Well, I have no idea what you're replying to -- but I must admit that I'm impressed by your well-reasoned response.
Marching once again, after a 50 year pause (because retirement allows me to). Non-affiliated adherent to traditional Christian principles. Always a recycler, newly fanatical environmentalist. Still waiting for the next true leader.
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Well, I have no idea what you're replying to -- but I must admit that I'm impressed by your well-reasoned response.
"Trump is the biggest union-buster in American history. " Don't know about that. He couldn't be doing what he's doing now if Ronald Reagan hadn't betrayed his own political roots by breaking the Air Traffic Controllers.
What a friggin' dick.
Hard, often invisible, and frequently fatal work.
Hard,
That is, of course, just about the least bad thing that can be said about him.
Not to minimize, but -- the NG has vehicles running all over the Chicago area (indeed, all of Illinois) every weekend. It's probably pretty routine stuff.
As a general rule, I rather prefer the 'Real' look. On the other hand, however, the content should perhaps determine the presentation, no?
How old are you? And in what year did YOU start paying attention to the real world? I was 10 years old when JFK was assassinated, and I decided THAT DAY to become informed enough to figure out why such a thing could happen. Things were improving, albeit slowly, for the first 50 years.
I don't nominate anybody. My priority is not to get good ones in -- for over 50 years my vote has been cast to keep the worst of them out. Until 2016, that philosophy worked reasonably well.
Actually, voting worked out pretty well for a couple of centuries. It was only when the average American became poorly educated and apathetic that voting turned bad. The decline is NOT a purely 21st Century phenomenon. The forces of darkness have been ascendent for forty years.
There's always hope.
Unfortunately, I believe, the real question is "When will they love OUR kids more than THEIR guns"? Let's ask them how they feel after THEIR kids die.
I'm in too! And I don't even have to leave my current church to join!
An excellent idea.
Bet he owns a shitload more now.
A powerful, incredibly well-written letter. That people of this caliber are being driven out of government service is beyond unconscionable.
BREAKING: Robert F. Kennedy Jr poised to surpass gun violence as leading cause of death among American children.
A trans person has never threatened me. But the leather-faced worm-brained science-denying conspiracy nut in charge of America's healthcare is openly threatening to kill and maim tens of thousands of us.
There are plenty of decent Democrats out there, but the party as an institutional whole has lost its way. As always -- vote. Vote in the primaries, vote in the generals. Get out and vote at every opportunity. If people vote every time against the worst candidate, the winners get better.
Because of the obvious expectations of 2/3 of eligible voters last November. If you are not voting against the worst candidates on the ballot (or if you are not even looking at the ballot), you do not deserve to live in a civilized society. Exhibit A: The USA of August 2025.
Don't really know how you can say that to me. The bottom line of my response is that we are all in this together, or we will all fail individually. The only thing we ALL have to agree on is that if we don't get our collective shit together, we are all totally fucked.
Whomever meets the moment is going to be someone who can overturn the current reality. Plain and simple. Demanding that someone be perfect for an individual agenda - no matter how justified it may be - is guaranteed to allow the current reality to continue. Keeping the people divided is THEIR goal.
Yep. I could write a book (if I COULD write one). The ups and downs, the moments of pride and the moments of shame, the beauty and the blight -- there is no city in the US (nor, for that matter, in the world) that beats Chicago. Proud to call it 'home' even (and especially) when I lived elsewhere.
I don't know. I never tried it. Distasteful as it sounds, though, perhaps ass-kissing is a much easier way to keep a job than making the effort to DO the job competently.
I don't know. I never tried it. Distasteful as it sounds, though, perhaps ass-kissing is a much easier way to keep a job than making the effort to DO the job competently.
Donald accused Seth of having “the Personality of an insecure child.”
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
Good stuff to know. Thank you.
After the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Pope Leo retweeted this from Senator Chris Murphy: “Your cowardice to act cannot be whitewashed by thoughts and prayers.”
🔥 The Veteran Sit-In at Union Station is already breaking the regime’s grip. The Guard was posted there EVERY day—until today. Why? Because fearless vets schooled them: you don’t have to obey unlawful orders. You have a CHOICE. And today, they chose not to stand against the people.
And Mitch McConnell owns Roberts and the rest of the traitors of SCOTUS.
Release the Epstein files.
I agree. In fact, that's been my position for the past couple of 'shutdown crises'. It is long past time to play hardball.
And then some, no doubt.
It's not dumbassery. It's intentional disinformation intended to mislead the true dumbasses in the cult.
I understand some people must work. If you can call out, please support the Blackout. The spending part should be easy, and if you've embraced the strategy of VOTING WITH YOUR DOLLARS, you know retail sales are lagging for the big boxes. When you do spend, shop local small businesses. ✌️
Well, duh. Nobody competent has the least bit of interest in working for him.
Say what you will about the failures or old-school corporate Democrats in Washington -- Mayor Johnson in Chicago and Governor Pritzker in Springfield are serving their neediest constituents very, very well. And quite courageously.
Awww, man. Too bad Trump Tower wasn't in the background. Think of the meme possibilities! (Thank you, JB. Best governor in my 72 years in Illinois.)
SLOW descent?
Very good questions.
The meme omits McConnell, who made all of this possible.
It's not simply them parroting Trump's bullshit. Mainstream media has been sensationalizing crime stories for decades. "If it bleeds, it leads" has been the mantra for at least forty years. They didn't intend to scare people (well, a few did), but scare people they did.
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst. Every dictator in history has lied. Donald Trump is no different.
Not sure I share your confidence. The Rethugs have proven repeatedly that they never learn ANYTHING. Neither from history, nor from their own experience.
And it would have been fully appropriate for the "terrified Texas homeowner" to have done the same thing if they WERE theoretically legal goons.
Excellent observation.
Oh, Howard. "the best businessman in the United States"? Really? Imagine how insulted REAL businessmen (and women) must be.
Well, his is a truly shriveled soul. But I've got to admit -- I'd kind of like to see how he intends to actually GET those funds back.
The USA is in deep, deep shit.
They shouldn't have detained him, of course, but at least the Secret Service was civilized enough to let him speak. (Plus, they weren't hiding their identities like Trump's true Gestapo.)
If Trump’s so eager to declare a national emergency, he should start w/ red states: West Virginia – Leads nation in overdoses Oklahoma – Worst schools in the entire country Texas – Power grid fails when it gets too hot Arkansas – Highest teen pregnancy rate Mississippi – Highest poverty rate
Most Americans are Democrats, but Republicans have been rigging the system for years to make their minority look like a majority.
Sure, Hitler negotiated his brains out, and then we negotiated tf out of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading Hirohito to unconditionally negotiate.
He doesn't have bad habits to unlearn.
"He questions if Trump fully considers the outcomes of his actions." Is there ANY evidence to suggest otherwise?
Oh. And. BTW. I'm pretty sure that George Conway has never met a bigger asshole than Roger Stone. Roger Stone is a full-on traitor. If he doesn't like you, you must be doing something right.
Wow. If Roger Stone thinks you're an asshole, you must be doing something right.
Oh. By the way. RELEASE THE FULL EPSTEIN FILES.
I'm sorry, but ... is Stephen Miller the ideal recruitment poster? Do not VASTLY more attractive role models exist? Seriously -- I'd more readily identify with the gestapo goons than that dweeb.
No, Joe. Because the "arbitrary and capricious asset seizure" is EXACTLY what's called for to begin correcting the gross inequality which is the root cause of the USA's downfall in 2025.
"We" only win with low turnout? Guess we know who YOU are shilling for.
Troll
Can I be there virtually? If so, I AM IN.
Oh. So THIS is how the incels get laid.
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats. Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Go, Ukraine. GO! Despite the efforts of the cowardly Putin puppet in the White House -- the people of the USA stand with Ukraine. (And we hope to be helping you soon.)
Well, du-uh -- it's because they're dickless cowards. Those who have pride in what they do do not hide their efforts.
Well put.
You don't want to SAY to them, you want to ASK them. Unfortunately, my Canadian friend, they are clearly unable to answer those questions. And, yeah -- we hate them for that.
You don't have to 'love' the highly educated, Gavin. They'll find you. But differentiating yourself from the orange asshole by dismissing the poorly educated who revere him is perhaps not the best strategy. One need not be educated to hate MAGA - one must only be a decent human being,
They would be asking that if they weren't afraid of losing their jobs. And they're afraid of losing their jobs, of course, because their corporate masters are fucking pussies.
Illinois will be on board. Count on it. But since Illinois is already one of most gerrymandered states in the country (done to protect specific legislators in a state with FEWER seats every census), it's going to be really, really hard.
I really want to see a LOT of support for him. Massive support. Truly resistant support. The kind of "I'm willing to die on this hill" support I'd offer if I lived there.
Oh, yeah. Got to get on this more regularly. Release the Epstein files. Fully, and unredacted. We QAnon disciples want to know the truth about the bad, bad, Dem pedophiles.
Well, I doubt they believe that the average person has the intelligence of a houseplant. Their target audience, on the other hand ...
Not quite so tiny now, are they? If the pics were of my hand, I'd be pretty worried. And being almost as old as he is -- I do pay attention, you know?
My God, what a pathetic piece of shit Donald Trump is (and always has been). Truly mystifying is the appeal his ass has for kissing by so many rank losers. Evolution has failed in the USA.
Yep. It's my way or the highway.
They’re going to come after anybody they perceive as a viable threat to Trump—Bolton on Russia, Schiff on Trump’s abuses of power, ActBlue for powering Democratic fundraising. It’s going to keep happening, and everybody needs to be prepared for it.
Because self-proclaimed America First nationalists are in fact agents promoting the interests of the Kremlin. The USA is being devastatingly compromised by Russian influence. Putin is winning.
Real answer? We as a society do not accept mental health conditions as legitimately addressable (and correctable) problems. Apparently, whatever foolishness we endorse is perfectly okay until somebody dies.
Ouch
Well, what's always been unreasonable is that people diagnosed with mental health issues should be ostracized. Let's figure out VANCE's diagnosis before we determine the proper course of action with him, eh?
You know -- YEARS ago I pretty much ruled out legal gun ownership. I've openly admitted to my crazy. But given how easy it is to acquire illegal firearms, I'm thinking it might be time to exercise my 2nd Amendment right to own them. Because, for SURE, that's what MAGA wants me to do.
And that list only INITIATES the indictment.
And when your access to it was severely restricted by modem limitations.
Well, du-uh! But of course, the lunacy of the STATED justification cannot be ignored.
Proving one is smarter than Sarah Huckabee Sanders isn't something to be proud of, really. Immensely satisfying, on the other hand, is surely on the table.