THIS is a big part of the problem. Sometime along the way Repub voters got it in their head that "owning the libs" was THE only thing that mattered. Not sure if it was bc of the Fox news, RW radio/web propaganda or if it was when the black guy won. (or a bit of both)
Oh yeah, he knows map. That's where you find the Gulf of America
This one I had to go and fact check. I got confirmation of it from a Daily Beast article about a recorded interview of Epstein by author Michael Wolff. Interestingly a pdf of article (which contains other bombshells that I never heard) is on a House.gov server. docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/...
"Free Market Capitalism" is exploitative. Workable capitalism requires regulation, anti-trust, progressive taxation and labor unions. That is what gave us prosperity, relief from crushing poverty and the greatly improved standard of living in the post WWII era. Up until Reagan and "trickle-down"
Th'all
JD Vance (not his real name) on Donald Trump: "I’m a Never Trump guy. I never liked him. I don’t think he’s the person. I don’t think he cares about folks. I think that he’s noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.”
You need to heed the market advice of mid-20th century "philosopher" Will Rogers The way to make money in the stock market is to buy a stock. Then, when it goes up, sell it. If it's not going to go up, don't buy it! - Will Rogers
How do you say 'downward spiral' in English? If you want to be very optimistic you might say, "circling the drain"
This 👇 #cdnpoli
Exactly ! and a wonderful start it would be. And really - how hard would it be to start a meme that Trump "lost his way", became too corrupt and too cruel and it REALLY pissed off God.
He cheats. His caddy drops one somewhere else.
Yup. Like I say to RW acquaintances - When you're watching Fox News and that little voice in your head says, "Wow! Is that true?" The answer is - "No... no it's not"
From a satire article. No truth to it (unfortunately)
I just thought that maybe my wish from yesterday came true and his vanity won't allow him to go public. bsky.app/profile/pr-g...
Yeah, screw those "experts" - let's get out the Ouji Board, the horoscope, the tarot cards and the Magic 8-Ball.
Doesn't get more basic than this. (I'm sure an incomplete list. Pharma, banks & Tech immediately come to mind)
The exact reason that they call on "their" women to submit and obey.
Gonna just drop this apropos tidbit from @rbreich.bsky.social in here. bsky.app/profile/rbre...
Hah ! Do you still have ice cream vendors where you live? Or are you working off childhood memories?
That would take at least a small amount of Republican spine. Not impossible but outlook very bleak.
I'm sure DeSantis doesn't think of it as waste. Any day that he can funnel hundreds of millions from taxpayers to his cronies is a good day. If he can "own the libs" at the same time - Bonus !
Well that may be all well and good but... how much litter did they pick up? 😉
Whaaaaa???? What was the motive here? He called the cops before they consumed it. Was he trying to get DQ in trouble? Very odd.
I want one of those hand bruise thingies to show up on his face. (is that too mean of me?)
A half hour video after which you will know everything you need to know about the legalities of using federal troops in cities.
Thom Hartmann on my show: Trump's plan is to use the military to steal the 2026 election. We need to be prepared! youtu.be/aXPqbuojv2g?...
He got to line the pockets of his crony friends, which is the important part for him. (besides, it's probably Biden's fault)
and you know what TR would have called Trump - "Bully, I say, bully !" (sorry)
"Do as I say, not as I do"
Making shit up and talking out of his ass... again. Crime rates in Seoul are FAR lower than in Washington DC. or most any other American city.
There's only one acceptable response to this latest ploy. Release the EPSTEIN FILES !
Oh, that's not tariffs. That's just greed.
Very insightful Donald. The rapists wanted to "get on" and forget about the whole sordid incidents, but the victims on the other hand... not so much. Hmmm, I wonder if maybe you could relate that to something in today's world, Donald.
Embarrassing. You know, there's a different thread going on about how dumb JD Vance must be about how wars always end by negotiating. Then I see this article, where it's almost like Trump read that story and said, "You wanna see dumb? Hold my beer." "Nobody needed magnets until 20 years ago"
This goes for any politician. They are supposed to be public servants.
I think "All of the above" is the obvious ploy. Redistricting? sure. Also voter suppression, screwing with voter rolls, intimidation - goons will be checking for "immigrant voters" (harassment), long lines in blue areas, rig machines, challenge ballots, slow mail, bomb scares, dropbox fires...
The 1%.
And convincing those MAGAts that their woes are all the fault of . Paraphrasing a meme I once saw - It's rich people paying Fox people to tell dumb people it's because of poor people.
Excellent ! His first visit to a ball park? If so, he will remember it his whole life ! (I still do, and I'm freakin' old)
I think you're both right. It's a Trump play to eventually intimidate the '26 election (papers please)... AND Chicago won't be as easy as DC. When push comes to shove, the Fed rules DC.
😂😂 "Remember the truckers who were going to invade DC?" Oh wow, I had forgotten about that debacle. Definitely a Keystone Cops situation there. Hilarious group of Jethros driving in circles around the Beltway.
Exhibit A of the evidence of our compromised, now completely exposed, dual system of justice.
"When Putin blamed the 2020 US election result on mail-in voting... " I feel it necessary to remind everyone (especially journos) that there is NO evidence that Putin said anything about the 2020 election - other than the ramblings of the lying liar. NONE.
Yes, he'll toe the Proj2025 line but won't be able to gaslight and sell it to the public like Trump can. Vance just doesn't have "it". He's the antidote to charisma.
Yeah, why not. Everything else he does is phony.
What a total fan-boy. I can picture him at night laying on his bed staring at that photo on the bureau, wishing his phone would ring and twirling his hair.
I hope someone out there is compiling the "big book" database of GOP pols who have been implicated in all the various sex related crimes & hypocrisies. I would include even legal stuff like the anti-abortion guys whose mistresses had abortions etc..
From 2019-2024, Lowe's spent $46.6 BILLION on stock buybacks. That's enough to give each of its 273k employees a $28k bonus for the next six years. Instead, it paid its CEO 659x what it paid median employees. And we STILL think corporate tax breaks will magically trickle down?
Sprinkler systems?? I thought sprinklers didn't work anymore. You turn on the tap and there's no water. You have to run them for an hour just to make the grass damp.
This seems like a good place to drop this little reminder about Gov Abbott's fiscal priorities from 2022 to 2024 - Texas Gov. Spent $221 Million on Migrant Busing 'Political Stunt' www.commondreams.org/news/greg-ab...
To be completely fair to ol' Mike, he said it was beyond his comprehension - which I don't doubt at all.
This smacks of a desperation not normally seen in his typical "so unfair" rants. It could be that she has some info she's willing to spill (a la Ghislaine) and her lawyer is pressuring the WH to get her some relief. Thank God for state felony charges !
My thoughts exactly. WTF? Are they at the point where any change whatsoever must be an affront to their "values"? Companies updating logos is a long time tradition.
This is why Vance will never be able to step in when Trump finally does us that huge favor of expiring, Vance is a giant gaffe machine. Every time he opens his mouth it's to change feet.
Never heard of them but Yikes ! Sounds like the Koch Brothers on steroids.
She reminds me of a younger version of that religious, crazy Kentucky county clerk who wouldn't give marriage licenses to gay couples wanting to marry after the 2015 SC decision. Let's hope we get to see a Stefanik pic like this one of Kim Davis
Let me clear: Russian dictators do not get to dictate how we run our elections. Not on my watch.
Maybe cuz she got a pet that looks like a stuffed plush toy. 😏
OK girls - take off those eyeglasses and untie your hair buns !!
Exactly ! Pretend Mexico was more militarily powerful than they are and they invaded So Cal, Ariz, NM and W Tex. Would anyone even consider giving them say, AZ & NM to make them go away? Hell no.
He keeps trying to plant the idea in his gullible MAGAts minds that to vote by mail you just need to get a mail-in or steal your neighbor's or photocopy one and mail it in. The mail-in process is every bit as rigorous and secure (or more so) as walk-in voting.
Along the same lines - Not to mention how unfair the Senate has become. The Founders I'm sure never envisioned this - 19,888,415 Californians = 1 US Senator 292,177 Wyomingites = 1 US Senator Now I realize it's bc they don't want small states steamrolled, but a 68 to 1 ratio is a bit extreme.
#OldScum
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"Nasirzadeh's comments [that "Tehran has built a new generation of advanced missiles"] came after Israel's military chief said earlier this month that the army was ready to launch more strikes on Iran." This being one of the 6 wars Trump boasted about ending so beautifully and bringing peace.
and Trump Tower... and Mar a Lago (and probably most of "his" other properties)
Well, that's her complaint with some decent args so good luck to her but color me skeptical because, you know, Texas.
I think that's splitting hairs. She was absent and stupid TX House rules allow them to compel her attendance. I'll give her props for standing her ground and making it an issue, but the TX Supremes have been very consistent on the legality. That's why they leave the state for "Bluer pastures"
Texas Supreme Court affirmed that the Texas Constitution grants the House of Representatives the authority to physically compel attendance of members to achieve a quorum. TX has got some fucked up laws. Glad I don't live there. Most Texans are probably glad I don't live there too.
Unbelievably is part of the TX Constitution Art III, Sect 10 states: "Two-thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide"
or Mar A Lago ? (though probably "not his type")
Could be a chicken/egg story. Maybe no one ever showed them love because they were intolerable assholes from the very beginning.
They're all deployed to the low-crime, high visibility areas. the National Mall, Georgetown, the Federal areas, Embassy row, etc. All part of the reality show and an attempt to get people used to the Gestapo in the streets. Oh... and RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES !
Looks like him in the upper left of the vid, talking to the guy in the suit, dark hair (President Macron?) "as crazy as it sounds" Absolutely - because you are certifiably batshit crazy.
They tried their best and came up with a tortured explanation for the anagram (a popular thing to do these days) My Source News Opinion World
Good God. Without the orange goo his skin is a disaster
" Bella was placed into the care of a family friend, who gave the dog away without the family's knowledge or permission." Nice "family friend", eh?
I don't know when or how giving up land to naked sovereign aggression became a given but it would be a horrible mistake. After such a deal, Putin will take some time to regroup and catch his breath and then go after some other country, prob starting with propaganda to try internal coup first.
Putin said no such thing to him. He's ... wait for it... LYING.
It seems like maybe he gave the game away with the "and other BLUE Cities" line. "Zero illegals in the last 3 months" You mean asylum seekers ( a legal thing ) stopped coming when it became apparent that they might be kidnapped and sent to some 3rd world hellhole ? Wow, who coulda seen that coming.
Maybe he's afraid of the torches and pitchfork crowd when the Epstein Files finally leak.
I gotta say, this is so tone deaf that I suspected it wasn't real. It is real - and of course, pre-Trump. From Sep 2017. If he was capable of shame he might actually be embarrassed that this came to light... but no.
Sorry Winston, Volodymyr wore it better.
Life comes at you fast
My outdoor flowers are doing amazing this year because I left them at the Garden Center where they belong.
Autopen !
Ya think maybe this gets under Trump's (Oldscum's) skin? 💯
What a weasel. The trouble is Trump doesn't want to do either of those things - help arm Ukraine OR further sanction Russia. Doesn't want to hurt Putin's feelings. (or have the Kompromat divulged)
A perfect clip. Short, precise, spot on.
"splitting with allies" shouldn't that be "spitting on allies"
Certainly without the posture. The 🍊💩 is a slouched over, doddering, old fool these days.
I'd like to see this chart alongside one of our military aid $. I would suspect as our spending decreased, Putin's attacks increased. Spending <5% of our mil budget to have Ukr *gladly & gratefully* hollow out the armed forces of our biggest global adversary is the best bargain we've ever had.
Don't forget the MATERNITY HOSPITAL in Mariupol.
and so shamelessly so. I really can't think of anyone else who gets publicly called out for blatantly, bald-faced lying and then (without any attempt at counter-arguing) continues to spout the same lie.