I’d hate to see Senator Kelly go through a court-martial, but if he did, who else thinks he’d be found innocent? I do.

I don’t mind discussing the level of ACA subsidies & caps. I want to know, if they do away with the ACA, will there be the requirements ACA has for insurance plans, and a limit on the % of my income I can be charged? If not, keep the ACA. I was on it before Medicare, and it treated me fine.

I understand the Trump 28 point Ukraine peace plan contained language that said Nazi ideology or activity should be renounced and forbidden. That should only be agreed to if the United States and Russia also agree to it.

Glad to hear Putin‘s peace plan, sponsored by Trump, isn’t being taken seriously by a lot of folks.

I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired. If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.

If I were Ukraine, there’s no way I would agree both to give up land and reduce the size of my army. Heck no.

OK, dealmaker in chief, you wouldn’t negotiate when the government was closed, but now it’s open. It’s past time to negotiate on the healthcare subsidies. Are you the dealmaker you claimed to be?

The EPA just approved new forever chemicals to be sprayed on vegetables, announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report products containing them, and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for them.

‼️ Friends, this is very important. Please share to whoever this may concern, especially if you are in the United States. Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.

Old Time Western parable: If the town stands up to the bad guys, the town wins.

I’m not an expert, but Canada may be a better run country than the United States.

Why does the 28-point Trump Ukraine peace plan favor Moscow?

I don’t know much about Mamdani, but the Press indicates he’s smart and articulate. That could be quite a contrast when he meets with Trump today. Or, Mandani can take it easy on him. Will he wear a suit?

The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.

I’m on Medicare, so the current ACA debate won’t affect me directly. But, I was on ACA insurance beforehand. It’s requirements ensured I got good insurance. If you ever have to shop for your own insurance, you’ll be fortunate to have something as good. Whether you’d be able to get it, I don’t know.

BREAKING: Ontario releases new commercial with video of George Washington clarifying his opposition to murdering patriots via hanging for reminding the military of the actual law. Trump immediately threatens Canada with more illegal tariffs that U.S. citizens will pay for.

Instead of protecting Americans from AI abuses, this Executive Order goes after states—even threatening access to rural broadband—for putting in place basic guardrails for consumers, children, and creators. The Senate already rejected this, and it should be rejected again.

I predict when I find out what Trump’s 28 part peace plan for the Ukraine Russia war includes, I’m going to think it sucks.

Redacted Don America expects the Epstein Files to have all references to Donald Trump removed.

I’m thinking election yard signs that say: “No to Piggy”. Use them anyplace there’s a MAGA running.

I was at the doctor yesterday, with good results. But he didn’t call me amazing or the best he’s ever seen. I’m no Donald Trump.

We’ll want that $2000 rebate check close to voting time, for max. bribery effect.

It’s almost like something dramatically changed after the Industrial Revolution! (figure via Ed Hawkins)

I never believed in the saying “where there’s smoke, there’s fire”, but when it’s an inferno, you oughta pay attention.

I’ll bet Trump’s gonna rant like a lunatic when he hears about 60 minutes story tonight about his pardon of Zhao (crypto guy that helped the Trump‘s make money, i.e., corruption.)

Science, I love you

T/F: ACA subsidies are not the problem, the underlying cost of healthcare is the problem. If inflated hospital pricing, drug costs, administrative overhead, etc., were addressed, would needed ACA subsidies decrease?

Do you ever wonder what our Great Grandchildren will say about the events of 2025..Dear god this country is so f'ed up to have a man like Trump in office.

CNN reports that only 2% of the 600+ people arrested without probable cause or warrants in the Chicagoland area in violation of a standing court order had any criminal records at all. The idea that these are the worst people on the planet only makes sense if you see them as Nazis saw Jews in 1940.

I suspect MAGA resistance to continuing ACA subsidies in their current form is less about the subsidy formula and cap, and more about undermining the ACA in general. They want to chip away until it’s ineffective. The same approach as many other programs and policies.

If the federal government gets deficits, taxes, and inflation policy right, interest rates would likely lower & affect monthly mortgage payments more than a 50 year mortgage would. The latter is an awful deal.

Kyiv, Sophia Square today. The annual “Empty Chairs” event – in support of journalists, writers, and cultural figures missing, imprisoned, or held captive because of russia’s war against Ukraine. I was there. I want the world to see.

LIAR. We have been trying to buy a house for years. Our neighborhood is totally overvalued because corporations and foreign buyers come in and offer all cash, no inspections, no contingencies. We can’t compete.

We don’t believe that a $2000 tariff check will happen. Supposing it did, half of it would be reimbursement for money (a tax) consumers paid for goods. It wouldn’t help with the damage done to businesses though. The budget deficit improvement from tariffs would be more than reversed too.

Given the lifetime of debt and total amount of interest you would pay for the 50 year mortgage, versus a small change in the mortgage payment, what a bad deal.

Seems like the Senate giving themselves stuff the rest of us don’t have again. & pulling a dirty trick to get it. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

"The lack is not in intelligence, which is in plentiful supply; rather, the scarce commodity is systematic training in critical thinking." -Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science

I visited the palace of former corrupt dictator, Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines in the 1980s. There was ridiculous history cited and bizarre artifacts in the tour there. Trump reminds me of it frequently.

A great cognitive test for the President would be to list some of his lies, and require him to answer, T/F? There could be subsequent sections listing the lies of his officials.

China runs data centers with solar panels, both by installing panels directly on the data center rooftops and by integrating them into larger renewable energy microgrids.

The media may be doing a poor job explaining what’s going on with the ACA subsidy controversy in Congress. For instance, what degree of subsidy are they arguing about? Is it for people earning over a certain income? How does it affect low earners? Perhaps they need to agree to a new income ceiling ?

Deepthroat, where are you?

After Tuesday’s elections, Republicans are even more desperate to prevent free and fair elections in 2026. In this video, I lay out the eight things we should all expect next and what we can do to fight back. youtu.be/7rSwJPz2MRo?...

If I get a $2000 tariff rebate, I’m donating at least half to MAGA opponents before the 2026 elections.

Trump‘s group cancels wind energy projects because they don’t like wind, because they like fossil fuels. That’s it. Not because it makes sense.

“Most of the days the federal government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was the president.”— @howtoreadthisch.art www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...

Now THAT’S a Project I can support!! 👊

Robert Held Witnesses Chilling Testimony in Chicago Lawsuit Against ICE ICE is terrorizing and traumatizing Chicago

BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty. “They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”

this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."