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Open Thread June 2 2025

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:00 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 022025

Yesterday, I saw Virgil, and as usual, we played cribbage. On the way there, it was bright and sunny, but on the way back I ran into some rain and had to remove my sunglasses. But, obviously, I got home safely anyway, though of course tired out. I’m going to take my night meds, play at a game for a while, listen to the Broadway show that’s on Sundays from 8 to 9 pm, and then call it a night..

From the F* News. I was briefly tempted to include this for Sunday, but only the lead article is actually good – and – it’s not actually news to anyone who has ever been or worked with a Federal civil servant. I don’t claim they are perfect, but I do claim adherence to their oaths by administrators.

If you ever thought that those of us who described the current Republican Party as a death cult were exaggerating, this article from Wonkette may change your mind. honestly, I don’t know what else you’d call it.

Open Thread May 23 2025

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:04 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

May 232025

Yesterday, I got an email from Faithful America that SCOTUS deadlocked on the OK charter school case so the lower court ruling that giving the charter school government dollars in unconstitutional will stand. For now. (I’m not sure whether this is the same case where there were four recusals so they didn’t have a quorum, or whether that was a different case. Sorry, I’m finding it difficult to keep track.)

Jen Rubin of The Contrarian has been travelling in Europe, and is sharing some historical insight from there, specifically from Spain.

This from Wonkette may be relatively minor, compared to, say, the deaths that will result from gutting Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP. However it pisses me off (all racism does), and goes along with the next post.

Press Watch has what might be good news if it only went far enough. I suppose it’s a start.

Open Thread April 21 2025

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:00 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Apr 212025

Yesterday, I saw Virgil and we played cribbage. More “two double run” hands than I’ve ever seen in a sitting, but also more zero hands. I was the only visitor, and Virg was sorry for people who weren’t getting a visit. I pointed out that those people might have kids or grandkids that their family needed to spend the day with, and also that Sunday is not the only visiting day and they might have been visited on Friday or Saturday, which seemed to relieve him. It is true that most people in prisons in the US (and probably elsewhere) don’t get visited at all. I’m more tired than usual; it’s been a rough week for me. So instead of looking for an article explaining “NORRA” (which really should be spelled “NoRRA,” but we all know Republicans can’t spell – and have no feel for language), but instead I’ll recommend you do a search on it. It’s pretty much a declaration of open war on the Judiciary.

Joyce Vance writes on the mass deportation cases we have seen (and can expect to see more of.) She makes it I think as clear as anyone possibly could.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/132270244
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132270260
Here are two videos, both posted at Democratic Underground which have information – information that I wish I didn’t need to know, but since I so, I’d rather have it blunt. Both are embedded at DU so no ads for anyone who watches them there. But also no comments from YouTubers.

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