Then and Now, Now and Then Ryan Drost beat me to it: I swear to Dawg, it is always up to us stinky peeeeples to point this merde out; Our Failed Political Press ™ is asleep at the wheel.

This - on July 4th. chuckthewriter.blog/2025/07/04/i...

At the current rate, the United States could soon lose its “measles elimination status.”

Today’s Gospel is many things. It is not a shaming sexual morality tale however. Don’t fall for garbage homilies that drag Mary Magdalene into the fray. Be transformed by new life in Christ.

New #ProfLeftPod Ep 889: "Glib-eration Day" We discuss Trump's disastrous trade war that wiped $1.65T from markets in minutes, and Dem victories in WI/IL despite Musk's millions. Plus: SignalGate expands & Loomer's scary influence grows. www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...

They have our business!

W$J: "Major stock indexes dropped as much as 5% and stood poised to suffer their worst day in more than two years. Stocks have lost roughly $2.7 trillion in market value Thursday, on track for their largest decline since March 2020.” www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

The stupidity in Trump’s new tariffs is apparently limitless. He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory. The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel. TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE 🤡

The way says morons… true!

America first… really? Those unemployment numbers tho.

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

Day 65. Said my Our Father for our country. Every day until … Join me. Let me know. Pass this on. If it’s not your “thing”, just be kind and let it be

And that’s on that 😌

Putin is pure evil.

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

This…

Fun fact Here is an entitlement. Musk's Tesla revenue for the last 3 years. $10.8 billion. Fed taxes paid $48 million. 0.4%. Is that your tax rate? I THINK NOT!

Thought-canceling headphones

Tweeted and deleted.

Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...

Mood

This is SO true.

Preach

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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or resignation has become almost commonplace. Yet Francis is alive, and he doesn't appear to have plans to resign any time soon. For @reuters.com:

Uncomfortable satire

There is no lie here!

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Don’t mess with VT, JD!

Somehow ... Pope Francis being on his deathbed makes everything else going on in the world seem all the more ominous.

Trump to a reporter who asks him about Russia breaking a ceasefire: "What if a bomb drops on your head right now ... Putin went through a hell of a lot with me. He went through a phony witch hunt."

Awww lil marco!

Dickless chode

Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.

Analysis | Trump’s angry shouting at Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office showed a degree of vitality that Biden failed to project.

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

Uncomfortable truth and not accidental salutes.

"History will judge societies and governments — and their institutions — not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless." #CesarChavez #PrayForAmerica

Yup

Maine gets a lot of flak for Susan Collins but deserves kudos for Gov. Janet Mills taking a stand for trans rights. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

This is Meister Eckhart in a single poem, from “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart”

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.