Signs of psychosis. No biggie

Attn Black people, stop scrolling. This is not a drill: Chicago

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July 24, 2024

Dean: The president is unhinged Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals. Johnson: I didn’t see it. Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals? J: I didn't see it D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

Something to make you smile. This is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. 😊

🎁 “How can I know that an order I receive to launch my missiles came from a sane president?”

A US #governmentshutdown isn’t just politics—it halts paychecks for some 800,000 federal workers, delays economic data, hits small biz, erodes confidence & could spark market volatility. In today’s fragile economy, it amplifies downside risks. 👇 www.ey.com/en_us/insigh...

Paul Krugman: Miller attempted the exact same "fix" on the Argentine economy that libertarian economists undertook in the late 70s... and it produced the exact same effect, namely an across the board crash. What a shock.

If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump: SD - Up 235%
LA - Up 150%
WV - Up 387%
WY - Up 382%
TN - Up 320%
MS - Up 314%
AK - Up 346% Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.

this is the third time Donald Trump has shut down the government while his party controls both houses of Congress

NYT/Siena poll confirms what most other polls have shown of late - the country has rejected his "strongman" authoritarian tactics, and he is deeply unpopular. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/p...

BREAKING: Governor Pritzker calls for the removal of Donald Trump as President by invoking the 25th amendment. EVERY governor should stand behind the Illinois governor. Governor Pritzker also cited health concerns for the president. He is clearly not well. youtu.be/Dt4mrxNWQWs?...

NEW @npr.org: The so-called Department of Government Efficiency effort has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency, NPR's latest analysis of federal data finds.

I know we're desensitized, but it's important to note, again, that today's events would have led to the immediate impeachment & removal of any president from at least Truman to at least Obama. We're hundreds of miles on the interstate past Richard Nixon's high school prank-level crimes compared to 👇

"Shutdown" en vue: les Etats-Unis au bord de la paralysie fédérale

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Veterans assail Pete Hegseth’s ‘clueless, self-aggrandizing’ leadership after remarks to military officials

Will others speak out?

Trump and Hegseth’s mad display today demoralized American military leaders and delighted America‘s enemies.

Researchers have ranked states based on risks from extreme heat, flooding, poor air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions by the health care sector, also analyzing clean energy policies and climate change mitigation efforts. Ohio ranks No. 31. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/30/r...

Trump's approval rating is back under 42% in our average www.gelliottmorris.com/data

THIS is how the military generals and admirals watched today’s Trump speech.

"I hope our senior officers...will not become props or pawns. And I hope the loudest message they send is no message at all—only that they have the quiet, disciplined silence of professionals who know their oath is to the Constitution, not to a man." www.thebulwark.com/p/what-to-ex...

"The point will be to force the generals to applaud such statements, to broadcast that applause—and thereby to signal to all their troops, and to the American public, that this is Donald Trump’s military. It would be good not to send that message." www.thebulwark.com/p/remember-t...

Pritzker: “Over the weekend, we received numerous confirmed reports of federal agents…abusing their power, intimidating innocent civilians, and waging war on our people…What I’ve been warning of is now being realized.”

The idea of the U.S. military “training” against their fellow Americans is pretty damn dystopian. www.axios.com/2025/09/30/t...

The gaslighting is wild. THEY control the White House, the House, and the Senate—yet always find a way to blame Democrats for their mess. The so-called “$1.5 trillion wish list” is about protecting health care, food assistance, and housing. (1/2)

She told America. We told America. Now, it's here.

And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals! Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗

Female fighter pilot buries Trump speech as 'bonkers': 'Everybody in that room knows it'

Dear US Military, Remember your training on US and international laws, the Constitution, your legal and moral responsibilities, and the codes of conduct under military rules? It's time to review those notes.

Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.

Trump to top military officials: "I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military. National Guard, but our military. Because we're going into Chicago very soon. That's a big city with an incompetent governor. Stupid governor."

Trump to generals: "America is under invasion from within. We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in any ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform you can take them out."

Don’t believe a word the liars have to say. This fight is about the healthcare of the American people.

President Trump was met by silence as he began his Quantico address, a contrast from the rousing applause he expects at his speeches. “I’ve never walked into a room so silent before,” Trump said. “If you want to applaud, you applaud.” wapo.st/4gSqzmS

What will arguably the toughest and smartest admirals and generals in the world think about the Hegseth lecture and Trump’s ramble about his signature, quality of paper and his hate for half of America?

You mean this one

Trump to generals: "I love my signature. I really do. Everyone loves my signature."

Trump, speaking to military leaders, on Democrats: "They're bad. A lot of bad people."

he’s like 10 minutes into this thing and already broadcasting classified information to a live national feed.

Trump dreigt met ontslag topmilitairen 'die hij niet mag'

This whole thing today might be what saves the country.

Never gets old.

Hegseth said he will be overhauling the channels that troops and defense personnel have had available to them to anonymously file whistleblower complaints, report toxic leadership or point out unequal treatment based on race, gender, sexuality or religion.

Schumer says he told Trump millions face premium hikes if ACA money ends. “And he was not aware that the real effect of that starts Oct. 1st, not Dec. 31st. So it seemed from his body language and some of the things he said that he was not aware of the ramifications.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...