Some of us just hope we have enough to pay tax. Many don't make enough to owe tax. I will take some of the billionaires' money off their hands.....
Some of us just hope we have enough to pay tax. Many don't make enough to owe tax. I will take some of the billionaires' money off their hands.....
And you are surprised? If you actually get something meaningful, you will be shocked. That's a big IF.
Maybe the Democrats didn't see anything of benefit by releasing the files. But Dems have had it, so now is the time to see if the Epstein files can be used to get him out.
If the 10 Commandments were to be posted in every classroom, as a teacher, I would have agreed and then hung them upside down.
Democrats have been vilifying the ultra rich, understandably so, but we might need to change the perspective to focus on people who have money like that. We talk so much about how we need to do things for the common man, so how do we convince a few selected rich who DO work for common man to help?
Did Trump run out of money to pay these participants? He probably paid them in crypto currency anyway.
What was the REAL count?
A television station in Australia broadcasted a report from the LA ICE raids with military escalation, but they called it the No Kings Day protests, making it seem that No Kings was violent. Wish I could correct them.
Take away the audience. It appears that is what happened.
A bit of math here (I don't do math, but used a calculator): 3.5% of the US population can save our democracy. That is 12,215,000 people. Divide through 2,000 No Kings Day rallys (there were more) means 6,108 people per rally. I think we made it, folks!
We might be winning in the courts, but he ignores court decisions. What good does it do to win legal battles only to have him bulldoze over them?
45 causes me mental anguish. I should sue him for pain and suffering. Is $8 billion enough?
Mom was listening to the ball game on the radio tonight, and a commercial came on for QT. Their song was, "Tacos to go, tacos to go, tacos to go, $2.99." My brain heard, "TACO should go, TACO should go, TACO should go...."
Yup. He was short with a big head and green all over. In his spaceship he did "unspeakable things." He spoke a strange language I could not understand. Fortunately, I was rescued by a Mexican native in the US legally. Without him, who knows what might have happened! Thank you, Juan.
This should be common behavior anyway. Show basic respect whenever you can.
Let's just give her a standard citizenship test. If she flunks, can we "deport" her to El Salvador?
Many caregivers are taking care of an elder in their home often alone. If Medicare would provide money to care for an elder (Mom makes $23 a month too much money to qualify) in their own home, it could save Medicaid about $5,000 per person per month that would otherwise be spent for a care facility.
Reuters did publish an article about Bezos and a Chinese propaganda arm. The article was published..in 2021! And it has nothing to do with Amazon's "import charges." Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm By Steve Stecklow and Jeffrey Dastin December 17, 20217:32 PM updated 3 years ago
Who will blink first: Trump or SCOTUS?
He apparently hasn't met any of them. The people who he describes are just a fraction of the broad range of people on the autism spectrum.
Where are we living now? This is not the USA. This garbage has to END!!!
Let me see if I understand this. Donald Trump apparently entered into a contract with the president of El Salvador for the US to pay them $6 million in exchange for them to hold prisons in their prison. Did Congress authorize that expenditure? Aren't these "prisoners" still under control of the US?
Good idea! Thanks for doing that!
Many of us are far from oblivious. But we are angry, scared, and feeling hopeless. I watch independent media (like you) to stay informed. But I am scared. Will my soc sec deposit come on Wednesday. What happens if it doesnt?
Why is this necessary? Has the administration given an answer to this question?
Closing the Dept of Ed would be a DISASTER!!! We can't leave it up to states who can barely pay for essentials. Personally, I think curriculum should be determined nationally to allow equitable education nationwide.
I would love to start a website or YouTube channel to highlight the contributions of those people so they will not be forgotten.
If you know anyone who needs help with social security, help them--drive them to an office, help get them online, whatever skills you have to help. Please help!
It is happening. It has been happening since he was inaugurated. Now, how do we stop him?
"Best politicians money can buy."
Doesn't surprise me with Oklahoma. This is why state school boards can be dangerous. In Kansas several years ago, a history textbook author was forced to delete any mention of anything (like geological features) older than 4004 BC. Board members believed the world wasn't created until that date.
This needs to be publicized! Any independent media creators here who could help? MeidasTouch Network? Brian Tylor Cohen? David Pakman? This has ramifications for every community with a public library!
If Musk is charged and convicted of a crime or crimes, can he be denaturalized and deported?
Great idea!!!
I can see this end and the chaos getting and being in this destruction. I hope we have enough left to rebuild.
He looks like he had a stroke and is dragging his leg. That has been noted by others from other clips.
The EU should approach Ukraine to make a deal to exchange aid to Ukraine by purchasing those rare earth minerals. Sounds like a plan to me.
Already did. I don't know if he (or his staff) will see it before the vote.
Or hair color department.
Start your own independent network on YouTube. You would quickly have a following!
USAID was a good start helping those who are hungry as well as the farmers who grew the crops. One step at a time.
Yes, yes, YES!!! Bundle AOC with Jasmine Crockett, and we have "the dynamic duo!"
In a perfect world?
Notice when the MAGA bunch have nothing to say, they start calling names. Limited vocabulary.
Keep asking. Keep reminding them of the benefit of independent media. Keep reminding them that independent media has a powerful following!
I was able to get eggs for $6 a dozen (on sale!). That will be the end of affordable eggs.
When will E Musk be arrested? He has hacked into our computer systems and shared our sensitive information with who knows who! Isn't that treason?
Musk says the publication of those hackers' names is a crime? What Musk, himself, is doing is a crime. Almost everything he has done in the last two weeks is a crime.
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We MUST stop this! How???
Ya think?
I would ban frowns. They are not helpful.
Depends on the message of the book. Some have good messages.
Thank you, Gov! Thank heavens for people like you!!!
What happens to these people who Trump fires between the day he fires them and when we win in the courts that declare his actions are illegal? Are they just unemployed and have no income? This time will do a great deal of damage to federal employees.
Not if we already know how the poem ends, and we speak up early.
What??? Some people need to take "Reading and Writing 101."
A good reason to not drink coffee. But, tea prices will likely also rise.
It is harder to swim upstream than it is downstream. And the country is heading downstream. Do we swim upstream and drag it behind us?
I'll drink to that!
Deportation raids are already taking their toll. People are avoiding going to work or school, fearing they will be deported. Their work goes undone, and their tax money stops. Gov employees are leary to make waves, fearing they will be terminated. DEI workers are being forced to resign. Ugh.
I will drink to drown my sorrows, and I don't drink. We should start a pool: at what day and time will Hegseth actually stop drinking. And extra points to the first person who catches him falling off the wagon.
This madness has to stop! The actions and attacks are coming so fast that we have no ability to process. I feel paralyzed with fear. I feel like the ship is sinking, and I can't get off. I need to feel like the fight is doing SOMETHING to stop these maniacs!
And the pardoned criminals are vowing revenge.
I want to do this when I am not longer my elderly mother's caretaker!
Those who neglect learning our history are doomed to repeat it.
Maybe his staff can't find any more of the squibs like he had behind his ear in Pennsylvania.
That isn't because of tribal affiliation. A tribal ID is issued by the tribe. It is the same reason college students can't use their college IDs. It has to do with the ID needing to be government (state or federal) issued.
Slowly, I am making the transition away from FB. Many of my friends (elderly) won't come here because they don't know how to do it (and aren't comfortable learning). Anyone else have this issue? Also, are there interest groups here, like on FB?
I am aware of the ethnicity of Greenland. My point is that they are not the "brown skinned" people who Trump despises. So far, fingers crossed, Trump has not gone after the hundreds of thousands (or more) of Native Peoples in the US. I sincerely hope he doesn't.
I do believe it has been more than 24 hours. Maybe Putin isn't taking his calls.
Higher....much higher!
Maybe Trump will offer to give away Puerto Rico in exchange for Greenland. He doesn't consider Puerto Ruco to be part of the US anyway. (Hint: look at the ethnicity of both populations....tell you anything?)
I need to be more active here and get off FB. I'm tired of the attitude there--not my friends, but groups I belong to. I post my opinion, and they (probably MAGA) call me toxic and a narcissist when I express my perspective.
I hope that becomes obvious to the masses. Unfortunately, I don't hold out hope.
Are they afraid the kids might actually READ something?
I have been trying to stay informed about plans the incoming administration has for the country by watching independent media on YouTube (don't have cable). But I'm beginning to wonder if that is a good idea. My anxiety levels are sky high! I hate the thought of what seems to be coming.
I find it interesting that the Trump Republicans find the need to call news sources "fake" if they disagree with what is broadcast and call people names when they don't like something that person said or did. I have seen more mature kindergarteners on the playground than these supposed grown-ups.
@mspopok.bsky.social Question: if Pres. Biden were to have significant proof of Russian interference in the 2024 election, could he call it null and void? I heard this discussion on a YouTube video the other day and I wondered it it is true.
@clairecmc.bsky.social Hello! Is there an email address where I can contact you? I live in the KCMO area, having just moved here from Kansas, and I have a couple of questions I think you can help me. Thanks.
I am doing as much as I can, but that is limited, because I am the full-time caregiver for my mother, so I can't get away to do much.
Yes, for the middle class, but I am concerned about those living on the edge financially and those elders and disabled who have fixed incomes. Do we pay rent or buy food?
I know I don't have many followers here (yet), but I am making my first post. Just an observation, but as Trump is picking his cabinet, it seems each pick is worse than the previous. So, what is the end game? What does MAGA gain by destroying the country? There won't be anything left to lord over.
#echomachine2025 I started following you when I first set up an account. We NEED your perspective, and I look forward to reading your book.
#echomachine2025 Looking forward to your book. My cousin and I will share it. Thank you for doing what you do and keep giving us this quality view of current events.