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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This mental health care center did deny his presence. Not a great practice to do that, but under these circumstances, it seems appropriate.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I realize that this is South Carolina & a Democratic candidate has to take moderate positions, but a balanced budget law is a terrible idea & it's disappointing that Andrews is pushing it.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Trump's post about this said the diesel oil was being sold to the US and the global marketplace. So we don't know how much of this, if any, is coming here

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

To be judged by three Trump political appointees Sounds like a kangaroo court.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Trump's post said to the US and the world market. So this may be nothing more than announcing as a "deal" Russia's normal sales output.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm wondering if this "deal" merely states what Russia is currently selling into the worldwide marketplace.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hillary Clinton also: Wellesley and Yale

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

He's starting to get up there in "everyone must wear their underwear on the outsid" territory.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

One problem with this is that there's no doubt a not insignificant part of the public who will find a public execution to be great entertainment. Videos will go viral, the MAGA crowd will push for more of these, and eventually, they will turn into a TV reality show.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Aside from the gross corruption of this, what really strikes me is that she had run up $100k of unpaid credit card charges to American Express. And she was about to take a job that paid just under $200k/year.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

But calling for an investigation is committing himself to a position. His problem is he thinks there's a good chance that Trump will instead call it fake news & there won't be any investigation. Then Vance will be caught out in contradiction with Trump once again.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Voters elect officials to establish boards of education to hire professional education administrators & qualified teachers. Parents don't know what to teach or how to teach .

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He doesn't explain it well, but there is a difference. It may not have a jurisprudential rationale, but it does have a real world one. It's actually a good thing that he recognizes this and seems to consider it relevant.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He's not articulating it well, but there is a distinction between the two situations. And it's a good thing that he recognizes that.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

She might want to take some of that $5k (if it's ever paid) and use it to buy a book that explains what socialism is.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Litle things": This is a mark of desperation, from party leaders who know they can't defend the abysmal record of this Administration. What's their plan to reduce prices, to end the Iran war? They never talk about that because they have no plans, no policies.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Is it possible that Xi manufactured the need for rest times in order to avoid having to spend more time with Trump--avoiding discussions of issues Xi doesn't want to talk about (or maybe because Trump's digressions bore him)?

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I wouldn't count him out. If Trump is alive and not senile in 2028, he's probably endorse Schmitt for re-election, and he'll be the GOP candidate. Will likely win re-election. Tuberville, who's an even bigger clown that Schmitt, and more flawed, is cruising to election as Governor of Alabama.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Almost certainly getting kickbacks" isn't fact or news; it's speculation. It may well be true; I wouldn't be shocked. But it's not appropriate for the NYT, or any news outlet, to include that in its reporting. So referring disparagely to "Times-speak" here is just wrong.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hillary Clinton did not hold government office while Trump was President, so in fact he couldn't have tried to impeach her.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Housing them in the legislative branch won't solve the problem. They would be just as vulnerable to being fired. Like a lot of Fed government practices, this works pretty well until Trump.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And the job market has gotten worse so prospects for another job aren't great.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Guessing that people are staying in their jobs because they're afraid of giving up employer health insurance.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Schmitt looks like a dishonest fool, but this moment isn't going to be a factor among Republicans 2 years from now when the Presidential nominee will be picking a VP candidate. (The fact that Schmitt is a fool may be a factor.)

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The argument is misplaced. Educated, urban affluent voters generally don't need institutional day care; they have nannies. But lots of young voters--both urban & non-urban--are two income families out of necessity, and free day care would be important.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I think part of that is that he's intellectually deficient. But part is that he has long suffered under the delusion that he's smarter than everyone else and knows more than everyone else.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Also--10 years in national politics and facing national security issues, he still can't break out of thinking that everything is a real estate deal. A complete lack of the necessary intellectual capacity to do his job as President.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks for clarifying. ( just that the phrasing made it sound a bit like the former.)

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

are you implying theres an indication elsewhere that she’s not impressed or are you merely saying that the order granting a continuance doesn’t give any clue as to her view of those motions?

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That strikes me as desparate--does Ellison need an investor that badly? Musk as a significant equity owner--and he'll want a seat on the board--will alienate a lot of creatives in film and TV.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In all fairness, people getting health insurance subsidies for several years who've never used it is suspicious and worth investigating. But throwing them off the program without investigating is wrong.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Combine this with the FBI's quashing of the investigation of Homan and with other similar events and you have the makings of an impeachment count against Trump.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worth noting that he pullout out of the agreement against the advice of Secretaries of State and Defense and his National Security Advisor.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Administration which constantly lies calls media which tell the truth "far-left propaganda".

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm skeptical that the price for Belarussian potash will be less than from Canada. The shipping costs will be significant.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

But he's implicated the military in this, which is obviously a lie. There's either no request or one made under pressure. Can the courts demand the Administration provide some evidence of a military need?

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is how many Republicans criticize Trump. They are afraid to criticize him directly, so they blame his advisers. But ultimately, Trump is responsible.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This doesn's seem like a statement designed to win votes of Minnesota residents.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

But Trump has a tendency to overstate the terms of the deals he supposedly makes. We should be skeptical of his description and, perhaps, wait to see the agreement or get input from Denmark.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The did write that it was a "spectacle of transparency". And yes he constantly lies, but the lack of impulse control and absence of any screening ability means that he often reveals what he shouldn't. See how often he's referenced in plaintiffs' briefs in lawsuits against the Administratin.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Immigration probably is his best issue, since there isn't any other issue that works for him at this point. And immigration ties into the anti-woke, anti-DEI, anti-LBGTQ, attacks on "elites" issues, all of which are subsets of white supremacy & trad male domination.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Scott's statement is so incredibly stupid that I suspect it's just an excuse to not regulate. Congress and the WH are capable of hiring experts to help them fashion legislation that will provide intelligent regulation. Self-regulation means no regulation.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

But this is just a part of the TV media's obsession with the political horse races at the expense of coverage of actual substantive issues.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What is an "election crisis coordinator"? What does Patel consider to be an "election crisis"? Why is the FBI doing anything like this?

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's amusing that the DOJ argues that the listing requirements of the USPS rules are analogous to the tracking rules for cremated remains.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Weird, really? He doesn't understand that, for example, large consumer goods companies want regulation so that consumers will have confidence in the marketplace and rogue, unethical competitors can't undercut them with unsafe products. Regulation is good for industries.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nevertheless, impeachment proceedings can lay out the various illegal and unethical things done by Trump and cabinet members. In my opinion, that's usefull.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It should go without saying that this is equal to, and probably much worse than, Hunter Biden being put on the board of a Ukrainian energy company.

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drf55.bsky.social @drf55.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

That's what I read--he asked for the meeting. My guess is that he's convinced Trump (probably with encouragement from Wiles and others) that some positive legislative accomplishments in the next 2 years will at least partially save his legacy.

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