Ole Danielson

Republicans LITERALLY sold out our democracy.

It's the corruption, stupid!

Funny how "All the President's Men" is about petty crimes now.

The blood of Minnesotans, Iranians and Ukrainians is on Republican hands

We have passed the guardrail of judicial orders, about paying for political messaging with taxpayer funds or destroying trees or deportations. These transgressions are a beginning, and will escalate and harm and kill citizens and soldiers who do not comply with illegal orders from the administration

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In Opinion Almost 70 years after its inception, “The Twilight Zone” remains incredibly relevant, Alan Sepinwall writes. It tackled “prejudice, creeping authoritarianism, the dangers of humans being replaced by technology and the peril of conformity as a societal ideal in ways that still resonate.”

This image is the perfect icon for the administration - destruction of centuries of growth.

Plague in Russia but the financial markets party on ...

Corruption, war, inflation and disease-four horsemen of the apocalypse. Quite a legacy, eh?

A botched execution is the ultimate cruel and unusual punishment.

At one time there was a distinction between spin and lying but it looks like spin is dead.

Mitch McConnel is a potted plant. Who is watering and fertilizing him?

They train their surveillance camera recognition programs using YOU: DHS has been trialing new camera-capture technology [where] members' photos are taken and verified as they enter the customs hall [and] they head right to an officer [to verify]. thepointsguy.com/news/global-...

Foreign visitors to National Parks are no longer European or Canadian.

For the safety record:

I would wager that the raft of ignorant aides and sycophants had absolutely no idea that the name Lake Ontario was based on an indigenous name, long long pre-dating the arrival of any white man to its shores.

"For years, Iran was on the ropes, with the U.S. dominating the region ... Now Iran has withstood six months of attacks from the U.S. and Israel. Its survival has reconfigured the power structure of the region" www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

"'Tis the time's plague, when madmen lead the blind."— King Lear (Act 4, Scene 1)

AI is a psychopath (fakes having feelings to achieve own goals)

Siberian methane emissions have doubled in a decade www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

In case you might be interested: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

When a smart person with perspective explains the situation we are in ...

Economist-YouGov Poll about you-know-who:

By putting a thumb on the election process scales, elections will mean less, even if they are ritually and exactly carried out on a regular basis. When those already in power can assure that they will stay in power, it really isn't an election at all.

OpenAI said that GPT‑5.6 Sol and another unreleased model hacked into a software company’s system without being told to do so. AI will hack the electric grid and turn our lights off so it gets more power. Violating Asimov's laws for robots is a bad idea. share.google/KioNidFPInRW...

With socialism, if it's overdone, good people get a little poorer. With authoritarianism, if it's overdone, good people get killed.

I misread this headline: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Sends Lettuce to Secretaries of State Warning About Non-Citizens on Voter Rolls

Not if I have anything to do with it: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

I wish it noted that I am exercising a level of restraint appropriate to the circumstances ... Ding-dong the bitch is dead! Which old bitch? The wicked bitch. Ding-dong the wicked bitch is dead!

Google is dead to me

When the language is Us vs. Them, there is no dialog, just denigration and hatred.

Justice delayed ... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Listen to Samantha Power describe plainly the toll in lives, especially of children, and the reputational damage to the US that was caused by the precipitous destruction USAID.

Remember when leaders led? Inspired? Had compassion for others? Strove for honesty and justice? Hoped? ... even if imperfectly ...

My country seizes people at their jobs, their schools, their homes or driving anywhere and puts them in concentration camps. Please say this out loud to someone, and tell me how it feels to say it ...

I used to think it was an anti-science crusade, but science is actually irrelevant, it's just ordinary corruption.

I am increasing convinced that nearly all of our species is unimpressed by the mere fact of our existence at all. It would be helpful if it were otherwise.

Name 3 things this administration has done out of compassion for another human in distress. Ok, maybe 2? Anything, really, anything at all that benefits someone suffering through no fault of their own? Yeah, I thought so.

If an individual was found guilty over 10,000 times for similar offenses, what do you think should be the legal system's response?

Too many believe the complete takeover of the government by a kabal of consipiring billionaires and a whole political party is impossible. Your vision is impaired!

Understand this, a citizenry who feels their institutions of governance have failed them will revolt and take control of their destinies by other means.

Is there a word for "forced secession"? There are a few candidate territories I have in mind.

Give each of the chairs and sitting spaces in your world equal time.

We expect pilots of our planes and captains of our vessels to act and behave professionally. We must demand the same of the pilots and captains of government.

Rarely post these "losses", but he was different and at a most influential and vulnerable time in my life -- many late nights, many sweet friends, many memories ...

China produces 80 percent of the world's solar panels, about 60 percent of the wind turbines, and 75 percent of the batteries. It supplies 70 percent of all electric vehicles on the planet. Oh the winning, the winning ...

Some people are trying to solve hard problems. Give them your support.

When I need a shot of positive confirmation of human technical possibility, there is still, after ~50 years, Voyager 1 & 2 even as they age and slowly. science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyage...

The enchantment is over but the spell remains. Thanks NASA!