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Pro-democracy, anti-idiocy (except dogs, because ... dogs), moderately left of center.
To groveling Republicans:
"There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain". --Liz Cheney, Jan 6 Committee
To groveling Republicans:
"There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain". --Liz Cheney, Jan 6 Committee
No doubt the MAGAts will continue carrying their Back The Blue flags and signs. They are totally oblivious.
December 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
No doubt the MAGAts will continue carrying their Back The Blue flags and signs. They are totally oblivious.
Sorry guys, I didn't have the patience for the whole pod so maybe you covered this later. Crockett still needs to win the Dem primary. Talarico seems a MUCH better fit for TX statewide. Of course TX Dems might blow it, but let's wait until the primary before clutching our pearls.
December 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Sorry guys, I didn't have the patience for the whole pod so maybe you covered this later. Crockett still needs to win the Dem primary. Talarico seems a MUCH better fit for TX statewide. Of course TX Dems might blow it, but let's wait until the primary before clutching our pearls.
That assumes we'll have an election in 2026. In the Before Times we always had elections in even-numbered years. But as your financial advisor will tell you, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
December 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
That assumes we'll have an election in 2026. In the Before Times we always had elections in even-numbered years. But as your financial advisor will tell you, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
A simple majority of the 12 voting members on the FOMC wins the vote. The Fed Chair (e.g. Jay Powell) gets one vote same as everyone else on the FOMC. A few times in the past a 1-vote majority won the vote, most recently 1973. The vote has never tied, and nobody knows how that would resolve.
December 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A simple majority of the 12 voting members on the FOMC wins the vote. The Fed Chair (e.g. Jay Powell) gets one vote same as everyone else on the FOMC. A few times in the past a 1-vote majority won the vote, most recently 1973. The vote has never tied, and nobody knows how that would resolve.
RIP competent, dedicated career professionals in the civil service. Some will survive by keeping their heads down, which will mean NOT doing their work investigating, documenting, charging illegal behavior. That will damage the US for decades. Right-wingers on SCOTUS don't want that.
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
RIP competent, dedicated career professionals in the civil service. Some will survive by keeping their heads down, which will mean NOT doing their work investigating, documenting, charging illegal behavior. That will damage the US for decades. Right-wingers on SCOTUS don't want that.
I think they DO understand, and the reactionary majority on SCOTUS wants a white, Christian (preferably right-wing Catholic) nationalist dictator. Kill the New Deal; kill the Great Society; kill democracy and rule of law; bring forth a glorious new Gilead. For white Catholic males, of course.
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I think they DO understand, and the reactionary majority on SCOTUS wants a white, Christian (preferably right-wing Catholic) nationalist dictator. Kill the New Deal; kill the Great Society; kill democracy and rule of law; bring forth a glorious new Gilead. For white Catholic males, of course.
Put them both in the Thunderdome. Two men enter, one man leaves. I really don't care which one. Put it on pay-per-view with all proceeds to help pay off the national debt.
December 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Put them both in the Thunderdome. Two men enter, one man leaves. I really don't care which one. Put it on pay-per-view with all proceeds to help pay off the national debt.
I wonder how many of the outraged commenters on this thread actually read the WaPo article. Deflation damages an economy. The Fed's inflation target is 2% instead of 0% because they might overtighten and cause deflation and a recession, which causes more deflation and a deeper recession, etc.
December 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I wonder how many of the outraged commenters on this thread actually read the WaPo article. Deflation damages an economy. The Fed's inflation target is 2% instead of 0% because they might overtighten and cause deflation and a recession, which causes more deflation and a deeper recession, etc.
I have neighbors, good people, who bought Teslas years ago for all the right reasons. But I hope Tesla's market share craters and Tesla goes the way of Pontiac and Oldsmobile.
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I have neighbors, good people, who bought Teslas years ago for all the right reasons. But I hope Tesla's market share craters and Tesla goes the way of Pontiac and Oldsmobile.
I'd like to see elected officials call upon the VP and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office involuntarily. But a military coup is a Rubicon I hope we never cross. We're already in danger of becoming a South American type of far left-far right-far left democracy.
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I'd like to see elected officials call upon the VP and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office involuntarily. But a military coup is a Rubicon I hope we never cross. We're already in danger of becoming a South American type of far left-far right-far left democracy.
I thought the Navy SEAL Admiral planned to defend this action to Congress by saying the survivors could grab a drug bundle and start flutter kicking, pushing a bundle of cocaine, through the open ocean to land.
I doubt the best Navy SEAL couldn't do that and live from many miles off Venezuela.
I doubt the best Navy SEAL couldn't do that and live from many miles off Venezuela.
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I thought the Navy SEAL Admiral planned to defend this action to Congress by saying the survivors could grab a drug bundle and start flutter kicking, pushing a bundle of cocaine, through the open ocean to land.
I doubt the best Navy SEAL couldn't do that and live from many miles off Venezuela.
I doubt the best Navy SEAL couldn't do that and live from many miles off Venezuela.
Given the marketing genius of the Trump org and his brilliant admin, if there is "zoomed-in, high-res" video of "2 survivors clinging to still-floating debris", I think they've shown remarkable constraint not selling this on pay-per-view to entertain the MAGAts.
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Given the marketing genius of the Trump org and his brilliant admin, if there is "zoomed-in, high-res" video of "2 survivors clinging to still-floating debris", I think they've shown remarkable constraint not selling this on pay-per-view to entertain the MAGAts.
They make it sound like it's a bad thing. At least Mr. or Ms. raccoon is not driving home after the bender. That would be clearly illegal.
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
They make it sound like it's a bad thing. At least Mr. or Ms. raccoon is not driving home after the bender. That would be clearly illegal.
Who's most at blame here? Execs at Fox News need to maximize viewer engagement; Gutfeld and Waters need to maximize their next contract. They're all whores, but who are the clients? The real problem is the zombies who watch Fox News and are too stupid or lazy to see they're getting fucked.
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Who's most at blame here? Execs at Fox News need to maximize viewer engagement; Gutfeld and Waters need to maximize their next contract. They're all whores, but who are the clients? The real problem is the zombies who watch Fox News and are too stupid or lazy to see they're getting fucked.
As usual, Gutfeld is running the Trump/right-wing playbook: say something outrageous, gesture wildly, always with a smirk, then see how the bit lands with your idiot fans. If they like, give em more; if not "hey can't you see I was only joking?" Lather, rinse, repeat. The radicalization of USA.
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
As usual, Gutfeld is running the Trump/right-wing playbook: say something outrageous, gesture wildly, always with a smirk, then see how the bit lands with your idiot fans. If they like, give em more; if not "hey can't you see I was only joking?" Lather, rinse, repeat. The radicalization of USA.
Same here, even after I rejected all that 45+ years ago. But I still admire the work done by social service Catholics and Lutherans. Same for Jewish Social Services and other faiths. Read David French in NYT: even some very religious people hate Trumpism's corruption of their churches.
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Same here, even after I rejected all that 45+ years ago. But I still admire the work done by social service Catholics and Lutherans. Same for Jewish Social Services and other faiths. Read David French in NYT: even some very religious people hate Trumpism's corruption of their churches.
JD Vance would also be a terrible President. Weird and nutty in his own way, and a butt boy to the tech bros, but at least he's (probably) not in mental decline. The economy is already turning to shit. I want to see JD as Pres as we approach 2028, so he gets blamed. Grab the poisoned chalice, JD!
December 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
JD Vance would also be a terrible President. Weird and nutty in his own way, and a butt boy to the tech bros, but at least he's (probably) not in mental decline. The economy is already turning to shit. I want to see JD as Pres as we approach 2028, so he gets blamed. Grab the poisoned chalice, JD!
This looks like more than just occasional sleepiness. Those of us who've watched a parent decline into dementia can see it looks like sundowning, and maybe also a mini-stroke affecting the right side of his face. It's time for the 25th amendment, section 4, if the odious JD Vance has any balls.
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This looks like more than just occasional sleepiness. Those of us who've watched a parent decline into dementia can see it looks like sundowning, and maybe also a mini-stroke affecting the right side of his face. It's time for the 25th amendment, section 4, if the odious JD Vance has any balls.
C'mon, give the Stable Genius a break! Who among us could rage-tweet gibberish all night long while also planning a new war, then stay awake listening to morons?
December 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
C'mon, give the Stable Genius a break! Who among us could rage-tweet gibberish all night long while also planning a new war, then stay awake listening to morons?
Young Trump voters, congratulations! You helped the worst person in the world win an election, and in the process you fucked yourselves in the ass. YOU will be paying for the federal debt, and dealing with worse and worse weather disasters, for your whole miserable lives.
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Young Trump voters, congratulations! You helped the worst person in the world win an election, and in the process you fucked yourselves in the ass. YOU will be paying for the federal debt, and dealing with worse and worse weather disasters, for your whole miserable lives.
We don't need people in Congress or the CIA to get people to "distrust each other", Fox News does that 24/7.
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We don't need people in Congress or the CIA to get people to "distrust each other", Fox News does that 24/7.
For the youngsters, James Brown worked really hard, and he made his band work just as hard. All the time. I hope Rep. Joe Neguse also pushes his staff to work smarter & better, but I hope Joe is kinder to his staff than Brown was.
Sen Murphy (D-CT) gets hon mention for hardest working in pol.
Sen Murphy (D-CT) gets hon mention for hardest working in pol.
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
For the youngsters, James Brown worked really hard, and he made his band work just as hard. All the time. I hope Rep. Joe Neguse also pushes his staff to work smarter & better, but I hope Joe is kinder to his staff than Brown was.
Sen Murphy (D-CT) gets hon mention for hardest working in pol.
Sen Murphy (D-CT) gets hon mention for hardest working in pol.
Everyone should read Lt Gen (Ret) Mark Hertling's essay in the Bulwark (hard to find, too much info every day). He makes a clear distinction between the oaths taken by enlisteds (like me, a hundred years ago) and officers. It's on officers to ensure orders passed to enlisted ranks are lawful.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Everyone should read Lt Gen (Ret) Mark Hertling's essay in the Bulwark (hard to find, too much info every day). He makes a clear distinction between the oaths taken by enlisteds (like me, a hundred years ago) and officers. It's on officers to ensure orders passed to enlisted ranks are lawful.
Ahhh yes ... the golden age, when all Americans knew Nazi's were the bad guys. And over 400K patriotic Americans died fighting them. But now, Nazi's are sort of OK to the American right wing? Elon promoted neo-Nazi party AfD in Germany, and JD met with their führer. Where does this go? WTF?
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Ahhh yes ... the golden age, when all Americans knew Nazi's were the bad guys. And over 400K patriotic Americans died fighting them. But now, Nazi's are sort of OK to the American right wing? Elon promoted neo-Nazi party AfD in Germany, and JD met with their führer. Where does this go? WTF?
Please no flame war, because I mean this only with respect. Rep. Joe Neguse is the James Brown of Dem politics. For younger readers, James Brown was the "hardest working man in show business", and he earned it for decades. Same for Joe, but in politics instead of show business.
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Please no flame war, because I mean this only with respect. Rep. Joe Neguse is the James Brown of Dem politics. For younger readers, James Brown was the "hardest working man in show business", and he earned it for decades. Same for Joe, but in politics instead of show business.