Notices by JamesWNeal (jameswneal@mstdn.social)

Trump gathers #journalists around him before boarding the golden Air Force One and heading back to his real HQ in Florida.

"It wouldn't have happened if Sleepy Joe Biden . . .

Female Reporter: "But sir, it was your administration who vetted him, decided he could stay. And that happened just six months ago."

Trump: "You know, you're very mean. I don't like your tone. Also, your company is failing, Piggy."

Rest of the reporters standing just five feet from him say -

nothing.

@RickiTarr Really sounds like he expects the rest of America to do to him what he and his boss are doing to us.

The Trump administration has formally determined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s current funding mechanism is unlawful, a move that puts the agency on track to close in the coming months when its existing cash runs out. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/11/trump-administration-declares-cfpb-funding-illegal-00646354

@servelan OK, my memory's bad so I can't tell you how far back I publicly said that instead of housing costs going down, mortgage terms would get longer. I will admit I went for a 40-year mortgage, but then things have gotten even worse, so not surprised they're floating 50 years,. See, he's not bringing costs down. He's thinking maybe Americans need to be in debt for way longer (and the longer the term, the more you pay in interest).

@jeffowski

Waiting for Newsom to tell Trump's gestapo that maybe they should prioritize the very real threats their boss makes to everyday Americans, journalists, and everyone else he considers an enemy before coming after him.

As I expected, Lisa Cook, who Trump's been trying to remove, voted in favor of the rate cut. Trump will say it's him making her fear for her job. Forget what Trump says. Lisa Cook voted for the rate cut because she agreed with every other voting member - save for Stephen I. Miran, Trump's hand-picked guy who thought we should jump right to a half point cut. Gee, I wonder who helped him come up with that number? Has the fed been politicized? Here's Powell on that.

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/federal-reserve-interest-rate-09-17-25#cmfobs1hn0005356odkyt4vtj

How many cop shows and movies have a scene where the cop shoots somebody, then plants a gun on them and why do I keep thinking about that?

(Heather Cox Richardson) "A KFF poll released today shows that 81% of American parents support public school requirements that students be vaccinated for measles and polio. In Florida, that number is 82%." https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-4-2025-thursday

This was last month. Chances are pretty good, it's gotten pretty bad since then - not that it was great at the time. G. Elliot Morris: "Trump now at -40 approval with young people, down from roughly even at the start of his term, per YouGov. The buyers remorse with Gen Z is real."

Pro Tip: There is a free way to improve your sound system, one that will open things up, give you that sparkle, bring forth those lovely transients.

Take the grills off your speakers.

Unless you have kids.

Or are so old you tend to stumble.

Or you have a habit of throwing things at the TV and have bad aim.

Oh, you bought that "transparent grill" b.s., did you?

If we can't get Jake Tapper to get on the "Trump is crazy" train, let's hope woke Jake from State Farm can pinch hit for him.

I'll just leave this here.

(JHC from NYT) Trump told European leaders he believed a rapid peace deal could be negotiated if Zelensky agreed to give up the REST OF THE DONBAS REGION TO RUSSIA, EVEN THOSE AREAS NOT OCCUPIED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS, according to 2 senior European officials briefed on the call.

In return, Mr. Putin offered a cease-fire in the rest of Ukraine at CURRENT BATTLEFIELD LINES and a written promise not to attack Ukraine or any European country again . . . He has broken similar promises before. #ukraine

Judge: They claim you ran from them and they had no choice but to tackle you and pin you to the ground.

Random Dude: So, if a bunch of masked guys jump out of a rental truck and come after you, judge, you're going to assume they're not terrorists or something and just go quietly?"

Judge: You have a point there.

Citizen to Masked ICEman: "You can't do that! Habeas Corpus is in the Constitution."

Masked ICEman whips out his copy of the King Trump edition, waves it at the Citizen and says, "sorry, we're not following the Old Constitution any more."

Me: They've destroyed Voice of America.

Them: I don't know what that is.

Me: That's how they destroyed it.

EXTENDED INTERVIEW: VP Kamala Harris's "107 Days" Is A Peek Behind The Scenes Of The 2024 Election - Steven Colbert. (runs 28 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD8Nf09z_38

Well, y'know Mamdani has a point.

OK, there's a sea change happening in this country and it's one I guarantee you most folks who didn't vote for the guy would tell you couldn't happen, because "they will never change."

(Policito) According to Gallup, the record-high approval of immigration is largely due to an upswing in Republicans’ views — 64 percent of Republicans said immigration was beneficial to the country, jumping from 39 percent last year.