Balloon Juice - The Blogfather and others have

The Blogfather and others have been mentioning the TIPS program, and everyone seems to be somewhat scared about the Orwellian nature of the program. I am scared, but as usual, for a much different reason.

The reason I am scared is because I am shocked that this is the BEST idea we have for what would amount to a Federal neighborhood watch- reliance on civil servants???? Let me get this right- the best way to find terrorists in our midst is to employ the same people that took three weeks to get my mail to me when I moved 1/2 mile across town? And this was after I went to the post office and TOLD them my new address.

Yeah. I am scared alright. Excuse me while I go build my bomb shelter.

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

America is going up in flames. The NYTimes fawns over MAGA celebrities. No longer a real newspaper.

“In this country American means white. everybody else has to hyphenate.”

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

It’s a good piece. click on over. but then come back!!

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

The unpunished coup was a training exercise.

Dumb motherfuckers cannot understand a consequence that most 4 year olds have fully sorted out.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

The National Guard is not Batman.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

They punch you in the face and then start crying because their fist hurts.

So very ready.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

The Blogfather and others have