He is such a dick. Trump just revoked Kamala Harris's security detail, just as she is about to start a nationwide book tour. Petty really doesn't cover it. Nasty is more like it.
The above words were penned by Ben Johnson in 1641. I'm bringing them back here to remind us all that Donald Trump is out of his everlovin' mind. No other way to say it.
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He is such a dick. Trump just revoked Kamala Harris's security detail, just as she is about to start a nationwide book tour. Petty really doesn't cover it. Nasty is more like it.
My granddaughter was severely impacted by that social media garbage. She spent almost two years in residential treatment before she came out the other side intact. I only wish there was a way to hold these monsters accountable.
Mike Johnson, he needs to protect the people who live in his state. Apparently, you're not concerned with the people in yours.
I'm with her. At some point, you just stop giving a damn. It's so freeing! 😉
I had a couple of items that I'd forgotten the last time I was at the store. I went in yesterday and got a loaf of bread and a package of fresh spinach. Those two things? $10!
Hold on a minute. He's been on vacation eight times in seven months. How much "on-the-job training" does he think he got in the few days he's actually been so-called working?
Not to mention Donald Trump's liability decision in the Trump Org fraud case. I mean, "cheater" should have a photo of The Donald next to its dictionary entry.
For those who aren't aware, Right to Work, Stand Your Ground, Papers Please and other conservative laws swept through the country 15 years ago, where these state laws had surprisingly similar wording. That's because they were boilerplate fill-in-the-blank forms from the Koch brothers and ALEC.
He then lied like a rug during his confirmation hearings. Seems those congressional record statements, which were made under oath, ought to be a basis for recalling this monster. And a whole lot of others, too. Start holding them to account for their actions.
Here's the thing. If you actually thought your boss deserved a Nobel, you'd never say something like that. It's almost as if they're spoofing him, and he's too dumb to get the joke.
Sadly, people who live in DC know he's lying. But where I live in NW Montana, it's another score for The Donald. They think he's killing it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Gov. Pritzker is speaking for millions of us, saying just what I've been aching to hear.
Can't wait to get the full video of that speech. It is epic. I plan to send it to everyone I know.
The question actually is: What is Snoop worried about? Is he afraid that his grandson might embarrass him if he's gay and chooses a same-sex partner? Really? That's the scariest scenario he could imagine today? Because simply seeing same-sex couples as normal might just be. . .normal.
It's shocking. Even if you understand science and eagerly line up for your vaxes each the fall, they *may not be available*. No words.
Yes, she's a serious and capable leader, and I hope we haven't seen the last of her on the ballot. She *barely* lost that election, despite Donald's non-stop lies about his "landslide victory."
The grocery. Prices are now flying past anything we've ever seen here before. Will we be like Argentina or Venezuela, where bread is $500? How long will it take, and will anyone stop him in time? I don't know.
How do they all keep straight faces? The stupidity is hilarious. I have to give 'em that.
The problem is that when you use these words, you signal membership in a "tribe" that's enlightened, and the implication is offensive to non-members. When you use them, the rest will likely label you elitist and out of touch. If politics is a game of addition, that's not going to bring in converts.
You obviously touched a nerve. These are coded words that are alien to a large swath of Americans. Someone's 5-year-old knows what cisgendered means because his mom explained it to him. I had to look it up. Not everyone cares to go to the trouble.
No worries. I could tell that was your point. 😉
Seriously. I like to think I keep up pretty well with political ideas, but I had to look it up when I first saw it. Most people won't bother, if it's not something their family, friends and co-workers are using.
Agree. The clarity is understood mostly by people who are already voting Dem. MAGA voters cringe when they hear them and the rest roll their eyes and think the Left is in La La Land. We need to be talking with and to potential voters, not *at* them.
My statement on the limited Epstein files release and continued White House cover-up:
And besides, a centrist who also acknowledges the needs of the fringe and does what he can to help is what I see Dems clamoring for. Big tent. Not a my-way-or-the-highway type, who'd have fervent followers but turn everyone else off.
And that's a feature, not a bug. Chaos reigns, and nobody is sure what's happening. We're in big trouble, folks.
I'm thinking it's a psyops tactic to engage in so many acts that are wholly outrageous and yet unstoppable that everyone who's not part of the "in group" just surrenders. It's systematically and inexorably breaking down the will of the people.
Just remember on this redistricting brouhaha. Reshaping districts to shave off a little here and put it there is likely to deliver *less extreme* candidates, because thinning out the partisan packing of voters means an extreme candidate won't win the general. It could be a good thing.
I saw Stephen Miller wearing a suit just like Ben Kingsley's here. It was during the visit to DC's Union Station with JD Vance and Pete Hegseth. I always thought Stephen Miller was embarrassingly out of step with the times.
Signing bonus and enhanced retirement benefits for ICE thugs, all while the Trump regime sends whole armies of brilliant scientists and dedicated public servants to the unemployment line. The Nov 5 election was a cataclysmic event in American history, rivaling the shots fired at Fort Sumter.
His brand of evil was featured in Max Blumenthal's 2009 book, Republican Gomorrah. Funny how so many clandestine dirty deeds have been flushed into the open, perpetrated by that pretend-pious brotherhood.
I'm sorry. It's just hurts. 💔
So I guess this cancels the Trump Nobel, right? Too bad. I guess he'll have to try again next year.
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DND. . .is that a non-disclosure agreement?
The stupidity is precisely the key feature of Trump's entire administration team. In fact, I was just about to post that Trump is without a doubt the stupidest president ever elected in this country. We laughed at W, and then Donald said, "Hold my beer!"
can we please stop commenting “and that’s why Democrats suck” on every post about bad things Republicans are doing I am no stranger to criticizing the Dems, I do it all the time, but sometimes - and I know this is hard - the bad things and not their fault and we can save our ammo for when they are
Besides, the idea that he's settled anything is dubious. Sometimes there's a lull, and then a spark gets it all going again. I'll believe "settled" when enough time has passed to call it that.
Don't forget that the July 4, 2018, Moscow Eight meeting happened just 12 days before Helsinki. And Rand Paul flew to Russia to hand-deliver a letter from Trump to the Kremlin three weeks after that. Oh, to be a fly on the wall for those secret chats.
Lucky you, to find a distraction from this gawdawful mess Trump has made. Honestly, when I think of the petty quibbles some voters had with Biden and Harris that they used as an excuse to stay home or bring back Trump, I could scream.
What is most American about America is that we adhere to the rule of law. It's not perfect, but it's the "screen" that protects me from you and you from me. We don't have to settle our disputes with guns. I think a large part of our citizenry missed that day in class.
I agree. I almost can't look at Bluesky these days, because the fury that rises up in me is painful. I feel like a volcano that's about to erupt, and I know I'm not alone.
Remember those brave souls on Flight 93? I think the next theme for mass protests needs to be "Let's roll!"
Actually, I've heard a few recently. I think even she can't resist letting off steam with a few choice phrases. 😉
So now Trump is doing Putin's dirty work. No other way to say it. And I can't say what's on my mind without getting a visit from men with badges.
Just waiting for the "Let's roll!" moment in America. I believe it's not far off.
I have to peek at Bluesky in small doses today. The fact that this farcical meeting to "end the war" is being held at all is driving me right over the edge. I'm so angry I could throttle someone.
What a dope! Putin doesn't care about *anyone* being killed. He even killed his buddy Prigozhin to take out a perceived threat. And Trump is a threat to all of mankind, because he only cares about himself. No one will be sorry to see either of them gone.
So we'll turn out an entire generation of ignorants--young people who have received no education, because they let a machine fill in the blanks for them, so to speak. Once the human knowledge base is gone, it'll be downhill to oblivion.
Probably because they don't count the votes, anyway. Just pick a number out of the air and declare victory. SMH
Thanks for bringing this back. I'd forgotten about Maria Butina, Alexandr Torshin and their "surprising affiliation" with the NRA. Putin's dirty fingerprints are all over that election.
As it should be. We're in the 21st century, folks. Having to trundle down to the polling station during hours of operation and stand in line for up to eight hours is so pre-Y2K.
As an aside, I'd bet that one of the reasons Trump has been suing media companies, legal firms and universities is to dilute the impact of these wins--like the Fox-Dominion suit, for example. Just another "they all do it" cover.
Willfully blind, IMO. His allegiance is to Putin, and no amount of persuasion changes that. An unbelievable tragedy that he won this time.
It's hard to tell someone they've lost a step and the rest of us are going to pay the price. But, tough love, folks. It's time.
Sometimes all you can do is "something," and these Texas Democrats stepped up to the plate in a big way. 👏👏👏👏👏
This is the live-or-die moment for America. If you're determined to play by the rules--when the opponent is breaking them every damned day--we might as well prepare for the worst that's sure to come.
Unconstitutional, but when did that ever stop the Orange Orangutan in the Oval Office.
That's a problem with American politics, in general. Our elected leaders *should* be governing with an eye on the effects in the future, as well as the next two or four or six years until the next election. Unfortunately, winning the next election is all that matters to them.
You could say that using random facts as the basis for a questionably related theory is the worst kind of ignorance. Next time, Jillian, remember this: "Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."
Shocking, because you know he knows the idiocy of that statement. The wrong move now may not make my life worse the next day or next month, but just wait. It's a chain of dominoes that will reach America before you know it *in the worst way possible*.
Reminder: Eight US lawmakers spent Fourth of July in 2018 in Moscow with the Russian Duma, and 12 days later was Trump's disastrous summit with Putin in Helsinki. Then Rand Paul flew to Moscow August 8 to hand-deliver a letter from Trump to the Kremlin. What was going on in the summer of 2018?
No, it's definitely because his mommy didn't love him as a child. He can never fill that hole in his heart--even with a Nobel Peace Prize.
Remember that the likely outcome of each of these district elections is based on data from before the Great Trump Authoritarian Nightmare and BBB. It's altogether possible that enough people are fed up with their GOP reps to toss them out, even in GOP +5 or +10 districts.
Since Me Too, it's easy to forget that, in the Before Times, sexual abuse was rarely prosecuted. Most victims didn't even report it to police, and that should add credence to the Epstein and Trump accusers. Many came forward, expecting great public shame without any assurance of vindication.
What if their "help" isn't exactly their best work? I mean, who's going to judge? And if they accidentally lose. . . . 🤷♀️
Love the tiny hands, but shouldn't that be a diet Coke? 😂
So Paolo Zampolli, the Italian model scout who brought Melania to the US and introduced her to Donald, is now the US Special Representative for Global Partnerships. Interesting, considering his shady past described in this longish article. passblue.com/2017/05/05/w...
We kind of already knew this, but seeing it written out is still chilling. America is in deep, deep trouble.
Maybe he shouldn't have admitted there are grand juries looking into Adam Schiff's "crimes." Because when there's not an indictment, it may be embarrassing.
Oh, but just wait. I'm sure it'll be all Biden's fault. 🙄
Our military has NOT been in cities around the world "fighting crime." Saying so is a stretch so far that it's essentially meaningless.
The psychotic break that will never heal. Thank goodness.
Look, if the poor thing was in so much danger, Mr. Marcus, put her in solitary. She'll be fine there.
Marco Rubio has lost his humanity. That's the look on his face in every photo I've seen since Trump took office again. Was it worth it, Marco?
Does he know that, except for his loyal MAGA base, he's despised with a vituperous intensity unmatched in the history of his country?
Just waiting for the Marie Antoinette moment, where the rich find out they've gone too far. Something tells me it won't be long.
Imagine if you had to go for 12 hours without a drink while you did your job. Oh, wait. She's probably got an IV set up next to her desk to keep the level up to her required level of intoxication.
Completely agree. He's just their trained monkey to entertain the masses while *they* are behind the scenes, feverishly turning America into a banana republic.
I wonder how long she'll last at the podium. It must take a toll to have to make up stuff day after day to cover for the Idiot in Chief at the White House.
Yes! It's the rank ignorance that's revealed when someone makes the "two genders" argument. And they have no idea that others can clearly see it. Kind of like having spinach in your teeth and nobody tells you.
Can't help you on that. But if anyone thought Trump couldn't just go in and rewrite history, they simply weren't thinking. An absolute abomination. And his supporters are all in for it. Gah!🤷♀️
1. It's a distraction from Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. 2. He hopes nobody knows that Ghislaine is getting out on work-release. 3. His numbers are in the toilet.
So many times I want to throw something at the screen when I hear pundits say that Dems didn't do anything when they had power. Well, I have four words for them: Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin. There's nothing that could have been done when those two closeted Republicans refused to cooperate.
Of all the issues facing Americans in this time of climate disasters and worldwide security threats, Trump puts his energy into planting geraniums and sweeping the sidewalks. Doesn't he have more important problems to solve?
Tyranny is what it's called. We have entered the Age of Tyranny with the return of Trump. And I blame every clueless MAGA who thought they were getting even with "the libs" for this tragic turn in America.
Donald Trump reminds me daily of this classic essay from c. 1980, by Richard Mitchell--aka, The Underground Grammarian. I've cut it into chunks so you can read it here.
Exactly. It's a convention (coming together in agreement) that red lights mean stop and robbing a bank means you're going to jail. Once somebody isn't bound by law, all bets are off and nobody knows what's allowed. Laws are "open to interpretation."
And furthermore, write verbatim all the crazy crap that comes out of his mouth. I'm appalled at the sane-washing. Sure, he's going to come after you. But if everyone agrees to participate, he can't keep up.
I'd expect better from Dasha. Trump is crazy as a loon, and we need to acknowledge that before he pushes the nuclear button, literally or figuratively.
He has the essential qualification for a job under Trump--a blank slate to be manipulated any which way to the Orange Turd's advantage.
Do you think anyone has told Trump that you don't get a Nobel for forcing the rape victim to just lie back and take it? That's what he's trying to do to Ukraine, and it's an outrage.
It's the first I've seen a photo of the guy. OMG, a real wacko. Just perfect for the Trump admin. He'll fit right in.
He's decompensating before our very eyes. Makes Joe Biden sound like a bold stentorian by comparison. When are *they* going to admit it.