BlogHide Resteemsthomaslknapp (57)in scotus • 22 hours agosteemCreated with Sketch.Mahmoud v. Taylor: SCOTUS Avoids Condemning the Real "Impermissible Burden""A government burdens the religious exercise of parents," Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito writes on behalf of the court's majority in Mahmoud v. Taylor , "when it requires them to submit…thomaslknapp (57)in internetcensorship • 3 days agoRegarding Ken Paxton: "Now Let Him Enforce It!""John Marshall has made his decision" regarding relations between the Cherokee Nation and the United States, US president Andrew Jackson supposedly said of the US Supreme Court's chief justice in…thomaslknapp (57)in losangeles • 6 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Battle For LA Begins To Take ShapeCynthia Gonzalez, vice mayor of Cudahy, California, wants to know where LA's street gangs are : "You guys are always tagging everything up, claiming [the] hood, and now that your hood's being…thomaslknapp (57)in war • 8 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Will Trump Continue Seeking War? If So, Here's Why.In 1938, five years into Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "New Deal," the US remained mired in the depths of a "Great Depression." Real income still hadn't regained its 1929 level. Unemployment stood at…thomaslknapp (57)in war • 10 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Constitution Won't Save Us From Trump's War IdiocyOn June 21, US president Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. You may have heard. As I write this, we're in the "boasting about how splendid it all is" phase of Trump's…thomaslknapp (57)in iran • 13 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.At This Point, A Nuclear Iran Is Probably The Least Bad OptionThe "Baker" explosion, part of Operation Crossroads, a nuclear weapon test by the United States military at Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, on 25 July 1946. [Source: Wikipedia ] As I write this, US…thomaslknapp (57)in nokings • 15 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.What I Saw At My City's "No Kings" RallySmall slice, early crowd --- No Kings rally in Gainesville, Florida, 06/14/25. Public domain. It's always dangerous to accept "participation" statistics about public events, so I'll take equal…thomaslknapp (57)in israel • 17 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Better Israel/Iran Explanation: Trump Got PlayedEnglish: This photo depicts Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On June 12, Axios reported , the US regime refused to support Israeli strikes on…thomaslknapp (57)in police • 20 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Take Those Masks Off (Not You, Protesters -- You, Cops)"[F]rom now on," US president Donald Trump wrote in his Truth Social temper tantrum over anti-ICE protests in Lose Angeles, "MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests." I agree with…thomaslknapp (57)in ice • 22 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Occupied LA: Don't Riot -- Boycott and ShunUS president Donald Trump, Axios reports , " is edging closer than ever to invoking the Insurrection Act, driven by a vision of executive power free from the guardrails, governors and…thomaslknapp (57)in thirdparties • 25 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Stuck In The Middle With ElonThe author with his 2024 presidential ballot. "Is it time to create a new political party in America," Elon Musk asks in a Twitte ... er, "X" ... poll , "that actually represents the 80% in…thomaslknapp (57)in unions • 27 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Yes, You Can Join A Union. No, You Don't Have To Join A Union.President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act on July 5, 1935. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (right) looks on. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) "Sixteen million workers…thomaslknapp (57)in iran • 29 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Why Iran Can't Be "Allowed" To Enrich UraniumUS president Donald Trump announces that the US doesn't keep its agreements or abide by international law --- May 8, 2018. Public domain. "The AUTOPEN, US president Donald Trump wrote on his…thomaslknapp (57)in immigration • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Trump Alienates Even His Own Supporters With Desperation Play on ImmigrationOn April 14, Mohsen Mahdawi arrived at a government immigration office in Vermont for a citizenship interview. After 10 years as a "legal" US resident with a "green card," he wanted to officially…thomaslknapp (57)in harvard • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.The Answer to the Trump/Harvard $3 Billion Question is "Markets"In early May, Reuters reports , the US government revoked "virtually all" of Harvard University's federal research grants --- nearly $3 billion worth --- because they "no longer effectuate agency…thomaslknapp (57)in gaza • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Motive For Murder: There's Plenty of "Anti-Semitism" To Go AroundMan carrying child's body in Gaza. Fars Media Corporation. Attribution 4.0 International license. On May 20, Israeli forces bombed two homes in Gaza, where, Reuters reports , "children were…thomaslknapp (57)in transparency • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Politicians Talk "Transparency" While Hiding Anything Inconvenient or Unpleasant"I guarantee you," Joe Biden told CNN's Jake Tapper two months before winning the 2020 US presidential election, "I will be totally transparent in terms of my health and all aspects of my…thomaslknapp (57)in jamescomey • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Comey's Numbers Aren't News -- Or A Threat"8647." Those numbers are spelled out --- in seashells --- in a May 15 Instagram photo posted by former FBI director James Comey. The meaning doesn't seem unclear. To "86" someone, as I recall…thomaslknapp (57)in donaldtrump • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.No, The Qataris Aren't "Corrupting" TrumpPhoto by Gage Skidmore. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. "WELCOME TO QATAR-A-LAGO." Thus read a sky banner dragged behind a small plane over US president Donald…thomaslknapp (57)in tariffs • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Blink Or Head Fake? Tariff Uncertainty Remains The Biggest ProblemTrump showing a chart with "reciprocal" tariffs From early April to mid-May, US trade policy went from the bizarre "Liberation Day" tariff schedule --- "reciprocal" tariffs that weren't…
