Liberal Old Lady
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Dog lover. Book lover. Should be on my treadmill right now.
Two articles in WaPo today. One is about Trump helping states LESS in the aftermath of natural disasters, and the other is about the building of his billionaire boys club ballroom. A stark look at this administration’s priorities.
October 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Two articles in WaPo today. One is about Trump helping states LESS in the aftermath of natural disasters, and the other is about the building of his billionaire boys club ballroom. A stark look at this administration’s priorities.
He found a way to sell even the White House. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Starts Tearing Down Part Of White House To Make Way For New Ballroom
The enormous new venue is funded by private donors, which has raised ethical concerns.
www.huffpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
He found a way to sell even the White House. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Be sure to add these to your list of Christmas grifts this year. www.huffpost.com/entry/melani...
Melania Trump Called A 'Grifter' For New Item She Is Trying To Sell To MAGA
The first lady is already cashing in on Christmas.
www.huffpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Be sure to add these to your list of Christmas grifts this year. www.huffpost.com/entry/melani...
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This is beyond appalling.
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is beyond appalling.
Seems like Ted Cruz acknowledging how really dreadful things would be if Democrats were someday able to all the same things Republicans are currently doing is a giant self-own.
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Seems like Ted Cruz acknowledging how really dreadful things would be if Democrats were someday able to all the same things Republicans are currently doing is a giant self-own.
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Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄
September 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄
Looks like @washingtonpost.com needs me to fix another headline:
Justices Allow Trump to Fire F.T.C. Official, Testing Limits of His Power” should read
“…Indicating Once Again They Don’t Believe There Are Any Limits to His Power’”
Justices Allow Trump to Fire F.T.C. Official, Testing Limits of His Power” should read
“…Indicating Once Again They Don’t Believe There Are Any Limits to His Power’”
September 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Looks like @washingtonpost.com needs me to fix another headline:
Justices Allow Trump to Fire F.T.C. Official, Testing Limits of His Power” should read
“…Indicating Once Again They Don’t Believe There Are Any Limits to His Power’”
Justices Allow Trump to Fire F.T.C. Official, Testing Limits of His Power” should read
“…Indicating Once Again They Don’t Believe There Are Any Limits to His Power’”
The temperature is far too high today and I don’t like to see that number. I’m firing the weatherman. That’ll fix it.
August 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The temperature is far too high today and I don’t like to see that number. I’m firing the weatherman. That’ll fix it.
@huffpost.com What the heck are you talking about? This is EXACTLY what I would expect Trump to say. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-... Trump Talks Press Secretary’s Face And Lips On Air | HuffPost Latest News
Trump Was Asked About His Press Secretary’s Performance. His Answer Took A Weird Turn.
The president offered compliments — just not the kind anyone was expecting.
www.huffpost.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@huffpost.com What the heck are you talking about? This is EXACTLY what I would expect Trump to say. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-... Trump Talks Press Secretary’s Face And Lips On Air | HuffPost Latest News
Gutting. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/... Minnesotans honored Melissa and Mark Hortman, and dog Gilbert, as they lay in state - The Washington Post
Beloved dog joined Minnesota lawmaker, husband as they lay in state
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed earlier this month. Their golden retriever Gilbert was shot in the same attack.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Gutting. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/... Minnesotans honored Melissa and Mark Hortman, and dog Gilbert, as they lay in state - The Washington Post
NO, WaPo. Trump is not trying to “rebalance”- they are trying to wrest the power of the purse away from Congress and remove yet another check on executive branch power. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump administration is preparing to challenge budget law, U.S. officials say
Internal dissent among federal employees is coming to the surface as President Donald Trump’s budget chief aims to rebalance spending authority.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
NO, WaPo. Trump is not trying to “rebalance”- they are trying to wrest the power of the purse away from Congress and remove yet another check on executive branch power. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Verdant green grass, fragrant roses, and trees that give blessed shade, all turned to dead gray gravel. An apt metaphor for everything he has done and has yet to do.
June 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Verdant green grass, fragrant roses, and trees that give blessed shade, all turned to dead gray gravel. An apt metaphor for everything he has done and has yet to do.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20... in case you thought this couldn’t possibly get even dumber.
Here’s how much international students contribute to the U.S. economy
International students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy in the 2023-2024 school year. Their loss could hurt more than just universities’ bottom line.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20... in case you thought this couldn’t possibly get even dumber.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... They left all the crazy out of this headline. Wonder why?
On Memorial Day, Trump honors fallen soldiers and celebrates political wins
Trump’s Memorial Day speech delivered an explicitly partisan message during what is traditionally a nonpolitical commemoration of the nation’s fallen soldiers
www.washingtonpost.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... They left all the crazy out of this headline. Wonder why?
Trump is not capable of even pretending to understand the meaning of this day.
The president unloaded on judges, Democrats and migrants in a Truth Social post.
Trump Marks Memorial Day With All-Caps Rant At ‘Scum’ And ‘Monsters’
The president unloaded on judges, Democrats and migrants in a Truth Social post.
www.huffpost.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Trump is not capable of even pretending to understand the meaning of this day.
The corruption is just plane obvious.
May 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The corruption is just plane obvious.
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Public pressure works! Keep it going.
May 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Public pressure works! Keep it going.
Today’s sermon asked how your faith is leading you to help the stranger to flourish. If you want to take away people’s health care, and take away people’s food… it’s not Christ whom you worship.
May 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today’s sermon asked how your faith is leading you to help the stranger to flourish. If you want to take away people’s health care, and take away people’s food… it’s not Christ whom you worship.
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Three years ago today, 19 fourth-graders and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. 17 others were injured.
Today and every day, my heart is with Uvalde. We owe it to them to build a future where every kid makes it home from school.
Today and every day, my heart is with Uvalde. We owe it to them to build a future where every kid makes it home from school.
May 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Three years ago today, 19 fourth-graders and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. 17 others were injured.
Today and every day, my heart is with Uvalde. We owe it to them to build a future where every kid makes it home from school.
Today and every day, my heart is with Uvalde. We owe it to them to build a future where every kid makes it home from school.
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Converting the $400 million Qatari jet into a new Air Force One for Trump would require installing multiple top-secret systems, cost over $1 billion, and take years to complete, according to three aviation experts who spoke to NBC News.
May 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Converting the $400 million Qatari jet into a new Air Force One for Trump would require installing multiple top-secret systems, cost over $1 billion, and take years to complete, according to three aviation experts who spoke to NBC News.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Silly me! I keep thinking all Americans should be “the president’s people”. Or that he should be “the people’s president.”
Silly me! I keep thinking all Americans should be “the president’s people”. Or that he should be “the people’s president.”
White House eased China tariffs after warnings of harm to ‘Trump’s people’
The president has backtracked repeatedly on his tariff policies, creating a whiplash with downsides and few clear benefits so far.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Silly me! I keep thinking all Americans should be “the president’s people”. Or that he should be “the people’s president.”
Silly me! I keep thinking all Americans should be “the president’s people”. Or that he should be “the people’s president.”
There is nothing his grubby fingers won’t touch. wapo.st/3EKaOQq
Trump appoints former ‘Real Housewives’ star to Holocaust Museum board
Trump appointed several other members to the U.S Holocaust Memorial Council, including a longtime Republican political consultant.
wapo.st
May 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There is nothing his grubby fingers won’t touch. wapo.st/3EKaOQq
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These names were people. Kids in classrooms. Elders in grocery stores. Dancers, teachers, moms, dads.
All killed with assault weapons.
Today, the Assault Weapons Ban is being reintroduced in Congress. Because the killing hasn’t stopped, and neither have we.
Ban assault weapons. Now.
All killed with assault weapons.
Today, the Assault Weapons Ban is being reintroduced in Congress. Because the killing hasn’t stopped, and neither have we.
Ban assault weapons. Now.
April 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
These names were people. Kids in classrooms. Elders in grocery stores. Dancers, teachers, moms, dads.
All killed with assault weapons.
Today, the Assault Weapons Ban is being reintroduced in Congress. Because the killing hasn’t stopped, and neither have we.
Ban assault weapons. Now.
All killed with assault weapons.
Today, the Assault Weapons Ban is being reintroduced in Congress. Because the killing hasn’t stopped, and neither have we.
Ban assault weapons. Now.
@washingtonpost.com instead of a headline about what Harvard may lose, how about one about what intellectual freedom may win?
April 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@washingtonpost.com instead of a headline about what Harvard may lose, how about one about what intellectual freedom may win?