Postcards from America (03.05.25)

Postcards from America (03.05.25)

The United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same, they are talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator. Make that make sense”

You’re Dr. Phil. You’re on TV.”

“It’s kind of been sad, because I’ve been trying to prove to people that it’s a really awesome truck that’s not falling apart, and then mine starts to fall apart.”

“If the government wants to change the exceptional American grant of birthright citizenship, it needs to amend the Constitution itself. That’s how the Constitution works, and that’s how the rule of law works.”

“Orwellian is a term that gets overused, usually to suggest some a 1984-style omnipowerful dictatorial regime. This is more Orwellian as in a bunch of pigs clumsily rewriting rules as they go along.”

“It’s unclear what the canceled meeting will mean for people in the United States who want to get a flu vaccine next season.”

It’s a bad look to support lead poisoning children.”

SEC halts fraud prosecution of Chinese national who sent Trump millions.”

Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns.”

Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce.”

“Donald Trump is celebrating his administration’s move to ignore a law that targeted money laundering.”

“Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered a halt to a years-old federal law enforcement effort to combat secret influence campaigns by China, Russia and other adversaries that try to curry favor and sow chaos in American politics..”

“The US justice department under Donald Trump is disbanding an effort started after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to enforce sanctions and target oligarchs close to the Kremlin.”

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia.”

“The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow.”

“President Donald Trump’s administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice — not even enough time to gather her personal effects.”

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s first female chief, without any clear explanation — part of a purge of top uniformed leadership that included the Joint Chiefs chairman, who is Black.”

“White House adviser Alina Habba said Tuesday that military veterans affected by the DOGE-led layoffs of federal workers may not be ‘fit to have a job at this moment.’ … ‘I really don’t feel sorry for them,’ Habba said.”

“I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist”

“A federal system for doing background checks on law enforcement officers has gone offline — thanks to an executive order signed by President Trump.”

“The confinement and legal limbo the deportees face has raised alarm in the Central American country, especially as images spread of migrants peaking through the windows of their rooms on high floors of the hotel and displaying the notes pleading for help.”

“Over the course of an NBA or NHL broadcast, the viewer will see the logo of a betting company or hear some reference made to gambling 2.8 times per minute.”

“And, to put it bluntly, these are liberal religionists objecting to a conservative governmental policy, instead of the other way around. Will the Court’s six conservatives be consistent with their principles, or their politics?

“We hold that an Assistant District Attorney who uses opening statements to expose the jury to incriminating allegations from a non-testifying codefendant, repeatedly accuses a defendant of witchcraft, and relies on inflammatory and inadmissible evidence throughout the case, has knowingly committed misconduct so unfairly prejudicial and with such willful disregard for reversal on appeal that retrial is barred.”

 

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