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It seems an apt description. I have been calling the GOP in Congress a rubber-stamp legislature for Donald Trump for a long time. I even suggested that Trump should install the same type of ringer Stalin used to signal the audience it was safe to stop clapping. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Top Democrats accuse Republicans of becoming ‘gelatinous blobs’ on Iran warSenators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen attack Republican ‘rubber stamps’ in Congress for surrendering authority to Trumpwww.theguardian.com

Sadly, there is considerable evidence to support this statement. Even the august and lofty realm of international chess has not fully escaped its effects. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, the ruling body of chess (FIDE) has been run by some very doubtful characters over the decades.

WWII and its immediate aftermath, during which we transformed our former authoritarian antagonists into thriving democracies and allies (due to some unique historical circumstances), fostered our false belief that there was no limit to US power. /1

Timeline cleanser: A quiet morning on the OBX.

There will be consequences for Fauci using his Constitutional Rights? Good luck with that. Even the Star Chamber Six might balk at supporting that. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Paul says Fauci will face ‘repercussions’ for taking the Fifth. That could get complicated.The Kentucky senator called for a vote next week on contempt of Congress. President Joe Biden last year granted his former top health official a preemptive pardon.www.politico.com

We tend to define World Wars as necessarily massive affairs. What do we have right now? Iran, Iran-aligned militias such as Hezbollah, Russia, North Korea, China, and Houthis on one side. Ukraine, the US, Gulf States, SA, and Israel on the other side. /1

A short comparison. My job qualifications for becoming DNI: a 36 year career working a broad range of Intelligence jobs in the US Army and at NSA. (for a full bio see: mefletcher.blogspot.com/2023/10/hous...) Jay Clayton's Intelligence qualifications: None.

It's almost impossible to articulate how deep my contempt is for these GOP assholes. If they want to find the reason why the US had such a high COVID death rate, they need to talk to Trump and his cronies. /1 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Anthony Fauci to face grilling from Senate Republicans on Covid pandemicHearing is part of a longtime Republican investigation into pandemic’s origins, led by Senator Rand Paulwww.theguardian.com

I have a deep suspicions that the so-called AI Public Benefit Corporations will ever forsake a penny of profit to pursue the lofty goals stated in their charter. /1

Nothing says "above the law," quite like saying that the laws don't apply to you.

Paxton dreams of being the most corrupt politician in America, but sadly for him, we all know who number one is. Paxton is doomed to disappointment. He can try, but he cannot compete with the GOAT of American political corruption. meidasnews.com/news/new-pho...

New Photos Show Ken Paxton's Team Presented an Invoice for His Home Renovation with Fabricated DatesPhotos of an invoice submitted as evidence during Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2023 impeachment trial show that his defense team presented a documentmeidasnews.com

The real reason that both conservatives and centrists are running scare campaigns about Democratic Socialism is that they are scared to death by it. Why? Because it works. The nations that partly or wholly adopt it have happier, well-off citizens, better governance, and less corruption.

Well, to be nice, we could aim him in the general direction of Mars. To be polite, we would have accelerated him to at least escape velocity so he wouldn't burn up on reentry. Assuming he isn't in one of his rockets that blows up, he could reach Mars in about six months. /1

Times of Israel - always a barrel of laughs when it comes to objective journalism in Israel. www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-net...

Ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meeting, mediators believe US-Iran breakthrough nearSources say Trump waiting to decide on matter until he's met with Israeli PM; Iran and Oman have okayed proposal to clarify Hormuz disagreements, reviving memorandum of understandingwww.timesofisrael.com

Can confirm. For reasons that are unclear, my father actually bought a used Edsel in the sixties. It was pretty ugly and got terrible gas milage, but it ran OK. Also, the bumper wasn't glued on. 😎

It's comical and tragic observing the "argument" about whether our self-imposed Climate Disaster exists. My Dino Logic Metaphor: If the dinosaurs had had a civilization and an economy, some of them would surely have argued that diverting the asteroid would be too expensive and hurt the economy.

You have heard of the Military Industrial Complex. We also have the Gun Industrial Complex. When the hunting market began to flag, they literally created a market for high-margin semi-automatic versions of weapons of war by convincing even urban Americans that they needed such for self /1

The Big Red Button Principle is that there should always be an emergency cut-off switch to avert potential disaster. The problem is, we never seem to push it. We didn't push it with fossil fuels. We didn't push it with Trump. We aren't going to push it with AI either.

Immigration judges are part of the DOJ, not the judiciary, and as such can be hired or fired at will by the AG. They then become at risk of becoming servants of the Administration's agenda, and not the law. /1 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump’s deportation crackdown accelerated by potent court toolJudges wrapping up immigration cases in unprecedentedwww.theguardian.com

I'm curious who at the Ministry of Truth received a cash award for coining the Orwellian doublespeak masterpiece, "remigration." 😎