onward.
This is a smallish update, but it means the depositions are likely next week — to uncover the lies the Noem/Rubio minions have told (should result in. . . fireworks). [And separately, various concerned citizens are writing in, sua sponte, to urge the release of Mr. Khalil and Mr. Abrego Garcia, directly to the involved USDC Judges. So, I say… “More — more of this!”]
Until the depos are concluded, most of this is likely to remain sealed, so that the Noem/Rubio forces can’t — after the fact — concoct dovetailing “stories” to cover their respective tracks. Bring it (from a very short motion to seal that was filed overnight by Mr. Abrego-Garcia’s lawyers, in 25-cv-951 USDC, MDD):
…The accompanying Status Report contains information regarding the Government’s interrogatory responses and email correspondence regarding the topics to be covered in the 30(b)(6) depositions the Court has ordered. The Government has designated these materials as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only under the Stipulated Confidentiality Order. Accordingly, pursuant to the Confidentiality Order, “even if [Plaintiffs] believe that the materials designated as Confidential or Attorney’s Eyes Only are not properly classified as Confidential or Attorney’s Eyes Only,” they are required to file this motion seeking to maintain the designated material under seal. Id.
Further, Plaintiffs are not simultaneously filing a public version of the accompanying Status Report, as the Government has designated the entire Status Report Confidential or Attorneys Eyes Only. Plaintiffs rely on the Government to identify reasons why alternatives to sealing the material not filed publicly would not provide sufficient protection….
The bulk of the relief burden is now falling to the EU nations, and… China. China is likely to receive lots of goodwill credit in these African nations, as Xi steps in where Tangerine has turned his back on the continent.
The immediate human health cost is blindingly-obvious, but the longer term loss of stature — on the world stage will take perhaps another decade to correct, once we are rid of him.
Here is to hoping that the people of Togo engage in safe practices, as dictated by WHO and the African CDC. And here’s CIDRAP on it all, as of yesterday:
…Togo’s health ministry declared an mpox outbreak late last week, with three confirmed cases reported so far, raising concerns about further disease spread in West Africa where illness activity is surging in Sierra Leone, the region’s latest hot spot, health officials from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said yesterday at a weekly briefing.
Yap Boum, PhD, MPH, deputy incident manager for Africa CDC mpox response, said Africa’s mpox activity reflects a mixed picture, with promising signs in some of the earlier affected countries and with different regions of the continent experiencing different clades and transmission patterns.
Confirmation of cases in Togo pushes the number affected African countries to 25, with active transmission underway — in 16…
Now you know — onward to barbequed smoky ribs, greens and cornbread — spicy beans and rice, too. Grinning….
He was sentenced for MURDER, by the very capable judge — after a felony conviction.
It is libel per se, to now impugn Mr. Floyd or his family — at this point. Blood libel in fact. And it is sedition, to push Tangerine 2.0 — a weak minded, psychotic old geezer — for a pardon or commutation. This ex-cop committed a cold blooded murder in the street on cameras; we all saw it.
The law determined that is the right place for him. Show some respect.
End of story. No “mind meld” needed. Just the regular (and manifestly correct — on copious visual evidence — from multiple camera vantage points!) outcome of our system of ordered liberty.
Please give your bout of libelous flatulence a trip to the water closet. It is all pungently… sickening.
What of his daughter’s right to grow up with her… father, man?
Mirengoff intentionally omits the possibility that perhaps, just maybe, the moral arc of the universe should move forward — not backward.
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