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WilliamPlanke

WilliamPlanke's Journal
WilliamPlanke's Journal
July 28, 2025

Mandatory reading for future law students

Let’s make up a few titles …

How Trump Corrupted the Supreme Court
Why the Roberts Court Failed America
Oxymoron: Co-equal Branches of Government

… gee wiz, these titles write themselves.

July 15, 2025

More communist, California or Texas??

If California GIVES $80 billion dollars (and a whole lot of food) more to the people of the country than it gets back, does that prove we're communists because we expect to share our "wealth" to HELP others?

Or if Texas, for example, TAKES $50 billion dollars (and a whole lot of food) more from the people of the country than it gives, are they communists because they expect the "wealth" to be shared?

California and other blue states are literally coming to the RESCUE of red states. Money AND food, for crying out loud. Talk about, literally, biting the hands that feed you. I cannot imagine MAGA rescuing California. So un-American.

June 22, 2025

After Iran, cancel ALL sports... Olympics, FIFA, even Little League

Kick our asses out. As a nation, as a feckless society, we don’t deserve to rejoice in international sports competitions. We are now a pariah in the world’s eyes.

April 9, 2025

Collected Tariffs, how are they disbursed?

I hope there are guardrails and accountability on these monies. Which branch of government owns the authority over the collected tariffs? Does the citizenry even have the right to monitor the disbursements?

April 7, 2025

Dems should subpoena Ron Vara

Put Ron Vara in front of a congressional committee. We NEED to hear from him in person. …sarcasm emoji.

Rachel Maddow’s reporting on this should really be more widely known.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220209280

December 7, 2024

Are pensions on the chopping block?

I’d like to hear the DOGE rationale for also cutting pensions along with Social Security.

Share the pain and share alike… right?

December 5, 2024

Get used to the cat food , grandma

Elon and the ENTIRE GOP establishment wants your $600 a month, grandma. Oh, and forget about the new hip you need, Elon and the GOP want you to live in pain for the rest of your life.

Any GOP pol against Social Security and Medicare gets the full third rail treatment! For all the right reasons, Social Security needs to be protected.

I wonder how the Trump voters down in “The Villages” are going to like cat food?

November 26, 2024

"Day 1" executive orders list grift

The ante in for that list is probably pretty high.

Bonus: If the list is autographed it’s worth three times as much (to a philographer).

November 6, 2024

To all the fallen soldiers ... I'm remembering you.

I hope that history shows we honored your courage. A sacrifice given to protect future generations for a better and safer America.

June 16, 2024

Juneteenth...flying the American flag

I'm aware of the existing ceremonial Juneteenth flag but I don't own one (yet!). Now that Juneteenth (Wednesday June 19) is a federal holiday since 2021 I want to honor and bring attention to the day by flying my USA flag.

Will you be flying a flag on Juneteenth this year?

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