There has been yet another plane crash, now in Arizona, Trump has imposed massive tariffs on aluminum and steel, and Trump suffers a big loss in court today.
✊ Sam Altman!!! “Sam Altman didn’t just reject the offer; he did so with flair, suggesting they might consider buying Twitter instead for $9.74 billion—a cheeky nod to Musk’s previous acquisition”. He said:
“No thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want,”
To which musk responded with one word: “swindler” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hot damn, and that's coming from an authority on swindling. The Nazi Elon Musk has succeeded almost exclusively through swindling, so he knows it when he sees it.
It literally is not safe to fly. That's the reality. No major accidents in what it now -- 16 years and close to a dozen in three weeks under the new Director of Transportation who probably cannot back up a car or drive a stick shift; much less a truck as so many Americans do to earn their living crossing the country back and forth not home for weeks at a time. Incompetence leads to dead people in a job like the one he was nominated to do.
Last fall, my husband and I booked a vacation to the Bahamas where we fly out on 2/28. I really doubt my travel insurance will reimburse us if my reason for cancelling the trip is “my president is killing people who fly”
It ends with the fall of America, the end of democracy, and the tossing of our Constitution; it ends with authoritarianism and a new regime aligned with former enemies; it ends with aggression and war against our former allies; it ends with perhaps the annihilation of our species at our own hand. That is the trajectory Trump has set us on, and it is not accidental. He knows what he is doing. He is in charge and Musk Et. Al. are the puppets. There will be protests in the street at the level of Tiananmen Square given the level of cruelty we will experience when Trump pushes back against us.
I laid out the trajectory if we don't protest. And many are. I am tomorrow at Plymouth Rock. The swell of protest is so promising. I never stated all the protest in the world will not help. That is untrue. Trump is a coward and afraid of we the people. He is afraid. We are brave and not afraid. I only laid out the trajectory and those who are protesting fully understand it is time to protest and call and join in a swell of resistance. Our allies are watching, and they support us the people, not Trump. There are protests in fact in Europe growing against Trump. Those protests are a signal they support us. The tie that binds us with our allies cannot be broken and to strengthen it further we must rise in protest. We must. Do not be afraid of what is our reality. Be heartened that we can do this. He is weak and will fall but not if we cower.
I laid out the trajectory if we don't protest. And many are. I am tomorrow at Plymouth Rock. The swell of protest is so promising. I never stated all the protest in the world will not help. That is untrue. Trump is a coward and afraid of we the people. He is afraid. We are brave and not afraid. I only laid out the trajectory and those who are protesting fully understand it is time to protest and call and join in a swell of resistance. Our allies are watching, and they support us the people, not Trump. There are protests in fact in Europe growing against Trump. Those protests are a signal they support us. The tie that binds us with our allies cannot be broken and to strengthen it further we must rise in protest. We must. Do not be afraid of what is our reality. Be heartened that we can do this. He is weak and will fall but not if we cower.
I fear you are right. All the protests in the world will not help, court cases will take years to argue at a high financial cost and the other side of the aisle has no power. The end of this will hurt many and help the very wealthy corporations. Get ready for a dystopian world
Some say it’s all incomprehensible or they can’t take anymore. When I hear that I think: enslavement of Africans, pogroms, holocaust, blitz, siege of Sarajevo, napalm, etc etc etc. We must continue to comprehend the incomprehensible. We must take what we must resist.
Canadian here. Curious to know what Americans are doing as "resistance". We run our own little resistance from here as boycotts and "Buy Anything But American". I sent out a sheaf of emails on the weekend to Canadian leaders regarding the proposed US approach to Gaza. I read a lot of "but what can we do?" from Americans but other than phone calls and emails you''ve all got jobs and families to protect too. I'm sorry..
Protests, boycotts, daily calls/letters to our reps, creating mutual aid and other networks. I'm also doing a Substack live series on prepping for liberals and helping protestors with logistics to help keep them safe.
Individuals and organizations with standing have filed dozens if not scores of lawsuits to enjoin illegal and unconstitutional moves by the Trump administration and a rogue Elon Musk. A number of temporary restraining orders have been issued as well as at least two preliminary injunctions. Now Vance & Musk are floating the idea of simply ignoring judicial orders, which is a very bad thing to do in the United States and will lead us truly into constitutional crisis territory if we are not already there.
I think you are our BELOVED neighbors and we Americans love Canada. I posted how great it felt to see that North Vancouver had deleted their X account and 2000 people liked it and in the comments said it felt like “help was on the way”! The most likes on a post I have received to date.
You might find some solace and encouragement by reading Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. In a nutshell: people can survive almost anything if they have purpose. Now is a good time for us all to know and hold tight to our purpose.
Doesn't it make everyone feel better that "Big Balls " is now a senior advisor! This has to end and not in a good way for Musk,Trump and the rest of the cronies!😡😡😡
I have this strange feeling that it’s not going to be a pretty ending for all them while this big balls thinks he’s on top for now everything comes to a end and prison starts
Just an idea, every single thing he does or fire should be hiring attorneys and suing. Maybe it will slow them down for a min if he gets inundated with lawsuits? Otherwise it seems they will just be doing what they want without any consequences? No rules for them. Got it
I read that Oklahoma is creating a state level DOGE, so the "virus" is spreading from federal to state. I don't know if this affects anyone but in MA we are required to convert our licenses to REAL ID format by May. If this nonsense hits us on a state level that may muck up an already inordinate issue since very few have taken care of it and the lines were already predicted to be long in May. I am a member of AAA and got it done there about a year ago and had to wait a bit so in May it will be insane at RMV and AAA. Anything to be done at the state level do post haste before the wheels come to a grinding stop. If this makes sense, then pass it on.
I felt very lucky to be here during the pandemic as well. I am a displaced New Yorker and miss my state for it is home; but I appreciate where I am the beauty and the people and especially the leadership in government here.
There isn't enough bourbon in the state of Kentucky for this daily drama. oh - are we not supposed to be drinking bourbon now? Are we all boycotting red state products - it's exhausting.
✊ Sam Altman!!! “Sam Altman didn’t just reject the offer; he did so with flair, suggesting they might consider buying Twitter instead for $9.74 billion—a cheeky nod to Musk’s previous acquisition”. He said:
“No thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want,”
To which musk responded with one word: “swindler” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hot damn, and that's coming from an authority on swindling. The Nazi Elon Musk has succeeded almost exclusively through swindling, so he knows it when he sees it.
It’s true, Altmans done some shady shit too
Maybe stop posting the same comment and link everywhere, your spam clearly isn't having the desired effect for you, whatever that might be.
hahahahah!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We’re just sinking deeper and deeper. I cannot comprehend all of this what a nightmare.
It literally is not safe to fly. That's the reality. No major accidents in what it now -- 16 years and close to a dozen in three weeks under the new Director of Transportation who probably cannot back up a car or drive a stick shift; much less a truck as so many Americans do to earn their living crossing the country back and forth not home for weeks at a time. Incompetence leads to dead people in a job like the one he was nominated to do.
Last fall, my husband and I booked a vacation to the Bahamas where we fly out on 2/28. I really doubt my travel insurance will reimburse us if my reason for cancelling the trip is “my president is killing people who fly”
It while trump is president
I just asked my husband, “Where does it end?!” I can’t even fathom where the bottom is, but we’re headed there on a bullet train.
It ends with the fall of America, the end of democracy, and the tossing of our Constitution; it ends with authoritarianism and a new regime aligned with former enemies; it ends with aggression and war against our former allies; it ends with perhaps the annihilation of our species at our own hand. That is the trajectory Trump has set us on, and it is not accidental. He knows what he is doing. He is in charge and Musk Et. Al. are the puppets. There will be protests in the street at the level of Tiananmen Square given the level of cruelty we will experience when Trump pushes back against us.
That's what Americans voted for. The cheers for the saluting POTUS at the Superbowl were real. Disturbing, but real.
I hate what you said but it’s true. I feel so hopeless. I want to stop being told to call my congressman. Where is our leadership?
I laid out the trajectory if we don't protest. And many are. I am tomorrow at Plymouth Rock. The swell of protest is so promising. I never stated all the protest in the world will not help. That is untrue. Trump is a coward and afraid of we the people. He is afraid. We are brave and not afraid. I only laid out the trajectory and those who are protesting fully understand it is time to protest and call and join in a swell of resistance. Our allies are watching, and they support us the people, not Trump. There are protests in fact in Europe growing against Trump. Those protests are a signal they support us. The tie that binds us with our allies cannot be broken and to strengthen it further we must rise in protest. We must. Do not be afraid of what is our reality. Be heartened that we can do this. He is weak and will fall but not if we cower.
At what point, given the flagrant disregard of the admin for the court orders, do you think we can declare the rule of law null and void?
RAISSA, I fear you are very correct 😭
I laid out the trajectory if we don't protest. And many are. I am tomorrow at Plymouth Rock. The swell of protest is so promising. I never stated all the protest in the world will not help. That is untrue. Trump is a coward and afraid of we the people. He is afraid. We are brave and not afraid. I only laid out the trajectory and those who are protesting fully understand it is time to protest and call and join in a swell of resistance. Our allies are watching, and they support us the people, not Trump. There are protests in fact in Europe growing against Trump. Those protests are a signal they support us. The tie that binds us with our allies cannot be broken and to strengthen it further we must rise in protest. We must. Do not be afraid of what is our reality. Be heartened that we can do this. He is weak and will fall but not if we cower.
I fear you are right. All the protests in the world will not help, court cases will take years to argue at a high financial cost and the other side of the aisle has no power. The end of this will hurt many and help the very wealthy corporations. Get ready for a dystopian world
Anita, 💯🎯. 😢
Heather, imagine living through 4 years of this shit again? 🤬😢
That’s exactly where I’m at.
It’s very hard right now to not feel helpless. Reading about the constant DOGE lies. I really feel like we are in a dystopian novel.
Some say it’s all incomprehensible or they can’t take anymore. When I hear that I think: enslavement of Africans, pogroms, holocaust, blitz, siege of Sarajevo, napalm, etc etc etc. We must continue to comprehend the incomprehensible. We must take what we must resist.
Thank you for this comment. I needed to hear this. I'm feeling very overwhelmed today, but you're right, we must keep resisting.
Canadian here. Curious to know what Americans are doing as "resistance". We run our own little resistance from here as boycotts and "Buy Anything But American". I sent out a sheaf of emails on the weekend to Canadian leaders regarding the proposed US approach to Gaza. I read a lot of "but what can we do?" from Americans but other than phone calls and emails you''ve all got jobs and families to protect too. I'm sorry..
Protests, boycotts, daily calls/letters to our reps, creating mutual aid and other networks. I'm also doing a Substack live series on prepping for liberals and helping protestors with logistics to help keep them safe.
Individuals and organizations with standing have filed dozens if not scores of lawsuits to enjoin illegal and unconstitutional moves by the Trump administration and a rogue Elon Musk. A number of temporary restraining orders have been issued as well as at least two preliminary injunctions. Now Vance & Musk are floating the idea of simply ignoring judicial orders, which is a very bad thing to do in the United States and will lead us truly into constitutional crisis territory if we are not already there.
It's really bad considering all the agencies that should be arresting these cretins have been whittled down to loyalists. We are not ok.
I think you are our BELOVED neighbors and we Americans love Canada. I posted how great it felt to see that North Vancouver had deleted their X account and 2000 people liked it and in the comments said it felt like “help was on the way”! The most likes on a post I have received to date.
You might find some solace and encouragement by reading Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. In a nutshell: people can survive almost anything if they have purpose. Now is a good time for us all to know and hold tight to our purpose.
Oh good, thank you. I meant well but I feared I might be doing harm with that comment
Agree. We need to move forward with eyes wide open. It's a semi-slow boil, but the water is bubbling. Let us remember history.
Here we are, together, watching our beloved democracy die.
Remember when we thought 2020 was the worst thing we've ever experienced?
Doesn't it make everyone feel better that "Big Balls " is now a senior advisor! This has to end and not in a good way for Musk,Trump and the rest of the cronies!😡😡😡
I have this strange feeling that it’s not going to be a pretty ending for all them while this big balls thinks he’s on top for now everything comes to a end and prison starts
Another plane crash? This is exhausting
Oh no. This terrifies me. My granddaughter has to travel the world for her present employer....🙏☹️
Thank you Aaron. This must be tough for you. Thank you for keeping us informed….even when the news is hard to hear.
I was gonna fly to my mom’s at the end of summer, but honestly, I don’t think so now I’d rather take the bus
There will ALWAYS be Black History Month and Pride Month. Just like the GULF OF MEXICO will ALWAYS be GULF OF MEXICO.
I will NEVER call it the Gulf of America. JFC.
Just an idea, every single thing he does or fire should be hiring attorneys and suing. Maybe it will slow them down for a min if he gets inundated with lawsuits? Otherwise it seems they will just be doing what they want without any consequences? No rules for them. Got it
I read that Oklahoma is creating a state level DOGE, so the "virus" is spreading from federal to state. I don't know if this affects anyone but in MA we are required to convert our licenses to REAL ID format by May. If this nonsense hits us on a state level that may muck up an already inordinate issue since very few have taken care of it and the lines were already predicted to be long in May. I am a member of AAA and got it done there about a year ago and had to wait a bit so in May it will be insane at RMV and AAA. Anything to be done at the state level do post haste before the wheels come to a grinding stop. If this makes sense, then pass it on.
Oklahoma-DOGE. The articles coming out about it are hilarious/scary
I stand corrected -- tx!
RAISSA, yes, I got mine done a year ago when it was up for renewal, AAA center. At least MA is standing up to that orange monster by suing.
I felt very lucky to be here during the pandemic as well. I am a displaced New Yorker and miss my state for it is home; but I appreciate where I am the beauty and the people and especially the leadership in government here.
So far there are 40 lawsuits that have been filed with more on the way I'm sure.
I bet Trump is counting them -- he loves counting.
Great roundup of an especially dystopian news day!
What is the total number of plane crashes since Flaccid the fool took office?
probably available in a google :)
There isn't enough bourbon in the state of Kentucky for this daily drama. oh - are we not supposed to be drinking bourbon now? Are we all boycotting red state products - it's exhausting.
a drink of bourbon is traditionally offered when facing a firing squad; so, go ahead and drink
Are plane crashes this common? Or are we just paying more attention? Cause this is crazy!
It used to be safer to fly than to drive, but in this case, the answer would be no
Here's a link to the US Civil Aviation Accident Dashboard: 2008-2023 https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/StatisticalReviews/Pages/CivilAviationDashboard.aspx
They've been happening for a while, we just have chosen not to pay attention until now.
Thanks Aaron! Have a safe trip.
I’m now driving everywhere