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If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light.
Reverend Mr. Black - Kingston Trio
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[T]here's no bad day that can't be overcome
Fly Me To The Moon-Bossa Nova - Joe Harnell
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Happiness is not a goal,
Little Town Flirt - Del Shannon
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One Fine Day - Chiffons
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Leaders don't make excuses for inaction.
Shut Down - Beach Boys
I call Americans who support unprovoked, unconstitutional wars insane war criminals. pic.twitter.com/xUUA80Xt8n
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
Once again, the economically illiterate Trump is wrong again with the myth of price gouging. pic.twitter.com/6HrM0sQOQ2
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
Blockades violate international law. another impeachment count for Trump. https://t.co/nVlCFEtefF pic.twitter.com/Nrlp1sAlf9
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
Trump, probably because he never went to Vietnam with those bone spurs, never learned its lessons. On paper, North Vietnam was no match for the Americans. https://t.co/VGNcQFzDYz
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
We have limited refinery capacity to process light American oil shale crude without expensive conversions. Also, production costs are much lower for other producers like Saudi Arabia which makes US oil vulnerable to price wars. https://t.co/MMI2r1DiG8
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
Ha! Trump and Vance's endorsements couldn't save
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban!
We libertarians reject the construct of economic sanctions, especially as practiced by the morally corrupt Trump regime. https://t.co/jVZEij59Gu pic.twitter.com/CeqYwNhhEk
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
I'm not a Democrat, but I think they are trying to make DHS more accountable to constitutional constraints, including due process, respect for the First Amendment, and judicial warrants, from a rogue administration.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
We libertarians oppose DHS as a super-bureaucracy. https://t.co/0TxRGFWoYw pic.twitter.com/X3NxZ8HL5W
Britain has been perhaps America's strongest ally since WWII. Trump has single-handedly sabotaged the relationship with his egregious violations of international law. https://t.co/PWkW6WsHJs
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 12, 2026
Neo-con Haley has returned to the spotlight to praise Trump's failed foreign policy https://t.co/ASTXcM4VnB
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
As a Catholic libertarian, my response to Trump is f*k you. I spoke out against Trump's evil policies on immigration and war with Iran, before Pope Leo said a word. But the Church's teaching on these topics has existed since before the US birth. And I'm no leftist https://t.co/tZRfgwLqrh
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
Trump is an r-word. Pope Leo has a 57% favorability, 11% unfavorable vs Trump's 41%/57%. And unlike Trump, Leo has a job for life. https://t.co/mphQvU46aj https://t.co/4FnGk4xP42
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
As if Trump wasn't already the most despised leader on the planet, just wait until Trump's disastrous Iran war causes global oil panics and triggers recessions https://t.co/v9KMuOW1Il
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
A number of evangelical Christians are anti-Catholic pic.twitter.com/g2WYbp4OFv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
POTUS.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
People don't want to admit they made a mistake.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
RINO Felon-in-Chief
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
Ian has never attacked the US. The reverse isn't true.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
Let's be clear: Iran has no ownership of an internationl waterway.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
Trump's lawsuit against WSJ gets tossed. Lawyers must be happy that Trump never gets tired of losing too many lawsuits.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
Trump the mfer has finally gone too far pic.twitter.com/1SCFrRX81G
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
Only 2.5% of workers have tip income; guess who pays for Trump's voter bribes?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
Thanks to GOP tariffs, inflation and wars, guess who pays a price?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
The Babylon Bee asks what if Pope Leo mocked Trump like Trump mocks Jesus https://t.co/aT0z9XMwd5
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 13, 2026
Trump tries to convince his gullible minions he thought the posted AI Christlike image in flowing robes was of him as a doctor. Right: there are all these miracles of Trumpkins cured of cancer after praying to Trump. Maybe if you buy one of his $60 Bibles, he'll autograph it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Dumbass Trump makes a straw man of Pope Leo, arguing the pontiff supports crime and Iran with nuclear weapons. Trump continues to equate immigration with violent crime and to argue that the US is the world's policeman.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Republicans continue to fail to exercise oversight responsibility over a lawless Administration which routinely ignores due process and judicial warrants and fails to respect the First Amendment.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
There are 9 nuclear powers. Only one nation has used such a weapon in war. https://t.co/Tlk5W1UW3K pic.twitter.com/3jolzrJ0G8
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Trump's war is undeclared, illegal and unconstitutional. As such, a blockade is unlawful and could rise to a war crime depending on its effects on the civilian population. https://t.co/PpkEs3CgZp pic.twitter.com/VopVyIIBeq
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Vance is an incompetent convert to Catholicism. Peace and immigration support are centuries-old missions. pic.twitter.com/wbUHDb57lI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Trump doesn't like anyone contradicting his opinions, The Catholic Church has often served as a critic of the political order. In the US, the Church has supported interracial marriage, opposed voluntary abortion, and supported migrants (among others) as applications of its morals https://t.co/MbkY9PBimN
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
The CIA in 1953 basically enabled the overthrow of an Iranian elected government. The theocratic overthrow o the Shah was a consequence of American intervention. Trump's illegal, unconstitutional war is an impeachable crime. We are not the world's policeman.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Trumpflation is a stealth theft of taxpayer money.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Scott is an incompetent political whore. Scott is knowingly and deliberately lying about unauthorized aliens voting. Voting in federal or state elections is illegal in every state. Aliens are generally ineligible for almost any federal benefit, gain nothing from voting.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
We need to impeach Trump over his unconstitutional war.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
In fact, despite a fifth of Americans being Catholic, we never had a Catholic POTUS until JFK, and then Biden decades later. And to be honest, JFK (womanizer) and Biden (pro-abort) weren't good Catholics.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Here we go again. Trump wants to make sure the 2.5% of taxpayers with tip income know who gave them a temporary tax loophole. https://t.co/4p7CbSgluG
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Unpaid-for tax cuts, without accommodative spending cuts, are at best illusory. We are already paying more on servicing the nation's debt than the largest other federal expenditure except social security. https://t.co/hjusVTTg7t
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Vance is an incompetent Catholic convert. Trump has amassed the highest defense budgets in history, more than the next several nations combined, and worse he uses it to attack other countries in undeclared drone wars and interventions. Xenophobic policies violate Church missions
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Trump has corruptly enriched himself during his second term, despite bragging about not taking a salary. Via Forbes: https://t.co/TvQF2XCQJZ pic.twitter.com/bGPqg78V1w
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Gas prices have increased over 30% since Trump started his illegal war with Iran, and they are still increasing during the global oil shock. State taxes are less volatile and support public road maintenance. pic.twitter.com/UWB7z1RbAO
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
The rogue Trump Administration is gaslighting Americans. Manufacturing jobs are down under Trump and we are coming off the lowest job gains in years. https://t.co/kmNWcgwA2b pic.twitter.com/eGPYainlkr
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
You know that lie xenophobes use to rationalize their hatred of immigrants: "We don't hate immigrants, just illegal ones." (As if there are legal spots available...) It turns out most of the drop was done by Biden, and Trump has dropped far more legal spots. Via Cato Institute: pic.twitter.com/irHowizFMD
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Apparently, Bill O'Reilly knows a good psychic because Pope Francis died several months ago. pic.twitter.com/mDthm89Pzw
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
We libertarians oppose FISA renewal as unconstitutional. https://t.co/H2R5weGUC0 pic.twitter.com/pRIuBia8R4
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
First of all, Thune is an idiot. The Dems in the 60's killed braceros and extended immigration quotas to the Western Hemisphere. Their labor union constituency has opposed immigration and foreign worker programs on labor protectionism. No politician I know supports "open borders" https://t.co/4qcmrDyxJW
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Trump is playing Whac-a-Mole with anyone who takes Pope Leo's side in his attack on Pope Leo, like Italian PM Meloni. Trump's failed leadership in NATO is rapidly contributing to the US's emerging isolation in global affairs
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
Via Morning Consult, how Trump ranks among global leaders: pic.twitter.com/IamUMXVIND
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
The crackpot vaccine-skeptic HHS is a danger for public health. Some patients are refusing standard blood transfusions unless providers can attest to unvaccinated donors. Some patients have suffered health complications. Via Fox News: pic.twitter.com/7oV9FFf0yN
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 14, 2026
I once had a clueless manager who unilaterally moved up a web expenses project delivery date, encouraging top managers to use the system. Not even the CEO's account was set up yet. I told him he needed to talk to me; he said it wasn't my decision. Trump and NATO? Financial Post: pic.twitter.com/wVSKUWM88b
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 15, 2026
I know I'm old when I reflect on using a slide rule in high school chemistry class and a manual walk-behind reel push mower to cut Grandfather's grass: pic.twitter.com/GImV7qqtk4
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 15, 2026
Here's a clip featuring said smiting:https://t.co/U7JL1fe6BC
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 15, 2026
The R-word-in-Chief is still obsessed with Pope Leo's critique of his unprovoked war against Iran. He pathetically argues that criticisms of his war imply support for the Iranian regime and its ruthless crackdown on incidents. No, you dimwit; let's talk about you bombing kids.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 15, 2026
Trump covets Jerome Powell's seat and fears Powell won't step down for the remainder of his term (as governor, not as chairman, when his term as chair expires). He is threatening to fire Powell just like he illegally tried to fire Lisa Cook. This isn't the first time.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 15, 2026
It turns out Great American Family is making its 6 AM anthem a viewer experience. They are encouraging viewers to submit clips of themselves performing the anthem, promising to play selected clips in the spot.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 15, 2026
Trump's/RFK's CDC has made measles great again in California.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 15, 2026
In honor of Trump Jesus, the Babylon Bee lists Trump's top 10 miracles: pic.twitter.com/1KmUD5fM9W
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 15, 2026
I guess Trump got the idea his blasphemous AI Christlike image was one of a doctor (wearing your standard issue tunic scrubs without a stethoscope) came from all those Trumpkins calling him a genius over his spitballing bleach injections might kill COVID-19. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
The Treasury is pretending to argue that the xenophobic Trump Administration can require banks to validate the citizenship status of banking customers. First, this violates the Fourth Amendment and existing data privacy laws. pic.twitter.com/lOzVDY86LG
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
Why the hell does a nation with a nearly $40T national debt need to escalate production of more weapons for a POTUS who argues the Nobel Committee owes him a peace prize? pic.twitter.com/2lx1wy880d
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
I don't care who Trumpkin Trump names to replace Powell as Fed chair. With Trumpflation over 3%, the Fed isn't cutting rates anytime soon, no matter how desperate Trump is over the midterms.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
Trump is a stubborn bastard. The only way I see Jesus touching Trump would be to cast out his demons. The implication that Christ ("It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.") supports Trump is sacrilegious. pic.twitter.com/FkS46NOnWF
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
The idea that Pope Leo would/should support Trump's xenophobic policies is ludicrous (see Matt. 25:31-46). The Church has long supported relevant migrant missions. In fact, Pope Leo worked in Peru for over 20 years and is a dual citizen. pic.twitter.com/TO6o2utjA7
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
It's one thing for clergy to be in politics like Fr. Drinan, Jessie Jackson, Gov. Huckabee, or Sen.Warnock, but I don't give a damn what Trumpkins think, defensively attacking the Pope. Trump's warmaking and immigration policies, his disrespect, are diabolically evil. pic.twitter.com/fxuIKFH83t
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
I haven't watched AEW wrestling that long, but Darby Allin, a babyface best known for his alliance with wrestling icon Sting, beat heel champ MJF in a dubious squash match, which, if I'm not mistaken, started with a heelish crotch shot behind the ref's back.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
I agree that Barry had a personality cult not unlike Trumpkins. But this lying Trumpkin implies Barry encouraged these comparisons, as Trump has. Unlike Trump, Barry has self-control. https://t.co/0xg6Q1WipZ pic.twitter.com/i0AVAYLwgl
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
Dumbass Hegseth doesn't cite the real Ezekiel but a fake Bible quote from movies. Via Mediaite: pic.twitter.com/GDB2iZDCqj
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
Massie is my favorite Congressman, and Vance is a kiss-ass Trumpkin. It's not close. https://t.co/0QwWvyO1qK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 16, 2026
Of course, I've repeatedly observed that Trump lacks discipline and self-control. But I'm also worried that Trump has fuzzy memory issues; I'm suspicious of his cognitive tests. Plus, the Strait isn't through Iran but bordered to the south by Oman and the UAE.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 17, 2026
Iran's blocking of the Strait of Hormuz was a violation of international law and a form of extortion on its Gulf region neighbors. Trump needs to back off from running a victory lap based on a limited ceasefire duration. Iran has a trump card to use against Trump
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 17, 2026
Can you believe Trump's Gestapo detained an 85-year-old French widow of an Alabama US veteran, Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé? A stepson in an inheritance dispute, a former Alabama trooper, had tipped off ICE, and she never got notification of her hearing.https://t.co/EMwk8IFFQd
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 17, 2026
It's demoralizing having Trumpkins in one's family. pic.twitter.com/sCFuAiLPsd
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 17, 2026
The problem I have with Rand Paul and Massie is when they are wildly unprincipled on some issues. Take Paul's advocacy of the SAVE Act. Never mind there's zero constitutional basis for the feds to regulate state election administration. There's no doubt of risk to 10% of voters
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 17, 2026
He resigned the Presidency?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 17, 2026
It was open before Trump's undeclared war. https://t.co/WDzfURqk9R
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 17, 2026
Trump's war with Iran war came without NATO's knowledge or consent. Trump has sabotaged relationships across the world. https://t.co/v8Qd2sT5CP
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 18, 2026
Fetterman is a neo-con interventionist. Trump's war is illegal and unconstitutional. Fetterman doesn't understand China's diversified oil partners. pic.twitter.com/KcLkd4bfOI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 18, 2026
It's like having a toddler in the White House.. Trump trying to take credit for Iran releasing the stoppage of the Strait of Hormuz while doubling down his unethical blockade of Iran was foolishly playing with fire: the idea that everyone except Iran could use the strait!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 18, 2026
In the midst of Trump's unprecedented personal attacks on the pope, the Administration has abruptly canceled a multi-million contract with Catholic Charities in South Florida which has supporting unaccompanied minor children since Cuban emigration. https://t.co/8p695bWedU
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 18, 2026
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