Yup.... every accusation is a confession. Oops. Does that mean I put more listed more than one house as my primary residence? Whew. No. But then again, I've only got one.
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Yup.... every accusation is a confession. Oops. Does that mean I put more listed more than one house as my primary residence? Whew. No. But then again, I've only got one.
Dear Mr. President - No. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Yup. I can see right through him.
Wow. A real Congress would push back and say "Stop."
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
As a veteran (USAF Korean Linguist) this infuriates me. Yes, we are still technically at war with North Korea but civilians on a fishing boat should not have been killed this way. Simply wrong.
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Funny how that works
Wow! You nailed exactly what I was thinking when I saw him grinning like that.
"Numbers always tend to benefit the left." Ummmm....... Really? I guess he could also say "Facts always tend to benefit the left." Or "Statistics always tend to benefit the left." Or "HIstory always tends to benefit the left." Jeez.
But didn't they promise prosperity on day one?
As someone stationed in Monterey CA for for years, I enjoyed opportunities to voluntarily serve the community and neighboring cities/towns. Being forced to pick up garbage or do landscaping, or worse, to menace peaceful protesters, would have been unacceptable.
A Trump official was on the news saying that unemployment was statistically non-existent. I guess she didn't see this.
He thinks the numbers will be revised up as soon as they get their hand-picked liar in charge of reporting the numbers. Today's report was from a career professional and it mirrored other non-government reports from within industry.
I'm not an economist but... as a small business owner, when Hassett talks about there having been a "capital spending boom" earlier this year I think it was because folks like me were trying to spend more before the tariffs hit and now that spending is going to nosedive. Your thoughts?
Wow. That chyron is sooooooo wrong. Yes, NYC's Democratic Party Nominee for Mayor is the accurate way to refer to him.
Hey! I'm not sure who at MeidasTouch is posting things like this but you're fired. Oh wait, if we fire more people the jobs reports will get worse. Hmm...... How about this...... fake news? Oh, I know, let's fire everyone who creates and reports about jobs reports....... I'm not very good at this.
Wait. The folks who want to make us "healthy again" buried this report? www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Thank you Lauren. This was murder on the high seas. As a veteran, I can not imagine how I would have handled an order to fire on that ship. It was NOT threatening the United States and there is no Congressional authorization for use of force in that part of the world.
At least $1 million a day for this ridiculous dog and pony show. As a veteran I'm appalled. As an American I'm disgusted. www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
OMG - How can he lie about her that way?
No more vaccines required in Florida for kids going to school. Say hello to Measles and possibly Polio. How soon they forget. wbsm.com/vermont-new-...
How soon we forget. wbsm.com/vermont-new-...
While RFK Jr. is a quack and quite the madman, it is true that the United States fares worse in health outcomes and life expectancy despite spending nearly twice what other wealthy nations spend on health care. And, RFK Jr. is a quack and quite the madman. Yeah, it needed to be said twice.
So..... when folks go to buy a gun they'll have to show their birth certificates, current photo ID and display their genitals and submit a blood test to show they're not taking any medications that might be involved in gender affirmation?
When someone comes up to the register at our shop and says "I wrote a book," more often than not it is not a good fit for us. These two, though... One about a boy who moved here from Guatemala and the other about two kids who become besties and share lovely life lessons over the Summer together.
Great? Not.
I wonder what Trump's labor department will report tomorrow.
This small business owner is feeling the pain too. Here's the news from CNN www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/e...
You know what the problem is... As a Democrat I always had respect for people who disagreed with the way I saw the world but did so with intelligence, and respect, and facts. You're one of those people and now I agree with you. Actually, you know what? No problem. Let's work together to save America
One of the joys of owning a bookstore is scanning for all the new books coming out each month that we think will be a good fit. We picked around 250 for September. Check them out here. shop.reachandteach.com/list/coming-...
Bear in mind that if Trump is right — if his tariffs are necessary and wonderful and will stave off a Great Depression while also bringing an end to the Russia-Ukraine war — then he should go to Congress and get it to pass a law codifying them. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Wow.
The scientific method is not going down without a fight. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
I have been a little surprised at how little attention this has been getting.
Big trouble folks. Yesterday I agreed with MTG and today I'm agreeing with Rand Paul.
And if/when crypto crashes (there's really nothing behind crypto except speculation/gambling, right???) are DJT and the Republican Congress going to do a bailout of trillions? Someone who understands this better please explain it to me.
Wow. They sure do turn on each other.
Nice.
Yup! I'm a fan of sliding scale co-pays (zero for people who can't afford any) as part of the universal coverage. My mom worked for one of the first HMOs in the country and some people were coming in too often, some just because they were lonely. A tiny co-pay really changed that.
Illegal, unconstitutional, capricious, stupid, mean, inept, horrible, strange.... the list goes on and on. And, Trump's own mouth and his idiot lawyers putting things in official briefs just to please Trump that end up backfiring against them......
Wow. Sprinklers. Yeah, that would have done it. All those houses would have been saved if only there had been water from the Pacific flowing through the sprinklers. What a fucking idiot.
JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I'm guessing it was ONE HELL OF A PARADE!
The government should never have made a secret deal with Epstein and prevented these victims from having their days in court, having the full truth about what he and his friends did to sooooo many victims/survivors.
This was the hardest to hear this morning. Regaining and clarifying your memories and getting good therapy are so critical to moving past the trauma. You NEVER get over it, but you can get better with the right help.
Thank you!!! From this former member of several unions, most memorably Local 1199 SEIU Drug and Hospital Workers. My mom was an organizer and office rep for the same. She was the first woman to be allowed on the team negotiating a contract. She was awesome.
Well there you go, acting as though you believe the things Jesus is purported to have said and done and using those as guides for how you live your life, seeing the divine in every human being, treating each person as the manifestations of beauty that they are. Sweet.
I love it! Counsel, can you point me to the language in the Constitution to which you're referring? Crickets.
After spending two hours today trying to get an AI bot to put me on the phone with a human I am NOT up for any AI tools deciding what medical care I get. Of course I was against AI tools deciding my medical care before that but now I'm just a lot more pissed off.
Wow.
Parable of the Talents
I don't understand why this is not a bigger story, top headline, with members of Congress demanding an investigation. By what authority did he order the U.S. military to strike a civilian boat in international water?
And this differs from what the Houthis do... how?
Why would the DOJ want to communicate with victims? Umm...... I guess these folks don't have anything to offer Donald Trump so why would anyone in his government want to talk to them? (I said his government because more and more I don't feel like it is mine anymore.)
But watch out if you carry a Subway sandwich.
Holy crap. apnews.com/article/vene...
I've just written to my county's SNAP (CalFresh) administrator asking to interview someone about how the new rules are being rolled out and how many people in the county might lose eligibility. After that I'll contact a couple of NGOs that help people with food to see what impact they are seeing.
The governor reminds me of the Biden Administration warning the world that Russia was about to invade Ukraine. Now the president is planning to invade Chicago after ordering a military invasion of Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
Ya think? Yup.
As a member of the media I am grateful that eventually the Lieutenant verified that the press are exempt from dispersal orders and really ticked off at the way this journalist was treated.
As a member of the media, I am grateful that eventually the Lieutenant verified that the press are exempt from dispersal orders. Somehow, though this video reminded me of this song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqAm...
From today on, let's call her Jeanine No True Bill Pirro.
I'm reading an incredibly dystopian book about an America where Christian Nationalism has won the day and here we are, seeing the seeds of that right before our eyes. We MUST defeat this crap.
Grand Jury refuses to indict on Assault With A Deli Weapon (I admit, I'm stealing that phrase from a genius) www.tiktok.com/@msnbc/video...
OK Bluesky folks.... riddle me this...... What do the Trumps and their crypto coin have in common? Fill in the blank: They are ___________________________ www.bbc.com/news/article...
Wow.
Actually, didn't they pass laws to make it easier to get guns in some places?
Trump family wealth increased by $5 billion today (on paper). Wow. How many pardons will "investing" in Trump's crypto scheme buy? What's the going price on a pardon these days? www.cnbc.com/2025/09/01/t...
When I heard someone from the administration say "Gold Standard Science" I figured it meant whoever pays Trump the most gold gets to say that the science is.
How about if they had started by NOT firing so many judges and forcing others to quit??????
“Rather than defending civil liberties and civil protections, you’re turned inward to potentially hinder [them].” In June, we sat down with a veteran and military law expert to discuss “being used against your neighbor” as a soldier.
WOW. The difference between what a police officer understands "Cover me" to mean versus how a Marine understands that phrase is scary!!!!
Congratulations and smooth sailing!!
George, you forgot the "And then he said 'sir' ......."
More than 3, I think.
Take away birth control, take away voting rights, demand that women "submit" to their husbands, discourage women from having careers (Charlie Kirk says girls can go to college to "Get a MRS degree" (married)... And they say it all out loud!
As a veteran, former Korean linguist/intelligence analyst, it breaks my heart to see these North Korean families living under a brutal dictatorship, losing their loved ones to an unjust war, while our president emboldens and praises Putin and and Kim and hobbles Ukraine's ability to defend itself.
I knew, the minute I saw her name, that the MAGA bigots/racists/misogynists would go after her. YES, dumb-asses, the founders expected all kinds of people (even dumb-asses) to become judges, legislators, and presidents.
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"I make up the best numbers! No one makes up numbers better than me! There's probably no one in the world who knows how to make up numbers like me. Here, $4 Trillion zillion, there umptilyzillion....."
Remember when Trump talked about a "TriLat" which was supposed to be Putin, Trump, Zelensky? I guess this is what the great deal maker got.
Will any Republicans in Congress stand up?
Agreed Ken, which is why they also want to make bookstores and libraries either refuse entry to kids, put those same "banned" books someplace where those kids can't get them, or remove those "banned" books from the stores and libraries as well. We have to fight them all the way!
RFK Jr. 😂🤣 🔊🆙
Tragedy, cruelty and violence indeed, plus ineptitude, corruption, irresponsibility, insanity, and incompetence.
After he had run into a burning building to rescue a puppy that was being attacked by a tiger.........
I suspect if someone threw a bucket of water on him he would melt.
When you push good people too far, they fight back.
“Without tariffs, and all of the TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS we have already taken in, our Country would be completely destroyed, and our military power would be instantly obliterated." Trump says. Bullshit. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
I thought Executive Orders were for the "Executive" branch. Silly me. No, actually, I was right.
WOW! I walked out of my little book, toy and gift shop here in the blue blue state of California, strolled through our farmers market, greeted a bunch of my neighbors, listened to nice music, and then walked our dog around the neighborhood. Send in the National Guard!!!!! NOT.
When did Congress authorize that? And.... how about me, a small retail store owner who has been paying higher and higher prices while business is down?
This is what democracy looks and sounds like! Congressman Kevin Mullin spent an hour with 200 of us at our Indivisible Mid-Peninsula meeting answering questions, inspiring us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITL4...
And how much will he have destroyed, how many will have suffered.... many children overseas have already died because of his cuts to USAID and Lancet predicts over 4 million children could die by 2030 because of those cuts.
I'd add a few more things but yeah!
Got one letter wrong.
This is truly a time for civil disobedience! Let's give a bunch of six year olds chalk and let them have at it!!!! The adults can block traffic.