You do not in fact have to praise the guy who said homeless people should be murdered with lethal injections and then apologized four days later to save his job. Let's get a grip here.
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You do not in fact have to praise the guy who said homeless people should be murdered with lethal injections and then apologized four days later to save his job. Let's get a grip here.
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Mitch McConnell gets my vote for orchestrating the current SC and their capitulation to every Trump racist, illegal, and/or authoritarian move.
The real issue isnāt left vs right. Itās not white vs black. Itās not citizen vs immigrant. Itās not gay vs straight. The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest ā and a lot of money invested ā in dividing us, and itās working.
If Bill Clinton raped girls within Jeffrey Epsteinās child sex trafficking ring, he should rot in prison. If Donald Trump raped girls within Jeffrey Epsteinās child sex trafficking ring, he should rot in prison. That wasnāt so difficult, was it?
š©øš©øš©ø I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon & adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did š©øš©øš©ø
Duckworth: "Let's make it clear -- the President of the United States essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation. This is not normal. This is not acceptable behavior."
Hey everyone...LOOK OVER HERE! It's Lt. Col. Bone Spurs declaring war on an American city!!! Does his rough tough cream-puff cosplay make you forget about the EPSTEIN survivors, their lifetime of trauma & their courage to speak the truth in public? Yeah, me neither. #ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesASAP
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois wonāt be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
If it wasnāt so disgraceful itād be laughable
Someone needs to tell CBS that at some point you bend the knee so far that you are just kneeling.
When Tom Hanks was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2014, he was saluted with a military marching band AND a military choir. But now he's not patriotic enough for the fascists at West Point. Talk about cancel culture.
We have a president whoās so fragile we have to be sure to only say nice things about him in public. And broadcasters are complying. What happened to my country?š¢ l.smartnews.com/p-69zxi45W/C...
Hereās a man, who used his privilege and fatherās wealth to avoid serving in the military, never trained for US Armor, wearing a US Army Cavalry hat as a symbol of war- against people in his own country. Itās Beyond offensive to every American soldier who has defended our country on foreign soil.
West Pointās Alumni Group who are retired Army officers, including Generals, are cowards and apparently led by a coward - Ret Col Mark Bieger, who is an embarrassment to what the corps stand for. Shame on ret Colonel Bieger for caving in to an insurrectionist, a rapist and 34 count felon. š”
Gov. Pritzker enlists the public's help: "What we've asked is that people pull out their iPhone or their Android phone and film what they're seeing. Take a video of everything so see so that we can know if, in fact, laws are being broken by these federal officials coming into our state."
Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.
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"I was at the bottom of my class. I started doing heroin, and I went to the top of my class. Suddenly I could sit still and I could read." Weāre not doctors but it kinda seem like this shouldāve been disqualifying š¤·š»āāļø
FOX: The August jobs report wasn't the number you wanted. How come? KEVIN HASSETT: The BLS has been struggling with bad response rates FOX: So it's their fault? HASSETT: Well I'm saying we expect this number will be revised up FOX: The revisions for June and July were lower
Itās also abandoning courageous investigative reporting: reporting facts. CBS has turned Edward R Murrowās āSee It Nowā where he exposed demagogues like Joe McCarthy into āYou Wonāt See It (the truth) Now or Ever. America: Good night and Good luck with this new āimprovedā Russian style programming.š¤¬
CBSā āFace the Nationā is abandoning the common journalistic practice of editing interviews. CBS, which folded to a bogus Trump lawsuit and paid $16 million in July, says the new change is in response to āaudience feedback.ā Sure, CBS ā the audience of Donald Trump and Kristi Noem.
I have to proofread what it ācorrectsā because what your friend describes has happened to me. Itās not terribly sophisticated. When I'm in a hurry and don't proofread whatās been corrected, Iāve regretted not taking more time.
Yes, and itās obvious Trump wants to drown out it out- jets flying over my house for 10 minutes straight. Iām on their flight path. š¤¬ Itās very noticeable because itās usually very quiet at 10:30 AM. Trump & cronies clearly donāt want the truth to come out. I feel like Iām living in Fahrenheit 451.
Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois. I want you all to know weāre doing everything we can to protect your rights. Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
Retired English teacher here. My score is similar to yours. I've found Grammarly is good for basic spelling and grammar. It catches most of my typos and helps with clarity & editing. š However, it incorrectly corrects complex, grammatically correct sentences. And it hates parallel structure. š
And he did it in detail, w/examples/explanations. No ranting. No 'weaving/delusional' stories Plain talk. It was a masterful speech.
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
Todayās court ruling is what weāve been warning about for months: Trump is unlawfully using the military to terrorize Americans, including kids and hardworking immigrants ā many of whom have contributed to this country and are part of American families.
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
Thank you on this labor day!!
It's not Trump who normalizes autocracy. It's the rest of American news media. The Guardian can and should stand apart as the one outlet unafraid to declare autocracy is here. Stop asking. Declare. Has Trump succeeded in normalising American autocracy? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The cruel irony is heās been placed above the law as our president. He belongs in prison for inciting an insurrection and for being a rapist. Heās a convicted felon on 34 counts by a jury of peers. Heās the last person who can say with a straight face āno one is above the law.ā He makes me vomit.
Miller, like his mob boss, only knows how to lie. We all know Robt. F. Kennedy Jr. has zero medical education or background. Heās woefully unprepared to lead anything medical or health-related. Congress owns this crisis. The GOP voted him in as HHS Secretary.š” www.brookings.edu/articles/rfk...
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I see something different. I see a methodical operation in progress, orchestrated by Project 2025 architects Voght, Brendan Carr, and Ratcliffe. This was all planned out in 2020. Fox personalities are the āprettyā faces fronting the coup. Trump gaslights & lies as Miller & co. implement overthrow.
I often talk about the fact that MAGA does not access the same news as the left wing. I present to you Exhibit A. Dr. Daskalakisā resignation letter excoriated RFK Jr. and shared that RFK Jr. was lying to the public, manipulating data, and ordering unethical actions. This what Fox News served.
Definitely.
And upon reflection, itās probably best to call governors of states asked to send their guard units to do Trumpās bidding, as well.
I mean, in a functional government, the president would give a shit about professional employees doing everything they can to draw attention to his appointees creating incredible damage. But Trump is firing or putting on administrative leave any professionals who raise concerns. (see also EPA, FEMA)
āWe just want to make the streets more safe.āDid you ask JD 1) If so, why aren't you sending the NG to wards 7, 8, the places where crime is actually happening? 2) How is putting NG on landscaping & trash detail making streets safe? USA Today Afraid to do that? MSM kisses the ring, capitulatesš”.
What I see is bored national guardsmen who were sent to DC for a ācrime emergencyā hanging out in front of a Krispy Kreme in NW Washington. I see no crime, no emergency. But we taxpayers get to pay $1 million a day for Trumpās made up, Phony pretext for a military presence. Call your senator. Today.
The Kennedy Center experienced a 50% drop in ticket sales following Trumpās takeover. Trump and his new board can hire whoever they want, but whoās going to fill the ā unwokeā seats? Proud boys and masked ICE thugs? Good luck with that.Lol.My friends and I have switched to community theatres, halls.
Having guardsmen mulch a national park in DC when they were sent for a non-existent ācrime emergencyā costs taxpayers $1 mill a day. Expensive landscaping for no purpose. Trump isn't addressing any actual crime; IE- no oneās being sent to parole wards 7, 8. š www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Donald Trump's threat to bring the National Guard to Chicago isn't about safety ā it's a test of the limits of his power and a trial run for a police state. Illinois has long worked with federal law enforcement to tackle crime, but we won't let a dictator impose his will.
The safety of the people of Illinois is always my top priority. There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders.
Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he's causing families. We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.
The DOJ released the security video of Epstein's jail in parts so they could take out anything inconvenient. The DOJ released the Maxwell/Blanche transcript in parts so they could take out anything inconvenient. Such an obvious cover-up.
The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.
I get daily emails from Hakeem Jeffries asking for $ for Democrats. What I donāt get are daily emails on how he is taking the fight to Trump!
PR article courtesy of sycophant Bezos. Itās repulsive. It glamorizes autocracy and a military takeover where thereās low crime. Notice the Post reporters donāt investigate if the guard is in the worst DC areas- wards 7 & 8 or in dangerous red state crime cities like Baton Rouge. MSM= complicit.
āThere is no Epstein listā - Ghislaine Maxwell Well Ghislaine, when you take all the rich and powerful people who regularly spent time with Epstein on his island, planes, boats parties etc and write them all down on a piece of paperā¦ Thatās the Epstein list. Hope this helps.
If Trump pardons convicted child rapist Gislane Maxwell, they will absolutely officially be the pedophile defender party. The fact that this is even being considered is sickening. She also has been moved to a nice min security prison, a club Fed, ALREADY
Oh good grief. Even the regional MD/DC/northern VA Fox station reports itās the opposite. Does Trump EVER speak the truth?* www.fox5dc.com/news/dc-rest... *Answer- rarely and then only accidentally.
If heās afraid to walk outside Union Square, he must quake in his shoes at the thought of walking the streets of Wards 7 & 8. lol.
Yes, interesting. He doesnāt seem to have a personal preference. Iām sure he loves the media attention and the message he projects when he votes in person. Thanks for your replies to Mr Dunn- caused me to look closer at how he votes.
He voted by mail in the 2020 primaries. NPR stated it wasnāt his first by mail vote. www.npr.org/2020/08/19/9...
It sounds crazy because it IS crazy- Trumpās usual BS. Body language and facial expressions of the two at the meeting illustrate just the opposite of what Trump is claiming on āhot mic.ā He left the summit early with no lunch,no deal, and Putin smirking. Trump isnāt fooling anyone except his cult.
A murderous dictator has kompromat on the US President and is making him do his bidding. The Cold War never ended for Vladimir Putin. What is happening to America right now is his greatest triumph.
why does the media continue to just repeat whatever the hell this known liar has to say without, you know....seeing if Zelenskyy or Putin can confirm??!!! how many times has Trump lied & said a world leader says this or that, only to have the world leader say he's full of SHIT!
WOW. @marcelias.bsky.social goes off on the failures of legacy media: "We have an absolute collapse and failure by the institutions that have promised us that democracy would not die in darkness, that in fact, they stand for the proposition that democracy will die in plain sight of daylight."
105 years ago today the Womenās Suffrage movement achieved its goal with the passing of the 19th amendment. Today, Trump and his Cabinet flirt with the very people and ideas that would have Womenās right to vote destroyed.
Expectation of productivity for the US employee is 60 hours a week? Whatās wrong with this picture? Just look across the Atlantic for the answer. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
The WaPo map doesnāt tell us a thing. To be instructive, it would show where the highest crime is and where the patrols are by ward. Where are Wards 7 and 8 on this map? Article says cars are being stopped for drivers not wearing seatbelts or broken headlights. Curbing actual crime? Not.š¤¬
Well, Greta, he has a bedroom suite for sleep on Air Force One, āplaysā golf not walking the course but riding in an electric cart, has someone handle golf bag & clubs, has a staff of caddies hand him golf club and ball at each tee off point,retrieve and move his badly played ball to a better spot.
A message for the most ātransparent Administrationā in history: Release the Epstein files.
RADDATZ: The president went in to that meeting saying he wanted a ceasefire and there would be consequences if they didn't agree on a ceasefire in that meeting, and they didn't agree to a ceasefire. Where are the consequences? RUBIO: That's not the aim RADDATZ: The president said that was the aim
Is this satire? A news media āoutfitā considered left leaning opines about a ā left leaningā outlet. Come on, NPR, stop trying to curry favor with our wannabe be dictator. Heās not going to change his mind about youš Stand tall for fellow truth tellers. www.allsides.com/media-bias/m...
Miranās opinion is based on HIS personal āhotā economy: heās in Trumpās inner circle and has access to luxury perks & inside info about what to buy/ sell. Heās also a $millionaire, so I doubt he notices price upticks. Like most Trump cronies, they donāt live in the real world - the one we live in.
Have these people bought groceries or tried purchasing an appliance lately?
At 66, I am so ashamed to be an American for the first time in my life. Trump has destroyed the very foundation of this country.
#NeverForgetTheEpsteinFiles
if sandwiches are outlawed, only outlaws will have sandwiches
He seems to also forget HE is the criminal- 34 counts.š
SAD but this is where we are, America. So much for Colonist John Withropās idea that America would be a model for the rest of the world, practicing charity & civic virtue- āa city on the hillā for all to emulate. Itās hard to be charitable when those in power take away your basic rights & freedoms.
iām a believer in something @therickwilson.bsky.social said recently, which was basically āif they take 5 seats of ours, we take 10 of theirs.ā there needs to be pain when they pull this shit.
How about Trump first āmake America great again?ā He promised his cult during his campaign he would 1) release the Epstein files 2) increase economic growth 3) bring down grocery prices 4) make housing more affordable 5) increase the number of jobs 6) lower interest rates Heās done 0 of that- š¤¬
Latest statistics on Medicaid reveal: 4 in 10 children are recipients, 5 of 8 are nursing home residents, and 1 in 4 with disabilities are on it. Oz & Trump think all these folks should get to work? I'm sure some Medicaid recipients take advantage- but children & older adults?š kff.org
This former model, with no background in history, has been put in charge of curating what is "appropriate" at the National Museum of African American History.
Thank you for being in DC! My favorite from yesterday was a WTOP photo (on news App) of several Nat Guardsmen walking on the Mall toward the Washington Memorial. They were behind joggers wearing shorts and behind tourists looking at the sights. š Our tax $ at work.
ICYMI Monday: Our coverage of a totally beautiful and safe day in DC as Trump announces takeover of police department. Good thing I had Duke guarding the live shot.
"if Republican policies are so popular, why dont they run on these policies?" "I gotta go"
Talarico owns Will Cain so hard that he has to tap out of their interview based on "time"
āIf we're going to save this country it's time to stop listening to the "Trump has a point" crowd. He does not. Speak the truth. Stop triangulating with pure evil.ā This is a must. We are facing a full authoritarian takeover of our country. Stand up. Fight it tooth and nail and at every juncture.
Burchett may trick the folks back home but for those who live w/in 30 miles of DC,we know this is BS. My senators live near DC & commute as do most.When my husband worked at the WH, he took metro & walked DC streets every day. Not one incident. Itās a big fat lie so white men can take over the city.
The crime scene in D.C. most damaging to everyday Americans is at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Rep. Adam Smith: "Look, it's pretty clear the president wants his own domestic police force and step by step he's trying to create it. We should be deeply alarmed by that regardless of how you feel about crime in DC or any other city ... it's a huge step toward an autocratic government."
Funny since all the crime in DC is coming from the WH. š
Jd: she has the wrong hair color for my new friends and lifestyle ((not blonde) Usha: Heās not the person I married- who is this guy?
A would be tyrant is sending troops into our streets. What we are living through is no less dramatic or dangerous than that.
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