You simply do not get rich enough to buy a $60k watch as the Gov of South Dakota or as Cowgirl Barbie. Methinks there’s been a payoff here…

Trump's in full retreat today as his poll numbers slip: He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress. He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession. He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law. Keep fighting.

I said the FCPA would be next. Clearly, I need to STFU. Bloomberg: Trump signed an EO today directing DOJ to pause enforcing the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits American companies and foreign firms from bribing officials of foreign governments to obtain or retain business.

Can you say “projection”???

USDA inspector general didn't order 'mass extermination' of birds to drive up cost of poultry, eggs www.snopes.com/fact-check/u... Share with your indoctrinated friends. Snopes is a trustworthy resource.

The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FPCA) is one of the most critical pieces of international trade law we have. Of course they want to trash it. Next up, the ITAR and the EAR.

Trump doesn’t care about any of those things. The sooner our elected officials realize that reality the better chance we will have of mounting a serious resistance.

This. But one man. One unfathomably rich and morally bankrupt man.

This post says it very plainly. Soon there will be no news outlets that can be trusted to report without bias towards an authoritarian regime.

holy hell this is sad stuff from CNN

Already massively sick that major media is obeying in advance - when I only learned that term a couple of months ago.

Let’s try to remember this.

Gas prices Dec. 23, 2024 Sam's Club Longview, Tx. Thanks President Biden and VP Harris.

The truth matters. Vaccines save lives.

Mark Cuban - making a real difference.

Since details of the smear campaign broke, initially in a big feature in The New York Times, then subsequently in dozens of articles on major news sites, not one outlet has used the word misogyny. www.usermag.co/p/blake-live...

Absolutely. It is child rape.

A little piece of knowledge that touched me years ago when I first heard about it: In Japan, people who arrive early to work park further away from the entrance so that those who arrive later can arrive on time. Our world needs more of this lived compassion. Much, much more.

For those of you who shot me a gimlet eye when I posited that Elon would walk into his first day at DOGE carrying a kitchen sink and fire thiusands of Federal Employees the first day: HE ALMOST SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT… WITH A TWEET.

Wow. Carl Sagan was absolutely prescient 30 years ago!

This Stephanie agrees as well. Talk about “obeying in advance!”

What I notice about offices with RTO Full Time mandates: Everyone continues to be on Teams, Google Meet and/or Zoom most of the day. These offices are silent. If the goal was improving interpersonal engagement, because…”collaboration,” … it’s a big fail. But the point is really control. Right?

"The new arrangement represents one more step toward cooperation between political and economic development." -- NY Times 11/21/1938.

They said Let’s Go Brandon. He did! Largest climate bill in history & it reduces the deficit $300bil An infrastructure bill for the first time in 40 years Gun control for the first time in 20 years CHIPS Act spurred nearly $1TRIL in investments #DemCast #DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE

The excuses have already started.

Aqua Pig!!! (Bahamas, most probably…) Thanks, Jeff E. Guy, I truly needed this today.

So, here’s my problem - what, exactly, do YOU think you’re going to do to stand up? Hang out on BlueSky and post “stuff”? What does “not obeying” actually look like? Carmen - my questions aren’t pointed at you. I’m pointing at all of us, including myself. I want a plan and leadership.

Exactly.

This is sick, people. Stop it. I cannot condone anyone celebrating murder. Yes, our health care system is absolutely broken, but we need to remember who we are - as people, as a society. Just. Stop. It.

MAGA Republicans murder innocent children for sport. apnews.com/article/migr...

Saving for *later.* We will ALL have a later unless this broken system in the US fundamentally changes…for the better. (Had to add that last part because not all change is good, as we’ve seen.)

Presidents usually issue most of their grants of clemency in their final days in office, but this year of all years I do not know what Joe Biden is waiting for. The incoming admin is planning to carry out the executions you promised to stop. Do your job, man! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Heck yeah, I’ll amplify this!

The NYTimes, yet again. Completely partisan rubbish.

So…what are we all doing here? Everyone seems to be jonesing for “Followers” (think about that term) and “talking” about Democracy. Shouting into the void won’t save Democracy. We need serious people, a solid strategy and an action plan. 4 years ago we buried our heads in the sand. Wake up.

I just cannot stand the blatant disregard of people’s lives. This is abhorrent.

This is entirely “en point.” STFU.

Could there be any more days this week filled with ominous news for Seniors? Good God.

Amnesty's new report is 294 pages and was just released. It's a highly detailed, meticulously argued piece that deserves serious consideration. Beware immediate hot takes.

This is why I keep going back to the media issue. Ds like and trust the MSM (though that's fraying). MSM reporters want to ask skeptical questions and make news. Trump prioritized conservative/entertainment news outlets that wanted to hang out with cool guy Donald Trump and ask friendly questions.

Today's lesson from On Tyranny authored by Timothy Snyder:

This!

If Turtle Mitch believes this, Judge Aileen Cannon needs fashion advice…

Legacy media.

I’ll support any DNC chair who’s willing to stop playing chess in a mortal kombat match

1. In April 2024, California raised the minimum wage for fast food chains to $20/hour The industry claimed it would be devastating & require significant job cuts and prices increases Here is what really happened: workers got a raise, prices went modestly, and the industry continued to add jobs

This is so stunning - for so many reasons…