The shutdown is VERY simple. In, 2017, Trump and the Republicans gave billionaires and megacorporations $2 TRILLION in tax cuts. This year, in the Big Ugly Bill, they gave them another $4 TRILLION. Now, they refuse $0.35 trillion so millions of Americans health premiums don't skyrocket.

The thing about Hegseth is, just like Trump, the dude reeks of insecurity. Most in the administration do. Anyone who's been around real leaders knows the difference. Bullies aren't leaders, they are weak as hell on the inside. That's what we're dealing with.

An update from War Ravaged Portland: I'm happy to report a glorious victory against the invaders! The 1st Hawthorne Clown Brigade struck at the heart of the fascist regime this morning! They successfully infiltrated the barracks where many federal soldiers are housed.

Mark your calendars!

My wife and I were forced to flee war ravaged Portland this morning. The wafting hair spray and constantly splattering orange facial make-up simply became overwhelming and too dangerous. Fortunately, we heard a rumor that refugees were being accepted on nearby Sauvie Island.

Since I live in Portland, the Orange Man's latest "I'll stick my finger in another man's asshole to see if I can get the violent reaction I want" scheme: No, we didn't give him permission to stick his finger up our ass. No, we don't need a finger up our ass. No, we don't want it either. 1/2

I liked the USA a lot more before it became the WWE.

And every corporation should invite and pay union organizers to their departments and worksites across the land. Let's have debate really happen--with real working people and not just those lucky enough to go to college! What's good for academia is clearly good for business, right guys?

There is no way our Constitution would allow one man this much power over taxation via tariffs. This chaos is insane. And no, it's not about American jobs. We ain't gonna be growing coffee in the US anytime soon. To name just ONE example of how silly this stuff is. Release the Epstein files.

Craziest thing of my lifetime: that the "big tough" Republicans would not only elect, but worship, the most obvious man-baby alive! I saw him clearly back when I was in HS in the 1980s. He's a damn good con man though, I gotta give him that.

Siri show me proof that Trump is a weak, insecure child trapped in an adult's body...

They don't want you to study history, Because then you might figure out that despite all their whining, billionaires never had it so good as they do now:

Dear MAGA: Real men take on the corporate tycoons. It is the weak who whine about escalators for a man who paints his face orange.

Trump is weak. It explains every single thing he does. Weak, insecure, the man oozes "my daddy didn't love me". Can we FINALLY get #WeakTrump trending?

Isn't this a big victory for the pro-free speech folks? It united Left-Right to some extent too, didn't it? Cause for celebration that ABC found it's guts after the public outcry?

Schumer giving off Neville Chamberlain vibes whining "But Trump won't TALK to us!" It's so hard watching a man clearly trapped in the past completely f*^k up the present.

Trump: Kirk “did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent,” Trump said, “And I don’t want the best for them.” I don't think the math works. You can't hate over half the country but somehow want America to do well?

Weird how it's the "tough guy" movement that are on their knees worshipping a man and believing whatever he says. Doesn't sound very tough to me.

Please do NOT follow this account. Each follow upsets a billionaire somewhere. I hope so anyway. Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

Real men can handle a free press.

Dear President Trump, Real men can handle the 1st Amendment Because they can handle jokes & criticism and not throw a fit like an insecure child. Love, America P.S. When a Snowflake looks in the mirror, do you see yourself or is it like being a vampire and you don't see anything?

The Grand Bargain: We’ll stop calling you "Nazis", you agree to stop calling us non-human terms like “vermin”. We both agree to stop calling each other "terrorists". The Schumer Amendment: 1/2

Damn the billionaires are willing to throw everything overboard just so they can keep hoarding more and more of our nation's treasure.

My politics are pretty simple: Everyone should be able to afford a gallon of milk when they need it. And NO ONE should be so disconnected from our shared reality that they have no idea how much a gallon of milk costs at the grocery store.

Democratic Fundraising Appeals: Urgency! Fascism! Soul of America at stake! Fear! We must act NOW before it's too late!! Democratic Governance Under Schumer and Jeffries: We are here for bipartisan blah blah blah...Let us find ANOTHER excuse not to fight. I dunno. Seems like a disconnect to me...

This is a very good run down on why logic and facts do not penetrate MAGA. We need to spend our time on building new narratives and speaking to our values. www.facebook.com/share/p/1PBU...

Your grocery bill isn't different if you are a Democrat or a Republican. Neither is your paycheck. Are we really going to kill each other in a civil war over THESE politicians and billionaire owners? Like, c'mon now. Take another look. We're ALL getting screwed.

We work harder and longer hours than almost every other country on earth. We spend 2-3 times everyone else on healthcare, but far from the best outcomes. Only in the USA do CEO's make 200, 300, and 400+ times their average employee.

Sadly, I don't think pointing out someone's hypocrisy ever changed a single mind. This is especially true in politics. I think we're better off just explaining why what's being done now is wrong and explaining OUR values and vision for a different future. That's what I'll try to do now.

Maybe why Trump's so hellbent on silencing all political views that question him?

It's a statistical fact that JD Vance is a very insecure man.

Trumpworld: I can call people "disgraceful", "disgusting", "vermin", "scum", "insane" but please don't call anyone like me a "racist" or "fascist" as that is violent, extreme rhetoric. Our media should connect the dots for the American public. Their failure to do so is how he gets away with it.

Pay Attention. Trump and Vance want to use Charlie Kirk's murder to go after organizations they do not politically agree with. Compare this to: Trump's rhetoric of routinely calling Democrats and people who aren't white things like "vermin", "scum", "insane", "want to destroy the country."

YES! Let people choose what they want to see rather than leaving it to the profiteering Big Tech companies "deciding" how much anger, hate, and division is good for their profits.

Maybe we can start seeing why America--the richest country in the world--seems pretty damn miserable...

Brian Kilmeade's apology should be understood as a victory. He only walked back his comments and apologized because he had to. That's a victory for our remaining shreds of decency in our society. I believe that's important. It doesn't happen without people condemning his comments.

Spread the word. It's important not to allow people to rewrite history. Or use their own psychogical limitations to avoid reality.

There are a handful of people making billions off of our collective anger, pain, and loneliness. There are hundreds, maybe a few thousand, making millions doing the bidding of those making the billions off of us. The question we control: will we allow ourselves to be one of their profit centers?

What must be broken inside of you to be a multi-millionaire like Brian Kilmeade and then calling for the extermination of homeless people--which includes families, women, and children? Why would anyone continue to watch him?

It's insane how divided we are when your grocery bills, rent, gas, and every other expense isn't set by your political viewpoints. Billionaires are fleecing us all equally. The real kicker: this is also true about our paychecks. Please DO NOT REPOST, billionaires might get upset.

Why don't we expect billionaires to condemn political assassinations or mass shootings at schools? They have far more power in shaping our culture and society than anyone else. Yet again, we stare at the puppets in rapt addiction, while never once lifting our gaze to the puppetmasters.

Kinda wild you can collect millions on Fox News and call for the killing of homeless people... and not be fired immediately.

I wonder how many MAGA people labelling and name-calling "liberals" and "the Left" have actually talked with a liberal or lefty lately? I also wonder about the same thing in reverse with liberals or lefties labelling or name-calling MAGA? Have you talked to one lately?

There are a lot of people making money off of us yelling at each other non-stop. Get off the non-stop agitation train. Think for yourself. Reflect. Maybe even get bored sometimes. See what happens. Anger can be healthy to take action. It's not healthy as a 24/7 lifestyle.

This is truly crazy. Empathy for everyone. This selective stuff is so damn dangerous.

The refusal to accept that had your circumstances been different, you could be standing on the other side of the political divide is a massive blind spot for most people. But, if you can be real with yourself for a second, it’ll change your life. And maybe just save the country.

We are a nation that has a LOT of people who are very sure of themselves, some ready to kill over it... And no one even knows who did it! Or what their motivation was! This is a sign of profound moral and intellectual rot in our country. I'd hope that such people might stop and reflect, but...

If we aren't talking about Charlie Kirk's killing in the same breath as Melissa Hortman's...then we're doing it wrong America. Those who will not do so make it abundantly clear that they don't decry political violence--only political violence against "their side".

What we were promised by Trump: 1) Grocery and gas prices would come down on Day One; 2) It would take 24 hours to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine 3) Release of the Epstein Files. How's he doing?

We all need more laughs these days, don't we? Well done!