One of my neighbors sold me a car for $10K. I sell him a pen for $1, then add $9,999 to the price to “keep it fair.” Yes, the tariff “formula” is literally that stupid. The 🍊con & his Republican enablers are not THAT stupid. They are short-selling the USA as they wreck it.

Why can’t Trump, Vance or Rubio simply say this? Why won’t they?

trump’s reaction (or lack thereof) to the attempt on the lives of gov. shapiro and his family ON PASSOVER is why it’s journalism malpractice to credulously report ANYTHING he does as being in service of fighting antisemitism. jews are pawns in his nazi game and don’t ever get it twisted.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and I discuss the ongoing influence of dark money in the courts, how the Trump administration is tearing apart the Justice Department and Elon Musk-led threats against judges. youtu.be/bpUSPPzHa0k

Basically: I don’t think people understand that 36 hours from now it’s possible that America will have a formalized system for abducting enemies of the regime and stashing them in foreign gulags, indefinitely. www.thebulwark.com/p/bukele-abr...

“Washington has become the court of Nero, a fiery emperor, submissive courtiers and a ketamine-fueled jester in charge of purging the civil service. … We were at war with a dictator, now we are fighting a dictator backed by a traitor.” — Claude Malhuret, French Senate #TraitorTrump

"To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen…" -Octavia Butler, 1998 (Trump, Republicans, & MAGA in a nutshell)

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

Acts like a duck, talks like a duck … Acts like a Nazi Talks like a Nazi It was celebrated by neo Nazis, and he has literally endorsed neo Nazis in Germany, yet claims it wasn’t a Nazi salute. So a Sieg Heil was just … what? … a reflex reflecting his true nature?

83 BILLION+ dollars That’s what California, alone, gave to welfare-grasping Republican-run states in ‘22. Blue states, run by the liberals “conservatives” hate so much, pay MUCH more into the US than they get back. MAGA = GOP deadbeats lecturing CA on money, as they shamelessly steal from us.

Thomas Jefferson: “I consider the government of the US. as interdicted by the constitution from intermedling with religious institutions, their doctrines, discipline, or exercises.” Lying Republican fake patriots in power: “Government says Pray! Jefferson said it should.”

Republican logic = Oh, the greedy dragon-like slugs sitting atop piles of gold? They have so much, so you can trust they won’t want more. Now turn away while we burn down your home & country for the change in your pockets. Republican policy = assume we’re all idiots, and shamelessly rob us.

MAGA: “Deport ‘em all (except the ones WE exploit)” Whether it’s this despicable duo, the average “‘murica first” racist who hates foreigners, or even those deluded immigrants & minorities who voted for the 🍊deadbeat believing his hate & greed would only hurt those OTHER people.

So things are more expensive for citizens of the richest country on earth. Why? Because Republicans doubled US debt to fund, not the country, but billionaire handouts. So what does the orange deadbeat, and the South African freeloader who owns him, want now? A pass to grab even more cash.

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And cap on insulin prices? - Biden/Dems did that Modest protection against medical bankruptcy, aka the affordable care act? - Obama/Dems did that (aka Obamacare) What did Trump/GOP do? - tried to kill ALL the above - Added $trillion to the deficit - Tax cuts on private jets & CEO bonuses

Merrick Garland is a glaring symbol of how… -Obama, Biden & Dems are decent -the GOP is NOT -Republicans, NEVER the victims they claim to be, deserve no benenfit of doubt Even never-Trump “principled” Republicans need to prove they aren’t just GOP weasels who fell out with the 🍊rat THEY created

As bad as things can get, seize every reason to share a smile. Especially if it’s a hilarious reminder of one of the most hilarious moments in TV comedy (link in the replies for those who don’t get the reference).

MAGA & QAnon types aren’t happy about being blocked, and seem to be impersonating accounts now. @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social is a great follow! But @mrsbettybowersi.bsky.social is NOT her (& sending creepy DMs) Reported & blocked. (Please correct me if I’m wrong @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social)

They didn’t “join BlueSky,” they brought their hate to BlueSky, started dehumanizing & abusing other users, some outright calling for the murder of trans folks & immigrants. The “abuse and censorship” they got was simply criticism & consequences. Block ‘em when you see ‘em. #KeepTheSkyBlue

The nice thing about a dark whimsical story is that it isn’t real. It’s a huge relief that flat-earthers don’t actually rule the world. Grab a copy of “Round Earth Delusions,“ and do what you can to make reality-deniers-in-power fiction again. amazon.com/dp/B08GKTK56R

Q: What has the 🍊obscenity’s little Johnson been up to? A: Suspending House rules to allow a president to extort any non-profit he wants. Would MAGA be ok with Biden using this bill to yank tax-exempt status from every Trump-vangelical “church” whose members, say, expressed support for Jan6th?

As deceitful as Trump’s appointees are (RoevWade is established law, right?), and as corrupt & despicable as Alito & Thomas are, let’s not forget the one normal-seeming conservative. The Roberts Court — the SCOTUS that replaced US elections with auctions.

I firmly believe in assuming the best about people. But what’s the “best” we can assume about this sleaze? He resigned rather than have the report published, and who — after running on a platform of “don’t trust the folks in power” — tries desperately to grab power to hide from scrutiny.

MAGA will say they voted “for change” They were warned Trump & co are the same tax-dodging cons keeping them down. But they got to feel ok hating immigrants, trans kids, and “own the libs” … so they didn’t care. What “change” do they get? Not even the loose change from their false idols’ couches?

It’s SO MUCH nicer here. And getting nicer with every kind voice the makes the move, like @levarburton.bsky.social … and all of you wonderful followers and follows (both new friends & fellow X-capees from the the creepy mElon Husk‘s bad place). Thank you!!!

True. But sadly, it’s worse than that. Some of them touched the stove in the hope that it would burn “those people” whom they hate. Nazis marching in Ohio? Plantation “jokes”? “Mass deportations”? Idiots may know not what they do. Such people are NOT idiots. In MAGA they saw a hate they like.

Every day each of us doesn’t say or do something to protest this insanity is a day we contribute to making it seem normal and making it harder eventually to undo. So don’t let a day go by without registering your resistance — and refusing to signal your resignation!

If you came from the old place and want to reconnect with your Dem friends, we're going to help you get started. Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back. The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.

One obliging troll, happily displaying a swastika as his pic, and a racist mini-manifesto in his profile, was kind enough to provide a couple of hundred instant blocks (his follower list was a one-stop-shop for similar trolls trying to boost him). Platforms sans-Nazis/sans-Elon are simply better.

It never fails, every accusation by MAGA & co. is a confession.

The nice thing about a dark whimsical story is that it isn’t real. It’s a huge relief that flat-earthers don’t actually rule the world. Grab a copy of “Round Earth Delusions,“ and do what you can to make reality-deniers-in-power fiction again. amazon.com/dp/B08GKTK56R