I live in SoCal, though I've lived all over, including England & India. Adventure is great, but deep roots & old friends are too, & I grieve those. Kids are grown, &the dog in the bio pic is long gone. To take my mind off Trump, I may need a puppy.
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Good morning and Happy Friday to everyone who is glad to see, in a Congress full of Republicans cowering in fear at the idea of trump's retaliation, Senators like Chris Van Hollen can still say FUCK YOU and stand up for the rule of law and due process. Well done, Senator.👏
What you say when language deserts you....
People want institutions to stand up www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Trump is so weak he can't ask a poor small country like El Salvador to return a prisoner we are paying for. THE WORLD NOW KNOWS HOW WEAK HE REALLY IS
Wilkinson's clear, powerful language takes my panic/despair down a notch. Which, this week, is really saying something.
This feels like the fatal flaw in American governance - the '2 senators per state no matter the population size' idiocy. It creates such a massive imbalance in the power of individual voters, this can barely be described as a democracy.
100%
My student with autism wrote a book, is going to college and does not embarrass himself several times a day, like RFK.
Anyone who voted for Trump is actually aiding and abetting a terrorist.
Doctors say I will never regain my ability to even.
To be honest, given our current economic situation, I have no problem with self-indulgent rich women paying millions, while ordinary Americans struggle to feed their families, pretending to go into "space." I do question, however, the value of their return.
Still one of my favorite videos.
Every now and then it hits me that this isn’t just about 1 inhuman act or another, but a bigger picture. That the entire democratic experiment in America is falling apart in front of our eyes. It’s historic in that sense. Which then makes me wonder why all media stories aren’t framed this way.
Jeff Bezos has enough money to send Katy Perry and Gayle King on a joyride to space for 11 minutes. He can afford to pay his fair share in taxes.
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The lies, gaslighting, threats and intimidation by this malevolent regime is breathtaking! The only people “aiding and abetting” a criminal are those GOP members who are complicit in Trump’s malfeasance. ‘The Don’ is conducting ‘business’ like the vile mobster he is! #FelonFascistTrump
"Creepy" is one word inspired by Trump's collection of... I want to say...fairground prizes? Other descriptors include: "tacky", "cheap-looking", "sad".
He had my sympathy right up to the moment he explained he'd voted for Trump just to *avoid* this kind of treatment, at which point I'm like "backup, backup, dude! You vote for a felon, you deserve what happens."
Dan Caldwell is fired from the Pentagon for leaking inconvenient information that threatened to embarrass Donald Trump. Pete Hegseth is *not* fired from the Pentagon for leaking top secret military information that threatened the lives of our pilots overseas. #TrumpPriorities
It's time to start trying to introduce articles of impeachment. And it should not be some fringe person doing it. It should be the whole House Democratic Caucus.
This, absolutely this! It has gnawed at my belly for years. Rich megachurches that hold political power and wield it for their own benefit is the polar opposite of everything Christ taught.
You know who should lose their tax exempt status and be taxed as political entities for pushing politics loooooooooong before Harvard? Christian Nationalist megachurches that supported Trump and his current brand of fascism.
When Andrew Tate was charged with rape and human trafficking, Trump intervened to fly him back to the US. When a working-class father of a disabled 5-year-old child was wrongfully deported and charged with NO crime, Trump refuses to lift a finger.
I had the same question! And appreciated the interesting answer. :)
We need more of this—and more solidarity: “No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - Harvard President Alan Garber www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
This surprises me not a bit. For 10 yrs I've driven a fuel efficient, zippy little car that I love. During that time, giant SUVs have taken over the freeways. I've long accepted: if one of them hits me, I'm done. What makes me *really* mad is all the big, empty cars making big, empty traffic jams.
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
Who else SUPPORTS Senator Van Hollen?! 🤚
So we had an earthquake today, and something amazing happened…
Replace ‘Harvard’ with ‘churches’ and he’s onto something…
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022. That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations. So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
"After all these years in and around politics, I’d like to think I have a pretty strong stomach, but yesterday was sickening... This was not newsreel footage of two dictators meeting somewhere far away and long ago. This was yesterday. Here in the Oval Office." www.thebulwark.com/p/two-dictat...
I don't think that matters so much to him now. Before, he had was trying to impress voters. Now he's in the WH, and I'm pretty sure he's setting things up to never leave.
A very good question!
This is a direct quote from RFK Jr. at the "Make Indiana Healthy Again" talking about autism: "This whole generation of kids is damaged." People with autism are not damaged, but this entire MAGA/MAHA platform is beyond repair.
Well thankfully we have a constitution and first amendment that will endure long past you fat self
We read this at our Seder.
That is too kind; here's my edit: Trump is a raddled old man, who reasons like a spoiled child.
Everything is breathtakingly stupid
Life finds a way—this tree pushed through pavement and even wrapped itself around a stop sign in L.A. #Nature doesn’t ask for permission. [Marika Sparrow]
In Utah, you can strike out the "may." That is what is happening.
How is it that every time Bill Maher trends for being a piece of shit there’s STILL a new group of people JUST figuring out that he’s a piece of shit?
Bring back *everyone* who was sent from the U.S. to CECOT in El Salvador. *No one* should be sent there. ALL their rights were violated. ALL of them should come home.
Aye, Jamelle, lad, there's not many have the ancient skill of Milking the Oat. Legend has it, you're born to it or you're not. And there's nowt can change it, if you're not. Move on wi' your life, I reckon. (Sounds like oat milking is done largely by residents of rural N. Yorkshire, UK.)
Marco Rubio has ensured his place in history for war crimes.
Pathetic.
Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!? Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
I love that spot - been in the area a few times. It's hard not to feel it's special.
I totally get it. Also, I hope the day comes when all this horror is so far behind us, that you'll wear your lovely cap again without a second thought!
Enjoy. 😎✨
As Trump defies the Supreme Court and refuses to bring innocent father Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador — it’s worth remembering his Czar of Hate Stephen Miller has always been viciously anti-immigrant, even in high school 👇🏽
So, you need no democrats at all, in this noble 'burn it all down' plan to get the government you want? Screw that. You'd be doomed. The perfect is the enemy of the good, and all that. But I absolutely agree with you about repealing Citizens United. The worst bill passed in my lifetime.
Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Coachella 2025 last night. So he went from the LA rally to Coachella. He's 83 and fighting like this. This should be an inspiration to all of us. If he can do this, we can all do a little more.
I watched when it first came out, and it remains one of my fave shows of all time. But to watch it now, amidst the real-life horror show that has taken over the White House, would only pour salt in the wound.
The WSJ is now calling for Trump’s third impeachment, criticizing his disastrous trade war and ill-conceived tariffs. His chaotic policies have harmed the economy, and even conservative historians are calling them out as “neurotic.” It’s time to restore America’s standing and hold him accountable.
That must be a new location. When I was a kid, she was definitely selling sea shells *by* the sea shore. I hope she's enjoying the change.
The VA is having mental health clinicians work in cubicle farms and tell veterans they can’t guarantee their privacy because of SecVA’s asinine return to work order. There isn’t room! Veterans will suffer. That’s the real goal. Force VA to fail. The price? Veterans. Enough is enough.
Ready to have your mind blown? ✨☄️🛰️
Texas won't fund a task force to combat their measles epidemic. But they will steal $70 million from Medicaid to force more unfit mothers to give birth so their children can be measles test dummies.
There's no sound coming through on your message
It should have ended before it began. It should have ended when that asswipe mocked a disabled reporter many moons ago. So many evil things have happened. But here we are at Hitler 2.0
Disagree. There are people in this country who have both the resources we need, and the humanity to share them, and I'd say that's a good thing.
Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.
Not OK. This is NOT OK. Freedom of Religion! That's a thing in this country, right? And in every civilized country in the world. Reporting on your colleague's faith-related speech/behavior does not seem, how should I put this, in the spirit of the USA
OMG this is such gross sycophancy.
OMG we watched season one finale last night and I'm NOT happy that we now have to wait for season 2.
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?
No! Stop this, major media! That’s _not_ what just happened! DOJ at _no_ point made _any_ commitment to “bring Garcia home,” nor did it ask for “more time” to “bring Garcia home.” It said that Garcia is in the custody of El Salvador and the court has no jurisdiction there. Get it right, dammit!
Yes!
this is also their economic plan
Good things will still happen
It’s Amazing What White Evangelicals Are Willing To Ignore….
Well that explains things. There's a certain kind of guy who would have to give himself a name like that, because how else will all the other guys know he's cool and daring?
Oligarchic bordello, maybe?
Honestly did he? I swear the whole thing was a setup, and that was stage blood.
Me too! When I see stuff like that at our Chinese take-out, it feels fun. In the Oval Office, gilded fripperies look like a joke. And I swear some of them are crooked, which is on brand.
Is the town *really* called Chagrin Falls?
What’s up with that?! 🤷♀️
I have to prove that I have a Constitutional right to vote but I don’t have to prove I have a Constitutional right to own a gun - even one w/ the sole purpose of killing a human. This is crazy fucked up. I want to challenge the govt to prove that I DON’T have the right to vote, like they do w/ guns.
How is this not straight up fascism? How can a legal alien resident be deported for his beliefs?
Chuck, history will also remember your pathetic response to everything that's being done to our country. You're celebrating the removal of tariffs that never should have been put in place to begin with. Please liberate the dems from your leadership @schumer.senate.gov
I think that ship has already sailed.
This just came on after The Hollies. I must play it again! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 youtu.be/v8zGryHWZE0?...
And this is why countries are dumping their U.S. treasuries and dollars.
Yet here we are, harboring a 34 count felon in the White House whilst screaming CRIMINALS AREN’T WELCOME IN THE UNITED STATES. Seems legit.
If I were Judge Xinis, I would order the government to produce, in her courtroom, officials who were in a position to answer her questions and to do so under oath. Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
A Message to The Orange Dude...
Ha, thanks! Also, some huge percentage - a quarter maybe - of Americans couldn't even be arsed to vote. I'd say they're to blame, but allocating blame rarely helps me move through to next steps.
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