Markis Edmonds
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Funny how those who voted for Big Orange are now getting caught in his shutdowns. Waiting for the whimpers to become a wail. It won't be long.
www.thegodpodcast.com/p/his-suppor...
www.thegodpodcast.com/p/his-suppor...
Trump Supporters Are Begging Him For Their Jobs Back
"My wife is in tears! Please, Mr. President, fix this mistake!”
www.thegodpodcast.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Funny how those who voted for Big Orange are now getting caught in his shutdowns. Waiting for the whimpers to become a wail. It won't be long.
www.thegodpodcast.com/p/his-suppor...
www.thegodpodcast.com/p/his-suppor...
The orange guy..He of deep intellectual laziness...is cherry picking the greatest failures of a mediocre former president who even in HIS final speech before leaving office admitted tariffs were not the way to grow an economy in a climate of increasing globalization.
Opinion | Why McKinley makes an alarming Trump presidential role model
William McKinley was at best a mediocre president, but he had attributes that appeal to Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The orange guy..He of deep intellectual laziness...is cherry picking the greatest failures of a mediocre former president who even in HIS final speech before leaving office admitted tariffs were not the way to grow an economy in a climate of increasing globalization.
Reposted by Markis Edmonds
Let’s be very clear here. North Carolina Republicans are trying to:
*steal
*cheat
*disenfranchise
*lie
their way to a state Supreme Court seat they lost at the ballot box.
Stay focused on this; oppose their shameful actions and protect democracy.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
*steal
*cheat
*disenfranchise
*lie
their way to a state Supreme Court seat they lost at the ballot box.
Stay focused on this; oppose their shameful actions and protect democracy.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
To gain a court seat, Republicans seek to throw out thousands of votes
Republican Jefferson Griffin narrowly lost his race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. He’s asking the justices to throw out tens of thousands of votes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Let’s be very clear here. North Carolina Republicans are trying to:
*steal
*cheat
*disenfranchise
*lie
their way to a state Supreme Court seat they lost at the ballot box.
Stay focused on this; oppose their shameful actions and protect democracy.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
*steal
*cheat
*disenfranchise
*lie
their way to a state Supreme Court seat they lost at the ballot box.
Stay focused on this; oppose their shameful actions and protect democracy.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Because he's a mean spirited cuss? Just a thought
January 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Because he's a mean spirited cuss? Just a thought
Pootie isn't the only one laughing...
OK so now that Putin laughed hysterically and wiped his ass with this stupid post that makes us look like clowns to the entire word, is there a Plan B somewhere?
January 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Pootie isn't the only one laughing...
Somebody should tell Him there's this thing called The Constitution. He should open his Lee Greewood rebranded to Trump Bible and read it. Oh wait. He doesn't read
Breaking News: Senator Lisa Murkowski became the first Republican to say she would oppose Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon.
Judge Blocks Trump’s Effort to Restrict Birthright Citizenship: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Somebody should tell Him there's this thing called The Constitution. He should open his Lee Greewood rebranded to Trump Bible and read it. Oh wait. He doesn't read
Massive irony a guy named Johnson is trying to bury news that GOP Pervs in The House were hitting up on a young female aide with explicit texts about THEIR Johnsons. Just soooooo Family and Christian Values!
Exclusive: An aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson advised Republican colleagues against subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson as part of their investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent her.
Johnson aide advised against subpoena of star Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakers
The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Massive irony a guy named Johnson is trying to bury news that GOP Pervs in The House were hitting up on a young female aide with explicit texts about THEIR Johnsons. Just soooooo Family and Christian Values!
Buuuuuuuutttt...people voted the orange guy back in for cheap eggs! I'm sooooo confused
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Buuuuuuuutttt...people voted the orange guy back in for cheap eggs! I'm sooooo confused
Good luck with that. Not.
January 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Good luck with that. Not.
I can see the current administration snooping perceived "enemies". We all need to be concerned given the collective madness this week and beyond
A federal court has declared that warrantless searches of US person’s communications collected for national security purposes is unconstitutional. Now it’s our job to make sure Congress knows that when they renew this law in a little over a year.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant. Congress sho...
www.eff.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I can see the current administration snooping perceived "enemies". We all need to be concerned given the collective madness this week and beyond
Convenient but there's lots of archived internet material. They can't scrub J6 try as they might
here's today's post: "GOP hit by amnesia ray from outer space, can’t remember January 6th" — how did this happen?
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GOP hit by amnesia ray from outer space, can’t remember January 6th
how did this happen?
bit.ly
January 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Convenient but there's lots of archived internet material. They can't scrub J6 try as they might
Wow what bunch of kooks! "...the America First Legal attorney who signed the letters, James Kenneth Rogers, is trying to start a new religion that, among other things, decries “Wokism” and prohibits the consumption of gluten."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DOJ focus on ‘sanctuaries’ follows prison threats by Miller’s group
America First Legal sent letters to local officials across the country in December warning of prison sentences if they don’t cooperate with immigration enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Wow what bunch of kooks! "...the America First Legal attorney who signed the letters, James Kenneth Rogers, is trying to start a new religion that, among other things, decries “Wokism” and prohibits the consumption of gluten."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Donald never gets caught up in those pesky "details"
The official did not provide details on how the administration planned to implement a change that scholars say would be patently illegal. Trump’s order will reinterpret the words “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship
The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Donald never gets caught up in those pesky "details"
Look for court challenges. Hello...SCOTUS????
Breaking news: The U.S. government will no longer recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related executive orders President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign Monday, an incoming administration official told reporters.
Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship
The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Look for court challenges. Hello...SCOTUS????
Is it me or did America not move away? Back?
He's got nothing.
As usual
He's got nothing.
As usual
The official White House website has flipped from the Biden administration to the Trump administration.
The site now features a 35-second video and the landing page states, “AMERICA IS BACK.”
The site now features a 35-second video and the landing page states, “AMERICA IS BACK.”
Inauguration live updates: Trump sworn in as 47th president inside the Capitol
Shortly before leaving office, President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned several people he said could be unfairly prosecuted during the Trump administration.
wapo.st
January 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Is it me or did America not move away? Back?
He's got nothing.
As usual
He's got nothing.
As usual
It was an afternoon of small bore and same old promises. Same old show. Oh yeah... rename the Gulf of Mexico. Good luck with that.
The United States is now pumping more oil than any nation ever has — millions of barrels more than Saudi Arabia or Russia, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Much of it comes from the Permian Basin and the Gulf of Mexico. wapo.st/42lQ76x
Much of it comes from the Permian Basin and the Gulf of Mexico. wapo.st/42lQ76x
Inauguration live updates: Trump promises ‘golden age,’ U.S. expansion in inauguration speech
Shortly before leaving office, President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned several people he said could be unfairly prosecuted during the Trump administration.
wapo.st
January 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It was an afternoon of small bore and same old promises. Same old show. Oh yeah... rename the Gulf of Mexico. Good luck with that.
I think a lot of folks are with the Holy Father on this one. Deport known criminals yes (actually they are deported). But not innocent workers waiting for a amnesty hearing. And good luck changing the 14th Amendment to get rid of birthright citizenship.
Pope Francis called plans by President Donald Trump for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants a “disgrace,” signaling the return of the rocky relationship that defined the pontiff’s ties with the first Trump White House.
Read more: wapo.st/3PIRZi9
Read more: wapo.st/3PIRZi9
January 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I think a lot of folks are with the Holy Father on this one. Deport known criminals yes (actually they are deported). But not innocent workers waiting for a amnesty hearing. And good luck changing the 14th Amendment to get rid of birthright citizenship.
Just perfect. And did anyone catch that snappy stiff armed salute from Muskrat?
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Trump administration sued over DOGE as soon as swearing-in over
President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was sued multiple times before his inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda concluded. In the moments after Trump’s swearing-in,…
thehill.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just perfect. And did anyone catch that snappy stiff armed salute from Muskrat?
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com/regulation/c...
True to form it was ramble after ramble, self congratulations victimization and a firehose of lies and distortions. It's gonna be a long four years (sigh)
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump made inaccurate claims about the state of the economy, immigration, world affairs and federal and local investigations into his own conduct. Here’s a fact-check.
Trump Repeats Inaccurate Claims in Inaugural Remarks
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump delivered a more tempered version of election talking points. But in remarks afterward, he reprised his grievances about the 2020 election.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
True to form it was ramble after ramble, self congratulations victimization and a firehose of lies and distortions. It's gonna be a long four years (sigh)
Reposted by Markis Edmonds
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump made inaccurate claims about the state of the economy, immigration, world affairs and federal and local investigations into his own conduct. Here’s a fact-check.
Trump Repeats Inaccurate Claims in Inaugural Remarks
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump delivered a more tempered version of election talking points. But in remarks afterward, he reprised his grievances about the 2020 election.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump made inaccurate claims about the state of the economy, immigration, world affairs and federal and local investigations into his own conduct. Here’s a fact-check.
Bet He will...
January 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Bet He will...
I'm going to miss the quiet. The sanity. The feeling I didn't have to worry about the government running. Bidens biggest fail was not guaranteeing T ever came back. Epic fail there. But a buncha successes otherwise
Quoting scripture and hymns on his last full day as president, Joe Biden encouraged parishioners at a Black church in South Carolina to stay engaged in the fight for racial progress, offering a goodbye of sorts to a state that played a key role in his presidential aspirations.
On last day of presidency, Biden says he will keep fighting for equity
Biden visits South Carolina, the site of his big comeback in 2020, reaffirming his ties with the Black community.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm going to miss the quiet. The sanity. The feeling I didn't have to worry about the government running. Bidens biggest fail was not guaranteeing T ever came back. Epic fail there. But a buncha successes otherwise
My expectation is chaos and actions overwhelmingly benefitting corporations and the wealthy at the expense of the working class the economy and the environment
We are about to have a president for whom there are utterly and literally no expectations. No one expects him to behave well. No one expects him to uphold normal standards of decency.
We’ve Never Been Here Before: The Zero-Accountability Presidency
The only institutions that will try to hold Trump accountable are powerless, while the only ones with the power to punish him will never do it.
newrepublic.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My expectation is chaos and actions overwhelmingly benefitting corporations and the wealthy at the expense of the working class the economy and the environment
Winning an election is much easier than competently governing..we remember the last time.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/u...
Trump protesters held a rally in DC before inauguration. Why they were surprised by the turnout. | CNN
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan speaks to some of the thousands of people who gathered in Washington DC to protest President-elect Trump ahead of his second inauguration.
www.cnn.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Winning an election is much easier than competently governing..we remember the last time.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/u...
Still time for Dems to stop T's remarkably unqualified cabinet picks. But they gotta get tough and play hardball..something they don't know how to do anymore
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Democrats can still derail Trump's Cabinet nominations. Enter Gabbard and RFK Jr. | Opinion
Will Trump's controversial slate of Cabinet nominations get enough votes to pass the Senate? After the first week, a couple of things seemed clear.
www.usatoday.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Still time for Dems to stop T's remarkably unqualified cabinet picks. But they gotta get tough and play hardball..something they don't know how to do anymore
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...