John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 9hAlso: this happened BECAUSE I’M A MOM and my kid tripped over it. 090
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 10hMore to the point, his new, brave rationale for opposing Trump is to protect the Republican Party. He is still putting the GOP ahead of the USA. 0100
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 10hDetroit-area native here. Some of us miss you guys and hope we can get back together one of these days. p.s. You will enjoy Kentucky bourbon when it's back on your shopping list. It's still good. (For the record, so is Canadian whiskey.) 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 11hThe question I keep asking: Who is leaking these recordings and why? * Paxton staff setting up their excuses if he loses? * Someone trying to force a campaign strategy change? (To what?) * Opponent leak to make him look bad? 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Wag the Dog move only works if the dog-wagger has some credibility. OTOH, Trump may still be dumb (with a “b”) enough to try it. 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I'd say somebody needs to tell him an attack will send gas prices UP ... but we all know he doesn't listen to anybody. 110
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The ads aren’t aimed at the hardcore MAGA cult. They are for pre-MAGA habitual Republicans who are fed up with Trump but need a push to break the habit and vote for a Democrat. 010
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Western Metal Supply, a historic warehouse the Padres incorporated into the stadium design. One corner of the building is the left field foul pole and was the actual starting point for the field layout. 020
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Michigan - Penn State game next week will be intriguing for all sorts of negative reasons. 010
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Fun fact: I was in Montreal on business the next week. If the Expos had won the NLCS I would have lost my hotel room to the World Series. 010
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The mystery to me is why she kept getting so many minutes. Is Indiana’s bench really THAT thin? 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What are you talking about? They do it ALL THE TIME. The problem is that some actions (confirming appointments, some budget bills) require 51 votes to kill and there are only 47 Democratic and Dem-friendly Senators. 070
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Damn! I was looking forward to a Milwaukee Bucks - Atlanta Hawks game. 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Not just a law degree, he was the Attorney General of Missouri. 010
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No, Kennedy would compare communist KFC to Louisiana’s own Popeye’s. 0112
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Or the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Here’s their version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. www.google.com/goto?url=CAE...google.comSmells Like Teen Spirit - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great BritainEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 053
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The big change is an absolute FLOOD of donations, total over $400M, over twice the amount in any of the previous five years. Did the Center get the usual end-of-year contributions, plus another batch of "curry favor with Trump" donations after he took over? Form doesn't say (not required). 030
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026* The tax year here is 10/1/2024 through 9/30/2025. * We don't know when ⬆️ donations came in, but the peak is often Q4 (Oct-Dec 2024, before Trump) for tax reasons. * Program revenue (mostly ticket sales) was ⬇️. 120
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026ICE measures success by raw arrest counts. Of course they go for the easy pickups. 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 26/09/20262A) Netflix makes a break-up bid for desirable pieces of Warner/Discovery AND Paramount/Skydance. 050
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Logically sound but (for better or worse) not how the legal system works. It's also why it was SO hard to build a J6 case against Trump: prosecutors have to establish iron-clad links between directives from the top and actions taken below. 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This stuff is not legal, but it probably isn't covered by any *criminal* law. Even if it were, it's unlikely the President (who wouldn't be handling the data himself) could be prosecuted. DOJ and SCOTUS affect Trump's sense of impunity more than the actual legal situation. 100
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The letters were obvious rush jobs. (No letterhead?) They barely had time to read and find stories, did no research before the letters went out. 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Unless the subject is Indian food or Led Zeppelin, Tom is fairly flexible. 130
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🎼 “Who’s the loser making things cost more for you and me? D-O-N, A-L-D, T-R-U-M-P!” 🎶 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Probably not. Trump has two kinds of people around him, the "Epstein-class" mega-rich and his hired servants. Blanche is one of the servants. 010
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Safe! That's Joe Swift's FIFTH steal of THIRD this season! A free hot dog to everyone in the park today, courtesy of Fifth Third Bank!" 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Who do they want think are filling those stadiums in places like Austin and Ann Arbor? 071
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if Hegseth’s secret gay side started to leak. 021
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Texas A&M began as a military college. As a vestige of that tradition, the Corps of Cadets skews male and white. 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s long been normal practice for an injured player who needs help from the sideline to leave the field so play can restart. The one-minute rule just sets a standard for referees. 001
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A possibility: staff (who want the Greenland thing to go away) reached an agreement with Denmark and did some sugarcoating to sell it to Trump. Now he’s exaggerating it even more to claim a “win”. 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026All cable news is fading. Fox is fading even more for two reasons. 1. Its audience is even older than other cable news networks. 2, As Trump fails, the “comfort viewing” appeal to conservatives doesn’t work. 050
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Fetterman is a Democratic Senator willing to sign on. Sanders was elected as an Independent. He’s technically not a Democratic Senator. 130
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Probably. The Kennedy Center is not the same as the East Wing. It is owned by a separate company created by Congress. One board member is appointed by Congressional Democrats (so Trump can’t fire her) with standing to challenge actions in court if they violate the Center’s Congressional charter. 161
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Not just “give in to the rapist”. More like “be forced to marry the rapist”. 000
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026That one’s already a US citizen. Unless he crossed the border illegally. Come to think of it, what the hell kind of name is “Bullwinkle”? It could be an alias! DHS should check him out. (ICE should feel right at home in Frostbite Falls.) 011
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is actually a good thing. It’s COMPLETELY separate from the Trump efforts to gum up mail voting, a different part of USPS trying to evaluate and improve service under the existing rules. 150
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Not talking about party leaders. Voters. Build a new Capitol building? Operate 2/3/however times as many state offices? Where is the money coming from? Oh, yeah, YOUR wallets. 010
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026An effort to break up Montana or Alaska would last until residents learned the extra cost of running multiple states. (Plus not all the pieces would be GOP.) Texas is plausible as multiple states - if Texans, who have a VERY strong Texan identity, would be willing to water it down. 110
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Does this mean he gets to hook up with Annie Savoy? 001
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026You still get a LOT of electoral votes from Mexico and Canada: about a quarter of the 538, almost certain to go Dem (at first, anyway), even with very few 2-vote Senate allocations. The US EV number drops to ~400. With those numbers, Bush 41 is the most recent GOP President. 041
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The borders would be WIDE OPEN. Mexicans and Canadians become US citizens. CBP goes out of business. Mexicans elect about 100 members of Congress and Canada 30 or so, leaving current US just over 300. How many Senators and electoral votes do Mexico/Canada get? Quick, somebody tell MAGA! 141
John Magolan @johnmagolan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Can’t get over how Scottish that stone building corner looks. Which city? 000
