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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 1h

Like King Richard II — who mistook his delusions for divinations — Trump lives in a fantasy where everyone adores him and his MAGA America. What could go wrong? If Richard’s reign is any guide, God help us.

Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2h

Look into her eyes, and you can see that Trump has stolen her soul. And Bondi herself knows it. That's why her MAGA blandishments come across like a person struggling in quicksand, trying to get out to no avail.

Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 16h

Now, why couldn't the geniuses at universities, law firms, and corporations figure out this simple truth: together we stand, divided we fall?

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 16h

Johnson is the slithery, backslidden Dathan of our era. He’s not swearing her in to keep doing Trump’s dirty work by refusing to release the Epstein files. That’s not just obstruction. It’s sacrilege: trading democracy for loyalty to a false prophet.

Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 20h

Namibia joins Rwanda and Finland in proving that empathy and collaboration outperform machismo and ego in government — the blueprint for women to rule the world.

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Namibia: The Blueprint for Women to Rule the World

Namibia joins Rwanda and Finland in proving that empathy and collaboration aren’t political weaknesses; they’re what strong leadership looks like.

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 1d

Er, thank you, Mr. Trump? Is that now eight conflicts “settled” in eight months? Hell, at this rate, world peace should arrive right after the apocalypse.

Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 1d

The man has no empathy, is incapable of showing sympathy, and thinks every occasion he attends is about feeding his rabbit-hole ego...

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 1d

First Pakistan fought India. Now it’s fighting Afghanistan. Pakistan’s becoming to South Asia what Russia is to Europe — a nuclear bully wrapped in paranoia. And Trump will play along, bragging about “peace” he helped provoke.

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 1d

When the Treasury Secretary starts sounding like a MAGA talk-radio host, you know the rot has spread. Because in Trumpworld, every Cabinet job comes with a script — not to serve the country, but to sell his dystopian propaganda. Your real title is Minister of Misinformation.

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 1d

When the Treasury Secretary starts sounding like a MAGA talk-radio host, you know the rot has spread. Because in Trumpworld, every Cabinet job comes with a script to sell his dystopian propaganda. Your real title is Minister of Misinformation.

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 1d

Kennedy comes across like the MAGA henchmen who think they can do Trump's autocratic bidding without fear of ever suffering any consequence. But long before history holds them to account, a Democratic president will be elected with an absolute mandate to do so...

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

Er, where was MTG when Republican men like Graham and Cruz were busy proving that weakness in deference to Trump is a virtue, not a vice?

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

Because Trump thinks ordinary Americans are even bigger suckers and losers than he thinks those who serve in the military are. So he expects them to keep supporting him no matter how much he screws them.

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

Showing yet again that cruelty is the point of Trump's Project 2025 agenda...

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

Questioning another American's patriotism is the last refuge of a MAGA scoundrel, who has nothing to offer public debate but lying, projecting, and gaslighting...

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

All US presidents used to honor the doctrine that politics stops at the water’s edge. They’d never trash predecessors, disparage America, or meddle in foreign affairs abroad. Trump did all that today in Israel. Yet lost Republicans are hailing him as the greatest statesman since Talleyrand.

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

No, Russia's exit is an admission that it has been torturing Ukrainians from day one, and has no regard for international conventions that would dare to pass judgment on its behavior...

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

Trump taking credit for all Biden did in Gaza is just another fateful consequence of Biden's Trumpian decision to run for a second term...

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

Because even peace in the Middle East is no match for Trump's narcissism...

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

Because even peace in the Middle East is no match for Trump's narcissism...

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 2d

Sure, but Trump also thinks Obama should beg him for help to improve his character and marriage...

Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 3d

Awarding science prizes to groups of three is starting to take on the same spectral lure as the old superstition that famous people die in threes…

Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 3d

These old times showed the newbies how it’s done. Their classic SNL energy reminded us why we’ve kept watching SNL for 50 years.

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Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 4d

For the same reason she was such a formidable madam for rich pedophiles. Maxwell is an entitled shrew who believes rules don’t apply to her or the men she caters to.

Anthony L. Hall @ipinions.bsky.social · 4d

Given his cancer diagnosis, I'm praying for him and his family. But that report only reinforces how irresponsible and foolhardy he was to run for a second term. He really has only himself to blame for being snubbed by Democrats. Shame. Sad.