Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨

why?

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107. 12 days of work in 107 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Cleanse

That be me

The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.

Aside from absolutely everything else having to do with them, I am ecstatic to see the end of Giuliani, whose name I mistyped every freaking time, and the arrival of Mamdani, whose name is crazy easy to type.

The majority of Americans are good. We have heart. We have compassion. When we see others struggle, we want to lend a hand. For too long, we’ve been divided and pitted against each other by those who crave obscene wealth and power. Let’s change that. One election at a time.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.

No, according to pollsters you just really suck at your job, along with EVERYONE of your cabinet picks and your personal lapdog Mike Johnson is the worst House Speaker in history

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103. 12 days of work in 103 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

“Speaker Johnson, many Americans are wondering why you’re unable to see or hear any developments in the news. Some are speculating that you were kicked in the head by a horse; others theorize that you’ve been huffing spray paint. Which is it?”

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

AOC speaks truth to power 👇👇👇

The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.

“Mom, what’s for Thanksgiving?” “We’ll find out when we get to the soup kitchen. Jeffrey Epstein’s ballroom isn’t going to pay for itself.”

Do they typically award Nobel Peace prizes to someone who murders people every day by blowing up their boats while claiming they deserved it for transporting drugs, but doesn’t give them due process, a fair trial, or present any evidence or proof of guilt to anyone?

I don't blame them.

A president who routinely gives orders attempting to rewrite history, is a president who's planning to commit atrocities.

The oligarchs, with their obscene wealth and grift level tone deaf tax cuts, are pushing the people to embrace social democracy. I'm here for that!

Person, woman, man, Epstein, files, now.

The Epstein Files aren’t the only thing Donald is covering up.

Merrick Garland will get right on that.

If it's impossible to boycott them, they're too damn big. Break up the monopolies and tax the oligarchs at Eisenhower(R) rates.

Impeachment is not optional either

Mamdani inaccurately referred to his elder relative as an "aunt," so we clearly cannot trust him, unlike Andrew Cuomo who has a spotless record when it comes to people's elder relatives.

The media's complete lack of curiosity over our nearly 80 year old President's health when he has permanent bruising on his right hand, swollen ankles, facial drooping, disappeared for days from public view twice in the last 2 months and just had an unexplained MRI is notable

Some are mad because people are on SNAP and not working. I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.

The oligarchs should tread lightly. There is a rising tide of rage at the 1% for destroying the middle class, manipulating our public discourse, and not paying their fair share of taxes on their obscene wealth. I sense the whirlwind they reaped is coming. Their monopolies will be dismantled.

So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?

🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡 I have an even worse feeling about THIS:

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP. A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify. I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

Contest every race. Have a candidate in every race on every ballot in every county in every state. Run even if you know you can’t win. Run because you know you can’t win. No seat uncontested. Bring the fight to every ballot.

We're not prepared for how bad this is gonna get.

If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.

And paved the way for the corrupt SCOTUS we have today

Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.

I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.

This is very good

Mamdani hasn’t been elected yet and he’s already driving criminals out of New York.

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.

Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation. But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop