I remember back in the 50s & 60s, seeing black & white TV commercials, sternly voiced and dramatic. These PSAs warned aliens to register by January 31. A quick search of YouTube didn't turn up a video of it.
I think the registering of aliens is something, in retrospect, that was crazy in my mind, mostly because I thought of Aliens from UFO's and thought these space travelers will never register. (I was very young)
Of course, then[now] -- > that was a dog whistle to nurture fear.
Just as then/as now - - > the right wing wants to foster fear of all non-white
The front page of the Times Union this morning: “Interim US Attorney, John A. Sarcone III has directed his staff to remove the Times Union and its staff members from his office media distribution list after the newspaper published a story last month about him listing a boarded-up residence in Albany as his address.”
"The Times Union has not received a news release from Sarcone’s office since the story was published on June 27. / On Tuesday morning, Sarcone sent an email to all of his assistant U.S. attorneys seeking to confirm that the “Times Union has been deleted from our distribution list.”
One hopes (expects?) that the Hearst Corporation will file a civil lawsuit against the US Department of Justice for this unconstitutional action.
No I dont "like" this but not surprising - watched her attempt to tear into Gov. Hochul in a hearing - trying to create a viral moment!! In fact, that is pretty much what the Gov. said altho she got talked over.
Now I will be truly petty - Ms.Stefanik's facial features sure have changed since before she became enamored with TACO! Really - wonder if its worth it.
I'll repeat what I've posted about her family life elsewhere: imagine her son growing up in such a hate-filled, one-sided, damaging home and business environment. That is, of course, if StefaniQ spends any time with the child. Does anyone not think that the average parent who openly exhibited her horrible characteristics would be referred to family/child services?
Look back in the TU and the area news broadcasts for the video of Sarcone encountering an emotionally troubled person outside the Hilton in downtown Albany. He actively sought out the media to tell his story, which the video only verified partially. Sarcone reminded me of an actor passionately playing a role. He's a strange person. And his appointment as permanent U.S. Attorney is now being decided by an Appellate Court as his handlers missed the deadline for getting him confirmed in standard fashion. Hey, your honors, "Just say no."
By using the budget numbers provided here and divide that by the estimated number of undocumented folks (3.5 million or about 1% of our population), it comes to $70,000 per person to remove them. What we Americans truly lack is the ability to put our selves into the shoes of theses folks and imagine what it must be like to be swept off of the street and disappear from sight with no recourse or information to family or contact with the outside world. The evil Hollman said if Mamdami is elected he will flood NYC with ICE agents. Political Army indeed, I can't fathom the evil that these people opperate from. On Facebook the Trump supporters I follow are clueless as to the actual hell they are putting good hard working people through, but still we sit on our hands, go to the track, have our parades and enjoy life. I was in NYC yesterday and the look on the faces of the migrants is heartbreaking. I went to dinner with a woman who is a child of parents who came without documentation and made a good life for themselves here, and followed the path to citizenship in the 1960s. So she is a birthright citizen. Terrified for others, she also keeps her head down and hopes that we make it.
...yes, to much of this comment, but, no: "we" do not "truly lack...the ability to put ourselves n the shoes of these folks..." / [it is eating away at "us"]...
I *truly* believe most of all racists... have never had any contact with a person of color.
I traveled the south west in the past three years and this spring I was at Big Bend National Park - where in various places you can stand on a river bank and 24 feet across is Mexico. With no fence, no wall.. and no Mexicans pouring arcoss (though two Mexican horses were grazing on the US side)
When friends knew I was in this area.. the warned me to be careful.. from the horses... I wondered?
Point: the unknown scares the magAholes.. and as ignorance goes.. there is so much (seemingly) that republicans don't know
I fear (and kind of know) that the fools that support the racist regime in the white house right now.... stopped reading your post after: "By using the budget numbers "
The thing I am sure hmpy trmPedo and his lackeys (pos_tfnKKK, s-miller, et. al.) are likely the proudest of = that so many will no longer believe in facts.
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There is bumper sticker: "The lottery: retirement for people who are bad at math"
it could be changed to: "trmPEDO politics for people who are bad at math"
If I'm not mistaken - Homan was neither "elected" or "nominated" to serve in his position - I think hes just an ordinary individual - if so - he could be sued - probably would not have the "immunization" of others in the administration. A czar could be removed, after all.
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” - Shakespeare
Truly. We have handed our nation to soulless thugs and grifters. Who would have thought that the Supreme Court would sit and watch the conflagration and say “this is fine?” Hard civics lesson we are living through.
...respectfully: "We[?] have handed our nation to soullesss..." [I did not hand anything over to the "thugs and grifters."] / -and, "Hard civics lessons we are living through[?]." [We are living IN this obscene trumpian chaos: "through" it is, profoundly, optimistic.]...
I am with you in hoping the best for America, but I fear the worst is becoming a reality each and every day under Trump and his corrupt cooperative cronies. We are now living in a nation where masked law enforcement officers are taking people from streets, stores and offices to bring them to places unknown.
Coincidentally, while listening to BBC World Service Radio last night, there was a segment discussing Argentina's Dirty War (1976-1983) when their secret police force, along with the military, kidnapped and imprisoned those that the government determined to be "subversive".
Yesterday Trump said that he was thinking about having the federal government "take over" New York City if Mamdani wins. He also threatened to do the same to Washington D.C..
After watching the fear tactics used this week in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, where a swarm of militarized Border Patrol Agents, some on horseback, swept through the park, it looks like we are moving rapidly to a full blown police nation, especially in "blue" states.
I only hope, come November 2026, that there will still be elections and that the results of that election are removing from office all who are enabling Trump in destroying American democracy. But, then again, if that is the result, will those results be honored? I have my doubts.
Last week the Taliban made it mandatory for their law enforcement to wear uniforms. The Taliban recognizes the importance of assuring the public that people enforcing the law are legitimate.
It is impossible that ICE has scaled up to whatever size it is at the moment by employing legitimate, trained government employees. Clearly they have “deputized” an enormous number of “bounty hunters,” “militia,” “mercenaries,” or “government contractors,” Blackwater types - thugs for whom there is little accountability.
Essentially that’s how the Taliban started. Now they try to be more like what we used to be while we try to be like they were.
Hitler’s Brownshirts originally had a “uniform” consisting of a brown shirt and brown tie. These were war surplus from Germany’s former African colony purchased in bulk.
For decades the US relied on mercenary contractors for various tasks in our “forever wars,” but now that forever has ended people like Erik Prince need new roles for their security business entities to perform and civil enforcement looks like a lifeline for people like them - good pay, no accountability.
Our volunteer army has had serious consequences for civil society, instilling a testosterone and steroid juiced attitude in a generation or 2 of people whose primary skillset is being a trained thug.
One of the problem with the military (and likely police) is we program them (brain wash??) into people who want to put morals aside when it comes to war (and killing people)... but when they step away from the training there isn't a deprogramming
And many of those leave the military service to be law enforcement or mercenaries
I don't want to go all in on ACAB, but I have seen enough to know most law enforcement personnel do not go into the profession because of the love of humanity
There is a reason what is attractive to many is the ability to be unlawful with a badge
And why domestic violence is so much higher among the law enforcement profession.
Really. It doesn't matter what SCOTUS says. Trump can only get away with the crimes that he is getting away with because "we the people" let him. You want to stop him. STRIKE and shut his corrupt country down.
Unfortunately, I agree with your comparison with "It can't happen here". But it is happening and I feel helpless to do anything about it. I would not be surprised if, along with the other disasters being foisted upon us, the deliberate crashing of the economy is caused in order to create a national emergency for dear leader to seize even more control. A depression in Germany helped Hitler gain power. I am terribly afraid that things are going to get much worse in the near future. Who are these "ICE" thugs? The brown shirts will come for us all eventually.
I don't believe there has ever been a president who said: "I have too much power, we need to cut back."
Just as I don't think there has been very many republicans who have thought 'winning by all means' was immoral. If they did, they kept quiet during all the voter suppression and the current administrations pathological lies.
One thing the Trump GOP is good for, in my humble opinion, is that they have wiped clean any political naivete that was left on my slate. You are far from paranoid--perhaps you know too much?
I do like to continually give women credit for marching en masse in D.C. for the first Trump go-round. I would like to say, however, that although I knew Trump was not a good pick for leadership, I never expected the entire GOP to capitulate, and wasn't paranoid *enough* for what has transpired since. Especially the Roberts court. Head is spinning.
In that vein, picked up a book by Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear, and although it sounds unappealing as a way to live, I want to be real and give myself a primer on avoiding violence. Is this where we are? It's where I am.
CBS hasnt total capitulated on their actual news shows. The whole Paramount suit and settlement was beyond ridiculous. Look for Jon Stewart's interview with Steve Kroft (formerly 60 minutes). Neither of them held back - regardless of the fact that Comedy Central is Paramount. But then Jon Stewart never does. Holly Williams did a really great interview - wish I could remember with who - it was in the past couple weeks.
I've wondered why, under Biden administration, the FCC didn't entertain revocation of FOX Noise's license to broadcast, especially after the Murdoch-owned enterprise (from Australia, BTW) settled for nearly $800 million with one of the election computer firms (another firm has an active $1.2 billion lawsuit against Fox) that sued for libel and slander. It was equal to an admission Fox broadcast lies about the company's credibility. Someone under Biden missed the opportunity. Under Trumpty Dumpty, there is more media abuse and threats than ever. Tough lesson to learn.
once fox admitted to lying about an election, so much so they gladly payed $787 million.. the FCC should have.
The problem with the democratic party is they play by some arbitrary rules with an imagined moral thought.. and ignore they should be playing by republican rules...
They knew under failure one of hmpy trmpedo the government had been weaponized.
And they knew it would be weaponized again, with 100 percent support of fox
And sadly.. they **should** have known there were 40+ million people that was totally willing to vote for a criminal
Yes, Edward, the Dems have done much. Trump and the GOP have mostly undone that progress, from civil, environmental, legal and global stability. If you need a list I will charge you money for my time.
Who said I want to see immorality on the left? Why would you suggest that? It's kind of sick.
Re a mundane but enjoyable matter,the Saratoga races, I am going to be in the North Country at the end of the month for a day and will be going to the track on a Sunday that turns out to be Glens Falls day or at least the day they hold the Glens Falls Stakes. Is there any more to that than just naming a race?
I've lost any enthusiasm for horse-racing after the number of horses dying on the track or after races - and the rejects(!) get sent to slaughter - so not a fan anymore.
Lots of money made tho - thru racing, betting etc. It is what it is.
Sorry - I know lots of people love the races - I'm just not one of them.
With you 💯 on this. The last time I went was years ago and 2 horses were injured and died. The extreme heat also has contributed . I don't find it humane....we spend all this time talking about stray cats/dogs and hold benefits to fund shelters.
Yes it is - seems as though it should require a larger penalty rather than just a slap on the wrist essentially.
Also, I believe there are a lot of undocumented employed at the various racetracks - they likely will feel the heat if they havent already. I believe I read of a "roundup" at one track already.
Agreed, but the real disgust should be pointed directly at the never-ending corruption of NYRA officials who will do anything to make a buck, under the guise of distributing a tiny portion of that wealth to the horse racing industry. I'm old enough to remember that two consecutive NYRA directors were fired for mismanagement and enriching themselves -- without criminal charges. There's an old saying that goes something like, "a fish starts to rot from its head down." NYRA is nothing more than a legal Mafia.
Ken, I wish this piece could be shared! It is excellent and I know of many people who should read this! Is it possible for you to make it shareable? If not I will copy/paste to my FB page with attribution to you as author. Thanks!
The old sick joke from the '60s was, "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you." The only voices denying a rolling coup towards dictatorship by now, are those afraid to face the truth - and those who want it to happen.
I can touch on my side table, Timothy Snyder's pocket-sized ON TYRANNY, and IT COULD HAPPEN HERE by the ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt (because hate is tyranny's energy drink). Re-reading my hi-lighted sections of both is nearing double-digit repetitions.
Greenblatt states "Jews are the canary in the coalmine" in his 3 year old book, but I feel Trump has already made brown immigrants the "new Jews." My view may be skewed: in 1968 the Navy took me to Spain three times, when it was back then a fascist state under Franco. We pulled shore patrol duty there, our nightsticks vis-a-vis the Spanish street patrols' Uzi sub-machine guns.
My education continued in 2012 Puerto Rico (American since 1898), my wife's cousins calling me
Rolando. Didn't know then that from the 1920s to the 1970s, our tax dollars paid for a US government program that subjected 1 in 3 Latina women on that island to involuntary sterilization.
So our deporting today's browner immigrants to the El Salvador prison of no return, or to war-torn countries where they don't speak the language and have no family ties, isn't a stretch. That's installment plan genocide, and our democracy is almost on the ropes.
But it ain't over yet. They want us to feel intimidated, defeated, etc. But surrender is not an option. Today's redirected emotion of choice is righteous anger. They're trampling the Constitution every
veteran swore an oath to defend, with our lives if necessary. Remind every veteran you know, that our oath has no expiration date, and invite them to join this resistance with you. Sooner or later, enough will.
But what is more incredible is the lack of republican outrage to the destruction of the constitution, they were elected to defend.
hmpy expects a loyalty pledge from anyone in politics.. and that is to supersede the constitution.. I wonder why the first and only questions for politicians is their dereliction of duty.
GI hotlines have increased traffic "94%" (quote),from those seeking advice on disobeying illegal orders. Check w/my Veterans For Peace & similar groups. We may be in the minority, but tory groups outnumbered patriot rebels during the Revolutionary War.
We see new converts daily. Surrender is no option.
Like most things.. a shift is not important if it is slight... But when a majority becomes a minority.. things will change.
I hope you are right... but my guess the Majority of the military supports hmpy trmPEDO.. and while 94% sounds like a big number... it is relavant to what it was increasing from
if one out of 100 people made the call before, it means two out of 100 now.
If it was 40 out of 100 before, then (significantly) 77 out of 100.
I don't mean that to be a confrontation.. but more a context.
I am interested as much in, what the response is to those who are calling. That is if the GI hotlines are saying (because they are hmpy appointed) that you must obey ALL orders and everything you do is illegal.. well that is a concern
Just to be clear.. everything should have a context.
If anyone wonders why pos_tfnKKK supports the genocide of israel.. (that israel is committing) they need to know the context - - - > aipac pays her a million dollars to do so (all most all of congress are paid to do so https://www.trackaipac.com/congress )*
* rule number one on campaign reform, if you accept money from any lobbyist, you are not allowed to vote on any bills that are related to that group
I don't understand, but I know /// where is the magAholes don't know but believe they understand.
And this is the problem that is destroying democracy
What people who think and understand see... the loyal hmpy trmPED0 TAC0eaters are obvious to.
It is heavy on my mind of late. While the political analysis of Mr. Tingley's columns is impressive.. it is falling on the ears of people who think... and just triggering the magaMorons.
Perfect example is the ol'crone who is blocked from this substack.. she still reads and gets triggered, but fortunately we don't have to see her delusional posts..
{{btw, I call her delusional, but if you you see her posts you will see others who poiunt out her mental illness while she wraps her legs around other kooks}}
She is a fine example of Dunning Kruger.. believing she knows, but isn't smart enough to know she doesn't.. and because of this, will never check to see if what she wants believe is true.
in a word she needs to be : deprogrammed
and that word triggers most magAholes. they believe (insanely) it is their right to be wrong.
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The thing is.. the ironic thing ... is how much this bothers the lunatic fringe of the right wing... and ironic in that it is the same group that want to deprogram gay people.
The same people that call anyone with facts and research 'sheeple' while they sit in front of fox news swallowing everything seanhannity says.
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The questions to be asked:
ª Why is this group of people so easily brainwashed? (no one forces them to watch opinion shows, that they believe are factual)
ª Why don't they see they have no facts, no sources to back up what they want to believe?
ª Is it possible they are never going to understand reality...?
ª I don't think they are stupid; but how do you fix the willingly ignorant?
anger is easy to foment and tough to put away, and there is a huge segment that anger makes them feel alive , how else to explain MMA and caged fighting events.
Take sexuality. be it a book... be it a draq queen.. be it a homosexual.. most of us are not bothered by it.
I have no problem with a republican writing a book filled with lies.. I just don't read it... but somehow a book of history of the black experience can't be ignored by a magAhole (who ironically doesn't read).
In the end it is a means to their hate.. albeit one that isn't based in reality
I remember back in the 50s & 60s, seeing black & white TV commercials, sternly voiced and dramatic. These PSAs warned aliens to register by January 31. A quick search of YouTube didn't turn up a video of it.
I remember the Draft Notices.. much the same...
I think the registering of aliens is something, in retrospect, that was crazy in my mind, mostly because I thought of Aliens from UFO's and thought these space travelers will never register. (I was very young)
Of course, then[now] -- > that was a dog whistle to nurture fear.
Just as then/as now - - > the right wing wants to foster fear of all non-white
The front page of the Times Union this morning: “Interim US Attorney, John A. Sarcone III has directed his staff to remove the Times Union and its staff members from his office media distribution list after the newspaper published a story last month about him listing a boarded-up residence in Albany as his address.”
Wow!
According to the TU,
"The Times Union has not received a news release from Sarcone’s office since the story was published on June 27. / On Tuesday morning, Sarcone sent an email to all of his assistant U.S. attorneys seeking to confirm that the “Times Union has been deleted from our distribution list.”
One hopes (expects?) that the Hearst Corporation will file a civil lawsuit against the US Department of Justice for this unconstitutional action.
Agree Bob. They still have a platform as well, even if they're not getting media reports. And Hearst needs to set an example.
I believe Rep. Stefanik picks and chooses which media outlets she will share information with as well.
No I dont "like" this but not surprising - watched her attempt to tear into Gov. Hochul in a hearing - trying to create a viral moment!! In fact, that is pretty much what the Gov. said altho she got talked over.
Now I will be truly petty - Ms.Stefanik's facial features sure have changed since before she became enamored with TACO! Really - wonder if its worth it.
I will be petty too.....can you imagine her as a mother? She is so vile and a liar.
I'll repeat what I've posted about her family life elsewhere: imagine her son growing up in such a hate-filled, one-sided, damaging home and business environment. That is, of course, if StefaniQ spends any time with the child. Does anyone not think that the average parent who openly exhibited her horrible characteristics would be referred to family/child services?
Her facial features have changed -- she's now a two-faced sycophant.
Read that too, and shook my head in disgust. Hope Hearst Corp pursues it.
Look back in the TU and the area news broadcasts for the video of Sarcone encountering an emotionally troubled person outside the Hilton in downtown Albany. He actively sought out the media to tell his story, which the video only verified partially. Sarcone reminded me of an actor passionately playing a role. He's a strange person. And his appointment as permanent U.S. Attorney is now being decided by an Appellate Court as his handlers missed the deadline for getting him confirmed in standard fashion. Hey, your honors, "Just say no."
By using the budget numbers provided here and divide that by the estimated number of undocumented folks (3.5 million or about 1% of our population), it comes to $70,000 per person to remove them. What we Americans truly lack is the ability to put our selves into the shoes of theses folks and imagine what it must be like to be swept off of the street and disappear from sight with no recourse or information to family or contact with the outside world. The evil Hollman said if Mamdami is elected he will flood NYC with ICE agents. Political Army indeed, I can't fathom the evil that these people opperate from. On Facebook the Trump supporters I follow are clueless as to the actual hell they are putting good hard working people through, but still we sit on our hands, go to the track, have our parades and enjoy life. I was in NYC yesterday and the look on the faces of the migrants is heartbreaking. I went to dinner with a woman who is a child of parents who came without documentation and made a good life for themselves here, and followed the path to citizenship in the 1960s. So she is a birthright citizen. Terrified for others, she also keeps her head down and hopes that we make it.
...yes, to much of this comment, but, no: "we" do not "truly lack...the ability to put ourselves n the shoes of these folks..." / [it is eating away at "us"]...
I *truly* believe most of all racists... have never had any contact with a person of color.
I traveled the south west in the past three years and this spring I was at Big Bend National Park - where in various places you can stand on a river bank and 24 feet across is Mexico. With no fence, no wall.. and no Mexicans pouring arcoss (though two Mexican horses were grazing on the US side)
When friends knew I was in this area.. the warned me to be careful.. from the horses... I wondered?
Point: the unknown scares the magAholes.. and as ignorance goes.. there is so much (seemingly) that republicans don't know
perhaps I should have "What half of our population truly lacks".. I stand corrected, because yes, I am heartbroken by it.
I fear (and kind of know) that the fools that support the racist regime in the white house right now.... stopped reading your post after: "By using the budget numbers "
The thing I am sure hmpy trmPedo and his lackeys (pos_tfnKKK, s-miller, et. al.) are likely the proudest of = that so many will no longer believe in facts.
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There is bumper sticker: "The lottery: retirement for people who are bad at math"
it could be changed to: "trmPEDO politics for people who are bad at math"
If I'm not mistaken - Homan was neither "elected" or "nominated" to serve in his position - I think hes just an ordinary individual - if so - he could be sued - probably would not have the "immunization" of others in the administration. A czar could be removed, after all.
Ken
A correction
The track opens Thursday, not Friday
Oh my! I will correct.
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” - Shakespeare
Truly. We have handed our nation to soulless thugs and grifters. Who would have thought that the Supreme Court would sit and watch the conflagration and say “this is fine?” Hard civics lesson we are living through.
...respectfully: "We[?] have handed our nation to soullesss..." [I did not hand anything over to the "thugs and grifters."] / -and, "Hard civics lessons we are living through[?]." [We are living IN this obscene trumpian chaos: "through" it is, profoundly, optimistic.]...
Distinctions without difference. ✌️
...there's no buzzness, like Trump buzzness...
I am with you in hoping the best for America, but I fear the worst is becoming a reality each and every day under Trump and his corrupt cooperative cronies. We are now living in a nation where masked law enforcement officers are taking people from streets, stores and offices to bring them to places unknown.
Coincidentally, while listening to BBC World Service Radio last night, there was a segment discussing Argentina's Dirty War (1976-1983) when their secret police force, along with the military, kidnapped and imprisoned those that the government determined to be "subversive".
Yesterday Trump said that he was thinking about having the federal government "take over" New York City if Mamdani wins. He also threatened to do the same to Washington D.C..
After watching the fear tactics used this week in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, where a swarm of militarized Border Patrol Agents, some on horseback, swept through the park, it looks like we are moving rapidly to a full blown police nation, especially in "blue" states.
I only hope, come November 2026, that there will still be elections and that the results of that election are removing from office all who are enabling Trump in destroying American democracy. But, then again, if that is the result, will those results be honored? I have my doubts.
one of the scariest.. perhaps because it is founded in reality... is a meme I have seen recently in a couple forms.
"the Nazi's didn't start with gas chambers."
Something that is lost on the people that don't know history (i.e. the uninformed republican base) and will gladly allow it to happen again.
Last week the Taliban made it mandatory for their law enforcement to wear uniforms. The Taliban recognizes the importance of assuring the public that people enforcing the law are legitimate.
It is impossible that ICE has scaled up to whatever size it is at the moment by employing legitimate, trained government employees. Clearly they have “deputized” an enormous number of “bounty hunters,” “militia,” “mercenaries,” or “government contractors,” Blackwater types - thugs for whom there is little accountability.
Essentially that’s how the Taliban started. Now they try to be more like what we used to be while we try to be like they were.
Hitler’s Brownshirts originally had a “uniform” consisting of a brown shirt and brown tie. These were war surplus from Germany’s former African colony purchased in bulk.
For decades the US relied on mercenary contractors for various tasks in our “forever wars,” but now that forever has ended people like Erik Prince need new roles for their security business entities to perform and civil enforcement looks like a lifeline for people like them - good pay, no accountability.
Our volunteer army has had serious consequences for civil society, instilling a testosterone and steroid juiced attitude in a generation or 2 of people whose primary skillset is being a trained thug.
One of the problem with the military (and likely police) is we program them (brain wash??) into people who want to put morals aside when it comes to war (and killing people)... but when they step away from the training there isn't a deprogramming
And many of those leave the military service to be law enforcement or mercenaries
I don't want to go all in on ACAB, but I have seen enough to know most law enforcement personnel do not go into the profession because of the love of humanity
There is a reason what is attractive to many is the ability to be unlawful with a badge
And why domestic violence is so much higher among the law enforcement profession.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/09/police-officers-who-hit-their-wives-or-girlfriends/380329/
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/1862/
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/132808
Really. It doesn't matter what SCOTUS says. Trump can only get away with the crimes that he is getting away with because "we the people" let him. You want to stop him. STRIKE and shut his corrupt country down.
It’s not paranoia! Wake up readers. Speak out for “liberty and justice” every Saturday from 12 -1 at the Civil War monument in Glens Falls.
Unfortunately, I agree with your comparison with "It can't happen here". But it is happening and I feel helpless to do anything about it. I would not be surprised if, along with the other disasters being foisted upon us, the deliberate crashing of the economy is caused in order to create a national emergency for dear leader to seize even more control. A depression in Germany helped Hitler gain power. I am terribly afraid that things are going to get much worse in the near future. Who are these "ICE" thugs? The brown shirts will come for us all eventually.
I am appalled
at
How few people are appalled...
I don't believe there has ever been a president who said: "I have too much power, we need to cut back."
Just as I don't think there has been very many republicans who have thought 'winning by all means' was immoral. If they did, they kept quiet during all the voter suppression and the current administrations pathological lies.
That should be a bumper sticker: "I am appalled at how few people are appalled!"
if you ever start a merch page you can have that.. but like most things it will be lost on those who need to understand it
Two days ago I saw a car with two bummer (sic) stickers:
ª one supporting hmpy trmpedo
ª and a second that said something like: "The brain, the most washed thing since 2008"*
I instantly started doing the math of how many hours this guy watched fox news.
* it IS impressive how clueless and yet spot on racist a republican be with just one bumper sticker
One thing the Trump GOP is good for, in my humble opinion, is that they have wiped clean any political naivete that was left on my slate. You are far from paranoid--perhaps you know too much?
I do like to continually give women credit for marching en masse in D.C. for the first Trump go-round. I would like to say, however, that although I knew Trump was not a good pick for leadership, I never expected the entire GOP to capitulate, and wasn't paranoid *enough* for what has transpired since. Especially the Roberts court. Head is spinning.
In that vein, picked up a book by Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear, and although it sounds unappealing as a way to live, I want to be real and give myself a primer on avoiding violence. Is this where we are? It's where I am.
And yet.. do you think the Democrats.. the left are doing much?
But it is a dilemma.. I believe much of what the gQp has done is immoral.. from fox news to pos_tfnKKK,
I would not really like to see immorality on the left.. a Liberal hmpy trmPEDO who wants to become a dictator the right the wrongs by the republicans
Perhaps people should be picketing Fox News and all boycotting all its advertisers until they tell the truth!
& CBS/Paramont
Definitely Paramount.
CBS hasnt total capitulated on their actual news shows. The whole Paramount suit and settlement was beyond ridiculous. Look for Jon Stewart's interview with Steve Kroft (formerly 60 minutes). Neither of them held back - regardless of the fact that Comedy Central is Paramount. But then Jon Stewart never does. Holly Williams did a really great interview - wish I could remember with who - it was in the past couple weeks.
OR
The FCC hold them and their broadcast license accountable
I've wondered why, under Biden administration, the FCC didn't entertain revocation of FOX Noise's license to broadcast, especially after the Murdoch-owned enterprise (from Australia, BTW) settled for nearly $800 million with one of the election computer firms (another firm has an active $1.2 billion lawsuit against Fox) that sued for libel and slander. It was equal to an admission Fox broadcast lies about the company's credibility. Someone under Biden missed the opportunity. Under Trumpty Dumpty, there is more media abuse and threats than ever. Tough lesson to learn.
once fox admitted to lying about an election, so much so they gladly payed $787 million.. the FCC should have.
The problem with the democratic party is they play by some arbitrary rules with an imagined moral thought.. and ignore they should be playing by republican rules...
They knew under failure one of hmpy trmpedo the government had been weaponized.
And they knew it would be weaponized again, with 100 percent support of fox
And sadly.. they **should** have known there were 40+ million people that was totally willing to vote for a criminal
NO QUESTIONS ASKED
Yes, Edward, the Dems have done much. Trump and the GOP have mostly undone that progress, from civil, environmental, legal and global stability. If you need a list I will charge you money for my time.
Who said I want to see immorality on the left? Why would you suggest that? It's kind of sick.
I didn't mean you do, it was a question.
Re a mundane but enjoyable matter,the Saratoga races, I am going to be in the North Country at the end of the month for a day and will be going to the track on a Sunday that turns out to be Glens Falls day or at least the day they hold the Glens Falls Stakes. Is there any more to that than just naming a race?
I don't think so except maybe the mayor might give out a trophy in the winner's circle. It is usually a Grade III stakes race.
I've lost any enthusiasm for horse-racing after the number of horses dying on the track or after races - and the rejects(!) get sent to slaughter - so not a fan anymore.
Lots of money made tho - thru racing, betting etc. It is what it is.
Sorry - I know lots of people love the races - I'm just not one of them.
With you 💯 on this. The last time I went was years ago and 2 horses were injured and died. The extreme heat also has contributed . I don't find it humane....we spend all this time talking about stray cats/dogs and hold benefits to fund shelters.
These poor animals .
I dont think many people look beyond the entertainment part of it.
I remember Ruffian - which happened right in the public eye. Far too many do not.
To be honest - any form of entertainment that uses animals has its downside.
They have made some progress in reducing drug use, but when someone like Baffert gets caught, it is telling.
Yes it is - seems as though it should require a larger penalty rather than just a slap on the wrist essentially.
Also, I believe there are a lot of undocumented employed at the various racetracks - they likely will feel the heat if they havent already. I believe I read of a "roundup" at one track already.
Agreed, but the real disgust should be pointed directly at the never-ending corruption of NYRA officials who will do anything to make a buck, under the guise of distributing a tiny portion of that wealth to the horse racing industry. I'm old enough to remember that two consecutive NYRA directors were fired for mismanagement and enriching themselves -- without criminal charges. There's an old saying that goes something like, "a fish starts to rot from its head down." NYRA is nothing more than a legal Mafia.
Ken, I wish this piece could be shared! It is excellent and I know of many people who should read this! Is it possible for you to make it shareable? If not I will copy/paste to my FB page with attribution to you as author. Thanks!
I share all our posts on my Facebook page so anyone can read it. Nothing stopping anyone from grabbing a link and sharing.
Just sent you a link via messaging.
The old sick joke from the '60s was, "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you." The only voices denying a rolling coup towards dictatorship by now, are those afraid to face the truth - and those who want it to happen.
I can touch on my side table, Timothy Snyder's pocket-sized ON TYRANNY, and IT COULD HAPPEN HERE by the ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt (because hate is tyranny's energy drink). Re-reading my hi-lighted sections of both is nearing double-digit repetitions.
Greenblatt states "Jews are the canary in the coalmine" in his 3 year old book, but I feel Trump has already made brown immigrants the "new Jews." My view may be skewed: in 1968 the Navy took me to Spain three times, when it was back then a fascist state under Franco. We pulled shore patrol duty there, our nightsticks vis-a-vis the Spanish street patrols' Uzi sub-machine guns.
My education continued in 2012 Puerto Rico (American since 1898), my wife's cousins calling me
Rolando. Didn't know then that from the 1920s to the 1970s, our tax dollars paid for a US government program that subjected 1 in 3 Latina women on that island to involuntary sterilization.
So our deporting today's browner immigrants to the El Salvador prison of no return, or to war-torn countries where they don't speak the language and have no family ties, isn't a stretch. That's installment plan genocide, and our democracy is almost on the ropes.
But it ain't over yet. They want us to feel intimidated, defeated, etc. But surrender is not an option. Today's redirected emotion of choice is righteous anger. They're trampling the Constitution every
veteran swore an oath to defend, with our lives if necessary. Remind every veteran you know, that our oath has no expiration date, and invite them to join this resistance with you. Sooner or later, enough will.
hmpy trmPEDO has strong support from the military
https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2448117/PR___GOVX_Presidential_Pulse_Check.pdf
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/30/military-veterans-remain-a-republican-group-backing-trump-over-harris-by-wide-margin/
But what is more incredible is the lack of republican outrage to the destruction of the constitution, they were elected to defend.
hmpy expects a loyalty pledge from anyone in politics.. and that is to supersede the constitution.. I wonder why the first and only questions for politicians is their dereliction of duty.
GI hotlines have increased traffic "94%" (quote),from those seeking advice on disobeying illegal orders. Check w/my Veterans For Peace & similar groups. We may be in the minority, but tory groups outnumbered patriot rebels during the Revolutionary War.
We see new converts daily. Surrender is no option.
Like most things.. a shift is not important if it is slight... But when a majority becomes a minority.. things will change.
I hope you are right... but my guess the Majority of the military supports hmpy trmPEDO.. and while 94% sounds like a big number... it is relavant to what it was increasing from
if one out of 100 people made the call before, it means two out of 100 now.
If it was 40 out of 100 before, then (significantly) 77 out of 100.
I don't mean that to be a confrontation.. but more a context.
I am interested as much in, what the response is to those who are calling. That is if the GI hotlines are saying (because they are hmpy appointed) that you must obey ALL orders and everything you do is illegal.. well that is a concern
It's true, real numbers do matter. Percentages can be deceiving if it is a small number.
Just to be clear.. everything should have a context.
If anyone wonders why pos_tfnKKK supports the genocide of israel.. (that israel is committing) they need to know the context - - - > aipac pays her a million dollars to do so (all most all of congress are paid to do so https://www.trackaipac.com/congress )*
* rule number one on campaign reform, if you accept money from any lobbyist, you are not allowed to vote on any bills that are related to that group
Ed you write (If anyone wonders why pos_tfnKKK supports the genocide of israel. ………because aipac pays her a million dollars to do so)
The following is from your link https://www.trackaipac.com/congress under About AIPAC
“AIPAC Is meddling in American elections to advance the interests of Israel above all else.”
So why would AIPAC pay her to support the destruction of Israel when they claim their mission is to advance the interests of Israel above all else?
to help you out I edited the post you reference.
Do you support the genocide?
I don't understand, but I know /// where is the magAholes don't know but believe they understand.
And this is the problem that is destroying democracy
What people who think and understand see... the loyal hmpy trmPED0 TAC0eaters are obvious to.
It is heavy on my mind of late. While the political analysis of Mr. Tingley's columns is impressive.. it is falling on the ears of people who think... and just triggering the magaMorons.
Perfect example is the ol'crone who is blocked from this substack.. she still reads and gets triggered, but fortunately we don't have to see her delusional posts..
{{btw, I call her delusional, but if you you see her posts you will see others who poiunt out her mental illness while she wraps her legs around other kooks}}
She is a fine example of Dunning Kruger.. believing she knows, but isn't smart enough to know she doesn't.. and because of this, will never check to see if what she wants believe is true.
in a word she needs to be : deprogrammed
and that word triggers most magAholes. they believe (insanely) it is their right to be wrong.
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The thing is.. the ironic thing ... is how much this bothers the lunatic fringe of the right wing... and ironic in that it is the same group that want to deprogram gay people.
The same people that call anyone with facts and research 'sheeple' while they sit in front of fox news swallowing everything seanhannity says.
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The questions to be asked:
ª Why is this group of people so easily brainwashed? (no one forces them to watch opinion shows, that they believe are factual)
ª Why don't they see they have no facts, no sources to back up what they want to believe?
ª Is it possible they are never going to understand reality...?
ª I don't think they are stupid; but how do you fix the willingly ignorant?
anger is easy to foment and tough to put away, and there is a huge segment that anger makes them feel alive , how else to explain MMA and caged fighting events.
I find it to be the driving force.
Take sexuality. be it a book... be it a draq queen.. be it a homosexual.. most of us are not bothered by it.
I have no problem with a republican writing a book filled with lies.. I just don't read it... but somehow a book of history of the black experience can't be ignored by a magAhole (who ironically doesn't read).
In the end it is a means to their hate.. albeit one that isn't based in reality