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Retired Govt, film & broadcasting teacher. Politics & econ watcher, gardener & cat ❤️- Darth Kitty’s mine. If you don’t appreciate science, journalism & film, have a sense of humor I'm not your thing. Eclectic who knows politics isn't a spectator sport.

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I’d like to hear I’m sorry I effed up and I apologize to literally the entirety of the world!

11.03.2026 19:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It is almost like taking advice from a shit posting podcaster, whose whole goal is to make money and feel important, and who only recently discovered politics was a bad idea. Who knew?

11.03.2026 19:49 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kristi Noem's $220 Million Tax Heist Rep. Joe Neguse exposes the corrupt DHS ad contracts

Kristi Noem's $220 Million Tax Heist ... imagine what he could do with the gavel in hand. What a difference a midterm can make open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

11.03.2026 18:01 👍 258 🔁 66 💬 5 📌 2

This is Andrew Davis, who Trump nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

The judiciary committee already advanced his nomination to the Senate floor on a party-line vote.

Now he just awaits final confirmation by the full Senate, timing TBD.

11.03.2026 17:40 👍 173 🔁 113 💬 12 📌 3
Post image Deep in conversation, Trump peered over the Resolute Desk at their feet, Vance recalled during an event later that day celebrating Kennedy Center honoree Sylvester Stallone. "Marco, JD, you guys have s—y shoes," Trump declared before retrieving a catalog. A third politician was in the room-Vance didn't name him—and Trump asked each person for their size. Rubio said 11.5, Vance 13. The third man said 7, according to Vance.
"The president kind of leans back in his chair and says, 'You know you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size, " Vance said.

Deep in conversation, Trump peered over the Resolute Desk at their feet, Vance recalled during an event later that day celebrating Kennedy Center honoree Sylvester Stallone. "Marco, JD, you guys have s—y shoes," Trump declared before retrieving a catalog. A third politician was in the room-Vance didn't name him—and Trump asked each person for their size. Rubio said 11.5, Vance 13. The third man said 7, according to Vance. "The president kind of leans back in his chair and says, 'You know you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size, " Vance said.

Yet another fabulous entry in the Emperor has no clothes saga, and it is to be devoutly hoped that this is indeed included in the history books.

11.03.2026 17:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A photo of in this case, Marco Rubio, rather than Pete Hegseth wearing shoes that are clearly not the right size. Nonetheless, they were purchased by President Trump for him so he doesn’t dare exchange them.

A photo of in this case, Marco Rubio, rather than Pete Hegseth wearing shoes that are clearly not the right size. Nonetheless, they were purchased by President Trump for him so he doesn’t dare exchange them.

Deep in conversation, Trump peered over the Resolute Desk at their feet, Vance recalled during an event later that day celebrating Kennedy Center honoree Sylvester Stallone. "Marco, JD, you guys have s—y shoes," Trump declared before retrieving a catalog. A third politician was in the room-Vance didn't name him—and Trump asked each person for their size. Rubio said 11.5, Vance 13. The third man said 7, according to Vance.
"The president kind of leans back in his chair and says, 'You know you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size, " Vance said.

Deep in conversation, Trump peered over the Resolute Desk at their feet, Vance recalled during an event later that day celebrating Kennedy Center honoree Sylvester Stallone. "Marco, JD, you guys have s—y shoes," Trump declared before retrieving a catalog. A third politician was in the room-Vance didn't name him—and Trump asked each person for their size. Rubio said 11.5, Vance 13. The third man said 7, according to Vance. "The president kind of leans back in his chair and says, 'You know you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size, " Vance said.

Maybe it’s the shoes?

11.03.2026 17:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He is unwell!

11.03.2026 17:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Point well taken!

11.03.2026 16:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is worth a read and ulcer inducing.

11.03.2026 16:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We don't have foreign policy as much as we have presidential whim.

11.03.2026 16:49 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

This is one of those things where you knew this but somehow seeing it in black and white makes it all the more awful. God bless, Matt and all the immigration lawyers.

11.03.2026 16:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

For that alone I would deem you a great American, no matter what *otters* say.

11.03.2026 16:40 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I just want to say that when we covered HOPPERS (about cooperating beavers) (leave it), I did propose a headline with the phrase "it takes a village of the dammed," and although it did not make it, I will always know I was that person.

11.03.2026 16:37 👍 505 🔁 13 💬 13 📌 1

This is not normal

11.03.2026 16:26 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers drop proposal to revisit covid-19 shot Some members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel have publicly questioned the safety and manufacturing of the shots, including raising a debunked theory that DNA contaminants in the vaccines are harmf...

I will call this a pause. I have no doubt the anti-vaccine agenda will resume with greatest intensity after November.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

11.03.2026 16:32 👍 44 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 2

Dog is fine, just a case of age-related laryngeal paralysis, won't affect her quality of life. She just can't speak very well.

The roof is another story. Three inches of rain overnight and God knows how much hail didn't do it any good and now we need a new one. This one's 20 years old, so...

11.03.2026 15:59 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Joe Rogan Says Trump’s Supporters Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Iran War

Joe Rogan Says Trump’s Supporters Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Iran War.. no kidding. time to put pressure on CONGRESS (oh yes them, to end this) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

11.03.2026 16:02 👍 241 🔁 54 💬 49 📌 1

You called it!

11.03.2026 16:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

NEW: US at fault for school strike in Iran. It was outdated maps. This undercuts Trump’s claims that Iran bombed its own school. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

11.03.2026 16:11 👍 1165 🔁 314 💬 81 📌 11

Rick Scott who perpetrated the largest Medicaid fraud in US history & who as an insider millionaire is insulated from this, wants you to just suck it up!

11.03.2026 15:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Most presidents do their best to spare vulnerable Americans from harm; Trump seems thrilled each time he demonstrates his power over them. Americans appalled blatant sadism of an unwell president and defense secretary should register their disapproval at the polls.

11.03.2026 12:25 👍 310 🔁 71 💬 13 📌 5

Increasingly appreciating Douglas Adams definition of WOKING (verb): To enter the kitchen with the precise determination to perform something only to forget what it is just before you do it.

11.03.2026 15:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

From a thread about great Douglas Adams quotes. I think about this one *a lot* these days.

11.03.2026 12:42 👍 323 🔁 88 💬 6 📌 0

Everyone - including the flunkies Trump is torturing by buying them the wrong size shoes - seems to be assuming they would anger him by secretly replacing them with ones that fit. But I think he'd admire the chutzpah.

(I'm so sick of psychoanalyzing this monster. But it feels necessary.)

11.03.2026 13:17 👍 140 🔁 17 💬 27 📌 6

there was an extraordinary conversation that followed on from Derek's original post—in his timeline... including that Trump orders from a Florsheim catalog & foists the same damn shoe—that he wears—on everyone else. but this post below tells you what it's really all about.
bsky.app/profile/irra...

11.03.2026 13:42 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Adam Schiff Unveils Bill To Take Back Federal Money Paid To Trump

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is introducing new legislation today to take back federal money that’s been paid out to U.S. presidents through settlements resulting from White House coercion.

As in, Trump. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

11.03.2026 13:55 👍 90 🔁 23 💬 3 📌 1

I don't think this summary is quite right. Cramer wasn't confused about who won the Vietnam War. Clip is below.

11.03.2026 14:02 👍 799 🔁 145 💬 90 📌 22

Oh yeah. Some fun!

11.03.2026 15:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I wonder if Pete Hegseth had to provide evidence of work for the millions of dollars he spent on lobster tail…

11.03.2026 14:34 👍 478 🔁 142 💬 23 📌 4

Sheehy is a jerk who should never hold public office.

11.03.2026 15:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0