I'm not going to let anyone take my peace, but it's maddening that Trump derailed bi-parrissn Immigration Reform and NOW he is running on Immigration Reform. Sorry, Trump DQ'd himself on the issue when he became the ONLY person in America to stop the problem from being fixed. Keep in mind, a bi-partisan agreement is the best policy we can have. Derailing American Immigration Reform for personal and political reasons takes self-serving and narcissism to a new low.
I am on Mike Johnson's Facebook page. I am sure he doesn't read any of the comments. But other people comment and so do I. Mike Johnson is a Speaker of the House,so our comments become part of a public record. I am going to post something on his page today to remind those who visit his page, that Mike Johnson has the authority to bring the bipartisan immigration bill before Congress anytime! He also has the legal and moral obligation to call Congress back in session to authorize more funding for disaster relief for the victims of the two hurricanes.
If there is a hell, Mike Johnson deserves a place in the lowest level. To claim to be Christian and allow people to suffer needlessly and to deliberately sow hatred among his fellow Americans is nothing short of evil! He must be stopped as much as 45 & Vance.
There are so many facts about tRump that any one of they should be disqualifying him from running. Yet here we are, millioms of our fellow Amicans are on board with a F'n fascist. All those supporters have no idea what they are wishing for. They may not be stupid but they sure are ignorant!!
Among those facts is his denial of Climate Change. We just had 2 cat 5 hurricanes arrise quickly in the overheated gulf. I just read that Helen alone is estimated to need $200 billion to repair. That is about $2000 per US citizen.
When we talk about the end of civilization due to Climate Change, these types of events are what does it. We end up not being able to keep up with the damage, and thus civilization is wipped out. The ongoing burden on each of us becomes too much. As the damage progresses, it also becomes more and more difficult to act because our infrastructure is what makes action easier. And, we have barely began to reduce our emissions, meaning that the physical temperature continues to rise, making climate change worse. Can we change our energy infrastructure and repair the damage quick enough?
I read one that essentially all the great civilizations of the past destroyed their environment, and faded away, because they had been living on the fruits of environment.
I see what may be a big part of the reason: Several people say " what difference will my effort make? ". They see so many other larger sources of emissions, and figure their small amount doesn't matter. Or another example is like: "Why buy an EV or PLUG-IN, when I hardly drive at all? " It is hard to argue when the economics are so difficult for the return.
But we are in this mess because so many people find a convienient excuse.
Given the size of the task of changing how we live, and the follow up task of pulling excess CO2 from the atmosphere, it may be too late already. Yikes!
Ted, you say $200 B to repair/rebuild after Helene & that doesn't include rebuild after Milton. And this is MERE $$$ = no mention of the environmental damage/destruction due to additional 'resource' extraction for this rebuilding. When will Humans actually connect ALL the dots to any of this ~
I actually saw a post on FB about the closure of 450 7/11's around the country and too many of the responding comments were of the "F" Bidenomics/ voting Red/Trump... obviously having no clues to what WILL come - if - 'they' win ~ Sigh - my hope for the future is fading, fading fading ~
The Scary part is that this Number, $200,000,000,000, is just for one Hurricane... Milton's numbers haven't come in... What about future Hurricanes? What about other Natural Disasters.... What about DJT's A*s Backwards Economic Policies?
Yes, esp. to your point re connecting the dots! Even among us educated folk, so few, from pundits to prize-winning journalists, include Climate in their priorities--when it should be #1. I think positive-thinking Americans are still in denial re its calamities-- long predicted by scientists, but only now half-opening sleepy eyes to reality.
Don't forget... How are we going to build new housing when the materials and workers are being diverged to replace housing lost by climate disasters? New housing construction will be more expensive and slower. Why hasn't the MSM made this obvious connection? Ten years, an area bigger than Houston had to be rebuilt.
Absolutely! Housing materials available to the market are finite. With more demand, the prices go up. At some point, housing insurance companies must be replaced with a non-profit government agency. We cannot afford insurance companies profiting off climate disasters.
They have been brain washed, there is a National Geographic program called Hitlers propaganda machine. This is a historical document showing how Hitler just by lying over and over again got the German people to go along with murdering six million Jewish people. And now trump is doing the same thing to the American people, so he can form a fascist nation. If that happens God help us.
Rachel Maddow has delivered cogent narratives of his parallels to & admiration for former & current fascists, including Hitler, Mussolini & BFs Vlad, Xi, et al.
We saw that one coming a mile off, called them on it, and they embraced it proudly. A blatant case of, “Tell me you think your followers are stupid without telling me you think your followers are stupid.”
Danny - Bipartisan? What is that? Isn’t that the way that we used to try to get things done for the good of the country? It seems like these days a certain party only wants divide and conquer. (Mostly sarcasm because I am in a cheeky mood today ;) )
In defense of Danny above, the Immigration Reform bill was bipartisan. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma is a staunch Republican conservative, Sen. Chris Murphy a faithful Democrat and Sen. Kristen Sinema somewhere in-between though she identifies and caucuses Democrat. These three crafted the bill. We are capable of occasionally cooperating for the good of the country. It's a shame that Trump and his puppet, Mike Johnson, killed the bill.
Dave - I absolutely understand that those three worked hard to try to make a bipartisan deal after the Republicans demanded that something be done about immigration and that the rest of them only killed it because trump wanted to run on it. I was just saying that some of the elected officials no longer want to work across the aisle because they still bow down to a tyrant and wannabe dictator. I do miss the ol’ days when Congress actually tried to work for the people more often.
From your mouth to God's ears, but it's still far too close. Carville is right, in the final weeks, Harris needs to have an extremely strong series of negative ads. These need to focus on the two fundamental issues driving Trump-leaning independents: the economy and immigration.
1) Inflation was the price for Covid, we did better than any other advanced nation, inflation now down, interest rates are down and will shortly be down further, cars and houses will be steadily more affordable, and we will continue to take on the price gougers. What's Trump's solution? Tax cuts for billionaires.
Stay the course!
2) We had a bipartisan Immigration bill that could already be in place but Trump killed it because it might affect his election chances. What kind of patriot would do that?
The most powerful ad I've seen is a recent commercial that quotes Trump's own Cabinet members. It's great! Too bad it doesn't show Tillerson's actual quote calling Trump a "f**"in* moron." Lol.
Danny, that's great, and be sure to include the military brass who have disavowed him to be a danger to the Republic, like Gen. Mark Milley whom he threatened with execution for truth-telling, and members of his white House staff who will vote for Kamala Harris. Milley has described Herr Drumpf as a full
fascist, and rightly so. And I am not name-calling him, because his name is derived from the ancestral German 'Drumpf'. Another derivative from the worst
of the German is his degenerate Nazi demagoguery. He has refined that to a 't' to subvert the minds of his millions of devotees. Now for the Dems to push back hard with some accurate, biting rhetoric of their own! Thank you, Robert for your eloquent line of encouragement.
Dennis - Do you ever wonder if the Nazi regime realizes that their claim of purebred blonde hair and blue eyes are actually traced to Prussia? A place where they were Definitely Not blonde haired or blue eyed. The whole thing is one big lie. They were beholden to man that didn’t have either of those traits. Makes one wonder WTF and why and how people continue to be duped by people like this.
Right, Nazi propaganda then and now is founded upon quicksand, and history teaches that such regimes have not lasted long. The myth of an Aryan 'super race' is pure fiction, but it is the religion of D's base.
Anne, that may be, but he does have credibility and the respect of millions of military veterans, as well of civilians whom Drumpf has in his sights for retribution.
Anne, Fortunately 45 has no real power either bc he is no longer the president. This isn't 2020, where he did have more control. There's more concern for the civilian nut-jobs following their führer.
Everyone knows what tRump is, but that has not stopped his supporters who also know what he is and what he represents which is why they have predged allegence to him.
It's baffling. Yes, some know and don't care. "He's a SOB, but he's our SOB," as someone in the Bush Administration said about Saddam Hussain.
However, I questioned one Trumper who doesn't believe Trump's words, actions and the media. In fact, he accused ME of having TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome. I responded, "so all of Trump's Cabinet members who said he shouldn't be near the White House, militaey Generals, and me with graduate level Poly Sci classes all have TDS?" He didn't replay.
Agree - plus the damage he will inflict on OUR economy/ it takes years to fix. His chosen plan(corporate tax cuts,tariffs,top1%tax cuts)will add 8-15trillion
Here's the response from the idiots regarding those guys' opinions of tRump: "They were fired by Trump so they have a gripe against him." How about maybe they are telling the truth and know what they're talking about? Oh, no! It's Trump come hell or high water. (either of which would be a very bad thing) I start to think it's an ego thing with them. They can't admit they're wrong and will go over the cliff yelling all the way, "I'm right!"
Most if not nearly all of the Trump appointees who are trashing him were not fired. They resigned out of principle or exhaustion, or simply transitioned back to private life and are now speaking their minds.
Funny/not funny. I have a husband (63 yo white male) who has a hard time being wwwwrrrroooonnngggg. I love him dearly but…….. On the bright side , he has been Republican all his life …….and he has come around to “my” way of thinking. I am currently registered Republican (so I could vote in my states primary, which I always do at election time) But in my core I am Independent . He will be voting Democrat up and down the ticket!! It is my hope that many of these so called “outwardly fringe trumpets” say it out loud….but will vote differently behind closed doors
It was treasonous he took Putin's word instead of our entire Intelligence community who were all in agreement that Russia interfered with the election.
Please include his ECONOMIC PLAN: tax cuts(again)corporate& top 1%, tariffs,no tax on carry over income,overtime tax removal(although2025 wants to ELIMINATE OVERTIME COMPLETELY).
It will balloon deficit(6-15 trillion)/ compared to Kamala 3 trillion.We are all going to suffer- for years.🔼↩️↪️♾️thanks
And dammit - why not keep reminding the American people that this guy is an indicted and convicted crook. Why is that being so downplayed? Somebody thinks the issue doesn't poll well. If so why?
Yes - she needs to keep asking why thus bill didn’t go thru …. Why isn’t congress its own boss ? Why are Republican Congress listening to someone not in office ? Are they also getting instructions from Putin?
I've told this to Trump supporters and they refuse to believe it. They tell me I've been watching too much MSNBC, which I have, among other news sources (not "too much", though). It's impossible to crack this cognitive impairment puzzle. We need MENSA psychologists to do it...
Anonymous, even a throng of “MENSA psychologists” couldn’t do it. That cognitive impairment is deeply interwoven into their sense of identity. And even the best psychotherapy can’t be used with anyone who is not a willing participant. There’s no point in wasting energy trying to reason with a cult member. I know that can be incredibly challenging, but we must take care of ourselves first and foremost.
As Thomas Paine said: “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead”
Michael. I think that the Dem's have to keep focusing on abortion, keep reminding, especially women, as to what is at stake.
As regards d the economy, the people don't give a rats about the GDP, unemployment statistics. They only care what they pay at the gas pump and checkout counter, and in truth the prices there are obnoxious., and neither Biden nor Kamala can do anything about it. Prices go up and never come down, except for milk and eggs. the consumer is being extorted and exploited by manufacturers and middle men, and our laws prohibit the government from doing anything about it.
Immigration is a tough issue, especially as it has racist undertones, and racism is the soft underbelly of not only Americans but the species.
William - Agree with what you are saying but abortion and miscarriage also affects men. The SC has also screwed us tenfold over with their rulings that have stripped the power of the government to combat some of our problems especially if it has to do with the climate crisis.
William - I am sorry that you had to experience a miscarriage. My spouse and I also experienced the same pain. You are right - if it occurred these days the outcome could have been even worse on top of the emotional damage.
❤Reich❤:"...think about the people who have helped during Hurricanes Helene and Milton — first responders, nurses, FEMA workers, fire fighters, police officers, and just average people looking out for one another.... think of the grand jurors, jurors, prosecutors, and judges... And the election workers who are and will be doing everything in their power to protect our democracy, despite threats... our armed services men and women. Our teachers and social workers. Medical personnel ..."
In 31 of the most populous of all 58 California's countries free mediation that's 80% successful. I think of the court clerk that "missed her period" and accidentally notified my defendant that the $1000.00 I won was really $100000....which scared the shit out of my defendant and they ram to the court to pay the $1000.00 they owed me😁😁😁😁
I've recommended that the official ANNUAL COVID REMEMBRANCE DAY celebrate these unsung heroes' ability to get Conspiracy Nut jobs to make a YouTube denouncing their BS... or even take the vaccine during the mediation.... BECAUSE DEPOLARIZING 80% OF U.S. NUT JOBS....even for a moment on video... IS A MIRACLE!!!😁😁😁
Michael - Don’t forget that trump killed a lot of people during Covid because he didn’t like the numbers but he made sure to take care of a dictator and didn’t even bother to ask for the American prisoners in exchange. Biden got those prisoners out.
What is the impact of organizations like FT 6, Movement Labs, that register new Democrats? Saturday FT 6 sent over 854K more texts to PA, MD, NE, NV and WI and yesterday 3 programs to MICHIGAN . https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/
It is imperative to tell voters that Trump's tariff would raise prices all across the board, and that he does not care because he wants to lower taxes on billionaires. like himself
My wife and I were canvassing for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in our neighborhood. There were many trumpets. Some would talk to us some would not. Many had already voted with mail in ballots.
I should add that the majority here are Republicans. I met a man who is a new citizen voting for the first time. He was holding his 1 year old daughter when he came to the door. He was voting Democratic. We talked about local candidates we had met at a candidate forum organized by the Women’s League of Voters. He was engaged and interested in participating in our democracy. It gave me a boost in confidence that we will elect the Harris/Walz ticket in November and encouragement to continue doing what we can to make it happen.
The League of Women Voters has had great candidate forums here in Missouri too. My understanding is that the GOP candidates will not come to the forums nowadays. Apparently, they don’t want the citizens to know anything about them. Perhaps they think they’ve already won. It’s unfortunate for Missourians.
Chill out just a little bit. Don’t give in to the negativity. Plenty of time for despair later if I’m wrong. But I’m not wrong. She’s gonna prevail, and the naysayers will have egg on their faces.
Dem's turnout as a percentage is less than the percentage of GOP that turnout. That is why there are so many disaffected fascist supporters. "What's the Matter with Kansas"? instead of voting motivated by fear and hatred, voting for what is best for the common good would have prevented so many wanting fascism.
Damn right. The best way to get people to believe a lie is to repeat that lie over and over. Ie through cherry picked polls, falsely reporting crowd sizes and lots and lots of propaganda on Fox and main stream media channels. Woman are definitely going to carry this one. The coalition that Kamala is mounting against the opposition is more impressive than the one lead by Biden in 2020 with energy, vigor and honesty. If there is someone we need now to fight narcissism in poltics (MAGA) and in the world (Putin, dictators et al) its this woman who really knows how to "manhandle" narcs into submission.
Even the day of the election, Hillary led Trump by over 5%, and yes she did win by 3 million votes, but not the EC. Ask yourself. . have you ever been called by a polling service?
Kerry - Agree/Hope but it should also be on the men to back a female president. Rape/Sexual abuse, indictments and convictions should matter. How can he be president if he can’t even get the proper background check for sensitive documents nor can he travel to certain countries with a criminal record? Of course we all know that he wants another chance to sell our secrets and profit once again while in office but mostly playing golf on the taxpayers money. Trying to keep the faith though…it is hard when even your spouse is a closet republican. Most of my days are with the thought of WTF when I read the news or try to “discuss” politics but I come here for some comfort and that helps.
Kerry-EXACTLY! Stop believing everything the right wing media puts out!! Connect the dots! Far right owns virtually all of the media=they support the side that pays them!
Political polls are definitely skewed in favor of the faceless, dark money lords hiding in their board rooms and manipulating the numbers. Heads up New York Times/Siena, etc.We may never find out who these people are, but you are right, Kerry. Polls are just unnecessary and dangerous noise.Tune them all out and listen to your favorite music instead. Though there is much that I like about the New York Times, this poll business is provoking me to cancel my long time subscription.
The turnout has to be just mind-blowingly overwhelming because whether she wins or not, there will be trump and his thug-army chaos. News reports are that Rasputin (aka "the mad monk") Steve Bannon plans to summon his traitorous minions with that intention.
We seem to be in a kind of war between utter insanity and sanity and we stand with mouths agape, astounded, wondering: how is this happening?!
I think the greatest hope to be found in the promise of Harris' overwhelming victory is her stated dedication to the rule of law. It is the essential backbone of this nation and she seems to feel that deeply.
It was a delightful pleasure to see her face and smile as her crowd began the "lock him up" chant and she paused for a moment of enjoyment, then said "We'll let the courts take care of that. Let's take care of November!"
My hope is that all the cowards standing on Trump‘s lead coattails will see their careers sucked down the drain in his whirlpool of lies too.
All those that have shown lockstep support will never be reelected again. Not only will the stain of Trump end their political careers, their expectation of having a cushy lobbying job when they “retire” from Congress will be nowhere to be found.
I’d like to think that Republicans will have zero power for a generation. That seems a suitable punishment for their #RepubloFascism.
Well placed comments on social media...."Not suckers or losers" to vets groups, military, military dependents, history sites. Vote vets has thousands of testimonials of 2020 Trump voters that flipped. According to Facebook, there are 4 million veterans or active duty members on Facebook, and 12.5 million family members of veterans or active duty members on Facebook.
Daniel, for women, he killed Roe V Wade which is truly a huge point! Women across America are angry and they will be coming out in November to voice their disapproval! I have so many Vet friends that are absolutely sickened and disgusted by the orange man. They tell me all the time to calm down because there is no way that orange smear will grace the doors of the White House ever again!
I will give that a shot! Thank you, Daniel! Republican women here in Florida have formed groups to talk about voting yes on Amendment 4 which has to do with the 6 week abortion ban the little man in Tallahassee pushed through. He is trying every way he can to get that Amendment 4 tossed off the ballot! He uses intimidation and scare tactics which makes women even more determined to vote for it!
Peggy ; You are correct ; Those behind the overturning of Roe do not care that women are dying, or at least having permanent injury as a result of this unDemocratic Un constitutional 'ruling' from the bench. Any candidate for a Supreme Court seat should be disqualified if they have been indoctrinated by the Federalist Society or influenced by the Heritage Foundation.
Women will start dying in huge numbers because of the medical problems encountered in some states when you miscarry - doctors are moving away from those antiabortion states in droves bc they don’t want to be involved in a lawsuit if problems occur during pregnancy - miscarriage is very common, now it has a stigmatism attached to it.
The red wave didn't happen in 2022 because Trump's hand picked Primary winners were too extreme for swing district moderates and Independents. This should hold true for '24. The 40-50 competitive Congressional swing districts should see a boost in woman voters who are outraged by the overturning of Roe.
These same swing districts voters should help Harris win. Trump knows this and that's why he's calling everyone who doesn't support him a radical leftist. That's some spin, once again, because he stands for right-wing fascism.
Todd, I believe it will take republicans a generation perhaps more to bring their party back to what it once was. The orange man has all but destroyed the GOP. Since we need a two party system, I would hope that true republicans will work hard to kick MAGA to the curb and restart their party the way it was before the orange man tore it apart!
My understanding was that Trump didn’t even have a chance of winning the first time until a group of billionaires met in a backyard bbq and decided Trump was their ticket to getting a TAX CUT for themselves -
I too have been looking at what GOP 2.0 will need to be to reestablish true credibility. There will need to be a clear redirection in overall themes, including a revulsion and calling out of current leadership to weaponize its racial and xenophobic hatred, misogyny, and snap judgment of the LGBTQ+ community.
If religion is to be their hallmark, they must strive to be #ConsistentChristians and stand against the manipulative underpinnings within the #SwissCheeseChristianity that the current GOP and Evangelicals created to achieve just one objective: ending choice for women.
And within that framework, they must acknowledge that the distain for “wokism“ is simply a way to get around general courtesy, compassion, and understanding that goes with refilling the holes where The Golden Rule and “Judge not, lest ye be judged” used to go.
The GOP 2.0 foundation must include a return to integrity and ditching simple contrarianism in favor of bipartisan negotiation. This will be in part because once out of power, it will be either reasonable concessions or nothing.
Without these higher standards, and without purging those so willing to stand against them over the next three election cycles, there can be no claim to actual reformation. It will just be same story, different puppet masters.
This is why GOP 2.0 leadership must applaud the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Freedom to Vote Act. These bills, along with strict PAC and superPAC reforms and enforcement, provide the only means to free themselves from the control of corporate and billionaire donors.
The problem of this moment, though, is who among current Republicans can represent these new standards? Liz Cheney is only halfway there. Could Adam Kinzinger take the new baton?
Here’s an odd thought, but doesn’t it have the right kind of feel? Rather than go nose to nose with Trumpers, shouldn't we ask that they idolize someone who demonstrates actual integrity in supporting country over party or person? Then drop one name:
Cassidy Hutchinson!
She is not tarnished by previously having to campaign, and thus beholden to no one, only ideals.
What do you think about someone like her as leading towards the new direction that GOP 2.0 must take?
Both men and women would be drawn to her (although some for different reasons). Frankly, I'd be comfortable with seeing a reformed Republican Party in her hands.
There have been many that have come out against the orange man. I think of those republicans that testified at the J6 hearings. I think of the election supervisor in Georgia that did not bend to the orange man's intimidation. Maybe there are still some honest, decent republicans willing to get their party back on track. Hope for the future.
Excellent read, Todd! That is exactly what republicans need to do! The question for me is are they willing to work on that or is it just too late for their party?
Thanks! I’m looking into what Hutchinson has said lately to see if she would pass muster as what I call a #TrueCon. That would include calling out the leadership in today’s GOP as being #CORPservative; in servitude only to their billionaire and corporate donors.
We need a two party system yes but the Republican party can go straight to hell for the next generation in the next 20 generations. We don't need sick Republicans anywhere.
Unfortunately it is the two party system that got us here. It appears as if the DNC is now as corrupt as the RNC has been. Maybe more so with the undemocratic selection of Harris who probably was not the best choice. Our system has devolved into hate and attack the other. Just read Reich’s fear rhetoric. Total control is wanted by both sides and neither can hear the other. Our democracy is in peril from both the left and right. Which is worse? It depends on your opinion. From the middle both appear authoritarian and the only hope is for a change with more choice and compassion, not less! A vote for an independent is a strong message to both parties that freedom of speech and press and big pharmaceutical companies is paramount to democracy. But that is only my opinion and I respect yours.
Unfortunately, this is an old argument. They don't, and won't care - so not really a strong message - at least until a third party itself can be strong. At this point it time, the Democrats are closer to democracy, at least pulling in some Republicans. Let me rephrase, there is some hope there. The current Maga/Trump regime, relies on revenge and threats. People don't believe, but even during Trumps term, he threatened funding of states with Democratic Governors. I know several people who are strong independents that feel Trump is too dangerous to support. The time to start building strong independent party is Nov. 6, 2024.
Peggy - Never in my lifetime did I ever think that I would wish for the old republican party to return but the MAGA republicans are the true RINO’s. What is happening with this country!? :/
This is a scary time, Anon! I never dreamed in my lifetime I would actually see Americans turning to fascism! What Hitler did has gone down in the history books as truly horrific and yet, here we are with actual Americans wanting fascism and the orange smear to take over our country. It is a very sad state of affairs. The only thing we can do is keep fighting. Get out the vote. Talk to everyone and anyone. Vote blue, America, up and down the ballot!
This is no lie: Trump's Tariff is a Tax. It would be a tax on all Americans. Why does he want it? So that he can lower taxes on billionaires like himself.
Brilliant, Robert. I am not American but I want you to know that we are millions worldwide to share your measured view. As you say, avoid the trap of responding in kind to violent rhetoric, keep the faith, and gently convince the waverers that their vote will play an essential role in the history of humanity.
I really believe we are millions worldwide to agree on this and one way to help is by promoting Substack and boycotting X. If we all drop X, people will start finding out Y.
Best wishes to all sensible Americans from a supporter of Democracy here in the UK. We will eventually suffer here as well if Trump wins, so PLEASE dump him for ever. And get those Republican sycophants out of Congress.
Rachel has done some good things but unfortunately her lies and demonization of Ivermectin hurt and killed many. She should be on trial with Fauci! Read THE WAR ON IVERMECTIN by Kory, MD.
Love the humor! But really the vilification of ivermectin may have caused many deaths and injuries. Ivermectin is still a dirty word in the media. It doesn’t work. It’s a deadly horse dewormer. Prescribe or promote it you had a call Hand you’ll be called a quack be banned from social media or lose your license to practice medicine. And entire countries wiped out the virus with it and more than 95 studies showed to be unequivocally effective and preventing and treating COVID-19. If it didn’t work, why was your coordinated global campaign to cancel it? What’s the truth about this decades old no bill prizing winning medication
Get out of here you idiot! And leave our Rachel alone, and that goes double for Dr. Fauci. If you want to take a horse pill tranquilizer, then you go right ahead, but don’t force your insanity on the rest of us. Go back to your maggot group of idiots idiots and leave the grown ups alone
Gotta say that I just love your and Victor‘s humor. But unfortunately, the vilification of ivermectin has caused countless deaths and injuries. It’s a deadly horse dewormer is what the Maddow and the media screams, forgetting to mention It is one of the safest medicines and has been prescribed and taken millions of times successfully by HUMANS without hydroxychloroquine. Entire countries wiped out the virus with it, and more than 95 studies show it to be unequivocally effective and preventing and treating COVID-19. If it didn’t work, why was there a coordinated global campaign to cancel it? What’s the truth about this decades, old Nobel prize winning medication. Read ‘The war on ivermectin’, the medicine that saved millions and could’ve ended the pandemic by Dr. Pierre Kory a pulmonary and critical care. Medical specialist at the University of Wisconsin. He was an internationally, renowned pioneer in the field of critical care among many other accolades. Unfortunately, he and many other top medical professionals were demonized, deep, platformed, and censored when they suggested there could be another approach other than lockdowns and mass vaccination.
The authoritarian playbook wants people to be frightened & exhausted. This is why I am no longer listening to, or reading about djt. I already know how dangerous, demented and disgusting he is. He may get worse in the coming week, but that does not matter. What DOES matter is for all of us to do everything we can to prevent him from getting into office again. Let's take the advice of Coach Walz and "Leave it all on the field"! Fear holds us back, action helps us win! ##DoSomething
Well said, Santini! I try hard not to listen to, read about or watch the orange man which is extremely hard because MSM is hell bent on putting his orange face out there on every news story! Vote blue, America, up and down the ballot!
Actually, jim king, I think our lives may very well depend on keeping Trump and his dismal gang of camp-followers out of business for another 4 years. For good measure, I would like to see several Supreme Court Justices impeached and removed from the bench.
In addition to impeaching the overtly rotten apples I think our country needs a general Court reform. Article III says, regarding Court tenure: "shall hold their offices during good behavior". Most people focus on "during good behavior" which would seem to indicate that setting a term limit for Justices would require a Constitutional amendment: probably an impossible hurdle. But a few writers in effect focus on the word "hold". Being a Court member does not explicitly imply being an "active" member" throughout his or her tenure. Congress could define this as, perhaps, eighteen years after which the Justice would convert to an emeritus status, providing supporting judicial services but not actively deciding cases except temporarily to replace a recusing Justice. During each two year long Congressional session, the President would appoint a new Court member for Congress to ratify. Since the Court would have a vested interest in maintaining the current system, Congress should use other language in Article III to tell the Court that the legislation is passed outside their Appellate Jurisdiction.
I seem to recall seeing a comment very like yours in a previous comment to R Reich. Maybe it was you? Anyway, I'm not a lawyer, but your ideas seem reasonable to me. In the meantime (meaning back here on earth, given the tortoise-like speed at which institutional change occurs), I would love to see some people leave the bench. How - I'll delegate that to the worker bees with the expertise (Hey, it rhymes!)
Don Klemencic ; I have been "banging on" about this for a long time. Just yesterday I heard a very effective respected pundit say something about the Lifetime Supreme Court justices, and I thought about the quote from the Constitution that you just referenced! Thank you for this! "Shall hold their offices during good behavior". is very plain.
R Hodsdon ; That is a necessity! Some should leave the bench, as they have not served during good behavior; nor upheld their oaths to follow the Constitution. Some were taking gifts that were significant, worth big money. Others were serving without recusing themselves, when there was clearly a conflict of interest, like having a spouse who supported the insurrection and even pressured those in Congress and possibly on the Court, to support said insurrection. Evidence on her personal cell phone was solid.
The supreme Court has given The president of the United States the rights of a dictator. The Last act of President Biden should be to dissolve the supreme Court. The new Harris White House can reestablish the supreme Court minus the Catholic bigots and haters that are on it right now.
Thank you very much Professor Reich for your pep talk. Yesterday I again talked for a long time on the phone with my 92 year-old sister in Arizona about how scared she is of what's coming, and going over with her once again why ordinary folks still persist in standing behind such an obvious misguided, mentally disturbed man of enormous wealth who pretends to 'love' them and our country, but in reality thinks only of himself. I will forward your essay to her. We all need to be brave.
I saw a video yesterday featuring young men who are voting for Trump. The interviewer asked them, “what is the most important issue for you in this election?” The majority of them said, “the economy”. They believe that Trump will make their lives easier by making the economy better. These young men and so many others, really have no clue what has made their living standards worse! The reasons why groceries, gas, housing, healthcare, etc… are so expensive. If they would just take a tactical look at the main reason why. It’s because of the billionaires’ greed to always look for ways to get richer. They are parasitic people who are enriching themselves by exploiting the middle class and the poor! What was Trump’s biggest achievement while he was president? Tax cuts for the wealthy. How do we get these people to understand that voting for Trump will only make their lives more miserable?
I just don't know where these idiots get that the economy was better under TUMP. That is a myth the brainwashed creeps fabricated to justify their unending love for their God and master Donald TUMP. It seemed to me personally, that things were much better under President Joe R. Biden. TUMP's followers make me sick with their cultish love for that low life cretin. I cannot stand to even be around his followers. That was a great comment, Keith.
A few years ago I was up in York Pa. Voter registration. Staying in poorer neighborhoods to maximize the number of Democrats. A group of young black men were on my path and I stopped to talk with them. Turned out they were planning on voting for Trump. We talked a little while but I went away shaking my head.
I had seen a couple of different black men register Republican in the past, but a whole group of them was something new. This encounter has definitely stayed with me.
More recently I have worked with a very bright Republican voter. How can someone that smart vote like that?
I tried something different with her. She does an annual bike ride across Iowa and I asked her if at the end of the ride she had noticed the tow barges on the Mississippi. She said that she had, so I asked her how they managed to stay on course. She said she didn’t know. She came back later and asked me about it and I told her that it was simple, they stayed in the mainstream.
She recoiled a little and we went our ways, but the echo of the old Fox mainstream-lamestream slogan had clearly been evoked, hence the recoil.
This morning I was once again thinking about the young African-American men and I finally put the thoughts together. The correct response to them would have been to say something like: “Apparently you’ve all been watching Fox News. Kind of leaves you not knowing what to believe anymore, doesn’t it.” From there the riff goes into storytelling mode with the description of the barges running the Mississippi from New Orleans to Minneapolis and back and the inherent question: “How do they do that?”
The Fox mainstream-lamestream idea would need to be described as they are young enough to possibly not have heard it. But ultimately, the good conversation I could have had would need to come back to how Fox is leaving them unsure of “what to believe" -- Same as my smart Republican friend.
If I go back to Pennsylvania it will be with this new discussion point in hand. And while the election is close at hand I just might give it a try.
If, on the other hand, Kamala Harris or one of the other name democrats wanted to take up this argument, God bless them. They would be welcome to it. In fact, I think I will email it to Obama, who took up the young black Republican-voting men discourse recently.
There will be fewer barges if the Trump Tariff passes. It will restrict trade while raising taxes on most Americans. Why Trump wants it? So that he can lower taxes on billionaires like himself.
I am greatly reassured by your communication. And in fact I’m quite moved by it. You so clearly captured a comprehensive picture of the good- in contrast to so much of the bad and ugly that so often dominates the media. Thank you. I shall keep the faith and share the message of belief and hope
This AM I responded to a local Trumper in hopes that undecideds will question Trump. I think I stayed respectful of the Trump supporter. Here's what I wrote:
John, He might win the electoral college. He will likely lose the popular vote again, but who really knows. Nobody. Do you think he won in 2020?
Why do you like Trump, despite his business record and record as President?
If you were the dad of a 45 year old divorsced daughter who had a 20 year old daughter, what would you think if she started dating Donald Trump, knowing about his failed casino, three marriages, bankruptcy, Billy Bush interview "GTBTP" comment and Stormy Daniels affair?
I'm trying to understand why someone would support DJT? It's documented that he told over 32,000 lies. That's a major compulsive liar. He built 1% of the wall that people can climb over with 2 tool belts. He botched COVID and made it worse. He never passed an infrastructure bill. He tried to abolish the ACA that is desperately needed by millions because it bans denying coverage to people who actually need healthcare due a condition. He insulted Senator McCain's service because he was a POW. That's pretty low.
He stood on stage with our Intelligence Agencies and took Putin's word over OUR Intelligence community that Russia didn't interfere with the election. He didn't bring back jobs. He didn't "drain the swamp.'
The corruption continued with attempts to privatize schools with Devos as Sec of Education and the USPS with DeJoy. Net Neutrality ended. The list goes on.
In fact his own Cabinet Appointments have said he should be nowhere near the White House again, including the Nations Highest Ranking Military leaders and his Sec of State called him an f'n moron. These are people he picked who worked with him.
Last but not least, his own team told him they didn't have any proof of a stolen election. Yet he instigated J6 to try and hold on to power despite our democracy depending on a peaceful transition of power.
Perhaps it said something about his truthfulness and character when he didn't pay the 2,000 small businesses that helped him build his ill-advised casino? Look up how many people had to sue him to get their money. That's hard to ignore. But I mean, who hasn't paid a porn star $150k to keep their affair a secret from right after your wife had a baby?
I'd really like to know why some people think Trump is going to do what he says, and why people think they know better than Trump's Cabinet members who are going to vote for Harris as Republicans?
Yes, he did. Close to a half-million American lives were lost in Trump's final year -- and STILL Biden's wins in key battleground states were VERY narrow.
thats why biden said that if you get the vaccine yo WILL NOT GET THE COVID VIRUS and after he says you NEED to wear a covid mask while he doesn't wear one at the lincon memorial
Wait, Damian. Why would I take medical information from Joe Biden, who is not a virologist. I did get the first two shots as soon as they were available to me, and have had all my follow-on boosters -- most recently last month.
The vaccine tremendously helps the body's immune reaction to the Sars-Cov-2 virus. That does NOT mean you can't get infected -- but it means that the infection is not likely to be life-threatening. Isn't that a good thing?
Having spent about a decade of my life in Japan, I know about masking. And so I'll ask you: Do you think the Lincoln Memorial has good ventilation? Or is it poorly ventilated? Such things matter when considering masking. (I wear an N95 respirator, and I know when to wear it.) I have never caught the Covid virus.
But Biden is not running. I always had really mixed feelings about Joe Biden, although I voted for him in 2020.
I am starting to understand what people mean when they say they don't know Kamala. (But first for me, she is not Trump, and that's all I need to know.) Our women and men in uniform will be much better under Harris.
I don't see why Republicans should get to spread vicious lies and dangerous misinformation (such as the lies told about FEMA programs) without any repercussions. Telling outlandish lies ("The Election was stolen!"- DJ Trump, 2020) and slandering public officials ("Kamala is Retarded!" - DJ Trump, 2024) is a hallmark of today's debased Republican party. Are Democrats simply too nice to throw sharp elbows?
R Hodsdon, Democrats are nice; however, we can also give as well as we get. We are not going to go out and start calling people retarded, we will not slander public officials and we will not discuss stolen elections. What we will do is state the truth against every lie the orange man and MAGA tell. We will discuss the dystopian nightmare that the orange man envisions for our country. We will remain unflappable even in the face of pure fascism, hate and misogyny. We will share what America is and will always be. A strong country that accepts diversity and includes everyone. A country that believes everyone deserves to find and live their American dream. A country that allows you to live your life without government interference. We are a Democracy! Vote blue, America, up and down the ballot!
The Dems have been too nice for too many years! We don’t want to use their playbook but non partisan, fairness, decency has allowed the GOP to ruin our Democracy!
Yeah, what ever happened to Tim Walz? Actually, Tim Walz is the same as he always was, and he is working as hard as he ever has. So what changed? The media decided that they want more interesting exciting fare . . .
Her most important work / conclusion is how dangerous Trump is -- due to what she describes as his severe mental pathology.
Incredible that in the 21st century we Americans do not require sanity checks of the one person who can launch our nuclear arsenal. A president alone can do it -- no checks or balances.
We Americans always seem to have to learn that hard way -- if we learn at all.
Trump is an archtype malignant narcissist, as was Adolph Hitler. Psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck wrote that, if evil could be diagnosed, it would be malignant narcissism.
Maybe my family story will be helpful. I was born into an extremely conservative family, the oldest of six kids. I’ve often wondered if the stork made a mistake and delivered me to the wrong place, a little Progressive rebel who became a vegetarian at the age of eight, which infuriated my father and exasperated my mother. To further inflame the situation, I’m gay. I’m pretty sure that my entire family of voting age (minus my mom and one brother, who are deceased) voted for Trump in 2016. I asked my other brother why. He said that he was a “fiscal Republican, not a social Republican,” and I told him that they’re the same thing. My sisters’ reasons had to do with religion and culture, because members of their church and their social circles voted for Trump.
Fast forward to 2020. Two of my sisters have become Never Trumpers. Unsure about my brother because he doesn’t talk about it any more. My dad and one sister are rabid and vocal Trump supporters.
2024. Two sisters are still Never Trumpers. Still unsure about my brother. One sister is voting for Trump. My dad passed away last month, just shy of his 100th birthday. So with my vote, the majority of my very conservative family will vote for Harris, and I think that this scenario has been playing out in many families. For one thing, the two people I knew personally who died of COVID were unvaccinated Republicans. I truly believe that a lot of women and some men will be breaking with church, family, and social circles because of Roe, but they aren’t talking about it.
My son can't get a decent job despite an extraordinary work ethic because he is a convicted felon. He served a year in prison. How can another convicted felon, and an indicted insurrectionist run for President? Trump is only qualified to work in a warehouse for $15/hour. Someone, PLEASE do a background check on this man.
Don’t believe the polls. Kamala has got this. The women of America are gonna turn out. Keep the faith, baby! Don’t keep the baby, Faith! 🤣
I hope you are correct! Trump and his MAGA have destroyed my peace of mind and our peace on earth!
I'm not going to let anyone take my peace, but it's maddening that Trump derailed bi-parrissn Immigration Reform and NOW he is running on Immigration Reform. Sorry, Trump DQ'd himself on the issue when he became the ONLY person in America to stop the problem from being fixed. Keep in mind, a bi-partisan agreement is the best policy we can have. Derailing American Immigration Reform for personal and political reasons takes self-serving and narcissism to a new low.
I am on Mike Johnson's Facebook page. I am sure he doesn't read any of the comments. But other people comment and so do I. Mike Johnson is a Speaker of the House,so our comments become part of a public record. I am going to post something on his page today to remind those who visit his page, that Mike Johnson has the authority to bring the bipartisan immigration bill before Congress anytime! He also has the legal and moral obligation to call Congress back in session to authorize more funding for disaster relief for the victims of the two hurricanes.
If there is a hell, Mike Johnson deserves a place in the lowest level. To claim to be Christian and allow people to suffer needlessly and to deliberately sow hatred among his fellow Americans is nothing short of evil! He must be stopped as much as 45 & Vance.
Johnson admits that the Bible comes first in his life not the Constitution.
Appalling but from the little man! Some bad genes? Johnson is in the wrong business?
And, his GREED and SELFISHNESS come be for his ole bible
I do the same for our SC reps and senators.
There are so many facts about tRump that any one of they should be disqualifying him from running. Yet here we are, millioms of our fellow Amicans are on board with a F'n fascist. All those supporters have no idea what they are wishing for. They may not be stupid but they sure are ignorant!!
Among those facts is his denial of Climate Change. We just had 2 cat 5 hurricanes arrise quickly in the overheated gulf. I just read that Helen alone is estimated to need $200 billion to repair. That is about $2000 per US citizen.
When we talk about the end of civilization due to Climate Change, these types of events are what does it. We end up not being able to keep up with the damage, and thus civilization is wipped out. The ongoing burden on each of us becomes too much. As the damage progresses, it also becomes more and more difficult to act because our infrastructure is what makes action easier. And, we have barely began to reduce our emissions, meaning that the physical temperature continues to rise, making climate change worse. Can we change our energy infrastructure and repair the damage quick enough?
And, WE did this to OURSELVES, AMERICA!!
Our epitaph. Sincerely hope it never comes to that.
I read one that essentially all the great civilizations of the past destroyed their environment, and faded away, because they had been living on the fruits of environment.
I see what may be a big part of the reason: Several people say " what difference will my effort make? ". They see so many other larger sources of emissions, and figure their small amount doesn't matter. Or another example is like: "Why buy an EV or PLUG-IN, when I hardly drive at all? " It is hard to argue when the economics are so difficult for the return.
But we are in this mess because so many people find a convienient excuse.
Given the size of the task of changing how we live, and the follow up task of pulling excess CO2 from the atmosphere, it may be too late already. Yikes!
Ted, you say $200 B to repair/rebuild after Helene & that doesn't include rebuild after Milton. And this is MERE $$$ = no mention of the environmental damage/destruction due to additional 'resource' extraction for this rebuilding. When will Humans actually connect ALL the dots to any of this ~
I actually saw a post on FB about the closure of 450 7/11's around the country and too many of the responding comments were of the "F" Bidenomics/ voting Red/Trump... obviously having no clues to what WILL come - if - 'they' win ~ Sigh - my hope for the future is fading, fading fading ~
The Scary part is that this Number, $200,000,000,000, is just for one Hurricane... Milton's numbers haven't come in... What about future Hurricanes? What about other Natural Disasters.... What about DJT's A*s Backwards Economic Policies?
Yes, esp. to your point re connecting the dots! Even among us educated folk, so few, from pundits to prize-winning journalists, include Climate in their priorities--when it should be #1. I think positive-thinking Americans are still in denial re its calamities-- long predicted by scientists, but only now half-opening sleepy eyes to reality.
Don't forget... How are we going to build new housing when the materials and workers are being diverged to replace housing lost by climate disasters? New housing construction will be more expensive and slower. Why hasn't the MSM made this obvious connection? Ten years, an area bigger than Houston had to be rebuilt.
Sorry, I can’t let innumeracy stand. $200B ($200,000M) / 345M = $580 per citizen, not $2,000.
Climate change causes prices to go up all across the board.
Absolutely! Housing materials available to the market are finite. With more demand, the prices go up. At some point, housing insurance companies must be replaced with a non-profit government agency. We cannot afford insurance companies profiting off climate disasters.
Ted, you make the most important point. Can we/ will we keep the planet healthy and alive so that it can sustain our every growing population?
This past summer we in Phoenix, AZ have endured not only beastly hot day temps... but night temps as well.
It will only get worse. How bad depends on us.
They have been brain washed, there is a National Geographic program called Hitlers propaganda machine. This is a historical document showing how Hitler just by lying over and over again got the German people to go along with murdering six million Jewish people. And now trump is doing the same thing to the American people, so he can form a fascist nation. If that happens God help us.
Rachel Maddow has delivered cogent narratives of his parallels to & admiration for former & current fascists, including Hitler, Mussolini & BFs Vlad, Xi, et al.
Lay off the kool aid
james you are a delusional drama queen
This must be said repeatedly when Harris is on the campaign trail. Trump is using immigration as his primary focus to get elected.
Trump resorts to immigration-immigration-immigration!
The MAGAs cannot talk about Women’s Rights, or any programs! Trump has NONE!
JA - But he has a concept of a plan ;)
<chuckle> That should be raised when he gish gallops.
We are the laughing stock of the world!!!
Hope not after the Election on November 5!
Allegedly, countries are very nervous!
Coinciding with being a huge source of “what if” terror.
The bottom line is that 45 (aka the Orange Fascist) is not interested in solving problems, he just wants to stoke fear and point fingers.
And deny LOSING.
I'm sure both sides of the coin were mot completely happy with the bill which ment it was probably fair.
We saw that one coming a mile off, called them on it, and they embraced it proudly. A blatant case of, “Tell me you think your followers are stupid without telling me you think your followers are stupid.”
Danny - Bipartisan? What is that? Isn’t that the way that we used to try to get things done for the good of the country? It seems like these days a certain party only wants divide and conquer. (Mostly sarcasm because I am in a cheeky mood today ;) )
In defense of Danny above, the Immigration Reform bill was bipartisan. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma is a staunch Republican conservative, Sen. Chris Murphy a faithful Democrat and Sen. Kristen Sinema somewhere in-between though she identifies and caucuses Democrat. These three crafted the bill. We are capable of occasionally cooperating for the good of the country. It's a shame that Trump and his puppet, Mike Johnson, killed the bill.
Dave - I absolutely understand that those three worked hard to try to make a bipartisan deal after the Republicans demanded that something be done about immigration and that the rest of them only killed it because trump wanted to run on it. I was just saying that some of the elected officials no longer want to work across the aisle because they still bow down to a tyrant and wannabe dictator. I do miss the ol’ days when Congress actually tried to work for the people more often.
100% agree!
It’s all about Get the vote out, STUPID !!!
Elections are not about thinking processes elections are all About DOING !!!
Get the vote Out; Stupid !!!
Citizen J - What happens when Stupid votes but the Republicans resort to violence and tricks to block said vote if they don’t like the outcome?
The standing President uses their Presidential Powers, as per the new SCOTUS ruling about immunity.
Aleithia - Hope it doesn’t come to that but if it does I hope that he will.
Look at this link that shows there are tons of Republican-aligned pollsters flooding the zone to skew the averages. They did this in 2022 as well!
https://flood-watch.vercel.app/
From your mouth to God's ears, but it's still far too close. Carville is right, in the final weeks, Harris needs to have an extremely strong series of negative ads. These need to focus on the two fundamental issues driving Trump-leaning independents: the economy and immigration.
1) Inflation was the price for Covid, we did better than any other advanced nation, inflation now down, interest rates are down and will shortly be down further, cars and houses will be steadily more affordable, and we will continue to take on the price gougers. What's Trump's solution? Tax cuts for billionaires.
Stay the course!
2) We had a bipartisan Immigration bill that could already be in place but Trump killed it because it might affect his election chances. What kind of patriot would do that?
The most powerful ad I've seen is a recent commercial that quotes Trump's own Cabinet members. It's great! Too bad it doesn't show Tillerson's actual quote calling Trump a "f**"in* moron." Lol.
Danny, that's great, and be sure to include the military brass who have disavowed him to be a danger to the Republic, like Gen. Mark Milley whom he threatened with execution for truth-telling, and members of his white House staff who will vote for Kamala Harris. Milley has described Herr Drumpf as a full
fascist, and rightly so. And I am not name-calling him, because his name is derived from the ancestral German 'Drumpf'. Another derivative from the worst
of the German is his degenerate Nazi demagoguery. He has refined that to a 't' to subvert the minds of his millions of devotees. Now for the Dems to push back hard with some accurate, biting rhetoric of their own! Thank you, Robert for your eloquent line of encouragement.
Dennis - Do you ever wonder if the Nazi regime realizes that their claim of purebred blonde hair and blue eyes are actually traced to Prussia? A place where they were Definitely Not blonde haired or blue eyed. The whole thing is one big lie. They were beholden to man that didn’t have either of those traits. Makes one wonder WTF and why and how people continue to be duped by people like this.
Right, Nazi propaganda then and now is founded upon quicksand, and history teaches that such regimes have not lasted long. The myth of an Aryan 'super race' is pure fiction, but it is the religion of D's base.
Unfortunately Milley has no real power to do anything.
Milley could speak out! The country has helped him for years now turn that around? Our democracy in the future depends on this election!
Anne, that may be, but he does have credibility and the respect of millions of military veterans, as well of civilians whom Drumpf has in his sights for retribution.
Anne, Fortunately 45 has no real power either bc he is no longer the president. This isn't 2020, where he did have more control. There's more concern for the civilian nut-jobs following their führer.
We may need soldiers like Milley to forcibly take our country back from the fascists.
Everyone knows what tRump is, but that has not stopped his supporters who also know what he is and what he represents which is why they have predged allegence to him.
It's baffling. Yes, some know and don't care. "He's a SOB, but he's our SOB," as someone in the Bush Administration said about Saddam Hussain.
However, I questioned one Trumper who doesn't believe Trump's words, actions and the media. In fact, he accused ME of having TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome. I responded, "so all of Trump's Cabinet members who said he shouldn't be near the White House, militaey Generals, and me with graduate level Poly Sci classes all have TDS?" He didn't replay.
I think many of them are too proud to admit they're wrong.
Exactly
Agree - plus the damage he will inflict on OUR economy/ it takes years to fix. His chosen plan(corporate tax cuts,tariffs,top1%tax cuts)will add 8-15trillion
to the deficit. Were as Harris adds 3 trillion.
Thanks respectfully
Wishful thinking rules the world.
These Trumper are not the brightest among us
They think they will go to Heaven if they vote for him...the churches preach to their followers to vote for him...
Some churches do. And frankly I hope that any Church which preaches such dreck loses their 501 C 3 status.
Here's the response from the idiots regarding those guys' opinions of tRump: "They were fired by Trump so they have a gripe against him." How about maybe they are telling the truth and know what they're talking about? Oh, no! It's Trump come hell or high water. (either of which would be a very bad thing) I start to think it's an ego thing with them. They can't admit they're wrong and will go over the cliff yelling all the way, "I'm right!"
Most if not nearly all of the Trump appointees who are trashing him were not fired. They resigned out of principle or exhaustion, or simply transitioned back to private life and are now speaking their minds.
This is true. The people who use this as a justification don't know the whole story.
Funny/not funny. I have a husband (63 yo white male) who has a hard time being wwwwrrrroooonnngggg. I love him dearly but…….. On the bright side , he has been Republican all his life …….and he has come around to “my” way of thinking. I am currently registered Republican (so I could vote in my states primary, which I always do at election time) But in my core I am Independent . He will be voting Democrat up and down the ticket!! It is my hope that many of these so called “outwardly fringe trumpets” say it out loud….but will vote differently behind closed doors
Trump is no patriot! He is a traitor!
It was treasonous he took Putin's word instead of our entire Intelligence community who were all in agreement that Russia interfered with the election.
Who in their right mind thinks tRump is a patriot? Insuurectionists by definition are not patriots - traitors YES!
His claim of taking a bullet for Democracy really galls me!
And a dangerous liar!😈😈😈😈😈🤬
Agree- his plan for the economy(especially compared to Harris) is downright SCARY also.
Thanks respectfully
Thanks, Michael! I will use both of these explanations when I'm out there talking to people!
Me too!
Me too
Please include his ECONOMIC PLAN: tax cuts(again)corporate& top 1%, tariffs,no tax on carry over income,overtime tax removal(although2025 wants to ELIMINATE OVERTIME COMPLETELY).
It will balloon deficit(6-15 trillion)/ compared to Kamala 3 trillion.We are all going to suffer- for years.🔼↩️↪️♾️thanks
And dammit - why not keep reminding the American people that this guy is an indicted and convicted crook. Why is that being so downplayed? Somebody thinks the issue doesn't poll well. If so why?
Try telling this to the idiots where I live who would lose their SSD or Social Security 🤔 They are beyond logical reasoning!💙💙💙💙💙
Yes - she needs to keep asking why thus bill didn’t go thru …. Why isn’t congress its own boss ? Why are Republican Congress listening to someone not in office ? Are they also getting instructions from Putin?
Great question!
I've told this to Trump supporters and they refuse to believe it. They tell me I've been watching too much MSNBC, which I have, among other news sources (not "too much", though). It's impossible to crack this cognitive impairment puzzle. We need MENSA psychologists to do it...
Anonymous, even a throng of “MENSA psychologists” couldn’t do it. That cognitive impairment is deeply interwoven into their sense of identity. And even the best psychotherapy can’t be used with anyone who is not a willing participant. There’s no point in wasting energy trying to reason with a cult member. I know that can be incredibly challenging, but we must take care of ourselves first and foremost.
As Thomas Paine said: “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead”
When I was 3ys old a nasty adult told me that Santa Claus does not exist, and he made me angry.
Michael. I think that the Dem's have to keep focusing on abortion, keep reminding, especially women, as to what is at stake.
As regards d the economy, the people don't give a rats about the GDP, unemployment statistics. They only care what they pay at the gas pump and checkout counter, and in truth the prices there are obnoxious., and neither Biden nor Kamala can do anything about it. Prices go up and never come down, except for milk and eggs. the consumer is being extorted and exploited by manufacturers and middle men, and our laws prohibit the government from doing anything about it.
Immigration is a tough issue, especially as it has racist undertones, and racism is the soft underbelly of not only Americans but the species.
William - Agree with what you are saying but abortion and miscarriage also affects men. The SC has also screwed us tenfold over with their rulings that have stripped the power of the government to combat some of our problems especially if it has to do with the climate crisis.
I know abortion and miscarriage also affects men. My wife had a miscarriage in 1964 in Texas, if it was 2024 we would both be in jail.
By and large though, anti abortion is a patriarchal movement, it threatens their hegemony and masculinity,women who go along are emotional captives.
William - I am sorry that you had to experience a miscarriage. My spouse and I also experienced the same pain. You are right - if it occurred these days the outcome could have been even worse on top of the emotional damage.
❤Reich❤:"...think about the people who have helped during Hurricanes Helene and Milton — first responders, nurses, FEMA workers, fire fighters, police officers, and just average people looking out for one another.... think of the grand jurors, jurors, prosecutors, and judges... And the election workers who are and will be doing everything in their power to protect our democracy, despite threats... our armed services men and women. Our teachers and social workers. Medical personnel ..."
In 31 of the most populous of all 58 California's countries free mediation that's 80% successful. I think of the court clerk that "missed her period" and accidentally notified my defendant that the $1000.00 I won was really $100000....which scared the shit out of my defendant and they ram to the court to pay the $1000.00 they owed me😁😁😁😁
I've recommended that the official ANNUAL COVID REMEMBRANCE DAY celebrate these unsung heroes' ability to get Conspiracy Nut jobs to make a YouTube denouncing their BS... or even take the vaccine during the mediation.... BECAUSE DEPOLARIZING 80% OF U.S. NUT JOBS....even for a moment on video... IS A MIRACLE!!!😁😁😁
She's doing that, in my area, and balancing it with positive ones. She's doing it right, in my opinion.
Michael - Don’t forget that trump killed a lot of people during Covid because he didn’t like the numbers but he made sure to take care of a dictator and didn’t even bother to ask for the American prisoners in exchange. Biden got those prisoners out.
What is the effect that Trump underperformed in the primaries? Close to 30% in MI. 19% in Pa. https://www.haleyvotersforharris.org/
What is the impact of organizations like FT 6, Movement Labs, that register new Democrats? Saturday FT 6 sent over 854K more texts to PA, MD, NE, NV and WI and yesterday 3 programs to MICHIGAN . https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/
Haley collected as much as 40% in the primaries. That ain’t a good look for an “incumbent”.
It is imperative to tell voters that Trump's tariff would raise prices all across the board, and that he does not care because he wants to lower taxes on billionaires. like himself
Yeah - they’re out there trying to get people to give up
Get The VOTE OUT !!! Stupid !!!
Thank you
Shining example of why polls are BS.
Wow! This doesn’t decrease my tension, but I’m going to keep it firmly in my mind with hope.
Encouraging words from 538: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/
My wife and I were canvassing for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in our neighborhood. There were many trumpets. Some would talk to us some would not. Many had already voted with mail in ballots.
I should add that the majority here are Republicans. I met a man who is a new citizen voting for the first time. He was holding his 1 year old daughter when he came to the door. He was voting Democratic. We talked about local candidates we had met at a candidate forum organized by the Women’s League of Voters. He was engaged and interested in participating in our democracy. It gave me a boost in confidence that we will elect the Harris/Walz ticket in November and encouragement to continue doing what we can to make it happen.
M J - Keep up the good work!
The League of Women Voters has had great candidate forums here in Missouri too. My understanding is that the GOP candidates will not come to the forums nowadays. Apparently, they don’t want the citizens to know anything about them. Perhaps they think they’ve already won. It’s unfortunate for Missourians.
Chill out just a little bit. Don’t give in to the negativity. Plenty of time for despair later if I’m wrong. But I’m not wrong. She’s gonna prevail, and the naysayers will have egg on their faces.
America, and its friends, have got to hope!
It’s all about getting the vote out, Stupid !
Dem's turnout as a percentage is less than the percentage of GOP that turnout. That is why there are so many disaffected fascist supporters. "What's the Matter with Kansas"? instead of voting motivated by fear and hatred, voting for what is best for the common good would have prevented so many wanting fascism.
So true, Harvey. Yet fear and anger are powerful motivating emotions; they overwhelm reason .
Ah yes, but in the USA if you vote for the common good you're labelled a 'communist' Isn't that the case?
Only by the fascists.
Yep. Thought so.
and libertarians.
It's true!
Damn right. The best way to get people to believe a lie is to repeat that lie over and over. Ie through cherry picked polls, falsely reporting crowd sizes and lots and lots of propaganda on Fox and main stream media channels. Woman are definitely going to carry this one. The coalition that Kamala is mounting against the opposition is more impressive than the one lead by Biden in 2020 with energy, vigor and honesty. If there is someone we need now to fight narcissism in poltics (MAGA) and in the world (Putin, dictators et al) its this woman who really knows how to "manhandle" narcs into submission.
Even the day of the election, Hillary led Trump by over 5%, and yes she did win by 3 million votes, but not the EC. Ask yourself. . have you ever been called by a polling service?
Kerry - Agree/Hope but it should also be on the men to back a female president. Rape/Sexual abuse, indictments and convictions should matter. How can he be president if he can’t even get the proper background check for sensitive documents nor can he travel to certain countries with a criminal record? Of course we all know that he wants another chance to sell our secrets and profit once again while in office but mostly playing golf on the taxpayers money. Trying to keep the faith though…it is hard when even your spouse is a closet republican. Most of my days are with the thought of WTF when I read the news or try to “discuss” politics but I come here for some comfort and that helps.
Kerry-EXACTLY! Stop believing everything the right wing media puts out!! Connect the dots! Far right owns virtually all of the media=they support the side that pays them!
I've turned out! I voted early!
Political polls are definitely skewed in favor of the faceless, dark money lords hiding in their board rooms and manipulating the numbers. Heads up New York Times/Siena, etc.We may never find out who these people are, but you are right, Kerry. Polls are just unnecessary and dangerous noise.Tune them all out and listen to your favorite music instead. Though there is much that I like about the New York Times, this poll business is provoking me to cancel my long time subscription.
Yes, but we need to see the prosecutor in her, now.
Boy were we off on that one!!! 🤬🥲🥵
The turnout has to be just mind-blowingly overwhelming because whether she wins or not, there will be trump and his thug-army chaos. News reports are that Rasputin (aka "the mad monk") Steve Bannon plans to summon his traitorous minions with that intention.
We seem to be in a kind of war between utter insanity and sanity and we stand with mouths agape, astounded, wondering: how is this happening?!
I think the greatest hope to be found in the promise of Harris' overwhelming victory is her stated dedication to the rule of law. It is the essential backbone of this nation and she seems to feel that deeply.
It was a delightful pleasure to see her face and smile as her crowd began the "lock him up" chant and she paused for a moment of enjoyment, then said "We'll let the courts take care of that. Let's take care of November!"
So, yes, indeed. Let's take are of November!
Get the vote Out ! STUPID !!!
My hope is that all the cowards standing on Trump‘s lead coattails will see their careers sucked down the drain in his whirlpool of lies too.
All those that have shown lockstep support will never be reelected again. Not only will the stain of Trump end their political careers, their expectation of having a cushy lobbying job when they “retire” from Congress will be nowhere to be found.
I’d like to think that Republicans will have zero power for a generation. That seems a suitable punishment for their #RepubloFascism.
We have the capacity to flip Trump 2020 voters. . https://rvat.org/
Well placed comments on social media...."Not suckers or losers" to vets groups, military, military dependents, history sites. Vote vets has thousands of testimonials of 2020 Trump voters that flipped. According to Facebook, there are 4 million veterans or active duty members on Facebook, and 12.5 million family members of veterans or active duty members on Facebook.
Trump hates dogs. Pet/animal charity sites.
Trump stole from kids with cancer.
DNC 2024 Victory (dncorganizeeverywhere.slack.com) is recruiting callers.
Daniel, for women, he killed Roe V Wade which is truly a huge point! Women across America are angry and they will be coming out in November to voice their disapproval! I have so many Vet friends that are absolutely sickened and disgusted by the orange man. They tell me all the time to calm down because there is no way that orange smear will grace the doors of the White House ever again!
Ask your vet friends to do a testimonial and post it via social media with all their friends and relatives. Only takes a minute.
Re women. Republican women must know that any woman can miscarry.....
I will give that a shot! Thank you, Daniel! Republican women here in Florida have formed groups to talk about voting yes on Amendment 4 which has to do with the 6 week abortion ban the little man in Tallahassee pushed through. He is trying every way he can to get that Amendment 4 tossed off the ballot! He uses intimidation and scare tactics which makes women even more determined to vote for it!
Unfortunately our TV in Baghdad By the Sea is crammed full of ads featuring reactionary OBGYNS spreading disinformation.
What's the maternal mortality rate in Florida?
Too bad they can't be shut down and sued. No out of court "settlements", either.
Genuine Pro life vs Republican Pro life: Republicans care more about pets than pregnant t women.
Peggy ; You are correct ; Those behind the overturning of Roe do not care that women are dying, or at least having permanent injury as a result of this unDemocratic Un constitutional 'ruling' from the bench. Any candidate for a Supreme Court seat should be disqualified if they have been indoctrinated by the Federalist Society or influenced by the Heritage Foundation.
I would prefer that doctors, not politicians, make decisions about women's reproductive health.
With the WOMEN themselves in charge of their own body!! Or would you like a testicle law where your Doctor makes the decision?
100% agree, Laurie!
The right of women to control o their own bodies was given to the States
Unfortunately, too many vets have sucked up the koolaid
Women will start dying in huge numbers because of the medical problems encountered in some states when you miscarry - doctors are moving away from those antiabortion states in droves bc they don’t want to be involved in a lawsuit if problems occur during pregnancy - miscarriage is very common, now it has a stigmatism attached to it.
If Trumpty and his bunch take the election, I want Blue state SECESSION. No more compromise and No more Blue state MONEY to these hellholes
Republican pro-lifers care more about pets than pregnant women.
I know a Gold Star family that's going to vote for him! Unbelievable!!!
Trump Tariff a Tax on all Americans Repeat over and over again. Why does he want it? So that he can lower taxes on billionaires like himself.
As a vetran thanks- the va is helping to supply trained poll workers ,as needed.
Thanks, respectfully 🔼💠📶
The red wave didn't happen in 2022 because Trump's hand picked Primary winners were too extreme for swing district moderates and Independents. This should hold true for '24. The 40-50 competitive Congressional swing districts should see a boost in woman voters who are outraged by the overturning of Roe.
These same swing districts voters should help Harris win. Trump knows this and that's why he's calling everyone who doesn't support him a radical leftist. That's some spin, once again, because he stands for right-wing fascism.
It’s all about getting the vote out, Stupid !
On Election day, yes. Now it's all about stopping misinformation and spreading truth.
You should check yourself before you call people names. Or does J stand for... Have a nice day.
Todd, I believe it will take republicans a generation perhaps more to bring their party back to what it once was. The orange man has all but destroyed the GOP. Since we need a two party system, I would hope that true republicans will work hard to kick MAGA to the curb and restart their party the way it was before the orange man tore it apart!
My understanding was that Trump didn’t even have a chance of winning the first time until a group of billionaires met in a backyard bbq and decided Trump was their ticket to getting a TAX CUT for themselves -
That is key information. Do you remember where and when you saw that?
I too have been looking at what GOP 2.0 will need to be to reestablish true credibility. There will need to be a clear redirection in overall themes, including a revulsion and calling out of current leadership to weaponize its racial and xenophobic hatred, misogyny, and snap judgment of the LGBTQ+ community.
If religion is to be their hallmark, they must strive to be #ConsistentChristians and stand against the manipulative underpinnings within the #SwissCheeseChristianity that the current GOP and Evangelicals created to achieve just one objective: ending choice for women.
And within that framework, they must acknowledge that the distain for “wokism“ is simply a way to get around general courtesy, compassion, and understanding that goes with refilling the holes where The Golden Rule and “Judge not, lest ye be judged” used to go.
The GOP 2.0 foundation must include a return to integrity and ditching simple contrarianism in favor of bipartisan negotiation. This will be in part because once out of power, it will be either reasonable concessions or nothing.
Without these higher standards, and without purging those so willing to stand against them over the next three election cycles, there can be no claim to actual reformation. It will just be same story, different puppet masters.
This is why GOP 2.0 leadership must applaud the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Freedom to Vote Act. These bills, along with strict PAC and superPAC reforms and enforcement, provide the only means to free themselves from the control of corporate and billionaire donors.
The problem of this moment, though, is who among current Republicans can represent these new standards? Liz Cheney is only halfway there. Could Adam Kinzinger take the new baton?
Here’s an odd thought, but doesn’t it have the right kind of feel? Rather than go nose to nose with Trumpers, shouldn't we ask that they idolize someone who demonstrates actual integrity in supporting country over party or person? Then drop one name:
Cassidy Hutchinson!
She is not tarnished by previously having to campaign, and thus beholden to no one, only ideals.
What do you think about someone like her as leading towards the new direction that GOP 2.0 must take?
Both men and women would be drawn to her (although some for different reasons). Frankly, I'd be comfortable with seeing a reformed Republican Party in her hands.
There have been many that have come out against the orange man. I think of those republicans that testified at the J6 hearings. I think of the election supervisor in Georgia that did not bend to the orange man's intimidation. Maybe there are still some honest, decent republicans willing to get their party back on track. Hope for the future.
Excellent read, Todd! That is exactly what republicans need to do! The question for me is are they willing to work on that or is it just too late for their party?
Thanks! I’m looking into what Hutchinson has said lately to see if she would pass muster as what I call a #TrueCon. That would include calling out the leadership in today’s GOP as being #CORPservative; in servitude only to their billionaire and corporate donors.
Maybe even improve it to prevent the likes of a tRUMP to happen again.
Amen!
We need a two party system yes but the Republican party can go straight to hell for the next generation in the next 20 generations. We don't need sick Republicans anywhere.
Unfortunately it is the two party system that got us here. It appears as if the DNC is now as corrupt as the RNC has been. Maybe more so with the undemocratic selection of Harris who probably was not the best choice. Our system has devolved into hate and attack the other. Just read Reich’s fear rhetoric. Total control is wanted by both sides and neither can hear the other. Our democracy is in peril from both the left and right. Which is worse? It depends on your opinion. From the middle both appear authoritarian and the only hope is for a change with more choice and compassion, not less! A vote for an independent is a strong message to both parties that freedom of speech and press and big pharmaceutical companies is paramount to democracy. But that is only my opinion and I respect yours.
Citizens United and Reaganomics
Unfortunately, this is an old argument. They don't, and won't care - so not really a strong message - at least until a third party itself can be strong. At this point it time, the Democrats are closer to democracy, at least pulling in some Republicans. Let me rephrase, there is some hope there. The current Maga/Trump regime, relies on revenge and threats. People don't believe, but even during Trumps term, he threatened funding of states with Democratic Governors. I know several people who are strong independents that feel Trump is too dangerous to support. The time to start building strong independent party is Nov. 6, 2024.
Jerry, so what happened on Jan 6, 2021 was irrelevant to you?
Peggy - Never in my lifetime did I ever think that I would wish for the old republican party to return but the MAGA republicans are the true RINO’s. What is happening with this country!? :/
This is a scary time, Anon! I never dreamed in my lifetime I would actually see Americans turning to fascism! What Hitler did has gone down in the history books as truly horrific and yet, here we are with actual Americans wanting fascism and the orange smear to take over our country. It is a very sad state of affairs. The only thing we can do is keep fighting. Get out the vote. Talk to everyone and anyone. Vote blue, America, up and down the ballot!
This is no lie: Trump's Tariff is a Tax. It would be a tax on all Americans. Why does he want it? So that he can lower taxes on billionaires like himself.
Hope springs eternal.
Get out the vote for Democrats up and down the ticket! Swingbluealliance.org
Mr. Telford. I hope you are correct. I share your dream and hope it is not just a fantasy.
Brilliant, Robert. I am not American but I want you to know that we are millions worldwide to share your measured view. As you say, avoid the trap of responding in kind to violent rhetoric, keep the faith, and gently convince the waverers that their vote will play an essential role in the history of humanity.
As a New Zealander I totally agree with you John. We all want what's best for your beautiful country and it's not Trump.
Well said, voting for DonOLD would be a disaster for the climate. Best wishes from the U.K.
I really believe we are millions worldwide to agree on this and one way to help is by promoting Substack and boycotting X. If we all drop X, people will start finding out Y.
Got off X as soon as that pig Musk bought it
“X” is a communist rag now
Best wishes to all sensible Americans from a supporter of Democracy here in the UK. We will eventually suffer here as well if Trump wins, so PLEASE dump him for ever. And get those Republican sycophants out of Congress.
and off the courts!
Robert Reich: You and Rachel Maddow have been keeping me educated and sane during the past 10 years. Thank you.
Rachel has done some good things but unfortunately her lies and demonization of Ivermectin hurt and killed many. She should be on trial with Fauci! Read THE WAR ON IVERMECTIN by Kory, MD.
jerry, take it with a little bit of bleach--it will kill the worm in your brain.
Love the humor! But really the vilification of ivermectin may have caused many deaths and injuries. Ivermectin is still a dirty word in the media. It doesn’t work. It’s a deadly horse dewormer. Prescribe or promote it you had a call Hand you’ll be called a quack be banned from social media or lose your license to practice medicine. And entire countries wiped out the virus with it and more than 95 studies showed to be unequivocally effective and preventing and treating COVID-19. If it didn’t work, why was your coordinated global campaign to cancel it? What’s the truth about this decades old no bill prizing winning medication
Get out of here you idiot! And leave our Rachel alone, and that goes double for Dr. Fauci. If you want to take a horse pill tranquilizer, then you go right ahead, but don’t force your insanity on the rest of us. Go back to your maggot group of idiots idiots and leave the grown ups alone
You are SO right Jerry. But what they do not say loudly is that you have to mix it with bleach for it to work. It works in hours…amazing stuff!
Gotta say that I just love your and Victor‘s humor. But unfortunately, the vilification of ivermectin has caused countless deaths and injuries. It’s a deadly horse dewormer is what the Maddow and the media screams, forgetting to mention It is one of the safest medicines and has been prescribed and taken millions of times successfully by HUMANS without hydroxychloroquine. Entire countries wiped out the virus with it, and more than 95 studies show it to be unequivocally effective and preventing and treating COVID-19. If it didn’t work, why was there a coordinated global campaign to cancel it? What’s the truth about this decades, old Nobel prize winning medication. Read ‘The war on ivermectin’, the medicine that saved millions and could’ve ended the pandemic by Dr. Pierre Kory a pulmonary and critical care. Medical specialist at the University of Wisconsin. He was an internationally, renowned pioneer in the field of critical care among many other accolades. Unfortunately, he and many other top medical professionals were demonized, deep, platformed, and censored when they suggested there could be another approach other than lockdowns and mass vaccination.
The authoritarian playbook wants people to be frightened & exhausted. This is why I am no longer listening to, or reading about djt. I already know how dangerous, demented and disgusting he is. He may get worse in the coming week, but that does not matter. What DOES matter is for all of us to do everything we can to prevent him from getting into office again. Let's take the advice of Coach Walz and "Leave it all on the field"! Fear holds us back, action helps us win! ##DoSomething
Well said, Santini! I try hard not to listen to, read about or watch the orange man which is extremely hard because MSM is hell bent on putting his orange face out there on every news story! Vote blue, America, up and down the ballot!
Already voted by mail for Harris, Waltz, Andy Kim for Senate!💙💙💙💙🩵💙
Woo! Hoo! You rock, Edie!! Good for you! Now tell everyone you know who you voted for and why! Vote blue, America, up and down the ballot!
MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN !!!!
VOTE LIKE OUR LIFES DEPEND ON IT AND KEEPING A DICTATOR RTRUMP OUT AND INTO JAIL. VOTE FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
Actually, jim king, I think our lives may very well depend on keeping Trump and his dismal gang of camp-followers out of business for another 4 years. For good measure, I would like to see several Supreme Court Justices impeached and removed from the bench.
In addition to impeaching the overtly rotten apples I think our country needs a general Court reform. Article III says, regarding Court tenure: "shall hold their offices during good behavior". Most people focus on "during good behavior" which would seem to indicate that setting a term limit for Justices would require a Constitutional amendment: probably an impossible hurdle. But a few writers in effect focus on the word "hold". Being a Court member does not explicitly imply being an "active" member" throughout his or her tenure. Congress could define this as, perhaps, eighteen years after which the Justice would convert to an emeritus status, providing supporting judicial services but not actively deciding cases except temporarily to replace a recusing Justice. During each two year long Congressional session, the President would appoint a new Court member for Congress to ratify. Since the Court would have a vested interest in maintaining the current system, Congress should use other language in Article III to tell the Court that the legislation is passed outside their Appellate Jurisdiction.
MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN !!!!
I seem to recall seeing a comment very like yours in a previous comment to R Reich. Maybe it was you? Anyway, I'm not a lawyer, but your ideas seem reasonable to me. In the meantime (meaning back here on earth, given the tortoise-like speed at which institutional change occurs), I would love to see some people leave the bench. How - I'll delegate that to the worker bees with the expertise (Hey, it rhymes!)
R Hodsdon ; If only!
Don Klemencic ; I have been "banging on" about this for a long time. Just yesterday I heard a very effective respected pundit say something about the Lifetime Supreme Court justices, and I thought about the quote from the Constitution that you just referenced! Thank you for this! "Shall hold their offices during good behavior". is very plain.
Also, Judge Cannon in Florida along with her friend Clarence Thomas removed from the bench. Let her off so she can serve Trump as his hand maiden!
MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN !!!!
MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN !!!!
R Hodsdon ; That is a necessity! Some should leave the bench, as they have not served during good behavior; nor upheld their oaths to follow the Constitution. Some were taking gifts that were significant, worth big money. Others were serving without recusing themselves, when there was clearly a conflict of interest, like having a spouse who supported the insurrection and even pressured those in Congress and possibly on the Court, to support said insurrection. Evidence on her personal cell phone was solid.
The supreme Court has given The president of the United States the rights of a dictator. The Last act of President Biden should be to dissolve the supreme Court. The new Harris White House can reestablish the supreme Court minus the Catholic bigots and haters that are on it right now.
As I understand it Project 2025 and Christian Nationalists reject the enlightenment’s inclusiveness. They believe only White men have rights.
Haven't the the justices been obedient lap dogs? didn't they deserve the treats?
MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN !!!!
MAKE MINDLESS REPETITION WRONG ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!
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Thank you very much Professor Reich for your pep talk. Yesterday I again talked for a long time on the phone with my 92 year-old sister in Arizona about how scared she is of what's coming, and going over with her once again why ordinary folks still persist in standing behind such an obvious misguided, mentally disturbed man of enormous wealth who pretends to 'love' them and our country, but in reality thinks only of himself. I will forward your essay to her. We all need to be brave.
Trump is NOT misguided, he is Imitation HITLER
I saw a video yesterday featuring young men who are voting for Trump. The interviewer asked them, “what is the most important issue for you in this election?” The majority of them said, “the economy”. They believe that Trump will make their lives easier by making the economy better. These young men and so many others, really have no clue what has made their living standards worse! The reasons why groceries, gas, housing, healthcare, etc… are so expensive. If they would just take a tactical look at the main reason why. It’s because of the billionaires’ greed to always look for ways to get richer. They are parasitic people who are enriching themselves by exploiting the middle class and the poor! What was Trump’s biggest achievement while he was president? Tax cuts for the wealthy. How do we get these people to understand that voting for Trump will only make their lives more miserable?
I just don't know where these idiots get that the economy was better under TUMP. That is a myth the brainwashed creeps fabricated to justify their unending love for their God and master Donald TUMP. It seemed to me personally, that things were much better under President Joe R. Biden. TUMP's followers make me sick with their cultish love for that low life cretin. I cannot stand to even be around his followers. That was a great comment, Keith.
MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN !!!!
Yes!! That is the best yet!
Repeat it over and over again: the Trump Tariff is a Tax, a tax on most Americans, so that he can lower taxes on billionaires like himself.
MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN !!!!
A few years ago I was up in York Pa. Voter registration. Staying in poorer neighborhoods to maximize the number of Democrats. A group of young black men were on my path and I stopped to talk with them. Turned out they were planning on voting for Trump. We talked a little while but I went away shaking my head.
I had seen a couple of different black men register Republican in the past, but a whole group of them was something new. This encounter has definitely stayed with me.
More recently I have worked with a very bright Republican voter. How can someone that smart vote like that?
I tried something different with her. She does an annual bike ride across Iowa and I asked her if at the end of the ride she had noticed the tow barges on the Mississippi. She said that she had, so I asked her how they managed to stay on course. She said she didn’t know. She came back later and asked me about it and I told her that it was simple, they stayed in the mainstream.
She recoiled a little and we went our ways, but the echo of the old Fox mainstream-lamestream slogan had clearly been evoked, hence the recoil.
This morning I was once again thinking about the young African-American men and I finally put the thoughts together. The correct response to them would have been to say something like: “Apparently you’ve all been watching Fox News. Kind of leaves you not knowing what to believe anymore, doesn’t it.” From there the riff goes into storytelling mode with the description of the barges running the Mississippi from New Orleans to Minneapolis and back and the inherent question: “How do they do that?”
The Fox mainstream-lamestream idea would need to be described as they are young enough to possibly not have heard it. But ultimately, the good conversation I could have had would need to come back to how Fox is leaving them unsure of “what to believe" -- Same as my smart Republican friend.
If I go back to Pennsylvania it will be with this new discussion point in hand. And while the election is close at hand I just might give it a try.
If, on the other hand, Kamala Harris or one of the other name democrats wanted to take up this argument, God bless them. They would be welcome to it. In fact, I think I will email it to Obama, who took up the young black Republican-voting men discourse recently.
Like chickens voting for Colonel Sanders.
Thugs for Trump. He validates their thuggishnes all around the world.
MAKE LYING WRONG AGAIN !!!!
There will be fewer barges if the Trump Tariff passes. It will restrict trade while raising taxes on most Americans. Why Trump wants it? So that he can lower taxes on billionaires like himself.
Absolutely true, Victor. And a clear and almost perfect example of how linked these things are. Thanks for the observation.
I REALLY don't understand them!
I am greatly reassured by your communication. And in fact I’m quite moved by it. You so clearly captured a comprehensive picture of the good- in contrast to so much of the bad and ugly that so often dominates the media. Thank you. I shall keep the faith and share the message of belief and hope
This AM I responded to a local Trumper in hopes that undecideds will question Trump. I think I stayed respectful of the Trump supporter. Here's what I wrote:
John, He might win the electoral college. He will likely lose the popular vote again, but who really knows. Nobody. Do you think he won in 2020?
Why do you like Trump, despite his business record and record as President?
If you were the dad of a 45 year old divorsced daughter who had a 20 year old daughter, what would you think if she started dating Donald Trump, knowing about his failed casino, three marriages, bankruptcy, Billy Bush interview "GTBTP" comment and Stormy Daniels affair?
I'm trying to understand why someone would support DJT? It's documented that he told over 32,000 lies. That's a major compulsive liar. He built 1% of the wall that people can climb over with 2 tool belts. He botched COVID and made it worse. He never passed an infrastructure bill. He tried to abolish the ACA that is desperately needed by millions because it bans denying coverage to people who actually need healthcare due a condition. He insulted Senator McCain's service because he was a POW. That's pretty low.
He stood on stage with our Intelligence Agencies and took Putin's word over OUR Intelligence community that Russia didn't interfere with the election. He didn't bring back jobs. He didn't "drain the swamp.'
The corruption continued with attempts to privatize schools with Devos as Sec of Education and the USPS with DeJoy. Net Neutrality ended. The list goes on.
In fact his own Cabinet Appointments have said he should be nowhere near the White House again, including the Nations Highest Ranking Military leaders and his Sec of State called him an f'n moron. These are people he picked who worked with him.
Last but not least, his own team told him they didn't have any proof of a stolen election. Yet he instigated J6 to try and hold on to power despite our democracy depending on a peaceful transition of power.
Perhaps it said something about his truthfulness and character when he didn't pay the 2,000 small businesses that helped him build his ill-advised casino? Look up how many people had to sue him to get their money. That's hard to ignore. But I mean, who hasn't paid a porn star $150k to keep their affair a secret from right after your wife had a baby?
I'd really like to know why some people think Trump is going to do what he says, and why people think they know better than Trump's Cabinet members who are going to vote for Harris as Republicans?
"He botched COVID and made it worse. "
Yes, he did. Close to a half-million American lives were lost in Trump's final year -- and STILL Biden's wins in key battleground states were VERY narrow.
People vote for Trump to vent their frustrations. They take for granted what they have, and want something better. They are prey.
thats why biden said that if you get the vaccine yo WILL NOT GET THE COVID VIRUS and after he says you NEED to wear a covid mask while he doesn't wear one at the lincon memorial
Wait, Damian. Why would I take medical information from Joe Biden, who is not a virologist. I did get the first two shots as soon as they were available to me, and have had all my follow-on boosters -- most recently last month.
The vaccine tremendously helps the body's immune reaction to the Sars-Cov-2 virus. That does NOT mean you can't get infected -- but it means that the infection is not likely to be life-threatening. Isn't that a good thing?
Having spent about a decade of my life in Japan, I know about masking. And so I'll ask you: Do you think the Lincoln Memorial has good ventilation? Or is it poorly ventilated? Such things matter when considering masking. (I wear an N95 respirator, and I know when to wear it.) I have never caught the Covid virus.
I get what your saying but what Im saying is that Biden is doing thing that are controversial to what he says
Damian, I get what you are saying too...
But Biden is not running. I always had really mixed feelings about Joe Biden, although I voted for him in 2020.
I am starting to understand what people mean when they say they don't know Kamala. (But first for me, she is not Trump, and that's all I need to know.) Our women and men in uniform will be much better under Harris.
If you watch the world through Fox News glasses you might fall in love with an ass.
Totally agree- also had
4,000 lawsuits filed against him.thanks respectfully
Fake news, etc, etc, etc. they will never ever see beyond their current “truths.”
Thank you for your sane and ballance look at things!❤️💙
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I don't see why Republicans should get to spread vicious lies and dangerous misinformation (such as the lies told about FEMA programs) without any repercussions. Telling outlandish lies ("The Election was stolen!"- DJ Trump, 2020) and slandering public officials ("Kamala is Retarded!" - DJ Trump, 2024) is a hallmark of today's debased Republican party. Are Democrats simply too nice to throw sharp elbows?
R Hodsdon, Democrats are nice; however, we can also give as well as we get. We are not going to go out and start calling people retarded, we will not slander public officials and we will not discuss stolen elections. What we will do is state the truth against every lie the orange man and MAGA tell. We will discuss the dystopian nightmare that the orange man envisions for our country. We will remain unflappable even in the face of pure fascism, hate and misogyny. We will share what America is and will always be. A strong country that accepts diversity and includes everyone. A country that believes everyone deserves to find and live their American dream. A country that allows you to live your life without government interference. We are a Democracy! Vote blue, America, up and down the ballot!
Well said, Peggy. You have eloquently expressed what are also my thoughts.
The Dems have been too nice for too many years! We don’t want to use their playbook but non partisan, fairness, decency has allowed the GOP to ruin our Democracy!
It seemed like the "too nice" was going to be countered by the choice of Tim Walz but he has faded into the background.
Yeah, what ever happened to Tim Walz? Actually, Tim Walz is the same as he always was, and he is working as hard as he ever has. So what changed? The media decided that they want more interesting exciting fare . . .
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It is sad indeed tat FEMA had to put a Rumors page on their website 😢! Two MAGA idiots that I know think the Russians did it with weather machines!!!!
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Richard Brucker - Time to hit the caps lock again, you're SHOUTING !!!!
R. Hodsdon ; he and another are trolling
I encourage everyone to follow Dr Bandy Lee’s work on mental contagions in Public Health. 👩🏻⚕️🥼🩺
Her most important work / conclusion is how dangerous Trump is -- due to what she describes as his severe mental pathology.
Incredible that in the 21st century we Americans do not require sanity checks of the one person who can launch our nuclear arsenal. A president alone can do it -- no checks or balances.
We Americans always seem to have to learn that hard way -- if we learn at all.
Trump is an archtype malignant narcissist, as was Adolph Hitler. Psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck wrote that, if evil could be diagnosed, it would be malignant narcissism.
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Maybe my family story will be helpful. I was born into an extremely conservative family, the oldest of six kids. I’ve often wondered if the stork made a mistake and delivered me to the wrong place, a little Progressive rebel who became a vegetarian at the age of eight, which infuriated my father and exasperated my mother. To further inflame the situation, I’m gay. I’m pretty sure that my entire family of voting age (minus my mom and one brother, who are deceased) voted for Trump in 2016. I asked my other brother why. He said that he was a “fiscal Republican, not a social Republican,” and I told him that they’re the same thing. My sisters’ reasons had to do with religion and culture, because members of their church and their social circles voted for Trump.
Fast forward to 2020. Two of my sisters have become Never Trumpers. Unsure about my brother because he doesn’t talk about it any more. My dad and one sister are rabid and vocal Trump supporters.
2024. Two sisters are still Never Trumpers. Still unsure about my brother. One sister is voting for Trump. My dad passed away last month, just shy of his 100th birthday. So with my vote, the majority of my very conservative family will vote for Harris, and I think that this scenario has been playing out in many families. For one thing, the two people I knew personally who died of COVID were unvaccinated Republicans. I truly believe that a lot of women and some men will be breaking with church, family, and social circles because of Roe, but they aren’t talking about it.
Thanks for sharing that.
Thank you for Helping keep us stable.
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My son can't get a decent job despite an extraordinary work ethic because he is a convicted felon. He served a year in prison. How can another convicted felon, and an indicted insurrectionist run for President? Trump is only qualified to work in a warehouse for $15/hour. Someone, PLEASE do a background check on this man.
Best comment here today!
Big hole in the security clearance issue. Everyone seeking office should be security vetted as should everyone surrounding them.