Bob

I build trebuchets. I raise Boston Terriers.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

Dan has it right...

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

The question is not whether the GOP will abandom Trump. We know the answer. The question is whether the country will abandon the GOP.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@WKCosmo @johnkrempasky I have my hp-12c I bought in 1983 and still use it nearly every day. A bit ragged, but works as well as the day I bought it.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@WhiteHouse Nope. Dems presented TSA funding bills to the congressional floors 7 times. Voted down by Republicans all 7 times. This is the purest form of gaslighting.

[Phil Gordon @PhilGordonDC]

When Obama sent Iran $400m + $1.3bn in interest in 2016 Trump called it "insane" and he and others spent a decade mocking the idea of "pallets of cash" even though it was Iran's own money, American prisoners were released, courts were likely to require the U.S. payment, and Iran had just agreed to significant and verified reductions and restrictions on its nuclear program for 15+ years. Now Trump is giving Iran up to ten times that amount of revenue--one of the most significant measures of sanctions relief provided to the Islamic Republic since its founding--in exchange for marginal and temporary relief from the big increase in oil prices his actions have caused, without any concessions from Tehran, and even as Iran continues to target the United States, its allies, and world oil supplies. No way to read as anything other than desperate recognition of the situation Trump's own actions have created and the lack of available alternatives for dealing with it.

[Roman Giertych @GiertychRoman]

Dear Mr. Ambassador,

Your position that you will not maintain relations with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, who was elected by a parliamentary majority representing the majority of Poles, is simply outrageous. The times when ambassadors dictated to Poles who should hold what office in Poland are over and will never return. We want good relations with the United States, but your representatives will not choose the authorities of the Republic of Poland for us.

I have never been a fan of Włodzimierz Czarzasty, but in this matter, as a Member of Parliament, I stand firmly behind him. Your President first insulted Polish soldiers and then demands support for his dreams of receiving the Nobel Prize. The times when Nero, under threat of punishment, demanded recognition for his musical talents have been regarded as the beginning of the decline of the Roman Empire. From the Polish perspective, Donald Trump’s efforts to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, while at the same time hanging a photograph of himself with the greatest criminal of our times—Putin—are similar to Nero’s demands for awards and praise.

If you do not like the Polish authorities, please change your job. In Poland, Poles will democratically decide who holds the highest offices. Please come to terms with that. And please tell your President to apologize to Polish soldiers, and especially to the families of those of our heroes who fell while carrying out a NATO defense mission.

Yours sincerely,
Roman Giertych

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.

In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.

Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.

If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@SarahPierceEsq @valkayec The TV ads running in Denver targeting local cops basically say they'll be unshackled from the constraints they're under as cops and will be able to "fulfill their mission." Sobering stuff.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@charise_lee @valkayec For the MAGA cultists, it's a hell of a lot easier to jail scientists and Dems for weather manipulation than it is to allow that 47's mismanagement is killing people.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@FPWellman They act like they're immune to electoral consequences. Given they have Congress and WH after their abhorrent 2017 tax breaks, botching COVID, and glorifying J6 insurrectionists, they may well be.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@Thinkwert The bread clip. Invented in 1952, it has remained essentially unchanged in the ending 72 years.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@doctorow In the '60s if I saw a pulp SF softcover at the drugstore with this on the cover, I knew where my next 25 cents was going with complete certainty.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@gelliottmorris @johnastoehr It comes down to what percentage of the approvers vote and what percentage of disapprovers vote. History says it's a bit lopsided. That's the challenge to regaining some sanity.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@jkbjournalist I remember when she registered under FARA. She was repping Qatar for for more than 6 months before she was caught and then registered after the fact.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@theliamnissan It's also a nothing deal. Propaganda only. 25% tariffs removed, but had never been implemented. Car & steel quotes for tariffs raised, but they had never been met previously. The 10% old tariff stays. No impact.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@Tazerface16 We'll be lucky if it's just a recession.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@CalltoActivism @HillStarry When you get a Japanese leader to be this blunt, you've really stepped in it.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@TansuYegen Put a plate of proper hot wings in front of me and you'll get the same show.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@jbarro @JohnJHarwood This comes from the same brain cell that assumes all demand is inelastic and people are just going to keep spending on goods inflated 25% overnight.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@JHWeissmann @JohnJHarwood I have never ever in 35 years done anything but allocate and sit on my retirement accounts. I pulled out of all stocks in early Feb and am 100% in conservative Bond funds and money market funds. It just seemed too obvious.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@Rainmaker1973 6 forever and always. I am not wealthy by any means, but I do have a $250 Dualit toaster to guarantee I get a 6 every morning.

[Bob @trebuchet_guy]

@carney Thank God all the tariffed goods have completely inelastic demand, huh?

This is most likely going to be the biggest self induced economic meltdown in history.