Trump is the sole author of the "let's make Canada the 51st state" crap. Once he is gone this idea will be gone with him.
Trump is the sole author of the "let's make Canada the 51st state" crap. Once he is gone this idea will be gone with him.
How much longer will the UN stay in New York? Seems like a hostile host country is preventing it from doing its business.
Folks in Iowa seem too nice to be hard core MAGA. Conservative, sure, but they don't seem like people aching to be ruled with an iron fist.
The idea that "everything that has been created or decided" by anyone who came before Trump can be retroactively vetoed by the current president is the most un-American idea ever. The whole "shoulders of giants" thing must have gone over his head. This stuff is funded because it was wanted.
Plus a percentage of future felony income.
The Federal government should not be policing cities anywhere, even in the reddest red state.
And he will rig it in plain sight where everyone can see and the Republicans in Congress will back him every step of the way. The Supreme Court is a gimme if it is ever even asked about it.
Reminds me of the movie "V for Vendetta".
Some dogs can smell cancer. Maybe he's special.
Sam Harris' observation hits me the hardest: From now on the world will know that in any four year period the USA could turn on them and negate everything that had it previously stood for. The nation that holds the world's trust will not be this one. I hope the next one builds better guardrails.
I'm still reading The Washington Post but my relationship with what I read is completely different now. It's like reading RT ... everything now has to be processed as "Bezos capitulation" and I assume that I'm only seeing part of the real story. Weather reporting seems sincere.
The President of the Red States speaks.
I think I'd find a political ideology that led to killing random children unconvincing no matter what. Reports said that his mother worked at the school ... that seems possibly relevant.
We saw virtually the same reality show cabinet meeting in the first term. "What a great honor it is to serve the most wonderful person who has ever lived, the smartest, tallest, most handsome, with the biggest Johnson and may I say that it doesn't look at all like a toadstool."
Israel's "right to exist" is a litmus test for antisemitism worldwide. But Palestine's "right to exist" is null and void if an Israeli Foreign Minister says so.
A small fine seems appropriate. Maybe $1.00.
I think that Chellie Pingree ran against Collins, outspent her five-to-one and lost anyway. What's up with that? Did Pingree run a terrible campaign, or is Susan Collins bulletproof in some way?
George W. Bush's claim to be "the decider" was never why he was elected, he just decided to appoint himself. Trump's claim to all power over everything is psychotic and un-American and everyone who enables this delusion is complicit in our destruction. I like your word "abomination". 2/2
I'm torn between the ideas of the president as a figurehead (an upright person authorized to represent us in public events and world meetings) and an administrator (someone with great organizational and analytical skills who can coordinate responses to issues that come up). 1/2
If it walks like communism, ... gotta get a piece of every pie, own the means of production. Say Hi to Uncle Karl for me.
The dead eyes speak volumes.
"ICE Agent" is going to be THE big Halloween costume this year.
Ever over the top compliment starts with "Sir".
Heather Cox Richardson gave a definition of "liberal" in a recent podcast. Paraphrasing, "A Liberal is someone who believes that there is a legitimate role for government in making life better for its people". I mostly think of myself as "conservative", but I'm a liberal by her definition.
He did get a nice photo of Putin, suitable for framing and mounting on the Oval Office wall.
He's easing us into civil war. "The coup will be bloodless if the left allows it."
Electing a man who has contempt for the military was a mistake.
It's the "first they came for" parable. Start with the unpopular people. They'll come for you later.
Extra point for the Calvinball reference.
Some days remind me of the movie They Live. We're surrounded by creatures that do not have our best interests at heart and most people can't see them for what they are. OBEY.
I don't want National Guard troops to take over ANY cities. Stop calling for them to take over their home cities!
Woke's current definition is "stuff I don't like".
Peggy Sue Got Married is fun. Young and older versions of the same character, poking fun at the early 1960s. "What's the point of being young if you can't dress weird?".
Even the Republican (Alan Alda) was basically a decent sort of guy. I love fantasy!
This man should never win another election, ever. "Vote for me, I succumb to fascist cults!".
He had to de-natzify it.
If someone robs your bank, here's how you deal with it: 1) Let them keep the money 2) Promise not to arrest them 3) Promise not to defend the bank anymore The art of the deal is to give it all away in exchange for nothing.
Seems like Newsom's ALL-CAPS parodies have had an effect. Though "Thank you for your attention to this matter." seems to be the brain worm that won't leave.
Thomas should start with Loving and see what his wife says. She may approve.
I wonder what would happen if Fox News got sued every time they let a blatant lie go unchallenged. Trump has sued because he was fact checked and because his opponent was presented in a favorable light. Suing Duffy might also be appropriate.
Pulling a gun on a 15 year old is common sense?
As I read the blog post, a draft of proposed Community Guidelines has been posted for community comment. From the post: "You’ll have until August 28th to submit comments, and then they’ll go into effect on October 15th." bsky.social/about/blog/0...
As Elvis Costello asked, "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?".
He has a list of disqualifying features that wraps around the block, and yet he persists.
I tried Alexa+ (early trial) and tested it with my main use for Alexa devices, playing music from my Plex server. It worked once on each device (Echo Show 5 and Echo Studio). Trying for a second song on each, the device ignored my "ask Plex to" phrase and used Amazon Music. I uninstalled Alexa+.
I see similar things from growing up in a dense region and moving to a low population state. There are skills that are learned from being with a lot of other people that folks in low population regions never learn. Sharing is not weakness, nor is consideration for others.
It's not the job of "the left" (or "the right") to provide "a solution" to this problem. The whole left/right thing is part of the cause of this.
The Wall Street Journal's "What's News" podcast states simply that Americans overwhelmingly dislike gerrymandering. So that's what conservative media say. Trump doesn't care, Abbott doesn't care, these people will corrupt our elections to steal power. Why are they doing it? "Because we can".
This is because Big Balls got carjacked, right?
He called himself the "king of debt".
The choice of what to cover is a tool for promoting some messages and suppressing others. This has been going on basically forever. Hiding information about upcoming events is a key part of the methodology. "Hey, you missed this thing you would have REALLY wanted to attend, bad on you!".
Is this what created the Reavers in the movie Serenity?
I guess that's the advantage of giving to a non-partisan cause. I have had no spam from ActBlue or any other Democratic-aligned party ... so far. I did try to set up my account with all the "Do not share my info" boxes checked. I saw the deluge of crap that my mom got in email via ActBlue ... ugh.
What are the concerns about ActBlue? Is it the cut they take? I'm using ActBlue to contribute to National Popular Vote and I've had no issues with them so far. Thanks!
And you figured out that it was his gender how exactly? I was thinking it was maybe his hair color, but I'm not good at this kind of thing.
I have the same problem. Usually you hear about a fire before you hear that radical leftist protesters are blocking the fire department from fighting the fire. This issue is all backlash and no lash.
That's worth $29 billion right there. The Nazi EARNS his big bucks!
Mr. Hand: My only question for you is "Can you attend my class?". And if you can't, I can make you. From "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
The 3% GDP number was the bounceback from the -0.5% GDP number from the first quarter. Heavy importing to get in front of the tariffs hammered GDP in Q1, the drop in importing in Q2 produced an uptick. Average GDP growth per quarter was 1.25%.
Low IQ president has low IQ vocabulary.
It's the right thing to do. If we're all playing Calvinball now, let's play it to win.
Maybe they can keep the video cameras working for this one. Nah ...
The graphic is from Twitter.
Fox News is running with the "Dems upset about TV commercial" story as if it was real. This lets them run endless Reps complaining about the bogus complaints. Pretty much "They're eating the pets!" but with Sydney Sweeney standing in for illegal immigrants.
Ketamine rules his brain. He can't help himself.
I feel like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski only vote against fascist stuff when they know the fascist stuff will pass without their votes. So they get to perform as centrists while letting the extremists rule the day.
Anecdotal reports of people unable to get a job are matched with employment numbers that show a booming job market. It's weird.
It's a lot like what Trump was trying to get Ukraine to do in ANNOUNCING that they were investigating Biden. No need to investigate, just say you are doing it and we'll do the rest. Lies are just as good as actions. SAY you'll invest some amount in the US, no need to do it.
Great message! I have a lot of respect for Cory Booker and now Alex Padilla as well. But, oh my, that background music is SO annoying!
Salt Typhoon is not scary to you? Seems like a very rational fear.
Hope this doesn't turn out to be a woke DEI thing. You-know-who may have an Executive Order ready to go already.
Putin did it shirtless.
It's sort of a bragging point for them. "Liberals think that people are good and trustworthy. Conservatives know better."
JD is on record explaining that telling lies is ok if there is a "greater truth" behind the lie.
The first Trump video will be released and the MAGA crowd will be like "Wow, look at that girl, she is SO hot!". Horndog gets his third term. That whole age-of-consent thing will turn out to be woke DEI shit.
Welcome to Mooseport!
You have a revenue problem.
I'm focusing as hard as I can on Barack Hussein Obama's coup, yet I'm coming up with nothing! It's like my mind goes blank or something. Weird, I keep thinking of how Trump is in the Epstein files. I'll keep trying but this may not work.
Pelosi should go back to insider trading. Something she's good at.
The only way to be safe is to join ICE.
I think the GOP scores that as a win.
It feels weird when saying "How's it going?" gets this pained stare and an awkward "Ok, I guess". No one is enjoying this moment. People who voted for lower prices and didn't get them feel scammed, and they "won" the election.
Chris Hedges says that the US is the world leader in using "kompromat" (compromising materials) and that the U.K. and Israel are the runners up. Russia is an also ran in this area.
When Bezos tells the Washington Post what kind of stuff they are allowed to write about on their editorial pages, the paper is gone. Die in darkness, I guess.
Feels weird to be rooting for financial disaster, but I'll take it if it gets the fascist pedophile out of the White House.
I think of Bill Clinton as "Republican Lite". Less awful than a full Republican, but nothing to celebrate. Also, "Rule of Law" people believe in the rule of law, not "rule of law but only for the other party".
Force the Republicans to make it illegal!
I just realized that I want $1 billion. Lawyer: That's a great headline, but it would make us look bad. You know, I want to buy an island to bring guests to. I need $10 billion. Lawyer: {Hangs up phone}. 3/3
Alright, I'll hit them for $1 million. Lawyer: Sounds good, I'll start lining up staff. Wait, I want $10 million. Lawyer: Even better, we'll win easily. I think that $100 million is what I really want. Lawyer: That might be excessive for a single article. 2/3
A newspaper published something I don't like. How much should I sue them for? I'm thinking maybe $1000? Lawyer: I won't answer the phone for $1000. Ok, let's do $10,000. Lawyer: That's not much money. Fine, $100,000. Lawyer: That still won't cover the legal fees. 1/3
Maybe they could be convinced to release a list of just the Democrats. That would make the base happy, it's all they've really wanted.
"LLMs need to adhere to the president's priorities."
Agree. My respect for the NYT is pretty much gone at this point. Seems weird that Bezos' Washington Post is now McPaper for Trumpies and somehow Murdock's WSJ is still doing real reporting.
Bondi announced that Epstein was not murdered and that there is no file. Anyone following along at home went "Wait, what?". Too much is known for this to just get filed away as "fake news".
This interview between Chris Hedges and Nick Bryant (a bit over an hour) contained some Epstein facts I didn't know. I'm not sure that Trump is protecting just himself, there are other folks who may fall even harder if it is all published. youtu.be/2GK114NGCM8?...
It really is two newspapers in one. The news coverage is solid, they check facts and call out lies and the writing is decent. With rare exceptions the editorial page is straight up fascist. Sometimes they note that some policy is truly awful, usually they just offer support.
The pedophile will threaten to take away his citizenship.
I feel like funding The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio and public broadcasting produces content that works to be fair and of value to all viewers. If the Republicans cut that cord, their voters will lose a balanced news source. They may not like what replaces it.
How do I get President Pedophile to make the coating on Extra Crispy Chicken crispier? Also, I really dislike red cars, they should be banned. MAGA!
I needed to read the comments to understand. You are too clever for me! But yeah, if one leader is good then surely two are even better!