Dan Morris
@dmindy.bsky.social
Aging lifelong Indiana resident. Sage in my own mind. Sparkplug, Boilermaker, IU Law--but that was decades ago. Learning daily. Newspapers forever.
ICE has a legitimate purpose. But, Trump has turned them into a 3rd-world dictator's goon squad.
Hours after the fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, parents, students and protesters confronted ICE agents after a raid at a high school.
School districts canceled classes as community members described fear, trauma, and escalating violence.
School districts canceled classes as community members described fear, trauma, and escalating violence.
‘I want them out’: Outrage over Minneapolis school ICE raid
Hours after the fatal shooting by an ICE agent Jan. 7, 2026, parents, students and protesters confronted ICE agents after a raid at a Minneapolis high school. School districts canceled classes as comm...
wapo.st
January 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
ICE has a legitimate purpose. But, Trump has turned them into a 3rd-world dictator's goon squad.
The need is real, but so is the cost. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/09/s...
State blames costly, complex federal changes for schoolchildren summer food aid opt-out • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Anti-hunger advocates emphasize SUN Bucks program's effectiveness.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The need is real, but so is the cost. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/09/s...
If another country took Trump and the First Lady into their custody, would that country thereby have control the US? No. Neither does the US have control of Venezuela without thousands of troops and martial law. "Delusional" comes to mind here.
U.S. oil companies are going to take over Venezuela’s oil fields and industry, President Trump said, declaring that U.S. oil interests will revive oil production in a country with one of the world’s largest reserves.
Live updates: Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela; won’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground
President Donald Trump said the United States will control Venezuela for an unspecified period after a U.S. raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
If another country took Trump and the First Lady into their custody, would that country thereby have control the US? No. Neither does the US have control of Venezuela without thousands of troops and martial law. "Delusional" comes to mind here.
Pure narcissism.
Donald Trump is on a renaming spree.
It’s now up to media, internet platforms, and other institutions to decide what to call the Kennedy Center.
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It’s now up to media, internet platforms, and other institutions to decide what to call the Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump’s renaming spree hits the Kennedy Center, but will it stick?
Media and cultural institutions face a dilemma: Whether to affix President Donald Trump’s name to Washington’s best-known performing arts center.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Pure narcissism.
And, since tariffs are mostly taxes on businesses , giving corporate money to the masses is redistribution of wealth. That's socialism.
NEW: Tariffs are unpopular, prices are still stubbornly high and Americans are souring on Trump's handling of the economy. So, now, he's promising cash -- tariff rebates and other money in a bid to assuage restless voters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
And, since tariffs are mostly taxes on businesses , giving corporate money to the masses is redistribution of wealth. That's socialism.
Democrats never had a chance to win anything in shutting down government. But, the longer they go, they worse they look--and they give Trump a chance to be the hero and save the day if he can overcome his revulsion to welfare. Fold now and claim a lame victory instead of letting voters go hungry.
Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more than 40 million Americans who stand to lose it as part of the government shutdown.
Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate
Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more than 40 million Americans who stand to los…
trib.al
October 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Democrats never had a chance to win anything in shutting down government. But, the longer they go, they worse they look--and they give Trump a chance to be the hero and save the day if he can overcome his revulsion to welfare. Fold now and claim a lame victory instead of letting voters go hungry.
Wow. A few R's actually voted to end some of Trump's tax increases. Maybe a small number still believe in lower taxes.
The #Senate passed SJ Res 81, terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles from Brazil, 52-48.
GOP in favor: Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, Paul & TIllis.
No further votes tonight.
GOP in favor: Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, Paul & TIllis.
No further votes tonight.
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Wow. A few R's actually voted to end some of Trump's tax increases. Maybe a small number still believe in lower taxes.
Translation: He is increasing taxes by 10% on Americans who import Canada-made goods. Most tax-loving President in American history.
Trump announces 10% increase in tariffs on Canada reut.rs/49hHKML
Trump announces 10% increase in tariffs on Canada
Trump said he was increasing tariffs on Canada an additional 10% 'above what they're paying now.'
reut.rs
October 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Translation: He is increasing taxes by 10% on Americans who import Canada-made goods. Most tax-loving President in American history.
Hypocrisy is always ugly.
Vice President JD Vance downplayed criticism over a fake video of Democratic lawmakers that President Trump posted online, saying the depiction of one party leader in a sombrero and another seeming to deliver a profanity-laced tirade was “funny.”
Vance downplays Trump post of Jeffries in sombrero: ‘I think it's funny'
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday characterized Trump's AI-generated post of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as “funny,” pushing back on criticism of the video.
washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hypocrisy is always ugly.
More new taxes. Why? Trump taxes like a Democrat, and his faithful think it's great.
Trump says US will impose 25% tariff on heavy trucks imports from October 1 reut.rs/3VBdGE0
Trump says US will impose 25% tariff on heavy trucks imports from October 1
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on imports of all heavy trucks from October 1.
reut.rs
September 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
More new taxes. Why? Trump taxes like a Democrat, and his faithful think it's great.
It's all part of Trump's Final Solution.
Breaking news: South Korean workers who were detained in a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia last week will be released and flown home as part of a deal with the United States, the country’s presidential office said.
South Korea announces deal to repatriate workers detained in Hyundai raid
South Korea said it intends to repatriate the workers, after 300 of its nationals were detained at an immigration raid on a factory in Bryan County, Georgia.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It's all part of Trump's Final Solution.
Republicans: the party of hate, threats, and bullying. Democrats: the party of anything goes and no central theme, out of touch with 70% of America. Americans: the losers and owners of a slowly decaying republic.
Trump's political operation is considering primarying Indiana lawmakers who don’t go along with redistricting, @adamwren.bsky.social and Liz Crampton write:
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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Trump allies look to primaries as they escalate Indiana redistricting pressure
The comments came as Indiana House Republicans were preparing to convene for an afternoon caucus Monday to discuss redistricting.
www.politico.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Republicans: the party of hate, threats, and bullying. Democrats: the party of anything goes and no central theme, out of touch with 70% of America. Americans: the losers and owners of a slowly decaying republic.
90% of what Trump does is done in an unloving manner. Phase funding out or stair-step it down so that other provision can be made for basic human needs. Don't play God and pull the plug. This is not okay.
When U.S.-supported soup kitchens in Sudan were forced to close because of Trump’s
funding stoppages, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
funding stoppages, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
90% of what Trump does is done in an unloving manner. Phase funding out or stair-step it down so that other provision can be made for basic human needs. Don't play God and pull the plug. This is not okay.
Route 66: The last (or first) 300 miles in Illinois www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/29/r...
Route 66: The last (or first) 300 miles in Illinois
Route 66 often conjures images of quaint small towns, but its foundation has always been rooted in Chicago.
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June 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Route 66: The last (or first) 300 miles in Illinois www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/29/r...
Inaugural Great Lakes cruise sets sail from Chicago’s Navy Pier to Toronto www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/24/g...
Inaugural Great Lakes cruise sets sail from Chicago’s Navy Pier to Toronto
Victory Cruise Lines christened its ship Victory II at Navy Pier in May, one of two new ships in its line built to cruise the Great Lakes.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Inaugural Great Lakes cruise sets sail from Chicago’s Navy Pier to Toronto www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/24/g...
Anderson’s Bookshop celebrates 150 years of independent bookselling in Naperville: ‘We will always find that book for you’ www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/21/n...
Anderson’s Bookshop celebrates 150 years of independent bookselling in Naperville: ‘We will always find that book for you’
Five generations have helmed Anderson’s Bookshop in downtown Naperville since it opened 150 years ago as part of a family-owned drugstore.
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June 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Anderson’s Bookshop celebrates 150 years of independent bookselling in Naperville: ‘We will always find that book for you’ www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/21/n...
Why did Lion Electric fail? Democrats, Canada and Lion itself all played a role. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/09/l...
Why did Lion Electric fail? Democrats, Canada and Lion itself all played a role.
Stalled government subsidies and expanding too fast contributed to closure of Joliet plant that made electric school buses.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Why did Lion Electric fail? Democrats, Canada and Lion itself all played a role. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/09/l...
Mental health treatment, like immigration, needs a comprehensive legislative and executive policy. Congress has failed for decades on both fronts. I don't have confidence in this administration, but the executive branch has to do something since Congress keeps doing nothing.
Justice Department officials who oversee grant distributions are brainstorming ways to clear homeless encampments and increase the involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illnesses across the nation.
Justice Dept. examines homeless encampments, options for the mentally ill
Officials who oversee grants were asked for ideas on clearing homeless encampments and increasing involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill.
wapo.st
April 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Mental health treatment, like immigration, needs a comprehensive legislative and executive policy. Congress has failed for decades on both fronts. I don't have confidence in this administration, but the executive branch has to do something since Congress keeps doing nothing.
Easy to keep the money out of the gov's hands--don't pass the school bus. It's not hard. Anyone who is a bad enough driver to pass the flashing lights is someone we don't need driving anywhere near us. Get the bad and unlicensed drivers off the road.
Drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses increasingly get caught on camera. Critics say the technology is motivated by profit, not safety.
School buses increasingly have cameras to catch illegal passing. Whether they keep students safe depends on who you ask | CNN
Lawmakers in states across the country passed legislation that allowed school districts to introduce stop-arm cameras on school buses. Whether they keep students safe depends on who you ask.
www.cnn.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Easy to keep the money out of the gov's hands--don't pass the school bus. It's not hard. Anyone who is a bad enough driver to pass the flashing lights is someone we don't need driving anywhere near us. Get the bad and unlicensed drivers off the road.
His is a completely false gospel, but it is the inability or refusal of others to see that Trump is the center of his own religion that is problematic. Many call themselves "Christian" but are not following Jesus. They are following Trump. Sadly, pastors are not telling them otherwise.
An uber-successful, strong and God-focused striver.
That’s how many Latino Christian voters view Trump (despite reality’s contradictions.)
@michelleboorstein.bsky.social on how ‘prosperity gospel’ enabled Trump’s win.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
That’s how many Latino Christian voters view Trump (despite reality’s contradictions.)
@michelleboorstein.bsky.social on how ‘prosperity gospel’ enabled Trump’s win.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
For some Latinos, ‘prosperity gospel’ led them to Trump
The set of beliefs has overtaken traditional theologies centered on the poor. Some experts say that helps explain a shift among Latino Christians to Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2024 at 5:27 PM
His is a completely false gospel, but it is the inability or refusal of others to see that Trump is the center of his own religion that is problematic. Many call themselves "Christian" but are not following Jesus. They are following Trump. Sadly, pastors are not telling them otherwise.
This has an Emergency X feel to it, but it's nice to have a backup plan.
November 16, 2024 at 12:44 PM
This has an Emergency X feel to it, but it's nice to have a backup plan.