The Evening Blues - 4-22-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 04/22/2026 - 3:36pm
OT WE 22 APR 26 ~ Going down?
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 04/22/2026 - 5:00am
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Frankfurt’s Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station
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The Evening Blues - 4-21-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 3:00pm
The last day
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 10:05am
Good morning everyone.
Got home late last night from the farm, so I didn't have anything planned to start out the Open Thread day.
So we'll have to wing it.
I don't get any Tv or radio out at the farm, so I don't know what fresh hell Trump and his cronies have planned.
Not to paint with too broad a brush
Submitted by soryang on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 8:08am...but I heard this interview with an economist discussing the basic incompetence of the administration. The administration has made huge policy choices with absolutely no idea of their costs or alleged benefits. I'll post it below. It reminded me of my encounter with at a relatively young age with Lawrence Korb. Basically, an economist who had been an assistant Defense Secretary or something like that. He was the guest speaker in a classroom setting.
The Evening Blues - 4-20-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 4:00pm
04/20 Open Thread - It's 420 Day, dude
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 5:00am
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Leap Frog Politics
Submitted by JtC on Sun, 04/19/2026 - 1:57pmI've spoken in the past about what I call "Leap Frog Politics". I've written several essays on this topic but this one lays it out pretty well. Essentially Leap Frog Politics defines the process whereby political regimes come off as so bat shit crazy and abominable to at least half of the country that, in reaction, rush to vote for the other side to rid the country of the "crazy". The end result is We the People are prodded from one political frying pan to another until we finally leap into the fire. With a side effect of incremental loss of the Constitution and the rights and protections it affords.
I recently ran across this comment from another site, I can't remember which site it was other than it was a right leaning site:
The Democrats job is to destroy the country.
The Republicans job is to pretend to stop them.
You might be thinking, Oh no, that is wrong, just look at what that insane Trump and the Republicans are doing. It's they that are leading the nation into ruin.
Oh, really? Have you forgotten the policies that the Biden Administration were pushing? The agenda that scared so many voters that it lead us to the Trump Administration because, well, the Democrats are insane. Remember that?
Pessimism from an ex-brass hat
Submitted by fire with fire on Sun, 04/19/2026 - 12:01pmA half hour interview with retired Colonel Doug Macgregor.
I refuse to learn how to imbed a video -- as a confirmed luddite.
This interview very persuasively argues that Trump is a lunatic, but not so crazy as he doesn't realize how badly he is losing. So the world is headed for catastrophe as Trump's ego now rules the world. Even as the USA gets hurt, Trump says he wins.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 04/19/2026 - 6:18am
Putting More War on the Credit Card
Trump has seemingly lost his mind, flip flopping like a fish out of water. It is difficult to keep track of his delusions as he drives the global economic system toward recession and depression. Bibi must have some serious dirt from Epstein on the Donald and perhaps Melania as well to entice the war with Iran. The majority of the world sees the US (and Israel) as unhinged, destructive, and vengeful. As Trump told us...We can't afford child care or medical care because we have to pay for more war.
Just charge it...
