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Colorado takes Trump off the ballot because of the insurrection. The headlines are that Congress is upset. You can't have it both ways, either you like state rights or you don't like states rights. I thought the right liked states rights. ( NY Times ) Mike Johnson think it's a partisan move. Everything that far right wing Christian nationalist does is partisan so of course he thinks that. And he helped and was complicit in the insurrection, so he's also going to be against being held accountable for that day's actions. The lower court ruling was partisan and that's why it went to the state supreme court. How can a centrist work with someone so blatantly hypocritical and corrupt? I know I'm on the right track when Lindy Li agrees with me. "The case was filed by six Republicans, and the Colorado Supreme Court cited a previous ruling by Justice Gorsuch in their decision. Trump's own party did this, not Democrats." ( Cole ) Thus making Mike Johnso

I really appreciate this article, which I disagree with:  The Secret of Trump’s Appeal Isn’t Authoritarianism by Matthew Schmitz. He suggests that the excessive claims and other noise hides the fact that Trump mostly is a pragmatic negotiator, and he suggests that gets us the best deals.  It's true that people can take exaggerated stances publically to make space for negotiation.  It's more complicated than that, and if the rhetoric is accompanied with insurrection attempts and a rise in hate crimes, that even if the rhetoric provides softer negotiation grounds, that it's still the wrong thing to do. That it dismisses white supremacy and other hate rhetoric is convenient. That is overlooks so much is convenient. Humans are quite limited and simplifying appeals to people. My political orientation sees Schmitz's orientation as quite a threat. But I really appreciate the articulation of the position for Trump because honestly to me, he's so obviously evil, I need that

I'm trying to read more but my daughter has been under the weather, and so I've been watching TV because I can pause, and the interruptions don't jar as much as reading interruptions where I really need to concentrate.  Now why do I need to say I'm trying to read more? I suppose there's something about watching the idiot box that makes me want to compensate. No commercials though, that's such a relief. I really like TV without commercials. I say TV, but I'm streaming on my laptop. I watched the Archer final movie, or whatever it's called. I really liked that show and I've watched it over and over, but a few months ago, it flipped on me, and I wasn't as interested. And for some reason this last movie didn't interest me. It wasn't bad, I just don't remember much from watching it. There are a few funny lines like Glarry Poppins for the new character. And the resolution was ambiguous. There could be more.  Then I watched Leave The World