We no longer live in a country with three branches of government (Legislative, Executive, Judicial). We live in a country with two parties (Democrats, Republicans, and FU if you're neither)

This is bad on so many levels.

Strump want to "pacify" San Francisco next, justifying sending in the troops with the infamous Insurrection Act. Yet there is no rebellion against government here. #SF

Insurrection; an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government.
Miriam Webster Dictionary

Every time the administration claims it has a mandate to do whatever it likes I am reminded that not even 1/3rd of the US population voted for them, so no mandate.

HT: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1grcztm/voter_distribution_in_us_2024_presidential/

You would think they would learn after China was caught rooting around our telecom systems via a "secret" backdoor (#SaltTyphoon) but apparently no. #InfoSec #Encryption

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/07/apple-encryption-backdoor-uk/

This is, in effect, equivalent to me saying I am someone who could earn money therefore everyone should pay me.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5283271/elon-musk-lawsuit-advertisers-boycott-new

I think the executive order "defending women from gender ideology extremism" is more about those (insecure, threatened) men rather than any women.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/g-s1-45887/trump-opm-gender-ideology-defending-women-websites-transgender