Blue Dot in Red State
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Retired; the blue dot in red state; midwest, volunteering & mentoring undergrads, grads, alums; Indiana Fever Fan. BS, PhD in engineering, MBA in strategy, fifty years employed in automotive electronics; Love Baroque music. Love travel, 2 kids, 7 grands.
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PLEASE read this one. Kinda required reading. If you agree, which I hope you do, print in color and magnetically attach to your refrigerator. It is marvelous and very clear to all who visit: this is what we stand for. PERIOD.
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FORGET IMPEACHMENT!!! JUST GRAB THE NAZI AND DEPORT HIM!!!
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 AM
FORGET IMPEACHMENT!!! JUST GRAB THE NAZI AND DEPORT HIM!!!
Hey, Congress, YOU CAN DO THIS. Stronger spines, strong cojones, and a will to do WHAT IS RIGHT.
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Hey, Congress, YOU CAN DO THIS. Stronger spines, strong cojones, and a will to do WHAT IS RIGHT.
TRUMP IS A CRIMINAL. Been that way for decades.
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
TRUMP IS A CRIMINAL. Been that way for decades.
Chris: you make a decent point, but I, for one, side with the Universities. They have been put into untenable positions by Trump to negotiate and take harsh penalties in order to continue critical research, student support, academic freedom, and supporting the excellent Univ system in the US.
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Chris: you make a decent point, but I, for one, side with the Universities. They have been put into untenable positions by Trump to negotiate and take harsh penalties in order to continue critical research, student support, academic freedom, and supporting the excellent Univ system in the US.
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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When it gets really cold bluebirds roost together in a pile using collective body heat to help them survive. They arrange themselves so they don’t smother & alternate positions within the pile. Photo by Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina (WRNC). Thank you Van Harris for sharing this. 🐦 #birds
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
When it gets really cold bluebirds roost together in a pile using collective body heat to help them survive. They arrange themselves so they don’t smother & alternate positions within the pile. Photo by Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina (WRNC). Thank you Van Harris for sharing this. 🐦 #birds
Well worth your time, four minutes maybe, to read what two GOP members said about Trump'screed over the last few days. Embarrassing to us all.
Conservative on CNN Rips Trump’s ‘Seriously Retarded’ Comment: ‘Absolutely Indefensible’ Mediaite
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Conservative on CNN Rips Trump’s ‘Seriously Retarded’ Comment: ‘Absolutely Indefensible’
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November 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Well worth your time, four minutes maybe, to read what two GOP members said about Trump'screed over the last few days. Embarrassing to us all.
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Gov Walz is saying what we’ve been saying. If the president is this erratic, then the public deserves to know what is going on. Four simple words: show the MRI results.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Gov Walz is saying what we’ve been saying. If the president is this erratic, then the public deserves to know what is going on. Four simple words: show the MRI results.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
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There must be immediate Congressional investigations into Pete Hegseth’s ordering the killings of strike survivors and over 80 people in international waters. Where is my opponent Rep. Ann Wagner? Bible verses and banking regulations aren’t going to save you. Do your job or resign! @wellmanformo
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There must be immediate Congressional investigations into Pete Hegseth’s ordering the killings of strike survivors and over 80 people in international waters. Where is my opponent Rep. Ann Wagner? Bible verses and banking regulations aren’t going to save you. Do your job or resign! @wellmanformo
(Politico)
Since Johnson won his gavel 2 years ago, lawmakers have used a discharge petition to circumvent Johnson’s wishes on 5 separate occasions — more successful attempts than in the last 30 years. More discharge petitions have succeeded in the past 2 years than the prior 3 decades combined.
Since Johnson won his gavel 2 years ago, lawmakers have used a discharge petition to circumvent Johnson’s wishes on 5 separate occasions — more successful attempts than in the last 30 years. More discharge petitions have succeeded in the past 2 years than the prior 3 decades combined.
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
(Politico)
Since Johnson won his gavel 2 years ago, lawmakers have used a discharge petition to circumvent Johnson’s wishes on 5 separate occasions — more successful attempts than in the last 30 years. More discharge petitions have succeeded in the past 2 years than the prior 3 decades combined.
Since Johnson won his gavel 2 years ago, lawmakers have used a discharge petition to circumvent Johnson’s wishes on 5 separate occasions — more successful attempts than in the last 30 years. More discharge petitions have succeeded in the past 2 years than the prior 3 decades combined.
(Axios) Hard to believe how stupid Trump really is. He can't even do simple arithmetic to get an accurate comparison. Keep living in your own Dream World, DonOLD. Pretty soon, no dreams; dementia will take over.
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Income taxes could be eliminated soon due to tariffs, Trump says
The government's individual income tax revenue last fiscal year was nearly 14 times its tariff revenue.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
(Axios) Hard to believe how stupid Trump really is. He can't even do simple arithmetic to get an accurate comparison. Keep living in your own Dream World, DonOLD. Pretty soon, no dreams; dementia will take over.
www.axios.com/2025/11/28/t...
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(Meidas) "Kelly Loeffler, running the Small Business Admin, responded to legitimate concerns about a decline in small business optimism by blaming Biden. She offered no solutions. She deflected responsibility, as this ADMIN does on every issue, e.g. inflation, crime, & foreign interference.
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
(Meidas) "Kelly Loeffler, running the Small Business Admin, responded to legitimate concerns about a decline in small business optimism by blaming Biden. She offered no solutions. She deflected responsibility, as this ADMIN does on every issue, e.g. inflation, crime, & foreign interference.
(Meidas) Multiple outlets, e.g. The Telegraph, reported that Trump sent his envoys to Moscow with proposal to recognize Russian control over Eastern Ukrainian territory. Steve Witkoff was dispatched alongside Jared Kushner to signal to Putin that “Putin’s war gains belong to Russia.” TRUMP=CRIMINAL.
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
(Meidas) Multiple outlets, e.g. The Telegraph, reported that Trump sent his envoys to Moscow with proposal to recognize Russian control over Eastern Ukrainian territory. Steve Witkoff was dispatched alongside Jared Kushner to signal to Putin that “Putin’s war gains belong to Russia.” TRUMP=CRIMINAL.
(The Atlantic) Marvelous article about the Ukraine stance on ceding land to Russia as part of the peace treaty: NO, NO, NO. So proud of Zelensky and Ukraine. Now for the EU and TRUMP to back him up. The World is watching and counting on YOU to back Ukraine.
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Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(The Atlantic) Marvelous article about the Ukraine stance on ceding land to Russia as part of the peace treaty: NO, NO, NO. So proud of Zelensky and Ukraine. Now for the EU and TRUMP to back him up. The World is watching and counting on YOU to back Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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(CNBC) Sadly, we can always count on Trump to overreact to a heinous shooting when anyone other than a white male US citizen MAGA is involved. For a country like ours, BUILT by immigrants over hundreds of years. His racism and ignorance know no bounds.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/t...
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Trump says U.S. to 'permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries’ after DC shooting
The president said he would also terminate "millions" of admissions under his predecessor Joe Biden and remove "anyone who is not a net asset" to the U.S.
www.cnbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
(CNBC) Sadly, we can always count on Trump to overreact to a heinous shooting when anyone other than a white male US citizen MAGA is involved. For a country like ours, BUILT by immigrants over hundreds of years. His racism and ignorance know no bounds.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/t...
(Nate Silver) "...But the share of Americans who strongly approve of Trump is still decreasing: it hit a second term low of 24.0 percent yesterday. On the other hand, 44.7 percent of Americans strongly disapprove of Trump."
So, CONTINUE to write letters, make phone calls, PROTEST! Cannot stop.
So, CONTINUE to write letters, make phone calls, PROTEST! Cannot stop.
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
(Nate Silver) "...But the share of Americans who strongly approve of Trump is still decreasing: it hit a second term low of 24.0 percent yesterday. On the other hand, 44.7 percent of Americans strongly disapprove of Trump."
So, CONTINUE to write letters, make phone calls, PROTEST! Cannot stop.
So, CONTINUE to write letters, make phone calls, PROTEST! Cannot stop.
Sadly, GOP, your fearless leader, has left our planet. Please make time to read this missive from your leader, DJT, and evaluate if anyone is really home. I am very worried about him. He does seem to be slipping away into incoherence. The 25th Amendment is there for your use. Good luck.
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Sadly, GOP, your fearless leader, has left our planet. Please make time to read this missive from your leader, DJT, and evaluate if anyone is really home. I am very worried about him. He does seem to be slipping away into incoherence. The 25th Amendment is there for your use. Good luck.
Perfect, just perfect!
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Perfect, just perfect!
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The Biden’s serving Thanksgiving dinner on a military base, 2023. Trump is just a weirdo & this is how it’s supposed to be.
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Biden’s serving Thanksgiving dinner on a military base, 2023. Trump is just a weirdo & this is how it’s supposed to be.
Sadly, Trump is completely simple (yes, his brain and thinking but another thing.) Watch his "paragraphs" when he talks or writes....it is ALWAYS about him. The kind of person when you bring up A, B, C, D, or E....he answers with a sentence or paragraph about himself. It is that simple.
Continually amazed that someone who's been in public life as long as Trump has lacks the capacity to say anything appropriate when someone has died.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Sadly, Trump is completely simple (yes, his brain and thinking but another thing.) Watch his "paragraphs" when he talks or writes....it is ALWAYS about him. The kind of person when you bring up A, B, C, D, or E....he answers with a sentence or paragraph about himself. It is that simple.
(CBS) A short read, illustrating the Pope's sense of humor. Quite cool....
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"How did you get this through security?" Pope Leo asks CBS News' Chris Livesay of White Sox baseball bat gift
As Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, embarked on his first foreign trip, CBS News' Chris Livesay presented the pontiff with a very American family heirloom.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
(CBS) A short read, illustrating the Pope's sense of humor. Quite cool....
www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-le...
www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-le...
(NBC) Quote from Russia that Putin is "ready to get serious and build upon the US/EU/Ukraine peace proposal that has been worked on this past week. Sorry, I only judge on what people do, not just say. PUTIN: proof is in what YOU do.
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Putin ready for 'serious' peace talks and says U.S.-Ukraine draft could be basis for a deal
The Russian leader said he felt Washington was taking his position into account, but that some things still needed to be discussed when a U.S. delegation visits Moscow next week.
www.nbcnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
(NBC) Quote from Russia that Putin is "ready to get serious and build upon the US/EU/Ukraine peace proposal that has been worked on this past week. Sorry, I only judge on what people do, not just say. PUTIN: proof is in what YOU do.
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
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(NYTimes: free) A bit more detail on the Guardsman shot in Washington, D.C. Incredibly sad.
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Here’s What We Know About the National Guard Shooting Victims
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
(NYTimes: free) A bit more detail on the Guardsman shot in Washington, D.C. Incredibly sad.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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(NYT: free) Sad for sure. And yet, this wretched decision by Trump is so like him. His singular value is his quality of consistency, as revoting as it is.
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Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
(NYT: free) Sad for sure. And yet, this wretched decision by Trump is so like him. His singular value is his quality of consistency, as revoting as it is.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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(The Atlantic) Fine article outlining the "Trump effect" on Christmas this year... fewer gift choices, yet the ones you can buy will cost more. Thank you, Trump.
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Donald Trump’s War on Christmas
It’s a bad year for shoppers. It’s a terrible year for small-business owners.
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
(The Atlantic) Fine article outlining the "Trump effect" on Christmas this year... fewer gift choices, yet the ones you can buy will cost more. Thank you, Trump.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...