Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

Boeing: repeatedly making the case for high speed rail.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

Fight them, without becoming them!

Hot air and ill-informed banter

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

So many bastards, so little time.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

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

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

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The Vought nomination was a 53-47 affair, and with Fetterman being a no on RFK the lesser and Asset Gabbard, I think he’s finally come to his senses.

Like every other Senator, he looks in the mirror and sees a future President, but I don’t think it’s going to happen for him or anyone else who voted for some Trump nominees. The yea votes on Trump nominees are like the votes for the Iraq War on steroids. They are disqualifying for a large swath of the Democratic base.

That all said, the main point of this post isn’t to talk about the 2028 election, but rather to say that I think the Senate-Brain and splitter Dems have caught up with the base, after a jillion phone calls, a bunch of dunking on social media, and a government takeover by King Musk. They’ve realized that normal rules no longer apply. King Musk wants to dismantle our democracy. We need to fight him, and Trump, with everything we have.

Pritzker gets it, btw. Ridicule, oppose, inform, fight:

An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.

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— JB Pritzker (@jbpritzker.bsky.social) February 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM

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  1. 1.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    Just now, those of us who went to Bennett and Hick’s offices on Tuesday learned that basically everything we “asked” of Hick, he’s gonna do:

    https://senatorhickenlooper.substack.com/p/its-time-to-use-every-tool-at-our?r=tdrer&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

    Okay, Hick caveats the statement “that poses a genuine threat” but hey, this is a pretty great reaction from somebody like Hick.

    And yes, I called his office here in Denver to thank the staff for meeting us and for him putting out that statement.

  3. 3.

    New Deal democrat

    I have been wondering why the Congressional GOPers have been so supine about T—-p and M—k stripping away their spending power.

    Then it occurred to me: this is like the Catfood Commission, but with actual teeth. All of their least favorite programs will be thrown in the trash bin, but in a way that they don’t have to take responsibility. From their point of view, it’s win-win!

  6. 6.

    NotMax

    FYI.

    The Trump administration’s war on electric cars continues with the halt of a national program that sends money to states to install EV charging equipment. It was the latest move by President Donald Trump to reverse Biden-era EV policies — even as those policies have personally enriched his top ally, Elon Musk.

    According to a memo from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program will be put on pause while it is retooled to align with the new administration’s priorities (those priorities being more gas guzzlers and fewer EVs). The agency said it is “immediately suspending” the approval of plans to deploy new EV chargers “for all fiscal years” and will no longer approve new funding requests until a new plan is implemented. Source

  7. 7.

    suzanne

    Like every other Senator, he looks in the mirror and sees a future President, but I don’t think it’s going to happen for him or anyone else who voted for some Trump nominees. The yea votes on Trump nominees are like the votes for the Iraq War on steroids. They are disqualifying for a large swath of the Democratic base.

    That’s me. I’ve been a registered Democrat since my 18th birthday. I still carry a grudge against the Dems who voted for the Iraq War (type: Dems who get power and then act like assholes with it).

    But, as someone who called Fetterman’s office three times last week…. I’ll lay off criticizing him a bit for a while.

  8. 8.

    PsiFighter37

    @suzanne: I won’t. He’s a self-serving prick who has earned himself a serious primary challenge in 2028.

    What really struck me was the pictures of the USAID office letters coming off. Like…it is not even set in stone that the agency can go away, and they are already physically removing evidence of its existence. Just awful.

  9. 9.

    rk

    I did not think it was possible, but my hatred of Musk exceeds hatred of Trump by at least a factor of 10. My friend has already planned a Elon is dead party for the day this guy dies (hopefully in a public square outside a Tesla dealership)

  11. 11.

    MobiusKlein

    Apparently even Ro Khanna has gotten the no more musk memo, according to a friend who lives in his district, and visited his office yesterday.

  12. 12.

    RaflW

    Trump claims he has ‘fired’ the board chair of the Kennedy Center (said chair is also I guess the head of a $450 billion dollar investment fund, so being extremely rich isn’t an automatic hedge against Trump’s insane/inane maneuvers). Guess who the new chair will be? Yep. DJT.

    The NYT helpfully says “Trump’s authority to make the changes was not clear”. Alrighty then. Maybe do some digging around? Yes, I said it. I expect NYT journos to do work.

  15. 15.

    Melancholy Jaques

    We need to be relentless in telling our elected Democrats what to do & say. Far too many of them succumb to Beltway Brain.

  16. 16.

    UncleEbeneezer

    Reached out to the drum shop that I bought my kit from back in the early 90’s to see about a possible discount if I buy another kit from him.  And the guy was like “yeah, sorry but my margins are too low.”  This really pissed me off to an irrational level.  I’ve been probably one of only a handful of drummers on the West Coast using his drums and always enjoyed promoting his business anytime someone asked “what kind of kit is that?” at a gig.  It was a kit custom-made for me, it’s the kit I recorded every band I’ve been in and served as the kit on some of my biggest gigs.  It is the instrument I have owned/played longer than any other (by far!).  My therapist assured me that I had every right to feel pissed.

    Oh well, fuck him.  I’m gonna spend my $3-5K at Sweetwater instead because their owner has been super cool and said “of course” he’d offer a discount on account of the fire.  Now I just gotta get past my hesitation about making a big purchase and pull the trigger on the Sonor kit that I really love.

  17. 17.

    RaflW

    @NotMax: This ranks fairly low on my list of ways that the Trump Admin and Republicans in general are working as hard as they can to hand China — and to some extent India — every global advantage they can. We’ll just become moribund in terms of making products anyone wants outside our backwater borders.  Dumb!

  19. 19.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    @MobiusKlein:

    Well, that’s okay because Ro’s get plenty of other constituents, namely the other glibertarian, techbro billionaires that form his base, to carry water for.

  22. 22.

    Scamp Dog

    @RaflW: I decided to check out the Kennedy Center website. The search engine even came up with a page for the board of trustees! Then I clicked the link and got a message that the website was experiencing high traffic. Apparently everyone is a better investigator on this than NYT reporters!

  24. 24.

    RaflW

    @Scamp Dog: Congress does appropriate a significant chunk of funds to the Kennedy Center. How that makes Trump the decider of board tenure is…. not clear.

  25. 25.

    PsiFighter37

    @RaflW: Honestly the level of corruptness, down to personal shows of vanity, really reeks of ‘The Regime’. Great miniseries to see on HBO – Kate Winslet is excellent in it as an absolutely off-her-rocker autocrat.

  27. 27.

    Old Man Shadow

    Talking about any future election is premature.

    I’m not sure the United States will be able to have a free and fair election in two years, let alone four, after they’re done and the party with power seems okay with betraying the Constitution and the law.

  28. 28.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    @Parfigliano:

    Well, to really dig down into that, inside a burning Wankpanzer.

    Alas, he’ll probably be like Kissinger (or Cheney) and live practically forever.

  29. 29.

    Lily

    Tragically ironic that this administration intends (pretends)  it will ‘make America christian again’;  yet is relishing its cruelty and planning to continue with the most uncharitable acts toward everyone it considers lesser.

    I actually think this should be called out by Dems.  There’s a divide between christians like that bishop who spoke of merciful treatment of the needy vs christian nationalists who want to use the state for punishment.   It could be exploited.

  30. 30.

    Matt McIrvin

    @New Deal democrat: Congress mostly can’t legislate because years ago, the Republicans in the Senate turned the filibuster rule into a de facto supermajority requirement. And even in the House, it’s difficult for either party to pass anything. They couldn’t eliminate all these programs they hate with legislation.

    But now, they effectively do have power: they can rip up all these programs by just letting Trump and Musk destroy the implementation of them and doing nothing to stop them. They can’t act but they can prevent action. That’s power.

  32. 32.

    sab

    My basic political rule is voters know their own. I held my nose  and voted for years for my Congressman. Then he much improved and voters voted him out. You have to grow where you are planted.

    So I rarely give outside my representative’s district.

  33. 33.

    JML

    @UncleEbeneezer: dang, sorry about the loss of your kit. Reminds me that I really need to sit down and play more and not just with sticks on the couch. Hope you’re very happy with the new one. post pics once you get it!

  34. 34.

    PsiFighter37

    @rk: It is kind of crazy how Elon torched the massive amount of goodwill he had with left-leaning folks over the past several years. Tesla registrations are going to plunge, and the felon’s base is too poor / lives in areas where there are no chargers to replace demand. Tesla is now also considered a company that has terrible customer service. X/Twitter is a cesspool that will never attract back the big corporations. SpaceX is the only venture that has a sustainable future, mainly because NASA decided to privatize much of the space program (as well as the United Launch Alliance being terrible – I blame Boeing). But nobody gives a shit about going to Mars or riding a Tesla in space.

    At some point, someone is going to realize that the only thing that Elon Musk has is money, and that money doesn’t make him inevitable or invinceable.

  35. 35.

    E.

    @Matt McIrvin: It’s the same as the McConnell strategy with the Supreme Court nomination. Just do nothing, and since the other party can’t make you step up, you get what you want.

  36. 36.

    Miki

    “Like every other Senator, he looks in the mirror and sees a future President ….”

    Just another reason my hatred of cis white male politicians knows no bounds.

    Just. Fucking. Stop.

  37. 37.

    suzanne

    @PsiFighter37: Also — and I will admit that this is a very small thing compared to other destruction — but FFOTUS’s executive order about returning to plastic straws just about sent me over the edge.

    It’s such a tiny sacrifice, to help prevent so much destruction of our planet. Just the pettiest, meanest shit.

  38. 38.

    FelonyGovt

    I signed up for a telephone town hall that Ted Lieu is doing next Tuesday to talk about how Dems plan to fight back against unconstitutional and illegal acts by the administration. Should be interesting.

  39. 39.

    sab

    @suzanne: We in my house haven’t even begun to use up our paper straws ( just like the ones we had in school, how old are we?) I am not pitching out my paper straws just to keep Trump happy.

  41. 41.

    Baud

    @suzanne:

    Last year, I saw some young white dudes get really upset about paper straws at a soda machine.

    I actually haven’t used a straw in a long time so I don’t have a dog in this issue.

  44. 44.

    Sally

    @RaflW: Opening the stable doors to China will, in MHO, make the world a more dangerous place.
    i don’t think I would have said that ten years ago, but here we are ….

  45. 45.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @JML: Thanks.  This is the kit.  I went back and forth between several different kits for awhile but honestly I’m kind of of the mindset that provided it’s a decent kit, I can make it sound good so I’m not super-picky based on sound.  More about the size/height (I like rack toms, low) so I picked this one because I really love the color (it also sounds great in all the vids I’ve checked out).

  46. 46.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    @UncleEbeneezer:

    Yes, please post pix.

    I hafta box up this new Roland “Very Quiet Design” kit I have for review.

    It is beyond quiet–cymbals feel like crap tho, even by e-cymbal standards.

  48. 48.

    cain

    @Matt McIrvin:

    Yes, but Trump will need money for deportations and greenland. So they have to reserve money. What Trump is going to ask is going to be astronomical.

    They are going to own this economy and the chaos that project 2025 is going to cause. I don’t think its’ going to go down like Germany. The U.S. is not a silo of people like Germany, Italy and so on. It’s got a lot of different types of people, religions, and so on. At some point its’ going to break hard and the people are going to be fed up.

    Let’s not forget, this populace has the right to carry arms. We’re going to see if that 2nd amendment is going to do what these people say it’s important for.

  54. 54.

    MomSense

    @PsiFighter37:

    I should start filming my daily coffee with Susie phone calls.  Every morning I pour my coffee, sit in my living room and call Sen Collins. I might as well scream into the void.

  55. 55.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @comrade scotts agenda of rage: Yikes.  E-cymbals are pretty terrible in feel.  I don’t know if anyone will ever solve the challenge of making one where the stick bounces/feels right without making a loud noise.  Not sure it’s even possible.

  58. 58.

    RaflW

    @PsiFighter37: Trump I was staffed by enough people who knew the L’Etat, C’est Moi shit was creepy, gross and (hopefully) full of potential backfires.

    Trump II? Nope!!

  59. 59.

    PsiFighter37

    @sab: At some point, even the dumbfucks in Bumblefuck will get enraged if their congresspeople start simply ignoring them. All politics is local, and if there are still elections, many of these Republicans may end up learning a hard lesson – so long as Democrats are running Dan Osborn types and not local college professors.

  60. 60.

    kindness

    @RaflW: Congress allocates $45M for the Kennedy Center who’se yearly budget is $265M.  The building also serves as a memorial to JFK.  Trump is lying.  He doesn’t have the power to tell the board what to do.  That $45M?  It goes strictly for maininence and upkeep of the building and grounds.  None of it goes to the board for their projects.

  61. 61.

    JML

    @UncleEbeneezer: that looks fantastic!

    I’m still trying to get my toms sounding the way I want (too much echo/ring for how I want to be playing in the house) and I desperately want more cymbals but haven’t been able to set aside the $$$ for them recently. argh, they’re so expensive!

    I miss playing. I’m hardly any good, but the last time I played live in front of people was when I somehow ended up on the kit for the house polka band that had no drummer that night playing “In Heaven There Is No Beer” back in law school…

  63. 63.

    PsiFighter37

    @kindness: If I had to guess things like dismantling USAID and taking over the Kennedy Center is a sick show of dominance over RFK Jr., who has proven himself to be a tiny man and a shell of the 3 great brothers of that family.

  66. 66.

    Starfish (she/her)

    @RaflW: The tech jobs being “replaced by AI” are actually being offshored to India, and the CEO is giving himself a bigger bonus.

  71. 71.

    RaflW

    @Sally: Oh, it’s definitely reckless.

    I was listening to the radio for a bit in the car this afternoon, and NPR had someone from one of the big foreign policy shops on (Council on Foreign Relations, maybe), and I thought, “You are ALL going to be iced out of any Republican calculus. The Senate GOP has collapsed into itself. Lindsey Graham will do nothing. John Thune will do worse than nothing. The whole apparatus is being stripped right now.”

  73. 73.

    frosty

    @Parfigliano: Dies inside a burning Tesla is my preference

    … that he can’t get out of because the doors are locked, the computer that drives the screen is melting and he can’t find the SooperSekret manual door handles. Sucks to be you!!

  75. 75.

    Lily

    @RaflW:  When I read about the Kennedy Center I had the rash thought that if Ivanka still  hovered around the WH he might leave the Center alone.  Without her he’s easy prey for demon  influencers.

    I expect they want to prevent performers and artists at the KC who might encourage ‘disruption of the social order our great leader has achieved’,  e.g.  suggest dreaded words like equality.

    They prob have a grievance that Xian music has been intentionally suppressed, want to give  KC  a Xian makeover.

    Want those KC awards to go to Xian family bands and the guy who’ll do paintings of imaginary  T dressed in the garments of nobility.

    Never would have thought this before today.

  77. 77.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @JML: Wow, polka?!  That’s one of the few genres I can’t say I’ve ever played.

    Cymbals are SO EXPENSIVE.  I’m looking at $1,400 to replace my Zildjian K’s.

    I came to the conclusion based on input from several drummers, and great article, that the drum sound is much more about the heads (and tuning) than the wood of the shells. Check out this video of the same snare, same player, same pattern but 60 different heads.  It’s crazy how different they all sound!

  78. 78.

    RaflW

    @PsiFighter37: [lol there’s 209 people ahead of me in the waiting room to get to the Kennedy Center web site].

    Oh, I think this is very clearly a shot directed at David Rubenstein (owner of the Orioles, and co-principal at the Carlyle Group). But he’s also chair emeritus at Brookings, which I am quite sure the Trumpists want to defang as thoroughly as possible. This is a warning to institutionalist elites to behave.

  79. 79.

    Jackie

    @Justin W:

    I personally find it amusing that folks still think there will be an election in 2028 😂

    I have my doubts about elections in ‘26. At least legal bonafide elections.

  80. 80.

    Jay

    @kindness:

    There are Honorary positions on the Board, like Melanoma is now, the majority of the Board, 35 members, are appointed by the President, (Biden), serve 6 year terms and elect the Chairman and the President of the Board, so under law, the Diaper Felon can’t do anything legally until 2026.

  81. 81.

    chrome agnomen

    I read on Wonkette that Villago Delenda Est has died.   I don’t read every comment here.  has this been noted?

  85. 85.

    laura

    @FelonyGovt: Hey! I just signed up for Doris Matsui’s virtual town hall on the 10th too. I wonder if this is limited to CA Reps. When I called her office the other day, her staffer said there was something in the works but wasn’t authorized at the moment to provide more details. Any others aware if this is coordinated formation accross the US or just CA?

  92. 92.

    Ohio Mom

    @Geminid: Villago Delenda Est didn’t post here all that often but he was certainly a regular. I wonder what other blogs, besides Balloon Juice and Wonkette, will be missing him.

  93. 93.

    gene108

    @cain:

    That’s dumb. The entire party is going to get grabbed. It’s not something they can easily gaslight especially after 40 years of messaging about who democrats are.

    You underestimate the gullibility of Republican voters. They will believe anything that justifies their worldview no matter how absurd or how many times it’s proven false.

  99. 99.

    kalakal

    @TBone:

    It was the morning news roundup

    Titled “Again, but with poetry! Tabs, Fri., Feb. 7, 2025”

    it reads

    Your comrades Walter Wellstone and Villago Delenda Est both died this week, Walter after proactively choosing to end his life with dementia, and Villago after a fall. Both notices from their beloveds are pinned at the top of the comments here. They are very loved.

  100. 100.

    PJ

    @UncleEbeneezer: ​
     Most online instrument retailers will offer 10-15% off if you ask, though there are some manufacturers who either prohibit this or else the margin is too tight for a discount.

  101. 101.

    TBone

    @kalakal: thank you K.

    I haven’t been able to keep up usual daily reading since Noah got sick.  I’ve skipped my daily wonkette emails.  Also because mental health right now demands I stay in my lane for a while (mostly right here).

  107. 107.

    FelonyGovt

    @laura: Looks like Lieu will be discussing a coordinated effort. Here’s the start of his email:

    Dear neighbor,

    This past week, my office has received many calls from constituents outraged about unconstitutional and illegal actions from the Trump Administration. Leader Hakeem Jeffries has laid out a ten-point plan for how House Democrats will fight back against this insanity. The three tenets of our strategy are 1) Legislation, 2) Litigation, and 3) Mobilization.

    Just yesterday, I joined my Democratic colleagues to support the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, which is designed to stop Elon Musk and his minions from accessing the American people’s Social Security numbers, bank account information, and essential benefits like Medicare.

    On Tuesday, I will be hosting a telephone town hall to talk to my constituents about what has been happening in Washington and what we are doing about it. If you’re interested in joining, visit my website to sign up. 

  108. 108.

    lowtechcyclist

    @chrome agnomen:

    I read on Wonkette that Villago Delenda Est has died. I don’t read every comment here.

    Neither do I, and it’s been a busy day, so this is the first I’m hearing of it.  So thank you for re-sharing that news.  I’ve been reading his comments since my first days in the blogosphere >20 years ago, and his nym was one of my favorites (and I know I’m far from the only one).  I’m very sad to hear that he’s passed.

  111. 111.

    HopefullyNotcassandra

    @Justin W:

    There will be.  Check out what happened last time around when this president assaulted us.  His administration demanded voter information from every state’s Secretary of State.  No Secretary of State gave him anything.  Alabama’s told this andministration off.  It was a reminder that we have a federal system.

    Some states elections will, no doubt, steal the election for the GOP grift-a-thon with gerrymandering and every other voter suppression measure.  The GOP kneelers may even pass national voter suppression laws.   Even if all of this happens, we can still win the midterms.

    Never forget that this administration is working to destroy everything that makes this country thrive.  People will notice that.  The GOP owns this mess, too.   Don’t you forget it.

  112. 112.

    Aussie Sheila

    @chrome agnomen:

    I have just read this now (AEDST 13.39).

    My condolences to his family and friends.

    He was my favourite commenter here. I will miss him greatly.

    May he rest in peace.

    Vale, VDE.

  114. 114.

    laura

    @FelonyGovt: Congresswoman Matsui’s email did not use the same verbage, which is nice. Instead, hers was acknowledged the fear and confusion that her constituents have shared- and her unwavering commitment to the rule of law. She is a very petite woman but she’s made of the tough stuff. We should report out after our respective engagements.

  117. 117.

    Another Scott

    Meanwhile, …

    https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3lhmnmzmk2s2l

    Marc Elias

    ‪@marcelias.bsky.social‬

    🚨BREAKING: In a trio of rulings, North Carolina state court REJECTS Republican effort to overturn the results of the 2024 state Supreme Court election by throwing out 60,000 lawful ballots. A big victory for voting rights and democracy! http://www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...

    🚨 Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections (II)
    Learn more.

    http://www.democracydocket.com

    February 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM

    Good, good.

    Best wishes,
    Scott.

  119. 119.

    TBone

    Found at GoLikeHellMachine on BlueSky (he has thoughts about this and so do I). Kompromat is one…

    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is in the running to serve as health and human services secretary, revealed he was carrying up to $1.2 million in credit card debt in recent financial disclosures, per CNBC.

    Good night and good luck.

  120. 120.

    Jay

    David Corn
    @DavidCornDC
    5h
    SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.

    motherjones.com/politics/202…

    Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
    The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.

    motherjones.com
    Feb 7, 2025 · 9:35 PM UTC

    https://nitter.poast.org/DavidCornDC/status/1887978570703663377#m

  122. 122.

    RevRick

    @Baud: I doubt Fetterman looks in the mirror and imagines himself a President. He may imagine Governor. But not President. Besides, Gisele wouldn’t let him. At most, he might imagine himself as some sort of gadfly.
    You, however….

  124. 124.

    Lily

    @RaflW:  fwiw

    @mstrmlrbs.bsky.social‬:

    The President does not have the authority to fire Kennedy Center Board members because the Kennedy Center is organized under the Smithsonian, which is outside of the executive branch. Even under the most extreme unitary executive theory, the President has no authority to fire non-executive officers.

  125. 125.

    Another Scott

    Meanwhile, … The Shovel.com.au:

    NRA Accidentally Forgets To Rise Up Against Tyrannical Government

    An embarrassed National Rifle Association says it totally forgot to do the one thing it has been saying for years it is solely there to do.

    “Our whole reason for lobbying for looser gun laws and amassing huge personal arsenals of weapons these past years was so that we could ensure the security of a free state and protect the people from an oppressive government. And then it actually happened, and the whole rising up against a tyrannical government thing just totally slipped our minds, which is a little embarrassing,” a sheepish NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre said.

    He said the morale around the NRA has been pretty low. “The guys feel pretty silly. We had our well regulated militia stocked up and ready to go, just waiting for the moment when the Government would turn on its own people. And then the government started shooting protesters and rolling tanks down the street, and we were like ‘guys this is the one we’ve been talking about, let’s go!’. But then something else came up and we forgot to do it. Damnit!”.

    Observers were shocked that the NRA had missed their opportunity to defend their country. “I can’t believe it,” one analyst said. “It’s almost as if they weren’t worried about the government at all. It’s as if they were actually just scared of black people”.

    Shocking!

    Best wishes,
    Scott.

  126. 126.

    Citizen Alan

    @Lily: Most American Christians and the overwhelming majority of Evangelical Christians worship the Devil but are too ignorant to realize it.

  127. 127.

    MinuteMan

    Like every other Senator, he looks in the mirror and sees a future President, but I don’t think it’s going to happen for him or anyone else who voted for some Trump nominees.

    Hard to believe that the entire current Dem coalition has co-signed for one or more of Felonius Punk’s nominees. Presidential ambition seppuku; time for some new blood!

  128. 128.

    Darkrose

    @laura: You’re in my district! I saw the email from Matsui. I appreciate her so much; certainly being born in a camp makes her recognize what’s going on. I called her last week to thank her; I just wish more of her colleagues would step up.

  134. 134.

    Lily

    @Lily:  @RaflW:  That info I posted was wrong. (Should’ve known)

    ‪Marisa Kabas‬ ‪@marisakabas.bsky.social‬

    The Kennedy Center has issued a statement in response to Trump’s deranged post about making himself the chairman. “There is nothing in the Center’s statute that would prevent a new administration from replacing board members; however, this would be the first time such action has been taken.”

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    Chris Johnson

    @Jay: Because of course he fucking did.

    They’re just nakedly Russian ops at this point. Of course Patel did that. Sucks to be him, I think Tim Pool was getting paid more by Russia than that, but Patel’s pretty low rent by comparison. They’re ALL like that.

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