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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rather than being regarded for his accomplishments, Trump, like every other despot, will be reviled for the damage he did and the lengthy efforts necessary to repair it. Some legacy, huh?

Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m not even remotely a fan of Iran, but they do have a point. The US and Israel savagely attacked them, deliberately killing their leaders (a war crime) and causing billions in damage. Serious peace negotiations can’t begin until the men who perpetrated this, Trump and Netanyahu, are gone.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

HIM “I hate Mamdani.” ME “You don’t even live here.” HIM “Yeah, but I’m still allowed to hate him.” ME …

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I’ve been aware of politics since the early 50s, and can tell you the Republican Party has always sung the same song: the preservation of the status quo for those whom it benefits the most. Racism, patriarchy and xenophobia always have been present in some form or another.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Murdoch’s creation of Fox News merely was an opportunistic response to a national decline already in progress. There’s no doubt it accelerated that process.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ed Sheeran may have screwed the pooch, but he still qualifies for a job with the FBI.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’ve informed my agent that if they call, I will NOT open for Ed Sheeran.

Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Macklemore: courage and character. Sheeran: fecklessness and cowardice.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It seems to me, if the Republicans take the kind of Trump-induced ass-kicking that appears to be coming in the midterms, they just might decide it’s in their long-term interest and that of the party to join Democrats in impeaching him and then possibly have a shot at redemption going forward.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Imagine for a moment that a corruptly partisan Supreme Court had not installed George W. Bush in the presidency and 9/11 occurred on Al Gore’s watch. Nobody can say for certain, but I have many reasons to believe this world would be a lot better place than it is today.

Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In retrospect, the terrorists appear to have achieved at least one of their goals. Our government looks a lot more like the Taliban than theirs looks like ours.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You have to admit, he’s united the country. Or rather, countries: Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Spain…

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Great day for a cheesesteak at the Flying Pig in Malvern!

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Unmentioned in the discussion of his ballroom is the price of operating it. A 90,000 sq. ft. building must be heated, cooled, lit and constantly maintained. Every event will require hundreds of staff- food, entertainment, security and cleanup- at a cost of millions. To whom? You and me, of course.

Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Surreal as it sounds, the 2028 presidential campaign begins right after the midterms. I'm watching for a candidate who will promise to restore the White House to its rightful state of dignity. We all know exactly what that means: total erasure of his vandalism.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The violence and terror being perpetrated by ICE is as unnecessary as it is deliberate. While we all know a rational, humane immigration policy would be much cheaper and more effective, his real goal is to create a force of heavily armed storm troopers answerable only to himself.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“The system is broken.” No. Systems don’t break; they work exactly as designed. Well-meaning men created our current system as a reflection of their own limitations, building racism, poverty, and inequality into its DNA. Sadly this system is not fixable; it’s time to build a new one.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Here’s a modest suggestion to help repair the country: put real teeth into the Emoluments Clause and the Hatch Act. Of course, neither will happen until we have a functioning Congress and an independent DOJ, both of which at this point seem like distant dreams.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What’s a “harbringer?”

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Elon Musk is the evil villain from a bad 80s movie and the Cybercab was his getaway car.

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If you want to better understand this new oil deal, just think of Venezuela as a 13-year-old girl.

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Here’s the most important social and political lesson I’ve learned- Anyone who promises simple solutions to complex problems is a charlatan.

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It’s simple. Keep him in the catering container.

I wonder if any in this new crop of hotshot DOJ lawyers realize that, somewhere down the road, transcripts of their pleadings on behalf of this administration will make for some mighty entertaining job interviews.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

UPDATED USPS MOTTO: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Maybe not so much for mail-in ballots.”

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Wow, I’m old enough to remember when the Iraq war was the dumbest conflict an idiot president had ever gotten us into.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Had our feckless, irresolute President simply continued Biden’s support for Ukraine, that war likely would be over. Instead, it threatens to escalate, with Russia now threatening Germany. All of this for Trump’s stupid grudge against Zelenskyy for refusing to knuckle under to his extortion.

Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Venezuela oil deal is a classic Trump scam: by the time people realize the amount of oil was wildly inflated and the impossibly optimistic timeline hid the fact years would pass before the first drop flowed, he and his friends will have gotten out, taken the money and screwed the Venezuelans.

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“I’ll take FAFO for $200, Bob.”

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What does it say about the character of extremely rich people who are willing to spend more to fight a wealth tax than it would cost them simply to pay it?

Citizens United created a new class of politicians, installed by big money and, once elected, expected to serve solely the interests of those who put them there. This accounts for Congress’ indifference to real issues facing the country- the economy, war, corruption, health care & the environment.

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They can soul-search all they want. They won’t find any.

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Oh, and if you don’t think Iran is going to retaliate soon with attacks on US soil, you’re dreaming.

Right out of the shopworn Republican playbook: entice big corporations with lavish tax breaks, low wages, deregulation and no unions. The result: these states devolve into bleak, awful places no one wants to live, as Wisconsin eventually found out under Scott Walker. TX and FL FA, now they’ll FO.

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When politicians meet in secret, it’s to curve up the turkey. And you and I aren’t getting any of the meat.

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Paul Libman @pslibman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I think one of the most popular items on the 2028 Democratic platform would be restoring decorum and dignity to the White House. It would begin by tearing down that godforsaken ballroom and rebuilding the East Wing.

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Sooner than anyone imagines, newly developed technology will turn all those sprawling data centers into the abandoned shopping malls of tomorrow.

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If you know something about intellectual property law, please enlighten me, but it would seem to me no one can claim ownership of anything they create with AI, since AI is just a collection of everybody else’s stuff in the first place.

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The founders never could have predicted a Congress owned by corporations or a Supreme Court that equates money with speech. It’s not the Constitution that needs fixing, it’s the radical reinterpretation by the right wing.

I have to admit some satisfaction seeing cattlemen who voted enthusiastically for Trump become his latest fuckees.

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That feeling when your enemy’s leaders are smarter and more strategic than your own.