Elizabeth S
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Do MAGA cult members really expect $5000 if they keep control of Congress?
Felon’s track record aside, these cultists are looking for free money from the government - like welfare? Isn’t that what they would consider communism in a place like China?
stevenrattner.com/article/trum...
Felon’s track record aside, these cultists are looking for free money from the government - like welfare? Isn’t that what they would consider communism in a place like China?
stevenrattner.com/article/trum...
Trump’s Broken Promises, in 11 Charts | New York Times | Steve Rattner
stevenrattner.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Do MAGA cult members really expect $5000 if they keep control of Congress?
Felon’s track record aside, these cultists are looking for free money from the government - like welfare? Isn’t that what they would consider communism in a place like China?
stevenrattner.com/article/trum...
Felon’s track record aside, these cultists are looking for free money from the government - like welfare? Isn’t that what they would consider communism in a place like China?
stevenrattner.com/article/trum...
The sun will come out tomorrow… come what may
September 28, 2026 at 11:31 AM
The sun will come out tomorrow… come what may
Rhetorical question: How stupid are the people watching Jesse Waters?
September 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Rhetorical question: How stupid are the people watching Jesse Waters?
I started a journey over Labor Day weekend by driving into the sunrise on the way to LAX and ended it driving home into the sunset
September 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I started a journey over Labor Day weekend by driving into the sunrise on the way to LAX and ended it driving home into the sunset
There’s no “governing” from this MAGA-GOP party. They’re too busy running scared from their constituents, their Dear Leader, and any iota of integrity. Oh, US of A, how did you manage to abdicate your principles so wretchedly?
Mike Johnson abruptly cancels final weeks of House votes amid panic over midterm elections
Mike Johnson cancels final weeks of House votes amid panic over midterm elections
The House will only work four days before the midterm elections after it took a monthlong recess
trib.al
September 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
There’s no “governing” from this MAGA-GOP party. They’re too busy running scared from their constituents, their Dear Leader, and any iota of integrity. Oh, US of A, how did you manage to abdicate your principles so wretchedly?
Old man’s shirt says everything about why he’ll keep acting against his own best interests - voting MAGA, living in a flood zone, and blaming non-white people for his problems. He lives in a fact-free Fox bubble.
NEW: Research shows more flood deaths occur in Texas than in any other state.
But state lawmakers have cleared the way for residents to stay in risky places, even after flooding killed at least 119 people in Kerr County last summer.
w/ @texastribune.org
But state lawmakers have cleared the way for residents to stay in risky places, even after flooding killed at least 119 people in Kerr County last summer.
w/ @texastribune.org
They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again.
Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action that could have protected residents in flood-prone areas. That’s left Kerr County residents with difficult choices after two straight summers of floodi...
www.propublica.org
August 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Old man’s shirt says everything about why he’ll keep acting against his own best interests - voting MAGA, living in a flood zone, and blaming non-white people for his problems. He lives in a fact-free Fox bubble.
Regulations exist to protect The People’s interests, including the environment we live in.
Who doesn’t want safe food, clean air and water? 1) The c-suite and oligarchs whose money can buy those things. 2) The MAGA cult who are too stupid to realize they voted to harm themselves.
Who doesn’t want safe food, clean air and water? 1) The c-suite and oligarchs whose money can buy those things. 2) The MAGA cult who are too stupid to realize they voted to harm themselves.
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country.
Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high.
Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record.
Noticing a pattern?
Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high.
Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record.
Noticing a pattern?
August 21, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Regulations exist to protect The People’s interests, including the environment we live in.
Who doesn’t want safe food, clean air and water? 1) The c-suite and oligarchs whose money can buy those things. 2) The MAGA cult who are too stupid to realize they voted to harm themselves.
Who doesn’t want safe food, clean air and water? 1) The c-suite and oligarchs whose money can buy those things. 2) The MAGA cult who are too stupid to realize they voted to harm themselves.
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He didn’t change. They did.
August 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
He didn’t change. They did.
Are there enough people in the press, Congress, and around the current POtuS who have the courage and integrity to hold anyone accountable? Given where we are today, it appears not.
August 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Are there enough people in the press, Congress, and around the current POtuS who have the courage and integrity to hold anyone accountable? Given where we are today, it appears not.
“Work until you die” now a POtuS policy
Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.
August 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
“Work until you die” now a POtuS policy
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Looks like Big Oil’s decision to agree to Donald’s request for a billion dollar bribe is paying off handsomely.
“Chevron just announced its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell clocked its second-highest quarterly profits. And while ExxonMobil's profits came in beneath what Wall Street analysts had expected, it still managed to double its earnings compared with this time last year.“
Tax them into oblivion.🤬
Tax them into oblivion.🤬
Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices
Chevron reported its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell had its second-biggest quarter, and ExxonMobil doubled its earnings compared with the same time last year.
www.npr.org
August 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Looks like Big Oil’s decision to agree to Donald’s request for a billion dollar bribe is paying off handsomely.
So… we don’t want the US to encourage the best and the brightest from the rest of the world to come here because … racism.
First, the Trump regime wants to impose a time limit on F-1 visas, and now it wants to charge $100k for Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 students. This would affect more than 100k OPT students a year, mostly from India and China.
Exclusive | U.S. Weighs $100,000 Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After Graduation
The proposed policy would particularly affect Silicon Valley, Wall Street and universities.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2026 at 6:09 PM
So… we don’t want the US to encourage the best and the brightest from the rest of the world to come here because … racism.
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First, the Trump regime wants to impose a time limit on F-1 visas, and now it wants to charge $100k for Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 students. This would affect more than 100k OPT students a year, mostly from India and China.
Exclusive | U.S. Weighs $100,000 Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After Graduation
The proposed policy would particularly affect Silicon Valley, Wall Street and universities.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
First, the Trump regime wants to impose a time limit on F-1 visas, and now it wants to charge $100k for Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 students. This would affect more than 100k OPT students a year, mostly from India and China.
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Why is it that the Brits are orders of magnitude better at hiding holding the convicted felon accountable for his crimes and misdeeds?
BBC demands Trump hand over personal text messages in bid to prove he incited Jan 6 riots
BBC demands Trump hand over personal text messages in £7.5bn lawsuit
The broadcaster is seeking messages between Trump and his advisers in the hours before the storming of the US Capitol
trib.al
July 24, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Why is it that the Brits are orders of magnitude better at hiding holding the convicted felon accountable for his crimes and misdeeds?
MAGA Republican “family values” in action right here, folks: “This 69lb cancer surviving grandma just needs to pick herself - and her 3 teenage grandsons - up by her own damn bootstraps! She should be so glad we got her off food stamps! Hurray us! USA! USA!”
"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2026 at 2:48 AM
MAGA Republican “family values” in action right here, folks: “This 69lb cancer surviving grandma just needs to pick herself - and her 3 teenage grandsons - up by her own damn bootstraps! She should be so glad we got her off food stamps! Hurray us! USA! USA!”
RIP Sam Neill
Lindsay WGAF
Lindsay WGAF
July 13, 2026 at 6:16 AM
RIP Sam Neill
Lindsay WGAF
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Facts have a liberal bias
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure.
Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
July 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Facts have a liberal bias
In yet another installment of why they vote against their own self-interests, MAGAts are the ultimate sheep as they let Fox tell them to think these are bad things because “socialism.” … actual sheep are smarter than the average Fox viewer.
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
July 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
In yet another installment of why they vote against their own self-interests, MAGAts are the ultimate sheep as they let Fox tell them to think these are bad things because “socialism.” … actual sheep are smarter than the average Fox viewer.
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The US needs more of this at every level of government
July 1, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The US needs more of this at every level of government
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The most corrupt president in history and it's not close: "Trump reaped a stunning windfall in his first year back in the White House, including about $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency businesses, a new filing shows"
Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2026 at 1:38 AM
The most corrupt president in history and it's not close: "Trump reaped a stunning windfall in his first year back in the White House, including about $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency businesses, a new filing shows"
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The cost of the Iran War has been massive. Direct military costs will likely approach $100 billion.
But the total could be closer to $1 trillion when long-term costs from inflation impacts, debt interest payments, and veterans’ benefits are included.
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
But the total could be closer to $1 trillion when long-term costs from inflation impacts, debt interest payments, and veterans’ benefits are included.
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
June 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The cost of the Iran War has been massive. Direct military costs will likely approach $100 billion.
But the total could be closer to $1 trillion when long-term costs from inflation impacts, debt interest payments, and veterans’ benefits are included.
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
But the total could be closer to $1 trillion when long-term costs from inflation impacts, debt interest payments, and veterans’ benefits are included.
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
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Trump just said, out loud, that he calls and orders federal prosecutors to investigate elections when he does not like how the vote is going.
He bragged about it twice this week.
He says he called a U.S. attorney in California, said "do me a favor," and look into a race his candidate might lose.
He bragged about it twice this week.
He says he called a U.S. attorney in California, said "do me a favor," and look into a race his candidate might lose.
June 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Trump just said, out loud, that he calls and orders federal prosecutors to investigate elections when he does not like how the vote is going.
He bragged about it twice this week.
He says he called a U.S. attorney in California, said "do me a favor," and look into a race his candidate might lose.
He bragged about it twice this week.
He says he called a U.S. attorney in California, said "do me a favor," and look into a race his candidate might lose.