Jon Pierre

Jon Pierre

@jonpierre.bsky.social

Dad, husband, professor emeritus in political science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Older than I once was, younger than I will be (Paul Simon). Nothing good starts in a getaway car (Taylor Swift).

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Three years ago, my dad said that all fish are the same shape. Out of spite, I decided to draw all 478 families of bony fish listed in Nelson 2016. There's still some stuff I need to edit and some fish I want to redraw but, after 985 days, I finished my big dumb fish project last night.

Trump now 100 percent on Russia's side. It is up to Europe to support Ukraine's struggle. As Trump himself would have put it, Europe will not forget.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."

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President Donald Trump waived Russia-related sanctions days before they were to take effect under a bill he signed into law last month. https://cnn.it/4B6zVVX

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Meet Ukraine, and the distance disappears. “If I could just take you through Ukraine to Kyiv. To Odesa. To Kharkiv. You meet these people. The people. They’re us.” Ukraine stops being somewhere far away. It becomes people you recognize.

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In what looked like an unscripted moment during his speech in Nebraska Trump said it would be a small price to pay if Iran took out Los Angeles or San Diego before promising the crowd he would get gas prices down.

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Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy. I made this case here: newrepublic.com/article/2161...

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🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...

apnews.comUS withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groupsThe Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.

This is classic bully behavior, going after those who are weaker while sucking up to those who are stronger. Bullies are cowards.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him "Trump throws tantrums and damaging trade wars at utterly imaginary sleights from close allies like Canada. Yet he falls to his orange belly to abase himself before a country that is directly endangering US troops. What is he thinking?"

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Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*

You would think that he should have seen that coming. Hilarious.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"

I guess he enjoyed the catering cart.

CNN@cnn.com

President Trump is planning to take the Qatari-gifted jet used as Air Force One when he travels to Ireland later this month, a senior White House official told CNN, just two months after he flew it to Turkey and then secretly left the country on an alternate plane because of security concerns.

The amount of stupidity in this statement is incredible. Autism is not an epidemic, it is not contagious. There is zero evidence that shots cause autism. Five shots instead of one is just a way too rip off parents.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We're telling people when you get your shots for your young child, and this has to do we think with preventing autism, that you go to the doctor for five small shots instead of one big massive shots where those beautiful little bodies can handle it"

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JD Vance calls for Trump to be imprisoned

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer"

If "communism" would be poverty, violence and the end of freedom, how would it be different from Trumpism?

Decoding Fox News@decodingfoxnews.bsky.social

Sean Hannity and Stephen Miller are in full panic mode over some Democratic Socialist wins in primaries across the country. Someone could remind them that a handful of reps is not enough to pass legislation. This is just fear mongering.

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And now garlic powder causes diarrhea. Something is about to hit the fan in the United States.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

Let me tell you something, I’ll happily give up garlic powder. But I’m about to take my chances on eating salads again. I can’t do any more steamed or roasted vegetables in this heat.

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FEC is without a quorum to act. EAC is without a quorum to act. DOJ is under Trump's direct control. This is a very dangerous time for elections. My advice and request is to sign-up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. bit.ly/4qmEiFz