“Trump’s fellow Republicans quickly condemned the verdict. “Today is a shameful day in American history, [although I cannot with a straight face explain or justify this statement, because doing so would first require normalizing crime, which I’m still trying to do before November]” House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said in a prepared statement.” [Except … More Quotes with Brackets
…the aftermath of Alito’s Flag Days, with the continued pitting of the Republican nationalist side against the Democrat’s “democratic” one in congress, state offices, and communities. Draws more votes to the two wings (Democrat, Republican) of what’s realistically one party, and away from other parties. The sowed division and tension draws votes to the two … More It smells of charade…
Took a blur of a late April cross-country drive, alternating between hotels and sleeping in the truck next to RVs and longhaul trucks for four nights. Hotels are nice, but extra work compared to overnighting with the RVers and truckers. Started out retracing a route into NE Oregon, past a friend’s town, then through the … More driving, family, midwest, trucker
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