Jon Staebell

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About meRetired college instructor living in Madison, WI. World's foremost authority on the Dunning-Kruger effect.

How to describe Kissinger, according to major news organizations:

BBC: "sometimes controversial"

Reuters: "diplomat and Nobel winner"

CNN: "a dominating and polarizing force"

Politico: "America's most famous diplomat"

NBC News: "former US Secretary of State"

NYT: "shaped Cold War history"

Wall Street Journal: "helped forge US Policy"

AP News: "ex-secretary of state"

CNBC: "towering American diplomat"

ABC News: "former secretary of state and presidential advisor"

France 24: "giant of statecraft"

The Hill: "American dipolomat"

Washington Post: "shaped world affairs under two presidents"

NPR: "..." [updated to: "legendary diplomat and foreign policy scholar"]

COWARDS. All of you. THIS is a headline:

Rolling Stone: "War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class"

I can't believe I almost forgot! Ten years ago, on Black Friday, Scott Walker started me on the path to international fame when he sent out his most fateful fundraiser email and I broke the story wide open! https://www.cogdis.me/2013/11/the-walker-grinch-that-stole-christmas.html
The Walker-Grinch That Stole Christmas

It’s incredibly dangerous how the richest man in the world — deluded by paranoia, narcissism, and far-right conspiracies — can get arms of the state to go after his perceived enemies instead of holding him to account as they should be doing.

#elonmusk #x #twitter #socialmedia #tech #politics

You can vote for the 81 year old Democrat in 2024 and then vote for the next generation Democrat in 2028, or you can vote for the 78 year old Republican in 2024 and never vote again.

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Nazis in Madison. Fascists always pull this shit in liberal enclaves. Never see lefties bus into some RW hellhole in Alabama or wherever.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/18/neo-nazi-group-marches-on-state-capital/71636061007/
#nazis #fascism #antisemitism #maga

Wisconsin Gov. Evers says ‘Neo-Nazis, antisemitism, white supremacy have no home in Wisconsin' after demonstration

A group wearing red shirts with "Blood Tribe" on them waved swastika flags as they marched near the Wisconsin Capitol on Saturday.

Journal Sentinel

Answering this question: https://law-and-politics.online/@short[email protected]/111429189190084052

Nobody really knows what is meant by "officer of the government." It might include the president. It might not. A president occupies a unique position under the Constitution.

Basically what the judge did was punt the issue to the appellate court.

The judge found that Trump incited an insurrection (a finding of fact) but didn't find that he was an officer of the federal government (a matter of law).

Here's why the distinction matters . . .

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shorty60 🇺🇸 (@[email protected])

@[email protected] Have you seen the Colorado decision on the 14th amendment case to keep Trump off the ballot there? If so, can you explain why they would hold that the President is not an officer of the government? Constitutional law may not be your thing but I value your thoughts. This one really perplexes me.

Mastodon @ SDF

According to Greek Mythology, Chiron was a half horse, half human doctor.

This made him the Centaur for Disease Control.

Alex Wagner is scaring the shit out of me right now.I didn’t know Univision and Meta had pivoted so blatantly toward trump. This is now a 5 fucking alarm fire. Pardon the mixing of metaphors, but we’re in some deep shit. This isn’t your grandfather’s fascism, folks. This is full-on, professionally organized corporate fascism now. Brace for impact.
The original author of the cartoon, Holly Todd, who posts content on Instagram, has made this design available on shirts, totes, prints, and stickers.
https://www.redbubble.com/people/hollyatodds/shop/
“I'm amazed & touched that people want to buy my art, so I'm going to donate 50% of whatever I earn on this design to the fight against climate change - specifically, 25% to the Union of Concerned Scientists to support the science, and 25% to 350.org to support the social movement.”
~ from a post on Holly’s Instagram.
One can find Holly posting new cartoons on Instagram here.
https://instagram.com/hollyatodds
Well, actually, it's only pedantic if it's from the Pendant region of France.