You are, of course, absolutely correct. I've heard him speak publicly. He has clearly demonstrated he's incapable.
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You are, of course, absolutely correct. I've heard him speak publicly. He has clearly demonstrated he's incapable.
I wouldn't be surprised if he will announce he is firing Vance as VP and installing Ivanka as his hereditary successor to the Oval Office.
I regret that I have but one "Like" to give this ^^^ post.
Yeah, Brian. How dare you state actual facts?! They are so damned inconvenient, and they undermine the argument.
Because we are among the world's biggest human rights violators now. And allied with not one but two ajudicated war criminals. Well done, maga. You ended the empire.
This regime only honors traitors and insurrectionists. Have you noticed?
Those idiots cannot quickly enough shed themselves of every trace of personal liberty.
And we were right.
I've always liked the cut of your jib.
Pretty sure this is the first time I've seen the word "measles" applied as a verb. Greg, you're a real mensch. You being you helps to mitigate, to a degree, the dismayment of the villainy oppressing this nation.
A sobering but necessary litany of the damage this administration's villains have done and continue to do.
Portugal's President Rebelo de Sousa: "The top leader of the world's foremost superpower is, objectively, a Soviet or Russian asset. He operates as an asset."
Accusations from trump and his minions are confessions. Always, always, always. They are consumed with projection.
It surprises me that we never discuss how shaky is his voice.
Thread definitely worth reading:
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day. It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
Don't get it twisted. Trump is having the National Guard pick up trash to debase them. He hates the military. He is incapable of understanding anyone who would make sacrifices for the greater good. He thinks they are suckers and losers, and he's treating them as such.
ditto
We've already crossed that bridge.
I'm 60yo. I was born into a nation coming to realize it was not free for all of its citizens, but had the integrity to make corrections. The US today does not have democracy. Oligarchs aim for feudalism, tech bros for corporate city states that China will swallow. It is immoral, stupid, and naive.
Trump is in the midst of the most intrusive, outrageous, dangerous individual power grab in US history. He is, backed thus far by a corrupt and complicit Supreme Court, trying to establish a monarchy in the US, asserting the president both is the law and is above the law. It’s what dictators do.
Ominous: Trump and Stephen Miller are very clearly working to acclimate Americans to the spectacle of US troops in US cities, to the idea of the military carrying out domestic enforcement on US citizens. Harrowing stuff from @vermontgmg.bsky.social in this exchange: newrepublic.com/article/1995...
Tyrants govern through fear. Dictators take their power from the acquiescence of the good people who don't speak out. It is our obligation as citizens to set aside fear and take a step forward not a step back.
Last week Trump said he likes the idea of starting a war so he can declare “no more elections” and stay in office forever. Today he just said “a lot of people” want “a dictator.” See where this is going?
Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
Some Monday morning thoughts from a Wall Street political analyst on Bloomberg News this morning: Democrats are likely to pick up 5 to 25 seats in the House and take back control. They have an outside chance of taking control of the Senate as well, with possible pick ups in Ohio, NC and Maine. 1/
As it turns out, Washington residents are more scared of militarized police than supposed criminals. Restaurants in the nation’s capital saw a more than 25% dip in reservations in the days after Trump federalized the city’s police forces. trib.al/tRyj14a
Trump actually thinks it's good PR for a convicted rapist and child-trafficker to vouch for his 'character' from prison – in a testimonial acquired under extortion from his own criminal defense attorney. Dwell on this.
He sure drives me right to that line.
The explosion in CEO pay relative to the pay of workers isn’t because CEOs have become so much more valuable than before. They've just gamed the system to line their pockets. Is it any wonder why so many working people feel the game is rigged against them? (It is.)
We damn sure don't have democracy in Texas. Not today. Not for many years.
"In this proposal, a hispanic Texan has one-third the political value of a white Texan under this plan – and a black Texan, one-fifth. It would take three hispanics to equal the representation of one white Texan and five black Texans to equal the value of one white Texan..."
"I have never wished a man dead, but there are obituaries I have read with great pleasure."
Why isn't a top story that the Justice Dept had a deadline yesterday to turn over Epstein materials subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee, and they failed to do so?
GOP tyranny:
"When the rich rob the poor, the rich call it 'business'. When the poor fight back, the rich call it 'violence'." Attributed to many
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.
Yep, on Trump's threat to end mail voting, people are getting lost in the weeds, arguing he can't succeed. But the larger intent is the thing to watch: He's going to abuse presidential power in every way he possibly can to rig the midterms, and pull pretexts out of his ass to do so all the way.
“This is a serious moment. Wake up.”
Statement by British Intelligence. It would take Russia 4.4 years and more than 1 million Russian casualties to take the 4 regions Trump wants Ukraine to hand over. No wonder Putin is smiling.
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump announces he will issue an unconstitutional and illegal executive order purporting to ban mail-in voting and certain voting equipment for the 2026 midterm election. Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.
As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation. snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
There have been a great many occasions where trump has shown delight at the prospect of others dying.
How to convince your friends, family and networks to support wealth taxes. A step-by-step guide
The government will tax the middle class out of existence instead of trying to tax the vast wealth of the very rich.
If Dems do not control the House in 2028 Rs will refuse to certify the election in the House. They will claim millions of illegals voted and refuse to relinquish power. Thats why they’re doing the stealmanders. It’s imp you accept this fact so we can stop it D’nile is a river, not a strategy
His/their every accusation is a confession.
They can keep him.
Ugh. A noteworthy point.
That's fair.
Wait. They're going to seize people's weapons? Wait 'til the NRA hears about this! They'll put a stop to this GOP assault on our 2A rights!
Maybe I'm not getting enough of the true picture, but the UK populace, for example, looks little more comprehending of the oppression they're under than does the US populace.
Is it that "most Democrats" are scared of the rich, or that the population has been so dumbed down and dissemination of current information (factual news) so corrupted that the general public is unaware of the degree of oppression the rich has extended over them and incomprehensible of consequences?
It's dismaying when reality clashes with our preferred image of the world.
Witkoff's boss draws a line at note-taking. They teach in the NY mob that taking notes is absolutely forbidden.
They should give that a go.
Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
He went out to clarify: basically, if other Americans choose to give the house to the Democrats, it is the responsibility of Texas Republicans to conjure up enough seats to make sure that doesn’t happen
This is what is happening right now.
Abbott (w/backing of Paxton) continuing to tighten his tyrannical grip on Texas. In that memo he declares his intent to replace representatives chosen by the electorate with stooges of his choice. Abbott's Texas is a banana republic. I say this as a Texas resident.
It’s been 6 months and all Trump has brought us is higher prices and less jobs.
the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
Governments and corporations are in fear of decline in production/revenue. Robots and AI have potential to substitute for declining workforce, but not declining consumer base. Immigrant labor can bolster workforce (see Germany), but xenophobic nationalism opposes corporate aims.
The CEO-to-worker pay ratio for S&P 500 companies was 285-to-1 last year. And now these CEOs will get a tax cut of roughly $500K thanks to Trump’s big, ugly bill — 639x more than the median U.S. worker. Is it any wonder so many people think the system is rigged?
ATTN: If you're one of the Treasury employees that handled Epstein's Suspicious Activity Reports, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
He cannot afford discovery.
To be sure, both parties have supported ICE in the past. But Trump has given ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. This isn’t business as usual. This is a fast track to full-blown dictatorship.
That was a terrific conversation! An excellent review of the known information regarding Epstein and those in his environment. Great job, LB and Greg!
...except health issues.
Liberté, égalité, fraternité.
72% of people swept up in Trump’s immigration raids have no criminal record. That includes at least 250 people detained in deplorable conditions in his “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida. This was never about targeting criminals. It was always about terrorizing immigrants.
4+ decades of undermining public education, crony-owned radio and tv stations broadcasting propaganda every day, profound gerrymandering.
The trend here is GOP governors taking the same approach as trump: they take election to office as carte blanche to rule as they see fit. Checks and balances are a thing of the past, as far as they are concerned. Winning their election was the last thing they'll ever need from voters, they feel.
This is appalling. We certainly do not live up to billing as a land of opportunity. From www.oecd.org/en/data/indi... :
You've been conned.
A particularly powerful point in a thread of sobering truth:
Phrasing!
Texas GOP is seeing something to scare them into this action.
She, and so many others in the administration, did not understand they had actual jobs for which they were responsible.
It should be just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one, right? Well, three GOP judges blocked the FTC's "click to cancel" rule established by Lina Khan. Trump's FTC chair voted against finalizing the rule last year. Another win for Corporate America.
As ICE terrorizes communities, remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies that will make bank off his budget bill. And Stephen Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target immigrants. Cashing in on cruelty.
Enemy-of-my-enemy concept notwithstanding, I might be slightly more sanguine about America Party shenanigans undermining maga if Musk were not so perfectly aligned with the interests of Putin and Xi.
Having read Mr. Troy's offering on the situation, I would prefer to read your perspective, Mr. Olear.
“The Weather Service’s nearby San Antonio office … had significant vacancies …. “That office’s warning coordination meteorologist left on April 30, after taking the early retirement package the Trump administration used to reduce the number of federal employees.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
It took Trump twice as long as Hitler to get his first concentration camp open.🙄
“The question Trump and his team ought to face is simple: 'Why has American job growth slowed this year to a 15-year low?'” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Excellent analysis of the impact of Elon's American Party from Dr. Rachel Bitecofer:
What has happened to the girls at Camp Mystic is EXACTLY what one of the country's best meteorologists John Morales warned would happen. Learn how Trump's cuts to NOAA & NWS have critically impacted storm prediction nationwide.
MAGA was positively gleeful about the prospect of drowning migrants locked in cages in the Everglades. They’re even selling merch. Trump has gone silent about Texas because it doesn’t fit his narrative. ‘God Bless our first responders’ won’t cut it. He’s killing MAGA too.
Dear Texas MAGA, this is what ‘Drill baby, drill’ gets you. It’s only the beginning. You’re expendable to the people you vote for time and again. Stop the madness and wake up.
Christians praying for the passage of a bill that will hurt the poor, sick and children to help the rich....
Wondering why your 4th of July barbeque feels more expensive than last year? Well, it is: since Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs, cookout costs have risen at a 12.7% rate. Is this what “freedom” is supposed to look like?