After I saw Luther, ldris Ebla would be a great pick. It's the style, cool, elegance and droll humor that makes Bond and not his race. Besides the right winger's heads would explode.
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After I saw Luther, ldris Ebla would be a great pick. It's the style, cool, elegance and droll humor that makes Bond and not his race. Besides the right winger's heads would explode.
I'll go beyond that. Time for a new roommate. There are a lot of behavioral and attitude issues in this tale that might prove difficult to solve.
War is a nasty business. Does the poster seriously want to compare the extermination of the Jews, Slavs and others to total war against opponents who won't surrender? These two things are not the same and even a cursory examination of history would make that clear.
I know the feeling, Tom. Context is everything. To drag the end the Allied bombing at the end of WWII into the genocide conversation exhibits stunning cluelessness and ignorance. There is plenty to talk about there (read "The Bomber Mafia" among others) but genocide is not one of them.
This is absolutely delicious. ;)
This is not a red flag. It is a screaming, blinking full-sized jumbotron of a warning. Start over somewhere else.
Another Dem takes aim and hits.
I have been saying this ever since the election. In the coming years, no one will admit to voting for Trump. He will be reviled, cast aside and his party will be tagged with his stink for several election cycles. It will take the Redumbplicans years to recover.
Ignore the unrepentant opponents of wealth. The character of a person does not depend on how much or how little money they have. Your reasoned takes and solid insights make you a valuable contributor. There is a great vocal middle on here but I haven't the slightest idea how they fund the place.
Actually, the fact she was also in "My Fair Lady" at the same time did not hurt either.
This is a hopeless task. Trump does not care about public health and RFK is revenge filled whacko with dangerous ideas and an ego which thrills at the sight of headlines. He wants to thumb his nose at his famous family while promoting every quack cure that comes his way.
This is epic. Gavin strikes again.
George: I love you, but this was not a good thing to read before bedtime. Here's hoping we'll be saved by a chicken bone or an arterial failure. He is falling apart but not fast enough. His movement will die with him because there is, thank God, only one of him. JD hasn't got it; never will have it.
I am so tired of this meme. You got two choices: Trump or the Democrats. You don't like the second choice then get involved and make it different or find out you're wrong about the party. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Sitting on your ass wringing your hands brought us Trump.
This event was about as shameful a display of sycophantic behavior as has ever been seen in the White House. All that was needed were medieval robes, offerings, sacrifices and Trump sitting on a throne. I'm surprised there wasn't a jester and a humpback. Oh, that's right JD and Miller were there.
It all about cruelty and the Republic obsession with preventing anyone except their corporate friends and the wealthy from getting benefits from the government. It has always been there. Trump just distilled and concentrated it. Their goal is to force you to be born and then you are on your own.
Man, I get it. ICE had better enjoy their moment of brutality and power because the next administration is going through that agency with a scythe.
There is a special place in hell for Ken Paxton. Texas is known for its corrupt, immoral & self-dealing politicians but few reach the heights of this XL bag of steer manure. But like so many before him, he will fall hard some day & be disgraced, abandoned and probably in prison. The fall is coming.
Keep calling the press out for this lazy narrative. 2026 is about local politics and recruiting candidates nationwide that can take back the House (and possibly the Senate). These will be moderates and pragmative progressives. Trump is giving us an opening. We need to drive through with bulldozer.
No, bud. The problem is you. Nancy is retired and irrelevent to today's politics. Attacking your own party and its senior leaders is the kind of circular firing squad that Democrats seem to relish and leads us to defeat. It got us Trump and until we get rid of people like you we'll continue to lose.
But Chuck is doing nothing....ah, wait a minute. Guess the progressive attack dogs don't understand that people resist in different ways. After all, that attitude is what got us here. And, yeah, Chris, and to the Dumbublicans, payback is a bitch, ain't it.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. If it weren't so pitiful, if would be funny.
Another one who clearly does not read since there is outrage throughout the Democratic Party and pushback from Governors, Federal & State legislators. What this guy really wants is action and we are powerless due to all the people who stayed home in 2024. Too bad that election didn't matter.
Odd Bodkins returns.
This gets us nowhere. Move on.
Good point Sundae, but to win we need a large number of Independents. Liberal centrism is out of vogue but it is the only way nationally. The burn it to the grounders, Berniecrats, the progressive fad of the weekers, Gazaites and socialists are not a winning combo. We can't just run against Trump.
We no due respect, DeSantis is as dumb as a donut hole. Ron, the big people are talking. Please go to your room.
We negotiated the end of WWII in Germany by occupying every square inch of the country. We negotiated the end of WWII in Japan by dropping two atomic bombs. What the hell is JD talking about?
All true. As an historian, I am fascinated to see how it plays out. It will be effing chaos. As a Democrat, I can hardly wait.
Nevertheless, we need the progressive voices for ideas, concerns and programs. They need to run and win where they can. They are an important part of our incubator of Democratic thought (not, BTW, the only source). We just can't hand the party to them or run on their unexpurgated ideas.
But here is the bigger point, the leadership, liberal moderates like me and the Democratic coalition let them do it out of fear they would walk. They walked anyway. We can't do this again.
Well, this is pretty strong but there is more than a kernel of truth here. They hijacked the Progressive label for an unsalable program of word salad, shaming, cancellation and toxic attack politics.
Bingo. Exactly my point. Do the doable, strive to expand if you can but take pride in getting something done.
The despised and old Mr. Biden delivered more to progressives than any President in history but it clearly wasn't enough. So they stayed home and now we have Mr. Trump running loose while they still whine.
More baloney. I am a liberal with progressive views but a pragmatic one. That's the problem. You believe the system sucks and want instant change. History says it doesn't work that way. We get there but but one step at time. You deserve a lecture. Get a clue.
You just proved my point. If I don't share all your views, I'm a Trump voter? Obviously, there is no room for any other viewpoint in your progressive world which is why we lose. Get out of the way and let's win a few elections instead of philosophical discussions. BTW, I have never voted Republican.
He's not your best friend. He's a patronizing and controlling idiot without a clue. Start over and find a guy who doesn't insist on imposing his egotistical beliefs on you. Guys like this end up spending a lot of years alone. Help him.
You have made a point that I have been making for years. We have catered to the Progressives and lost due to their intransigence, purity requirements and insistent push to the left. If they want to win, they come to us while we appeal to a broader base. If they won't, we are losing anyway.
The response to his post is full of the progressive idiocy that has brought us Trump. The solution for ya'll is more liberal purity when it has been demonstrated that this approach does not sell to moderate voters. The goal is to win, not to proudly go down with the ship in election after election.
He doesn't care. Cruelty is the point with "Hot Wheels".
It would help if you could name them. I'm serious. You want an effect, show us the cause. Generalizing allows the right easy denial. Specifics are harder to evade. Let's nail them if we got it. If we don't, just stop.
Posters below: Let's change the subject so we can rag on Mark instead of appreciating the fact he puts his money where his mouth is. Go pick on Elon instead.
Wingers: If you can't find a grievance, find a iconic brand that's modernized it's logo and complain about "wokeness". You do know that all races, political beliefs and religions shop there (unavoidable in the South). They compete in the real world not in your right wing delusion.
Yeah. Focus on the marginal. Don't talk about the stagnation of economic opportunity in the US, the state of public schools and higher education, the threat of China, the suppression of dissent. Instead, lead with transgender issues and Gaza that everyone can relate to.
I respectfully request you take your own advice. Political simpletons contribute nothing and advance no discussions. Go back to your shower and talk to yourself. It'll be therapeutic and we won't be able to hear you.
Ok. The pitchbot creates a classic with maximum shade for the press.
Wise advice. We are not going to win by leading with pronouns, transgender issues, cancel culture, or attacking other Democrats for the failure to adhere to some mystical list of "approved" attributes. To win, nobody stays home. Everybody votes. No letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.
No offense, bro, but attacking other Democrats is non-productive. Exactly what power does the Senate Minority Leader have? Pretty close to none. We'll fight the leadership battle another time. Keep your eye on the ball and it's not in the Democratic party. Not everybody pulls an oar in the same way.
He'd have to get elected and that's an open question. JD is not Trump and has no particular constituency.
New rules when we take over again. They get nothing and we do what we want. I can hear them complaining already. "Not fair, Unamerican, disenfranchisement." Tough cookies, Pubs. Thank Mr. Trump who'll be dead or senile or both by then. :)
I wonder if he's bringing back something for us to eat?
Unself aware Mom from hell wants back in now that daughter is pregnant. "All is forgiven, Mom. I endured your abuse for years but now I am giving you a grandchild in return for kicking me to the curb." If daughter sticks to her guns, Mom will be lucky to meet the kid before she/he is 18. If then.
Ahh. He's a very good boy. But I'll bet he was thinking: I wonder if that female human has something I could eat.
The first thing I thought of when I saw this was "What a dick". I'd say this was a new low for JD but I am beginning to believe there is no bottom there.
And what did we get? Possibly the most embarrassing moment in recent history for America. I wonder if Trump can sit down yet after that thorough reaming.
Damn. The man's on fire.
Damn. That's the best idea I've read today. You tell 'em, bro! I love the fact that Jasmine calls him "Hot Wheels".
I'm with Tom on this. I despise Netanyahu and the Israeli right who inflicted this disaster on Gaza but its not genocide. It is a continuation of the mess that is the Middle East which comes from an irresistable force meeting an immovable object. Hamas turned it up to 10 and Bibi went to 11.
Once Roberts cared about his legacy. But for unknown reasons, he threw in his lot with an anti-democratic authoritarian and removed all the guardrails. He will now be remembered as a synophant & toady to the worst President in history. The future will scoff at his futile efforts to explain himself.
California is doing it. The legislature just passed the counter-redistricting plan which will go to the voters November 4th. Screw Trump and Texas. We ain't taking it anymore. Besides we'll lose some pretty obnoxious Republicans who hold seats here. Get out your wallets, friends. We need this one.
Sorry, not sorry. A man who personified the fact that evangeical Christian love is often the hate of non-believers.
Just fifteen minutes away via ballistic missile. Faster if one of the Russian nukes is swimming nearby. Donald Trump is a hopeless dolt with virtually no clue about virtually everything.
Wonder how this works if you are any color other than white?
Of course she is, the grifters of the right deserve the best. Betcha she has a cook, a butler and servants while she wiles away the hours on our dime. Rules for thee and not for me is the Pub motto.
Yup, because its about cruelty and disdain. Trump was born with a golden spoon up his ass and he has no regard for anyone or anybody. It's all about the con and the people who support him don't understand he has no regard for them either.
Another one who bitches about a situation where Dems have no power thanks to all the people who stayed home last year. I wonder if you voted, bro? Nevertheless, Jefferies does what he can with nothing to work with. Don't like it? Get your ass out there in 2026 and change it. Otherwise, STHU.
This! Gavin is on to the secret sauce. They don't get his ridicule and shade even if everyone else does. Their pomposity and certainty is their fatal weakness. More, more.
The Right has no sense of humor. I suspect they don't even get most of Gavin's trolling. What's funny to them is illegals getting shot at the border. Me, I say keep it up and hit them hard. They have no idea how to respond to humorous shade. It makes them look as ridiculous as they really are.
My dream is that a Dem wins in 2028 and Trump refuses to leave. On inauguration day at noon, the Secret Service duck walks him out of the White House & kicks him into the street. No order given by him after that time is legal as both the Secret Service and military well know. Only 1,250 days to go.
Guess you don't get it. I'm strictly talking about the troop deployments. Opposition through peaceful demonstrations, public debate, at the ballot box and through our representatives must continue. But as Gavin has shown, making fun of Trump and reacting in ways he doesn't expect is effective.
Pictures of troops standing around while life goes on doesn't make Trump look strong; it makes him look stupid.
Folks, outrage is what Trump wants. Don't give it to him. He wants demonstrations, violence in the streets, burning cars and looting so he can crush his "opposition" like the pitiful would be authoritarian he is. Yawn and go about your business.
This has always been the best way to deal with him. Show his incompetence, ignorance and foolishness by ignoring him. Dismiss him as a fool and move on past him. "Right, Mr. President, gotta go. I've got important things to do. Don't have time for unserious people.
So far, this whole thing makes Trump look weak and inept. Troops standing around doing nothing, peaceful people going about their business, few protests, no violence.
To quote my wife: Men (not all) is pigs.
Yup. Lots of troops standing around listening to the sound of crickets. Trump just isn't getting the violence he wants from the streets so he can crack down to show how powerful he is. It's almost like no one is paying any attention to him or cares what he says.
This is floundering and mad king cosplay. Just the kind of thing that will hurt Trump the most.
More performative lameness from the lamest of the lame. Gavin's right. This is weakness not strength. Probably, the dumbest MAGA can't see through this but everyone else will. Gavin, by the way, as governor, has his own state police (CHP) who are well equipped to do more than traffic stops.
Holy God, no. Just what we need: An unfunny, arrogant, belief free, nihilist with no agenda. Never got this talentless fool and never understood why so many people think he has anything relevant to say.
Notice Mr. Trump's stinging replies to Gavin Newsom. (I listen carefully). Neither did I.
Figures. I hate mayonnaise.
Holy damn, my man, James, owned this dude. "My time is running short". Ha. The only thing running here is the interviewer. Away.
And the biggest phony next to Trump is JD Vance. But he does have a lot of competition.
That's it. Let's attack Democratic leadership in an era when we are out of power and can do nothing. Schumer holds no cards in the Senate. What exactly do you think he can do? I'm a fan, Sarge, but find another target. There are plenty of Red ones available. We can settle who runs the party later.
Apparently, he moved GW Bush's also. Both are too nasty for his sensitive soul.
I agree but it will never happen as long as one Republican remains walking the Earth. A shout out to Puerto Rico and Guam which are in the same position.
Have this guy tell us what the answer is. I buy the problem which is hard for critics to avoid. But recognizing the pattern is only part of it. What is his suggested counter strategy? The answer can't be "Don't do that". Trump provides lots of entry points for criticism. What is the proper approach?
Jack, in all fairness, Pritzker, Murphy, Whitehouse, Crockett and half dozen other Democratic leaders are out there every day calling the administation out. But its hard to hear them with all the Trumpian noise and the press doesn't cover it. I'm a Californian and Newsom fan but he is not alone.
Let's calm down and think this through, MAGAites. We'll use simple language and logic: Lesbians, by definition prefer women. Therefore, skimpily clad SEC cheerleader types could be attractive to them; not offensive. See how that works? Now try this exercise with the rest of your politics.
The greatest con promoted in my lifetime is that we should not tax the crap out of billionaires because everyone could become one in America. Cut off the exemptions, run down the offshore money, find the hidden assets and make them pay their share. We give them the playing field and they owe us.
Duh! The rich Republicans have hated the income tax since the passage of 16th Amendment. Of course, they want tariffs and sales taxes because it costs them less and us more.
We have it in us. We can do it. In 20 years, people will wonder what the hell was wrong with the world then. Of course, the lessons learned will be forgotten & we'll go through it all again with different faces and different issues. History teaches this but each generation must find its own answer.
They will pass from the scene to the relief of many and mourned by few. They will be remembered by with fear and loathing for their dishonesty, corruption and immorality. People will emerge who will tear down their few "achievements" and rebuild our world - not without struggle and not perfectly.
The maximum shade-o-meter just went off the scale, JoJo.
Nice take, Sundae, and true. Heroes and heroines don't jump up and down to demand attention. They just do and let their deeds speak for themselves.
Sadly, Tik-Toc is "traditional media" for many. I read the NY Times, LA Times and WaPo, I have concluded that many news reporters and opinion writers on social media derive their material from X, Threads or Bluesky and have no idea of the depth and breadth of what news organizations produce.
Sadly, this is nonsense. The American people are that stupid.
If he gets elected, shows he's a team player and is actually able to do something, maybe I'll pay attention. So, until he is in the cauldron of New York politics and is able to survive, I'll withhold judgement. I don't fall for bright and shiny objects that are unproven and untested.
Progressive purity is often a greater threat to Democrats than the Pubs. A minority of the party whose ideas make them unelectable nationally won't settle for half a loaf and attack other Democrats. They want the unattainable or they will stay home. This is one of the reasons Trump is President.
I worked at the 1984 Olympics as paid staff. It was the experience of a lifetime. As Trump tries to insert himself into the '28 Games along, of course, with his band of incompetent idiots and visions of revenge on our city, I sadly conclude the LAOOC should shut down and try again some other year.