Band name of the week: *Quiet Piggy*

I’d love to see this catch on all over

Now is the chance to join the other civilized nations of the world.

Perceived reality is a house of cards built from a pack of lies. But it’s all about to come crashing down when the next big lie is placed on top.

He can also count up to 8 for imaginary things, sometimes 9.

It is dispiriting to realize that both major political parties are complicit in the destruction of the country. We are in our own now. Therefore we must fight harder and in more ways.

I’ve said before and will say again - a promise by the R’s here is less than worthless. Scorpions and frogs. D’s have the upper hand here if they hold the line - don’t cave!

One of many "retribution reactions" I expect we will see from the Administration for the next year.

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If we had national health insurance, and thus national actuarial data, wouldn't the natural order of the economy that R's so often extole be served by a common resource cost? Or maybe I just don't understand economics.

"We are going to get our democracy back. I want to see that happen in my lifetime!" -- Heather Cox Richardson I share this sentiment.

I see this come up a lot lately. I'm not shocked to learn I am not the first to use this phrase. I didn't know FDR had used it as part of his New Deal address at the time I wrote this. I am proud to repeat it. History rhymes.

I've been shocked and disappointed for some time at how true it is that elections can be swayed by dollars and lies more than policy discussion and facts. I think this is why the R's feel invulnerable despite whatever they do. Let's redouble our efforts to change that.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... A good defense is knowing the offense. Just one more avenue.

Prepare for the coming storm. This can be averted through diligence and persistence. Starting with a large D turnout for all the (mostly local) elections happening now.

It is always critical to vote. Especially now. Fatalism by definition is for people that consider themselves losers.

Their idea of “can’t afford it.”

No Kings on Vashon,WA

My knees are getting too stiff to bend

Whatever history judges the outcome of this time to be, I hope there is a renewed reverence for plurality in all that has made America great. Consolidation of viewpoints into a single narrative is of the same evil that makes mega-mergers of corporate brands - it kills more than it creates. No Kings!

Yes, states need to do what the federal system refuses to, and soon before it all becomes just as corrupt.

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Inquiry: how does one pronounce Russell Vought’s surname? Is it Voyt? Vot? Vout? Viewt? Voghet? Or as I like to call him. “Asshole”?

Actually one of the most salient quotes I've seen today, and reminding of the fact that there always be good people being very brave.

Wise words

There’s always a tweet

MAGA has gone from saying “cut the funding , it only affects the liberals” to “yeah, the cuts affect me more, but bring it on. I can tough it out over that bunch of woosies.” Next will be “liberals or so mean because they let this happen to us”.

Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."

He failed at realty. He failed at reality. He fails at felicity. He now demands fealty.

Democrats should demand three things before even showing up for a vote in a CR: - restoration of health insurance and Medicare funds - fire Kash Patel - fire RFK Jr

Charlie Kirk said horrible things. And stood by them. I equate that with being a horrible person. By far, he is not the only one. If saying so makes me a criminal, then lock me up. I’m not hard to find.

We are a bananas republic now. Really bananas.

substack.com/@thehardprob... This is nuts. Does nobody remember Tiananmen Square?

So SCOTUS basically has said Justice is reserved only for those who can hire a lawyer.

Do they even eat tacos in Tehran?

Is this the part of the roller coaster ride when we are supposed to throw our hands in the air and scream?

I am so impressed with all the No Kings turnout. We really are a country of the people. But we are currently under occupation. I hope Donald’s birthday was everything he hoped it would be. His reign has reached its peak. We will Make America American Again.

Frankly, I can’t believe he’s saying this either. But I hope he did, and I hope the words caught in his throat and made him choke a little.

Make America America Again

The well of stupid ideas at the White House is truly bottomless. “Presidential Daily Briefings by Fox™️” does have a catchy marketing ring to it. And that’s what matters, right?

I’m sure the magas don’t give a flying F about the rest of the world, since they demonstrably don’t care even about themselves in the service of their orange god, But this is a really low point.

This means AI can be manipulated to mislead and screw you over however they want, build massive autonomous data centers wherever they want, and use as much of the power and water supply as they want.

Becoming rich in itself is not a crime. But money is the lifeblood of the economy shared by everyone. Hoarding wealth is unconscionable and reprehensible. I’ve heard enough of the jazz Felonious Musk tries to make us dance to.

Maybe they should get the definition of habeas corpus right (it’s only been around for 710 years).Not to mention expanding operations to include Sudan now. These people are worse than idiots. They are soulless and evil to the core.

Not just a cheat, but a dishonorable one. Who could have predicted? I hope this is resolved with damages at least in civil court although it was so blatantly illegal at the time. The only reason he’s not in jail now is our justice system considers rich white men who do outrageous things untouchable.