Butterflies and Wheels
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Sliders and eggrolls
Occupy Democrats tell us : The White House prepared a victory feast as Democrats swept the midterms – and ended up leaving Trump president sitting in the dark, FURIOUS and practically speechless! Donald Trump’s aides were so convinced Republicans would win Tuesday’s elections…
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Didja hear the one about the ballroom?
Of course he did . He has his priorities straight even if nobody else does. Trump touted construction of his massive White House ballroom on Wednesday, hours after Republicans suffered a sweeping midterm defeat that cost the party control of both chambers of Congress . Trump…
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Fame at last
TIME zings him and Jake Tapper joins in. He has always had an 80s era fixation with being on the cover of TIME, tho I’m not sure this will be framed at Mar-a-Lago tbqh https://t.co/ehtVSVVqp0 — Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) November 4, 2026 … Read the rest
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Oh now they get mad
Oh dear, the Rs are annoyed at Trump . Not, of course, for being such a horrible human and even worse head of state, but for losing. Inside the Republican Party, initial shock at the stunning election results on Tuesday night quickly gave way to anger with US President Donald…
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Team Let’s Strangle Women
This guy is an academic, a lecturer at Queen Mary University in London. I made a poster to explain the various groups👇 https://t.co/JUuOYSGcZW pic.twitter.com/CRomJ8Vu9n — Abhishek Saha (@ObhishekSaha) November 3, 2026 What he means is that women who object to men strangling…
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From horrible to historic
The Washington Post is pleased to tell us that the Republicans were not braced for this. Republican anticipation heading into Election Day was the inverse of Democrats: They knew it was going to be a tough night, but they hoped they had done enough to stem widespread losses.…
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And voters did
Peter Baker gloats : Trump implored voters over the course of the midterm campaign to “pretend I’m on the ballot.” He said it not once, not twice, but 47 times this fall. And voters did — just not the way he hoped. Meow. Sucks to be you, Don. The Democratic wave in the…
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Stunning rebuke
For once I’m glad I woke up hours early. Voters deliver stunning rebuke of Trump as Democrats take control of House and Senate Democrats flipped seven seats in the Senate, while two races — Alaska and Mississippi — are still too early to call. Momentous sweep: Democrats have…
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Evening
Ossoff wins re-election in Georgia, Democrat Roy Cooper wins in North Carolina, replacing a Republican.… Read the rest
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Not in keeping with
Greg Lukianoff on Facebook : At Oregon State University, an instructor filed a bias report against a student because his final project argued that there are only two sexes. The instructor acknowledged that the student had consistently done well in the course, but [said] that his…
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We will
Voter intimidation day. If you vote illegally, we will find you. We will track you down, arrest you, and prosecute you. There will be no escape. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) November 3, 2026 … Read the rest
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Not this time
A judge stands up . A federal judge on Monday tossed out a criminal case accusing two former senior FBI officials of lying about their involvement in an investigation of former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, excoriating the Justice Department for bringing what he said was a…
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But how will it affect him?
Trump is having second thoughts about starting that war with Iran. Not, of course, for reasons to do with not starting wars of choice at all, but for reasons to do with Trump’s popularity and future prospects. As the war has dragged on, Trump’s anger has risen over the…
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How the horrors of our past
Not the right guy to be saying this kind of thing. The Transatlantic slave trade is long gone. There are other slave trades though. … Read the rest
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Above all more long-winded
The NY Times notes that Trump’s Talk Gets Wilder . That’s one word for it; I can think of others. He can be forgetful and repetitive. He is more long-winded, more profane and more absolutist than when he ran for president a decade ago. His rambling speeches seem even more…
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Guest post: Step away from the “middle ground”
Originally a comment by maddog on Make do and mend . Steve Allen coined the word Dumbth, and wrote a book of the same title, about American prideful, willful pig-ignorance, and absurd levels of hostility to intellectual accomplishment and technical or scientific expertise.…
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Continuity
Frivolous interlude. I’m watching the movie A Walk in the Woods, in which Bill Bryson and a friend walk the Appalachian Trail. I’m at the bit where they stop at a small rural motel overnight for a bit of a break. Bryson (Robert Redford) goes to take a shower but there are no…
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Who needs science anyway?
One thing about Trump, the guy is consistent. He wants to destroy everything . Even with all the campaigning he has to do and insults he has to fling, he still finds time to pour scalding water on US scientific institutions . Who needs science, amirite! Guesswork is better. The…
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Make do and mend
Oh who needs to know anything about climate . It’s sunny, it’s raining, boom, you’re done. Sweeping cuts to the premier US climate agency under Donald Trump have severely hampered the country’s capacity to forecast, research and respond to extreme weather events, former…
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Only the clown shoes are omitted
This is what I’ve been saying. It’s not just the huge fake tits. Bearded Oxford University lecturer teaches female students while wearing large fake breasts, low-cut tops, red lipstick and nail varnish https://t.co/I1FTq1tkQC — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) October 31, 2026 It’s the…