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Why the rifles? I thought they were allowed to carry "sidearms" for "personal protection". How did that turn into assault rifles? I believe that the President and his enablers are trying to stiry up violent confrontations in the streets to justify martial law throughout the country. STOP THE COUP!
...of course, a boxer was involved!
My fear is that this is what the President (or his enablers) want: blood in the streets and an excuse for martial law everywhere. We must resist, but we must do so with caution and reason, and not allow ourselves to be goaded into violent confrontation. 🛑🛑🛑 STOP THE COUP! 🛑🛑🛑
Sure, let's drive a potential economic superpower into the arms of our adversaries! Brilliant statesmanship! STOP THE COUP!
Here are the rapists, murderers, drug dealers, and gang members that the President wants to deport, ignoring any due process that is their right. At least he is targeting "the worst of the worst." [I wonder how many were born here, and are actually US citizens....] www.npr.org/2025/08/31/n...
One month to federal government shutdown. ❌❌❌ Vote NO on any CR! ❌❌❌ The Republicans and the President cannot be trusted. They renege on their word, withholding or withdrawing funding that was approved by Congress. Stand strong. I'd rather have some pain now than more pain later. STOP THE COUP!
We sure could use a little Molly Ivins these days.... She is missed
www.govexec.com/workforce/20... Is this about Law and Order, or is this about building the President's private national police force? It does not appear that fighting crime is a priority. STOP THE COUP!
Real scientists are already leaving the U.S. More importantly, many foreign scholars who would have joined and led labs in this country aren't even coming. The President's actions have set scientific research back by decades and you can't regain that ground quickly.
Don't forget that the cuts will trigger automatic cuts to Medicare as well. Promises made; promises blown to smithereens. As usual.
Is she extremely alarmed about the Republican Senators who voted to confirm RFK Jr? Does she realize that she is one of them responsible for this? STOP THE COUP! ✋🛑
I am not counting on it being a done deal, even though there shouldn't be any question.
Oopsie! Did we need that board? [or those nuclear engineers, or IRS workers, or National Weather Service workers, or CDC workers, or FDA food safety lab workers, or any of the thousands of others fired then rehired?] FIRE! (hang on a minute) Aim. (wait, what?) ready? Nothing but the best, right?
Is the Presidential Records Act now ignored entirely? Is no one held accountable for compliance? A law without consequences is worse than no law
CBO: Trump Tariffs will add $4 trillion to the Treasury over 10 years. Translation: Trump enacts $4 trillion in new taxes on U.S. companies and consumers. ...and that's assuming that he doesn't collapse the country's economy in the process. It's a house of cards that is bad for the country.
PC Connection was my go-to source for many years. I even had a couple of their coffee cups that changed when hot.
We never expected anything from the sham Maxwell "interrogation". We still need to see the DOJ investigation files. Even redacted, they will be damning by raising even more questions....
...and since when does the DOJ or its proxies talk about "ongoing investigations"? 🛑 Stop the Coup! 🛑
At what point will Congressional Republicans accept that he is violating his oath of office, and impeach him? Sadly, they appear to have no interest in honoring their own oath to defend the Constitution. STOP THE COUP!
It's clear which side the President is on ... for now. This man changes his mind more often than I change my socks. ANYONE who makes long-term decisions based on his pronouncements is taking a grave risk.
Every accusation is a confession.
That's a great word. But most people don't know what it means. I didn't. Language exists to communicate thought. It can be done imperfectly but the point can still make it across. I believe that the President and his enablers are trying to overthrow our government. I think "coup" covers that.
Convicted felon meets with international fugitive.
Which Presidential candidate said "Vote for me and you'll never have to vote again"? [If you don't know, take a guess.] Stop the Coup!
Which Presidential candidate said "Vote for me and you'll never have to vote again"? [If you don't know, take a guess.] Stop the Coup!
DOGE was never about waste, fraud or abuse. The National Guard in our streets was never about crime. Stop the Coup!
Remember that this is not a partisan matter. I believe that there are Democrats as well as Republicans who might be hurt by the release of the Epstein documents. But the Law writ large does not care about Party. It's about Country and the Constitution. The Law applies to ALL OF US. Stop the Coup!
It's a radical idea called "education." Tyrants hate it.
Were they there yesterday? Will they be there tomorrow. I think not. Their presence is performative. Clearly an attempt at intimidation. There is NO PLACE FOR THIS in our country! Stop the Coup!
... said the convicted felon....
Every accusation is a confession.
Hmmm.... let's add 600 Nat Guard to NYC and LA: NYC: Population 8.5 million, Police Officers: 34,000 LA: Population 3.9 million, Police Officers: 8,700 NYC: 1.8% more law enforcement, 0.00007 troops per captita LA: 6.9% more law enforcement, 0.00015 troops per capita Just a drop in a bucket.
AMD and NVIDIA: If chip exports are to be controlled for "national security" reasons, how does paying an extorted fee to the government remove that security risk? I'm confused.
"District of Gaza"?
What's the cost per conviction for this charade? Stop the Coup!
The law matters. The Constitution matters. Stop the Coup!
Maybe we could build a big ballroom somewhere in DC where the homeless could stay. #justsayin
How can anyone be surprised by this news?
Bibi wants to take over a city, so now our President wants one, too.
It's not just a state problem; it's a national disgrace. Our public education system is based on a lottery where the education you get is determined by the ZIP code where you are born. Babies don't get to choose where they are born! Every child in this country deserves the same quality education.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Homicides in the U.S. increased by 30% in 2020. Remind me; who was in his fourth year as President then?
Is anyone surprised by this?
Bibi wants to take Gaza City. Our President wants to keep up by taking D.C.
... because taxes don't feel like tribute, that's why.
How many housing units could you build with $200 million, if you left off the gold leaf? Asking for a friend....
"Youse got a real nice bidness here .. would be a real shame if anything happened to it. Youse needs protection, got it?"
Headline: "President Trump Arranges for International Fugitive to Avoid U.S. Immigration"
Correction: ZERO DOLLARS ARE FLOWING "IN". The money is all FLOWING OUT of the pockets of US companies and consumers.
I wrote a thing. Solar panels can convert more energy if you concentrate the sunlight. My recent article for IEEE Spectrum describes a novel approach that uses magnifying lenses and more than 1000 times less semiconductor material than standard solar panels. spectrum.ieee.org/solar-panels...
Some might call it "extortion."
...and let computers draw the maps based on the law.
This is going to hit many people in their pockets. And it's a foolish "savings" by Congressional Republicans. When people can't afford health insurance, they still get sick. And then the taxpayers have to cover the costs. This will end up costing so much more!
I don't post on Twitter (or X). Come and get me!
I don't post on Twitter (or X). Come and get me!
You can tell that this is one of the old ones because the windshield is flat.
Maybe it's because Big Oil can't make money on that oil. Maybe there was a reason that they were interested in pivoting to sustainable energy (until Candidate Trump promised them billions of federal dollars in return for million dollar campaign contributions....)
Thune and Schumer worked out a deal. The President blew it up late Saturday night. That's not a surprise. This is the most imcompetent Administration I have ever witnessed. They are incapable of governing. All they can do is tear things down.
When the President says how great the economy is, why aren't the reporters asking "What figures do you base that on?" And if he comes back with something vague, press him to get the details. Come on, media! Do your job!
"My guess is he’ll never get this close to truthfulness again" Not if he wants to keep his job!
Federal Budget: NO CR unless the President commits -- in writing -- to spend ALL funds as approved by Congress and to halt any further recissions. Without such an assurance, what's the point of passing a budget? No Kings! STOP THE COUP!
Insider trading is wrong, apparently, but it's okay to trade stocks? Ban stock ownership for all Congress and Administration officers, including the President.
When was the last time that the Hatch Act was ever enforced by an Administration of either party?
I would argue that most of these people are NOT stupid. They merely are uneducated, or if you prefer, miseducated. Our public education system is based on a lottery, determined by the ZIP code where you're born. Babies don't get to choose their families or the education that they get. That's wrong.
As evidence, I submit that as many as one in 10 Americans believe to some degree that the earth is flat. Conspiracy vs. Science: A Survey of U.S. Public Beliefs | Carsey School of Public Policy share.google/BsmPhAeNBDnr... This is NOT an educated population. /end
I would like to point out that we have not been educating our country's children for generations. /1
The problem with facts is that they keep appearing in ways that confirm other sources.
I'm going to make a fortune on my meds! #mysterymath
I am an optimist also, @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social, but I am as nervous as a long-tailed cat at rocking chair competition. Optimism is no reason to be complacent, however. We make our future. Stop the Coup!
STOP THE COUP!
...waiting for the map-and-Sharpie session in the Oval Office to show us precisely what the "appropriate positions" are.
We need transparency -- and consequences -- from our government. Thank you, @scanlon.house.gov, for doing your part to shed light on these issues.
"Don't let that cruise ship with sick people dock in the U.S. It will hurt my numbers!" The President has been fixated on numbers forever, including TV ratings. If you want to hurt his feelings, give him some bad numbers.
I love the new pickup for $1 story....
Is anyone taking bets on who will win that Championship?
Facts matter. This administration is a clown car, but sadly they are in a position to do great harm to this country. Stop the Coup!
Remember when Gov. DeSantis fired the person tracking COVID in Florida? That sure worked out well. The President must think it's a winning strategy!
The waste was obvious from Day One. Penny wise, pound foolish when you don't have a clue what you're doing.
Welp, that didn't take long, did it?
I guess history is written by the winners.
Can we disbar Bove? Asking for a friend....
TACO
From @punchbowlnews.bsky.social: "There’s tens of millions of dollars for the Maine fishing industry. Collins has secured another $135 million in transportation earmarks, plus $59 million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects." Don't Senate Republicans call this "socialism"?
@marcelias.bsky.social doesn't make threats; he makes promises. And he keeps his word.
It never was about waste, fraud, or abuse. Stop the Coup!
"Nothing but the best people...." Promises made, promises broken. Stop the Coup!
Hooray for the performative votes from Republican Senators Collins and Murkowski on Bove's confirmation!! It's so easy to take a "principled" stand against your party and your President when you know it won't change the outcome.
Nobody should be surprised by this. Caregiving for the elderly was in crisis before the pandemic. Current immigration policies have made it much worse.
IANAL, but as I understand it, a pardon issued for illegal reasons is not valid. (Such as bribery, witness tampering, extortion, etc.)
Would that we still had major newspapers capable of laughing at a despot, instead of capitulating.
I am so over the NYT headling writers. How long will it take for the few remaining quality journalists to get fed up with their work getting mangled like this, and quit?
I am so over the NYT headline writers. Shameful.
Re Alcatraz: wouldn't it be more cost-effective to renovate a facility that you could maybe drive trucks to? Waste, fraud, and abuse? Stop the Coup!
...which is why I am a staunch advocate for a Liberal Arts degree.
I find it a tad ironic when this President lectures us on the Law. #justsayin
They got sent home to serve their constituents. So Democrats need to step up and hold town halls for those districts that aren't being served by their Republican representatives! Let's make it a long, hot August for Congressional Republicans (CRACOs)!
Five years ago = "... during your term, Mr. President. Have you forgotten?"
I have friends from other countries who already have cancelled plans to visit the U.S. In 2023, foreign visitors spent $213 billion. I think that's about 7% of the value of total US exports of goods and services. Can we afford to take that hit?
Yes, but the "Big Beautiful Bill"? Isn't that going to bring peace and plenty to all across the land? Free money for everyone? [end of sarcasm rant] Thank you for your continued attention to the needs of your constituents, @scanlon.house.gov!
Keep in mind that broadband access is included as a Social Determinant of Health (SDoH) by the CDC: www.cdc.gov/places/measu... Without increased access to the Internet, more people will be sicker. More people will die. This is not just about video games.