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Satellite images confirm democratic checks and balances “completely obliterated”

Mission accomplished. We’ve never seen this before

5 min readJun 30, 2025

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Satellite image of aftermath of the attack of the Trump administration. Image: ifpnews

“Near them, on the sand,

Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,

And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,

Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,

The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;

And on the pedestal, these words appear:

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;

Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”

— P. B, Shelley, Ozymandius

Global audiences this week have been given a reminder of the truth in the proverbial phrase “the fog of war.” Nobel Peace Prize aspirant (NPPA) Donald J. Trump looked to shore up his bid for the coveted award by defying the US constitution and international law to launch an unprovoked attack on the sovereign nation of Iran.

The assessment of the Nobel Panel remains to be seen, but Fox news has called the award. As always, the Democrats have done pretty much nothing to oppose NPPA Trump. A strong majority this week voted against…

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Heroes in the Seaweed
Heroes in the Seaweed

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"There are heroes in the seaweed", L. Cohen (vale). Several names, peoples, etc. changes later, the blog of an Australian philosopher-social theorist, mostly.