Military honors for Ashli Babbitt "tells those who gave their lives in defense of the Constitution that their oath was no more meaningful than the motivations of the mob that attacked the Constitution."
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Military honors for Ashli Babbitt "tells those who gave their lives in defense of the Constitution that their oath was no more meaningful than the motivations of the mob that attacked the Constitution."
"To pretend that her death deserves the same recognition as that young soldier at the gate is obscene. It is a betrayal of the oath she once swore and a desecration of the sacrifice made by so many who kept faith with theirs."
BREAKING: a photo of Rudy Giuliani has been released, after he was involved in a serious accident that shows that he is doing well, and has even requested that his temperature taken "orally" by his nurse. #RudyGiuliani
Rand Paul is The Very Model of a Modern reThuglikkkon Asshole.
Too bad, although I well understand. Heโs one of the best.
Trump: I FEEL GREAT NOTHING IS WRONG HERE LOOK A PHOTO OF ME GOLFING FROM A WEEK AGO Giuliani: I WAS HELPING SOMEONE DONT SPREAD CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT MY CAR WRECK Trump: EPSTEIN IS OVER HE DIED A LONG TIME AGO GET OVER IT Sure, guys.
Perhaps by prehistoric MAGATs?
๐จPriest uses his body to attempt to stop ICE vehicles in Broadview, Illinois outside of a detention facility that has refused entry to members of Congress.
for some reason this one is picking up likes again
๐จChildren๐จKilled by๐จICE Say their names. Their lives mattered and their deaths were govt. sanctioned murders. 1/2
Dude, he misspelled "twat." What a delusional fuckwit. Someone invoke the 25th Amendment and toss him out of the White House by his diaper.
I heard a similar one: Some people make others happy wherever they go. Other people make others happy whenever they go.
Amen, sister. Thatโs a good one.
God I hate that face so much โฆ
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"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
Heh heh. Didnโt take me even 10 seconds to figure that one out.
Heh heh. Didnโt take me even 10 seconds to figure that one out.
The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding โ and indicative of a culture where theyโve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.
This man is out of his mind
Some much for rooting out the waste and fraud in government. Not so much draining the swamp, more like restocking it with alligators.
Pretty much!
In other news, I am here for the mockery of Joe Rogan, his pal of mediocre comedians, and all these podcaster tools who promoted Trump and his fascist agenda. Finally happening at a mainstream level. The damage these hacks have done to young men...generational.
"The media seems to have accepted Leavittโs 'frequent handshaking' diagnosis. But photos from last Saturday showed Trump with bruising on his left hand too. Are we to believe heโs double-fisting his handshakes now?"
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/... If you even have to ask the question, then the obvious answer is too many. Even the prerequisite gnashing of teeth and rending of garments seems muted this time. I am not sure you can salvage a country that loves itโs guns more than itโs children.
Great show tonight, Jen!
Predictably, Laura Ingraham has always given off effusive lesbian vibes. No more than claiming a romance with Dinesh D'Souza.
"Every school in the country should have a metal detector." Sean, what are metal detectors at schools there to detect? A baloney sandwich or a GUN? You would be preventing the entry of people with GUNS because GUNS are the problem, you shamelessly dishonest idiot.
Curious whether MAGA will follow the leadership of their new Daddies, Peter Thiel, a billionaire, and his groomed toy, JD Vance, a millionaire, if Trump goes down due to his ailing health? Let's see.
I've kept saying one of the most dangerous MAGA Horsemen is RFK JR due to the damage he will do to America's public health infrastructure and his promotion of reckless, baseless, and destructive anti-vaxx conspiracies. You're seeing it play out now, folks. Should be bigger news.
โMr. President, JD Vance says heโs ready to take over for you as soon as you die. Any comment?โ
Lydia, the 16 year old who is more honest than most of our elected officials and the corporate media who cover the administration
I'm wondering: in 2028, when trump tries to put himself on the ballot for a third term, whether states are prepared to keep him off the ballot and what the Supreme Court will do. I think it's pretty clear cut, but I thought that about immunity, Dobbs, and section 3 of the 14th Amendment, too.
Hmmm โฆ Skin color. T**** is a goddamn White Racist. He has been his entire life. He was raised to be one by his goddamn White Racist father, himself the son of a German World War I draft dodger. T**** is a despicable, White-privileged, no-good, spoiled-brat RACIST.
Hmmm โฆ Skin color. T**** is a goddamn White Racist. He has been his entire life. He was raised to be one by his goddamn White Racist father, himself the son of a German World War I draft dodger. T**** is a despicable, White-privileged, no-good, spoiled-brat RACIST.
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social on tragic Minneapolis shooting: Donโt give us your thoughts and prayers youtu.be/LfwgDOICTQ4?...
"The Authoritarian Socialist Free Market Capitalist Fascist Christian King of America" Trump tanking the economy, going full socialist dictator, & unleashing the National Guard is perfectly fine. MAGA only cares whether a school shooter is transgender. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL: Trump approval rating: 37% Trump's handling of: Crime: - 12 Russia/Ukraine: -12 Foreign Policy: -16 Economy: -18 Trade: -18 Israel/Hamas/Gaza: -19 Sending weapons to Israel: -28 National Guard to DC: -15 Epstein files: -48 Smithsonian: -27 poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
"'People donโt want to reach this conclusion: This is authoritarianism."
RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS: If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail. But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
FRAGILE "DOLL HANDS" DONALD TRUMP (BROKEN MANCHILD!), WHO NO ONE LIKES, IS SO NEEDY HE FORCES HIS FLUNKIES TO FLATTER HIM IN MEETINGS. HOW PATHETIC IS THAT? MANY SAY NO ONE EXPLAINS THIS BETTER THAN JEFF TIEDRICH. (ME!) THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO READING MY POST: bit.ly/4lLxcbe
Cracker Barrel is another example of how cultural grievance is both a distraction and the reason of being for MAGA and the conservative movement. It's about fueling white rage 24-7. Relitigating the Civil War. The Lost Cause. Endless reboots of the Southern Strategy. They have no solutions.
History: Trump tanked the US economy, destroyed our health care system, banned COVID vaccines, kidnapped and deported innocent people, and made sure the world hates the USA. MAGA: But did he bring back the Cracker Barrel Logo? History: He did. MAGA: Winning, (cough, cough) baby
I can't tell if they're racing to get ahead of the Epstein Files, or racing to get ahead of a tariff-driven economic crash, or racing to get ahead of Trump's health issues, or all of the above.
BIG DUMB JD VANCE, WHO DEFINITELY FUCKED A COUCH, WANTS US TO BELIEVE THAT WORLD WAR TWO ENDED BECAUSE OF NEGOTIATIONS. HOW FUCKING STUPID IS THAT? FAKE NEWS! THANK YOU JEFF TIEDRICH (ME!) FOR WRITING ABOUT IT โ AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO READING MY POST. THE LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/3JRdKws
โฌ๏ธ A man of the people. And by people I mean the deluded, weak, self centred mass of motivated ignorance that is the new GOP/MAGA.
"If you are not nice to President Trump, he will bring the full force of the state down upon your life. If you are nice to President Trump, he will use the full force of the state to help you." There are words for this.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote. โIf you knew you could win this next election, you wouldnโt be taking this effort to try to steal five seats from elected officials that members of color elected to represent them in Washington D.C.โ
bsky.app/profile/jsta... Repost this everywhere โผ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ธโผ๏ธ
Con artist vs. real artists.
Honestly surprised we're not seeing more incidents like this -- both the masked men impersonating cops and the intended victim shooting masked men.
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And, before T****, Buchanan was universally considered our single worst President. But no longer. That title clearly belongs to T****, and will hereafter.
@devincow.bsky.social Every American who loves our National Parks should remember that while Donald Trump and Elon Musk were harassing, demoralizing and firing US government employees including Grand Canyon National Park rangers and staff, North Rim's Grand Canyon Lodge burned to the ground.
And, before T****, Buchanan was universally considered our single worst President. But no longer. That title clearly belongs to T****, and will hereafter.
Thanks. Youโre probably correct.
Help me out here. Who are you talking about?
Any other American president would clearly recognize that his job would be to make Putin's job harder. They might disagree over precisely how, but Trump is absolutely unique in viewing an adversarial dictator as a kind of partner.
Something tells me that this former GOP Senate candidate from Arizona and Peter Thiel protege is NOT referring to โforeignersโ like Thiel, Elon Musk, David Sacks, Melania Trump, Usha Vanceโs parents, and Bernie Moreno.
Meanwhile, Trump is actively purging law enforcement, military, and intelligence leadership and replacing them with extremist Reeks who are loyal to him and him alone. It's happening every single day. Who watches the Watchmen? Who stops Trump's mini army and Gestapo? We're going to find out.
One under appreciated side effect of great wealth inequality is how fucking deranged it makes the hyper-rich who no longer have contact with anyone other than sycophants or fellow, broken-brained uber-rich weirdos.
They came for Tish Bonds, but I was not Tish Bonds so I did nothing They came for James Comey, but I was not James Comey so I did nothing They came for Lisa Cook, but I was not Lisa Cook so I did nothing They came for John Bolton, but I was not John Bolton so I did nothing.
Faith leaders have always been an integral part of the immigration-reform coalition throughout the years. What has changed in 2025 is Trumpโs willingness to go after churches and people on church grounds.
There have been some very scathing dissents over the years, but I can't think of one where the accusation is so bluntly made that the majority is a bunch of partisan hacks who are politically subservient to a president.
Hair Loss Himmler!
Hair Loss Himmler has seen the videos of DC residents forcing ICE to leave neighborhoods and DOES NOT LIKE IT so he's telling his private masked security forces not to let residents get in their way--and brutalize them if necessary because they're race traitors.
If America wants to purge distorted history, letโs start with the biggest, ugliest distortion of them all: the Lost Cause.
Thatโs actually what they call it down there. Iโve heard them say it. Theyโve said it to me, correcting me when I referred to the Civil War. Itโs never gone away. And it goes a long way in explaining the total Party flip that took place between FDR and Goldwater/Nixon/Reagan.
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I am American. My Dad fought the Nazis in France, Belgium, and Germany. He risked his life for this country. He wasnโt drafted; he volunteered. Both my parents were Americans. Their ancestors โmy ancestorsโwere immigrants from Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Germany. I support Heather Cox 100%.
I am America. My forefathers immigrated here, raised families here, fought in wars, voted, worked, lived, and died for this country. I carry their immigrant blood in my veins, swore my oath to the Constitution, and defend this republic today. I am America.
Trump, on the advice of LAURA LOOMER, took away the security clearance of an undercover CIA operative. Congrats, MAGA. You're going to get Americans killed. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
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Cutting off mRNA research because the first mRNA vaccines weren't good enough - *even if that were true, which it really isn't* - is like if we banned personal computers in 1981 because the IBM PC was too expensive
Re-upping this thread in light of Trumpโs recent comments about how Putin told him he needed to end voting by mail to prevent Democrats from stealing elections. The anti-VBM movement is simultaneously a Russian op, a national GOP priority, and linked to state and local GOP election ratfuckers.
MAGA wants us to โmove forwardโ from the Epstein files back to Hillaryโs 2016 emails.
Can anyone give Tea Pain an update? Is Trump still in the Epstein files and is he still refusing to release them?
Yes, truly incredible.
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength - and Germany violates human rights more than El Salvador. on the upsidedown world of the new State Department human rights reports www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I bet Newsom. An excellent parody, actually.
A new shameful low. Even for Trump and MAGA. Everything about this story reveals the sickness that has taken over America. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
She. Called. This. Spectacularly. Every word.
This is from September. Some of us, including REPUBLICAN SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, have been trying to sound the alarm on the unhinged nut Laura Loomer for years.
I'm old enough to remember
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โLet us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.โ
A spineless coward, a blathering idiot, and a gullible stooge walk into a bar. Bartender says, โPutin played you like a frigginโ fiddle in Alaska, Mr. President.โ
"As unpleasant as it is to acknowledge the level of horror, of violence, of shameful abuse of our fellow human beings that exists in our countryโs history, it is only through learning about it that we can strive for a more perfect union."
Remember when Kamala said Putin would eat Trump for lunch? I was thinking about that today for no particular reason.