Want more kids? Many people can’t afford kids, so, Free childbirth. Medicare for all. Subsidize childcare Universal preschool More money for education. Etc.
Want more kids? Many people can’t afford kids, so, Free childbirth. Medicare for all. Subsidize childcare Universal preschool More money for education. Etc.
I'd love to go back in time and grease those ledges the day before.
And the soybean guy in Kentucky actually said that he was getting $17 per bushel last year (under Biden) but now he's only getting $10. But he still supports Trump. There are some people you can never convince.
It's affecting them personally, they don't realize it yet. Republicans are good at blaming Democrats for their bad policies, but soon they will realize, like the farmer in Kentucky, that the market price for his soybeans is less than it costs him to grow them under total Republican rule.
Nate who?
We need their votes, not their shame. Sure we want to punish them for their stupidity, but the Republicans are doing that for us. All we have to do is give them a way out, which means voting Democratic up and down the ballot, which they are doing now!
Great concept, but I would hang all this around the necks of the ruling party like an albatross: "Republicans just increased the debt by $5 Trillion." "Republicans just deported a kit with cancer." "Republicans are selling off our public lands." So voters would know who to blame.
Yes, Susan, you and most of the other Republicans did this.
They use it to keep us scared. The Republicans are Terror Groomers. They make sure guns are easily available. They use terms like "invasion" to stir up hatred and cause events like the El Paso Walmart mass killing.
My favorite version
"I know some of your children will die so I can have as many guns as I want, but that's a price I'm willing to pay."
Superman was created by Jewish writer Jerry Siegel and Jewish artist Joe Shuster, in 1938, as Hitler was terrorizing Europe.
To safeguard your account, log into, or establish, your SS internet account and download and/or PRINT everything. If you are already receiving benefits, download and PRINT your Benefit Verification Letter. Might protect you if the Republicans damage or delete your Social Security records.
Social security has records of all your earnings, and all the Social Security and Medicare taxes you have paid. Your retirement benefits will be determined by these records. The more you earned during your lifetime, the more you will receive in retirement.
Medicare Advantage costs us taxpayers about 22% more per enrollee than real Medicare. This hastens the decline of the Medicare trust fund. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
Prisons. There should be no profit incentive to put people in prison or keep them longer. Currently ICE and other officers are paid a bonus for each person they detain, citizen or not, and private prisons are paid per person per day for keeping them. And: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_fo...
He's paying back the oil industry, which spent a billion dollars to get him elected.
She was convicted in Federal Court. Surely her actions violate state laws as well. Can she be indicted and tried in state courts in the many places she operated?
Our government was formed to protect us from corporations, starting with the British East India Corporation, which had a monopoly on tea distribution.
How much did they lose when they denied service to a well-dressed black man who turned out to be part of a group of Secret Service officers?
1. Totally dark room. 2. Box fan on Low. 3. Recorded book, low volume, on your phone set to turn off at 15 or 30 minutes.
Slowly at first, then all at once.
Putin already has the Epstein files as part of his vast collection of compromat on Trump.
Upon taking office, Biden created a reunification task force. He hired lawyers in several countries to track down the parents. But because the Republicans had made no effort to keep track of which children went where, as many as 2000 children still have not been found.
Imagine the horror. This was done to deter people from seeking asylum. After a court ordered a stop to the practice and reunification of all the families, the Republicans were only able to reunite 60 children with their parents.
And one really big thing: Re-uniting kidnapped children with their deported parents. Under Stephen Miller, more than 5,500 children, including infants, were separated from their parents at the border in 2017 and 2018. Many parents were then deported without their children.
I prefer "aging playboy."
The Republicans couldn't get away with any of this if these guys were still alive.
Looking forward to a Newsom/Vance debate in 2028.
Property management software from RealPage allegedly facilitated collusion among landlords to illegally inflate rental prices. It is estimated that renters paid between 5% and 7% more than they should have. Biden's FTC sued to stop it. Will the Republican FTC cancel the suit?
Trump colluded with the Saudis to cut production and raise prices for his buddies in the oil patch. They continued colluding after Trump left office, and the national average gas price rose to $4.90 Biden released oil from the Strategic Reserve, forcing average gas prices to $3.10
Kroger and Albertsons, who each bought up 10 grocery chains, wanted to merge, which would give shoppers only one choice in large parts of the country, no competition, highter prices and lower wages for employees. Biden's FTC sued to stop it.
Mark is right--they talked about wrong things. Harris should have talked about the things Democrats actually accomplished. --Preserved competition in the grocery market. --Forced down the national average price of gas from $4.90 to $3.10 --Sued an apartment cartel that was colluding to price fix.
When "Big Balls" was fighting the teenagers from Maryland, the real DC police were there instantly, arresting the attackers. No reason to bring in goons in tactical gear.
"Republicans" is not a legitimate name. We need to make "Republicans" equal "goons."
I'm sure Putin has evidence of everything bad Trump has ever done.
He only supported the California plan back then because it hindered Democrats.
“I hate the idea of the Republicans redrawing the district lines in Texas, as much as I hate what the Californians are trying to do,” Schwarzenegger, as he fights Gov. Newsom's ballot measure. If he really did hate Texas' redrawing, he'd be fighting it there too.
The way to blame them for their actions is to always say "Republicans." "Republicans are kidanpping Latinos, including citizens." "Republicans cancelled cancer research." "Republicans cut SNAP and food aid to Africa, bankrupting farmers." "Republican Las Vegas is like a ghost town."
And they are on board with everything. Every time they are in power, they enact another disastrous tax cut for billionaires. We vote them out, but soon forget all about it, and vote them in again. We're at $37 Trillion debt now, and paying almost $ 1 Trillion per year in on the debt.
The point is to hang Trump's deeds around their necks like an albatross, so they can't say "Well Trump's gone, you can vote for us now." No. They are part of every horrible action. With the House and the Senate so close, he could not do any of these things without their 100% support.
Just call them “Republicans.” “Republicans are stopping every car.”
The Democrats should be saying that any military or Guard member who quits or retires early can rejoin when Democrats have the White House and Congress.
Preteens from Maryland, not even from DC. And the DC Police were on the scene arresting the perps within seconds. Where's the gratitude?
Mitch denied the vote on Garland because he believed Garland could win. I don't understand why Biden, the constitutional President of the Senate, didn't walk in and call for a vote.
Actually did several good things, he was just a terrible campaigner.
Making Cheney part of the 2024 campaign was one of the major mistakes. Just whose vote was she supposed to attract?
Throwing up our hands is what they want us to do. Just like when they impose roadblocks to voting.
I can not find any info that any 2000 pound bombs were shipped until Trump took office.
Genocide, gasoline prices, and grocery prices were three big issues in the 2024 campaign. Biden took major action on them, but nobody knew it. If the campaign and the media had publicized them more, the 2024 outcome might have been different.
Grocery prices are going up because grocery companies are buying each other up, eliminating competition. Biden's FTC sued to prevent Kroger and Albertsons, the two largest companies, from merging, which would have made them the single choice in many US markets.
In March of 2022, Biden began releasing gasoline and oil from the Strategic Reserve, which evenually forced the national average price of gas down from $4.90 to $3.10. Biden then began replenishing the reserve at the new lower market price. Win Win. This should have been in every campaign speech.
In May 2024, Biden stopped shipping 2000-lb bombs to Israel, because they have blast radius of 1000 feet, and thus a very high rate of collateral deaths. It's on the campaign and the candidates that nobody knew Biden did this. Trump resumed shipping them immediately after his inauguration.
Right now, they are drawing US Congress seats. I'm sure State Senate and State House are next.
She made the mistake of marrying someone like her. Did she really thing that as an alt-right conservative she would be able to marry someone who was not?
Pardons are a necessary defense against misuse of power. The antidote to misuse of the pardon is the ballot box, which we are not using adequately.
Everybody knew what they did during the first Trump term....
I was pretty stunned when I learned that my history textbooks in the sixties either ignored or lied about major issues in American history. My kids later had much better textbooks, especially the books for AP US History prep.
They tell us we live in a competitive free enterprise society.
Slowly, then all at once.
Has your power bill gone up? ChatGPT might be part of why. apnews.com/article/elec...
Mamdani doesn't have to replace all the stores in NYC, just add a few to increase competition. After all, we are supposed to be living in a competitive free enterprise system, right? www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Biden cut crude oil and gasoline prices nearly in half by selling both from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Then he replenished the reserve at the new lower prices. Government made money, consumers benefited.
Mark has been very active and very helpful in Democratic politics. Pointing out what we are doing wrong is part of that. He is criticizing our tactics, not our policies.
Did you know that there are more Dems in TX than Republicans? (Please consider reposting.)
In 2024 in Texas, the Republicans got 56% of the Presidential vote, but they have 66% of the Congressional seats from Texas, and of course 100% of the Senate seats.
If they really want more babies all they have to do is offer free childbirth, paid parental leave, free childcare for working moms, free pre-school, better wages for everyone, more money for education. There are millions of women who want children but can't afford them in this economy.
Russia supplied arms, tanks and aircraft to North Vietnam, who used them to kill 58,000 Americans. Remember? Russia offered the Taliban bounties for every American killed in Afghanistan. Remember? Now the Republicans want to give large parts of Ukraine to Russia. How is this OK?
Israel and its supporters in the US need to understand that Russia is a supporter of Hamas. Assets Russia has to expend in Ukraine are assets they can't send to Hamas and Hezbollah. If Russia stops fighting in Ukraine, they can be a stronger supporter of Hamas.
Kompromat.
"Pause" is not spelled "halt."
We gave 58,000 American boys trying to keep Russia out of Viet Nam. We would dishonor them by giving away Ukraine for something meaningless, like hiding bad things about Trump.
If Putin gives too much Trump kompromat, Trump will lose his ability to give away Ukraine. He's already way down in the polls, and people like Ukraine.
Off the coast of California, Orcas have been attacking whales and calves. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/nationa...
Incompetent grip crew. No bag on the C-stand camera right, nothing to keep it from falling over. The bag on the stand holding the 4x4 floppy flag is on the short leg, so sitting on the floor, not putting weight on that stand to steady it. A wider shot would probably show other problems.
Epstein Epstein Epstein
Reminder that the stock market is a measure of how successful corporations have been at taking our money. Tariffs are a valuable tool in this because they tax us billions of dollars that would otherwise come from corporations and the rich as income tax. Upward transfer of wealth.
The Republicans have terminated nearly $500 million in federal funding and contracts supporting the development of mRNA-based vaccines. This type of vaccine may now have the ability to fight cancer. All Republicans support this. Vote out all Republicans in every race everywhere.
I've always wondered why the Constitutionally specified President of the Senate, Joe Biden, didn't march in there, grab the gavel from Mitch, and announce, "Today we are voting on the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.
Are we going to arrest Mitch McConnell for not allowing a vote on the Garland nomination? Same parliamentary tactic.
Yes, Article I, Section 9, Clause 2 is completely missing from constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
Elon did the same thing in his massive blockwalking efford for Trump in battleground states. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They've already supported her by giving her this award.
She can't do anything if she's not elected. This insulates her from this issue. She can run ads showing the Fraternal Order of Police award, saying "I support police," and pointing out that the Republicans pardoned cop killers. Many voters are unhappy about the autopen pardons.
Monopolies and cartels. We have an alleged competitive free enterprise system, but corporations have done everything they can to eliminate competition so they can raise prices.
But wages have gone up much more slowly than food prices during that time. Same for housing and especially medical care.
I don't understand the rules. They can't vote on redistricting without a quorum, but somehow they can vote to issue arrest warrants without a quorum. Different rules for different actions?
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Will Ghislaine Maxwell get a pardon for clearing Republicans? Prosecutors in each jurisdiction where Maxwell committed her crimes must begin investigating charges that Trump cannot pardon. She must know that protecting Trump will not save her, but may expose her to new charges for perjury.
I blocked them.
Congress critters should be allowed to buy broad market mutual funds, like the Russell 2000 or at least the S&P 500. They would be incentivized to help the entire country prosper rather than just a few stocks they have purchased.
Isn't he the guy who created hunger and disease in Africa?
There's a lot of garbage dumps and sewage treatment plants that need renaming.
With an income tax, if you get laid off or your business has a down year, your tax goes down in proportion. A property tax stays the same no matter what, or actually goes up because of all the newcomers bidding up real estate prices.
Also: Childbirth costs Paid maternity/paternity leave Social Security credits for years raising children.
I don’t listen to Rogan, but he seems to regret Trump for more than one reason.
Omar Fateh born in Washington, D.C undergraduate and graduate degrees from George Mason University
People don't seem to realize that a large part of that $10 million went right into his pocket. Secret Service hotel rooms and meals and golf cart rentals at his golf couse. And they have to go ahead to prepare and make sure it's safe, while a whole other crew is enriching him at Mar A Lago.
He wants to prosecute her because she did not stiff her suppliers like he did.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Jennifer Short, Sr. Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, former President, U.S. Naval War College, later Flag Officer,NATO Military Committee