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And the madness begins.

March 21, 2025

Wonder if more people would vote if we could somehow put candidates into brackets before the primaries and have online and office pools.

Thought for the morning: May our troubles last as long as our perfect brackets.

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So has Donald Trump already announced that he had a perfect March Madness bracket and won the White House pool?

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Donald Trump’s response to losing ANYTHING, from an election to a court case, is to accuse the other side of cheating or being “crooked” He can’t even accept losing in golf. Imagine rooting for a sports team that declares themselves undefeated & all losses to be illegal.

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Point of fact… Judge Boasberg, who Velveeta Voldemort, Leon and the right wing call a“Democrat activist,” was originally appointed by President George W. Bush. Yeah, the same as MAGA’s beloved SCOTUS judge Alito.

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Rachel Maddow covering Trump publishing unredacted papers on JFK Assassination. Redacted parts turned out to be personal details including social security numbers & birthdates for everyone involved. Many were young at time & are still alive. The “King” is a clown Prince.

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In Georgia, Republicans stopped people from offering WATER to people waiting in line to vote because they considered it buying votes. Elon Musk’s PAC is now offering $100 to Wisconsin voters to sign a petition against “activist judges.”

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So much insanity nonstop things like this barely make news: “Administration quietly rescinded order blocking major Dominican sugar producer w/ ties to Trump from shipping sugar to USA because of allegations of forced labor at company.” Donold wants a servant class here too.

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Apparently Minnesota Senate GOP will move to expel Sen. Justin Eichorn after his arrest for allegedly seeking sex from a 16 year old girl. So yes, Virginia, there are still Republicans with SOME scruples.

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Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn, who wanted to classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness, has now resigned after being arrested for soliciting a 16 year old girl for sex.

Wonder if Donald will pardon him and offer Eichorn a job?

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Cold as ice

March 19, 2025

WTF? ESPN reports Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin today discussed NHL-KHL hockey games. (KHL is the Russian hockey league.)

Just Say Nyet.

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This was the 1972 Summit Series. Anyone in Canada at the time remembers it.

Now much of American knows what it feels like to be aligned with Team Canada against Russia

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Elon Musk gave an interview tonight from the White House lawn. Ah for the days when the Secret Service stopped dangerous people from entering the grounds.

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Legacy media is failing us. Democrats ARE speaking out. But none of us have time to amplify them all.

Challenge for my fellow Dems.

Pick few politicians you respect.

Even better if they’re not the most well known.

Amplify what they say and do.

Together we can be the media!

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Rachel Maddow points out that Trump is talking about Canada the way Putin talks about Ukraine….

Even the 49.8% percent of people who voted for Velveeta Voldemort probably didn’t imagine this.

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California Rep. Eric Swalwell: “Donald Trump promised to bring prices down on Day 1.

It’s been 58 days, & he’s found time to go to Super Bowl & Daytona 500. How many times do you think he’s actually stepped foot in a grocery store?”

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Chief Justice John Roberts. “For now than two centuries it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision.” Dr. Frankenstein is not happy with his monster.


So how long until Trump says to impeach SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts?

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Rachel Maddow had a video of the “Piedmont Raging Grannies” – yes, actual little old ladies – mocking Thom Tillis in song and it might be the best thing I’ve seen all week.

Link from a Twitter pal –

And finally, if you hadn’t heard that MAGA GOP Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn was arrested for allegedly trying to solicit a 16 year old girl for sex…. well you have something in coming with Fox News viewers.

Apparently protecting girls and women doesn’t include protecting them from white Republican “family values” men – Eichorn is married and has young children.

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By the time you read this

March 18, 2025

The first MLB game of 2025, between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, will be over.

It’s in Tokyo.

Ticket prices starting about $2500-3000 for the “cheap seats.” Seems fitting for a game featuring the highest payroll in baseball. And maybe fitting for Opening Day for “America’s pastime” now that America is being run by the billionaire boys club…

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Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers is still trying to decide where he will attempt to play in 2025.

And many fans of the Vikings, Steelers, Giants etc are remembering that old game “Hot Potato.” Loser is the one holding it last.

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Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt talks about DonOld’s “very busy weekend in Florida.” “Very busy?” How many rounds of golf did he play?

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Very few things in Washington DC are universally popular. But everyone loveso, or rather did love the Kennedy Center. #ETTD

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Velveeta Voldemort wants to make sure the next Kennedy Center Honors ALL go to him doesn’t he?

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Fox News actually has a headline. “Why do anti-Trump judges always seem to get his cases?” Aileen Cannon has entered the chat.

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Why aren’t more Democrats calling DOGE cuts to Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, along with downplaying and not updating vaccines, what they really are? GOP Death Panels

Retail sales were much lower than expected in February. “Siri, tell me today’s story you will never hear on Fox News.


Also, media’s spending time covering alleged gang members being deported.

Much less time on stories about 10 yr-old US Citizen with brain cancer being deported with her family, or Trump voter whose wife is being detained. Democrats need to change the narrative. Seriously.

Rachel Maddow talks on Trump/DOGE plan to send 75,000-85,000 elderly & disabled Social Security recipients a week into forced appointments at already understaffed field offices. Not just that, these would be elderly/disabled who can’t navigate or don’t have access to the internet. The cruelty is the point.

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Musk claims DOGE people are working 120 hours a week. Leaves 48 hours a week for commuting, eating, shower/bath sleeping…

Leaving their health aside, one thing we all know. At some point with lack of sleep EVERYONE makes stupid decisions.

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Dart board dart board, who’s got a dartboard?

March 16, 2025

So uh, why is UNC in the tournament, other than they are UNC?

This year many picks will be as arbitrary as DOGE firing.

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I’ll do some guessing. But it’s clearly time for another cat bracket.

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Remember when Putin in 2019 scored 9 goals in a Russia hockey exhibtion?

Trump’s winning his own golf club championship is like that.

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MD Governor Wes Moore last night at Gridiron Dinner referencing the infamous Trump, Zelenskky, Vance, Rubio Oval Office meeting “Speaking of couches, “I hear JD Vance was supposed to be here tonight. But I heard he pulled out at the last minute.”

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Attacking Habitat for Humanity is pure and simple Velveeta Voldemort’s revenge on Jimmy Carter for being beloved. It all makes sense if you view everything through the lens of petty revenge.

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Many diseases that used to be fatal are curable now. Treatment for cancers have been improving by leaps and bounds. And for much of that we thank NIH & university research. Now Muskrat wants to put brakes on. Does he think cancer and other diseases don’t affect rich people

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So if you and your family are not powerful, you can be completely innocent and get deported this and never allowed back in the country. Unlike the Tate brothers who are guilty but well connected.

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Media in general is not reporting on anti-Trump, anti-DOGE protests.

Fox News in particular is not reporting on death toll from storms this weekend, now over 40, all in red states. While DOGE cuts NOAA/National Weather Service. I wonder why?

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President Biden helped all 50 states, even if they didn’t vote for him, without blame. Where is Donold, who attacked California, on these horrific fires in Oklahoma?

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Donald Trump won in 2024. But his entire second term focus seems to be revenge against America for not voting for him in 2020.

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So it takes a special kind of chutzpah to tell a sovereign country – Denmark = you want to take their terrority – Greenland, but, by the way, will you sell us eggs? What’s next? Will Trump ask for eggs from Canada?

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Nothing official – but some Canadians have a plan to stop Trump’s tariff insanity: Block a certain website in the US – Canadian-owned Pornhub.

Talk about hitting below the belt.

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Headline:- “Did Southwest make a big mistake?” My feeling on charging for bags, .Yes. Mistake made because Elliott Investment Management, Florida hedge fund now has 11% stake in airline. They will destroy Southwest & sell pieces for parts. As hedge funds do to companies.

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Name change?

March 14, 2025

So it’s selection Sunday for the NCAA basketball tournament.”

Maybe they should consider a name change. At this point they could get sued by Trump’s DOJ for using the term “March Madness.

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Silver lining of the week. We learned which Democrats are not afraid of Donald Trump.

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Did not have on any bingo card that on a day in March of 2025 the only person praising Chuck Schumer would be Velveeta Voldemort.

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It’s not that Schumer wasn’t right that a shutdown would give President Musk and Clown Prince Trump the power to do whatever they want with government.

But how much different is that from what they are doing now?

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They really are a family of dicks, aren’t they?

Donald Trump Very Senior posts on Truth Socia “praising” Chuck Schumer. While Jr. sends emails under his “Win.donjr” account headlined “Schumer caves.”

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Small thing but Velveeta Voldemort said proposed 200% tariffs on European wine would be “great for Wine & Champagne businesses in US.”

There IS no “Champagne” business in US. Champagne comes from Champagne region in France. Everything else, even in France, is sparkling wine.

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This is rich.

GOP Rep. Andy Biggs claims Republicans are concerns that ActBlue’s verification policies” could potentially allow foreign actors in countries like China, Venezuela and Russia to influence elections.” Wonder what President Musk thinks of the allegations.

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Wouldn’t we all want to be a fly on the wall listening to private conversations of people like the Irish PM or NATO Secretary General after they have to sit through the angry braggadocious ramblings of Velveeta Voldemort at their “joint” press conferences.

Velveeta Voldemort is not going to annex Greenland.

He’s not going to annex Canada. He’s not going to annex the Panama Canal.

The only country he’s illegally taking over is the United States.

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Current Democratic Senate Leader: Chuck Schumer, 74

Current #2 – Dick Durbin, 80

Current #3 – Amy Klobuchar, 64

Current #4 – Cory Booker, 55.

Who else thinks maybe it’s time to have the white men step aside for real fighters?

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CNN “Trump’s public airing of grievances at DOJ was unprecedented.” It’s only 53 days into his 2nd term….. how long until Velveeta Voldemort tops it?

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President Musk has 14 children at least by several different women? Where are the other 13 while he trots his current preferred mini-me around with Trump?

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Countdown to madness

March 10, 2025

We are now a week from “Selection Sunday.”

Last year 245 million Americans were eligible to vote and about 90 million stayed home. Wonder if we could put elections somehow into brackets you could bet on if more people would turn out?

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One of the top bot/troll responses on Twitter to anything is attacking Democrats over trans women and girls in sports. Leaving aside that the number of trans women athletes is tiny… how many of these clowns, if they are real, actually watch women’s sports?

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Hmm.. Per Wikipedia, new Canadian PM Mark Carney “completed the 2015 London Marathon in 03:45:22, which was 17 minutes faster than his time at the 2011 Ottawa Marathon.” Think he should ask DonOld to discuss policy with him on a hike!

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As federal workers are forced to return to work, many have been dealing with childcare/petcare issues. Kind & easy way to help them would be to allow well-behaved pets in the office.

But only the lapdogs allowed in Washington DC offices now are Republican members of Congress.

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So when is DonOld Trump going to try to eliminate the department of TRANSportation?

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So, I missed the part of Trump campaign’s where he told Americans to expect a ‘little disturbance’ from his tariff plan & warned there would be a “detox period” as the economy shifts away from government spending – along with a possible recession.

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SNL last night? “Trump” told “Elon” that he wasn’t the boss And Mike Myers as Musk said “I gave you $300 million” Ok you’re the boss.”

Truth

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As insanity spews daily, hard to believe now that for four years about the only regular “Breaking News” media could come up with out of the White House was “Joe Biden is old.’

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Although Fox News regularly complained that Joe Biden was “vacationing” when he visited his home or beach house in Delaware. Crickets on DonOld’s regular multi-million dollar taxpayer paid weekends to golf at Mar-A-Lago. (Six of seven weekends so far.)

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On Democrats needing 1 message:

Many of our best leaders have different styles. And appeal to different voters.

Women for example: AOC & Jasmine Crockett are great

Elissa Slotkin & Amy Klobuchar are great too. It’s a big tent. Think we win nationally w/ an inclusive tent.

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How long until we start referring to the second Trump term as the Fourth Reich?

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That Mike Myers impersonation of Leon as a crazy person looks better all the time. Now Muskrat is claiming George Soros & LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman are funding ‘protests’ against Tesla. As opposed to obvious truth: Much of the US and most of the free world now hates him.

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Donold threatens grants to 10 Universities due to pro-Palestine protests/encampments: Columbia, GWU, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Northwestern, UCLA, Berkeley,U Minn & USC.

Universites not on his on list despite major protests/encampments of their own?

Wisconsin, Indiana, Texas, Arizona St, Michigan….. I wonder why.

On Democrats needing one message:

The Presidential election isn’t until 2028.

Until then, many of our best leaders have different styles. And appeal to different voters.

Women for example: AOC & Jasmine Crockett are great Elissa Slotkin & Amy Klobuchar are great too. It’s a big tent. Think we win nationally w/ an inclusive tent

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The heat is on

March 8, 2025

The formerly Oakland now Sacramento A’s announced a three-year agreement Friday with Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority as its official travel partner. A’s players will wear a patch with Las Vegas’ official logo on their left sleeves to remind fans of their upcoming movie in 2028

When it’s 100 degrees in Sacramento this summer am sure baseball fans will be thrilled to imagine that eventually they can travel to watch their team in Las Vegas where it can get to over 110.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended tariffs, arguing that “access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American Dream.”

Scott Bessent’s estimated net worth, over $500 million.

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Apparently MAGA unhappy that Amy Coney Barrett has shown signs of independence from Trump are pointing to a story that she had someone from Hamilton sing songs at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s welcome party as proof that Barrett is not a “real” conservative.

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How many MAGA know that Scalia and RBG were good friends and went to the opera together?

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DonOld reportedly considering moving 35,000 US troops from Germany to Hungary.

The same Hungary that is no longer considered a democracy. Putin must be so proud.

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Military now is apparently going to remove pictures of the Enola Gay for violating DEI rules –

Because the plane has “Gay” in its name.

This would be funny if it weren’t our democracy we’re talking about.

What’s now, getting rid of “My Old Kentucky Home?” “It’s summer, the people are gay.” Or “Deck the Halls?” “Don we now our gay apparel.”

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If MAGA is so upset about culling chickens with bird flu maybe these chicken farmers ought to sell the dead birds with bird flu to them to eat. The problem could work itself out

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When Palo Alto had a major controversy over traffic near downtown, a wise man said “Traffic is anyone but me driving on my block.” Government spending is like that for MAGA “Wasteful spending” is any government spending that doesn’t directly benefit ME.

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Stunning to see how many Americans (along w/ bots) now view DOGE hackers as heroes. Will be interesting to see how they feel when repercussions from breaking things affect them personally. Thinking tax refunds, national park vacations, social security checks will start it out.

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Per NY Times. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy “said the young staff of Mr. Musk’s team was trying to lay off air traffic controllers. What am I supposed to do? I have multiple plane crashes to deal with now, and your people want me to fire air traffic controllers?”

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Trump apparently plans on another travel ban that will include his former list of Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. Uh, as Donald has alienated most of the free world aren’t many of those countries still the only friends he has left?

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So Donald is now attacking the trade deal he claims he himself negotiated with Mexico and Canada. Begging the question? Is it being an evil liar? Or is it dementia?

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Stephen Colbert: “Millions of young people cannot stand Elon Musk. And those are just his kids.”

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Seemed relevant today.

“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.”

Especially as the falconer has probably been fired & rehired twice already since January 20.

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WTAF? Troy Edgar, Trump’s choice for DHS Deputy Secretary, talked movingly during confirmation hearing of his wife who fled Iran after Shah was overthrown.

And part of his job at DHS will be to deport similar legal refugees who fled Ukraine, Afghanistan, Haiti, etc.

Make it make sense.

Donald has said he will create a new agency called the External Revenue Service to collect tariffs and there’s been talk he wants it to replace the IRS.

Yeah, that’s going to work real well when he changes his mind every other day on tariffs.

So has President Musk told Trump he can sign a (meaningless) Executive order every day to keep Donold busy?

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Falling fast

March 4, 2025

A former three-time Russian Olympic champion wrestler who became a lawmaker was just found dead in Moscow after reportedly falling out of a window.


How long until people start falling out of buildings in Moscow on the Potomac?

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We are actually 2 weeks away from Opening Day as MLB has the Dodgers and Cubs opening in Tokyo on March 18. Guess they figured, anyone who can afford Dodgers tickets this year especially can afford to fly to Japan.

(Opening day prices in Tokyo rival the Super Bowl, maybe higher.)

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-Melania Trump decided to come out of hiding to to organize a roundtable about a bipartisan anti AI deep fake porn bill, and called out low Democrat attendance.

Spare me the performative BS . Maybe FLOTUS should ask her husband and President Musk why he CUT the bill, actually cosponsored by odd couple Amy Klobuchar and Ted Cruz, out of the 2024 budget bill when it was originally included with bipartisan support.

Maybe because Twitter makes a lot of money on porn? Or was he just being a d*ck.

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Meanwhile the cost of servicing President Non-Elect Musk, who is now riding on Air Force One with his child-prop-du-jour, and staying in the White House, is so much more than many of the life-saving programs that he has cut.

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Some of RFK Jr’s disciples are saying why do we need measles vaccines even if the disease returns because most children survived measles before the vaccine existed.

For that matter, many of us survived growing up in the era before seat belts and drove long distances with our parents while bouncing around in the back seats. So should we get rid of seat belts too?

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RFK Jr. “The decision to vaccinate is a personal one.” Wonder what would happen if when pulled over for driving 100 mph you told a police officer – the decision to obey speed limits is a personal one?.

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If Democrats want to spend a couple hours focused on Russian oligarchs Tuesday night maybe they should skip the State of the Union and go see Anora.

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Meanwhile, has Velveeta Voldemort said a word about the fires in South Carolina yet?

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Democrats warned us over & over again in 2024. Trump is Project 2025.

American voters elected Donald & GOP majority in Congress. And they w/ President Musk are enacting Project 2025.

Now voters are screaming at Democrats to “do something.”

When the something WE should have done was vote blue.

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Rich and richer

February 28, 2025

Four weeks to MLB Opening day. Look forward to the day when we can boo multimillionaires and billionaires, who instead of destroying our country, just play for the Dodgers.

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In an introductory weekly call newly confirmed FBI director Kash Patel indicated he wanted to “spend more time in Nevada, where he lives, and the West Coast.” So ”return to work for thee but not for me?”

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Susan Collins isn’t thrilled with Musk “It would be better to allow Cabinet secretaries to carefully review their departments and then make surgical, strategic decisions on what programs and people should be cut and then come back to Congress for approval.”

Uh, does she remember who some of these secretaries are that she voted to confirm?

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Why did UK PM Kier Starmer meet with Donald Trump today? Was President Musk not available?


If what President Musk and DOGE were doing was really good for the country, and popular, Republican members of Congress would have introduced these changes as legislation to get the credit.

-Meanwhile as USA Today reports – Elon Musk falsely accuses Verizon of putting US air safety at ‘serious risk’

Apparently Verizon has the newest contract, but as they responded- “To be clear, the FAA systems currently in place are run by L3Harris and not Verizon. We are at the beginning of a multi-year contract to replace antiquated, legacy systems. Our teams have been working with the FAA’s technology teams and our solution stands ready to be deployed.”

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Many GOP claim supposedly protecting girls by keeping trans kids out of USA bathrooms was a top reason for electing Trump. Same GOP about Trump getting sex-trafficking Tate brothers released back into US. Crickets.

Make it make sense.

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Media keeps saying Dems need better messaging. Trump posts ANYTHING and GOP/conservatives respond “this is wonderful, this is great…” Democratic post anything and Dems/liberals/progressives respond “why aren’t you doing or saying this instead?”

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Amy Klobuchar today reminded us how many things we take for granted came out of HHS funded research. For example -(which I didn’t know). “The Pacemaker didnt just come out of one minnesota company, came out of a lot of ideas, universities, people doing clinical trials, a devotion by our country to moving forward.”

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Who’s keeping score?

February 27, 2025

NY pitcher Nestor Cortes now says that the Yankees were ‘Better Team’ in their 2024 World Series loss.

What’s next…. “The Yankees would have won if only Mike Pence had had the courage?”

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In a NFLPA survey, NY Jets players gave owner Woody Johnson an F grade.

Why an F? Because they didn’t have the option for a G?

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WTAF? Trump just said. No other country in the world does mail in voting.

Uh, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, S. Korea, Switzerland, Australia, & the United Kingdom. And I might have missed some. No lie too small.

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Rachel Maddow tonight talks about marmots which carry deadly bubonic plague. Even Russia banned hunting them… And Rachel found video of Donny Jr. hunting eating them – admitting “it’s kind of contrabandy.” Well, maybe Jr should host a wildlife dinner for some dad’s friends.

Rmembering early days of COVID in Florida when governor Ron DeSantis hid many COVID deaths by ascribing them to other causes. What excuses will President Musk & VP Trump use to describe deaths from being unvaccinated. Or from not getting lifesaving services that DOGE is cutting?

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If a child is killed by an undocumented immigrant Fox News and GOP members of Congress will make their death front page news for weeks, if not longer. An unvaccinated child dies from measles in Texas, and Fox & GOP pretend that child never existed.

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Grok is Twitter’s own AI And this from last night: “During a House Oversight Committee meeting, tensions escalated when Representative Maxwell Frost called former President Donald Trump a ‘grifter,’

“Former?”

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Not a joke Sean Spicer posted today the White House is taking control from the White House Correspondents Association as far as the press pool because the WHCA invited a “Trump hating comedian” to their annual dinner.

Thinnest-skinned baby-man President ever.

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JD Vance actually said Trump “chooses his words” carefully. Read that and almost spit out my covfefe.

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21 DOGE employees resign en masse in protest “We will not use our skills to compromise core government services.” Translation. They think Leon is TRYING to compromise core government services.


Marge Three Names just said “federal employees do not deserve their paycheck.” Well, there’s one federal employee in Georgia’s 14th congressional district who does not deserve her $174,000 paycheck.

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Trump says he will sell citizenships for $5 million to foreigners as a “gold card” version of a green card. So what if some Democratic billionaires decide to donate money to buy citizenships for liberal resisters around the world? Asking for a country.

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In hopes of lowering egg prices, USDA now says they will spend $100 million for research into vaccines and therapeutics for U.S. chicken flocks. So Trump wants to vaccinate chickens, but children be damned? Very on brand.

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Bring her back?

February 24, 2025

San Antonio Spurs blew 17 pt lead & lost to lowly New Orleans Pelicans by 18.

Gregg Popovich’s health comes first & it makes no sense for him to return in 2025.

But if Pop can’t come back next season, maybe time to see how much $$ to hire Becky Hammon back from WNBA to coach.

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Two amusing sidelights of this week.

1. Some of the MAGA cult on social media views cheering for team Canada in a tournament hockey game as being an actual traitor to the US.

2. A whole lot of men think a woman cannot possibly know anything about sports. Wrong on both counts.

Carry on.

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Pope Francis is now in critical condition. If he passes away will Trump demand he be named Pope next?

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Love this line from Senator Chris Murphy “My 16-yr-old son for the 1st time, he said to me, ‘What’s going on? My friends are seeing your stuff. I’m showing up on a 16-yr-old’s TikTok feed.”

(had a nice reminder of when John McCain went on SNL, because he said it impressed his teenage daughter)

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As crazy FBI director Kash Patel looks to be joined by crazier deputy Dan Bongino, the GOP Senators own this. MANY of them knew better.

And if cowardice made them vote yes on Patel and Bondi, what makes them think eventually they won’t end up under the bus like Bolton, Pence, Sessions etc.

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Fox News headline: “Former world leader explains why ‘people are envious of what’s happening in the US.”

The former world leader is former British PM Liz Truss, who lasted in the job 45 days.

I’d rather hear what the head of lettuce thinks.

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Leaving everything else aside, I can’t be the only person who looks at Donald Trump orange circles ending around the eyes and ears, and thinks “his makeup person really hates him.”

The USA used to be a shining example Now we’re an object lesson.

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It all makes sense if you consider maybe the main purpose of some of Musk and Trump’s outrageous actions is two jealous insecure men trying to steal headlines from each other.

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Per NBC News, terminated FAA employees were not controllers, but support staff- “maintenance mechanics, aeronautical information specialists, plus, aviation safety, management & program assistants.” What could go wrong? Well, Musk with SpaceEx brags about learning from crashes.

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DonOld Trump email to President Musk

Subject: What I did last week 5 bullet points 1. I golfed

2.I golfed

3.I golfed

4. I rode around the track at Daytona

5. I followed Putin’s orders.

Do I get a diet coke and a Big Mac?

Love, Donny

Ps. Can I still be King?

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OT

February 21, 2025

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Team USA could still win if Mike Pence has the courage to do the right thing…

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KC Chiefs

Team USA

As an SF Giants fan can we next ask Donald Trump to declare himself an LA Dodgers fan?

-Though does anyone think Donald really watches hockey? Somebody please ask him about icing. Thinking his response is likely to include “chocolate..

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Millions of Americans were on team Canada tonight. Wonder how Premier Trump is feeling.

(for the uninitiated, Premier is the Canadian equivalent of Governor.)

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Why did I feel watching tonight’s 4 Nations hockey game like I’m a kid back in Toronto watching Team Canada vs Russia in 1972?

Except now Team USA has become Russia.

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If GOP really cared about the border they’d have passed Senator Lankford’s bipartisan bill in 2024

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Congressman Robert Garcia has now been threatened with potential prosecution by the U.S. Attorney from Washington, D.C., for because he criticized. He called Musk a dick.

Having flashbacks to Miracle on 34th Street….. where Fred proved Kris Kringle was Santa Claus. Not a crime to call a dick a dick. (And thinking Garcia could get many millions of corroborating witnesses.

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Oh, this is a smart idea. Seriously. Amy Klobuchar introduced a budget amendment to keep Trump & GOP from cutting taxes for billionaires if prices keep going up. Since Donold said he would solve inflation on day one this should be easy for him, right?

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In her confirmation hearing, Tulsi Gabbard was asked who she blamed for the war between Russia and Ukraine. She responded “Putin started the invasion of Ukraine.” Where’s the pool as to the day Tulsi denies that statement?

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In 2017, John McCain along with Lindsey Graham and Amy Klobuchar visited Ukraine to show support against Russia and Vladimir Putin. I hope McCain haunts Lindsey Graham’s dreams.

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With Kash Patel confirmed who should be first in the pool as to which Republican Senator who voted for him will be the first to be thrown under the Trump bus?

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An important truth about firing probationary employees. Any federal employee PROMOTED is on probation in new role for year. Know 2 people who were offered merit promotions last fall & turned them down because they didn’t want to be “on probation” if Trump won.

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The two Former FBI directors,both Republicans, are on Kash Patel’s printed enemies list.

No doubt some of the GOP Senate cowards who voted for him will end up on that list soon.

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Many scientists and researchers were just fired at NIH’s center for treating Alzheimer’s, which could set research back years. The center is named for recently retired GOP Senator Roy Blunt, a good and decent man. He wouldn’t recognize his colleagues today. Not because of memory loss. But because they are now a cult.

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Media should start covering what Air Force One, besides the costs, does to travel for average Americans.

Yesterday at Miami International AIrport, after Donald decided to FLY from Palm Beach (about 60 miles away_, all flights stopped for arrival & departure. Many travelers missed flights and flight attendants couldn’t get to airport. One crew member told me it took them three HOURS to go 2 miles.

DOGE just fired Yosemite’s only locksmith.

Would it be wrong to hope the first visitor who locks their keys in their car, or who locks themselve in a bathroom, is a Trump supporter?

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J.D. Vance today warned Ukrainian president against attacking Donald Trump. Have we forgotten that Trump’s first impeachment was over threatening Zelenskyy to go after Biden in the first place? #QuidProQuo

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What are the odds?

February 13, 2025

Apparently you can place various bets on the NBA All-Star game this weekend.

And if you are seriously thinking about those bets… you might have a gambling problem.

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Meanwhile, for a break from political insanity whoever thought they’d see THIS headline?

“Draymond Green Had to Hold Steve Kerr Back As He Flipped Out at Referee.”

(Apparently Kerr didn’t like some calls, and the Warriors did lose to the Mavs.)

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Rachel Maddow today telling us how at the same time Musk is trying to kill the CFPB bureau, he is trying to turn X/Twitter into a financial services bureau.

Which would be regulated… by the CFPB. You can’t make this stuff up.

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Have seen many liberals demanding Senators speak out.

Dems held another late night session tonight against RFK Jr.

Media wasn’t covering it. Even MSNBC has “Susan Collins just broke the promise she made to the American people” (as if that is news)

It’s on us, folks.

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Senator Raphael Warnock took the 10p shift on the Senate floor talking against RFK Jr. If you haven’t heard the Georgia Senator (and Preacher) speak before and you ever get a chance to listen, or see a clip, take it. (C-Span 2 covered it tonight)

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As part of Senate late-night effort against RFK Jr, Amy Klobuchar quotes Eisenhower, who established HHS. “Department symbolizes the government’s permanent concern with the human problems of our citizens.”

Today’s GOP would call Eisenhower a RINO. Heck they’d call Reagan a RINO.

Adam Schiff tonight asked why RFK Jr for HHS?

Why THIS job? Yes, he endorsed Trump but why HHS?

“Nothing was more corrosive to our democracy than Trump’s assault on truth. Nothing more useful to demagogue than destroying idea of truth. He must convince public not to believe their lying eyes. Out with the Faucis. in with the charlatans.”

Nailed it.

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Consumers Research, a dark money group that now exists to attack perceived liberal causes, is running ads attacking the Cleveland Clinic, which Musk/Trump is trying to strip funding from.

The Cleveland Clinic is the single largest employer in Ohio. Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

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As inflation is skyrocketing, led by the price of eggs, can we start calling him Trumpty Dumpty???

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Now that Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed today how many of our allies will just stop sharing intelligence with us..

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Billionaire boys club

February 12, 2025

Dodgers ‘hungrier than ever,’ view 2025 as ‘unique challenge’

What challenge? If they can cross the half billion payroll by the trade deadline?

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QB Dak Prescott says Dallas Cowboys ‘very close’ to winning Super Bowl.

Has anyone recently checked Dak for concussions?

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Do Google and AP etc think it will really stop with demands to accept Trump’s illegal renaming of the Gulf of Mexico? If they acquiesce now, soon it will be “you are not allowed to criticize dear leader.” (This has apparently already happened to GOP House and Senate.)

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So can Mexico change their maps to return to referring to the USA as “the United Colonies of North America?”

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Lindsey Graham, talking about spending more money for ICE and Homeland Security: “We’ll go into mandatory spending accounts and find offsets to pay for this.” “mandatory spending accounts?” Translation, we’re going to slash Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. For starters.

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As Republicans in the Senate continually debase themselves into spineless clones can we start calling them Stepford Senators?

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Do Google and AP etc think it will really stop with demands to accept Trump’s illegal renaming of the Gulf of Mexico? If they acquiesce now, soon it will be “you are not allowed to criticize dear leader.” (This has apparently already happened to GOP House and Senate.)

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So why are President Musk and VP Trump trying to shut down CFPB?

Because Elon doesn’t want oversight as he tries to turn Twitter into a financial app?

Or because Donald hates Elizabeth Warren?

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Something important I heard Amy Klobuchar say “Email your members of Congress.” (Not that calls don’t matter, but emails go into the record.) And yes, it’s worth emailing GOP members of Congress. they are afraid of Trump but they are really afraid of losing re-election.

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Asked whether U.S. had given up anything in return for former hostage Marc Fogel, Trump replied “not much” without offering additional details. Translation, “not much after I handed Putin the gift of our democracy.”

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NY Times headline “Enjoying Pinnacle of Power, Musk Holds Court on Trump’s Stage. President let spotlight in Oval Office go to his billionaire friend.” Fixed it. “President Musk held court in Oval Office & let Donald sit at big boy desk before Elon sent him home to play golf.

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Free kick…

February 6, 2025

If you don’t already know about former NFL punter Chris Kluwe. He posted this above where the skies are bluer in response to a Newsmax query!

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As Republicans make a big deal out of the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” is it too soon to start the pool on when GOP moves to eliminate Title IX money for women and girls’ sports period?

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Meanwhile as Americans begin to protest against authoritarian & draconian Musk/Trump cuts, Fox News headline. “Trump vows DHS will prevent trans athletes from entering US for 2028 LA Olympics.” Uh, we haven’t had trans athletes try to compete in Olympics. And none expected.

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If you’re a Warriors fan & want something non political to be outraged about- Miami Heat trading Jimmy Butler to Golden State. Just what team needs, spoiled man-baby who literally quits on his team when he is unhappy.

Meanwhile, the Wemby Spurs bandwagon is taking new riders.

#GoSpursGo

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Trump actually said this “Tommy Tuberville, a great coach. You know, his quarterback was named Mahomes, he was a great college coach. And I said, how good was he? He said, you don’t want to know how good.”

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Uh,1. Tubby did not coach Mahomes.

2. Auburn paid Tubby $5 MILLION to go away and not coach anymore.

3 University of Cincinnati, with a much smaller budget, paid him $1 million to go away and not coach anymore.

Tuberville turned out to be a loser coach. Facts matter.

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Elon Musk’s title now is “Special Government Employee.” And we thought Herschel Walker was a bad joke for bragging about his “Honorary Police Badge.”

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Just a question as Trump talks about taking over Gaza and turning it into the “Riviera of the Mideast?! What WOULD he have to say for his cult members to realize the man is insane?

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Senator Reverend Warnock, one of best speakers in DC, speaking truth to Trump/Musk cockroaches scurrying around in darkness. “This is radical, this is extreme, this is undemocratic. The people of Georgia who voted for me AND who voted for Trump did not vote for this.”

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Elizabeth Warren points out again: GOP controls House & Senate. They could change laws to take $$$ from things they don’t like. But cowards know it’s unpopular to destroy programs enjoying bipartisan support. So they’re trying to do it illegally in the middle of the night

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This should be a bigger story. Outrage can stop outrage.

Lisa Murkowski posted.

“I want to thank Alaskans who have been reaching out to my offices in D.C. and across Alaska. The U.S. Senate phone system has been receiving around 1,600 calls each minute, compared to the 40 calls per minute we usually receive, which has disrupted our call systems. “

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“Tulsi Gabbard Gets Closer to Confirmation as Senior Republican Caves.” The Republican in question was Susan Collins. But really, isnt “Susan Collins Caves” redundant?

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Faced with rapidly rising prices, Waffle House is placing a surcharge on every egg dish they sell. Can we call it the “Trumpty-Dumpty” surcharge?

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So did Trump decide to take over the Gaza Strip because he figured out he couldn’t take over Greenland, the Panama Canal or Canada?

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Despite its questionable legality & no money authorized for Trump/Musk buyout offer to federal employees, a Trump spokeswoman claimed “This is a rare, generous opportunity – one that was thoroughly vetted.”‘ Is there a bigger oxymoron than -“Trump proposal thoroughly vetted?

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Trump has given the FBI a deadline to turn over all names of agents involved in January 6 cases. How can ANYONE believe Kash Patel’s number one focus will not be revenge for Dear Leader?

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Very few silver linings about both Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr’s nominations being voted out of committee: But at least every GOP Senator will have to go on record with their votes. Meaning they will own the probable disasters that are coming.

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Treading water

February 4, 2025

Commissioner Roger Goodell says NFL is ‘better’ because of diversity efforts. DonOld won’t like that statement

So did Goodell figure this is his guaranteed way of getting Trump to stay in Florida for the weekend and avoid wanting to come to the Super Bowl?

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And yes, for all the damage he has done, or more to the point, let President Non-Elect Musk do, Trump spends his weekends in Florida. At a cost of millions per weekend to taxpayers.

While GOP complained that Biden went to his Delaware beach house…

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Senator Bill Cassidy says he’s “struggling” with RFK Jr.s nomination. Cassidy is a doctor. He is a Christian. . He knows the right thing to do. And yes he is up for re-election. But “What good does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?”

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Tump could have negotiated quietly with Canada and Mexico and avoided panic and rage over his proposed tariffs. But he didn’t. And for now all he got was stuff Canada and Mexico were already doing.

Is DonOld upset that President Non-Elect Musk was getting all the attention.

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Jamie Raskin sums it up: “We don’t have a fourth branch of Government called Elon Musk.

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Brian Schatz gave very long & impassionated speech on Senate Floor about Trump & Musk trying to be un-elected Kings, he spoke for over an hour..

After losing election “expecting policies, I was absolutely going to hate…that’s way the ball bounces.” But “This is not the ball bouncing a certain way. This is someone deciding they’re in charge of US govt & don’t care what the law is.”

“We are no longer arguing if they are doing Project 2025. They’re doing it.” Jimmy Stewart/Mr. Smith vibes….

Same media who claims Democrats need to speak up.. crickets.

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Trump administation, already trying to deport foreign students who participated in pro-Palestine protests, now investigating Columbia, Cal, Minnesota, Northwestern & Portland State for allowing protests

Muslims who voted against Kamala -welcome to the face-eating leopards club.

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Meanwhile, while President NonElect Leon and DonOld claim it’s about cost savings, their performance deportation of immigrants costs several times more per person than if they had booked them all first class flights.

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Critical fact think many of my fellow liberals miss:

Right now urgent priority is convincing a few GOP Senators to vote “no” on Trump’s worst cabinet nominees. GOP has 53 votes.

If we can’t reach across aisle to convince them DonOld gets ALL his choices confirmed.

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Moving forward

January 30, 2025

Yes, hard to find things to laugh about these days, especially with the recent DCA airline-helicopter crash

But snark will help us survive.

So onwards.
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Aaron Rodgers is supporting RFK Jr for HHS secretary. Crazy recognizes crazy.

Feds are now probing unusual betting patterns surrounding the play of Terry Rozier, with NBA Charlotte Hornets in 2023. It’s enough to make you long for the purity of pro-wrestling

Before my memory but as a figure skating fan as a kid – Peggy Fleming, Karen Magnussen, Janet Lynn etc, I remember learning about the US figure skating team being killed in a plane crash in 1961. Awful story, Posting only because it’s worth remembering them. Many would otherwise still be alive today

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_548

For so many reason we already miss Joe Biden. But today after the National Airport plane crash we REALLY miss him as the Consoler in Chief.

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Trump spends couple minutes on reading message of sympathy for crash victims in robotic manner- doesn’t mention young US figure skaters, does mention Russians killed on board; rest of rambling briefing blames DEI, Obama, Biden & Buttigieg for tragedy. There is no bottom.

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Need to say this again for those in the back. In Trump’s rambling, blame filled press conference, he spontaneously mentioned Russians on the plane, but not that there were fourteen members of the US figure skating community.  

In case you wonder where DonOld’s loyalities lie..

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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is a doctor. Wouldn’t it be a violation of the Hippocratic oath to vote for RFK Jr?

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Amy Klobuchar today asked Kash Patel about him saying that FBI headquarters should be shut down & turned into a museum of the deep state. When Patel tried to attack her, Amy pointed out, “they were his own words from Sept 2024. Facts matter. Senator Klobuchar brought receipts.

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Even if you’re a Republican who actually believes Trump’s constant rants that media & “deep state” government are against him, do you want the director of FBI’s main focus to be retribution for Donald? Or to be focused on keeping all Americans safe?

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Can anyone remember President Biden acting as consoler-in-chief & spending more time on blaming his enemies than mourning victims?

And we’ve already lost count of how many times since election Trump has done that… New Orleans, Los Angeles fires & now DCA airline crash etc.

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Why are we surprised that Velveeta Voldemort, a man who has never read the constitution, believes that birthright citizenship isn’t in the constitution?


Shock and Awe is turning increasingly into “Shock and Ah, Sh*t”

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Rich get richer

January 25, 2025

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Government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, for the billionaires..

Makes many of us really look forward to diversion of baseball season. Where at least everyone has chance on opening day… (

(Sees Dodgers offseason shopping spree. & 1/2 billion $$ payroll.)

Never mind.

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So who are Trump and MAGA going to root for to get to the Super Bowl.

Buffalo is from a blue state, Chiefs biggest fan is Taylor Swift, and both Commanders and Eagles are from very blue cities.

Maybe DonOld will golf and say who cares about the game anyway?

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Mitch McConnell issued scathing statement against Pete Hegseth, “as he assumes office, consequences of failure are as high as they have ever been.”

If only Mitch had chance to make sure convicted felon who nominated Pete was impeached & couldn’t return to the Oval Office.

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Is it too soon to start the pool on the first time someone gets a picture of Pete Hegseth drinking in Washington DC?

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To get Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary it took VP Vance to break the tie.

President Non Elect Musk, Trump & Vance will so own this debacle. Btw repeat DUI offenders have to have ignition lock devices to check if they have been drinking. ..

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As Senators like Joni Ernst weigh going against their consciences because they think showing loyalty to Trump will protect them…. Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Jeff Sessions would like a word.

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Thinking if Trump withholds federal money from California, California should just stop sending our taxpayers’ money to the federal government.

To put in language DonOld understands:

Quid. Pro. Quo

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Now DonOld is selling t-shirts for $47 that say “Gulf of America” on them.

Is there anything he won’t try to make money on?

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Discovering that a whole lot of people in red states who convinced themselves they knew more than doctors about COVID…have now convinced themselves they know more about wildfires than firefighters.

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“Friday night news dump” – phrase exists for a reason. No politician says or does anything they are proud of or want media coverage of on Friday night. Which of course is when Velveeta Voldemort fired all the IGs.

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Donald Trump just terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci’s taxpayer-funded security detail. Betting Dr. Fauci’s security for a year didn’t cost taxpayers as much as one Presidential golf game. What a sad petty little man we elected as President.

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Spurred on…

January 24, 2025

The San Antonio Spurs every February go on an about a three week Rodeo Road Trip while an actual road trip takes over their arena.

Today in Paris the Spurs and Wemby played the red-hot Indiana Pacers. They won 140-110.(and it wasn’t that close.) Maybe next year San Antonio will ask to play the whole three weeks in France…

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Oscar nominations are out. Has Velveeta Voldemort threatened yet to shut down the ceremony because they didn’t nominate him?

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Can only imagine how furious MAGA would be if someone at the National Cathedral on Tuesday had preached. “‘For I was hungry & you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty & you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger & you took me in….”

“Some female soliders have written letters in support of Pete Hegseth.” Well, Jeffrey Dahmer didn’t eat everyone he met either.

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Do I like John Ratcliff? No. Do I think he is qualified? Yes.

Elections have consequences.

But, before Velveeta Voldemort those consequences used to have limits in reality.

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Just curious. Since Pete Hegseth is now saying he doesn’t have a drinking problem but won’t drink if he is confirmed, what happens if he is confirmed and he is seen drunk in public?

Brooke Rollins, nominee for Agriculture Secretary, had civil hearing today, said she would work w/ lawmakers to modernize temporary visa program. She did contest Dem claims 40-50% of agricultural workers are undocumented, arguing “we just don’t know.” We’re about to find out.

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Forget actually making a Nazi salute, I’m so old I remember when even making a joke about being a Nazi would result in universal condemnation.

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Major reason Fox News viewers voted for Trump.

LIES.

Today’s Fox headline “Over 200 House Democrats vote against bill protecting infants who survive abortions.” What it doesn’t say, the law ALREADY protects infants who survive abortion.

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Simple fact: Pete Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law KNOWS that a false accusation put in an affidavit could put her in jail. And she stands by her statement. Bet she’d take a lie detector test too. Would Pete?

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For the younger generation who may never have heard this quote: “You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.” That noted liberal, Senator and Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater

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Rachel Maddow talking about Crypto and making the comparison to Beanie Babies and I am so here for it. (What’s next, Trump tulip bulbs?)

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For the younger generation who may never have heard this quote: “You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.”

That noted liberal, Senator and Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater

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Leaving the lights on

December 21, 2024

US Senate early this am passed imperfect compomise funding bill to keep govt open, after GOP-led House finally passed bill only with Democratic support. Wouldn’t it be easier just to vote for adults? (ie Democrats.)

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And the Senate late night did pass a bill -unanimously – that was originally stripped by Musk from the funding bill, to make it easier for the Washington Commanders to return to Washington DC at the RFK stadium site.

The late vote was called a Hail Mary. Now, it’s good for the city of Washington DC, but Roger Goodell and the NFL also really wanted the bill passed. I’m sure the fact that it’s a multi-billion dollar league with many billionaire owners had nothing to do with it…

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Again, wonder how those who only get news from Fox are brainwashed? After House Democrats compromise, again, to keep govt open when GOP would’ve let shutdown happen… Faux News headline “Congress passes bill to stop partial government shutdown after missing midnight deadline.”

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Every headline on stopgap government funding bill that passed today in House should include – it ONLY passed for 2 reasons: 1. Johnson refused Musk/Trump demands to eliminate debt ceiling. 2. Democrats voted to save Christmas & keep Government open. GOP didn’t back Musk/Trump.

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The CR was basically a noncontroversial non-story -three months of negotiation with the usual complaints that it was coming down to the wire but all looked settled. Until President Musk decided to try to steal Christmas.

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Elon Musk is reversing the Pottery Barn rule. For him it’s “You buy it, then you break it.


Good news. Bill to put a monument to women’s suffrage on the mall in Washington DC passes unanimously in the US Senate Wonder though how long it will take some GOP members of Congress to try to overturn the 19th amendment.

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Schumer gave tribute to Mitch McConnell, who’s not leaving Senate but stepping down as Leader. Chuck said “all my colleagues on both sides of aisle join me in offering best wishes & respect.”. Uh, to man who singlehandedly destroyed our SCOTUS by stealing 2 seats? Hard pass.

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Hey Germany.

1. Elon Musk is endorsing AfD far-right neo Nazi party in your elections. Everything else aside, take a look at the US near shutdown chaos right now that resulted from American voters listening to him last November. Learn from our mistake.

2. Fröhliche Weihnachten

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