Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool

Tario was in prison, Trump let him out.

Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPB The credit bureaus have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.

Deregulation is not our friend.

www.propublica.org/article/cred...

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged Over ‘Inappropriate’ Videos Arrested Again Outside Court Bryan Betancur was in handcuffs just moments after pleading not guilty to assault charges.

Another accidental tourist arrested.

www.thedailybeast.com/pardoned-jan...

Yikes. Ivanka and BOTH of the family businesses?

They Helped Plan the January 6 Rally. Now Their Events Company Is Raking in Millions in Government Contracts The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings.

The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings. www.wired.com/story/they-h...

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So where is his FARA filing?

Wow, Trump is psychic! Look at this prediction from 2024.

Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the U.S.'s biggest tactical miscalculations before the war, officials say.

The Pentagon hates anything not made in the U.S.A.

Congress has taught then that they exist largely to serve the US defense industry and it's history of massive cost overruns.

www.axios.com/2026/03/10/u...

So the plan is to draft 18-25 year olds to force them into a war that apparently has been going on for more than 20 years BEFORE THEY WERE BORN. Why? Because "We're gonna make a ton of money!" "We're marching across the world killing all the bad guys!"
175 dead children. The "bad guys". 🙄

This deposition clip of a DOGE troll in a suit brought by @acls1919.bsky.social is worth a listen.

Q: why is the Holocaust about DEI
A: Uh, because it's about women.

Yes, he has no idea - about anything.

They made us learn on manuals before graduating to the classic IBM Selectric.

About halfway thru Johnston starts listing EVEN MORE things (like filling up SPR) that Trump didn't deal with before starting this war.

Blossom fever a community photo exhibition picture of cherry blossoms

DC area people, you can submit your cherry blossom photos (they don't have to be from this year) to be projected as part of a show docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Lord Elgin Bessemer & Lake Erie RR Retirement Watch.

Wearing a watch. Not 'smart watch' that tracks me; just a good old fashioned, real watch.

It's how we learned to type well before the time of PCs.

Israel Is Applying 'Gaza Logic' To Lebanon — With Trump’s Blessing In just one week, Israel's U.S.-backed campaign has displaced 700,000 people, killed more than 10 children per day and left no diplomatic off-ramp in sight.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

More on the War Against Women.

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This is also a safe streets post.

Robert Reich on how elected politicians killed democracy, with helpful Citizens United graphic.

Who is Vectus Global, the contractor behind Haiti's deadly drone war?

Why, Eric Prince of course!

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Hundreds killed in Haiti drone strikes, including 60 civilians: Report Human Rights Watch says drone strikes by Haitian forces kill more than 1,200 people in, near Port-au-Prince since 2025.

Who is Vectus Global, the contractor behind Haiti's deadly drone war?

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www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

Trump’s war plan: shoot, ready, aim.

“The president doesn’t know why he invaded Iran.”

Trump fluffers don't even know what Communists are.

A parking space outlined with a painted white dotted line and labeled "DRUG DEALERS ONLY."

Detective Wile E. Coyote puts down the paintbrush and smiles.

The End of Aid Archives The U.S. Agency for International Development saved lives and promoted American interests around the globe. As the Trump administration abandons the decades-long approach to soft power, ProPublica inv...

6/ Secretary Marco Rubio has repeatedly said no one has died as a result of cuts to foreign aid. Our reporting proves that isn’t true.

Read our full series about the fallout of dismantling USAID here: www.propublica.org/series/the-e...

On right, John Oliver talking to the viewer. On left, a ProPublica headline from February 15, 2025 says: “Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy.” An article excerpt below says: "... where he attempted to delay or halt dozens of programs …”

2/ Oliver later referred to our reporting about former USAID lead Peter Marocco.

Officials told us they saw Marocco’s gutting of the agency as a campaign of retribution against those who opposed his foreign policy agenda in the first Trump administration: propub.li/47CkZ4u

John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a ProPublica headline from December 15, 2025 reads: “Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.” An article excerpt below says: "... turning rows red, yellow or green every few seconds, never asking a single question.”

1/ On yesterday’s @lastweektonight.com about USAID, John Oliver cited several of our investigations.

First up was our reporting about how DOGE operatives had arbitrarily cut aid programs, in some cases by literally clicking through a spreadsheet: propub.li/4cCsSKP