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THIS! Is the plain spoken truth telling I was posting about the other day here, the sort that everyone from White House press corps reporters to the person on the street needs to see, here and say. Quite an excellent op-ed. Coudn't have written it better myself! @velshimsnbc.bsky.social
Can someone explain to me like I am a 5 year old why if his tariffs are considered illegal by the court have they not revoked them? You wouldn't give a bank robber a deadline to rob banks would you?
Just another reason to keep giving Netflix my money.
My favorite bit of this movie, because my best friend's name is Charlie, and I got us into so much trouble. t.ly/9EBuo
happy bday German writer/polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, b.1749. “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” “A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.” “By seeking and blundering we learn.”
Show me a warrant, or I will shoot you dead square in your masked face.
From the BOROWITZ REPORT NEVER FORGET #EPSTEINFILES #EPSTEIN
One of the things I hate most about this, "The most stupid time in history", is that autocorrect always wants to capitalize the word trump. Fuck you, Autocorrect, I trump your Trump with a trump.
Destroy them from the inside, the same way that trump, the republicans, and ICE are trying to destroy the United States from the inside.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... John Roberts is committing treason against the Constitution he is sworn to uphold. The Supreme Court must be "reformed." Re-upping this as the most important thing written in months . . .
JEFF: I love Def Leppard. GEOFF: It's Deof Leoppard.
Okay. I watched the movie. What does a Mocking Bird have to do with any of it? Fuck those birds, they are the worst. Kill on sight.
Who is Jesse Watters again? That monkey on Dora the Explorer?
In the exact same way that one can be pro Christian but anti Nazi Germany, one can also be pro Jewish but anti Netanyahu Israeli government.
Again: this is not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
anyway the choice america faces going forward is live in the confederacy or do reconstruction for real and purge those motherfuckers from all of public life. and there isn’t really an in-between.
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I kind of hope that someone arguing the case asks, it is either constitutional for everyone to marry a consenting adult of their choice in accordance with their religious beliefs, or it is not constitutional for anyone to do so. Choose.
What should happen at every White House Press Briefing: Leavit: Blah, lie, blah, blah, lie. Next? Yes, you. Reporter: When did the president stop raping underage girls with Jeffery Epstein, before or after his arrest, and one follow-up: did he also rape underage boys, or was it only girls?
We don't care if right wing men can't get laid. Everyone, literally everyone has told them, "stop being an asshole." Yet they persist in thinking they have a right to both be an unfuckable asshole AND get laid. And then complain about not getting laid while refusing to stop being assholes.
Wife: It's garbage collection in the morning; did you take the garbage out to the curb? Me (in Bob Marley reggae voice): 🎶"I took the yard waste! But I did not take the garbage bins."🎶
Mexico will pay approximately the same amount of $ for US tariffs as it paid for the border wall.
The vibes at the Tesla Diner are unmatched
Talarico Breaks It Down School Vouchers Are Welfare for the Wealthy A One-Minute Explainer youtube.com/shorts/9_lwI...
#booksky
I needed a chuckle 😌
I usually go with, 'Whey they are the topic of the conversation, yes. But they're not the topic of THIS conversation, so don't try to change the subject with "what about..." false equivalencies.
You can only teach someone if they want to learn.
UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year. Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders. This is why we need Medicare for All.
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Should they contain the most damning evidence possible, the release of the Epstein files will convince approximately 0% of MAGA Republicans to believe anything they don't already believe. It will just make them scramble to find a different reason for their belief.
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Aluminum is the 13th element in the periodic table and has a symbol of Al and atomic number of 13. It has an atomic weight of 26.98154 and a mass number of 27. Do the English spell it differently, like colour[sic], or something like that? Where do they get that 'ee-um' at the end? Al-um-in-um.
I hope someone organizes something like a Tax strike. No-one pays-their-federal taxes. Since the billionaires are getting all the benefits, they can pick up the $3.4 TRILLION dollar tab. I'm disgusted.
I thought I included that one and transphobia too. Good catch/call out.
They do something similar in Memphis; there are ducks that live at the top of the Peabody hotel, and they make a big spectacle out of marching the ducks back and forth.
If you deliberately chose to believe the liars vs all the people who were telling you that they are lying, all because the lies were what you WANTED to hear, there is no hope for you, and you have no place in a civilized society. SHUN.
Let's see, what does MAGA support? - Pedophilia - Rape - Racism - Homophobia - Xenophobia - Oligarchy - Kleptocracy - Kakistocracy And people are now asking if there's a path to redemption for people who are/were proud MAGA cultists? I'll just leave all my NOPE right here.
Look at how it's spelled and say it with me, Worcestershire sauce, Wor-cest-er-shire sauce. No wonder it's called Wooster sauce.
Alligator Auschwitz?
We've stopped believing.
I will repeat it ad infinitum, the "J" in "Donald J Trump" stands for "Jackass"!
It is insulting to me to be ruled by a bunch of incompetent idiots more stupid than a broken analog 12-hour clock that is, at least, right twice a day.
Has anyone taken a closer look at what new way(s) the Clownshoes Cheezy-puff is trying to steal from the public treasury now that everyone's distracted by "the Epstein Files"?
"She's my womanfriend" just sounds weird though
A reminder for this Prime Day: youtube.com/shorts/IgjZE...
Time to start taxing churches.
Did #Trump and #DOGE cuts play a role in the #Texas #floods? youtube.com/shorts/cuof-...
Absolute perfection
If a group of men with masks on pull up in unmarked cars and try to grab me or someone around me and shove us into a van, I, and I hope everyone else with a concealed carry permit, am going to shoot them in the face. Wear your badge, show your face, identify yourselves, present your warrant.
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Someone prove this wrong.
Now I have the music stuck in my head...
If taxes were so onerous on billionaires and multi-millionaires, how did they become billionaires and multi-millionaires in the first place?
My demise is a symbol of what MAGA is doing to the country. Up is down, down is up. Good is bad, bad is good.
Why are folks mad at the working mom with kids on Medicaid and SNAP rather than companies like Walmart that refuse to pay her a living wage and provide health insurance?
Since America loves reality shows why not send all of the billionaires to an island. They have to complete basic life tasks like doing laundry, running a dishwasher etc. Every time they fail a task a percentage of their wealth moves into a fund for public works.
While I get that Moskowitz is joking, I really, REALLY, want him to do it.
For Sure! ⬇️
/2 of 2 The ultra rich and top 2% of income earners could still get a tax break, but ONLY if they lower EVERYONE ELSE'S tax rate by the same % first!
What if we looked at the median income in the US, ~$82,000, and the effective tax rate paid by it, ~23%, and then tied all other tax rates to it. lower income brackets would be median -10% or median -20%, > poverty rate would be 0%. Incomes higher would be median +10%, or +20%, +30%, etc? /1 of 2
Messaging: Republicans make everything worse. Always. Whatever you're upset about, Republicans will make it worse. Upset about the inflation/cost of living? Republicans will make it worse. Upset about Insurance? Republicans will make it worse. Upset about taxation? Republicans will make it worse.
Pretty much. How did we let this happen to you?
The Democrat's messaging should be simple: "We had a surplus, low inflation, and high growth, UNTIL Bush's tax cuts, Trump's first and second Tax cuts, and Republican majorities in the House and Senate!"
I guess I'm not the only one thinking about things like this: t.ly/lGgUz
Attack of the Autocorrect! 👊
I'm almost at the point where I feel like giving someone a "thumbs up" is equivalent to flipping them the bird.
It's "Merry 4th of July!" Stop with the "lefty War on Independence"!
The United States of America has finally answered the question, "Who are the most stupid people in the world?", and that answer is: People that vote for the Republican Party.
Tried to read about the Jan 6 terrorist who now works for the Justice Department but it was behind a pay wall. Everything wrong with the USA in one sentence.
ICEBlock: Because nothing says “Land of the Free” like hiding from your own government.
sure, my existence is an exercise in futility but it’s the only exercise i get
Remember this. #ResistTrump
Does anyone else suspect that maybe, just maybe, the Senate Republicans deliberately made the budget bill so much more terrible that the House Republicans would be forced to vote against it?
45/ Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) Longtime advocate for payday lenders; significant industry donations These lawmakers have historically received large contributions from financial institutions and have opposed tighter lending regulations. End/
44/ Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) Chair of House Financial Services Committee; strong ties to banking industry
43/ Likely Opponents: Indicators: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Lead sponsor of GOP student loan overhaul; backed by financial services donors
42/ And all of the rest of that was interesting, but perhaps too long, except maybe for this last bit: 🧠 Who Might Oppose It in Congress? While I can’t name specific lawmakers with certainty, patterns of campaign contributions and lobbying activity suggest that opposition would likely come from:
41/ AI: Absolutely—let’s dive into how a U.S. version of a prime rate–linked interest cap could be structured in legislation, what political headwinds it might face, and who the likely opponents would be based on lobbying and campaign finance patterns.
40/ ME: I would love to explore how a U.S. version of this could be structured in legislation or what political hurdles it might face? I would also like to ask who would be the biggest opponents in the Senate and House of Representatives based on lobbyist activity and campaign contributions?
39/ AI: If the U.S. were to adopt something similar, it would be joining a global trend toward rate structures that flex with economic conditions while still protecting consumers.
38/ AI: Your idea of prime + 3% for secured and prime + 6% for unsecured is well within the range of what’s been tried—and arguably more conservative than some international models.
37/ AI: Balance is key: Too strict a cap can reduce credit availability; too loose, and it invites predatory lending.
36/ AI: Lessons from Abroad Dynamic caps (tied to benchmarks) are more adaptable than flat caps, especially in volatile economies. Enforcement matters: Countries with strong regulatory bodies (like France) tend to see better outcomes.
35/ AI: South Africa Caps interest rates based on the repo rate (set by the central bank) plus a fixed margin. For example, unsecured credit is capped at repo + 21%, and mortgages at repo + 12%. This is very close to your prime + X% model.
34/ AI: Kenya Briefly implemented a cap of 4% above the central bank rate on all loans (2016–2019). It was repealed due to concerns about reduced credit access, especially for small businesses—but it showed that such a system is technically feasible.
33/ AI: Japan Enforces a tiered cap system: Loans under ¥100,000: max 20% APR ¥100,000–¥1 million: max 18% Over ¥1 million: max 15% While not tied to the prime rate, it reflects a risk-based structure like your secured/unsecured split.