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Why cant Stephen Miller do midlife crisis like the rest of the Republicans? Just buy some hair and rent a girlfriend that looks like the girl that rejected him in junior high and leave the rest of us alone? Or maybe his buddies could give him a cool nickname like Steve-O or S&M?

The people that have actually survived war - soldiers on the ground, refugees, injured veterans no longer able to serve – if their earned experiences tell them that war is bad and should be avoided...then why should anyone listen to Pete Hegseth and his macho warrior lifestyle fantasy?

#MorningVibe Listen to the great Shirley Chisholm. Wake up. Do the work. Have confidence in yourself. Don’t allow yourself to be manipulated. #StayWoke

@radiofreetom.bsky.social Stopped reading the Atlantic, two years in, maybe a years worth of issues unread. Academic navel gazing. Not too dense or too boring but much of the writing was for the sake of writing — not to inform people that America was in deep trouble.

I would really like a Happy Post tag on the socials when one needs a positive dopamine hit. Just good news, happy times, smart people doing good things. Sometimes everyone needs a break from the madness.

The Phoenix Mercury are in the Finals with a team that has only two players from last year's squad. A ten month rebuild.

Grace.

The DOGE savings were NEVER going to help ANY American people. Free vaccines that actually saved lives...GONE. Texans needed help...silence. ICE snatches people from job sites, schools, homes, and courtrooms...not criminals. Epstein files still closed. How much are your groceries now?

Please please please! Wait until a press conference to tell Trump that Puerto Ricans are American citizens and Bad Bunny's last name is Ocasio. We gotta have that on film!

From Bill Sy, Celtics Blog An unintended byproduct of the second cap could make for better NBA basketball, with deeper rosters and less wear and tear on players.

Tony & Ziva is really good. Like most streamers, it starts a little slowly. Unlike most spinoffs it does a much better job of separating from the mothership. Nice blend of action, espionage and relationships. Also, two words...Action Tali!

After last night's Law & Order: SVU (really? Fin? cut an OG some slack) - I'm just glad Dann Florek is alive! Dick Wolf, please find a juicy role for Papa Florek on One Chicago or FBI. He would be a great old school Chicago political fixer or a US Marshall butting heads with the NYC FBI.

A Black man was forcibly removed from an MTA train in Connecticut because a white woman didn't like the way he was sitting. We do not live in the same world under the same rules. More and more it is apparent that is exactly what white people want. White entitlement puts Black lives in danger.

Even in the best case scenario of Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Gretchen Whitmer or any non-white, non-male, non-hetero getting elected in 2028 will spend four years just playing defense — political and personal.

Wichita Lineman, excellent jazz instrumental version open.spotify.com/track/72CoJE...

Kahleah Copper, standing on business. She is not about nobody's foolishness. Rise and fly, win or go home.

Im am conflicted...Cloud9 and Emma Meeseman should still be playing...but I am going truly enjoy Kahleah Copper go to work. And I want to subscribe to her press conferences — she is the Toni Morrison of saying "don't ask me stupid questions".

@darinself.com Safety and Trump do NOT go together. When you send warriors where peacekeepers and peacemakers are needed, when you appoint chaos makers and incompetents instead of talented leaders; and when you use lies and hatred to control people that need insight and cooperation...no one is safe.

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/i... Dropping this is wrong. Newspapers teach critical thinking. Newspapers explained things adults wouldn't or couldn't tell me. If you want informed voters now and in the future, newspapers are much better than chat rooms, platforms and podcasts for educating voters.

I choose to remember today the New Yorks that stood together for each other and their home. Respect for your resilience. Condolences for your losses.

I cannot, out of respect for my ancestors, sympathy for decent Americans, and hope for the next generation, feel any compassion for someone who felt the right to bear arms, supersedes the rights of human beings to not have their heads blown off.

Charlie Kirk wanted to be the next great Rush Limbaugh. Crowd: Who's that? Exactly. #FASCISM #republicanfascistparty #christiannationalism #unamerican #republicans #project2025 #fascismkills #fascismtrain #republicanparty #trumptrain

Truth in advertising.

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

Trump is going to spend four years marauding Amterica's economy and democracy because nobody spent four years making sure he never got the re-elected.

Waitaminnit, the Orange Blowhole is pulling a fast one on the military...deploying for 29 days but not paying the food, housing, or veterans benefits? After signing off on military burial with honors for Ashli Babbitt?

I love this, but now I want to see the NBA players wearing the “Pay Them What You Owe Them” t-shirts. That would be absolute perfection and I might even start watching the MNBA again. (Oh, who am I kidding? I’m not watching until we get the Sonics back in Seattle.)

Beyond the Gates was just hitting its groove and now we have to wait a week for new episodes! Will Chelsea ever wrap that chain around her kidnapper's neck? Is Detective Kat going to join the police force? Why didn't Ted sign the deed over to Eva instead of her petty momma?

A quiet morning cherry picking Will Trent episodes. O ly one minor flaw: too many guest characters end up dead! Whitney and Cricket and Mrs Lamb were fun, interesting, and gone too soon.

A comfortable life used to be the American Dream. Not being a financial mogul. Not fighting for the top spot on the food chain. Working to get your share of the pie with the whip cream on top. Grabbing enough food to fill your plate, but leaving plenty on the table for others. Let’s do that again.

From Anu Garg's wonderful Word a Day Newsletter: A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: When wealth is passed off as merit, bad luck is seen as bad character. This is how ideologues justify punishing the sick and the poor. 1/2

I reiterate that immigrants should NOT go to immigration court. They can comply by setting up a Zoom meeting. Call 888-462-5211 for help completing and submitting a Motion to Change Hearing Format form. Please pass on this information!

The more i think about Denzel Washington's body of work, the more amazing his skills. He is not just playing a role but human beings shaped by environment and circumstance.

Pop quiz. Name the actress who appeared in films with Denzel Washington, George Clooney, and Tom Hanks but had no scenes with them. Name the films for extra credit. Hint: all three films are based on books.

Man-Bat is still my favorite Gotham anti-hero

History moves more like a boomerang than an arrow. — Ralph Ellison

If you’ve ever worked in corporate America, then you know what a bad idea running the country like a business can be

www.wlky.com/article/unre... I didn't think the goofies would figure this out...dammit!