wish I could say the same about amazon.

Democrats asked for ONE THING today to reopen the govt: Keep health insurance subsidies where they are at now for one year. That is IT. Nothing else. Republicans said no. So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS. Republicans OWN this shutdown.

interesting comparison...

We glibly toss around 'million', 'billion', and 'trillion' like they're the same thing. Point of fact: 1 million seconds: ~11 days 1 billion seconds: ~33 years 1 trillion seconds: ~33,000 years

"turn the volume up"

Trump, surrounded by sycophants, lickspittles and toadies who praise and worship him in his gilded palace, can’t imagine why his subjects aren’t eager to trade their constitutional republic and rights for his will, since he knows more than anyone else about everything.

There is something seriously wrong with a system that can be rigged this way: 'they' know where YOU live and how YOU will vote. Time to take a closer look at ME and NE and ranked-choice voting. 'Gerrymandering' is out of control and can be fixed at the STATE level, not federal.

Nobody 'earns' a billion dollars. Nobody can work that hard. And nobody can spend a billion dollars, either. If you buy a 50 million dollar yacht, that's just 5% of your money, which is earning about 12% in the market.

Voting just became Mandatory!

“Don’t get lost in the facts.”

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans agree that spending by wealthy donors and corporations in our elections gives rise to corruption — including majorities of Republican and independent voters. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. We must overturn Citizens United.

Should be "With ALL Voters" but that would be too many "alls" in one headline.

Per GMA... ABC News Poll: Most say country on the wrong track. Ya think?

Spiral of Theodorus...

Seems AI can get it wrong...

Spoonbill, Fort Pierce, FL

"...whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it..." ..."He has refused his Assent to Laws..." "...He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly..." "...He has obstructed the Administration of Justice..." ...

"Don't bother me."

The Arc de Trump is next. Trump told news crews as he departed for Asia, "We are building it." The only ones who build monuments to themselves are dictators. Find one example of someone who wasn't a dictator who built a monument in their own honor. You can't.

Rebuked? Bovino should be arrested. Instead, the judge has ordered Bovino to meet with her daily. He & his thugs teargassed little kids on their way to a neighborhood Halloween parade, slammed a 67 yr old woman to the ground & attacked a 70 yr old man. "Come every day, and let's talk about it."

How do tariffs hurt the other country???

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If the Blue Jays win the series will they be invited to our (destroyed) White House?

"...the theory behind the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act: the destruction of the modern American government..."

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

Relax...

"...The construction of a new, massive White House ballroom, along with the unauthorized destruction of the East Wing, is the perfect, albeit appalling, metaphor for the trajectory of Donald Trump’s second term..."

trumpflation microscope: we've been buying Hallmark animated snowmen for the past 20 years or so at about $20-$25. This year's (2025) : $45. Pass.

Lock them all up! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

Why do government leaders use stairs to deplane instead of a jetway?

"SINCE DONALD TRUMP DESCENDED that golden escalator in 2015, the Republican party has devolved into a cult of personality that mirrors the worst authoritarian regimes of the last one hundred years. ..."

Singing works... www.tpr.org/government-p...

If the #EpsteinFiles can take down a child rapist Prince then they can certainly take down a child rapist President. #NoKings

LOL, he released fraudster George Santos before he released the Epstein files.

A break from all the bad news out there:

15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

It will never not be crazy stupid & dysfunctional to me that the government of the United States of America is shut down just to keep its president from being exposed as a serial child sexual abuser. jfc

Will Rogers quotes: “I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” “Americans are generous and will forgive almost any weakness with the exception of stupidity.” “I guess the truth can hurt you worse in an election than about anything that could happen to you.” ...

"This is precisely what lies at the heart of democracy: our shared willingness to defend the principles of popular rule, even though we disagree. At a time when democracy is under threat, it is more important than ever to defend this common ground..." - Nobel Prize Committee

Donald Trump really really doesn’t like this photo, so whatever you do… don’t share it. He would HATE that. 😈

Is the horizon straight? 10/13/25 Pepper Park, St. Lucie County, FL.

I'm wary...

My gut says that peace deal will not last.

"Columbus Day"