by the way, happy (?) one year anniversary to that disastrous debate between Joe Biden and Donny Convict. at least I got a good post out of it, written the morning prior: "I have some debate questions for Donald Trump"
We’re the laughing stock around the world. The bobblehead won’t keep his sick mouth shut, . I only have one thing to say 🤮 as I’m clean out of adjectives.
Interesting that no one in the media or political establishment uses the word “honor” anymore. Hegseth was dishonorable. Yet he is the appointed head of our military. Which places the highest importance to honor. He must be despised by his reports. As is the Commander in Chief.
When a weak Chief Justice meets a weak sick President.....and fucking backs down. I think I despise John Roberts as much, possibly more than I despise Dump.
Yeah, Im trying. REALLY hard to find the positive in this (I dont think that I can). Im feeling pretty well fucked, and Im afraid that Obergefell is going to be next. And That is NOT as great fucking feeling. לעזאזל עם החרא הזה.
Im trying to frame this in my head as, its a deal that goes two ways....and if it goes the other way it would REALLY fuck Trump in the ass, with no lube.
When the Democrats retake Congress they need to expand the Court. And pack it. It only takes simple majorities. And they should spit in the face of the MAGAts who object.
Pete is treating the press like an abused wife. His ravings and body language say it all. It appears that the Constitution has been thrown into the wood chipper. Maybe it's time to throw King Shitgibbon and his merry band into said piece of equipment.
Loving v Virginia is safe (professional courtesy to Thomas). They'd love to kill Obergefell, although the practical fallout from invalidating thousands or millions of marriages might stop them. Griswold may be in trouble, and Lawrence as well, since they're fine with having us all governed by the religious dogma of right-wing Christian dominionists.
How about Brown v. Board of Education? And maybe they'll find a way to resurrect Dred Scott and Plessy. The possibilities are endless for destroying the past 60 years, at least. This is also an all-out assault on the New Deal.
You're probably right about Loving, although Clarence would try to find a way to grandfather his own marriage. Re Obergefell, they don't give a damn about fallout. Griswold and Lawrence are almost guaranteed to be on the chopping block. And then there are the 13th and 15th Amendments . . .
I don't think the Repubs actually appreciate what they're doing. Once the Right-wing Christian Extremists gain control, it's right back to the 14th century with these mass murderers to be. Our founders looked at what was happening across the pond, with George III fucking over the colonies, knowing that was just the tip of the iceberg with religious rule. A subtle bit of history here, the English citizens at the time, enjoyed a legal paradise compared to the BS that was happening in America. We just wanted what they had, but NO, George had to be an asshole about it. I digress. Religious extremists, like those running Iran, don't give a crap about who they owe favors to. Either adore & obey the (male) direct messenger of the deity, or be imprisoned and/or killed. Non-pious Republicans go to the front of the line.
Wendy, I am descended from immigrants who arrived in Plymouth, MA between 1633 and Philadelphia, PA in 1754. I thought I would always be a citizen. I guess I reckoned without Roberts.
The leo/mcconnell cabal has convinced itself that Donny Dipshit or someone like him will be in power forever. Their hubris will be their undoing. Job 1 for the next Democratic president - expand the court and impose retroactive term limits on these fuckers.
Not speaking to you in particular, Peter, but to the gathering here in general...
People keep assuming that donald will leave office in 2029, that new Presidential Elections will occur "as usual" in November 2028....and that new elections for Congress (the opportunity to vote out MAGAs and finally put a check on donnie) will happen in November 2026.
I foresee none of these events happening, at least not in the way we have come to expect. "free and fair elections" are a thing of the past. I've been attacked on social media (including Substack) for voicing this before, people saying I am "too negative" and there is "no evidence" anything of the sort will be put into place, that it "won't be allowed." At this point, do you think anything is out of the realm of possibility?
Time to think outside the box, as they say. These people do not color inside the lines. What gives anyone the impression that these people will "play by the rules" and allow themselves to be removed from power? Now that they have gained control of ALL the levers of power, their fondest goal for decades?
Perhaps a touch alarmist, but not absurdly so. The thing about elections is that they are not centrally controlled, not even at the federal level. They are handled by the states and within the states, the counties. That makes it much harder for Trump and the MAGAs to actually cancel elections. But what I do expect - widespread use of armed thugs at polling places, especially in red states, to intimidate voters. The more they can drive away, the easier it will be for them to prevail. I also expect non-stop demands for recounts, lawsuits challenging voter eligibility and every other form of fuckery they can think of. In the end I don't think it wins keeps them from losing the House and maybe not the Senate and certainly the White House, but nothing will be clean and simple. Every MAGA loss will be contested on the grounds of voter fraud and every registration that can be questioned will be questioned. That all said, they are in the earliest stages of the most outrageous overreach in the history of overreach. And their hubris will bring on a reckoning. Frankly they may wish they had accepted defeat gracefully rather than face the wrath of a public that will be looking for real accountability.
Yes, voting itself is controlled locally so hard to mess with nationally.
But all I keep thinking is....donald has been back in power for all of 159 days and look at all the "norms" he is already getting away with breaking. Who would have predicted Marines would be patrolling the streets of Los Angeles? Who would have thought that legal residents, green-card holding persons----NOT RAPISTS AND MURDERING CRIMINALS like trump voters were promised would be snatched up----would be kidnapped off the streets and sent to god-knows-where with no recourse? Democratic officials murdered in their homes, simply because they are Democrats?
I don't think anything is too far-fetched, "unimaginable," "that's not possible" to be put into motion anymore.
"Who would have thought that legal residents, green-card holding persons-- like trump voters were promised would be snatched up..."
I did. This is exactly what I expected they would do. They said they would in plain english.
In October and November last year the high polling numbers for Latinos planning to vote for Dumpty was so disappointing, to see how the Faux "news" propaganda was actually working.
It was like chickens voting for KFC.
People need to get this and remember-> when the Cult and Dear Leader says something malicious, mean, and dangerous, they ain't kiddin'. <-
Normalcy bias is serving as the grease on this highway to hell.
Most folks do not want to see where the Unitary Executive cult is heading, and *there* is the root of the resistance to what you are saying, PTW.
There is a mountain of evidence in plain view, right in our faces.
When we consider: gangs of masked unidentified "agents" kidnapping people without a trial, and soldiers in Los Angeles standing around with nothing to do, how hard is it to imagine them blocking polling places, seizing voting machines, occupying Secretary of State offices, or hijacking mail-in ballots before they're sent out?
Consider for a moment Peter Thiel's "Palantir", the data aggregator.
Where do we suppose all the data has gone that Oblong Mush's DOGE crew stole from Treasury, SSA, and God Knows What Else?
FBI and CIA are now run by Trumpty-Dumpty's stooges. Who is protecting >that< data?
I don't think you are "alarmist" in any way whatsoever.
They are dismantling the Constitution and specifically the Bill of Rights, one opinion at a time. There will be nothing left when these fuckers are through.
In simple terms, the federal judicial system can’t stop any of this madness. SCOTUS has given Trump free rein to write as many executive orders as he likes. They sent a GIANT FUCK YOU to the American people AND our constitution!
We don’t. The attorneys and people who were involved in the original suits will have meld together like mercury and carry on. It can be done but is time consuming. And that is probably the point that Trump likes. He always looks at delay as a victory.
Basically it isn’t gonna happen. SCOTUS handed Trump the right to chisel away at the rights our constitution gives us. They’ve neutered the federal courts. They can no longer protect us.
I would not count on that. I believe the people who brought the original suits are smarter than that. This seems to be a legal chess game. And yes, the public are the pawns. But these suits can happen. Do not despair.
I'm still of the opinion, that unless Dwumpy somehow convinces the US Army to follow orders to oppress citizens, and commandeer all of the states National Guard (and we evidence to the contrary on that move) he can't stop elections from happening. And unless the Repubs suddenly become birds of a feather, they're their own worst enemy from now until Nov. 2026. Alas, there will be collateral damage to citizens, our civil rights, and we're gonna go right up to the brink, but if you think we're mad as hell now, another year of clown fuckery, and we may end up chasing Repub candidates out of the country, let alone not electing them.
We lost the Supreme Court in 2016. And with last November's election, Thomas and Alito can sail off in the sunset & let the Heritage nazis give Trump the name of some fresh, young right wing operatives (Aileen Cannon? Emil Bove?) to cement the end of the Judiciary branch for long after we're dead and gone. We won't be un-fucking this up any time soon.
I just hope this also applies to that conservative judge in Texas that they all run to for nationwide injunctions against liberal stuff. matthew kacsmaryk - that judge.
I can't even bring myself to read more about it after seeing the headlines in my inbox. I figured serious drinking would be called for today, but it looks like it may be worse than I even imagined.
I'm searching for a bright spot in this terrible ruling but I suppose it's that the GOP nitwits can stop their judge-shopping when they're seeking a nationwide injunction against whatever they're clutching their pearls over at the moment. So maybe Judge Kazmerski in TX will suddenly find a lighter docket as a result. I hope.
The only good thing about it is, it works both ways, Trumpy and his minions can no longer run to a sympathetic court/district court to get a nationwide injunction, either.
It's time to change the definition of "chutzpah." The classic is the guy who murders his parents and then pleads for mercy from the court because he's an orphan. But now it's the guy who illegally bombs another country and then declares that it entitles him to the Nobel Peace Prize.
read: Senator Chris Murphy just sent out this report from the Senate Floor: He specifies what each American can do, pronto. He says we do not have the luxury of waiting until mid-terms or 2 years at the rate the dismantling and deletions of our programs have taken place. Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework. We started voting at 6 PM because they knew doing it in the dark of night would minimize media coverage. And they do not want the American people to see how blatant their handover of our government to the billionaire class is. So I want to explain what happened last night and what we did to fight back. The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And they plan to pay for it with cuts to programs that working people rely on. Popular and necessary programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, are all being targeted. In order to pass the tax cut, Republicans have to go through a series of procedural steps. Last night, they took the first step which requires them to pass an outline of their plan, but with it, any senator can offer as many amendments as we want. So my Democratic colleagues and I did just that. Now, we knew that Republicans would largely unanimously oppose them, but we had two objectives here. One, Republicans were forced to put their opinion on record — many for the first time — on the most corrupt parts of Trump and Musk’s agenda. Two, as I’ve been saying, I am going to make every process and procedure as slow and painful as possible for as long as my colleagues choose to ignore the constitutional crisis happening before our eyes. So what did we propose? We proposed no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year. We made them vote on whether or not Elon Musk and DOGE should have limitless access to Americans’ personal data. We made them vote on whether to protect IVF and require insurers to cover it. Every single amendment Democrats proposed was shot down. On almost every single amendment, Republicans universally opposed it. Every Republican voted against our proposal to prevent more tax cuts for billionaires. The corruption and theft is happening in the open here. The whole game for Republicans is taking your money and giving it to the wealthiest corporations and billionaires — even if it means kicking your parents out of a nursing home or turning off Medicaid for the poorest children. They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people. Oh and by the way, any tax cuts for working people are going to be washed out by higher costs for basic necessities, like health care and food. It’s a fundamental injustice. Thanks to your pressure and support, many of my Democratic colleagues have joined my effort to do everything we can to make sure they cannot destroy democracy and steal your money in the dark of the night. We are being loud about what is happening. I’m going to continue to grind the gears of Congress down as much as possible to make it that much harder and slower to get away with this corruption. That’s why the votes lasted until nearly 5 AM. DO NOT PRESS SHARE. JUST COPY THE ENTIRE POST AND PASTE IT ON YOUR OWN WALL. This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months. It’s still in our power to stop the destruction of our democracy with mass mobilization and effective opposition from elected officials. So we can’t miss any opportunity to take advantage of opportunities to put Republicans on the record and shine a light on what is happening. And you have a role to play in this as well. I need you to amplify what’s happening, support the leaders who are fighting for you to make sure they can continue speaking truth to power against Musk and Trump’s billionaire cronies, and show up at rallies and town halls. Use every tool at your disposal to send a message loud and clear about how you expect my colleagues to lead and fight in this moment. Every best wish, US Senator Chris Patrick Murphy
This weekend we face the Big Beautiful Bill in Congress. Right now, we must let each of our representatives and senators know we stand strongly opposed to a vote for this bill (in any of its forms with the 2017 tax cut). Call them now. Let them know that you will not ever get over it if they vote for the bill. Why? Because Mitch McConnell said “They will get over it.” The audacity.
And a pickled asshole who cares more about hitting the sauce and getting his hair lubed than attempting to do his job. One of the few things that helps me get through this shit is reading Jeff's daily take on this daily incompetent fuckery.
I still remember the mockery Jimmy Carter got for the failed operation to rescue the hostages. Repubs had no problem denigrating our military for that.
Pete gives very “professional” bullshit pressers. He could give lessons to three year olds. If I ever “professionally” gave a talk like that, I’d have been out of a job. Not that I didn’t in my head.
This hating pilots shit is so moronic and has anyone seen any actual hate shown towards them? It's not like it's their plan and they had any real choices. I suppose they may have volunteered for the mission but JFC, they didn't crash the planes or make some grievous human error. In the spirit of every accusation is a confession, I'm guessing King FF is pissed at them for something, maybe not killing enough people?
Everyone seems to forget the first appearance of a Trump flying monkey named Sean Spicer. After Trump's horrifying "American Carnage" inaugural speech, Spicer yelled at the press pool that despite photographic evidence - the inaugural crowd was the biggest in history - and if they reported otherwise they'd be banned from future briefings. You knew at that moment what we were in for. And Americans have voted for more of it two (almost three) times. Biden used to say, "This is not who we are as Americans" after some terrible incident. I dunno ... coulda fooled me.
OMG, that 1st not-tweet by king fuckface. The pilots were in dangerous territory the entire 36 hours they were in the air? I guess we already knew bright red Missouri was dangerous to “children & other living things”. And the pilots’ feefees! Just like the G7 hurt vladdy’s, the press hurt the pilots’. I know Vietnam vets who understood we war protesters were protesting the electeds’ policy & not them. I also know people who registered as COs or went to Canada because they thought the war was wrong. But I guess the orange monster whose draft dodging was from fear & entitlement rather than ideology doesn’t understand the distinction.
So we are to believe that all of the Democrats that were in on the planning of this, ahem, mission (which amounts to zero) leaked the information? Was that a Democrat declaring on that shitty social media app that everyone in Tehran should evacuate days prior to this clusterfuck going down?
Yes. He didn’t brief any of them, not even the “gang of 8.” And canceled a briefing scheduled yesterday, both in violation of the law. Grasping at straws: it’s the press (Fox?) & the Dems used to work for trump.
"Credibility?!?" Remember the banditos from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre? "We don' need no steenkin' credibility. We don' got no steenkin' credibility!" It's only a matter of time before Pistol Pete pulls a full Captain Queeg. Maybe he's trying to get back into Dear Leader's good graces after the parade fiasco? Yeah, we got trouble. Right here in DC. With a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for Pete. You know things are dicey when they turn on Fox News. I thought, like sharks (and lawyers), they never eat their own. It's fairly clear that the clowns in control are trying to distract the (m)asses from the eventual tanking of their Big Bogus Bullshit Bill. And as for those trucks sealing the concrete? Mercy sakes we got us a CONVOY. Someone reanimate C.W. McCall.
by the way, happy (?) one year anniversary to that disastrous debate between Joe Biden and Donny Convict. at least I got a good post out of it, written the morning prior: "I have some debate questions for Donald Trump"
https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/i-have-some-debate-questions-for
This year has been the longest decade of my life.
We totally understand. I think my life has already been shortened by 10 years this year.
This month was the longest century.
We’re the laughing stock around the world. The bobblehead won’t keep his sick mouth shut, . I only have one thing to say 🤮 as I’m clean out of adjectives.
Interesting that no one in the media or political establishment uses the word “honor” anymore. Hegseth was dishonorable. Yet he is the appointed head of our military. Which places the highest importance to honor. He must be despised by his reports. As is the Commander in Chief.
Wait, it has only been a year? Jesus wept!
A year? Hasn't it just been since Jan. 21?
One year since the debate
J/k.
I just love it when fuckery happens when I'm in the middle of writing about yesterday's fuckery. fuck these fucking supreme court fucks
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-nationwide-injunctions-trump-citizenship-executive-order/
Fuck, fuckity, fuck, fuck---Fuck! Fuck!
Exactly.
Kathleen please give proper attribution, to Lewis Black
I did not know that. I stole fuckity from Jeff. Calculus had two inventors. Also, Black makes a living of humor, and I don't.
Lewis and Jeff could speak in something called Fucking Morse Code, which would use fuckitys and fucks instead of dashes and dots!
Love me some Lewis Black.
Those furiously jabbing forefingers 😂
And the sane crowd hollers, “AMEN!”
The entirety of the Constitutional protections we are supposed to enjoy are now at risk. Biggest step yet toward dictatorship.
When a weak Chief Justice meets a weak sick President.....and fucking backs down. I think I despise John Roberts as much, possibly more than I despise Dump.
And McConnell, who could have prevented all this
You are correct Lynn— Moscow Mitch put together this shitshow of a SCOTUS… fucking POS!
And failed to convict & remove tRump when 7 Republican Senators were willing to convict after 1/6. All he needed to do was whip 3 more votes
Exactly— but MM capitulated to the MAGA pressure …
If we ever get to the point where we can Nuremberg this -- I've got a list, and it is very, very long.
This ruling really undercuts the Constitution & empowers tRump bigly
Yeah, Im trying. REALLY hard to find the positive in this (I dont think that I can). Im feeling pretty well fucked, and Im afraid that Obergefell is going to be next. And That is NOT as great fucking feeling. לעזאזל עם החרא הזה.
There does seem to be a tiny loophole. If the case can be certified as a class action, then a nationwide injunction would be valid.
Im trying to frame this in my head as, its a deal that goes two ways....and if it goes the other way it would REALLY fuck Trump in the ass, with no lube.
Yes. That is what the court said. It must be a class action, so just a bigger procedural hoop for all the lawyers to jump through.
Right and we are paying the lawyers with our TAX money. The other side pays for themselves along with the TAX.
It was filed in Maryland and another is in the works
😁😁😁
Until it's appealed and the Court refuses the class certification. They are busy blocking all avenues of escape from fascism.
When the Democrats retake Congress they need to expand the Court. And pack it. It only takes simple majorities. And they should spit in the face of the MAGAts who object.
This. Perfectly framed.
Exactly. That was what I was trying to say. Yours is more succinct
Thanks. I used to be an editor.
And the DOJ will go after each class action & try to void the “class”
Yes, it's more hurdles, but it is beatable.
Pete is treating the press like an abused wife. His ravings and body language say it all. It appears that the Constitution has been thrown into the wood chipper. Maybe it's time to throw King Shitgibbon and his merry band into said piece of equipment.
Obergefell, and then Loving v. Virginia, Lawrence v. Texas (re sodomy laws), and Eisenstadt v. Baird and Griswold v. Connecticut (birth control).
Loving v Virginia is safe (professional courtesy to Thomas). They'd love to kill Obergefell, although the practical fallout from invalidating thousands or millions of marriages might stop them. Griswold may be in trouble, and Lawrence as well, since they're fine with having us all governed by the religious dogma of right-wing Christian dominionists.
How about Brown v. Board of Education? And maybe they'll find a way to resurrect Dred Scott and Plessy. The possibilities are endless for destroying the past 60 years, at least. This is also an all-out assault on the New Deal.
You're probably right about Loving, although Clarence would try to find a way to grandfather his own marriage. Re Obergefell, they don't give a damn about fallout. Griswold and Lawrence are almost guaranteed to be on the chopping block. And then there are the 13th and 15th Amendments . . .
And the`19th.
I don't think the Repubs actually appreciate what they're doing. Once the Right-wing Christian Extremists gain control, it's right back to the 14th century with these mass murderers to be. Our founders looked at what was happening across the pond, with George III fucking over the colonies, knowing that was just the tip of the iceberg with religious rule. A subtle bit of history here, the English citizens at the time, enjoyed a legal paradise compared to the BS that was happening in America. We just wanted what they had, but NO, George had to be an asshole about it. I digress. Religious extremists, like those running Iran, don't give a crap about who they owe favors to. Either adore & obey the (male) direct messenger of the deity, or be imprisoned and/or killed. Non-pious Republicans go to the front of the line.
Alito certainly knows what he's doing. Witch burnings on the way.
- Tell me, what do you do with witches?
- Burn them!
- And what do you burn, apart from witches?
- More witches! - Wood!
- So why do witches burn?
- 'Cause they're made of wood?
- How do we tell if she is made of wood?
- Build a bridge out of her.
- But can you not also make bridges out of stone?
- Oh, yeah.
- Does wood sink in water?
- No, it floats. - Throw her into the pond!
- What also floats in water?
- Bread. - Apples...
- Very small rocks.
No so! Thomas has publicly said he is against Loving v. Virginia. I think he wants "divorce" without paying Ginny for all the cash he has on hand!
maybe he forgot he is black?
Do they even need Coke-can Clarence anymore?
No Loving. Thomas is married to a white maniac who is still in a cult.
They'll find a way to grandfather it to protect Thomas.
As Jules said in Pulp Fiction, his girlfriend is a vegetarian, so that pretty much makes him a vegetarian, too.
Wendy, I am descended from immigrants who arrived in Plymouth, MA between 1633 and Philadelphia, PA in 1754. I thought I would always be a citizen. I guess I reckoned without Roberts.
Now there's a Hebrew phrase ya don't hear in synagogue too much anymore.
Marbury v. Madison and Citizens United are a cocktail perfectly suited for a dictatorship.
The leo/mcconnell cabal has convinced itself that Donny Dipshit or someone like him will be in power forever. Their hubris will be their undoing. Job 1 for the next Democratic president - expand the court and impose retroactive term limits on these fuckers.
Not speaking to you in particular, Peter, but to the gathering here in general...
People keep assuming that donald will leave office in 2029, that new Presidential Elections will occur "as usual" in November 2028....and that new elections for Congress (the opportunity to vote out MAGAs and finally put a check on donnie) will happen in November 2026.
I foresee none of these events happening, at least not in the way we have come to expect. "free and fair elections" are a thing of the past. I've been attacked on social media (including Substack) for voicing this before, people saying I am "too negative" and there is "no evidence" anything of the sort will be put into place, that it "won't be allowed." At this point, do you think anything is out of the realm of possibility?
Time to think outside the box, as they say. These people do not color inside the lines. What gives anyone the impression that these people will "play by the rules" and allow themselves to be removed from power? Now that they have gained control of ALL the levers of power, their fondest goal for decades?
Perhaps a touch alarmist, but not absurdly so. The thing about elections is that they are not centrally controlled, not even at the federal level. They are handled by the states and within the states, the counties. That makes it much harder for Trump and the MAGAs to actually cancel elections. But what I do expect - widespread use of armed thugs at polling places, especially in red states, to intimidate voters. The more they can drive away, the easier it will be for them to prevail. I also expect non-stop demands for recounts, lawsuits challenging voter eligibility and every other form of fuckery they can think of. In the end I don't think it wins keeps them from losing the House and maybe not the Senate and certainly the White House, but nothing will be clean and simple. Every MAGA loss will be contested on the grounds of voter fraud and every registration that can be questioned will be questioned. That all said, they are in the earliest stages of the most outrageous overreach in the history of overreach. And their hubris will bring on a reckoning. Frankly they may wish they had accepted defeat gracefully rather than face the wrath of a public that will be looking for real accountability.
Yes, I am a born pessimist.
Yes, voting itself is controlled locally so hard to mess with nationally.
But all I keep thinking is....donald has been back in power for all of 159 days and look at all the "norms" he is already getting away with breaking. Who would have predicted Marines would be patrolling the streets of Los Angeles? Who would have thought that legal residents, green-card holding persons----NOT RAPISTS AND MURDERING CRIMINALS like trump voters were promised would be snatched up----would be kidnapped off the streets and sent to god-knows-where with no recourse? Democratic officials murdered in their homes, simply because they are Democrats?
I don't think anything is too far-fetched, "unimaginable," "that's not possible" to be put into motion anymore.
"Who would have thought that legal residents, green-card holding persons-- like trump voters were promised would be snatched up..."
I did. This is exactly what I expected they would do. They said they would in plain english.
In October and November last year the high polling numbers for Latinos planning to vote for Dumpty was so disappointing, to see how the Faux "news" propaganda was actually working.
It was like chickens voting for KFC.
People need to get this and remember-> when the Cult and Dear Leader says something malicious, mean, and dangerous, they ain't kiddin'. <-
Unless tRump declares martial law. If he does, he can probably suspend elections across the board.
Normalcy bias is serving as the grease on this highway to hell.
Most folks do not want to see where the Unitary Executive cult is heading, and *there* is the root of the resistance to what you are saying, PTW.
There is a mountain of evidence in plain view, right in our faces.
When we consider: gangs of masked unidentified "agents" kidnapping people without a trial, and soldiers in Los Angeles standing around with nothing to do, how hard is it to imagine them blocking polling places, seizing voting machines, occupying Secretary of State offices, or hijacking mail-in ballots before they're sent out?
Consider for a moment Peter Thiel's "Palantir", the data aggregator.
Where do we suppose all the data has gone that Oblong Mush's DOGE crew stole from Treasury, SSA, and God Knows What Else?
FBI and CIA are now run by Trumpty-Dumpty's stooges. Who is protecting >that< data?
I don't think you are "alarmist" in any way whatsoever.
President Biden should have done that
Biden's two biggest mistakes - failure to recognize just how fucked up SCOTUS is and Merrick Garland.
Joe, Schumer, and Jefferies are all living in the past, acting like it's still 1980. Those days are gone forever, over a long time ago.
... "still 1980. Those days are gone forever, over a long time ago."
I keep telling my 76-year-old body just that. "Your joints and organs aren't in 1980 anymore."
They are dismantling the Constitution and specifically the Bill of Rights, one opinion at a time. There will be nothing left when these fuckers are through.
In simple terms, the federal judicial system can’t stop any of this madness. SCOTUS has given Trump free rein to write as many executive orders as he likes. They sent a GIANT FUCK YOU to the American people AND our constitution!
Not free rein. Just must be a Class Action Suit.
I surely hope you’re right! AND how do we start one against every fucking thing he’s done?!
We don’t. The attorneys and people who were involved in the original suits will have meld together like mercury and carry on. It can be done but is time consuming. And that is probably the point that Trump likes. He always looks at delay as a victory.
Basically it isn’t gonna happen. SCOTUS handed Trump the right to chisel away at the rights our constitution gives us. They’ve neutered the federal courts. They can no longer protect us.
I would not count on that. I believe the people who brought the original suits are smarter than that. This seems to be a legal chess game. And yes, the public are the pawns. But these suits can happen. Do not despair.
Karma is a bitch and she's getting ready to attack MAGA morons in government!!!
In my experience, Karma's only a bitch if you are and I hope she is wearing her spikiest stilettos when she comes to kick these mofos' raggedy asses.
One can only hope Phil, because it’s not feeling like it!!
I'm still of the opinion, that unless Dwumpy somehow convinces the US Army to follow orders to oppress citizens, and commandeer all of the states National Guard (and we evidence to the contrary on that move) he can't stop elections from happening. And unless the Repubs suddenly become birds of a feather, they're their own worst enemy from now until Nov. 2026. Alas, there will be collateral damage to citizens, our civil rights, and we're gonna go right up to the brink, but if you think we're mad as hell now, another year of clown fuckery, and we may end up chasing Repub candidates out of the country, let alone not electing them.
Kent State. May 1970.
I fucking hate the American Ayatollahs in the Extreme Court. The six of them can go straight to hell.
We lost the Supreme Court in 2016. And with last November's election, Thomas and Alito can sail off in the sunset & let the Heritage nazis give Trump the name of some fresh, young right wing operatives (Aileen Cannon? Emil Bove?) to cement the end of the Judiciary branch for long after we're dead and gone. We won't be un-fucking this up any time soon.
I just hope this also applies to that conservative judge in Texas that they all run to for nationwide injunctions against liberal stuff. matthew kacsmaryk - that judge.
That’s the guy. I call him Bro McDoucheFace.
There’s a couple in Texas who need to be stopped, including Reed O’Connell.
I dint know if it is retroactive. 🤷♀️ but I think it would stand for moving forward.
hopefully. With this SCOTUS who knows- maybe there's an "unless it favors republicans" clause in their ruling... :(
It does
I can't even bring myself to read more about it after seeing the headlines in my inbox. I figured serious drinking would be called for today, but it looks like it may be worse than I even imagined.
Lol, there just isn't enough Bombay Sapphire in the entire world to offset this disaster.
There's a reason why Bombay Sapphire bottles are BLUE.
They are awful. How can they be considered judges for the United States of America??
More like judges for the Old Testament
I'm searching for a bright spot in this terrible ruling but I suppose it's that the GOP nitwits can stop their judge-shopping when they're seeking a nationwide injunction against whatever they're clutching their pearls over at the moment. So maybe Judge Kazmerski in TX will suddenly find a lighter docket as a result. I hope.
Oh exceptions can be made-up, I'm sure; because fuck us, that's why.
Wham, boom, fuck them all the way to the moon Alice!!
The only good thing about it is, it works both ways, Trumpy and his minions can no longer run to a sympathetic court/district court to get a nationwide injunction, either.
No, they can just go straight their Extreme Court for an emergency ruling. No need to fumble around with lower courts anymore, go straight to the top.
You might as well wave a white flag. It's a conspiracy!
It's time to change the definition of "chutzpah." The classic is the guy who murders his parents and then pleads for mercy from the court because he's an orphan. But now it's the guy who illegally bombs another country and then declares that it entitles him to the Nobel Peace Prize.
Yeah - couldn’t figure that one out???
read: Senator Chris Murphy just sent out this report from the Senate Floor: He specifies what each American can do, pronto. He says we do not have the luxury of waiting until mid-terms or 2 years at the rate the dismantling and deletions of our programs have taken place. Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework. We started voting at 6 PM because they knew doing it in the dark of night would minimize media coverage. And they do not want the American people to see how blatant their handover of our government to the billionaire class is. So I want to explain what happened last night and what we did to fight back. The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And they plan to pay for it with cuts to programs that working people rely on. Popular and necessary programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, are all being targeted. In order to pass the tax cut, Republicans have to go through a series of procedural steps. Last night, they took the first step which requires them to pass an outline of their plan, but with it, any senator can offer as many amendments as we want. So my Democratic colleagues and I did just that. Now, we knew that Republicans would largely unanimously oppose them, but we had two objectives here. One, Republicans were forced to put their opinion on record — many for the first time — on the most corrupt parts of Trump and Musk’s agenda. Two, as I’ve been saying, I am going to make every process and procedure as slow and painful as possible for as long as my colleagues choose to ignore the constitutional crisis happening before our eyes. So what did we propose? We proposed no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year. We made them vote on whether or not Elon Musk and DOGE should have limitless access to Americans’ personal data. We made them vote on whether to protect IVF and require insurers to cover it. Every single amendment Democrats proposed was shot down. On almost every single amendment, Republicans universally opposed it. Every Republican voted against our proposal to prevent more tax cuts for billionaires. The corruption and theft is happening in the open here. The whole game for Republicans is taking your money and giving it to the wealthiest corporations and billionaires — even if it means kicking your parents out of a nursing home or turning off Medicaid for the poorest children. They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people. Oh and by the way, any tax cuts for working people are going to be washed out by higher costs for basic necessities, like health care and food. It’s a fundamental injustice. Thanks to your pressure and support, many of my Democratic colleagues have joined my effort to do everything we can to make sure they cannot destroy democracy and steal your money in the dark of the night. We are being loud about what is happening. I’m going to continue to grind the gears of Congress down as much as possible to make it that much harder and slower to get away with this corruption. That’s why the votes lasted until nearly 5 AM. DO NOT PRESS SHARE. JUST COPY THE ENTIRE POST AND PASTE IT ON YOUR OWN WALL. This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months. It’s still in our power to stop the destruction of our democracy with mass mobilization and effective opposition from elected officials. So we can’t miss any opportunity to take advantage of opportunities to put Republicans on the record and shine a light on what is happening. And you have a role to play in this as well. I need you to amplify what’s happening, support the leaders who are fighting for you to make sure they can continue speaking truth to power against Musk and Trump’s billionaire cronies, and show up at rallies and town halls. Use every tool at your disposal to send a message loud and clear about how you expect my colleagues to lead and fight in this moment. Every best wish, US Senator Chris Patrick Murphy
This weekend we face the Big Beautiful Bill in Congress. Right now, we must let each of our representatives and senators know we stand strongly opposed to a vote for this bill (in any of its forms with the 2017 tax cut). Call them now. Let them know that you will not ever get over it if they vote for the bill. Why? Because Mitch McConnell said “They will get over it.” The audacity.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/big-beautiful-bull?r=3m1bs
The value f the buck is not going to hold, total disrespect for US.
Paragraphs can be useful.
Doc: I was gasping for breath reading that one long paragraph.
What a Queen!
And a pickled asshole who cares more about hitting the sauce and getting his hair lubed than attempting to do his job. One of the few things that helps me get through this shit is reading Jeff's daily take on this daily incompetent fuckery.
Having lubed hair makes it easier to stick your head up your own and dear leader’s arse.
That was legitimately hilarious.
I love her 💙
I still remember the mockery Jimmy Carter got for the failed operation to rescue the hostages. Repubs had no problem denigrating our military for that.
Thank you for listening to see what the turd says; i can't stand it. I can scan your info, tho, without vomiting.
Pete gives very “professional” bullshit pressers. He could give lessons to three year olds. If I ever “professionally” gave a talk like that, I’d have been out of a job. Not that I didn’t in my head.
Word of the day: “obliterated!” Great read Jeff!!
Agreed, Tess.
Keith Olbermann has a good time with obliterated in his 6/26 Countdown.
https://omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/the-only-scum-here-is-trump-the-only-obliteration-is-americas-reputation-6-26-25
Cuz if you question our totally fake brilliant secret bombing that accomplished nothing, it shows you hate our pilots!
I hate our pilots for their freedoms
Don't we all.
The pilots -- strong manly men -- spoke to Trump with tears in their eyes and said, "Thank you for defending our bravery against the fake news media."
There was reportedly a female pilot in the group. I hope she has big biceps. At least females can produce tears on demand, a necessary survival skill.
What? I can't. Oh you were joking.
Greased-up biceps shining in the sun, flexy-flexy for freedom.
This hating pilots shit is so moronic and has anyone seen any actual hate shown towards them? It's not like it's their plan and they had any real choices. I suppose they may have volunteered for the mission but JFC, they didn't crash the planes or make some grievous human error. In the spirit of every accusation is a confession, I'm guessing King FF is pissed at them for something, maybe not killing enough people?
Nay nay, we can't criticize Reichsmarschall des Großdeutschen Reiches Bone Spurs.
Everyone seems to forget the first appearance of a Trump flying monkey named Sean Spicer. After Trump's horrifying "American Carnage" inaugural speech, Spicer yelled at the press pool that despite photographic evidence - the inaugural crowd was the biggest in history - and if they reported otherwise they'd be banned from future briefings. You knew at that moment what we were in for. And Americans have voted for more of it two (almost three) times. Biden used to say, "This is not who we are as Americans" after some terrible incident. I dunno ... coulda fooled me.
Late stage alcoholism is a bitch.
The liver must resist, but his cant anymore.
OMG, that 1st not-tweet by king fuckface. The pilots were in dangerous territory the entire 36 hours they were in the air? I guess we already knew bright red Missouri was dangerous to “children & other living things”. And the pilots’ feefees! Just like the G7 hurt vladdy’s, the press hurt the pilots’. I know Vietnam vets who understood we war protesters were protesting the electeds’ policy & not them. I also know people who registered as COs or went to Canada because they thought the war was wrong. But I guess the orange monster whose draft dodging was from fear & entitlement rather than ideology doesn’t understand the distinction.
So we are to believe that all of the Democrats that were in on the planning of this, ahem, mission (which amounts to zero) leaked the information? Was that a Democrat declaring on that shitty social media app that everyone in Tehran should evacuate days prior to this clusterfuck going down?
Speaking of blabbermouth. I remember this gem from several years back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XriXDtfqCg
Yes. He didn’t brief any of them, not even the “gang of 8.” And canceled a briefing scheduled yesterday, both in violation of the law. Grasping at straws: it’s the press (Fox?) & the Dems used to work for trump.
"Credibility?!?" Remember the banditos from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre? "We don' need no steenkin' credibility. We don' got no steenkin' credibility!" It's only a matter of time before Pistol Pete pulls a full Captain Queeg. Maybe he's trying to get back into Dear Leader's good graces after the parade fiasco? Yeah, we got trouble. Right here in DC. With a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for Pete. You know things are dicey when they turn on Fox News. I thought, like sharks (and lawyers), they never eat their own. It's fairly clear that the clowns in control are trying to distract the (m)asses from the eventual tanking of their Big Bogus Bullshit Bill. And as for those trucks sealing the concrete? Mercy sakes we got us a CONVOY. Someone reanimate C.W. McCall.
Thank you for calling this POS what it is -- "Big Bogus Bullshit Bill."
I prefer that it be referred to as The Murder Bill because so many will die unnecessarily.
Boners for Billionaires Bill.
Bravo! Your comment is fab! I love the hats off to "The Music Man," and "The Caine Mutiny." Brilliant!
Hola, señor. We are the Federales. You know, the mounted police.
If you're the police, where are your badges?
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Is Jennifer Griffin gonna get in trouble at Fox Propaganda Channel for committing a journalism?