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Technically, it wasn't the Confederate general but a WWII enlisted man sharing his surname, But that's a gimmick to skirt around the law renaming a base that reverts to the old name in usual form.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2025
No. This is a corrupt instance of the better light story. Let's point out the richest man in the world, has fed at the taxpayer teat. I never questioned why Mitt Romney decided on a political career after making himself a successful businessman in the private sector.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2025
No. Public sector jobs are at the expense of the real economy and real jobs.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2025
Well, Musk is a hypocrite here. Migrant farmers make more in an hour here than say a day in Mexico, trying to feed their kids. Musk is fine with immigrant yuppies but like his Trumpkin partners, he discriminates against hard-working migrants with no legal path.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2025
Trump "the People's President", my ass! Remember, the is the dude who tried to use eminent domain to go after middle-income people's properties to make room for limo parking at his casinos. He has gold-plated fixtures at his properties.Belching at a sports event doesn't prove it
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2025
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
Well, Trump declared an unprovoked trade war and has proposed annexing Canada. https://t.co/KEzgTkOyrn
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
I'm with the AP and the rest of the world. I don't give a damn how many things the hubris of Trump's meathead tries to rename; I will not validate his insanity. https://t.co/eM6jZJhgRe
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
It's about time that Europe takes leadership in regional stability. There is an upside to Trump's trade wars and incompetent unilateral diplomacy. Trump is making the US irrelevant to the rest of the world. We have never been so disrespected; Canadians are now booing our anthem.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
Trump's ignorance of trade includes the fact about half of imports are used by American companies in production: from AEI/Mark Perry, pic.twitter.com/6bSsyAnPG4
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
Trump is always bitching about how the US isn't respected anymore. I don't recall seeing so many complaints around the world since George W. Bush invaded Iraq, and Bush didn't promise trade wars with most of the planet. You have got to know Trump hates being compared to Bush.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
I stopped watching SNL regularly some time back except for Weekend Update and the political cold open sketches. I think my favorite bit was Lorne Michaels offering the Beatles $3K. For the golden special, I enjoyed hearing Paul Simon plus a good cover of "Nothing Compares to 2 U"
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
Omg, YES! I had waited all SNL special long for Paul McCartney, and he did not disappoint! H e covered the glorious Medley from Abbey Road. Ending with "The End", perfect way to end the special. LMAO: I wonder if Lorne Michaels paid him $750!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
The video points out the Pope and the US bishops acknowledge nations have a right to regulate their borders. But there's a difference between deporting a violent gang member and deporting a long-stay, law-abiding family over little more than a trespassing charge.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
Yes, I'm well aware that Obama prematurely won his Nobel for being "Anybody Other Than George W. Bush". I think the Nobel committee has buyer's remorse after Obama supersized drone attacks, in one case taking out a wedding party, and failed to end the Afghanistan war.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
I was wondering why the Nobel Peace Prize was trending. It seems like Trumpkins have yet another conspiracy theory: Trump will be denied even if he imposes a pro-Russian settlement to the Ukraine war. Who would object? Canada or Mexico to Trump's version of "Love thy Neighbor"?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
Look, I have written my share of critical Trump tweets. But I avoid the extremes of Trump Derangement Syndrome. I see Trump as more a failed executive than a con man. But the slut-shaming of Melania is inexcusable & Melania has sued & won settlements.https://t.co/rej4fCEkSW https://t.co/JM9rTey4Zd
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
I remember in my first MIS course in the 80's learning that one social security number not only wasn't unique but shared by over 1100 people! Believe me, the SSA is aware of anomalies in data; that doesn't imply there aren't adjustments in the system to control for them
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
For example, I used to work for a company later acquired by Equifax. One thing we used to do is dedup mailing lists. Never mind misspellings of say my Franco surname but duplicates of [Mr./Dr. R]/Ron/Ronald [and Mrs. [bachelor]] [A./Armand] Guillemette [, MBA], saving costs
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2025
It's amusing seeing Trumpkins attack other Cabinet veterans when everyone knows if anyone other than RINO Felon-in-Chief Trump had nominated morons like Hegseth, Matt Gaetz, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, they would have rejected by any sane Senate.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2025
"Pete Buttigieg"
I once diagnosed a data mismatch in a data warehouse feed for client BAH developers couldn't figure out by cheking key field values. I didn't trust their eyeball check and did character dumps of key values. It turned out a subsystem was right-padding with non-space characters.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2025
Some Trumpkin legislator has proposed making RINO Felon-in-Chief Trump's birthday a national holiday. Nope, but I'm open to making his passing. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2025
I'm not a NY lawyer, but I'm fairly sure Hochul can Trump-proof Adams' corruption charges by having the NY AG file state charges.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2025
You mean when he came back from meeting Stormy Daniels? Spare me the hero worship of a swindler who sexually exploited women, even bragged about it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2025
yeah, tell me how tolerant Erdogen is of Kurds?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2025
Lying RINO Felon-in-Chief Trump, out of touch with reality, is blaming Ukraine of starting the Russian war. I don't care hoew much Putin is paying his puppet corrupt Trump to blame the victim of Russian aggression, Trump cannot expunge the fact of Russia's unprovoked invasion.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2025
My latest essay looks at certain differences I've had with podcasts I've clipped in my daily blog posts.https://t.co/9m5Ao2ecab
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Trumpkins are (rightly) upset at Sen. Graham (R-SC) for being a neo-con hawk. How soon they forget Trump assassinated a member of the iranian government, an act of war, and neo-con Rubio has vowed the US won't allow Iran to produce a nuclear bomb.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
The USPS was never granted a Constitutional monopoly, particularly to home delivery. it's long overdue to privatize it!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Wow, i just don't get some covers on "The Voice". There was this slow, mournful take on Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". i just don't get the interpretation. there's nothing spontaneous, fun-loving about it. It's like a Debbie Downer take.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
RINO Felon-in-Chief Trump's provably illegal mass firings of inspectors general goes beyond unethical. Evil Trump's reprisal firing after a recent politically embarrassing report on the effects of USAID crackdowns on Palestinian areas is abominable.https://t.co/GJAjvbGzlB
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
The level of anti-scientific anti-vaxxer rubbish out there is toxic. Some viruses like COVID-19 rapidly mutate; it's like trying to hit a moving target because mutations evade immunity system responses. You still get good defense against serious disease for most people. https://t.co/r27Pvx8a8p
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Is there even one person stupid enough to believe Trump could have staved off Putin's unprovoked attack on Ukraine? Do you think Putin was happy over Trump signing Ukraine military aid into law?Of course he was happy when Trump illegally froze that aid trying to extort Zelensky
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Fauci didn't take anyone's job. Mostly states imposed lockdowns. Fauci had limited line authority, probably only his own staff. Governors, mayors and legislatures made decisions, based on the best available health inputs. Employers are free to ensure a healthy workplace
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
RINO Felon-in-Chief Trump is 100% WRONG, a slandering, lying incompetent POS, on Ukraine. This is the same dumbass Mobster-in-Chief who called corrupt chief prosecutor Shokin "very good" and "very fair prosecutor" : the "diamonds' shakedown prosecutors boss in the Zelensky call
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
We're lucky that Mobster-in-Chief Trump didn't think of Shokin in choosing his Deep Orange AG . Even Gaetz would have been better than "diamonds prosecutors" Shokin
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Why is Putin Kiss-Ass Trump quoting Putin's propaganda soundbites on Zelensky? Such a good manipulated puppet! I'm waiting for the Idiot-in-Chief to start repeating Putin's Nazi lies.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Trumpkins are still in denial that Biden beat Trump's corrupt ass in 2020. X waives IQ tests for meathead Trumpkins
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
it's outrageous how Putin Puppet-in-Chief Trump and his idiot minion Trumpkins are shamelessly repeating debunked Russian propaganda verbatim. https://t.co/0F0VeQoG0n
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
imagine the utter hypocrisy of Trump lecturing Ukraine on corruption when his own Deep Orange DOJ cut a deal with corrupt mayor Adams for his help in deporting aliens!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Pathological liar!https://t.co/6U4wq3VZwV.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Liar! " Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 after Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, falsely claimed that NATO was using Ukraine to threaten Russia. Ukraine applied for NATO membership in September 2022 after Russia proclaimed it had annexed the country's southeast."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
After the 2014 revolution, Ukraine reaffirmed neutrality. "Russia then occupied and annexed Crimea, and in August 2014 Russia's military invaded eastern Ukraine to support its separatist proxies. Because of this, in December 2014 Ukraine's parliament voted to end its neutrality".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
"Zelenskyy's approval rating grows to 57%, debunking Trump's 4% support claim"
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Putin Puppet-in-Chief Trump is a liar. Zelensky's approval is higher than Trump's.https://t.co/P61xJcF1Yp
Look, I'm a libertarian who thought Taft was right in opposing NATO and conceptually oppose NATO's expansion for exactly the same reasons. In fact, I thought it should have ended at the end of the Cold War. Egregious Trump's despicable pro-Russia tilt https://t.co/FEhZXNVDmv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Trump has a higher approval rating in Moscow vs. the US.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Trump's approval is down to 49.2%, with a third of polls, including Gallup, at 44-45% and net disapprovals. This should be worrisome just one month into the job. It's about to get worse.https://t.co/22YTn5ti8O
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
Musk's political hacks are engaged in unethical and unconstitutional fishing expeditions looking to politically embarrass their opposition in ways never even Obama and Biden ever tried to do.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
In case you are wondering how Insane Trump has the power to intervene in NYC congestion pricing, Trump made a corrupt campaign promise because of the presence of some federal roads. Toll pricing to regulate traffic flows is a fact of life in most places like my current home.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2025
I think DeSantis is in a state of denial. Trump's bullying mistreatment of foreign leaders and his illegal trade wars will have an impact. The Chinese have a knack for targeting red states. Where is Trump's current home base? https://t.co/F5obH7eIsZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
JD Vance may be the dumbest American to piss off nearly all allies, second only to Trump. https://t.co/yRnafAbBkc
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
We don't need you stirring the pot. How many times have your bonehead minions have had to rehire critical personnel not realizing their importance? We need real government watchdogs like the ones RINO Felon Trump illegally fired. You are losing your hard-earned reputation.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
We, the American people, apologize to the people of Ukraine that we have a despicable asshole as our President.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
CNN has a new POTUS job approval poll, yet another sub-50 rating at 47%, a net -5 disapproval. Over half expressed concerns with the DOGE Kabuki dance of flashy but minor spending cuts and more concerning to Trump, over 60% think Trump isn't making progress on job #1, inflation.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
Apparently Bronny James is off to a slow start in the NBA. "Bronny was scoreless for the Lakers in their 118-104 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday night. He missed three 3-pointers, all five shots overall and had three turnovers."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
CNN has a new post on Trump's biggest lies of his first month back in office. I've already tweeted about some of them, like jus solis (birthright citizenship) just practiced in the US (it is practically the rule across the Western Hemisphere).https://t.co/TfqObPjI5r
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
This is Soft Rock America. Trump thinks he's a king. Time for some vintage Seals and Crofts: https://t.co/7dR0CFaRMv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
Third, i don't think enough Republicans have the balls to override a certain Trump veto. I wish Rosen well; i just don't think it's necessary or even viable.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
Sen. Rosen is sponsoring a protect birthright bill, well-intentioned, wrong. The 14th amendment did not establish birthright citizenship; English common law did. There was an exclusion for slaves, thus 14th. At least one 1844 NY court decision reaffirmed for child of Irish aliens
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
I don't think CNN discussed the legal status of the dead girl's parents, if the bully simply inferred it. My position is you don't deport aliens in good standing on little more than a trespassing charge. Fine them, issue permanent resident status. They aren't hurting you.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
The report that an 11-year-old USC girl committed suicide when a middle school bully told her ICE would deport the rest of her family, leaving her alone is beyond heartbreaking. Her blood is on the hands of the bully's xenophobic parents and Xenophobe-in-Chief Trump.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
I had already expected that Sen. McConnell would retire at the end of his term. I have always preferred unflappable leaders like McConnell versus unhinged lunatics like RINO Felon-in-Chief Trump. McConnell effectively served in a difficult position. Well done, senator!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis is against consumer choice when it comes to lab-grown meat. He's a science-illiterate imposing his conventional meat protectionism on others. https://t.co/XxJfcCm9dY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
My latest blog post takes on a resurrected email chain letter on social security aimed at Alan Simpson, the ornery Obama era co-committee chair, who infamously pushed back on the "greediest" generation feeding off government milkcows.https://t.co/mfR81bxSby
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
So sad to see the unqualified Deep Orange Kash Patel being confirmed by the gutless GOP-controlled Senate, afraid to vote their conscience for the vengeance of a Trumper tantrum. Republicans now own Hegseth, Kennedy, Gabbard and Patel. Sooner or later, it'll bite them in the ass.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
LMAO. Stephen King is living out a new horror story aimed at Trumpkins. I wonder what pithy tweets will give them nightmares. https://t.co/G9qyk7Bzfl
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2025
My schoolteacher sister's 6 kids are named in alphabetic order. So I understand how prolific Elon got to X. I just thought he would finish it like Xavier.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
I thought Hacksaw Jim Duggan retired from the ring.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
"USA USA USA"
I think the last time I cheered that at a hockey game was the 1980 Winter Olympics when it meant something.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
"USA USA USA"
This is Soft Rock America. VP Vance says it will take time to lower prices. Time for some vintage Carpenters:https://t.co/G65NO5zpul
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
The word is Hooters is preparing to file for bankruptcy. yet another sign of a robust economy under RINO Trump. It looks like Trump's promises for waitresses to keep more of his tips to them are coming too little too late. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
CNN has a report saying trump is trying to consolidate his control as an initial step towards privatization in his consolidating it under Commerce. I'm skeptical of his authority to unilaterally exercise authority over independent agencies without Congress' approval
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
I had planned to go on a job interview for an Austin real estate portal when my boss had a heart attack at our Vermont facility. I couldn't leave then because it would have caused business problems. (My boss had earlier confided in me he had had health issues he never disclosed.)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
I had planned to go on a job interview for an Austin real estate portal when my boss had a heart attack at our Vermont facility. I couldn't leave then because it would have caused business problems. (My boss had earlier confided in me he had had health issues he never disclosed.)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
But my boss said on Friday, if I don't accept his job offer (not presented beforehand), don't come back Monday. No sh*t, his sales pitch was that cans of Coke downstairs cost only a quarter. LMAO. He was like a cartoon Trump. Working for him as an employee was like being in hell.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
I wince at what that Santa Clara apartment must lease for today. Probably double or triple. I should have let my boss fire me and stay in the Chicago area. He was a manipulative bastard like Trump. He tried to pressure me into buying a co-worker's house to lower my flight risk.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
At grocery stores, prices were competitive with Chicago area only for produce. Cans of anything were routinely 20-30 cents or more higher. And you didn't complain or face a type of slut-shaming; as my Trump hype-like former boss said (paraphrased), you are living in tech paradise
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
Arguing that Ukraine has no voice at talks over its own sovereignty is not only moronic but in defiance of international law. I mean, the gd Russians are engaging in ongoing drone attacks on Kyiv. What the hell? He's still pissed Zelensky didn't prosecute Biden?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
Really, Trump has zero credibility on Ukraine and needs to shut the hell up. He has only backed off somewhat his insane rhetoric Ukraine started the war. CNN just played this stupid statement that Ukraine should have immediately offered territorial concessions.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
I'll make an analogy from my home in a far Baltimore suburb. I have the choice of two major ISPs for cable access (not counting wireless/satellite providers). i don't know how the 2 vendors coordinate access to cabling of my home but even if one went bankrupt, I have an option.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
I'm getting annoyed by CNN's quasi-fact-check reporting. I don't need Jake Tapper telling me Trump lied about Ukraine starting the war. I just saw a CNN report on Trump seemingly open to privatizing USPS and a "reporter" responding with progressive soundbites. That's not news.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
I can't believe for the first time ever I'm agreeing with Congressman Raskin. RINO Trump is doing his best to have me rejoin the Democrat, because if the LP doesn't respond to authoritarian Trump, it lacks total credibility. I would have never joined a Trumpkin GOP.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
Moron-in-Chief Trump is talking about good talks with Putin, not good with Ukraine. Yeah, because maybe he has been parroting Russian propaganda and Puppet Master Putin is stroking useful idiot Trump's ego. Of course, Zelensky is going push back on surrendering territory!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
GOOD! The AP is suing Moron-in-chief Trump over Trump's unconstitutional exclusion from the White House briefing room because the AP won't report Trump's illegitimate renaming the centuries-old, internationally-recognized Gulf of Mexico.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2025
Sometimes I amuse myself. When I saw a CNN banner on TURKEY EGGS, I thought that's interesting. Aren't turkeys affected by the avian flu? I didn't recall seeing turkey eggs for sale. How big are they relative to chicken eggs? I then discovered the country of Turkey exports eggs.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2025
What makes Trump's unethical terminations even worse is each of the relevant leaders is 1000X more qualified to be Defense Secretary than Dumbass Hegseth.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2025
Trump's corrupt populist DOGE rebate does nothing to pay down on the $7.8T debt accumulated during his first term or to pay for extending his tax cuts.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2025
The trend reminds me I miss Laugh-In.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2025
"Goldie Hawn"
I remember one incident while I worked at the JAG office. A Navy vehicle allegedly sideswiped this private vehicle, breaking off his mirror. So, I was tasked with taking his statement, and he screamed at me, calling me a gd bureaucrat. I had to be an officer and a gentleman.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2025
Catholics in Name Only will go to hell.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2025
The Church does more charity work than anyone. Catholic schools are typically better than public schools operating at maybe 60% of the budget and find a way to work with tight family budgets. Catholic charities are among the top 5 nationally, also provide healthcare, etc.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2025
