Dems need to reconcile themselves that they will never again be a majority in the House of Representatives. No new Voting bill will withstand challenge; it's over. The ONLY solution is secession. Are you listening, @governor.ca.gov ? The military is weakened-it can't stop you, others will follow.

Dems thinking they'll win the House are whistling past the graveyard. VA redistricting is dead; GOP rates to gain net 10 seats minimum from redistricting. Look for 238-197 GOP majority. Chance to take the Senate slim to none, so GOP can continue to grift and profiteer.

Bibi needs Israel to be at war in order to stay out of Jail. Trump expressed a desire to turn Gaza into a resort. Bibi leveled Gaza before convincing Trump to join Israel in war against Iran. But no, no coincidence here, right?

Item: Congress proposes $1B appropriation for Trump's ballroom. Item: Congress denied 4,300,000 people access to food stamps (SNAP) in the OBBB last year. Still think your elected officials in Washington give a damn about you?

An oldie but still a goodie--

If Trump wants to consider himself a king like Charles III, let him. After all, King Charles isn't the head of government--the prime minister is.

Companies HATE the employer match req. in social security and medicare. Thune is about to abolish the filibuster to give Trump all the money he wants and pay for it by cutting social services to please the big donors. They know they can get away with it because their majorities are now safe.

Anyone who thinks Democrats will control Congress after 2026 hasn't been paying attention. The redistricting means not only will the GOP increase its majorities but also that Dems will never again have a majority in the House. And remember-it's not who votes that matters, it's who counts the votes.

To all who scoffed at my new EV in '23, who said you'd give up your ICE when they pried the key fob from your cold, dead fingers--I spend $0 on gas each month, about an extra $22 in electricity. To quote Connie Francis, "Who's Sorry Now?"

I disagree with Trump. Hakeem Jeffries isn't a thug--he's an empty suit who couldn't lead a parade of one. If it weren't for Chuck "I never met a camera I didn't like" Schumer, Jeffries would be the worst Congressional leader ever.

You can't make this up Dept.: Sen Jim Justice (R) (of course) sued his creditors for $500M alleging they have no right to collect the 9-figure debts on which he defaulted. Attorneys who file "spaghetti against the wall" lawsuits demean the profession, even for clients who pay for representation.

Leonard Leo finally got what he wanted--a permanent Republican majority in Congress, thanks to SCOTUS yesterday. Not that it matters since Trump does what he wants with or without Congress, but there is 0 chance Democrats ever again control the House or Senate.

I'm surprised the US is on the list at all, much less as high as 13.

SCOTUS today completed its evisceration of the Voting Rights Act, which also effectively renders the Civil Rights Act impotent and ineffective. It also ensures one-party rule (GOP) indefinitely. @governor.ca.gov it's time for CA to lead a secession movement. There's really no other solution now.

When did respect and tolerance for all persons become a liability, a flaw? Oh, right. June 2015.

I disagree with those who say the US has become a banana republic. Bananas at least have some value.

I am strongly against partisan gerrymandering regardless of party. Besides, IT WON'T MATTER. Trump ignores Congress anyway and does what he wants without accountability. He doesn't care what his approval rating is--all he cares about is lining his own pockets at which he succeeds spectacularly.

Dems say if they take control of Congress they'll use their subpoena power...BFD. Whomever they subpoena just won't show up; then what? Refer them to DOJ? Bwahaha

Pundits on TV keep predicting a blue tsunami in November. Sorry, but I'm not buying it. Remember, it's not who votes that matters. What matters is who counts the votes. "Free and fair" elections in the US are just a footnote in history.

Amused by those reveling in Trump's low approval rating. Approval doesn't equal votes; were the election today he would likely win again--by a smaller electoral margin, but a win nonetheless. Republicans always come home. Oh, and BTW, Democrats have a lower approval rating than Trump.

N Korea saw US cowardice and failure in Iran and resumed testing its missiles again, knowing it could do so with impunity, that the US was too weak now to protect S Korea and Japan.

I'm at a loss to understand how or why some people--no, not people, men--take great delight in killing other living things. It is particularly confounding when those men wield the power to do so. And finally, that those men are never held to account for their killings.

US citizens--start preparing for this life to be permanent. Oligarchs and billionaires won't allow it to revert back to Obama-era democracy. There will be permanent unaffordability and permanent lack of health care for all but the wealthiest. No middle class for it's a threat to the powerful.

NY Times cites Am. Med. Assn. that there is a shortage of 65,000 doctors in the US. DHS in the process of canceling visas and revoking green cards for practicing physicians who are from 39 designated countries. Many of the foreign doctors practice in underserved areas.

worth reposting: ‪ “If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson, adopted and perfected by Trump and the GOP.

We can despair about Trump's actions impoverishing people in the US, but the US needs to come to terms with it never going back to when it was the envy of the world. Now and forever more, the US will engender the world's pity.

For the first time in my years on earth, I regret having been born in the USA. And I resent the inertia keeping me here.

SCOTUS should dismiss the 14th Amendment case as moot--no one wants to come here now, much less give birth here. And if they do, they should be institutionalized because clearly they are too mentally deficient to care for a child.

“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson, adopted and perfected by Trump and the GOP.

The only question about birthright citizenship case is if Roberts will be in the 4-5 minority or the 5-4 majority. But...prediction that the ruling will be 6-3 against Trump, and we know who the 3 will be.

SCOTUS should dismiss the birthright citizenship case as moot. Thanks to Trump, no one wants to be a US citizen--not even current US citizens who don't wear a red baseball cap.

To all y'all who think that these "no kings" rallies make a damn bit of difference to anyone in Washington...well, as they say in the south, "bless your heart." They make about as much difference as "thoughts and prayers" make in reining in gun violence.

Iran war deaths are more than just soldiers. It includes the poor, the infirm, and the hungry who are denied health care, medicine and food that could be paid for by what's being spent in the middle east.

Report Iran planning drone strike on CA in retaliation for US attack. CA because Iran knows not only would Trump not stop it, he would be on the sidelines cheering them on.

What's it going to take for a new Allies to Hitlerize the US and Trump? What country does he have to invade to make that happen?

Breaking: Noem out at DHS, replaced by Markwayne Mullin. Noem's main problem is that she wasn't blonde. Now DHS is going to be run by somebody who will never be asked to bring the potato salad to the MENSA picnic.

Anybody know if @crockett.house.gov can still run for reelection? She is desperately needed in the House. Has she been gerrymandered out of her district?

The US desperately needs a benevolent country institute whatever is necessary to effect regime change here. Sooner rather than later, please.

Anyone who thinks the US isn't as oppressive a regime as Iran must be white, male, straight, and Protestant. Everyone else, you're in the crosshairs.

Someone needs to explain to me how Iran's government is any worse than here in the US. Both treat humans as disposable, even killing without reason. Can some benevolent nation please come here and initiate regime change? Please?

Every morning now I wake up to the realization that we in the US are enduring exactly what Russians are enduring. With the same consequences for speaking out against the govt. And there's no end in sight.

Kansas has added "driving while trans" to its "driving while Black" actions. And with SCOTUS imprimatur, it seems likely cops can profile and pull over anyone who looks queer. www.advocate.com/politics/sta...

Time to rearrange the logo to "AUS"--the American Soviet Union. That way all the letters can still be used.

US middle class was built on post-WWII work ethic by returning veterans and their children. The 40 hr. work week and 2 wk. "vacation" was the price to be paid for ascending the ladder. It has now been eroded in favor of generational wealth and the "American Dream" is no more.

LA is too far into preparing for '28 Olympics for IOC to pull the games over US inhumane policies. But if the IOC wants to be seen as not hypocrites, it can and should force US athletes to participate as "AIN" like the Russians do.

Let's not forget that Trump's hero, Putin, invaded Ukraine 2 days after the 2022 Winter Olympics ended. It was never a question Trump was going to start a war February 24, 2026--the only question was where. He couldn't make a case for Greenland, Canada, so the only option was Iran.

from a (very) old Mad Magazine: V is for Vodka It's combinations vary Tomato juice and Geritol A tired bloody Mary. I can do for one.

Groucho: did you pay your taxes? Chico: Dat's where my brother lives, Taxes Groucho: No, not Texas, taxes. You know, dollars. Chico: Ats' a right, Dollas Taxes. Sorry, tried to sub tariffs for taxes, but it just didn't work.

Local paper: front page obit of Robert Duvall, full page inside. Jesse Jackson? not even a mention. I would say guess where I live, but the above doesn't narrow it down very much.