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Michael Markman
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Avid news reader. Occasional news kibbitzer. Retired marketer. Retired YouTuber. NYer transplanted to PNW. Blue to the core.
With Trump in the White House—along with his gaggle of miscreants and morons—there is no line. The barbarians are inside the gates
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Mr. Trump talks often about how philanthropic he is, but as reporting in The Washington Post and The Times has documented, it appears as if some of those contributions were exaggerated. Remember the Trump Foundation, which, The Times reported, he misused to…

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
Opinion | This Year, the Billionaires Give Thanks for Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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The sex scandal is stupid and revolting. It's also boring and immaterial.
The real scandal is the destruction of our public health system while we watch in real time and do nothing.
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A Thanksgiving two-fer.
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
As I understand it, British law requires the opposite. The burden would not be on Trump to prove that the claim is false, but instead the defendant is required to prove it’s true. Trump gets away with these threats because defending in court is enormously costly.
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Good info. I think most of us “sort of” know a lot of that. But it’s staggering to see it all compiled and sourced.
“The human brain is not built to function properly in an environment of more lies than truth. Yet a lot of Americans live in such an environment, at least within the area of politics.”
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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"But however a spiral begins, the ensuing breakdown of order...will be T’s fault.
"The reasons...will be obvious to every1 who’s been paying attn."

Problem is, most media are Right Wing. So most ppl paying attn, hear pretty lies about T/GOP & ugly lies about Dems.

upine.medium.com/the-vast-rea...
The Vast Reach of Right Wing Disinformation
In one of my previous essays, I explained how very much in denial most Americans are about the extent to which our nation is immersed in…
upine.medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
See also…
1956 HITS ARCHIVE: The Old Philosopher - Eddie Lawrence
YouTube video by The45Prof
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Of course, we’re entitled to call ourselves Americans. Is there any other country in this hemisphere (or the world, for that matter) that includes “… of America” in its official name?
If Canada changes its name to “United Provinces of America” we may have a conflict. Until then….
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM