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Judith Levine: They've given up even caring about appearances. The president is pilfering money directly from the US treasury -- that is, picking our pockets. And he is doing it in plain sight.

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Good take, this Judith Levine for @theguardian.com

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-- Zach Everson (@zacheverson.com) 3:36 PM · May 27, 2026

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"The first blow against autocracy is the refusal of cynical complacency. Right after Trump's first election, the Russian emigre M Gessen proposed some rules' for surviving autocracy. Among them: Be outraged ... [I]n the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one's capacity for shock.'"

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-27 01:52 PM | Reply

"No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful."

Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

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"For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings.

And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. 'Blessed are the merciful' in a courtroom? 'Blessed are the peacemakers' in the Pentagon?

Give me a break!"

Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

more from his last book published during his lifetime

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#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-27 03:12 PM | Reply

Pres Trump's $1.776B slush fund for J6 rioters, among others, is just another example.

Saw this recently ...

Trump's Supporters Reject His Anti-Weaponization Fund In New Poll: Nearly Half Of MAGA Oppose
www.forbes.com

... Republican and Democrat voters agree in nearly equal numbers they oppose President Donald Trump's anti-weaponization fund in a new poll that marks a rare bipartisan consensus -- as Republicans in Washington have also revolted against the so-called "slush fund." ...

Key Facts

- - - A poll by the Economist/YouGov found a majority of Republicans (52%) and a plurality of MAGA supporters (45%) oppose the fund set up to offer payouts to people who believe they've been wronged by the government.

- - - Only 24% of Republicans support it and 24% aren't sure, while 32% of MAGA Republicans support the fund and 24% aren't sure.

- - - The numbers are similar for Democrats: 25% support the fund, 56% oppose it and 19% aren't sure (the poll of 1,520 U.S. adults was conducted May 22-26 and has a margin of error of 3.6).

- - - Overall, 49% of respondents oppose the fund, 24% support it, and 27% aren't sure.

- - - The poll comes after a revolt among Republicans in Washington against Trump's anti-weaponization fund derailed a vote last week on an immigration-enforcement bill that would have also funded Trump's ballroom project.

Big Number

34%. That's Trump's overall approval rating in the poll. He had a 59% disapproval rating, an increase of five points in his net negative approval rating from last week. ...


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-28 08:01 PM | Reply

He knows he'll be dead by the time the prosecutors and courts get around to ruling on anything.
Honestly, I doubt he cares how his kids come out. He's a chaos agent. Or, is that KAOS agent?

#4 | Posted by morris at 2026-05-28 09:05 PM | Reply

For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings."

And....aren't the 10 Commandments handed down from Judaism? I don't
think Moses was a Christian.

#5 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-29 10:15 AM | Reply

What's next? A Star of David in Public School classrooms?

#6 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-29 10:17 AM | Reply

LOL... The flying trumpanzees are awaiting the "trickledown"... they getting dissed on

#7 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-05-29 10:26 AM | Reply

Because in USA citizens are afraid of their government.

#8 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-05-29 10:42 AM | Reply

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