Off topic:
TARIFFS ARE TAXES
Heard this last night, it’s exactly the kind of message we need now.
True, brief, powerful, easy to remember.
Can we repeat this now, not once because it’s “catchy,” but over and over and over again because it can get through to people who are still confused about tariffs.
Pass it on.
Please
Even during the 2022 senate campaign, I thought there might be trouble ahead with respect to Fetterman. But, yikes, it’s worse than I thought. The guy seriously needs treatment, away from the stress of the Senate. Better sooner than later, while we still have a Democratic governor in PA who can appoint someone who can establish a strong record before the 2026 cycle.
Seriously, we really need someone who isn’t absent during votes and can forcefully oppose Trump, rather than engage in hippy-punching and publicly advocating the death of every Gazan when he’s not obsessing on Twitter/X.
Hopefully, paywall and sign-up-and-get-inundated-with newsletters free:
lol. dream on…should that happen@@…CARNEY can never go back to Canada…he can live out watever life he has left…at MARCO-LOCO.
Agree. For the most part, the MSM seems incapable of stating the obvious: the ongoing, all-pervasive, blatant, in-your-face corruption of this administration. Trump has published his menu of bribes and crooked politicians and oligarchs are throwing money at him at every opportunity, openly buying favors, unchecked by any kind of law enforcement or judicial judgement.
The Constitutional duty of the press is to keep the politicians honest. Utter fail all around.
Absolutely stunning, even for TFG.
In a chilling announcement, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said the agency is considering revoking CBS’s broadcast license.
Trump’s appointed stooges are willing to do his dirty work. In a clear violation of the First Amendment, the FCC is moving towards an act of retaliation against a news organization that the President finds disagreeable. While it is true the courts are seeing Trump’s strong-arming of law firms to be illegal, the impact of his and his other attacks on the free press will further the gap between low-information voters and the dark reality of this turn towards fascism.
Boss Tweed would blush.
Agree, alcoholics NEVER take responsibility for their actions. Hegseth is a wet drunk, Donnie is a dry drunk (presumably…).
At this point I won’t believe that the 2024 election for NC state Supreme Court is finally settled until Riggs gets sworn in.
In all the various reporting on this election, and the fight over who won, I don’t think I ever heard if Griffin was leading his own challenges, or was there someone behind him directing the attack against the election’s outcome? In a sane world this should be huge red flag to have Griffin in any judicial office.
Good point, yes. 
Hegseth Launches Broader Purge Of Generals
Two things to keep an eye on as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to reduce the number of 4-star officers and general officers in the National Guard by 20% each:
- Are women and people of color disproportionately purged?
- Do the numbers creep back up over time, replaced by officers perceived to be loyal and/or compliant?
Thinking way too small. Just wait until old orange fart and his congressional minions agree to graciously expand the slashed federal workforce to “cover latent inefficiencies” or some other flimsy wordplay excuse.
Headlines will proclaim “Trump retreats” while they stock up, ushering cultists into the civilian ranks.
They may not get their thousand year reich, but they are damn sure going to muck up the next decade, if not a couple of generations. I called it two weeks in, and have no reason to change my assessment now.
I believe he would’ve said “Tristis!” Especially when people like Vitruvius failed to share his enthusiasm for Dictator Chic palace decor.
Two ugly and evil excuses for human beings.
YES, and don’t forget the togas…i expect to see the military apparel to become more fashionable…the cami-fatigues are getting old.
I actually don’t think it will (watch me be instantly proven wrong, lol). If something makes Trump feel powerful and dominant, there’s a good chance he’ll do it. If something makes him feel weak or exposed, he almost certainly won’t. Because there’s zero chance of any Canadian politician budging on that, and a high chance that even a calm actor like Carney will tell him publicly to f#$% off, I think Trump’s id doesn’t raise it face-to-face, because a threat that doesn’t work makes him feel weak.
I’m sure he’ll find other things to pick at, that maybe will get less instant pushback.
Hegseth will start having “Bring your Russian friend to work day”. Military leaders will collaborate with their Russian counterparts. You know, to lessen tensions and keep everything transparent.
potato
I remember it vividly because I’m always afraid I’m spelling it wrong.
