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@pygalge.bsky.social
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Retired electron jockey; sometime satirist; semantics buff; word nerd; In the words of the immortal WC Fields, "Don't applaud, just throw money."

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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 3h
It's going to be interesting to see how his lawyers twist and turn to make insider trading part of is Presidential duties so that the immunity will apply.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 15h
Unless Western Values have morphed to include Nazism, he is urging a Catch-22. But then, "Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds." But where are we going to find smaller minds than in the Cabinet?
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 15h
Why would you think diversion is not a strategy. Agent Orange has been supporting the Putin efforts most of the time for quite a while now.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 15h
S, He's a sadist, too, in addition to all the other properties.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 15h
The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes again.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 15h
Actually, I met a couple of girlfriends in there and Vroman's sold me a number of important books in my library.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 15h
This is an old paradigm. From my reading, the anti-abortion laws in the mid-19th century were promulgated by a Presbyterian minister because the Catholics were out-reproducing his Protestants. It seems to be deeply ingrained in the Christian culture here.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My understanding was that the law requires Presidential authorization for a military execution. My take is that Hasan does not deserve a firing squad; he should be hanged.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A big difference is that we are not shipping exposed people around the world in job lots, to be landed in places not prepared to deal with a contagion.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished."
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
By selling their souls to the Saudis, apparently.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Out of many cases he should have recused, he finally went ahead and did the right thing on this one -- under considerable pressure, apparently.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The room are not worth a bucket of warm spit. They are valued at several trillion dollars, collectively. Of course, they get to control the evaluation process.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Actually, that may make sense, depending on the security level in place. The fact that he is in Congress does not automatically generate Need-to-Know.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To help prepare for the midterms: www.cip.uw.edu/2026/10/06/f...
cip.uw.edu
Federal fraud charges resonate with debunked non-citizen voting narratives
A flurry of recent charges and press conferences amplifying alleged non-citizen voting make a small phenomena seem bigger.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It's an old adage that statesmen and generals never change history as much as historians. But Trump's defenders and spin doctors are making a real attempt over the "let ’em, let ’em take Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego" remarks.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well, the dark suit is less likely to show if the diaper leaks.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It never did make sense to leave the Office of Pandemic Preparedness unstaffed. And it probably never will.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My, how times have changed. And not for the better in this area.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nobody has been able to chart Trump's hypocrisy at least since he became a public figure. Before that no one had occasion to, except perhaps for a small circle of acquaintances. Anyone who would be his friend must be blind to hypocrisy.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From the same people who went ballistic over a Minnesota "Learing Center."
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fiddler on the Roof had it right in the "If I Were a Rich Man" number: "When you're rich, they think you really know." It seems that "when you're rich, you think you really know" might be a bit more accurate, though.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
But if the Dems did it, it wouldn't be Socialism, it would be Communism. Haven't you been listening?
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
$182 in 2025 to $202.90 in 2026 to (est) $218.60 in 2027 doesn't seem like a very significant decrease to me. But, apparently unlike anyone in the current administration, I can do simple arithmetic.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"...and I look forward to signing those checks." So he's going to use the Autopen and blame the deficit on Biden?
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There is no conflict of interest here. Their sole and only interest, singly and collectively, is personal wealth increase. Well, maybe a little aggrandizement, too.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You may not get a lot of discussion, but a lot of us really appreciate and look forward to your cartoons. Thanks for them.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why am I reminded of King Canute? www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-ord...
theepochtimes.com
Trump Orders 90 Percent Reduction in Invasive Mosquitoes on Federal Land in DC
The president’s executive order to reduce insect pests could be used as a nationwide model, the White House said.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Which is the other part of the reason I labeled him Agent Orange.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Sitting Pres. cannot be prosecuted." What is the statute of limitations on “felony violations of our nt'l security laws” AND “participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice"? Agent Orange will not be a sitting president after January, 2029.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was just as impressed by the incompetence of Darline Graham.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From all I've read, sanity and cartooning don't traditionally go well together. But, whatever works for you, I guess. It is at least working well.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Helluva job," Mike?
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks for the cartoons.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not realistically. Trans rights are well down the priority list of most voters, if they think about them at all.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A “morally binding” agreement would only have value if the participants had morals. That does not seem to be the case here.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And he has just killed a Biden-era policy, which will create increased demand and therefore drive prices up further, improving Big Oil margins.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And they did it without killing anyone with no warning, too.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The raw meat recall, however, was unrelated to the imports. It was because a North Carolina company had forged inspection stamps. Probable because the DOGE cuts made it impossible for them to get an inspector in before the meat aged out.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Partly because the Hatch Act has a specific exemption for the President and Vice President.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is there a reason we don't refer to the occupant of the Oval Office as "Agent Orange"? Toxic, spread by broadcast, destroys everything green and leaves behind a wasteland. Seems like a good match to the original.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They'll probably impeach, then fail to convict because there is a hard core of Senate GOP Republicans who will vote no -- again. As long as there is a 30+ MAGA wing in the Senate, he is immune from removal.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I happened to remember a "save water" campaign in SoCal about 50 years ago. Image of a shower head, caption: "Sing shorter songs."
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It is a common theme on the Right to decry Left-wing violence. A team at UC Davis has looked into it. Support for political violence is "generally more common among Republicans and conservatives than Democrats and liberals." doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org
Party affiliation, political ideology, views on democracy and society, and support for political violence in the United States of America: findings from a nationally representative survey
Background Recent research in the United States has found concerning levels of support for and willingness to engage in political violence and for extreme beliefs linked to violence. Associations betw...
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes, three years on an 11-year sentence does seem a bit premature, but she does have friends in high places. Like cabinet-level high places. With those connections and this administration, it's a bit of a surprise that she isn't out already. Maybe she couldn't afford the bribe.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Unfortunately, Trump does not seem to be content with authoritarianism and wants (and looks to be trying) to progress to full-on totalitarianism. How he reacts between November and next January will be telling.
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
D'oh! Why else would he have pivoted away from controls?
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pygalge.bsky.social @pygalge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I thought she was always a little off.
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