Davenport, Iowa singer/songwriter.
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We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
Jamie Morgan should resign and I will never have anything to do with JPM ever!
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Come on press corps. Show some spunk and get in the face of the orange bully.
Tom Hanks is “the nicest guy in Hollywood.” He’s been a huge supporter of the US military for decades. He doesn’t deserve this nonsense.
Tom Hanks has more respect for people who've served in uniform than Trump's entire administration put together
West Point canceled their award ceremony for Tom Hanks after pressure from Trump. Hanks has been a huge supporter of veterans. Hanks endorsed Kamala Harris last year. Seriously West Point? You fold for the petty draft dodger who couldn’t stick around for the graduation ceremony? Disgusting.
Chicago isn’t even in the top 50. Colima, Mexico is the “MURDER CAPITAL” of the world…
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
“ILLEGALS” MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
I spent a night at the Moraine Lake lodge and still remember its beauty.
Awwwww, don’t worry Senator Ernst, we all are going to die sometime. At least we will not see you on the ballot.
When I reported for duty at Naval Station Great Lakes, I never imagined that some day a US President would seek to use it as a base for surveillance and enforcement activity on American soil. Our military was not set up to cater to the whims of a would-be American dictator.
Did you know the great final two verses of Pete Seeger’s classic “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” antiwar song — the ones in which the soldiers went to graveyards, and the graveyards to flowers — were added by singer, songwriter, and folk music archivist Joe Hickerson, who died Aug. 17 at age 89?
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Thank you, Iowans!!!! 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼💙💙
Wait!!! It is not the Great Big Beautiful Bill any longer!! “Face slap!” Well damn!!
OMFG!!! 🤬
"Any book worth banning is a book worth reading." Isaac Asimov
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
I spent a quarter century being lectured by libertarians and republicans about how minimal government oversight of large companies was radical socialism and if you mentioned nationalizing stuff like telecom for the public good they'd have a six week embolism
No lies told here.
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u... Time to prosecute them!
John Deere is laying off 200+ workers at 3 Midwestern plants after being hit hard by Trump’s tariffs. “The primary drivers for the change from last quarter are increased tariff rates on Europe, India, and steel & aluminum,” said Josh Beal, the company’s director of IR #EconSky t.co/0fUekRlDEz
Meanwhile in an alternative universe….
I have been there twice. It is also, as I recall, where the Iceline hiking trail begins . That hike is amazing.
Hey Bucko, the “I’m a law and order badass” DC schtick, along with the “I deserve the Nobel Prize” Alaskan fiasco, does not mean we have forgotten…release the Epstein files!!
Hey, guys. Guess what we’re not talking about any more.
Sandwich guy from DOJ has displayed more spit and vinegar (and oil) than all members of Congress and the news media combined
What does it say when the leader of this beloved nation does not want to see the homeless and downtrodden on his way to work ?
Hahahahaha. No.
No, JD, belonging in America does not depend on how many generations of your family have lived here. The values of this country matter - deeply - to who we are and what it means to be American.
Totally true!! 🤣🤣
In 1949, Superman told schoolchildren “our country is made up of Americans of MANY different races, religions and national origins. So… “…if YOU hear anybody talk against anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin — don’t wait: tell him THAT KIND OF TALK IS UN-AMERICAN.”
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
The President of the United States went on CNBC today and said: He won the 2020 election (he didn’t). He has a 71% approval rating (he doesn’t). The jobs numbers were rigged (they weren’t). I could say something funny here, but I won’t. It’s just so damn dangerous to have him in the White House.
Ha!
Strong statement from business group: “The credibility of the BLS depends on independence and analytical rigor. Leadership Now calls upon Congress to ensure this Administration upholds these. We urge fellow business associations and leaders to join us.” www.leadershipnowproject.org/lnp-insights...
The militarization of the US continues. Scary stuff!
Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."
I am not happy with how the clock has been working against me as I get older, so, I fired time. Thank you your interest in this matter.
We told you they were going to do project 2025 and it’s 2025 and they’re doing project 2025
Good question.
Stop by Spotify and say “Hi”
Epstein accuser Maria Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I’ve never met a more predatory, terrifying human being in my entire life. She’s a very dangerous person. The woman is not a victim, she’s a victimizer.” via @msnbc.com (ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social)
Here is one of the last pics of him. Thank you! I am sorry for your loss, as well. ❤️
Just lost my Cat Stevens this past week. We miss him!
The visit to the Fed was a stunt. The “paper from the pocket we just got the numbers “ was bush league, junior high school theater and a set up. The whole thing was an attempt to intimidate and distract.
Trump's dialogue on the card to Epstein suggests a shared relish in a common "secret" about "enigmas [that] never age." It's so sick and dark that it can't be dismissed as locker room talk. Trump's only out is to claim it's simply a fake--and hope there isn't compelling evidence it's authentic.
Hugs 🤗
You can see tariffs starting to work their way into the inflation data, showing up in the prices of imported goods. #inflation #EconSky
This Judge is a hero. We need many more like him.
If you are an immigrant who has lived here a number of years, paid your taxes, worked a job that is crucial to us all and contributed to the vitality of your community, then, by God we should find a way to honor your contributions and give you a status that helps you become a citizen. Period.
Facts matter, unless one is the occupant of the White House.
This is 100% correct. NO ONE can sit at home and collect Medicaid checks.
I am not surprised. With older homes in my area - built in the 70s - going for 445k plus, I feel quite fine being a long term renter.
Via Barchart: Renting is now significantly more affordable than buying a home — by one of the widest gaps ever recorded #EconSky
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
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“In the past, FEMA would have swiftly staged these teams… But officials realized they needed Noem’s approval before sending additional assets. Noem didn’t authorize FEMA’s deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until more than 72 hours after the flooding began.” www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/p...
On the Anniversary of the LA fires. Dump and his scum sucking minions.
Exactly.
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Today’s presser update by the Governor of Texas and other federal officials was a disgrace . No mention of those who perished and those missing until well into the sad event .
Grrrr!! Damn!!! Way to go GOP! You managed to find anyway to screw us and keep the drug companies happy.
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence
How Bad Is This Bill? The Answer in 10 Charts. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Still believing we can right the ship, but it is gonna be a slog. Hang in there, y'all.
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
“The Bulwark surpassed 100,000 paid subscribers in July, more than double its total in late October. The Bulwark now has 830,000 total subscribers. It crossed 1 million subscribers on YouTube in mid-February, and that count rose 34% between then and July.” www.businessinsider.com/the-bulwark-...
Statement from North America's Building Trades Unions on Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”: “If enacted, this stands to be the biggest job-killing bill in the history of this country. Simply put, it is the equivalent of terminating more than 1,000 Keystone XL pipeline projects” #BlueCrew #KillTheBill
It is blatantly disgusting and dishonest when governmental entities will strip rights from citizens in their jurisdiction, while at the same time accepting their monies through taxes and economic investments.
The Dems need to re-brand the GOP and Trump Big blah blah Bill as the “GOP Billionaire Relief Bill”
I have my doubts as to the call.
“Books are a uniquely portable magic” -Stephen King #photography #books
Nothing says “We love you God” like dropping bombs on your new enemy.
When people learn how the Republican budget bill would take from the poor to give to the rich—a reverse Robin Hood—they’re overwhelmingly against it. But too many people haven’t heard about it. Start a conversation with your friends and neighbors today! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Come on, man! Calling Chairman Powell stupid; calling him “Too Late” Powell; and reminding us how much smarter you are than Powell is - this is Junior High playground stuff. Grow up.
The US Army can march in unison. Synchronized. I don’t think they wanted to…
Not the only small thing that is embarrassing.
Well of course!
No king protest in Dallas. Incredible.
#NoKings New York
#NOKINGS Boise ID Totally had tears in my eyes after this
that's little rock, arkansas showing the hell up #nokings
Boston showed up for No Kings Day!
Philly showin' up today
Just a lil ole shindig in my Appalachian town (in a RED state) on #NoKing Day Does the soul good. #mountainlife
Dallas turned out with at least 10,000 marching for #NoKingsDay
Protesters filled plazas, streets and parks across the U.S. on Saturday, gathering at demonstrations to call for protecting American democracy from President Trump. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4e3BIzD