those R-epukes are beyond disgraceful. Where on earth did they come from: subterranean caves and tunnels? The vileness is so beyond my ken. Only monsters could do what they do.
Look at their standard bearer. He's only more awful because he's at the top of the food chain. OMFG, just when I think Dwumpy can't be a bigger asshole, he proves me wildly wrong. But I agree with the punditry. He's gone over the top. Oh sure, the worst of the worst of the worst of MAGA loves it. Everyone else, knows this is 100% certified, grade AAA fascism. Moreover, having grown up during the height of the cold war, and our running dog war mongers (guess which party) kept putting us on the brink of nuclear armageddon, Ron Reagan especially, despite the arms reduction treaties he negotiated with a weakened Soviet Premier, this BS really fucking scares me. Dump cannot die soon enough. Plz mommy, tell me again how his hands look like shit and he can barely walk.
I remember coming home from school with a permission slip asking whether to dismiss me if there was a USSR nuclear attack heading toward the air base nearby. I’ve been terrified before, but I ain’t scarable any more. Screw Donnie Dumbprano.
Few know that the fraud was investigated in 2020, the program suspended by state Department of Education… the Federal government restarted the program under orders. This was a huge news story in the Cities in 2020, yet Trumps $3.5 million profit of PPP and PPPE were dismissed since he had his son in law running both programs!!
Unfortunate about Tim Walz. Like you, I have been paying attention to Venezuela and thinking about promised upcoming attacks on countries belonging to our allies. I did hear that there was some scandal in Minnesota but not what it was because it sounded like Republican lies.
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According to Thom Hartmann, there's a new USPS rule about postmarks. Mail pieces are now marked when they're processed, NOT when they're received. There could be a lag of a day or so. Meaning that more mail-in ballots can now technically be tossed for being late. Mail ballots way early!
Yes! That’s what we did when mail ordering high demand Dead tickets from GDTS, back in the day. Postmark determined your place in line, and certain shows sold out from first day postmarks, so it was important to get the right date on there.
Well , it may be one tool to have in the tool box but voters should be very defensive minded that some people might try to cancel your vote---because they will ! Develop as many strategies as you can think of to protect yourself .
NEVER would have thought of this before getting (and become a wee bit more learned about) my Iphone, so thank you! We always vote in person - just something I prefer - but IF I'm stuck in that situation - or have others who are, I'm forwarding on this info.
I'm sure he'd like to, but maybe his reach doesn't go that far. I can't imagine the staff at my local branch being willing to do that. But that's a frightening thought, for sure.
Yes I know. I live in a state that forces me to snail mail. Lucky people have the option of emailing their ballots. I wish I could too like we do our registration each year. I already have confirmation of our registration being received.
I live in Oregon. You can mail your ballot, use a drop box, or take it right to the Elections Board. The point is, the County (which is the political entity which oversees elections in our state) has a paper record of your vote. Your ballot, which is certified by your signature, is kept under lock and key. Counting votes is done by mechanical means under human supervision. This is the most secure way to certify (and recertify, if necessary) an election.
Do you really think entrusting your ballot to proprietary systems and machines designed by engineers and AI, constantly updated, (usually because of bugs and glitches), after being sent over other proprietary systems (apps and whatever devices you use to send email) is a better idea? Do you think Elon Musk, et al., aren’t out there trying like hell to hack electronic voting systems? Please think again about this.
Musk et al have already been fucking with the machines: frump blurted it out about the 2024 election. I, for one, vote IN person and walk MY ballot to the machine (which I know is watched over carefully BY Democratic volunteers - the republicans are on the other side of the room where they still direct my husband since he's still registered as one, lol - mostly so he can keep an eye on them. The sole thing he cannot do is vote in a primary, which he's willing to sacrifice AND be inundated with all of the magat garbage. He doesn't mind, he doesn't read mail OR email). But it's a way of keeping track of 'them' and the volunteers in our area are straight shooters. Then again, our entire area are good people for the most part. What the issue is, are those citizens living Overseas or those with dual citizenship who have no choice BUT to mail their ballot, as well as our military members whose ballots I'M sure get fucked with IF they know the member's leanings..
We are talking about living in another country where you cannot drop box and you can only mail. My daughter and I mailed ours together last election. It cost 7€ to send it and hers was recorded as received 10 days after mine. Now the German postal system has slowed down and they let us all know things will take longer. Fortunately we request to get our ballots by email, so the only snail mail used is to mail it back. Many countries are not having a very reliable mail system. I envy people who live in states where they can email in their ballots. We get notified when our board of elections receives the ballots.
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Living under threatening world peace times like these, it’s hard to keep track of all the insanity… we need a break, some clarity that only a world sans soulless evil can bring!
You have to hear the discussion of Venezuelan president's discussion of Dean Blundell and Zev Shalev. Right now it is live. They will have a version later. They are saying that Trump is pretending to take Venezuela over, and the capture of Maduro is staged.
Robert Hubbell is talking about this deal as well. Fiona Hill apparently testified under oath that the first time around she was Trump's person for Russia and they approached her with a deal to trade Ukraine for Venezuela.
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Saw Hill testify to this Linda, the agreement was Putin gets Ukraine, Trump gets Venezuela. Billionaire investors like Singer make a cool 5-7billion, being the highest bidder on Citgo to begin with… the other billionaires split u the rest. I haven’t read Zev’s post about this. I’ve been reading his Greatest Heist piece that greatly affected me personally.
Scandals always get our attention very quickly, Tim Walz is striding for bigger and better things not that there’s anything wrong with his current position Tim is a winner and winners get invited to important dinners!!!
The MAGAts keep driving past his house and screaming the R word, which may be upsetting for the Walzs. It certainly upsets me that people do that to them. May those AHs keep driving, really fast, and hit a big wall. The world won’t miss them.
Mike Lindell couldn’t get elected to the office of dog catcher. He’s incoherently incompetent at a simple subject verb object sentence. Let us all hope that runs as an R!
“Trump shared a disgusting conspiracy theory that suggested Walz was responsible for the murder of his friend, former MN Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.”
Asshole GOP troll wannabe James O'Keefe showed up UNANNOUNCED at Minneapolis daycare centers run by Somalis, WHILE THE CENTERS WERE CLOSED, asking for admittance! Needless to say, the workers would NOT let the troll in. No daycare center would. Troll reported that the centers must be fraudulent, as he was not allowed in and saw no children. Fox News, Newsmax, and all the other fascist propaganda machines are going after Uncle Tim since there's been an investigation going on for a few years regarding the misuse of COVID funds by daycare centers in Minnesota, especially those run by Somalis. I'm sorry Uncle Tim is not running, but this way he can focus on clearing his name and be ready for his next political adventure.
Oh, I think Walz is tough as nails, like Pritzker. I also think he's very savvy, and is living to fight another day. Also, he may fear for his son's sense of security, although his son seems to be strong, too.
And yep! If Newsom runs and Walz doesn't, I'll vote for Gavin!
Your analysis is incorrect, Bob. Newsom was attempting to show himself off to the magas. He was not turning a blind eye, he was attempting to convert them. You have to start somewhere.
No, he gave in to Kirk. He showed HIS willingness to convert to THEIR way on issues that only involved throwing a few disposable people under the bus. Then he sucked up to the TPUSA again saying he hoped Kirk's "legacy" would continue. He will not be an ally.
“In September, I announced that I would run for a historic third term as Minnesota’s Governor. And I have every confidence that, if I gave it my all, I would succeed in that effort,” Walz said at the news conference. “But as I reflected on this moment with my family and my team over the holidays, I came to the conclusion that I can’t give a political campaign my all.”
I just asked Hubby if he'd heard - and, get this, he said it was because of 'the fraud'. What? I'd already told him that the FRAUD was already exposed as NOT being committed by Somalians but by this white bitch (oops, woman) who HIRED Somalian people so she could put THEIR NAMES as 'officers' of this supposed 'childcare conglomeration' as SHE stole the money - and of course so all the racist pigs (like frump and his magats - cue that little shit Andrew whatever his name is and his mother who are somehow behind all this racist bullshit too - the substacker), JUST to attack not only Tim Walz but the murdered Democratic Congresspeople in his State! You've already written about the Mob -what else does the Mob do? Set someone else up to take the fall!
Thank you Patrick, but this came from someone else. When I can find his name again (he 'outs' these youtube/substack liars). Actually I think the guy who created a lot of this was a youtuber with his mama all in on it with him. I had NO idea what was going on - but look at it: Tim RAN with the black woman who dared take on frump. That alone put him in the crosshairs, but this I DO know: Tim Walz is a straight shooter. No one will convince me otherwise. IF the orange asshole pumpkin head is going after him THIS deliberately, it means that Tim IS a good guy AND that he's gotten too close to the truth. I've always had very good instincts about the good and the bad(not to mention a few of the really ugly). And THIS one screams: set up.
There was also the charges ...false....by some guy that there was millions in fraud for daycare centers that has been proven false. I think Tim has had enough and has had his family threatened that he wants to step aside. He states he can help more on the outside of politics for hi state. Can't blame anyone for not wanting to keep having their families threatened. He is a good honest man that has been trashed by MAGA and I agree with as special needs son and family that he cares about he has th right to say "enough"
Europe is now bracing for a similar attack… providing troops with Canada and the UK to police and ensure a peaceful ending to the war of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Plans are in place for Greenland, while Rubio’s dedication to cutting off Venezuelan ties to Cuba appear to be a small part of his master plan.
Chinese battleships are surrounding Taiwan as we speak, the U. S. has remained steadfast in offering protection from China as well.
Electing a career criminal born into the Genovese crime family, and a transnational criminal syndicate. Who’s also been diagnosed with malignant narcissist syndrome from afar, has certainly turned out well! Either WWIII, or a world filled with corruption and piracy will surely follow…. Welcome to the new world order!
Well it made the headlines big time! Boy did the Cuban refugees look like fools. Boy, did the CIA embarrass itself. Even a preteen (11 or 12) like me remembers it well.
Dean Blundell and Zev Shalev are discussing how Maduro's arrest and capture is staged, and is planned together with Trump, Putin and Xi. So, let us see. It was staged to distract us. I guess the people of Venezuela too. He is also getting back at Maria Corina Machado for getting the Nobel Peace Prize that he wants.
We know Trumps boy wonder-do it all son in law was involved with a top Putin adviser. It’s an interesting take, and a great distraction. Dean and Zev are on top of so many things, it brought pause to my day!
They are. For one, they have very international connections and get people on in the know. You should hear them discussing why Musk is back on the scene. Here is the Dean and Zev piece today.
Here is also the Dean and Lev Parnas. My friend hates watching him because he is such a crook, but he is an insider spilling. It is longer and I did not watch it yet because I am taking a break from this stuff to go to sleep. Will perhaps watch it tomorrow.
It's because of all the shit trump stirred up about the Somalians there. As everything else that's happened in this country because of shit trump stirred up. It's what he does best, stirring up shit and ruining other people's lives.
And when he stirs up shit like this he is absolutely gleeful. No matter that it’s been proven false. Plenty of fools still believe it.
And now he’s cut off federal funding for daycare for all fifty states. Our state has a sizeable African population and many are working in caretaking professions. I do know that accountability is high for daycare centers here.
But I can barely imagine the grief this is going to cause families, having funding unilaterally shut off because the Orange Turd gets a mean on. I’d love to see stats on who is really engaging in fraud out there.
Our neighbor’s daughter works in a daycare center; our neighbor looks after the grandchildren while she works. And I look after the dog! That’s how I get my dog fix. Waiting to hear what will be happening with it all.
How do you cut off funding for daycare while at the same time cutting off funding for family planning and women's prenatal & postnatal healthcare? This whole administration has one goal in mind - one goal - and that is to hurt people. Period.
Given that he's been squarely in Trump's sights for months and months now it's hard to blame him for wanting to take a step back. Plus, Melissa hortman's assassination wasn't even a year ago.
Not that it's stopping any of the local Republican fucknuckles giggling and taking victory laps.
I find the timing of all of this alarming. I don't live in MN and don't pay much attention to their internal politics. Maybe Walz has had enough. That would be understandable. But to not run again because of a scandal if you or your government had nothing to do with it? It happened on your watch so the accountability lands on you. I may be way off on my questions about this. I don't trust any politician nor do I always believe their real motives in doing things.
I live in MN. I think Melissa hortman's assassination probably played a part. That wasn't even a year ago now. I'm a nobody and even I can't help but feel like I'm in the crosshairs sometimes just because I'm not a vocal trump humper.
“[Gov. Walz] is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programs in the state.”
It’s past time his Ass polishing feeble republicans start taking action to remove him. We can’t endure one more year of this shit. If they don’t, maybe another more hostile country will Maduro him. Wouldn’t that be great for our poor country?
With his pathological hatred for anybody who speaks Spanish natively or who has a Spanish surname, I'll bet he begged for the assignment: a whole country of Latinos to torture! Including immigrants he already illegally deported from the US! He must be pouring himself a big, tall glass of O negative right now (okay--after sunset).
WWIII, to be known to future generations as The Free World Against the Fourth Reich, aka The Reverse Crusade Against Christian Nationalist Vulture Capitalist Aggression, aka the War Against the Inestimable Avarice of One Evil Creep
A very long time ago, in an alternate universe, it was noted that President Nosferatu Miller acted according to "the Hitler playbook." And that is what's going on: as the meme of the world Jeff posted shows, Donnie Demento's handlers, Putin, and Xi are dividing up the world, fancying themselves to be Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito--only planning to be successful this time around.
Spain would have kicked me out if I hadn't left....Almost to the limit of my allowed time. But in spite of a horrible reentry experience (American Airlines, I'm looking at you, I'll go back!!
Maybe their bodies will return, but I have no faith in them bringing their minds, hearts, souls or balls. They lost those the day after January 6th, 2021, if not earlier.
The Republicans are either taking victory laps or still in the midst of post-nut fugue, and democratic "leadership" is deep in talks with their strategists and consultants trying to figure out the most effective method of capitulation.
Look! A squirrel! Still waiting for the Epstein files and impeachment of Pammy! I wouldn’t be surprised if Walz joins the Senate race. Since it is apparently OK to kidnap the leaders of other countries that are assholes can someone please help us out here? Canada? I’m looking T you.
Our PM did make a statement, but given the fragile relationship between Bozo the clown and Carney, we’re not at all surprised at his less than punchy retort to the madman sitting at the Resolute kindergarten table!
Soon he’ll be saying “It’s a nice planet, if you want to keep it.” On the other hand if I could meet with the Danish government I would tell them it is America that is up for sale and in dire need of a regime change.
What really needs to happen is Starmer, Macron and Merz getting together and quietly telling Trump that if he lays even a finger on Greenland or Canada it will be Article 5. Give him the line from Benjamin Franklin about hanging together lest we all hang separately.
It's a damn shame, but that's what 77 million Americans were satisfied with so long as this pricktator could smash the minorities they hate. Absent any *admissible* evidence that he was falsely elected (especially with the people crowing post-election day that they successfully 'punished' Kamala Harris), I have no reason to believe they didn't want it.
A mobster is fine as long as this mobster is hurting people. That's the power of sadopopulism.
There is a chance for a semblance of a check though: a Democratic impeachment+removal-sized majority in the United States Congress. So check your registration and check it often...especially if you live in an unreconstructed state-based regime of terror.
But, I'm just SO fuckin' sick and tired of listening to and reading about the traitorous tangerine twatwaffle EVERY.FUCKIN.DAY. And, I didn't even vote for the pedophile motherfucker. He needs to be REMOVED NOW. That's it
One comment, one reminder. The mess in Venezuela is no different than what Putin's doing to Ukraine. Hello commandant Orange Glob. And, everything is done to take attention away from (are you ready) Epstein Files!!!!
Fiona Hill lost her job over that. Big surprise. And . . . think about it . . . it was 5 YEARS AGO. The Ukraine-Venezuela thing has been percolating for 5 YEARS. So, probably, have the rest. Who's next? My money's on Cuba.
Thanks, Jan. I actually looked up what Fiona Hill is doing now, and she is thriving. I watched her testimony and found it so compelling. Glad she’s hanging tough (which is our family motto these days).
I especially love the movie clip from Goodfellas. It's in my top 5 mobster movies with The Departed, Miller's Crossing, Pritzi's Honor and Married to the Mob. I don't include The Godfather, because that was a lengthy series, like The Sopranos.
We need to pay attention. Trump knows he's screwed if the Democrats take the House and maybe the senate. He will bring back Musk and his gremlins to tamper with voting machines, voters, and the election. I hope there are people smarter than me who can monitor and prevent this.
Yep. We know that for the last two elections, at least, there have been all kinds of GOP dirty tricks. Last time, there was the question of Elon's hacker posse having altered voting software codes, as evidenced by various anomalies in results. And AFAIK, nothing has been done about any of it. Greg Palast has sounded the alarm repeatedly, and Mark Elias has worked tirelessly on the legal front, but I don't think changes have been made.
Who the fork is responsible for taking care of this stuff? The state Democrats could get computer programmers to research this. Musk's monkeys arent the only people who know their way a software glitch.
Per my reading, only the candidate in question (Harris) can ask for an audit/recount. The DNC might have researched after the fact, but if they did, they ain't sayin' nothin'.
I'm sure states could do forensic analyses, if they had the will and the funds. But if there was a program inserted that would lie dormant until time to tabulate the votes, and afterward it self-deleted, it would be hard to trace. It might be too late to try to do anything after the fact, anyway.
Khanna and Massie need to get their thumbs out of their asses and quit relying on a (albeit) great journalist, Lawrence O’Donnell, to make something fucking *HAPPEN*. They are just pissing away valuable days and weeks now so the satanic fuckers in the DOJ can deep six any progress on getting those fucking files out. Were it not for the Epstein estate lawyers and CPA’s and victim’s attorney Bradley Edwards, these elected shit-for-brains would have exactly what fills their skulls: *FUCKING NOTHING*.
Democrats are always playing with fucking nothing. Many are reluctant to condemn Trump's invasion because they might appear weak against a sitting war president. How could they appear any weaker? Any opposition from them now is on proceduralist grounds, i.e., only Congress has the power to authorize war. GOP is saying this isn't a war, it's a judicial move, like Noriega's extradition. Republicans are adept at having it all ways.
It’s so annoying when people come up with Debbie Downer comments when you’re trying to be positive about fighting back. “Oh, he won’t let us vote in the midterms!” I had that response yesterday to a note, and I replied, “Then we need to get a militia together.” Their whole attitude is “Gee, I guess we just lay down and die now.”
I, for one, don't have a lay-down-and-die attitude. But neither do I think free and fair midterms are going to "just happen." The GOP cheated bigly last time. And if Fuckwit invokes the Insurrection Act, as he's mentioned more than once, what's to be done? Your idea of a militia might be the only answer. The point is, seeing clear danger ahead is not being a downer; it's being realistic.
It's annoying to me when people just automatically assume there will be free and fair midterms, and the Dems will win the House, and then the reconstruction can begin. It's not a done deal, by any means. Greg Palast and Mark Elias need an army behind them, and pretending it's not so puts us further in the hole. IMO.
The new postal rules are aimed to mess up the mail in ballots. We need to alert folks to send their ballots in way earlier. We need to fight them at every turn because they know they cannot win without cheating.
Optimism looks a lot like full blown denial these days. We need to come to terms with what we are up against, what will be required of us and how we plan on executing those actions. At this moment, optimism is for the privileged. Must be nice.
I read something earlier about having hope but still not being optimistic. That pretty much sums up the way I feel. I don't think anything can be assumed or taken for granted. Other than that Rump and his minions will continue to lie and grift, of course.
Um, no, I don't. I see at least a couple dozen, "Just wait 'til the midterms. Then we'll fix 'em!" posts every day or two. I think many (most?) Dems are just blind to what went down last time.
Besides, how would anyone know what Elon is up to? He wouldn't personally touch anything. He has resources everywhere. He could place a call from anywhere and get it done. The entire point of being a black hat is making it as difficult as possible for anyone else to find a trail. His DOGE boys have likely backdoor-ed everything they touched, as just one example.
Despite all the anomalies in 2024 (e.g., Rump winning every single swing state), the Dems caved before all the votes were even counted. Harris refused to ask for audits. Palast warned over and over that there was hijacking going on, and no one listened. Do I think anything will change this year? Nope. Absent some major upheaval, the Rs will still be in charge on Election Day. Think they'll call out any shenanigans if Rs win? Think the DNC will grow a spine? Nope.
I hope you’re wrong. Musk and Krasnov actually talked about Musk rigging the election before the 2024 election, and a few people noticed, but it wasn’t until after the fact when people started actually looking at what happened that they sat up and said “Day-um! They really ARE that evil!” They can’t overturn the 2024 results now because Congress already certified Krasnov as president. But GOING FORWARD, in 2026, we can take back Congress. And if, as someone suggested to me recently, they send ICE to stop people from voting, I think that might very well be the start of a civil war. Which is probably what Krasnov wants, so Krusty Gnome can have her goons try to un-alive us all. Anything to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
Exactly. Everyone needs to get out and vote--but everyone also needs to be prepared for Demento's handlers to try to prevent or interfere in the election. The fascists know full well what's going to happen in November and they sure as hell aren't going to shrug their shoulders and say, "Oh, well, we totally lost all that power we illegally grabbed. Guess we should just go home now....."
But there's a difference between being resigned to the worst and preparing for it. If we just blithely assume the midterms will take place and will be fair, we're putting our heads in the sand, IMO. The 2024 election wasn't fair, thanks to myriad GOP dirty tricks [at least], so why would it be better this year?
Jeff I’m not giving up, I sometimes need to take a break so I can catch my breath. In truth I keep hoping that someone has the guts to say you need a time out Preznit Fuckwit here is your new Oval Office bright & shiny….😡🤬😤😡😤🤬
With regime change in this country, there are no more worries about the Epstein files. Project 2025 is about regime change, and it’s partially fulfilled. We shall see what will be accomplished by DOGE’s capture of Americans’ personal information from separate agencies and putting it all together.
The only regime change I support is regime changing Republicans out of the political offices they only hold because they cheat, terrorize, or murder their way into.
I didn’t say he couldn’t speak. I’ve read every one of his books. But he sent a pretty clear message by fleeing Yale for the U of Toronto. His smarts are way beyond books.
Probably because elections, even federal ones, are done at the local level. That means there are different rules and practices and procedures in place in every state. Hundreds of thousands of people involved in making it all work. There will be elections. Will Trump and his billionaire buddies find another way ti cheat? Probably. We have to make sure the majority vote is so enormous that cheating is impossible.
Right. And effectively, all Marco and fatfuck and the rest of them have done strengthens the Chavenistas and their illegal regime, as they handed Venezuelans a cause to unite them, a common enemy. Fatfuck is so far out over his skies he’s dragging the shredded remains of the GOP over the cliff with him. He talks, he says crazy shit, and then they all have to agree.
today in Shit That Happened While I Was Busy Writing This Shit —
Uncle Tim Walz has ended his bid for reelection? why? I've been too busy writing about Venezuela pay attention to it
can’t blame him……our wonderful🤮president accused him of murdering Minnesota Senator and her husband ….what a sick S.O.B!!
How did I miss that? Oh yeah I know I read so much that my anxiety is off the charts & I had to stop reading 😡😡
I have also decided to curb my scrolling. My mental health required it. Won't give up Jeff. Though.
Can't argue with that, there's so much written about tRump that it is hard to keep up with all the side affects.
Tim Walz was accused of being the r-word this time, instead of his son.
those R-epukes are beyond disgraceful. Where on earth did they come from: subterranean caves and tunnels? The vileness is so beyond my ken. Only monsters could do what they do.
Look at their standard bearer. He's only more awful because he's at the top of the food chain. OMFG, just when I think Dwumpy can't be a bigger asshole, he proves me wildly wrong. But I agree with the punditry. He's gone over the top. Oh sure, the worst of the worst of the worst of MAGA loves it. Everyone else, knows this is 100% certified, grade AAA fascism. Moreover, having grown up during the height of the cold war, and our running dog war mongers (guess which party) kept putting us on the brink of nuclear armageddon, Ron Reagan especially, despite the arms reduction treaties he negotiated with a weakened Soviet Premier, this BS really fucking scares me. Dump cannot die soon enough. Plz mommy, tell me again how his hands look like shit and he can barely walk.
I remember coming home from school with a permission slip asking whether to dismiss me if there was a USSR nuclear attack heading toward the air base nearby. I’ve been terrified before, but I ain’t scarable any more. Screw Donnie Dumbprano.
Donny’s reign is like a never ending Drop Drill.
We won’t get a better gov than Walz.
You’d lose a very effective senator as well.
If anything diaper Don murdered them
Yeah, our wonderful president fantasizing out loud...
Canadian here: I read that he was ALSO making way for Amy Klobuchar to run for Gov.
Well, he must have some other things he wants to do then. Family comes first I suspect. They might have had too much from the MAGA trolls.
I left a comment below on Walz decision!
Got it.
Few know that the fraud was investigated in 2020, the program suspended by state Department of Education… the Federal government restarted the program under orders. This was a huge news story in the Cities in 2020, yet Trumps $3.5 million profit of PPP and PPPE were dismissed since he had his son in law running both programs!!
She’s useless. Rooster on MS Now
Mary, maybe Tim and Amy are going to trade places…
What, the lady who was photographed next to netanyahu recently? Gung ho on killing children in Gaza???
I think that's a good idea! 👍
Maybe they will swap 🤔.
Unfortunate about Tim Walz. Like you, I have been paying attention to Venezuela and thinking about promised upcoming attacks on countries belonging to our allies. I did hear that there was some scandal in Minnesota but not what it was because it sounded like Republican lies.
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Just make sure that you mail your ballot EARLY, to make sure its postmark is before the election.
According to Thom Hartmann, there's a new USPS rule about postmarks. Mail pieces are now marked when they're processed, NOT when they're received. There could be a lag of a day or so. Meaning that more mail-in ballots can now technically be tossed for being late. Mail ballots way early!
Thanks for posting this. I just found out about that new little weasel rule yesterday.
With apologies to weasels.
But seriously, how many people will find out about it?
Well, the more of us who put it out there, the more people will be aware.
can a voter go to the counter of a post office and request that their mail in ballot be hand-canceled ? snap a pic with your phone as proof .
Yes! That’s what we did when mail ordering high demand Dead tickets from GDTS, back in the day. Postmark determined your place in line, and certain shows sold out from first day postmarks, so it was important to get the right date on there.
You can't make this stuff up.
That's a good idea, George! I'd imagine it's allowable.
Heh, heh, heh! Beat them at their own game. 😆
Well , it may be one tool to have in the tool box but voters should be very defensive minded that some people might try to cancel your vote---because they will ! Develop as many strategies as you can think of to protect yourself .
Yes.
NEVER would have thought of this before getting (and become a wee bit more learned about) my Iphone, so thank you! We always vote in person - just something I prefer - but IF I'm stuck in that situation - or have others who are, I'm forwarding on this info.
I suspect once mail in ballots can be mailed in, he'll have the post office cull them and make sure they get postmarked after the election
I'm sure he'd like to, but maybe his reach doesn't go that far. I can't imagine the staff at my local branch being willing to do that. But that's a frightening thought, for sure.
I hope you’re right, word would get out pretty fast but then he would lie and there’s truly no one to hold him to account.
Yes I know. I live in a state that forces me to snail mail. Lucky people have the option of emailing their ballots. I wish I could too like we do our registration each year. I already have confirmation of our registration being received.
I live in Oregon. You can mail your ballot, use a drop box, or take it right to the Elections Board. The point is, the County (which is the political entity which oversees elections in our state) has a paper record of your vote. Your ballot, which is certified by your signature, is kept under lock and key. Counting votes is done by mechanical means under human supervision. This is the most secure way to certify (and recertify, if necessary) an election.
Do you really think entrusting your ballot to proprietary systems and machines designed by engineers and AI, constantly updated, (usually because of bugs and glitches), after being sent over other proprietary systems (apps and whatever devices you use to send email) is a better idea? Do you think Elon Musk, et al., aren’t out there trying like hell to hack electronic voting systems? Please think again about this.
Musk et al have already been fucking with the machines: frump blurted it out about the 2024 election. I, for one, vote IN person and walk MY ballot to the machine (which I know is watched over carefully BY Democratic volunteers - the republicans are on the other side of the room where they still direct my husband since he's still registered as one, lol - mostly so he can keep an eye on them. The sole thing he cannot do is vote in a primary, which he's willing to sacrifice AND be inundated with all of the magat garbage. He doesn't mind, he doesn't read mail OR email). But it's a way of keeping track of 'them' and the volunteers in our area are straight shooters. Then again, our entire area are good people for the most part. What the issue is, are those citizens living Overseas or those with dual citizenship who have no choice BUT to mail their ballot, as well as our military members whose ballots I'M sure get fucked with IF they know the member's leanings..
I worked as a poll worker for 12 years and have complete confidence in Alameda County's Registrar of Voters office.
We are talking about living in another country where you cannot drop box and you can only mail. My daughter and I mailed ours together last election. It cost 7€ to send it and hers was recorded as received 10 days after mine. Now the German postal system has slowed down and they let us all know things will take longer. Fortunately we request to get our ballots by email, so the only snail mail used is to mail it back. Many countries are not having a very reliable mail system. I envy people who live in states where they can email in their ballots. We get notified when our board of elections receives the ballots.
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Living under threatening world peace times like these, it’s hard to keep track of all the insanity… we need a break, some clarity that only a world sans soulless evil can bring!
You have to hear the discussion of Venezuelan president's discussion of Dean Blundell and Zev Shalev. Right now it is live. They will have a version later. They are saying that Trump is pretending to take Venezuela over, and the capture of Maduro is staged.
Several people I read share the theatrical nonsense.
I recognized far too many holes in the story instantly, false flag operations are a U. S. Trademark…
Here is Lev Shalev saying that the ouster and abduction of Maduro is performance. You can read it or watch it. He is suggesting that Maduro was abducted in exchange for Putin getting Ukraine. He is suggesting that both Russia and China are in on this deal, and that this whole operation was distraction from the fact that the Epstein Files have not been released. https://www.narativ.org/p/new-the-maduro-capture-was-wag-the?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1581221&post_id=183638513&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=f0qfn&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Robert Hubbell is talking about this deal as well. Fiona Hill apparently testified under oath that the first time around she was Trump's person for Russia and they approached her with a deal to trade Ukraine for Venezuela.
https://open.substack.com/pub/roberthubbell/p/reclaiming-january-6-as-the-day-democracy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Today is the January 6 Paper Clip Protest. Wear one or a chain and take a picture of yourself wearing it and share it with a few friends, asking them to do the same. It is recommended that one go to landmarks of your town or city and take a picture. I am doing that with some friends today.
Saw Hill testify to this Linda, the agreement was Putin gets Ukraine, Trump gets Venezuela. Billionaire investors like Singer make a cool 5-7billion, being the highest bidder on Citgo to begin with… the other billionaires split u the rest. I haven’t read Zev’s post about this. I’ve been reading his Greatest Heist piece that greatly affected me personally.
Thanks for this!
Amen!
There’s an adage: “If their lips are moving, they’re lying.”
Always, when dealing with t.
Scandals always get our attention very quickly, Tim Walz is striding for bigger and better things not that there’s anything wrong with his current position Tim is a winner and winners get invited to important dinners!!!
So supposedly it’s this childcare scandal that needs to be solved. He supposedly can’t run for office and handle it at the same time.
The real childcare scandal is that our toddler-in-chief remains completely unsupervised.
Touché!
And he's already found the unsecured gun.
Yeah, and it’s loaded.
Trump IS the unsecured gun.
Also I’ve seen Republican choads posting pics of Mike Lindell like he’s in office already
The MAGAts keep driving past his house and screaming the R word, which may be upsetting for the Walzs. It certainly upsets me that people do that to them. May those AHs keep driving, really fast, and hit a big wall. The world won’t miss them.
Is there not security at the gov's mansion? The Texas gov's pad is replete with fencing and other road-blocking measures.
Mike Lindell couldn’t get elected to the office of dog catcher. He’s incoherently incompetent at a simple subject verb object sentence. Let us all hope that runs as an R!
Why the fork would Walz do this? Did they threaten to kill his family? Shit. What do the people of Minnesota think?
There’s also this, from Scott Dworkin:
“Trump shared a disgusting conspiracy theory that suggested Walz was responsible for the murder of his friend, former MN Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/p/trump-claims-he-will-run-venezuelahe?r=3rccqg&utm_medium=ios
Another pillow fucker like VD Jance
Bleh
Making pillows
Ludicrous, it’s been investigated and the perpetrators are in prison Richard!
Trump thinks crazy and he believes his own bullshit. Whats wrong with the Republicans? Why are they so afraid of Trumps billionaire
backers?
Because they're in the Epstein files too.
Yup, but it's another signal to trump that his threats and intimidation are working.
Asshole GOP troll wannabe James O'Keefe showed up UNANNOUNCED at Minneapolis daycare centers run by Somalis, WHILE THE CENTERS WERE CLOSED, asking for admittance! Needless to say, the workers would NOT let the troll in. No daycare center would. Troll reported that the centers must be fraudulent, as he was not allowed in and saw no children. Fox News, Newsmax, and all the other fascist propaganda machines are going after Uncle Tim since there's been an investigation going on for a few years regarding the misuse of COVID funds by daycare centers in Minnesota, especially those run by Somalis. I'm sorry Uncle Tim is not running, but this way he can focus on clearing his name and be ready for his next political adventure.
Might he be thinking of the White House in '28? That was my first guess.
He's just too nice for these horrible times. We need a real tough cookie. I'm going to vote for Newsom if we actually get to have an election.
Oh, I think Walz is tough as nails, like Pritzker. I also think he's very savvy, and is living to fight another day. Also, he may fear for his son's sense of security, although his son seems to be strong, too.
And yep! If Newsom runs and Walz doesn't, I'll vote for Gavin!
Five!?
Yepper. And after his appearance on Colbert awhile back, I'll bet Newsom gained a lot more supporters.
Thank you. That's four votes, you and three in my house.
Newsom will throw anybody under the bus for tactical advantage, and has already shown his willingness to turn a blind eye to right wing terrorists.
Your analysis is incorrect, Bob. Newsom was attempting to show himself off to the magas. He was not turning a blind eye, he was attempting to convert them. You have to start somewhere.
No, he gave in to Kirk. He showed HIS willingness to convert to THEIR way on issues that only involved throwing a few disposable people under the bus. Then he sucked up to the TPUSA again saying he hoped Kirk's "legacy" would continue. He will not be an ally.
Pritzker
Mine as well Denise!
Six!?
You’re on the money Cheryl
“In September, I announced that I would run for a historic third term as Minnesota’s Governor. And I have every confidence that, if I gave it my all, I would succeed in that effort,” Walz said at the news conference. “But as I reflected on this moment with my family and my team over the holidays, I came to the conclusion that I can’t give a political campaign my all.”
TW
I just asked Hubby if he'd heard - and, get this, he said it was because of 'the fraud'. What? I'd already told him that the FRAUD was already exposed as NOT being committed by Somalians but by this white bitch (oops, woman) who HIRED Somalian people so she could put THEIR NAMES as 'officers' of this supposed 'childcare conglomeration' as SHE stole the money - and of course so all the racist pigs (like frump and his magats - cue that little shit Andrew whatever his name is and his mother who are somehow behind all this racist bullshit too - the substacker), JUST to attack not only Tim Walz but the murdered Democratic Congresspeople in his State! You've already written about the Mob -what else does the Mob do? Set someone else up to take the fall!
Excellent take Elizabeth!
Thank you Patrick, but this came from someone else. When I can find his name again (he 'outs' these youtube/substack liars). Actually I think the guy who created a lot of this was a youtuber with his mama all in on it with him. I had NO idea what was going on - but look at it: Tim RAN with the black woman who dared take on frump. That alone put him in the crosshairs, but this I DO know: Tim Walz is a straight shooter. No one will convince me otherwise. IF the orange asshole pumpkin head is going after him THIS deliberately, it means that Tim IS a good guy AND that he's gotten too close to the truth. I've always had very good instincts about the good and the bad(not to mention a few of the really ugly). And THIS one screams: set up.
There was also the charges ...false....by some guy that there was millions in fraud for daycare centers that has been proven false. I think Tim has had enough and has had his family threatened that he wants to step aside. He states he can help more on the outside of politics for hi state. Can't blame anyone for not wanting to keep having their families threatened. He is a good honest man that has been trashed by MAGA and I agree with as special needs son and family that he cares about he has th right to say "enough"
Europe is now bracing for a similar attack… providing troops with Canada and the UK to police and ensure a peaceful ending to the war of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Plans are in place for Greenland, while Rubio’s dedication to cutting off Venezuelan ties to Cuba appear to be a small part of his master plan.
Chinese battleships are surrounding Taiwan as we speak, the U. S. has remained steadfast in offering protection from China as well.
Electing a career criminal born into the Genovese crime family, and a transnational criminal syndicate. Who’s also been diagnosed with malignant narcissist syndrome from afar, has certainly turned out well! Either WWIII, or a world filled with corruption and piracy will surely follow…. Welcome to the new world order!
I'm hoping for a replay of Bay of Pigs in Cuba and an attempt to actually occupy Venezuela. Does anyone remember what happened in Bay of Pigs but me?
My memory is still functioning fairly well LTBW, I hear you!
I was three
So was I but I know the history.
Yes, but a lot of people may have to relive the past, which, take it from me, was pretty gloomy in my life.
Well it made the headlines big time! Boy did the Cuban refugees look like fools. Boy, did the CIA embarrass itself. Even a preteen (11 or 12) like me remembers it well.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/05/tim-walz-minnesota-governor-reelection?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/politics/pentagon-cuts-mark-kellys-retirement-pay-punishment
Colour me unsurprised TJ
Dean Blundell and Zev Shalev are discussing how Maduro's arrest and capture is staged, and is planned together with Trump, Putin and Xi. So, let us see. It was staged to distract us. I guess the people of Venezuela too. He is also getting back at Maria Corina Machado for getting the Nobel Peace Prize that he wants.
We know Trumps boy wonder-do it all son in law was involved with a top Putin adviser. It’s an interesting take, and a great distraction. Dean and Zev are on top of so many things, it brought pause to my day!
They are. For one, they have very international connections and get people on in the know. You should hear them discussing why Musk is back on the scene. Here is the Dean and Zev piece today.
https://open.substack.com/pub/deanblundell/p/fivestack-live-maduro-kidnapping?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Here is also the Dean and Lev Parnas. My friend hates watching him because he is such a crook, but he is an insider spilling. It is longer and I did not watch it yet because I am taking a break from this stuff to go to sleep. Will perhaps watch it tomorrow.
https://open.substack.com/pub/deanblundell/p/the-weekend-round-up-w-lev-parnas?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Dean is supposed to have another podcast with Jacob Kaarsbo, former Danish Intelligence Analyst.
I can't imagine why he thinks there is any universe, including this one, in which he would get a Nobel Peace Prize.
It's because of all the shit trump stirred up about the Somalians there. As everything else that's happened in this country because of shit trump stirred up. It's what he does best, stirring up shit and ruining other people's lives.
And when he stirs up shit like this he is absolutely gleeful. No matter that it’s been proven false. Plenty of fools still believe it.
And now he’s cut off federal funding for daycare for all fifty states. Our state has a sizeable African population and many are working in caretaking professions. I do know that accountability is high for daycare centers here.
But I can barely imagine the grief this is going to cause families, having funding unilaterally shut off because the Orange Turd gets a mean on. I’d love to see stats on who is really engaging in fraud out there.
Our neighbor’s daughter works in a daycare center; our neighbor looks after the grandchildren while she works. And I look after the dog! That’s how I get my dog fix. Waiting to hear what will be happening with it all.
How do you cut off funding for daycare while at the same time cutting off funding for family planning and women's prenatal & postnatal healthcare? This whole administration has one goal in mind - one goal - and that is to hurt people. Period.
Absolutely. Especially brown or black people. And keep white women at home and under the thumb of men.
Given that he's been squarely in Trump's sights for months and months now it's hard to blame him for wanting to take a step back. Plus, Melissa hortman's assassination wasn't even a year ago.
Not that it's stopping any of the local Republican fucknuckles giggling and taking victory laps.
I find the timing of all of this alarming. I don't live in MN and don't pay much attention to their internal politics. Maybe Walz has had enough. That would be understandable. But to not run again because of a scandal if you or your government had nothing to do with it? It happened on your watch so the accountability lands on you. I may be way off on my questions about this. I don't trust any politician nor do I always believe their real motives in doing things.
I live in MN. I think Melissa hortman's assassination probably played a part. That wasn't even a year ago now. I'm a nobody and even I can't help but feel like I'm in the crosshairs sometimes just because I'm not a vocal trump humper.
Hmm.. I do Deborah, the facts of who was involved have been confirmed for a couple years!!
“[Gov. Walz] is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programs in the state.”
https://apnews.com/article/tim-walz-minnesota-governor-not-running-fb037492e59e1e376f3be0559c235aec
Walz’s statement:
https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/?id=1055-718148
It’s past time his Ass polishing feeble republicans start taking action to remove him. We can’t endure one more year of this shit. If they don’t, maybe another more hostile country will Maduro him. Wouldn’t that be great for our poor country?
Nice use of “Maduro” as a verb. Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Usually I don’t like verbalizing nouns, but in this case if you make it lower case, I’m all for it😈
At least there are now foreign 🎯 targets on the orange humpback whale and his circle jerk of sycophant incompetents
Waiting for the predictable boomerang.
Please don't compare that horrific hellbeast to a whale. Whales are intelligent and inoffensive beings! 🐋
Are there?
👏
They won't remove him. He's giving them everything they ever wanted.
I read that Goebbels Nosferatu Miller will be taking on more responsibility for Venezuela. What could possibly go wrong besides every fucking thing.
I'm all in favor of Miller being put in charge of Venezuela as long as he and his wife have to move to Caracas and stay for the duration.
With his pathological hatred for anybody who speaks Spanish natively or who has a Spanish surname, I'll bet he begged for the assignment: a whole country of Latinos to torture! Including immigrants he already illegally deported from the US! He must be pouring himself a big, tall glass of O negative right now (okay--after sunset).
When miller becomes king of Venezuela, where will he deport all those brown Spanish people who he hates?
Um….let’s see. What could go wrong🤔
I believe EVERYTHING covers that question and answer rather nicely Kay-El.
JFC. I shoulda stayed in Spain.
We're headed to WW3, arent we? 😭😭
AND Tim Walz? 😭😭 But I cant blame him...he's been a real fighter.
He dropped out to ease the stress on his family.
I always thought he was a genuinely good man.
He is.
I agree.
Yes!
yes
WWIII, to be known to future generations as The Free World Against the Fourth Reich, aka The Reverse Crusade Against Christian Nationalist Vulture Capitalist Aggression, aka the War Against the Inestimable Avarice of One Evil Creep
A very long time ago, in an alternate universe, it was noted that President Nosferatu Miller acted according to "the Hitler playbook." And that is what's going on: as the meme of the world Jeff posted shows, Donnie Demento's handlers, Putin, and Xi are dividing up the world, fancying themselves to be Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito--only planning to be successful this time around.
We told you to stay. Sorry you could not.
Spain would have kicked me out if I hadn't left....Almost to the limit of my allowed time. But in spite of a horrible reentry experience (American Airlines, I'm looking at you, I'll go back!!
Where in the fuck is Congress?
It’s good that Congress isn’t alive to see this.
Ahahahahhahaha!!! Right?! 🤣👏🏻
🎬👏
You won. Perfection.
Bravo 🤩
That is good!!
Zombies
Hilarious! In a congressional coma?
The Republican led congress is looking for their balls and realizing they neutered themselves a long time ago to satisfy the pedophile dictator.
On their hands and knees under their desks searching......
Searching for navel lint...
Nah, they're fondling their balls because they get off on this shit.
They are out on vacation….you know after all the hard work they put in in 2025 the need a rest😡🤬😤😤😡🤬😤
The Republicans in Congress are complicit.
They return in session tomorrow, January 6.
Maybe their bodies will return, but I have no faith in them bringing their minds, hearts, souls or balls. They lost those the day after January 6th, 2021, if not earlier.
You’d think they’d be called back in fot something like an unauthorized war.
The Republicans are either taking victory laps or still in the midst of post-nut fugue, and democratic "leadership" is deep in talks with their strategists and consultants trying to figure out the most effective method of capitulation.
On their much needed winter break! No disaster too big to get our congress to work serving the people.
MIA!
On some island.
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Nice aesthetics. 🤣👏🏻🤣👏🏻🤣
Look! A squirrel! Still waiting for the Epstein files and impeachment of Pammy! I wouldn’t be surprised if Walz joins the Senate race. Since it is apparently OK to kidnap the leaders of other countries that are assholes can someone please help us out here? Canada? I’m looking T you.
Trade slots with Klobuchar?
Our PM did make a statement, but given the fragile relationship between Bozo the clown and Carney, we’re not at all surprised at his less than punchy retort to the madman sitting at the Resolute kindergarten table!
Soon he’ll be saying “It’s a nice planet, if you want to keep it.” On the other hand if I could meet with the Danish government I would tell them it is America that is up for sale and in dire need of a regime change.
What really needs to happen is Starmer, Macron and Merz getting together and quietly telling Trump that if he lays even a finger on Greenland or Canada it will be Article 5. Give him the line from Benjamin Franklin about hanging together lest we all hang separately.
Stammer would have to get off the fence to do that! Though he sounded stronger on Greenland than Venezuela
Great thought, Stephen. I wish those three would do exactly that, and bring along any other like-minded leaders.
It's a damn shame, but that's what 77 million Americans were satisfied with so long as this pricktator could smash the minorities they hate. Absent any *admissible* evidence that he was falsely elected (especially with the people crowing post-election day that they successfully 'punished' Kamala Harris), I have no reason to believe they didn't want it.
A mobster is fine as long as this mobster is hurting people. That's the power of sadopopulism.
There is a chance for a semblance of a check though: a Democratic impeachment+removal-sized majority in the United States Congress. So check your registration and check it often...especially if you live in an unreconstructed state-based regime of terror.
But, I'm just SO fuckin' sick and tired of listening to and reading about the traitorous tangerine twatwaffle EVERY.FUCKIN.DAY. And, I didn't even vote for the pedophile motherfucker. He needs to be REMOVED NOW. That's it
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Great article, Jeff..thank you
Annabelle...I was scrolling and saw "twatwaffle" and I knew it was you. We met on the MTN board and bonded over the word 🤗
I remember you! Things still suck pretty bad, don't they? 🙄🫣
Fucking disaster of fuckwits, twatwaffles and scumbaggery. 😱 Right now I'm hiding under my blanket in my bunker.
I, too am under my blankie...🫣
I love that word. I truly do.
Says it all, doesn't it Ellen ? 😂
I like "pricktator", myself.
One comment, one reminder. The mess in Venezuela is no different than what Putin's doing to Ukraine. Hello commandant Orange Glob. And, everything is done to take attention away from (are you ready) Epstein Files!!!!
It’s also to distract from tomorrow’s 5-year anniversary of Jan. 6.
Expecting a timely predawn "operation" in Venezuela tomorrow to go after the uncooperative ones.
I KNOW YOU. Where have you been?
👍👍
Thank you so much for the reminder about my hero Fiona Hill. And for giving us all hope.
Fiona Hill lost her job over that. Big surprise. And . . . think about it . . . it was 5 YEARS AGO. The Ukraine-Venezuela thing has been percolating for 5 YEARS. So, probably, have the rest. Who's next? My money's on Cuba.
Wee Marco wants to be king of Cuba so yeah.
Thanks, Jan. I actually looked up what Fiona Hill is doing now, and she is thriving. I watched her testimony and found it so compelling. Glad she’s hanging tough (which is our family motto these days).
I'm so glad she's out of the swamp and doing well. Thanks for that.
I'm sure you're right about the 2 mob bosses doing the Ukraine-Venezuela swap. I wish those Big Macs would finally kick in.
I especially love the movie clip from Goodfellas. It's in my top 5 mobster movies with The Departed, Miller's Crossing, Pritzi's Honor and Married to the Mob. I don't include The Godfather, because that was a lengthy series, like The Sopranos.
We need to pay attention. Trump knows he's screwed if the Democrats take the House and maybe the senate. He will bring back Musk and his gremlins to tamper with voting machines, voters, and the election. I hope there are people smarter than me who can monitor and prevent this.
"...tamper with voting machines, voters, and the election."
As happened last time, I firmly believe.
Yes, me too. I think they tried to do that when he ran against Biden, which why he was so surprised that Biden won.
Yep. We know that for the last two elections, at least, there have been all kinds of GOP dirty tricks. Last time, there was the question of Elon's hacker posse having altered voting software codes, as evidenced by various anomalies in results. And AFAIK, nothing has been done about any of it. Greg Palast has sounded the alarm repeatedly, and Mark Elias has worked tirelessly on the legal front, but I don't think changes have been made.
Who the fork is responsible for taking care of this stuff? The state Democrats could get computer programmers to research this. Musk's monkeys arent the only people who know their way a software glitch.
Per my reading, only the candidate in question (Harris) can ask for an audit/recount. The DNC might have researched after the fact, but if they did, they ain't sayin' nothin'.
I'm sure states could do forensic analyses, if they had the will and the funds. But if there was a program inserted that would lie dormant until time to tabulate the votes, and afterward it self-deleted, it would be hard to trace. It might be too late to try to do anything after the fact, anyway.
If you're interested:
https://electiontruthalliance.org/
Donny has started referring to this clusterfuck as the Donroe Doctrine. He's so clever! 🙄
This is going to end very badly for all involved.
As I said on Saturday, there must be some real awful shit in those Epstein files.
Khanna and Massie need to get their thumbs out of their asses and quit relying on a (albeit) great journalist, Lawrence O’Donnell, to make something fucking *HAPPEN*. They are just pissing away valuable days and weeks now so the satanic fuckers in the DOJ can deep six any progress on getting those fucking files out. Were it not for the Epstein estate lawyers and CPA’s and victim’s attorney Bradley Edwards, these elected shit-for-brains would have exactly what fills their skulls: *FUCKING NOTHING*.
Democrats are always playing with fucking nothing. Many are reluctant to condemn Trump's invasion because they might appear weak against a sitting war president. How could they appear any weaker? Any opposition from them now is on proceduralist grounds, i.e., only Congress has the power to authorize war. GOP is saying this isn't a war, it's a judicial move, like Noriega's extradition. Republicans are adept at having it all ways.
Trump with a sobbing 12-year girl who has since died under questionable circumstances is my longstanding guess.
Wish I knew why Timothy Snyder believes there will be free and fair elections … ? Uncontested? How can we believe that could happen?!?
giving up and assuming the worst outcome is inevitable is the surest way to let fascism win
I'm still thinking we may need another revolution to get rid of the bastard.
Seems Jack Smith thinks the orange pustule will try another coup, since he sure as hell laid out the goods on the last one. I mean FAILED one.
Did it fail? He ended up back in office anyway. Sadly it was more like a delayed victory.
Like the Beer Hall Putsch
Well, they do seem to use the Nazi playbook a lot.
Yes. It’s too late for pessimism. We have to fight. The question is how best to do it.
Agreed. Now I’m just pissed off
THANK YOU!
It’s so annoying when people come up with Debbie Downer comments when you’re trying to be positive about fighting back. “Oh, he won’t let us vote in the midterms!” I had that response yesterday to a note, and I replied, “Then we need to get a militia together.” Their whole attitude is “Gee, I guess we just lay down and die now.”
Surrender isn't an option.
I, for one, don't have a lay-down-and-die attitude. But neither do I think free and fair midterms are going to "just happen." The GOP cheated bigly last time. And if Fuckwit invokes the Insurrection Act, as he's mentioned more than once, what's to be done? Your idea of a militia might be the only answer. The point is, seeing clear danger ahead is not being a downer; it's being realistic.
It's annoying to me when people just automatically assume there will be free and fair midterms, and the Dems will win the House, and then the reconstruction can begin. It's not a done deal, by any means. Greg Palast and Mark Elias need an army behind them, and pretending it's not so puts us further in the hole. IMO.
The new postal rules are aimed to mess up the mail in ballots. We need to alert folks to send their ballots in way earlier. We need to fight them at every turn because they know they cannot win without cheating.
Exactly.
Thank you for being a sober voice here.
Optimism looks a lot like full blown denial these days. We need to come to terms with what we are up against, what will be required of us and how we plan on executing those actions. At this moment, optimism is for the privileged. Must be nice.
I read something earlier about having hope but still not being optimistic. That pretty much sums up the way I feel. I don't think anything can be assumed or taken for granted. Other than that Rump and his minions will continue to lie and grift, of course.
You don’t think they’ll be watching Elon like hawks this time?
Um, no, I don't. I see at least a couple dozen, "Just wait 'til the midterms. Then we'll fix 'em!" posts every day or two. I think many (most?) Dems are just blind to what went down last time.
Besides, how would anyone know what Elon is up to? He wouldn't personally touch anything. He has resources everywhere. He could place a call from anywhere and get it done. The entire point of being a black hat is making it as difficult as possible for anyone else to find a trail. His DOGE boys have likely backdoor-ed everything they touched, as just one example.
Despite all the anomalies in 2024 (e.g., Rump winning every single swing state), the Dems caved before all the votes were even counted. Harris refused to ask for audits. Palast warned over and over that there was hijacking going on, and no one listened. Do I think anything will change this year? Nope. Absent some major upheaval, the Rs will still be in charge on Election Day. Think they'll call out any shenanigans if Rs win? Think the DNC will grow a spine? Nope.
Sorry---very long answer to very short question.
I hope you’re wrong. Musk and Krasnov actually talked about Musk rigging the election before the 2024 election, and a few people noticed, but it wasn’t until after the fact when people started actually looking at what happened that they sat up and said “Day-um! They really ARE that evil!” They can’t overturn the 2024 results now because Congress already certified Krasnov as president. But GOING FORWARD, in 2026, we can take back Congress. And if, as someone suggested to me recently, they send ICE to stop people from voting, I think that might very well be the start of a civil war. Which is probably what Krasnov wants, so Krusty Gnome can have her goons try to un-alive us all. Anything to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
They're also the first ones to complain when the crap affects them personally.
No doubt!
Calling attention to the train coming down the track is not the same thing as laying down on the rails in front of it.
Exactly. Everyone needs to get out and vote--but everyone also needs to be prepared for Demento's handlers to try to prevent or interfere in the election. The fascists know full well what's going to happen in November and they sure as hell aren't going to shrug their shoulders and say, "Oh, well, we totally lost all that power we illegally grabbed. Guess we should just go home now....."
Spot on.
Exactly.
OK, you said in one sentence what took me three paragraphs to spell out. Bravo!
Amen!
But there's a difference between being resigned to the worst and preparing for it. If we just blithely assume the midterms will take place and will be fair, we're putting our heads in the sand, IMO. The 2024 election wasn't fair, thanks to myriad GOP dirty tricks [at least], so why would it be better this year?
Jeff I’m not giving up, I sometimes need to take a break so I can catch my breath. In truth I keep hoping that someone has the guts to say you need a time out Preznit Fuckwit here is your new Oval Office bright & shiny….😡🤬😤😡😤🤬
You are right Kimosabe Jeff
He believes this is about regime change in the U.S. I believe absolutely EVERYTHING is about the Epstein files.
With regime change in this country, there are no more worries about the Epstein files. Project 2025 is about regime change, and it’s partially fulfilled. We shall see what will be accomplished by DOGE’s capture of Americans’ personal information from separate agencies and putting it all together.
The only regime change I support is regime changing Republicans out of the political offices they only hold because they cheat, terrorize, or murder their way into.
So, you know...all of them.
I know my husband thinks all this war BS is to give some fucking idiot a chance at martial law and canceling elections.
I agree with your husband.
I agree, too!
Prof. Snyder moved to Canada. He no longer has any skin in the game with this foreskin of a country.
Spoiler: Canada has already been mentioned as a place your buddy Donnie orangeface wants to take over so the Prof. has every right to say something.
I didn’t say he couldn’t speak. I’ve read every one of his books. But he sent a pretty clear message by fleeing Yale for the U of Toronto. His smarts are way beyond books.
“ My buddy” my Polish-American white ass
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Probably because elections, even federal ones, are done at the local level. That means there are different rules and practices and procedures in place in every state. Hundreds of thousands of people involved in making it all work. There will be elections. Will Trump and his billionaire buddies find another way ti cheat? Probably. We have to make sure the majority vote is so enormous that cheating is impossible.
Didn’t Timothy Snyder say “If” regarding elections?
Right. And effectively, all Marco and fatfuck and the rest of them have done strengthens the Chavenistas and their illegal regime, as they handed Venezuelans a cause to unite them, a common enemy. Fatfuck is so far out over his skies he’s dragging the shredded remains of the GOP over the cliff with him. He talks, he says crazy shit, and then they all have to agree.