That's mainly due to importing foreign workers at lower wages.
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That's mainly due to importing foreign workers at lower wages.
ABC will now join Fox on the networks I don't watch list.
Greg Abbott announced Texas Education Agency is investigating any teachers who may have posted derogatory posts about Charlie Kirk.
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
It disenfranchises white voters too. I'm losing my congressman whom i respect.
It’s all about sending a message. The raid is the message. It’s all about retribution. He is the retribution president. As with troops on our streets, it’s all about normalizing fascism. This is fascism. Fascism is here. Too many Americans are too “busy” to care. But it’s here.
ICE tactics are designed to instill fear and foster outrage. They would like nothing better than to have violent reactions so Trump can declare martial law.
So now Greg Abbott is threatening to redistrict state offices to favor Republicans. Dastardly.
I'm hoping that people get the fact that the gerrymandering effort is about making the House a permanent Republican majority. They already have advantage in Senate and White House.
We must not lose sight of the biggest threat being the Republican effort to ensure they keep control of both houses of Congress in the upcoming election. They are trying to make it impossible for Dems to ever control any piece of the government.
For those watching the Texas redistricting battle, here are the numbers.
This is no time to go high. If GOP states redraw maps, then Democratic states should redraw maps. Give the same energy. They will never play fair or by the rules. Ever.
Some folks haven’t spent decades fighting a GOP-dominated government and it shows… The GOP always lies. They are corrupted by big donors. They cover up both lies and corruption. They never admit to any wrongdoing. They project their illegal activity on to the other side. Rinse. Repeat.
Years ago I remember the revelation of a daily fax that went to Republican operatives with the day's talking points. The coordinated barrage of slurs on Obama to distract from Epstein shows that something like that still exists. Anyone know what that is?
substack.com/@scottdegrof... "TRAITORTOT" WAS COMPLETELY EXPOSED BY THE RUSSIAGATE INVESTIGATION. BUT ROBERT MUELLER LET HIM OFF THE HOOK AT THE END, SO HE COULD CONTINUE TO PLAY GOLF AT AN EXCLUSIVE GOP GOLF COURSE IN GEORGETOWN. "PEDOPOTUS" IS ABOUT TO BE ADDED TO HIS LONG LIST OF NICKNAMES.
Because the know Trump is all over them.
Gov. Abbott was just on TV and of course, he was singing praises for Trump, Noem and others in the administration. That is the price of admission to Trump's good grace.
Trump sycophants are using media in every way to praise him. Noem's TV ads are particularly nauseating.
Republicans are only fiscal conservatives when there is a Democrat in the White House.
In a 2021 interview , Vance said Trump should “fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, and replace them with our people. And when the courts stop you, stand before the country and say, ‘The chief justice has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.’”
Our only hope is the Nov. '26 midterm elections. All the other battles between now and then only take away our energy. We must ensure Trump doesn't throw that election. (And his minions are already working on it.)
Those rents go to the Crown Estate which is revenue for the UK government.
I feel for these young men who signed up to server their country. They have now been put in a position where a single, split second decision could destroy their lives. I'm sure they didn't sign up for that.
White Supremacists Advocate Violence at Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Protests
These young men did not sign up for this and are not trained for it. A single, split second decision could ruin their lives.
LOS ANGELES: Stay off the streets tonight. Stay home. Stay safe. Tom Homan says the National Guard might be deployed — and I’m telling you, he wants violence. They’re baiting us to react so they can escalate. Rule #1: Never protest at night. That’s when the worst happens—under cover of darkness.
I wonder if he will order them to remain in DC because he is planning on declaring "Marshall" law?
More like some of the more extreme positions need to be reigned in rather than a total shift.
Talk of impeachment at the moment is useless and distracting. We need to concentrate on 2026 elections by making sure they are fair. I believe Trump will try to stop them from happening.
Their real fear is that their thoughts of others engaging in something they secretly desire will be exposed.
Donald Trump is a vile, traitorous, lying piece of refuse who has never had a single noble impulse in his life. It’s a disgrace we’re here. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/when-the-w...
It's not unusual for sociopaths to be very personable when encountered in person.
The Trump regime is working to deter dissent. Anyone who goes against Trump could end up on a target list. This is having a chilling effect on five major pillars of society — universities, science, the media, the law, and the arts. It's straight out of the fascist playbook.
Two top issues Dems should run on for 2026 are (1) Rescind presidential power to impose tariffs and (2) overturn Citizens United. All other issues, no matter how noble, have to be second tier.
OMG! So on point.
Afraid to look at my 401K today.
A friend of mine told me today that he had a discussion with his Canadian family about whether he should go home this Summer. He is a teacher here on a Green Card. Sad to say they all agreed he should stay in the US.
There’s no such thing as A.I “art.” It’s a soulless amalgamation of plagiarised data. That is the antithesis of art.
Martial Law. It’s the elephant in the room. It’s what authoritarians resort to when the tide turns against them. It’s what the authoritarian in this White House is setting the stage for. 🧵…
Just like with slavery, the US is late to enlightenment.
Hopefully Tesla's nosedive will show CEO's using their position to side with a political extreme will hurt their business.
This was predictable. Putin does not like VOA.
999. Watch out if it hits 1000.
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The perfect metaphor for what the Supreme Court did to this country with Citizens United v. FEC.
I envy Canada's ability to change their leadership when the voters lose confidence in them.
Another step by Trump to establish an Imperial Presidency not constrained by law.
What are the limits to Trump's "official act immunity?" Unilaterally dismantling a treaty the Senate ratified? Ignoring congressional spending directives? Destroying an agency created by an act of Congress? Ignoring federal court orders? Did Roberts think this through at all last year?
I am left leaning but not on every topic. I saw Collin Allred, to whom I contributed, fall to one of the most deplorable R's (Cruz) because of ambiguity expressed by some people in D party. What if instead of emphasizing "pathway to citizenship" if party had promoted improved work and visa system?
We're gonna move fast and break things. Sometimes we'll make mistakes. If we remove the wrong organ we'll put it back in. We are disrupting surgery
Some Dems are advocating "open border" policies. Colin Alred was defeated by Ted Cruz with ads decrying his support of trans women competing with girls in sports and allowing them in lorckerrooms. Dem messaging is hurt by these outliers.
This is war on Americans. It is #TrumpTax on us all.
The center is the path to victory. A small percentage of far left positions costs us heavily in the last election.
America needs a miracle about now. What should it be?
Trump and Vance sensed that a real alpha was in the room and their primitive omega response kicked in.
Foreign countries should prepare for an onslaught of Americans seeking asylum.
Never has a President asked so disgracefully and disrespectful of a foreign leader. US needs regime change.
Obama knew
CEO's need to understand that when they promote issues which significant portions of Americans disagree, they are hurting their companies.
Spineless, yellow-bellied, lily-livered, weak-kneed, pusillanimous chickenshits.
I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery
Google: What’s the quickest way to lose trust and the good will of our customer base? Answer: This shit 👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
When I think of a department with "efficiency" in its name, I think of tools on the scale of screwdriver and scapels, not sledge hammers and dynamite.
“To balance China while keeping the peace, the U.S. will need more and better friends than ever before,” writes @davidfrum.bsky.social. "Trump is doing his utmost instead to alienate and offend those friends”:
Sudden dark thought: Trump is trying to starve us into rebellion so he can declare martial law.
Said it last time he was in office. Still holds.
At the end of the first week of the Trump revenge tour, it is looking really bleak for our country.
So now the reign of terror starts for the military.
Saw this posted on Whitehouse.gov yesterday. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
We are witnessing the rise of the oligarchs.
The inverted flag isn’t disrespect — it’s a distress signal from naval traditions, used to show grave danger to life or property. With a lawless man set to take power after attempting to overthrow the government, America is in extreme danger. That’s why I’m posting it today.
Now I regret I don't have a flagpole in my front yard so I can fly the American flag upside down on Monday. Seems like the right situation.