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Ruby Baby - Dion
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It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution.
The Essex - easier said than done
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No man has a good enough memory
Trini Lopez - If I Had A Hammer
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2026
Via https://t.co/5twNGPSoCE: pic.twitter.com/VdEYjr3yKs
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2026
I'm not making this up: Dumbass-in-Chief Trump actually said this. I heard it him say it on CNN. He took credit for restoring the name of Ft. Bragg. What he doesn't say is the original Ft. Bragg was named after a Confederate. Roland Bragg (ME) WWII PFC no relation to Braxton {NC)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2026
Bill O'Reilly used to call his commentaries the No Spin Zone. Any Trump speech turns into the Total Spin Zone. why are US soldiers required to listen to the old man repeat his BS narcissistic political stump speech talking points?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2026
Rubio is a lawless face of the corrupt Trump Administration. Foreign students do not lose their natural right of free expression. Trumpkin violations of free expression are unconstitutional. pic.twitter.com/lu9RrYFCSZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2026
The price of an IT career: the nightmare of a bug with Microsoft upgrades. Why can't I have more normal nightmares like Trump suing SCOTUS over his Droit du seigneur rights over my 4 little sisters?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2026
My closest cousin Jackie was vocalist in a soft rock cover band. Our biggest argument was over the 1977 Best New Artist. I'm still pissed they selected Starland Vocal Band over Boston.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2026
As people remember Jesse Jackson (thought and prayers for his family), my biggest issue was his later embrace of abortion rights. I have no respect for a purported Christian clergyman who embraces the moral evil of abortion.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2026
I remember the last times I lived in Texas I lived in a dry county and even if it wasn't, HEB would block off its wine/beer section on Sunday mornings. In the early US, you could be taxed for state religions. https://t.co/f3vUY4urdt pic.twitter.com/avTqu88gJ8
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2026
Oh, please: just the thought of Trump porn makes me vomit just a little. I think Stormy Daniels would have made more money charging the rest of the country hush money. pic.twitter.com/ibFiLXWIT2
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2026
Oh, come on! What R-word-in-Chief confused Armenia with Albania? pic.twitter.com/rxWUMC6hQz
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2026
I've finally published my first February essay: my take on the phony voter ID kerfuffle. https://t.co/Su9rB2cQHf
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2026
Nope. This would deprive up to 10% of eligible voters of their right to cast a vote because of an unnecessary document requirement. Even one American denied his vote is one too many. No to this Gestapo obsession with official documents. It's un-American. https://t.co/NPXpB0YYlx
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2026
No. This SOB attacked the Ukraine President in a White House meeting, triggering the RINO Felon-in-Chief to an unprecedented diplomatic meltdown that saw Zelensky thrown out of the White House. Everyone knows Trump is a bastard, but Vance can also go to hell. https://t.co/QO7XsbQYi2
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2026
First of all, it is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections. Since the early 2000s every new voter is required to provide ID. There is practically no statistically significant presence of aliens on voter rolls. https://t.co/jcxzD8CazS pic.twitter.com/Ee3LVQBPKA
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2026
You're placed in an mental institution where the RINO Felon-in-Chief should also be assigned. https://t.co/R95J2sBEt0
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2026
The issue is up to 10% of Americans lack readily available documents and it can take time and resources for these citizens to get these issues resolved. One poignant story I read involved an Alabama lawmaker whose elderly father couldn't vote using his SSA card given the new law https://t.co/4pjyhFkpp6
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2026
Never. Trump has pursued unconstitutional undeclared drone wars, has attacked Iran, Venezuela and Syria without provocation and has threatened Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, and Greenland. He has literally started trade wars with every other nation. https://t.co/szuo0KZFQM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2026
Trump's unconscionable Iran military buildup smells like Bush's disastrous Iraq sequence. No to Trump's warmongering!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
This blurb is mistaken. While McConnell is still in the Senate, Thune is Majority Leader. The issue of breaking the filibuster is a double-edged sword. The real issue is not the non-issue of rare voter fraud but up to 10% of eligible voters unable to vote because of documents. pic.twitter.com/P7h9j7F9Yr
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
Note two of Trump's nominated SCOTUS justices (Gorsuch and Barrett) did not side with Trump's unconstitutional, illegal tariffs! The Constitution explicitly notes only Congress has tax authority.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
Trump now loses face in terms of his nonexistent authority to set tariffs, but he knew from day one he never had that authority. He tries to declare phony emergencies in his authoritarian power grabs. The POTUS can negotiate tariffs but Congress has the final authority.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
Not even a Trumpkin Congress is suicidal enough to vote for Trump's tariffs which cost over $1000 per household. pic.twitter.com/bt7lQrLvN4
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
Listening to Trump's presser after losing his undeniable tariff loss in SCOTUS, by any reasonable standard Trump is the dumbest f*ck in American history. I didn't expect someone who calls himself Tariff Man to accept defeat with dignity or grace.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
Trump continues to promote the lie that tariffs are not taxes on Americans and he has constitutional authority to enact tariffs. In fact, our membership in GATT and WTO were ratified in American law, and everything Trump has done violates them.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
Alito, Thomas and Kavanaugh's dissent, ignoring the essential role of Congress in authorizing tariffs, the only Constitutional path in over 200 years of American history, show they need to resign immediately as beyond incompetent. I don't give a sh*t how they rationalized it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
Trump's attempts to work around the tariff decision without the direct approval of Congress will be challenged and defeated in court. You can put money on it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
If I wrote what I really think about the RINO Felon-in-Chief, Musk's X police would sanction me. Suffice it to say, I'm in the market for Trump toilet paper.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
I remember Obama's unconscionable dressing down of SCOTUS after Citizens United. I refuse to listen the SOB-in-Chief bitch about his loss on tariffs at the State of the Union. I will boycott the SOTU.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2026
Congress must explicitly declare war against Iran; otherwise. Trump's warmongering will be impeachable conduct.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2026
"Trump praised the three judges who voted in his favour, then called the other justices "a disgrace to our nation"."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2026
The real disgrace to our nation is the lying Moron-in-Chief who knowingly violated the Constitution. He is taxing Americans and continues to lie about it.
The indisputable fact is this voter ID bill is opposed by the League of Women Voters, ACLU and other organizations FOR THE FACT IT IMMEDIATELY DEPRIVES 10% OF AMERICANS OF THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE. How many polls ask if you favor depriving other Americans of their rights? pic.twitter.com/aVb2SRHBjn
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2026
Trump is by definition RINO; he was a registered Dem when he cheated on a nursing Melania with a porn actress. He supported both Hillary and Barry for POTUS in 2008. He bragged about the Clintons attending his third wedding. He has donated to the campaigns of Democrats. pic.twitter.com/W4hZ6tejuW
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2026
Trump is by far the most corrupt bastard ever elected POTUS. This is a dude whose hotels and golf courses have earned revenue from foreign governments seeking access. pic.twitter.com/or6YUuQ4jd
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2026
The brain-dead Trump argued that a trade deficit which has been persistent since the mid-70s has been an "emergency" for the economy while GDP and job growth were far higher under Reagan and Clinton than under Trump. pic.twitter.com/9Kzgp8V3DH
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2026
The final countdown for Lame Duck Trump: pic.twitter.com/XmekwBnWuK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2026
Not good enough, Dems. Biden did not really reverse Trump's corrupt first term tariffs. Except for Clinton following through on the GOP-initiated NAFTA, Dems have been labor protectionists on trade. pic.twitter.com/AUibFPZC8m
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2026
Once again, Musk is parroting factually unsupported Trumpkin patriotically correct BS talking points that anti-Trump are "paid". Musk lacks the critical judgment to avoid being manipulated by Trumpkin liars. https://t.co/8Gkgrz7Lz5 pic.twitter.com/diXCsstoWZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2026
Pardon my crocodile tears.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2026
A more reliable poll supports the majority does NOT support robbing 10% of Americans of their constitutional right to vote, like Trumpkins are promoting below. No intelligent person supports the voter ID bills.https://t.co/x4eoVfZqk6 https://t.co/6vjRh9CUj7
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2026
No one hearing Trump's insane r-word temper tantrum over the recent SCOTUS decision on tariffs can seriously doubt his departure from reality. I heard a clip on CNN asking him why he just doesn't work with his Congressional majority, and he says he doesn't have to.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2026
She could have done much better than settling for Trump.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2026
Quote of the Day
Drink nothing without seeing it;
If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
Note: In future posts, I'll likely retitle this section "Endemic Report". We still haven't seen an update on the 4 megastats since early January. We see the virus growing in a dozen states scattered among the continental US and Alaska.
The blog finally seemed to establish a long-term trend in pageviews, with most posts reaching double digits. I finally wrote my first essay of the month, a contrary opinion on the voter ID act. Given a short month, I may push out another essay--probably the overdue one on the Alex Pretti murder. I also intend to write essays on Venezuela and/or Iran, and another referencing the recent SCOTUS decision on tariffs. But reaching 40 posts seems unlikely as I write this month. X/Twitter for the most part really isn't promoting my content, many of which are supplemented by relevant AI summaries of facts. For instance, I compared the Trump record on economic and job growth vs that of Reagan and Clinton. But my followers seem to be drifting lower to near 200. It could be that my negative comments on Trump are turning off some followers.
I saw an old friend on Facebook from my PhD student days. I sent him a friends link but no response yet. It doesn't look like he's that active on Facebook, so I can't read too much into it. I don't want to use his name without his knowledge. But he was a good friend. I don't want to give broad details that would easily identify him (by his university or research interests, for instance). But, for instance, he was an IT manager for an oil company, and he got several questionnaires I needed for my dissertation research. I've been out of academia since the early 90's, and people get caught up in their own lives. I tried to get in touch a few times over the years. Maybe he was afraid I was hoping to get another academic job through him. Not really. Maybe I offended him for some reason I'm not aware of. Maybe he disagrees with my political views.I haven't heard from any UH contact in years. I think the last was when my officemate Bruce Breeding lost his life, and I contacted Dr. Scamell (who chaired our dissertation committees). Richard probably knew before I did. I had heard about it from a BIL: Bruce was involved in Scouts, and had met my 5 Eagle Scout nephews.
Then there was my Navy buddy Joe. I had met Joe and Lynn as fellow math instructors at the Navy Nuclear Power School. Lynn was originally married to a fellow Jew (an odd dude; I recall he once locked Lynn out of their apartment or house). I had a mad crush on Lynn, she had these gorgeous dark curls and a sweet personality. Joe sort of adopted me as his project; we had to go up before the CEO of the nuclear power school for our certification lectures. And apparently the CEO hadn't liked Joe's lecture and chewed our supervisor Wayne's ass. Wayne really wasn't going to go through a similar story with me. Anyway, getting back to Lynn, Joe could tell I liked her and said, "Cool it, dude. She's married." Still, Joe was a unique friend. We went out to dinner, and I thought he was going to drop me off at my apartment. Nope. He decided we were going to a strip bar. When I told him I didn't want to go, he threatened to dump me off in the middle of Orlando. (I have other Joe stories which I won't repeat here.) Anyway, back to Lynn. One day, she shows up with straight black hair.. I express my preference for her former curls. Then Joe says to Lynn, "Don't listen to Ron! Your hairstyle is perfect as it is." I think Lynn is absolutely thrilled with the attention she's getting. So, I'm pissed at Joe. "Why are you scoring points at my expense with Lynn? You yourself told me she was taken!" Joe said. referencing the estranged husband, "You never know what's going to happen." Long story short, the Navy decided to give me an honorable discharge earlier than expected; I spent my last few weeks working at the JAG office. I eventually moved to San Antonio, starting my IT career as a programmer/analyst at an insurance company. So over the next year, I got a wedding invitation--for Joe and Lynn! I also brought a date: Anne, the lovely yeoman I had met at the JAG office. I still feel bad about one thing: Lynn's pride was this beautiful black Mustang; some moron pranked them with limburger in the venting system.
I think Joe and Lynn eventually served out the rest of their terminal 4-year appointments, and the last I heard Joe was working at a naval yard in Maine. They had 2 daughters and apparently got divorced. Joe has never written to me. I think Lynn and I exchanged a few holiday cards, which probably stopped during my doctoral studies. Maybe she thought it became awkward after the divorce. One of my other Navy buddies, Bill, reached out a few years back over Facebook. I think he may have told me about the divorce, but he has never discussed what happened to them after the divorce.
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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners
Walk Right In - Rooftop Singers