One of the most consequential, with one of the biggest downplays by the party that committed this fuckup. Bondi, KKKaroline, Gabbard, Waltz, Kegsbreath himself all outright lied. There should be consequences for that
There should be major consequences for all of this incompetent bullshit but with mob boss AG bimbo Bondi running the Dept. of Injustice, it won't happen on her very compromised watch. She's got better things to do like protect Dump from his constant fuck ups or Smuk's precious Tesla dealerships. Amazing how Dump keeps getting his personal attorney's to keep him out of trouble but in one of those so called shithole countries, he would've already gotten what he desrves.
Sorry, I know I will draw ire here. I am of course not defending misogyny of any kind, but this misunderstanding is a matter of perspective. Please hear me out. If a woman would opine something like, "That smug, smarmy anti-woman bigot Hegseth is so repulsive, I wouldn't sleep with him even if you paid me or he was the last man on earth" or similar sentiment, would that be an example of misandry, male-specific misanthropy? Or is it a personal opinion aimed at one (or two as Joe was commenting on) individual? I did not take his remark to be directed at women in general, nor the unfortunate sexual implication to generalize what Cheri said. There are certainly better ways to express an aversion to another person than to "go there" about how "fuckable" they are. Unfortunately, sometimes deep seated disdain comes out in these terms. We should all look for alternate ways to convey our intense dislike. Let's attribute at least some of this to the confusion and rage we all feel at the current shitstorm. We are, after all, in agreement on the biggest issue which is we oppose MAGA and its attendant destructiveness. They are succeeding in dividing us, as this exchange shows.
Yes, it would be misandry, HI2thDoc. I am blind with fury at the Maga destruction of our Democracy, but I feel like some expressions, popular or not, go over the line. I have spent my long life expected to just respond, "Oh, it's just men being men, no harm, no foul" when confronted with sayings like this. No. It's inappropriate.
Despite "cunt" being a common epithet, especially in the UK, along with "twat" I won't use those either. Look, Joe, I'm hardly a pearl clutcher. I have a serious fucking potty mouth. There are some things that are over the line to many of us women, though. When you've lived 72 years being expected to put up with insulting sexual epithets, you'll get it. I'm not mad at you personally, because I'm sure you just thought it was a common comedic thing to say. Some sayings are more harmful than others.
An interesting point of view. Kind of like how rappers can use the N word for impact and cred but it is not right for anyone else to use it. I agree with this sentiment but I know it drives conservatives nuts. I suspect it's because they wish the could use that offensive term too
Joe, calling me an idiot doesn't help your argument. I don't know you personally, so I won't call you any names. I was calling you out on your manners, essentially. It is similar, though less evil, than using the N word.
And she came cheap- $25,000 from some trump charity for not indicting him for the University scam in Florida. Good look out for the Floridians defrauded,
Anyone can report her ridiculous examples of lawyering to the American Bar Association. Hope some lawyers of good reputation will do just that and cause her to lose her license.
I honestly don't see how she, or Leavitt, will be able to keep their positions for long without a massive melt-down from their brains frying completely with all the lying.
SheтАЩs gotta go! She is not a very smart lawyer. She has no idea how the federal judiciary works. She thinks she can run things like she did in Florida. Disrespecting the federal judges will hopefully get her removed from being the director. It may not happen right now but I feel Dems are making some momentum. This fuckup was a gift to us. CanтАЩt let it slideтАжwe have to keep up the pace.
I would LOVE to see Bondi get disbarred and thrown out on her corrupt little arse. KKKaroline Leavitt will soon show the effects of constant lying in service to a corrupt, lawless old tool and start to look just like Kellyanne Conway did after a 6 or so months of Dear Leader.
Gabbard needs to be hauled off and force fed a daily dose of Prevagen until she can remember some of the texts she read--she seems to have no problem remembering how to tell lies, albeit implausible ones. Waltz is a feckless fool and should just be fired.
As for plastered Pete Hogsbreth...I think he should busted down to a general infantryman and sent off to some combat zone so he can practice his "lethality". I doubt anybody--least of all his fellow soldiers--will be terribly impressed.
I think both the House and the Senate are stuffed full of people who would get fragged by their own soldiers if they were to attempt "leading" them in the fashion that they currently "lead"
The reason itтАЩs so consequential is that it coicincides with other events (crippling tarriffs, destruction of Social Security staffing) showing tRump and his team are a bunch of walking/talking fuck-ups.
I don't think of episodes as screw ups...they simply have no regard for Nat/Sec. Destruction of American society is the goal, and 'mistakes' are part of the process.
What is noteworthy about the chat group is who ISN'T there. We would expect these discussions to be in the Situation Room, led by the President: but of course, Dumb Antichrist was nowhere near, for deniability's sake, with Stephen Miller stepping in to relay what Dear Leader would say if he were there. And we would expect all kinds of military people, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and so on, but not a single one of those was there, because anyone in uniform would throw a shitfit at the idea of this stuff being thrown around on a Signal chat. These people KNEW that this chat group was inappropriate; the only "screwup" was letting themselves get caught.
That, plus he's too damn stupid to be kept in the loop, since he'd probably run to the nearest phone and call his BFF, Vlad, and let him know what was on the horizon for the Houthis. [Except 'Houthi' is a word he is unfamiliar with]
I don't think Trump even knew what was going on - at least that's how he played it after they got caught.
So, Hegseth gets to play war games like a little boy without any of the bigwigs in on the decision and the others all acted as if this is a game to play along with, because, hey, they were put in charge for the big man whose main job is only to play to the cult while he's playing golf.
Nance and many others,rated it the largest (NatSec)National Security breach in American history SusanтАж itтАЩs good knowing that AmericaтАЩs most ignorant tosspots, are as trustworthy as the guy mowing the WH lawn!!
Hi Jeff, I am always interested in what you write. Can you please check into something for me. I was at my hair salon in Pembroke Pines, Florida yesterday, when I heard an announcement or ad over the radio or TV, I couldn't figure out which. The announcement was about turning yourself into ICE. I am not kidding. I was kind of stunned as I was listening to it. Could have been Kristi Noem's voice. I don't know. I was bothered by it because people are scooped up here in S Florida left and right.
That commercial ran here in Dallas. I saw reporting elsewhere that the Convicted Felon ordered the Puppy Killer to do a $200M ad campaign to highlight the AMAZING work he's doing getting those icky immigrants out. My husband and I just shook our heads at the SNL-esque commercial that resulted.
Where is DOGE with all their "waste, fraud, and abuse" accusations? To them, this is money well spent, like sending Gnome to C. America for a photo op or flying President Putinsbitch to FL every gdamn weekend to golf at our expense
President Elmo and his teenage minions have found NO DOCUMENTED ABUSE OR FRAUD. If they had they would parade that shit around on a Rose Bowl Parade float.
There was kind of a joke going around that some Latino migrant workers were doing construction stuff near the pit on NoemтАЩs property. They saw her go down with a goat and a shotgun, heard a bang, and saw her come out by herself. Then she went down with the dog, followed by gunshot, then no dog. This time when she got out of the pit she looked over at them. тАЬIтАЩm outta hereтАЭ one said, and they all left.
Some day, one condition or the other will exist. Either the Fourth Reich will be solidly established to rule for generations, or the worm turns and the American people get sufficiently pissed to reverse this (after exploring all the alternatives, of course; sorry PM Churchill). In the latter scenario, many of our beloved fellow citizens will have their qualifications to vote closely scrutinized, for quality-control purposes, of course.
Well, the app that immigrants used to schedule appointments for requesting asylum (CBP One) has now been turned into an app to self-deport, so IтАЩm inclined to believe itтАЩs legit (but horrible)
The illegality of this fascist takeover is now plain for all to see. If you choose not to see it, thatтАЩs your problem. ItтАЩs real, itтАЩs desperate and it is happening. Now that the true intentions of President Elmo and his smelly sock puppet are out in the open, what are we going to do about it?
Is it gonna be wild? I hope not. I hope it's totally quiet and polite and that it does not cause Republican assholes to pucker from coast to coast. I have greatly enjoyed Grassley get beaten like a bad dog at his own town hall and then whimper about not being informed about the SS cuts. Whatta bag of tools.
Hey birdwatcher! We septuagenarians still got some fight left. Participate in the April 5th protests and letтАЩs get this big ball of democracy rolling!
I was planning on going, and even bringing my husband, who can only walk about a block, then I remembered (from long experience) that the primary qualification for participating in a demonstration is MOBILITY--up, down, forwards, backwards. Have you been shot at or beaten? Can you count the number of times you've been tear gassed? Can you bail people out of jail? I lived in Berkeley in the Sixties and Seventies, and I know what peaceful demonstrations and marches can turn into. Since I still live here, I'm pretty sure I'll stay home... Ever had a helicopter fly over a penned in crowd of 2000 people and drop tear gas on them?
Must admit that these protests will be a first for me. IтАЩve not been shot at, beaten or tear gassed. I imagine that would color your perception of protest marches, birdwatcher. I can and have bailed people out of jailтАжand IтАЩve been bailed out of jail, several times back in the drinking daze, err, days. And I never ever had a helicopter drop tear gas on me when I was penned in. Sounds to me like youтАЩve earned your stripes at protest marches and have earned the right to take this one off.
Normally, as a member of the "Substack police", your words, I would not offer this advice to you, but I would suggest low heeled Frye boots (do they still make them?), heavy jeans, a heavy leather jacket (I don't care how hot it is, you need upper body protection) and a bandana, in case of gas, and a plastic bag with a dampened handkerchief/bandana in a pocket. If you have long hair, tie it back and tuck it under your shirt. I knew guys who wore their motorcycle helmets... You may think you're going to be peaceful, but you're not the ones making the decisions. For the ladies, and there are some experienced ladies on this thread, I believe, NO high heels, and I don't care how hot it might be, NO tank tops. This may not be a fashion show. Otherwise, the clothing is the same as the same of the opposite sex. Make sure long hair is tied back and tucked in. Wear a bandana on top of the head (better they pull it off than yank your hair.) And please people, it's probably better not to put the bandana over your face until they start throwing/shooting tear gas. Finally, make sure you know where you are. NO running down dead end alleys! The safer you think it is (a courtroom), suits and heels are acceptable (I used to wear a purple corduroy suit) for women and suits for men. Don't wear these last two suggestions to a police station, it's their territory, and suits don't impress them. It helps to have a phone number of a lawyer on you and some change. I'm really not up on current contact stuff, since I've never owned a cell phone. You're on your own. I also don't think California has bail anymore, but I don't know for sure... As some TV show used to say, be safe out there.
We're going to two rallies on April 5. And one tomorrow too! If the only weapons we have in this fight are our voices and our signs, then so be it. They will hear our voices!!!!!!
Instead of a тАЬself deportтАЭ app, how about a drug testing app for Congress and the Senate? Elected officials are elected to LEAD. Show us you are leaders and police yourselves! This will undoubtedly happen subsequent to the Bloated Yam of Scam giving up his golf cart and walking the course.
People gonna miss all that cheap labor is all I'm saying. I believe people will be somewhat protected in SoCal. I mean, California is what? 51 percent Hispanic?
Of course. Around here, Home Depot is a major hiring place for illegals. Drive by and see the line. In my city (no Home Depot) there is a specific corner where they can wait to be picked up by contractors. The city passes by at least once a week to check that people are actually being paid and not cheated of what they are promised. That's the difference between immigrants and homeless. The immigrants (illegals) are here to work. The homeless (citizens) are blocking sidewalks with their tents and refusing free housing because they can't smoke inside (a clue that they've never worked in California, where you usually can't smoke inside (including bars, etc.)
It is Noem, in full hair and makeup, telling people (in English only) to leave now before you're deported, but at least half the video is of Trump boarding or exiting planes, or speaking to his adoring sycophants. It looks like a Trump campaign ad with a little Kristi voiceover.
It is running up here in the red part of Washington State. Lots of migrant agriculture workers here that I assume the puppy murderer is trying to scare.
Now that I say that, it is interesting it is being run in English, and not Spanish. This gestapo can't even get that right.
What will Secretary of State Marco Rubio do when the Cubans get hauled off the street and stuffed in a cell in El Salvador? Will he act like he did in the face of the Turkish Fulbright Scholar getting kidnapped by masked strangers in the light of day? She had it coming because she wrote something thinking the First Amendment rights protected her? God he was so cavalier. Made me sick.
thank you, it's nice to see that someone on the floor has the courage to stand up and call out the sycophants. Had you not posted on SUbstack, I would never have known. I'll keep eye on her actions as she speaks out to those willing to listen.
The thing is, this story is absolutely bonkers huge, especially since it's an onion whose layers open up to reveal even more horrors. This is our worst ever security breach.
We're all on a 787, careening out of control and the pilots up front are asleep or have passed out from an 8-ball. And there's an armored cockpit door in the way so nobody else can save the plane.
Not only am I still interested, I 'd like to read your thoughts about whether it makes any difference whether Hegseth & Co are drunk, drugged or sober. There's nothing I've found that distinguishes any of them from pond scum. (Apologies to the last.)
The lawlessness of the Trump Administration deprives us all of our civil rights. Why does not big law sue the Administration to right the ship? They are willing to GIVE AWAY $25 million as a bribe to Trump. It makes sense to spend that money on a civil suit against Trump and the Administration. DOJ lawyers are not infinite in numbers, and low-bidder consulting lawyers are not so hot. After a protracted lawsuit, awards would be substantial. This is similar to a contingency fee lawsuit, plentiful after a bus crashes. One has here.
I just don't get it. It is so obvious that Drump hates vets. Why in God's name would any of them support him? Why would any Hispanic vote for him? He hates anyone with a show of melanin. Bet he won't shake hands with the Veep's wife cause of brown cooties. I mean he might grab her by the hoo hoo but that's about it.
As Diabolical as they are, this episode is taking attention away from the fact that government agents are disappearing people of the street. By years end it could be anybody....like some schmo that says a cross word about fearless leader ....its real Saddam Hussein stuff. Of course, Democrats are chasing it down the hole....as they should.
Jeff, I proofread my Substack posts four times before I send them out and always catch something later. I think your errors are adorable. That goes for the rest of you too. Here's some unsolicited advice. I have my computer read my first draft to me, I find it easier to hear errors than to see them.
I missed this, I'm on west coast time. But there's a reason Kathleen proofreads her posts four times. Spellcheck can't cope with the vocabulary of a well educated person and AI has no idea what anything means. They both suck.
Yesterday afternoon, fighter jets were doing regular runs over the San Gabriel Valley (a blue area) and I did wonder for a moment whether Trump was exacting revenge. It was probably prep for a flyover of the opening day Dodger game, but that's how paranoid I'm getting.
Oakland Airport has apparently rerouted its planes, and I keep wondering if Travis AFB planes are flying over us. But I definitely saw a commercial plane yesterday, unless it was t's personal plane.
I think this is what they're using to keep us from noticing (pretty fucking successfully, too) that they just fired a SHIT-TON of people from the Social Security Administration, or was Heather Cox Richardson incorrect this morning?
Their usual excuses and lies are not playing well this time. Even Fox is having trouble not least because each set of excuses and lies is worse than what came before. This is not going away until someone, or someones, get fired or resign no matter what Emperor Dipshit or Pam the Sham say.
I think this the first time I've covered the same story for four consecutive days. I'm hopeful you folks are still interested in reading about it
Absolutely---it will go down in history as one of the most consequential fuckups in America. You have made it bearable, so thanks.
One of the most consequential, with one of the biggest downplays by the party that committed this fuckup. Bondi, KKKaroline, Gabbard, Waltz, Kegsbreath himself all outright lied. There should be consequences for that
There should be major consequences for all of this incompetent bullshit but with mob boss AG bimbo Bondi running the Dept. of Injustice, it won't happen on her very compromised watch. She's got better things to do like protect Dump from his constant fuck ups or Smuk's precious Tesla dealerships. Amazing how Dump keeps getting his personal attorney's to keep him out of trouble but in one of those so called shithole countries, he would've already gotten what he desrves.
Yes Bimbo C**T Bondi. What stupid blonde bimbo. Like all the other Trump loves....
I think she is Bulldog Bondi. Not acting like an AG, not even being lawyerly. She is just an attack dog, and a lying one at that
A dog for sure. I wouldnтАЩt fuck her or KKKaroline with a 59-year oldтАЩs shriveled up dick
That is a deeply offensive mysogynist remark, Witkowski. Like fuckability is the most important trait of womanhood.
Sorry, I know I will draw ire here. I am of course not defending misogyny of any kind, but this misunderstanding is a matter of perspective. Please hear me out. If a woman would opine something like, "That smug, smarmy anti-woman bigot Hegseth is so repulsive, I wouldn't sleep with him even if you paid me or he was the last man on earth" or similar sentiment, would that be an example of misandry, male-specific misanthropy? Or is it a personal opinion aimed at one (or two as Joe was commenting on) individual? I did not take his remark to be directed at women in general, nor the unfortunate sexual implication to generalize what Cheri said. There are certainly better ways to express an aversion to another person than to "go there" about how "fuckable" they are. Unfortunately, sometimes deep seated disdain comes out in these terms. We should all look for alternate ways to convey our intense dislike. Let's attribute at least some of this to the confusion and rage we all feel at the current shitstorm. We are, after all, in agreement on the biggest issue which is we oppose MAGA and its attendant destructiveness. They are succeeding in dividing us, as this exchange shows.
Yes, it would be misandry, HI2thDoc. I am blind with fury at the Maga destruction of our Democracy, but I feel like some expressions, popular or not, go over the line. I have spent my long life expected to just respond, "Oh, it's just men being men, no harm, no foul" when confronted with sayings like this. No. It's inappropriate.
Your opinion is valid. Unfortunately, we as humans see things so differently. This era is certainly proof of that.
Your fellow females are calling her the C word. Fuck off
I'm a 78-year old woman, and I have called her the C word several times this week. When the shoe fits.
Despite "cunt" being a common epithet, especially in the UK, along with "twat" I won't use those either. Look, Joe, I'm hardly a pearl clutcher. I have a serious fucking potty mouth. There are some things that are over the line to many of us women, though. When you've lived 72 years being expected to put up with insulting sexual epithets, you'll get it. I'm not mad at you personally, because I'm sure you just thought it was a common comedic thing to say. Some sayings are more harmful than others.
Over sensitivity is sign of the times, Joe. No one has to worry, Bondi and the potentially unwed mother will still appeal to the SECDEF.
I'm not being oversensitive, longtimebirdwatcher. See my replies to Witkowski.
We're allowed, you are now blocked.
An interesting point of view. Kind of like how rappers can use the N word for impact and cred but it is not right for anyone else to use it. I agree with this sentiment but I know it drives conservatives nuts. I suspect it's because they wish the could use that offensive term too
The Brits apply the C word to both sexes.
I approve.
It's an equal opportunity insult.
Same thing with twatwaffle.
As if you'd stand a chance with either one of them. You fuck off!
Even if I was a MAGA rug muncher, I would have negative interest in both of them. ЁЯЦХ
You sound just like a magat! Quite disgusting actually.
Where's your photo? I suspect you're no Adonis.
He apparently is a lesbian wannabe, based upon his comment. Or just likes to watch. At any rate, clueless and disgusting.
But wait. Tell us how you REALLY feel!!!
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This creature and his creatures are going to drive us all mad. .
Why is a womanтАЩs competency based on her fuckability?
He really doesn't get it.
Exactly what competencies do either of these two Trump bootlickers (Bondi and Leavitt) have?
I specifically directed my original comment at these two and other idiots extended it to the entire female world.
Joe, calling me an idiot doesn't help your argument. I don't know you personally, so I won't call you any names. I was calling you out on your manners, essentially. It is similar, though less evil, than using the N word.
All Trump cabinet members must be excellent liars and bullshitters. Relevant experience not required.
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Bribery Barbie.
And she came cheap- $25,000 from some trump charity for not indicting him for the University scam in Florida. Good look out for the Floridians defrauded,
Pammy Pie
We can only hope she will lose her law license and will be unemployable. Too fucking bad! She can wait tables at motel a lardo.
Anyone can report her ridiculous examples of lawyering to the American Bar Association. Hope some lawyers of good reputation will do just that and cause her to lose her license.
I honestly don't see how she, or Leavitt, will be able to keep their positions for long without a massive melt-down from their brains frying completely with all the lying.
One must be an expert bullshitter to be appointed to the Trump cabinet.
SheтАЩs gotta go! She is not a very smart lawyer. She has no idea how the federal judiciary works. She thinks she can run things like she did in Florida. Disrespecting the federal judges will hopefully get her removed from being the director. It may not happen right now but I feel Dems are making some momentum. This fuckup was a gift to us. CanтАЩt let it slideтАжwe have to keep up the pace.
I would LOVE to see Bondi get disbarred and thrown out on her corrupt little arse. KKKaroline Leavitt will soon show the effects of constant lying in service to a corrupt, lawless old tool and start to look just like Kellyanne Conway did after a 6 or so months of Dear Leader.
Gabbard needs to be hauled off and force fed a daily dose of Prevagen until she can remember some of the texts she read--she seems to have no problem remembering how to tell lies, albeit implausible ones. Waltz is a feckless fool and should just be fired.
As for plastered Pete Hogsbreth...I think he should busted down to a general infantryman and sent off to some combat zone so he can practice his "lethality". I doubt anybody--least of all his fellow soldiers--will be terribly impressed.
He might get fragged
Should get fragged.
Along with Tom Cotton, who was voted, Most Likely to be Fragged by His Own Men.
I think both the House and the Senate are stuffed full of people who would get fragged by their own soldiers if they were to attempt "leading" them in the fashion that they currently "lead"
If he blusters, bloviates and projects his phony "experience" as seems to be his usual, I should think his eventual fragging a certainty.
I just made a short reply above before seeing your note - you wrote it much better!
Damn straight there should be consequences.
The reason itтАЩs so consequential is that it coicincides with other events (crippling tarriffs, destruction of Social Security staffing) showing tRump and his team are a bunch of walking/talking fuck-ups.
The bloom is off the turd blossom.
I don't think of episodes as screw ups...they simply have no regard for Nat/Sec. Destruction of American society is the goal, and 'mistakes' are part of the process.
What is noteworthy about the chat group is who ISN'T there. We would expect these discussions to be in the Situation Room, led by the President: but of course, Dumb Antichrist was nowhere near, for deniability's sake, with Stephen Miller stepping in to relay what Dear Leader would say if he were there. And we would expect all kinds of military people, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and so on, but not a single one of those was there, because anyone in uniform would throw a shitfit at the idea of this stuff being thrown around on a Signal chat. These people KNEW that this chat group was inappropriate; the only "screwup" was letting themselves get caught.
Bingo! Plausible deniability - Core Trump. His modus operandi.
That was my thinking. Plausible Deniability.
That, plus he's too damn stupid to be kept in the loop, since he'd probably run to the nearest phone and call his BFF, Vlad, and let him know what was on the horizon for the Houthis. [Except 'Houthi' is a word he is unfamiliar with]
I don't think Trump even knew what was going on - at least that's how he played it after they got caught.
So, Hegseth gets to play war games like a little boy without any of the bigwigs in on the decision and the others all acted as if this is a game to play along with, because, hey, they were put in charge for the big man whose main job is only to play to the cult while he's playing golf.
It's like four year olds trying to play monopoly.
Oh, I think Trump issued a general instruction to bomb the Houthis, although of course he couldnтАЩt be bothered to be involved with any details.
Exactly.
It's the Keystone Cops running the circus now, not just the clowns.
I wasnтАЩt aware the turd ever blossomed in the first place but what do I know?
ItтАЩs a Texas thing. https://kfmx.com/the-texas-turd-blossom-weird-flower-or-major-insult/
Nance and many others,rated it the largest (NatSec)National Security breach in American history SusanтАж itтАЩs good knowing that AmericaтАЩs most ignorant tosspots, are as trustworthy as the guy mowing the WH lawn!!
How was HillaryтАЩs emails subject to FBI investigation & hundreds of Congressional investigations, but this story dies down after a couple of days???
You know the answer to that question. Republicans can do whatever they want, but Democrats must not do anything.
This story won't die down if we don't let it.
I don't think it's dying down
1939 Winston Churchill : тАЬIt's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigmaтАжтАЭ
2025 Jeff Tiedrich (IтАЩm paraphrasing): ItтАЩs criminal negligence wrapped in a clusterfuck inside a Fox And Friends weekend hostтАЩs drunken stupor.
Right now, Me: A bag of rabid weasels stuffed inside a flaming dumpster full of shit.
...inside a lot of unsold Cybertrucks
тАЬItтАЩs GOLD, Jerry, gold!тАЭ
SERENITY NOW!!!! SERENITY NOW!!!!!
тАЬYou know what they say, serenity now, insanity later.тАЭ Frank Costanza
AssMouthPantLoad must have chanted, тАЬserenity nowтАЭ for years.
I have misattributed this fine quote. It wasnтАЩt Frank who said this, it was Lloyd Braun after the PC selling contest between he and George.
Hi Jeff, I am always interested in what you write. Can you please check into something for me. I was at my hair salon in Pembroke Pines, Florida yesterday, when I heard an announcement or ad over the radio or TV, I couldn't figure out which. The announcement was about turning yourself into ICE. I am not kidding. I was kind of stunned as I was listening to it. Could have been Kristi Noem's voice. I don't know. I was bothered by it because people are scooped up here in S Florida left and right.
That commercial ran here in Dallas. I saw reporting elsewhere that the Convicted Felon ordered the Puppy Killer to do a $200M ad campaign to highlight the AMAZING work he's doing getting those icky immigrants out. My husband and I just shook our heads at the SNL-esque commercial that resulted.
Where is DOGE with all their "waste, fraud, and abuse" accusations? To them, this is money well spent, like sending Gnome to C. America for a photo op or flying President Putinsbitch to FL every gdamn weekend to golf at our expense
President Elmo and his teenage minions have found NO DOCUMENTED ABUSE OR FRAUD. If they had they would parade that shit around on a Rose Bowl Parade float.
Well, that was probably not the mission. The real mission was to gather information about all Americans and to find a way to monetize that. IMHO.
Not Elmo!
Tell it, Doc
I saw something like that on TV yesterday, during on of the evening news shows (NBC?) It was definitely her.
Nazi Noem
You better believe the Puppy Killer is leading the charge to dispel anyone stoopid enough to have brown skin.
There was kind of a joke going around that some Latino migrant workers were doing construction stuff near the pit on NoemтАЩs property. They saw her go down with a goat and a shotgun, heard a bang, and saw her come out by herself. Then she went down with the dog, followed by gunshot, then no dog. This time when she got out of the pit she looked over at them. тАЬIтАЩm outta hereтАЭ one said, and they all left.
That joke hasnтАЩt aged so well тАж
I have some American born coworkers I would gladly send them.
Some day, one condition or the other will exist. Either the Fourth Reich will be solidly established to rule for generations, or the worm turns and the American people get sufficiently pissed to reverse this (after exploring all the alternatives, of course; sorry PM Churchill). In the latter scenario, many of our beloved fellow citizens will have their qualifications to vote closely scrutinized, for quality-control purposes, of course.
I have a whole neighborhood, along with the most of the town Deborah!!
Ditto
Well, the app that immigrants used to schedule appointments for requesting asylum (CBP One) has now been turned into an app to self-deport, so IтАЩm inclined to believe itтАЩs legit (but horrible)
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/03/10/dhs-launches-cbp-home-app-self-deport-reporting-feature
The illegality of this fascist takeover is now plain for all to see. If you choose not to see it, thatтАЩs your problem. ItтАЩs real, itтАЩs desperate and it is happening. Now that the true intentions of President Elmo and his smelly sock puppet are out in the open, what are we going to do about it?
Mobilize and organize!
Resist this illegal overthrow of our government!
Get started on April 5th!
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764186/
Is it gonna be wild? I hope not. I hope it's totally quiet and polite and that it does not cause Republican assholes to pucker from coast to coast. I have greatly enjoyed Grassley get beaten like a bad dog at his own town hall and then whimper about not being informed about the SS cuts. Whatta bag of tools.
Old fool Grassley needs to тАЬ move on further down the roadтАжтАЭ
It's my B Day and I can't wait. Make good trouble.
Happy Birthday! I hope you're younger than me (75) so you can risk protesting.
Hey birdwatcher! We septuagenarians still got some fight left. Participate in the April 5th protests and letтАЩs get this big ball of democracy rolling!
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764186/
I was planning on going, and even bringing my husband, who can only walk about a block, then I remembered (from long experience) that the primary qualification for participating in a demonstration is MOBILITY--up, down, forwards, backwards. Have you been shot at or beaten? Can you count the number of times you've been tear gassed? Can you bail people out of jail? I lived in Berkeley in the Sixties and Seventies, and I know what peaceful demonstrations and marches can turn into. Since I still live here, I'm pretty sure I'll stay home... Ever had a helicopter fly over a penned in crowd of 2000 people and drop tear gas on them?
Must admit that these protests will be a first for me. IтАЩve not been shot at, beaten or tear gassed. I imagine that would color your perception of protest marches, birdwatcher. I can and have bailed people out of jailтАжand IтАЩve been bailed out of jail, several times back in the drinking daze, err, days. And I never ever had a helicopter drop tear gas on me when I was penned in. Sounds to me like youтАЩve earned your stripes at protest marches and have earned the right to take this one off.
Normally, as a member of the "Substack police", your words, I would not offer this advice to you, but I would suggest low heeled Frye boots (do they still make them?), heavy jeans, a heavy leather jacket (I don't care how hot it is, you need upper body protection) and a bandana, in case of gas, and a plastic bag with a dampened handkerchief/bandana in a pocket. If you have long hair, tie it back and tuck it under your shirt. I knew guys who wore their motorcycle helmets... You may think you're going to be peaceful, but you're not the ones making the decisions. For the ladies, and there are some experienced ladies on this thread, I believe, NO high heels, and I don't care how hot it might be, NO tank tops. This may not be a fashion show. Otherwise, the clothing is the same as the same of the opposite sex. Make sure long hair is tied back and tucked in. Wear a bandana on top of the head (better they pull it off than yank your hair.) And please people, it's probably better not to put the bandana over your face until they start throwing/shooting tear gas. Finally, make sure you know where you are. NO running down dead end alleys! The safer you think it is (a courtroom), suits and heels are acceptable (I used to wear a purple corduroy suit) for women and suits for men. Don't wear these last two suggestions to a police station, it's their territory, and suits don't impress them. It helps to have a phone number of a lawyer on you and some change. I'm really not up on current contact stuff, since I've never owned a cell phone. You're on your own. I also don't think California has bail anymore, but I don't know for sure... As some TV show used to say, be safe out there.
Oh, Jeez! I never thought of myself as a Septuagenarian until now. Thanks, Walt! ЁЯджтАНтЩАя╕ПЁЯШВ
We're going to two rallies on April 5. And one tomorrow too! If the only weapons we have in this fight are our voices and our signs, then so be it. They will hear our voices!!!!!!
I signed up!
When Mitt Romney suggested self-deportation in 2012, there was outrage for weeks. With Trump, it's just another Wednesday.
Right?! IтАЩd love to know what stats there are for this self deport app. WeтАЩll obviously never know or itтАЩll be some ginormous lie.
Probably many тАЬDonald TrumpsтАЭ and тАЬElon MusksтАЭ signing up to self-deport.
Instead of a тАЬself deportтАЭ app, how about a drug testing app for Congress and the Senate? Elected officials are elected to LEAD. Show us you are leaders and police yourselves! This will undoubtedly happen subsequent to the Bloated Yam of Scam giving up his golf cart and walking the course.
Oh yeah, letтАЩs test the Corrupt Supreme 6, as well.
At bc least Uncle Clarence But it might just be No Doze
Of course they tried to pull a fast one Kay-EI, you just trashed their plan today!!
Holy shit!!!!!
Wow. Stunned jaw drop. There is no bottom to the low that they go.
We've seen that ad many times here in SoCal and yes, it was the evil Krusti Noem.
People gonna miss all that cheap labor is all I'm saying. I believe people will be somewhat protected in SoCal. I mean, California is what? 51 percent Hispanic?
At least it's unlikely California will resort to loosening child labor laws to make up the difference.
The big farmers probably have Hispanic child labor.
I'd like to think so although I've heard stories about ICE showing up at places like Home Depot and car washes.
Of course. Around here, Home Depot is a major hiring place for illegals. Drive by and see the line. In my city (no Home Depot) there is a specific corner where they can wait to be picked up by contractors. The city passes by at least once a week to check that people are actually being paid and not cheated of what they are promised. That's the difference between immigrants and homeless. The immigrants (illegals) are here to work. The homeless (citizens) are blocking sidewalks with their tents and refusing free housing because they can't smoke inside (a clue that they've never worked in California, where you usually can't smoke inside (including bars, etc.)
I'm going to give her a middle name. Krusti twat Noem.
We've got a celebrity called Krusty Panties here in Massachusetts injecting herself into the Karen Read case.
It is Noem, in full hair and makeup, telling people (in English only) to leave now before you're deported, but at least half the video is of Trump boarding or exiting planes, or speaking to his adoring sycophants. It looks like a Trump campaign ad with a little Kristi voiceover.
Of course it does. ItтАЩs all about donnie, all the time.
That ad runs here in NY almost daily. Gives me the creeps, and then makes me angry. Very angry.
Yes, Noem gave a little speech while standing outside the El Salvadoran prison, warning people not to come to the US illegally OR ELSE!
It is running up here in the red part of Washington State. Lots of migrant agriculture workers here that I assume the puppy murderer is trying to scare.
Now that I say that, it is interesting it is being run in English, and not Spanish. This gestapo can't even get that right.
What will Secretary of State Marco Rubio do when the Cubans get hauled off the street and stuffed in a cell in El Salvador? Will he act like he did in the face of the Turkish Fulbright Scholar getting kidnapped by masked strangers in the light of day? She had it coming because she wrote something thinking the First Amendment rights protected her? God he was so cavalier. Made me sick.
Holy shit!
I keep doing it jeff. I had to take a break from the SignalGate, and talk about Melanie Stansbury's floor speech about the directionless GOP and their motives. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/melanie-stansbury-the-gop-is-the
Did she really call Elmo Elon ShrimpMusk? Damn!
lol. Artistic license....
thank you, it's nice to see that someone on the floor has the courage to stand up and call out the sycophants. Had you not posted on SUbstack, I would never have known. I'll keep eye on her actions as she speaks out to those willing to listen.
We need to keep this story in the News Cycle! Keep on bringing it up тЬФя╕П
The thing is, this story is absolutely bonkers huge, especially since it's an onion whose layers open up to reveal even more horrors. This is our worst ever security breach.
We're all on a 787, careening out of control and the pilots up front are asleep or have passed out from an 8-ball. And there's an armored cockpit door in the way so nobody else can save the plane.
Not only am I still interested, I 'd like to read your thoughts about whether it makes any difference whether Hegseth & Co are drunk, drugged or sober. There's nothing I've found that distinguishes any of them from pond scum. (Apologies to the last.)
The lawlessness of the Trump Administration deprives us all of our civil rights. Why does not big law sue the Administration to right the ship? They are willing to GIVE AWAY $25 million as a bribe to Trump. It makes sense to spend that money on a civil suit against Trump and the Administration. DOJ lawyers are not infinite in numbers, and low-bidder consulting lawyers are not so hot. After a protracted lawsuit, awards would be substantial. This is similar to a contingency fee lawsuit, plentiful after a bus crashes. One has here.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/conspiracy-against-us?r=3m1bs
Some big law firms (like Perkins Coie, where my sister used to work) are indeed suing the Trump administration rather than surrendering.
Absolutely. This one has some legs, let's ride it as long as we can. Maybe we can get vets, service members, and their families pissed off. Finally.
I just don't get it. It is so obvious that Drump hates vets. Why in God's name would any of them support him? Why would any Hispanic vote for him? He hates anyone with a show of melanin. Bet he won't shake hands with the Veep's wife cause of brown cooties. I mean he might grab her by the hoo hoo but that's about it.
He only loves himself and I can't fathom why so many people believe he cares about them or anyone's needs. It's beyond comprehension.
Please...you're the only one who can bring a laugh as the ship of state goes awry.
As Diabolical as they are, this episode is taking attention away from the fact that government agents are disappearing people of the street. By years end it could be anybody....like some schmo that says a cross word about fearless leader ....its real Saddam Hussein stuff. Of course, Democrats are chasing it down the hole....as they should.
DrumphтАЩs gestapo at work! We need to broadcast this as often as possible!
"bombing the shit out of another county."
Jeff, are you telling us that Nassau County is bombing Westchester?
GODDAMNIT, and of course spell check didn't flag it, obviously. ARGH
Jeff, I proofread my Substack posts four times before I send them out and always catch something later. I think your errors are adorable. That goes for the rest of you too. Here's some unsolicited advice. I have my computer read my first draft to me, I find it easier to hear errors than to see them.
Great idea, as I'm always going back to edit.
Thanks.
There is no better way to catch an error than to hit Send.
I proofread my novel multiple times, rereading the text until I was tired of my own writing. I still found two typos in the published book.
Practically Perfect. That's what you are, Jeff!
An Almost Perfect Person.
Personally, I found that mistake endearing.
I missed this, I'm on west coast time. But there's a reason Kathleen proofreads her posts four times. Spellcheck can't cope with the vocabulary of a well educated person and AI has no idea what anything means. They both suck.
There are a lot of surrounding counties that I'd like to bomb.ЁЯШЖЁЯШЖ
Yesterday afternoon, fighter jets were doing regular runs over the San Gabriel Valley (a blue area) and I did wonder for a moment whether Trump was exacting revenge. It was probably prep for a flyover of the opening day Dodger game, but that's how paranoid I'm getting.
Oakland Airport has apparently rerouted its planes, and I keep wondering if Travis AFB planes are flying over us. But I definitely saw a commercial plane yesterday, unless it was t's personal plane.
I think we DO have to worry about Orange bombing Ontario. (Yes, those are both New York counties!)
Since Trump came down the elevator, anything is possible.
It was an escalator. Too bad it wasnтАЩt an elevator, the old fashioned kind, run by Pete Hegseth.
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Why am I missing the error? Did somebody go back and change a comment?
The error was in Jeff's post, and he has corrected it.
Thanks, that's what I figured. But, but, a Jeff error? My world is destroyed!
I think this is what they're using to keep us from noticing (pretty fucking successfully, too) that they just fired a SHIT-TON of people from the Social Security Administration, or was Heather Cox Richardson incorrect this morning?
The Navajo code breakers from WWII are rolling over in their graves.
Their usual excuses and lies are not playing well this time. Even Fox is having trouble not least because each set of excuses and lies is worse than what came before. This is not going away until someone, or someones, get fired or resign no matter what Emperor Dipshit or Pam the Sham say.
Well, he threw Elise Stefanik under the bus as a token sacrifice, so it's all cool now, right?