Trump calls Zelensky 'dictator,' warns of Ukraine's demise without elections.

Trump calls Zelensky 'dictator,' warns of Ukraine's demise without elections.

U.S. President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, accusing him of...

Zelenskyy has become one of the world’s greatest heroes. — That’s eating Trump alive. - Andrea Junker

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Trump Goes Ballistic on 'Dictator' Zelensky, Blaming Him for War and the Death of 'MILLIONS'
• Maria Bartiromo Interview Hammers Trump Over Blaming Zelensky — Fox Guest Says Trump Made Claim Up Out of 'Thin Air'
• Russia praises Trump for saying NATO was a major cause of the war in Ukraine
• A worried NATO holds large-scale combat drills as the US stance on Europe shifts under Trump
• Hamas offers handover of all hostages to Israel if next phase of ceasefire agreed

Once a superpower, the United States is now a bicycle courier delivering ultimatums from invader Russia to defender Ukraine. - Michael McKay

How A President Becomes A King...

President Donald Trump signed a stunning executive order on Tuesday giving his administration sweeping control over independent government agencies that were established by Congress to be run by bipartisan panels.

Trump’s order would impact agencies like the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission 

I am stunned by how quickly checks and balances in the U.S. have collapsed. It’s as if they never existed-just a handful of people can seize control of the executive and ignore the courts

In Ukraine, that wouldn’t stand. If the judiciary failed, people would be in the streets. - Tymofiy Mylovanov, President, Kyiv School of Economics; Minister of economy, Ukraine, 2019-2020; Associate professor, University of Pittsburgh

When Trump invites the mass murderer Vladimir Putin to dinner at the White House I don’t want my tax dollars to pay for it. - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• NYU College Republicans president resigns after saying Barron Trump ‘sort of an oddity’
• Barron Trump is 'future of conservative movement' say College Republicans
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Cut From Indiana Republicans’ Proposed Budget
• Even Republicans are calling for DOGE to ‘slow down’ after embarrassing mistake firings
• Trump stuns Senate GOP with House budget endorsement
• Senior Republicans seeking to tear up IRA enjoy $130bn investment spree
• Joe Rogan Torches 'F**khead' Justin Trudeau for Leading Canada Toward 'Legitimate Communism': 'I Genuinely Despise People Like That'
• Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid
• Georgia Republicans push to leave bipartisan voter data group

A Trump official from OMB just announced that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that “only the President and the Attorney General can speak for what the law is.”

Can people please stop saying stuff like “this might lead to a constitutional crisis”?

WE’RE THERE. NOW. - amoneyresists

Remember, Trump couldn’t pull this off without the Republican Party. If any of them had an ounce of integrity they’d stand up. If it weren’t for them, Trump would be in the rear view mirror. - itwasacoup

This Conservative Smells BS...
Conservative CNN contributor Jonah Goldberg ripped Elon Musk for “making stuff up as he goes” in his search for federal waste, and slammed the billionaire for pushing DOGE findings about government expenditure that turned out to be nothing.

This isn’t an administration. This is an occupation by terrorists who are working on behalf of a hostile foreign power and are actively destroying the government, looting the treasury, and deliberately trying to kill us all. S. O. F--king. S. - notscarylarry

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Rock The Voter News

• Appeals courts blocks Biden student debt relief plan
• Homan, AOC beef surges. Border crossings drop, but so do deportation. No more body cams?
• 'This Is Disgusting!' Chuck Schumer Declares Kremlin Must Be 'Overjoyed' After Trump Blames Ukraine for Starting War With Putin
• Pete Buttigieg Hammers Democrats' Approach to Promoting Diversity: 'It Is How Trump Republicans Are Made'

Maybe we should hold off on paying Congress until they actually do something to earn it? - Tea Pain

Apparently, Musk and Trump Are Having A Lying Contest

Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving two astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station for “political reasons.”

“They were left up there for political reasons, which is not good,” the world’s richest man said while seated next to President Trump in a joint interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night.

Firing immigration judges and closing courts suggests they have no intention of following the law or due process.

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Business/Tech News

• After claiming remote workers are actually golfing, Trump again hits the links in Florida
• Trump plans to impose 25% tariffs on autos, chips and pharmaceuticals
• Fox News Draws Over 1 BILLION Social Media Video Views in a Month For First Time Ever
• Federal Reserve officials see risks of higher inflation ahead, support pause in rate cuts

Americans do not understand the incredible crisis consuming all components of their government at once. Thousands of jobs lost, projects on hold, desks unmanned, services stopped, basic safety neglected. Total chaos. Stuff is going to start breaking down, maybe catastrophically. - Will Stancil

DOGE laying off dedicated employees at a time when the U.S. economy leads the world feels similar to corporations raking in billions from stock buybacks while slashing jobs. It’s the same sleazy corporate playbook—now creeping into our government. - Brett Meiselas

Wealthier Shoppers Are Frequenting Walmart. Gee, I Wonder Why?

Walmart is known for its low prices and no frills approach.

So it may come as a surprise that wealthier shoppers are helping to fuel the retailer’s growth.

For more than two years, the discounter has noticed more customers with six-figure incomes shopping on its website and in its stores. Households earning more than $100,000 made up 75% of the company’s market share gains in the fiscal third quarter, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said on the company’s earnings call in November.

I never had enough appreciation for boring politics. - John Collins

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Odd News

• NASA says 'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth
• Clever chemistry can make rocks absorb CO2 much more quickly
• Astronomers spot flares of light near the black hole at the center of our galaxy
• Historic ocean liner departs Philadelphia on voyage to become the world’s largest artificial reef
• Bear moves into California crawlspace, relaxes by the pool

Time To Deflate Photo

The Hoover Dam. An engineering marvel.

Peace.

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.

I don't think it's even a matter of "could" If they start messing with social security, Medicare, Medicaid, snap of which a Yuge portion of MAGA is dependent upon, the pitchforks will come out. - Daniel Nichols

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• NBC News Analyst Questions Whether Trump Voters Are Even 'American Anymore'
• CNN’s Scott Jennings Shrugs At Dem Analyst Asking If FAA Cuts Are OK ‘Even If Someone Dies?’
• Social Security Commissioner Reportedly Ousted After Denying Elon Musk Access to 'Sensitive Files'
• 'Congress Has Not Acted!' Bush's USAID Chief Warns Of 'Constitutional Crisis' And Musk Overstepping Executive Power
• Russia won't accept Nato troops in Ukraine, Lavrov says after talks with US
• Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases

Once you realize that Trump and all the MAGA Republicans are working for Russia and Saudi Arabia, not America, everything they do makes sense. - Andrea Junker

Russia and the U.S. Ostracized Ukraine For A Reason. And That Reason Can't Be Good. 

In the first major negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine since Russia's invasion nearly three years ago, U.S. officials met with their Russian counterparts at a meeting in Saudi Arabia after refusing to include Ukraine or other European countries in the talks.

As the meeting wrapped on Tuesday, it was still unclear on what terms the bloody conflict could stop. And Ukraine and its European allies questioned whether a deal that would guarantee lasting security could be reached at all without the invaded country's input.

They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it. - Kelsey Hightower

Before talking about elections in Ukraine, the US should first demand free and fair elections in Russia. - Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Estonian Parliament

Oh, Trump Says Musk Doesn't Work For DOGE. What Is Going On?
The White House is claiming Elon Musk does not run, or even work for, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — a claim that seems to contradict numerous previous statements from President Donald Trump.

Republican Shenanigans

• Elon Musk Mocks ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ By Freaking Out Like He’s Been Shot With ‘Methamphetamine and Rabies’
• Trump Interior Secretary Gushes Over Boss Taking Laps Before Daytona 500: 'He's Actually Leading the World Right Now'
• Republican Congresswoman Introduces Bill To Make Trump’s Birthday a Federal Holiday
• ‘Mouth-Breathing Idiot’: White House Staffer Flames Matthew Yglesias Over Hegseth ‘Bourbon’ Myth
• 'An Assault on Free Speech': Fox's Turley Hits Back At Trump Border Czar Suggesting AOC Could Be Prosecuted
• Megyn Kelly Under Fire From Conservative Women Over 'Toxic' Message on 'Decision to Settle For Less'
• Bari Weiss Torches Tucker Carlson and the Far-Right for 'Erasing the Line Between Good and Evil'

When you control all three branches of government, AND 26 Republican governorships AND 28 Republican legislatures -

maybe it's time to stop blaming the "woke left" for all your problems. - Chris Rilling

I Watched This Exchange and Rep. Burchett Got As Slimy As Southerners Can Get.
CNN host Pamela Brown battled DOGE subcommittee member Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) in a fiery on-air showdown over the extent of Elon Musk’s influence on federal cuts and the extent of government oversight of him on Monday.

Trump is frustrated that he doesn’t have absolute power due to the checks and balances of the courts and Congress. It’s almost as if our government was designed to prevent a monarchy. - David Hogg

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Rock The Voter News

• NY Democrats demand RFK Jr. restore cuts to 9/11 survivor program
• Wisconsin’s Democratic governor calls for tax cuts, push back on Trump’s tariffs
• 'The Governor of New York Is a Dolt': Carville Blasts Kathy Hochul for Not Removing Eric Adams
• Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commutation

I would rather give my social security number to an online scammer claiming to be a Nigerian prince than to Elon Musk. - Andy Borowitz

Government Shutdown Is Looming

Congress is struggling to strike a deal to keep the government funded as a looming deadline to prevent a shutdown next month gets closer.

Lawmakers are less than a month away from a mid-March date to pass legislation to prevent a funding lapse — or risk the first shutdown in years. 

Mike Johnson Strangely Silent About Musk Having More Children Than Jesus Had Disciples. - Andy Borowitz

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Business/Tech News

• CNN Analyst Whacks Trump For Job Cuts While Paying Secret Service 'To Ride Around The Racetrack'
• Pro-Trump Actor Begs Elon Musk Not To 'Leave Behind Good People' Losing Jobs In 'Necessary' DOGE Cuts
• 'Brazen Conflict of Interest': Trump Reportedly Held Oval Office Meeting to Forge Merger Involving Saudi Business Partner

To the DOGE team hacking the IRS computers: you won’t find any evidence of Tesla paying taxes. - Andy Borowitz

Presenting The Next Reality TV Show From Mar-a-Lago...

 President Donald Trump on Tuesday was set to sign new executive orders from his Florida home while his first joint TV interview with adviser Elon Musk airs in prime time.

Trump's Florida home will also be the setting for an awards program by a conservative group led by Mike Flynn, who briefly served as national security adviser in the Republican president's first term.

it’s now socially acceptable again to clap when the plane lands. - alli

Canada isn’t booing our hockey teams. Canada isn’t booing our country. And they’re certainly not booing us. They’re booing him. And as an American with common sense, I hope they keep it up for the next four years.

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Odd News

• Scientists spot alien world ‘like something out of science fiction’
• What Happens If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strikes Earth — And Why We Can’t ‘Nuke’ It
• Bitterly cold arctic air is dropping temperatures to historic lows across U.S.
• Oklahoma man boasts world's largest collection of bricks
• Truck overturns on Florida highway, spills 44,000 pounds of beer

Time To Deflate Photo

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, the hoodoo section.

FYI: a 4.2 earthquake just hit about 20 minutes ago. Unnerving.

Peace.

Trump suggests no laws violated if he ‘saves’ country

Trump suggests no laws violated if he ‘saves’ country
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Trump posted Saturday to Truth Social and X. The phrase is attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte ...

So whatever it takes for us to save our country from Trump, Musk, and fascists - we get a pass on the law. Got it. - signollapc3

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• ABC’s Jon Karl Delivers Five-Alarm Warning About ‘Exodus’ of Prosecutors in Trump’s DOJ — Compares it to ‘The Darkest Days of Watergate’
• 'Full-on Existential Crisis': CNN's Elie Honig Warns That DOJ Is Becoming a 'Political Tool' Complete With 'Handcuffs and Guns'
• Mass firings continue across nation’s health agencies
• 'Betrayal!' CBS's Cold War-Era Moscow Correspondent Issues Dire Warning For Trump Not to 'Leave Ukraine In A Ditch'
• Russia's Lavrov rules out territorial concessions as part of Ukraine peace talks.
• Ukraine's President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks
• Starmer 'ready' to put UK troops on ground in Ukraine to protect peace
• Rubio Lands in Saudi Arabia for Talks on Gaza and Ukraine
• Vance Doubles Down on Lecturing Germany: ‘This Is Orwellian’
• Trump administration reverses nuclear agency firings
• MAGA's Favorite Canadian Politician Says Country Will 'Seek Friends Elsewhere' While Blasting Trump: 'We Will Never Be The 51st State'
• 'I'm a Really Big Fan of You People': Trump Revels as His Limo Takes Laps Around Track Before Daytona 500

If you’re going to have peace talks with Putin about ending his war with Ukraine.

And the peace talks are going to take place in Saudi Arabia.

Without Zelenskyy there.

You’re not having peace talks. - daviddunn77

We don’t know whether or not our Secretary of Defense was drinking alcohol on the job for all the world to see.

This is where we are now folks. - JoJoFromJerz

Trump Wants To Kneecap Whistleblowers
The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Donald Trump took office.

Trump went to the South this weekend. Not to visit flood victims in Kentucky, but to have his security drive him around a race track. He doesn’t give a sh*t about you or your needs. He’s on a vanity tour for the next four years. - Rep. Eric Swalwell

Republican Shenanigans

• Nancy Mace Honors Presidents Day With Image of Trump & Nixon
• Trump Reportedly Thrilled With His New Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: 'She Speaks Donald Trump Fluently'
• White House Ramps Up Attack On AP To Hit 'Partisan' StyleBook For 'Weaponizing Language': 'This Isn't Just About The Gulf of America'
• JD Vance Snaps At Margaret Brennan: Do You 'Really Think The Holocaust Was Caused By Free Speech?'
• Ramaswamy set to launch Ohio governor bid on Feb. 24
• Actor Julianne Moore Reacts With Shock to Trump Banning Her Children's Book From Schools
• MAGA Melts Down Over Trump Fan Scared Of Black Host's Handshake In Tom Hanks SNL50 Sketch
• Former Babylon Bee Writer Who Says Elon Musk Fathered Her Child Claims They Met On X When He 'Slid Into My DMs'
• Measles continues to spread as Texas outbreak rises to 48 cases

2 died of Ebola: They said Obama should resign. 

4 died in Benghazi: They had Hillary testify for 11 hours, held 33 hearings, and launched a 4-year probe. 

881,776 Covid deaths, an armed insurrection & theft of classified documents: They cheered, and made Trump a dictator. - Andrea Junker

How Can There Even Be A Doubt?
A federal judge in Washington Monday appeared inclined to deny an urgent request to temporarily block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from firing employees or accessing sensitive records at half dozen federal departments.

If I were 53 and had 13 children by 4 different men, society would view me as the problem.

Not the solution. - SalfordMe2023

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Rock The Voter News

• Top Democrats question IRS on DOGE access to taxpayer data
• Eric Adams’ embrace of Trump unites Democrats against the New York City mayor
• ‘The Rule of Law Is Going to Stand’: Jamie Raskin Is Still Optimistic About Defeating Trump’s Agenda
• Chelsea Clinton Rips MAGA for Pushing Conspiracies About Her

Elon Musk is trying to access your personal bank and tax data.

The world’s richest man should not and cannot be able to snoop around your personal finances.

Period. End of story. - Sen. Adam Schiff

Mexico Plans To Sue Google If...

Mexico said Monday it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit

Watergate seems pretty quaint. = John Collins

No interest in Ukraine’s rare earth metals but would love it if they’d let us have their president. - Andy Borowitz

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Business/Tech News

• 'I Don't Mind!' Trump Responds to Potential EU Food Imports Ban By Doubling Down On Tariffs
• Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order
• Musk’s SpaceX team visiting FAA: Duffy
• NAACP spending guide urges Black Americans to avoid companies that dumped DEI

It’s a mistake to run a government like a business.

A business is supposed to make money.

A government is supposed to protect and benefit it’s citizens.

A government that makes money is missing the point.

Who doesn’t understand this? - BeingJWood

Trump Blames Soaring Inflation Numbers on Existence of Numerical System. - Andy Borowitz

He Really Does Want Us To Die

The Trump administration began firing hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday, just weeks after a deadly crash outside of Washington, D.C., put a spotlight on the agency.

In a late-night email Friday, probationary workers were notified they had been fired, David Spero, the president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union, said...

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." – LBJ

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Odd News

• 'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
• Astronomers realize mysterious TV signal in their data bounced off an airplane
• Intelligent Aliens May Be Common On Earth-Like Planets, Scientists Say
• Jim Morrison's footbridge: Paris to honour 1960s icon
• Florida woman lends helping hand to immigrant families afraid to buy groceries

Time To Deflate Photo

Yosemite winter scene.

Peace.