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December 23, 2024

Since it's fair to assume almost all of Drumpf's appointment picks are based on bribes..

isn't there some sort of evidence trail that could be used to prosecute him for government-by-bribe?

I mean it's not like he knows anything about the government agencies he's appointing people to head, or the countries he's giving ambassadorships to. Someone has to be screening all the requests to submit bids/bribes to get positions they want. I don't believe anyone on the Drumpf team is researching who is best qualified for any of these positions but I would venture there is a team screening/soliciting bribe bids.

OK those are my crazy thoughts. I'm ready to be corrected and informed.

December 21, 2024

"If you can't laugh at yourself..

you may be missing The Joke of the Century"

- Dame Edna

November 15, 2024

possible societal benefits from Universal Basic Income:

people wouldn't murder to get money
people wouldn't steal to feed themselves and their families
since money would not be the measure of self worth, like it is to so many in our society now, other character traits would become measures of self worth, maybe even positive character traits like empathy, helpfulness, expertise, skills, honesty, etc

people maybe would have choices of where to work not restricted to working for abusive narcissists in dictatorial settings.

I bet you could think of more likely benefits.
I know I'm probably wrong about some things and I welcome learning about them.

November 14, 2024

I spent about an hour last night learning about the history of Kabuki Theatre in Japan

it only took a minute or two to learn about the history of Kabuki Theatre in the United States since I've lived through much of it in real time

November 14, 2024

Putin has just named Donald Trump Ambassador to the United States.

copied from Julius Kim
@juliuskim.bsky.social

November 14, 2024

I think you may have misheard

The Agency Drumpf nominated Matt Gaetz to head up is Child Protective Services

November 11, 2024

the fascists are going to

end no-fault divorce
make it a crime to report a rape if the rapist doesn't get found guilty in court
make it a crime to report sexual harassments if the harasser doesn't get found guilty in court
make it ok to rape a spouse
what else?

September 15, 2024

message deleted by OP

People convinced me that the post could be used in harmful ways.

Others have made the point I was trying to make w/o giving any openings to the fascists.

September 15, 2024

beatings, I mean assassination "attempts", will continue til ratings improve

yes I'm a conspiracy theorist

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About Stardust Mirror

my creds for DU My Mom - as a teenager before the US entered WWII she was beaten up in NYC for standing up to an avowed Nazi - as an adult, she boycotted, canvassed, laid her body on railroad tracks to stop nuclear waste trains -after retiring, helped open and run a women's shelter in her rural county Me - in 5th, I gave a class presentation on The Gulf of Tonkin just after it happened, and in 6th grade I gave a book report on "Unsafe at Any Speed" by Ralph Nader - in middle school when assigned a 'lip sync' exercise for Speech class, I lip synced "Call Any Vegetable" by Zappa and The Mothers - after college worked at Harvard scholarship program and was arrested in late 70's by the protester-head-busting Boston Tactical Squad (basically just for mouthing off) - as an adult, worked for years on a County Committee of judges, DA's, feminist activists, etc working to address and reduce domestic violence in our county - as an adult volunteered for years as a facilitator for MEN (Men Evolving Nonviolently), leading groups of men who had volunteered or been mandated counseling, teaching men to stop their violence - did volunteer work on several campaigns for County Supervisor candidates - have never failed to vote in any election.
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