kallend
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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"; Chapter 64 of the Tao Te Ching, ascribed to Laozi.
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I like the slogan "TACO to go, please".
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Oh, I don't know; according to Donnie, this was "A tremendous success".
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Let's hope that at least a few of the GOP pols are smart enough to compare the No Kings turnout with the birthday party turnout, and get the message. No Kings at the Picasso sculpture in Chicago.
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Turnout for the King's birthday parade. King Charles III, that is. Not all kings are unpopular, just tyrants who wannbe kings.
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It appears that the cost to taxpayers of the birthday boy's parade came to around $2,000 per spectator who showed up. Meanwhile some 10 million people turned up at no cost to No Kings protests.
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Referring to Trump as a king is an insult to the remaining monarchs of the world, almost all of whom are very much nicer people than he is.
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No kings: N. Korea, El Salvador, Libya, S. Sudan, Russia, China, Cuba, Venezuala, Myanmar, Hungary, Eritrea, Belarus, USA . Kings: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Tonga, Spain.
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There's a lot to be said for having a head of state who isn't a major asshole.
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Can anyone explain how this differs from the Gestapo or Stasi? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/11/immigration-arrests-ice-raid-masks/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=wp_opinions
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The UK monarch has been essentially powerless since Charles I was beheaded by order of Parliament in 1649, and the English Bill of Rights passed in 1689.
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I'm not clear why these "no kings" events and slogans are so popular. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Japan . . . all have monarchies and democracy seems to be doing better there than here in the US right now.
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Sorry to hear that, but it is still not a sound basis for national policy. It is also a fact that if you are walking down a dark street at night, the person most likely to rob or kill you will be a citizen, not an undocumented immigrant.
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Yes, Liz Truss lasted what, 7 weeks, before being thrown out. We have to put up with Trump, who is even more incompetent, authoritarian, and certainly more evil, for another 190 weeks.
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As we have seen throughout history, the authorities have never had any difficulty recruiting shitheads to do their dirty work. Not a good commentary on homo sapiens.
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The Supreme Court lifted a lower court order that blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the Social Security Administration’s data systems. Since Social Security tracks data from cradle to grave, here is just some of the information DOGE will now have access to: Your name, Social Security number, date and place of birth, gender, addresses, marital and parental status, your parents’ names, lifetime earnings, bank account information, immigration and work authorization status, health conditions if you apply for disability benefits, and your use of Medicare after a certain age. Before the ruling, Social Security data was always tightly restricted. Anyone see a potential for abuse here?
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Anecdote <> data or if, you prefer Anecdote != data
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And it's STILL less than crime committed by citizens (absolute, AND per capita). Fact is, the person most likely to rob or kill you is a citizen. (The person most likely to kill you is your spouse, using your own gun). https://www.cato.org/blog/why-do-illegal-immigrants-have-low-crime-rate-twelve-possible-explanations https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/immigrants-and-crime EDIT: Interesting that the DoJ's web page documenting the lower crime rate among immigrants (including undocumented) has recently been removed.
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Habeas Corpus ignored, Judges threatened, Masked, unidentified government agents grabbing people off the streets, National Guard called out. Can Martial Law be far behind?
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Hey, I quit well before I was required to. Good decision on my part. Thought you might appreciate this pic of the President of the European Central Bank with some guy,
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I need to buy more popcorn.
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I wonder how a "Golden Dome" would fare against a cheap drone swarm attack.
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Pretty quiet in here.
