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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I didn't see this until after I posted, but apparently pissed off Republicans are showing up at town halls to bitch at their Reps. and like I said, it's only been a month, and the truly shitty stuff hasn't even started happening yet

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/politics/rich-mccormick-georgia-trump

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

it's the topic of today's Jay Kuo's post. I presume everyone here reads him.

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/pushback

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Joe Bacon's avatar

And that nasty feedback won't affect a single Republican Congressperson or Senator since they all sold their souls to the billionaires.

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DJ Headthrob's avatar

Yes indeed, like Patti Labelle, they sold their heart (and soul) to the junk man.

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michellefromchicago's avatar

It'll affect those of who want to get re-elected, which is, well, a whole bunch of them.

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

Not with Elon in charge, it won't. DOGE is cancelling elections--too costly, it seems....

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James Starr's avatar

that's exactly what is happening...in Russia there are election judges walking around with AK 47's making sure every voter votes for the right candidates. what a brilliant idea to these domestic cultists.

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Linda Weide's avatar

However in the US the MAGAs have more guns than the mob. Here is the Ameri-kkka that they live in.

https://www.gabrielegalimberti.com/the-ameriguns/

Trumps followers can always turn on him, or Musk.

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

You know, I think that was the main reason Trump pardoned all of the Jan. 6 criminals--so they would have unquestioning loyalty to him and he could sic them on Musk.

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Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

This kind of "terrify our side into giving up" stuff is counterproductive, and there's literally no evidence of this. What there IS evidence of — and this kind of baseless fear mongering diverts us from fighting — is that they will try numerous ways to make it harder to vote. As a 20-year fair elections advocate, I beg you not to spread this type of panic-mongering.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

A country run by the mafia, will inflict more than simple threats to our duly elected futures in office. There’s something far more sinister involved!!

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Linda Weide's avatar

MAGAs having buyers remorse is the subject of a Rebel HQ podcast. Get ready for some Shadenfreude. https://youtu.be/yhRezeCWik0?si=kvaNlIN5JzI-Yu-W

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shee-rah's avatar

Excellent retort to all the maggots who were scammed by con artist Dumbass Donny.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Yup. It's a good piece. Cracks in the Republican Dam, indeed.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

The sane ones who are still in that shambles of a party, and they are not legion, need to realize that what they perhaps once were and stood for is LONG GONE. They are now the Gushing Over Putin party

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michellefromchicago's avatar

Rec'd for Gushing Over Putin. I'm keeping that one!

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DuduLovesBubu's avatar

Gushing over and swallowing that sweet Putin jizz.

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Diana-Sedona's avatar

Perfect description of GOP!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Waiting for the Republican dam to break wide open Susan? Perhaps, but it’s a better sooner than later scenario because a revolution is imminent! The first class to suffer the wrath of the people will be the billionaires!!

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longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

I hope people have their guillotines ready. We wouldn't want to have the French to have outdone us.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Liberté, égalité, fraternité Ellen!!

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Diana-Sedona's avatar

Saw a great meme that showed guillotines on the front lawn of the WH.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

I love how McCormick, the good doctor, is trying to convince the crowd that the (first) 1300 employees from the CDC were let go (fired) because their jobs were duplicitous with AI after Muskette spent weeks trying to convince people that AI would make their work more efficient and wouldn't replace them. This is the kind of stuff they need to be being called out on every single day, every single time they're in front of a microphone trying to convince us our government has not been taken away from us. They lie and they think we are idiots.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Well to be fair, those that still vote republican, despite reality, are.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Yep, I do like that…a lot!

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Jayme Wolworth's avatar

Of course, the MAGA brigade is saying they are all liberal "plants" and aren't from his district, but I can assure you, they are real and I am here for it.

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Teri's avatar

Our GOP Rep (last town hall 2016) says the same thing to media.

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kdsherpa's avatar

Just like the 1/6 rioters were all FBI plants.

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kdsherpa's avatar

Here’s a clip where you can hear the crowd begin a spontaneous chant of “Build the Rail!” after Duffy called the project “crappy” and a train “to nowhere.” LOVE the creativity: "train to nowhere". I wonder who he stole that phrase from...

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

David Byrne? No?

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kdsherpa's avatar

Sarah Palin, John McCain's terrible choice for VP when he ran for President.

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Teri's avatar

KD, in this case, LA Rail Project IS CRAPPY. IS a "train to nowhere". New Sec of Transportation. It's too ridiculous to write more. 20-30 years behind schedule. Train to LA or Las Vegas? Let's get back & talk next yr.

Was the exact same timeline

as in 1989 as it is now.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Excellent progress is what you’ve expressed Teri!!

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

The Simpsons "monorail to nowhere".

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HI2thDoc's avatar

As badly as things are going for America, the gop FAFO is at least entertaining

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Tia Goode's avatar

I do now! Thanks for the heads up, Jeff! 👍

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Linda Weide's avatar

In Euro News I read that after Bannon did his obligatory Sieg Heil salute, the Far Right French politician Jordan Bardella drops out of CPAP. Even that is too far right for the French far right. https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/21/jordan-bardella-drops-out-of-conservative-us-event-after-speaker-gives-hitler-salute

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Bill Corbett's avatar

Thanks for this link.

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Mary Brock's avatar

I am now. Thank you.

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SarahRey16's avatar

Just got a newsletter from my representative republican here in Florida about the great listening session she had Monday. Ten people showed up. How well do you think that event was advertised?

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Kim Nesvig's avatar

My courageous Republican representative has stopped accepting messages via her webpage. I suppose it does get tiresome to receive hear “What the fuck are you doing?”

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Rhoda Ozen's avatar

Booker is the only one of my Senators that I haven’t heard a damn peep from. Andy Kim replied right away and I left a message for my Representative and he emailed me twice with letters.

Now’s my time to back away a little while. I cannot stand my damn younger sister. She believes everything the Felon says and she’s a gazillionaire so taxes I suppose. She’s cult like. I can no longer talk to her that’s it!

My brother who’s saying don’t worry about anything it’s all going to be okay. He even has excuses about the planes crashing day after day.

Enough. I love you all and Jeff thank you 🙏

Have a nice weekend…

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

They’re my Senators too. I also got a response from Andy Kim, I couldn’t even leave a message for Booker, his mailboxes (at all off his offices) were full.

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

Stay strong. Maybe take a break. We really need to be contacting senators & reps at least once a day

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Rhoda Ozen's avatar

That I’ve done over and over.

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Pamela Sousa's avatar

Hi Rhoda I'm sorry I shouldn't have used that word - I was talking about how u said u can no longer talk to ur sister & I was just trying to say that there r alot of us who have family members or even children who went with the felon & as he takes great joy in dividing he seems to be doing the same to families..We shouldn't allow him to do that..I have a son with 2 beautiful daughters 1adult age the other a teenager & finding out he very proudly voted for the felon shocked me & all I could think is he sold his daughters lives to a felon(rapist)..well he sees it somewhat differently now & I'm glad I never verbalized how I felt..I just don't want the felon to win in destroying r families..please except my apology my intentions were ment to be good..🙋‍♀️

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Rhoda Ozen's avatar

Don’t even think about it. It was kind of you do address what we have or have not in common.

The reason my sister gets me is because she’s a millionaire, literally, and she never takes a minute to think of others. She’s not highly educated so she’s in a kind of a bubble.

For some reason she bugs the hell out of me.

I told her I have a feeling and I’d rather not have it be true, I said, “I can tell you, and I take no pleasure in this, that you’ll hear me say to you, I told you so…”

Back to sleep for me. Thank you again.

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Pamela Sousa's avatar

Do hate her too deeply - I go on the belief that it will touch everyone at one point & when her rose colored glasses r ripped off her face & stomped on u'll be there to not rub it in but to be her family with out I told u so's.sons..

There r many of us in the same situation..Don't let this destroy ur family..

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Rhoda Ozen's avatar

Who is “her,” that you hate?

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Bill Corbett's avatar

I'm beginning to think mine is doing the same thing to me. I usually get an immediate reply stating we received your message. I didn't get one this morning. I started out with something along the lines of, "You're in some real trouble now Jerry Moran because it looks like your boss is a Russian asset."

It went downhill from there.

I haven't come out with the Fuck word yet but I'm damn sure not far from it.

As a reminder, quit buying everything but essentials, let's pull the legs out from under these ass holes and the maggots.

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Tully's avatar

I did accidentally use the f**king word on a call, then said "oops, sorry," and then said, "but I really meant why I had to say it"!! Decided from now on it's what they deserve to hear.

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Bill Corbett's avatar

Good for you, and I think it’s going to be spoken a lot more before this is over.

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Teri's avatar

🚨🚨 Bill, appreciate the reminder to only buy absolute essentials. I now shop only at indie locally owned grocer. Bye Trader Joe's -- you close stores when employees try to unionize. Bye Starbucks -- your new CEO lives in super wealthy SoCal and "commutes" to Sbx main Seattle HQ via his private plane. Pls post other billionaires & cos. we can boycott. $ is the only thing they care about. Happy Weekend to All.

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Rhoda Ozen's avatar

If I say one word about the Felon she goes into a tumbling screed which is truly a FOX State News litany of trash.

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Chris Duncan's avatar

Well - I have 2 Dem senators and I haven’t heard jack squat after multiple emails to them. But my Congressman is kick ass!

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Chet Brandt's avatar

Keep up the good work Kim! I strongly encourage others to do the same!

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

The junior of my two Repug senators is completely MIA. Nobody answers the phone in any office. You can only leave a callback number, but there's never a return call. Never an answer to the online form. Senior Repug senator has a person to answer in only one of his offices, and also doesn't reply to online forms, not even with a canned letter. Cowards!

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Chris Duncan's avatar

Would that be Kentucky? Just a guess. I suppose any red state will do.

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Ellen McKenzie's avatar

What’s her phone number???

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Pamela Sousa's avatar

Well when u turn coat ur loyalties from the people to a false GOD felon & noted liar u can not expect to have calls thanking u for the wonderful job ur doing🤷‍♀️

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

That piece on McCormick - some pulled quotes

“I happen to be a doctor. I know a few things.” Well, he sure knows how to be condescending to his voters!

“I came here to have a discussion. I think a lot of you didn’t come here in good faith to have a discussion. You came here to yell at me and to boo me.” - surprised he didn't follow this up with "Boo-hoo! Y'all are real nasty people!"

" I didn’t have to come here. " - these are the people you represent. If you don't have to appear and talk to them - what in the name of God ARE you for?

What a silver tongued devil this guy is - not surprised that the other week he was saying school kids should go out to work to pay for their school meals. . .

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kdsherpa's avatar

" I didn’t have to come here. WAAH-WAAH!" - these are the people you represent. If you don't have to appear and talk to them - what in the name of God ARE you for? He's a total a**hole -- AND "a DOCTOR!!!"

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Chet Brandt's avatar

MD= mentally deficient . Not all doctors just this charlatan.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

He thinks because he got through med school people are supposed to have some respect for him. Bwaaa ha ha ha!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Cut in the Josef Mengele style of fuckery sherp!!

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Anne Whitney's avatar

Yea. The AMA is a cartel and the boards of ins cos are full of MDs who agree that pain and disability are acceptable outcomes for patients, hence Luigi. You'd think they would wise up when faced with a mob of angry constituents.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Yes, I'd love to see his grades I bet he was in the bottom end of his class.

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michellefromchicago's avatar

Wow. That is some mighty bad politickin' there. McCormick might just get an unpleasant surprise from his (former) voters in the near future. They know a few things, too, such as what a political jackass sounds like.

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Rick Calegari's avatar

A bunch of those unpleasant surprises would be very welcomed at the next election.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Future elections are rather dubious Rick. Trump has complete control of the Executive Branch, Federal voting!!

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Susan Niemann's avatar

You beat me to it, Lady E.

"I didn’t have to come here. My staff didn’t have to come here.”

The hell you didnt! It's your job, dumb ass.

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Lisa59's avatar

I got a question 🤔 who is pussgut yelling fight, fight, fight to? I'm mean who are they fighting? Really? The voices in their own heads? He screams about the oligarchs. And then he yells out that. Booze has terminated most of his brain cells. Propaganda with a Nazi Salute and he pissed off the French Nazis. Jesus Christ, 😅🤣😅

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Lisa59's avatar

I read it. Oh, Christ! And these are the sociopaths they give a microphone and a hall pass for the White House. I need a shower now. We're so fucked. 🫣🙃

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

I wonder why it didn’t get more coverage? I heard vaguely on Wonkette that a hot-tub in a former rental had acid stains, which means they were melting bodies or making meth.

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Lisa59's avatar

I was thinking the same thing. It's like the press buried it.

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Anne Whitney's avatar

Holy shit, couldn't even stomach reading through to the end. They are all like this. Debauched, gross, swimming in dark energy swill.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

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Janine Johnston's avatar

I watched that and all I could think of when looking at him was “what an arrogant prick!”

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

Actually, It's often commented on in threads, especially by women (of which there were a LOT at that meeting!) " I saw my doctor and he told me it was all in my head then it turned out I was dead. . ." Arrogance especialy towards women seems to be quite common in the medical profession.

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John Rumble's avatar

The emperor has no clothes...and wears too much makeup.

The nationwide FAFO

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Rick Calegari's avatar

Or no brains. We knew it was going to be a shitshow but he's out of control. With that damn Sharpie of his along with chainsaw Smuk's bogus DOGE, the damage caused by these two heartless assholes is compromising the country and the thousands of hard working folks who no longer have jobs. While Dump continues to fuck off, tear things down and play golf at our expense, don't be surprised if some of those gold bars end up in the same shitter as all of those stolen documents.

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Tully's avatar

I'm not giving trump a slide, but I don't think he knows half of what he's signing, he's just there for the grift. He's handed a black folder from the Project 2025 folks, or from Musk, and he signs. Someone needs to read one of his "orders" back to him and ask his rationale. Watch him flubber.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

I said the same thing watching him with that black sharpie on inauguration day, carefully crafting his scribble on whatever the dude handed him, having no earthly idea what he was signing. We haven't seen Melania in awhile - maybe one of his signatures went on her divorce papers.

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Ole Anderson's avatar

On her deportation papers I hope.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

And her fucking parents. “Genius VISA,” my ass

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Cheri Collins's avatar

Great idea! I wish someone with a mic and camera would do just that.

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

If you asked trump what his rationale was, he'd say "Al knows all about my rations - two burger, a diet coke and a KFC bucket every meal!"

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Mingo's avatar

I hope they go into Fort Knox and are never seen or heard from ever again 🙏

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Teri's avatar

Mingo, hope Ft Knox employees lock trusk into airless "Super Duper Top Secret" private vault. Then stand outside & chant "You're Locked Up!!" on 24/7 loop.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

"The orange guy? He went in but he won't come out."

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

IIRC the twin towers that magically fell into their own footprint, had massive vaults where gold was stored as well…it also magically vanished! Nothing that happens in this world is surprising!!

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Deb's avatar

Wow, mister McCormick, I am so important, please stop yelling at me, I am a doctor after all, and I stick to science when it pleases the king, really is a stunning example on how there isn’t captain at the helm . Every one of us must continue to exercise our brain cells and keep our fingers on the pulse of the collapse . Resist. Do not obey. Be kind to yourself.

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kdsherpa's avatar

"I am not in a position to approve or deny the cuts." Congressman from Alaska

From "Musk Watch", 2/20/25

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Oh, so what are you in Congress for? Geebus Heist.

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kdsherpa's avatar

Answer: "Beats me."

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Take up space and collect a paycheck. Oh, at least he’s not collecting unemployment

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

Nah.

You have to be 150 years old to collect that. . .

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

To grift and get kickbacks, of course.

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T L Mills's avatar

WHAT??? Isn't that exactly what their job is??? The Representative's responsibility was specifically designed so that they-closer to "The People"--would be the final deciders of where monies were to be spent by the government. Geez. Are we electing people who are so ignorant of civics that they don't even know what their job is supposed to be?

Somebody better tell that Alaska Rep that his job wasn't supposed to be just sitting around in some fancy D.C. office collecting money for doing NOTHING--wouldn't that be *gasp* welfare???

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kdsherpa's avatar

Do you think he cares? 217 other repugnicant members of the House certainly don't, nor do the 54 pugs in the Senate. "The People" mean nothing in today's politics. They bow only to the "King".

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James Starr's avatar

I dont think even the shitty republicans have any power left to do anything about it, though...

Everything stops with Dear leader and Elmo without checks and balances.

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T L Mills's avatar

Yes, they do still have the power--they just refuse to stand up against Grump and Smuk.

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celeste k.'s avatar

Good. Now, the rest of those idiots who thought the traitor was making promises because 'he cares' need to do something with their worthless selves and protest.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

We need to tempt MAGATS into going too far. It turns out that shooting a puppy is going too far. I wish we could start a trend where MAGATS speakers need to moon the Dems to show how hard core they are. At least we see whose ass is pimply or not.

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kdsherpa's avatar

Noem killing a puppy wasn't too far. I mean, she's the Secretary of Homeland Security now -- so it seems to me that she was rewarded for her massacre. Maybe will stand her in good stead as she pushes ICE agents to become ever more brutal to both legal and illegal immigrants.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

It did take her out of the running to be vice president. But I agree it made her even more qualified to brutalize immigrants.

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T L Mills's avatar

I don't think Trump had any real intent to make her the VP candidate--even if she had been a passive, submissive female. You know how the Christian nationalists feel about women in any kind of position in authority--they HATE it. And Noem is anything but passive. Maybe Grump was a little afraid she'd take some of her anger out on HIM with a firearm...

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

or a Forbes. . .

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Lisa Hansen's avatar

I signed up to attend a town hall for my dipshit GOP rep. Also called his office 3 times to hold him to account for his MAGA fuckery. I don’t care if it falls on deaf ears. We have to make lots of noise. Stay pissed, my friends!

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Pamela Sousa's avatar

U r so right!..Oh GLORY BE - not going to take joy in it but will remember until the day I pass that we actually have so called Americans that would sell my freedoms for cheap gas - eggs & a rapist-felon as a President who fell in love with a autistic on the spectrum simply because his pockets r overflowing with money & was willing to play the role as the Presidents side kick & head fairy of cruelty & artificial power..My family has autism non verbal on spectrum in it & also one who was diagnosed with autism-high intelligence..the level of intelligence doesn't supercede the autism diagnosed..all that comes with & what is autism - is still there..To me Musk is out of control with the help of a president who is sitting on his bum having fun in the cruelest of ways..taking total advantage of his position & using people like he's never used before..He most likely thinks when it all begins to REALLY COLLAPSE back on him he will be able to cry his usual victim cry & say things like I HARDLY KNEW HIM or I NEVER TOLD HIM TO DO THAT..But u know what it isn't going to work for him this time & tge awkward dancing Musk with his chainsaw will go down together..How proud his parents & children must be..This is the most sickening & disgraceful time in American history for all - even for those who sold my freedom..every republican sitting in the peoples governmental seats that falsely made promises to get their vote & even used GOD as a weapon will be judge..now whether it be here on earth or upon judgement day..they ALL WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE ONE TRUE JUDGE..BECAUSE U CAN NOT TWIST THE WORDS OF GOD TO SUIT UR POWER GRABBING WAYS ...GOD IS THE JUDGE THE ONLY JUDGE & THAT THEY TWISTED HIS WORDS TO USE AGAINST PEOPLE GOD HAS SEEN & HE KNOWS WHO THEY R & HE WILL REMEMBER THEIR NAMES♡AMEN

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Rhoda Ozen's avatar

I have 3 free Subscriptions to God Letters from God, we could all use 5 minutes of laughter.

First 3 emails gets them

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SPW's avatar

From what I could tell, most were seniors.

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

Hardly surprising.

They are the only ones left these days with any education.

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Linda Weide's avatar

I read that X was so upset about it being published by someone that they started censoring it on Jay Kuo's Substack.

https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/pushback?r=f0qfn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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