@MaryAustinBooks What? An organization formerly headed by a misogynist gun nut (who died after being shot by a nut with a gun) doesn’t seem to able to draw support from a population of man-children when lead by an outspoken woman who tries (but fails) at projecting confidence and strength? Who could have possibly foreseen this?

@shansterable Well-stated.

@wdlindsy I rely on your expertise to recognize a "methodist" church... my knowledge of church architecture is mostly french, a little italian, and a little british nice little church though - nothing to compare to a beautiful roman (my prefered style) or gothic architecture from the middle age, but nice ! I like its simplicity

@wdlindsy As authoritarians start losing ground (IF they do) there will be opposition leaders that move crowds into movements. That's usually when assassinations start. It would be smart to not depend on people but principals starting early on.

@PattyHanson Wasn't he on "Silicon Valley?"

@spocko Have you ever noticed Drump won’t shake hands with #Vance?

At the moment #JDVance began briefing the news media in Pakistan, #Trump was standing still at the side of the cage with his hands at his sides as a winning fighter cheered.…As the night grew late on Saturday & the #war once again seemed poised to spin out of Trump’s control, #Vance departed Pakistan without an agreement. Trump stayed seated in Miami, his eyes trained on the men punching & kicking each other in a bloodstained cage.#idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #US #Iran #NationalSecurity

"Trump is basically on the side of Putin. He’s been unwilling and probably unable to just openly support Russia but has effectively pulled all aid from Ukraine…."~ Paul Krugman#Orbán #JDVance #Trump #Putin #Hungary #EU/7https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/losing-the-worlds-respect

@GeriAQuin @ejner1 The US is not even an ally to themselves at this point.