There needs to be spacing of the news of the deaths of certain slime-mold jackasses in DC, or I'm going to get alcohol poisoning from all the champagne I'll be popping.
Yes, on those increasingly rare occasions when SCROTUS does rule in favor of goodness, it's because two of the four marginally less racist and religiously corrupt ruled with the three liberals. Alito and Thomas are never on the side of probity and history.
They should never have taken up the case for birthright citizenship in the first place. That would’ve been enough to send a message that it’s untouchable. I am also very worried because they probably think we’re stupid enough to believe that they are fair minded by throwing us these three little bones. We already know they give two shits about the constitution and precedent.
If only there were enforceable ethics rules for the Supreme Court, like there are for every other court. Here in Cleveland, a judge just went to jail for pushing divorcing couples to use her boyfriend as mediator. That's kind of small potatoes, compared to taking away women's bodily autonomy and people's voting rights, especially Black people's. And it has an upside: this judge's domestic court seat was the dream job of a lawyer I know so she's running for it and with the Democratic Party endorsement she's got a good chance to win.
And we all still have to try to remember to breathe while we wait to find out if the Six Nazis of the Apocalypse will strip everybody in the US of birthright citizenship. You know--in order to celebrate the 250th birthday.
Forty-five thousand. Sure, sweetheart. The photos his own press secretary posted show her standing in front of a lawn so empty you could film a Western on it. The Daily Beast called the fair "virtually deserted"; The Atlantic ran the headline that it "isn't very great." The aging strongman is still litigating his 2017 inauguration crowd, still demanding the cameras lie for him, and the cameras — bless them — keep refusing. But the gawking at empty chairs nearly buried the genuinely grotesque part. Inside North Carolina's privately sponsored pavilion, video displays were found showing the current state flag alongside the Confederate battle flag.
The CONFEDERATE FUCKING BATTLE FLAG? Really. What in the absolute fuck? This is ok now?
"A few thousand people packed the Midway Plaisance Thursday to watch the festive inauguration of the Obama Presidential Center. Staffers distributed complimentary 'Conchairto' lawn chairs to those watching livestreams on the Midway’s green lawns."
Forgive NC, we have a Republican super-majority State Legislature that overrides Gov. Stein and some courts. Elect Gov. Cooper to Senate, Legislature's first efforts to take away as many Governor's powers before he even took office. But he still managed to be a Good Governor.
The Supremes would rather deal with the big stuff, like destroying the Voting Rights Act. They don't want to ALWAYS be Trump's private law firm, hence the law suit turn-down. And since white people vote by mail, no need to get rid of that. And the Federal Reserve is sacrosanct, for some reason. Too bad the Voting Rights Act wasn't. But Roberts was bound and determined to get rid of it, so he got his wish. I hope when he dies, he burns in Hell.
In AZ mail-in ballots have been around since Republicans pushed their legality in the 1990s. A lot of their voters are in rural areas, so mailing in a ballot actually helps those individuals vote. Now, A LOT of us vote by mail. There are so many people to vote for (when you include judges), and, more importantly, ballot initiatives made complicated to understand on purpose, that being able to understand all of it takes way more time than a few minutes in a voting room. They even send out thick booklets to help understand what each ballot initiative is about and who supports/doesn't support them followed by lengthy paragraphs defending those views. I don't know anyone who doesn't vote by mail here.
I will once again remind folks that a very sizable chunk of what looks like Congress not doing anything to push back against the president is in fact a consequence of the Court disabling/destroying all the ways Congress has tried to push back.
I will once again remind folks that a very sizable chunk of what looks like Congress not doing anything to push back against the president is in fact a consequence of the Court disabling/destroying all the ways Congress has tried to push back.
Jeff, as usual your writings are accurate and to the point. Can I add that I love the ‘Daily Claudia’, she had a great face and eyes that seem to say no bill$it here. It must be hard for you but thank you so much for sharing.
Trump’s mini arch…looks exactly like what he is doing to our country…cracking at the seams, needing support from others, bumpy cheap paint like his cheap shots at everyone…Hopefully it will fall down soon and America will get back to DEMOCRACY! Have a nice week everyone .
A sneak peek at the quality of the real one, to be built in order to block the view of Arlington Cemetery--which, of course, is full of "suckers and losers" and "nobody wants to see that."
Something that struck me this weekend -- that ferris wheel on the National Mall looks pretty tall, huh? It's 110 feet tall, so yeah, pretty tall. But that proposed arch he's pushing is supposed to be 250 feet tall -- that's two ferris wheels plus 30 additional feet. That is <checking notes> okay, according to Black's Legal Dictionary, the term for that is "absurdly obsene". Res ipsa loquitur.
Trump recently boasted "I build things. It's what I do best." Substitute "wreck" for "build" and he would have had it right. When he's done, the D.C. in our capitol's name will stand for "Desolation Corridor."
Those still stuck in the mindset of the Confederacy want to block the view of Arlington National Cemetery to avenge the disgraceful Robert E. Lee, who once resided there. Per Wikipedia: " Arlington National Cemetery was established on 13 May 1864, during the American Civil War after Arlington Estate, the land on which the cemetery was built, was confiscated by the U.S. federal government from the private ownership of Confederate States Army general Robert E. Lee's family following a tax dispute over the property. The cemetery is managed by the U.S. Department of the Army. As of 2024, it conducts approximately 27 to 30 funerals each weekday and between six and eight services on Saturday, or 141 to 158 per week.[2"
When I visited Arlington National Cemetery, the park ranger or docent did tell us that the appropriation of Gen. Lee's estate was in retribution for his being a traitor to the United States. Ouch.
The contract for that arch will be given to someone who once built an out house at Mar a Largo. The first contract will be for $1 million, the final one $50 million. The guy who runs the company will talk like a character from a Damon Runyan story, and never be seen without a fedora. . .
The Arch will collapse within three days - and the rubble, with luck, will land on trump's car just passing through.
At our local rally against The Orange Pedophile this past Saturday (6/27/26), one of my friends showed up wearing a t shirt saying "Waiting for the Big Beautiful Obituary." Dancing in the streets? YOU FUCKIN' BET!!!
I suspect even if Trump actually tried to do something reasonable that celebrated America’s 250th instead of himself, people still wouldn’t go. I do believe Obama or Biden would put the planning into the hands of experts which would be an event that would be attractive and enticing, not some weirdly constructed fake granite buildings with confederate flags and $22 burgers.
Obama and Bush and their wives were the honorary co-chairs of the event. Congress established a bipartisan commission to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. So now we know Trump scuttled those plans and concocted his own for-profit celebration.
Trump probably shitcanned the Smithsonian event out of spite for the Obamas and Bushes--but probably more the Obamas for being a far superior President and First Lady (while being Black).
I was in HS for the bicentennial, and remember what a big deal it was. How sad for our country that this POS made it into office AT ALL, let alone twice. But the fact that he’s the one who landed there for our 250th is almost tragic. I don’t feel the least bit patriotic right now. I don’t even want to put a flag out for what should have been a huge celebration. I feel I like sitting shiva.
He's ruined all the good things that are happening during his term (providing he manages to finish it out)—hosting the World Cup (which he's made difficult, to say the least, for a lot of teams and their fans), the USA's 250 birthday (I, too, fortunately remember the Bicentennial and those memories comfort me these days), and the Olympics at the end (again, if he's still above ground by then and we're all pretty secure in the knowledge he's gonna fuck that up, too).
Just imagine what fun these things would have been under ANY other president!
He was partially correct in his typically self-aggrandizing put down: Presidents Obama and Biden "could" not have made the national celebration of the 250th anniversary of rejecting authoritarianism about themselves. They would not have. No other president would have done what he has done.
My husband and I were just talking about that over lunch! The celebrations would be classy and for everyone- not a cage match on the WH lawn! I’m sorry … but ruining historic buildings and trying to build the ballroom… never mind the arch … it’s just unacceptable the list goes on! Can’t wait till it’s over Dina, it’s been a nightmare !
I live at the crimson red Jersey shore and my neighbors’ houses are draped in red, white and blue. It’s sickening to think that people are celebrating.
Yes, Asbury Park is one of the few blue parts of the Jersey Shore. I love it there! We’re further south, in Ocean County, and it’s MAGAville down here.
Being down on USA 250 to me is tantamount to capitulating to the Drumph Dynasty. Handing ownership of “patriotism’ to riders of the clown car is surrender. I will meditate on the good that our hard won freedoms have brought us.
There is a very Trumpy person whose house I pass fairly often. They had all kinds of patrtiotic type regalia out for the 4th, which is not new, but something looked a bit different. Yup, it was all Freedom 250 merch.
Very glad SCOTUS found in favor of E. Jean Carroll. Her book, "Not My Type," telling the story of the civil trials, is an excellent read. Highly recommend.
You just want to say "Dude, everybody HATES you so much they won't even go to a fuckin' FAIR!" But to call somebody "dude" you have to be their friend, and this motherfucker hasn't EVER had a friend. He is the loneliest most bitter piece of shit in history. I've seen roadside carnivals run by Butler Amusements with more people than this bullshit.
I remember when I was in my 20s I worked for a catering company that specialized in these big surprise events in the middle of the Sonoran desert. It was for CEOs, university presidents, legacy wealth assholes, etc. The special Jeeps would pick them up at their foothills resort and drive them to places where vehicles weren't supposed to go to they could see the sights, etc. Then they would pretend to get lost, the people would begin to get irritated, they'd roll over a ridge and SURPRISE! There we'd be, black tie, tents, jazz bands, fantastic food and top-shelf liquor.
Of course, all of us had been working setting this shit up in the hot sun for hours and hours, and then we had to change into our black-and-whites to serve these people. It was my first exposure to the very rich, and I learned some things.
One, they were BORING. I didn't hear a single conversation that was even remotely interesting. They talked about money, golf, and other shit they were into. The women paired off with the women, the men with the men. There were a significant portion of Epsteinian prunefaces with Barbie Doll escorts.
Two, they were MISERABLE. Grim and hopeless as the people you see in a casino. Nothing pleased them. They were assholes, They were vulgar. Many of them got really drunk. Most of them had the sort of ugliness that arises from a poison soul. No amount of clothing or plastic surgery can disguise human beings who have rotted from within. They kissed the asses of people they wanted something from, and treated their underlings with cruel contempt (I know this first hand, and when I saw Logan Roy on Succession I recognized his type immediately).
These are our rulers, I thought to myself. These horrible, wretched, awful people.
As someone who has provided sound services for a multitude of events, I can say the most miserable were always the corporate, ultrarich inhumane asswipes who were boring, yes, never tipped, and treated everyone not them with sheer contempt as if we lived in a lower caste. The best events were always the non-profit, community-based events where everyone was excited and exciting! Yes, WOKE!
Real human beings who aren’t isolated from the consequences of being an asshole. Once people think they are above common civility and kindness, they lose something important and rarely get it back. Scrooge is a fictional character because the redemption rarely occurs in real life.
The experiences you two have related are telling. I will never know the blandishments and also corrosiveness of enormous wealth, so I can only guess how it can turn people into the shallow, narcissistic assholes you had to be around. It must be interesting to have such wealth that it dominates one's psyche to conceive of new ways to indulge themselves. There are rare examples of those who remain pretty normal. Warren Buffett and his son Howard come to mind. I remember seeing a 60 Minutes story on Howard years ago before the Ellison/Weiss debacle about how Howard drove a tractor and worked with scientists to develop specific food crops for the underdeveloped world's starving populations. Imagine that. Actually doing something for others.
I took the American flag down when the traitor first entered the White House, returned it to it's place of pride when Biden entered, and took it down again when the traitor returned.
This year, I hang a black mourning banner on the Fourth. I find there is nothing to celebrate.
Robert Reich wrote that he's wearing a black arm band to show he's mourning on the 4th. On my street the only two houses displaying July 4th regalia are owned by a woman from Finland and a guy from England -- both naturalized citizens who are rabid MAGA and Fox News consumers. They also fly American flags year-round on their front porches to convey they're more patriotic than the rest of us. Impressive.
When Jabba the Dump gained national prominence and I heard that his mentor was Roy Cohn, that was all I needed to know about what kind of "person" trump was. Cohn was a miserable, hateful, vindictive, mendacious piece of shit. trump is the same.
Send it to all your elected folks, most especially if they’re Republicans. The Democrats will love it too…make sure they get a copy. I send these to mine all the time!!!!!
I'm imagining a new national holiday: When this nightmare is over and these fascists are removed from office, and we start over. Moonshots to tackle healthcare, education, and climate change. Working closely with other countries of the world. Rehiring all of the experts and scientists. Billionaires paying their fair share in federal taxes. etc. I'll be there for that.
I think the real crime they're being purged for is the insurrection he's planning at the end of this term when he declares himself President for Life. They need all the competent, experienced military leaders out so that there's no military pushback on the planned coup. That's also why the ballroom is being built to be a bomb shelter / impenetrable center of operations.
He won't be doing that. He won't be in any state to be President for a month, let alone life. We need to be careful about venting our most dystopian fantasies (cancelled elections, martial law etc).
Spot on. I don't think anyone here fits into this group, but there are many trolls and bots in social media that are essentially asking people to give up. This regime would love that, which is why there's a lot of trolling on the topic.
Many won't come back – they've found other jobs, moved away or simply won't trust the instability. Anyone who comes back should be given back pay for four years.
I say, fuck the 4th this year and let’s hold off on celebrating and save it for the “drop dead” day. Then shoot off fireworks 24/7. That day will go down in the history books as one monumental moment. I live for the moment!
The Golden Bordello... The East Wing... The Rose Garden... the Reflecting Fool, er, Pool, The UFC tear-up of the front lawn, the Kennedy Center... and on and on. What a metaphor for his entire shit show of a presidency*...
Shoddy workmanship is par for the course in Trumpland. I mean, on the one hand it's horrifying to see that gallows again, the one they were going to hang Pence on for the high crime of not doing what Dear Leader said. On the other hand, that fucking contraption would break under the weight of a lynched gopher. They're supposed to be hardworking sons of the soil, the mechanics, who in the immortal words of Larry the Cable Guy, 'get 'er done.'" These fuckaducks obviously couldn't nail two boards together. So naturally, with that fake out Arc de Failure of Emperor Stenchley, we see the same attention to construction.
But as you say, guv, if we don't have a party now for the 250th, we're gonna have a great big whale of a party very very soon.
today in Shit That Happened While I Was Busy Writing This Shit—
wow, the Supreme Court issued three consecutive fuck-yous to Dear Leader this morning.
"Supreme Court Lets $5 Million Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump Stand"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-sexual-assault.html
"Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/29/supreme-court-rules-mail-in-ballots-arriving-after-election-day-can-be-counted/
"US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-trump-lisa-cook-ruling?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Can’t believe the SC did something right (but it wasn’t unanimous)..of course…geesh
Alito and Thomas are all Trump all the time
There needs to be spacing of the news of the deaths of certain slime-mold jackasses in DC, or I'm going to get alcohol poisoning from all the champagne I'll be popping.
Yes, on those increasingly rare occasions when SCROTUS does rule in favor of goodness, it's because two of the four marginally less racist and religiously corrupt ruled with the three liberals. Alito and Thomas are never on the side of probity and history.
Throwing’ us a bone… but I guess we should just take it :/
Yes, because we are still waiting on the birthright decision.
And I'm very worried about that one, as I really would prefer they not shred the Constitution.
They should never have taken up the case for birthright citizenship in the first place. That would’ve been enough to send a message that it’s untouchable. I am also very worried because they probably think we’re stupid enough to believe that they are fair minded by throwing us these three little bones. We already know they give two shits about the constitution and precedent.
Alito and Thomas are stuck in this loop of “Nyah Nyah Nyah! Look what I get to do, because I’m the boss , and you’re not!”
If only there were enforceable ethics rules for the Supreme Court, like there are for every other court. Here in Cleveland, a judge just went to jail for pushing divorcing couples to use her boyfriend as mediator. That's kind of small potatoes, compared to taking away women's bodily autonomy and people's voting rights, especially Black people's. And it has an upside: this judge's domestic court seat was the dream job of a lawyer I know so she's running for it and with the Democratic Party endorsement she's got a good chance to win.
ethics needed esp since most are chosen based on their lies to congress
Alito and Thomas, bless their hearts, are loyal to the oligarchs that bought them.
they should both be in prison
Bought and paid for. Ka-Ching!
And we all still have to try to remember to breathe while we wait to find out if the Six Nazis of the Apocalypse will strip everybody in the US of birthright citizenship. You know--in order to celebrate the 250th birthday.
Since they voted against Trump 3x I assume they are definitely going to strip the US of birthright citizenship.
There are only 3 to possibly 4 decent members Tess , SCOTUS need a complete overhauling with guidelines that every other court is required to follow…
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Jeff, you knew that the festival was going to be a shitter.
Let me point out something a little more unsettling.
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/what-survives-the-morning-the-heat-comes-for-everybody-the-cruelty-comes-for-us-first
Forty-five thousand. Sure, sweetheart. The photos his own press secretary posted show her standing in front of a lawn so empty you could film a Western on it. The Daily Beast called the fair "virtually deserted"; The Atlantic ran the headline that it "isn't very great." The aging strongman is still litigating his 2017 inauguration crowd, still demanding the cameras lie for him, and the cameras — bless them — keep refusing. But the gawking at empty chairs nearly buried the genuinely grotesque part. Inside North Carolina's privately sponsored pavilion, video displays were found showing the current state flag alongside the Confederate battle flag.
The CONFEDERATE FUCKING BATTLE FLAG? Really. What in the absolute fuck? This is ok now?
no, it's not.
Why display a flag of traitors that attempted to overthrow our Democracy?
Because some of them are still alive?
From May:
Those slave-owning racist fucks
Would now be driving oversized trucks
Flying yooge trump banners
Buying testicle tanners
And T1 phones with diminishing bucks
Remember that in the south, education takes a back seat to those deep southern racism, bigotry, ignorance and extreme religious idiocy roots Fastball…
I'm curious to see the turnout for Trump's "rally" on the 4th.
Ditto!
And a big bag of peanuts representing Alabama.
Nothing screams America like the flag of secessionists.
"A few thousand people packed the Midway Plaisance Thursday to watch the festive inauguration of the Obama Presidential Center. Staffers distributed complimentary 'Conchairto' lawn chairs to those watching livestreams on the Midway’s green lawns."
https://www.hpherald.com/evening_digest/at-obama-center-watch-party-chicagoans-recall-encounters-with-obama-and-look-ahead/article_5977ef80-4a50-49e6-a79b-e9553113e2db.html
Forgive NC, we have a Republican super-majority State Legislature that overrides Gov. Stein and some courts. Elect Gov. Cooper to Senate, Legislature's first efforts to take away as many Governor's powers before he even took office. But he still managed to be a Good Governor.
North Carolina breaks my heart on the regular. It’s such a beautiful state, and holds such promise. Then: this type of shit.
The Supremes would rather deal with the big stuff, like destroying the Voting Rights Act. They don't want to ALWAYS be Trump's private law firm, hence the law suit turn-down. And since white people vote by mail, no need to get rid of that. And the Federal Reserve is sacrosanct, for some reason. Too bad the Voting Rights Act wasn't. But Roberts was bound and determined to get rid of it, so he got his wish. I hope when he dies, he burns in Hell.
Satan is saving a bag of marshmallows for that sure-fire day.
I hope he doesn’t have to wait til he gets to hell.
Well, as they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Wow 3 fuck yous to us and now 3 fuck you to Trump. It’s a tie. What will the tie-breaker be?
Ours seem ‘minor’? Change my mind
Perhaps, but any fuck you to Trump is a winner in my book.
Crumbs.
Birthright Citizenship - for the win, hopefully!
omg! i thought for sure the mail ballot deadline would be a loss.
In AZ mail-in ballots have been around since Republicans pushed their legality in the 1990s. A lot of their voters are in rural areas, so mailing in a ballot actually helps those individuals vote. Now, A LOT of us vote by mail. There are so many people to vote for (when you include judges), and, more importantly, ballot initiatives made complicated to understand on purpose, that being able to understand all of it takes way more time than a few minutes in a voting room. They even send out thick booklets to help understand what each ballot initiative is about and who supports/doesn't support them followed by lengthy paragraphs defending those views. I don't know anyone who doesn't vote by mail here.
Thanks for posting the 3 rulings the Supreme Court got right this am…
🥳
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just now
I will once again remind folks that a very sizable chunk of what looks like Congress not doing anything to push back against the president is in fact a consequence of the Court disabling/destroying all the ways Congress has tried to push back.
I will once again remind folks that a very sizable chunk of what looks like Congress not doing anything to push back against the president is in fact a consequence of the Court disabling/destroying all the ways Congress has tried to push back.
- @joshchafetz.bsky.social
Wow. What the fuck got into them? Those all look like slam dunk wins for trump with this supreme court.
If I could like this 💯 times it wouldn't be enough.
Jeff, as usual your writings are accurate and to the point. Can I add that I love the ‘Daily Claudia’, she had a great face and eyes that seem to say no bill$it here. It must be hard for you but thank you so much for sharing.
Yes, I love the Daily Claudia! It’s a gift to us all.
Me too!
Jeff, you give me hope, Claudia gives me joy! Please stay with us!
Trump’s mini arch…looks exactly like what he is doing to our country…cracking at the seams, needing support from others, bumpy cheap paint like his cheap shots at everyone…Hopefully it will fall down soon and America will get back to DEMOCRACY! Have a nice week everyone .
A sneak peek at the quality of the real one, to be built in order to block the view of Arlington Cemetery--which, of course, is full of "suckers and losers" and "nobody wants to see that."
Something that struck me this weekend -- that ferris wheel on the National Mall looks pretty tall, huh? It's 110 feet tall, so yeah, pretty tall. But that proposed arch he's pushing is supposed to be 250 feet tall -- that's two ferris wheels plus 30 additional feet. That is <checking notes> okay, according to Black's Legal Dictionary, the term for that is "absurdly obsene". Res ipsa loquitur.
Trump recently boasted "I build things. It's what I do best." Substitute "wreck" for "build" and he would have had it right. When he's done, the D.C. in our capitol's name will stand for "Desolation Corridor."
Thanks for putting the arch in perspective.
According to Mr. Google, 250 feet = about 16 stories in an office building, 20 stories in a hotel, 25 stories in a residential building.
Those still stuck in the mindset of the Confederacy want to block the view of Arlington National Cemetery to avenge the disgraceful Robert E. Lee, who once resided there. Per Wikipedia: " Arlington National Cemetery was established on 13 May 1864, during the American Civil War after Arlington Estate, the land on which the cemetery was built, was confiscated by the U.S. federal government from the private ownership of Confederate States Army general Robert E. Lee's family following a tax dispute over the property. The cemetery is managed by the U.S. Department of the Army. As of 2024, it conducts approximately 27 to 30 funerals each weekday and between six and eight services on Saturday, or 141 to 158 per week.[2"
When I visited Arlington National Cemetery, the park ranger or docent did tell us that the appropriation of Gen. Lee's estate was in retribution for his being a traitor to the United States. Ouch.
And the hideous arch is in retribution to that appropriation!
The contract for that arch will be given to someone who once built an out house at Mar a Largo. The first contract will be for $1 million, the final one $50 million. The guy who runs the company will talk like a character from a Damon Runyan story, and never be seen without a fedora. . .
The Arch will collapse within three days - and the rubble, with luck, will land on trump's car just passing through.
At our local rally against The Orange Pedophile this past Saturday (6/27/26), one of my friends showed up wearing a t shirt saying "Waiting for the Big Beautiful Obituary." Dancing in the streets? YOU FUCKIN' BET!!!
He’s gonna outlive us all.
Not if his cardiovascular system has anything to say about it
And, once again, “Everything he touches….” And I’m in no mood to celebrate ANYTHING that this fucking criminal sponsors.
I suspect even if Trump actually tried to do something reasonable that celebrated America’s 250th instead of himself, people still wouldn’t go. I do believe Obama or Biden would put the planning into the hands of experts which would be an event that would be attractive and enticing, not some weirdly constructed fake granite buildings with confederate flags and $22 burgers.
Obama and Bush and their wives were the honorary co-chairs of the event. Congress established a bipartisan commission to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. So now we know Trump scuttled those plans and concocted his own for-profit celebration.
https://america250.org/news/america250-announces-presidents-bush-obama-first-ladies-as-honorary-national-co-chairs/
Trump probably shitcanned the Smithsonian event out of spite for the Obamas and Bushes--but probably more the Obamas for being a far superior President and First Lady (while being Black).
I was in HS for the bicentennial, and remember what a big deal it was. How sad for our country that this POS made it into office AT ALL, let alone twice. But the fact that he’s the one who landed there for our 250th is almost tragic. I don’t feel the least bit patriotic right now. I don’t even want to put a flag out for what should have been a huge celebration. I feel I like sitting shiva.
He's ruined all the good things that are happening during his term (providing he manages to finish it out)—hosting the World Cup (which he's made difficult, to say the least, for a lot of teams and their fans), the USA's 250 birthday (I, too, fortunately remember the Bicentennial and those memories comfort me these days), and the Olympics at the end (again, if he's still above ground by then and we're all pretty secure in the knowledge he's gonna fuck that up, too).
Just imagine what fun these things would have been under ANY other president!
He was partially correct in his typically self-aggrandizing put down: Presidents Obama and Biden "could" not have made the national celebration of the 250th anniversary of rejecting authoritarianism about themselves. They would not have. No other president would have done what he has done.
My husband and I were just talking about that over lunch! The celebrations would be classy and for everyone- not a cage match on the WH lawn! I’m sorry … but ruining historic buildings and trying to build the ballroom… never mind the arch … it’s just unacceptable the list goes on! Can’t wait till it’s over Dina, it’s been a nightmare !
I see no one getting excited about it. There's a small display of merch at Target, but the display of bachelorette party merch is almost as big.
I live at the crimson red Jersey shore and my neighbors’ houses are draped in red, white and blue. It’s sickening to think that people are celebrating.
What part of the Jersey Shore? We go to Asbury Park/Ocean Grove which definitely isn't all red. In fact, it's very gay!
Yes, Asbury Park is one of the few blue parts of the Jersey Shore. I love it there! We’re further south, in Ocean County, and it’s MAGAville down here.
I have MAGA in my extended family- it’s not a hoot that’s for sure!
I'll remember to avoid it! I live in a suburb of Cleveland that votes at least 80% Democrat in every election.
Being down on USA 250 to me is tantamount to capitulating to the Drumph Dynasty. Handing ownership of “patriotism’ to riders of the clown car is surrender. I will meditate on the good that our hard won freedoms have brought us.
There is a very Trumpy person whose house I pass fairly often. They had all kinds of patrtiotic type regalia out for the 4th, which is not new, but something looked a bit different. Yup, it was all Freedom 250 merch.
Check out Steven Beschloss' America America. He interviewed Lara Downes. It is a reason to not embrace Pessimism.
Do what I do: watch "1776."
I’m with you 💯
Very glad SCOTUS found in favor of E. Jean Carroll. Her book, "Not My Type," telling the story of the civil trials, is an excellent read. Highly recommend.
Your wife was so lovely, Jeff. Blessings 🙏
This answers the age old question of what if Trump gave a party and nobody came
🎶It's my party and I can lie if I want to. . .🎶
You just want to say "Dude, everybody HATES you so much they won't even go to a fuckin' FAIR!" But to call somebody "dude" you have to be their friend, and this motherfucker hasn't EVER had a friend. He is the loneliest most bitter piece of shit in history. I've seen roadside carnivals run by Butler Amusements with more people than this bullshit.
I remember when I was in my 20s I worked for a catering company that specialized in these big surprise events in the middle of the Sonoran desert. It was for CEOs, university presidents, legacy wealth assholes, etc. The special Jeeps would pick them up at their foothills resort and drive them to places where vehicles weren't supposed to go to they could see the sights, etc. Then they would pretend to get lost, the people would begin to get irritated, they'd roll over a ridge and SURPRISE! There we'd be, black tie, tents, jazz bands, fantastic food and top-shelf liquor.
Of course, all of us had been working setting this shit up in the hot sun for hours and hours, and then we had to change into our black-and-whites to serve these people. It was my first exposure to the very rich, and I learned some things.
One, they were BORING. I didn't hear a single conversation that was even remotely interesting. They talked about money, golf, and other shit they were into. The women paired off with the women, the men with the men. There were a significant portion of Epsteinian prunefaces with Barbie Doll escorts.
Two, they were MISERABLE. Grim and hopeless as the people you see in a casino. Nothing pleased them. They were assholes, They were vulgar. Many of them got really drunk. Most of them had the sort of ugliness that arises from a poison soul. No amount of clothing or plastic surgery can disguise human beings who have rotted from within. They kissed the asses of people they wanted something from, and treated their underlings with cruel contempt (I know this first hand, and when I saw Logan Roy on Succession I recognized his type immediately).
These are our rulers, I thought to myself. These horrible, wretched, awful people.
As someone who has provided sound services for a multitude of events, I can say the most miserable were always the corporate, ultrarich inhumane asswipes who were boring, yes, never tipped, and treated everyone not them with sheer contempt as if we lived in a lower caste. The best events were always the non-profit, community-based events where everyone was excited and exciting! Yes, WOKE!
Real human beings who aren’t isolated from the consequences of being an asshole. Once people think they are above common civility and kindness, they lose something important and rarely get it back. Scrooge is a fictional character because the redemption rarely occurs in real life.
The experiences you two have related are telling. I will never know the blandishments and also corrosiveness of enormous wealth, so I can only guess how it can turn people into the shallow, narcissistic assholes you had to be around. It must be interesting to have such wealth that it dominates one's psyche to conceive of new ways to indulge themselves. There are rare examples of those who remain pretty normal. Warren Buffett and his son Howard come to mind. I remember seeing a 60 Minutes story on Howard years ago before the Ellison/Weiss debacle about how Howard drove a tractor and worked with scientists to develop specific food crops for the underdeveloped world's starving populations. Imagine that. Actually doing something for others.
I have seen that also. Well said.
I took the American flag down when the traitor first entered the White House, returned it to it's place of pride when Biden entered, and took it down again when the traitor returned.
This year, I hang a black mourning banner on the Fourth. I find there is nothing to celebrate.
Robert Reich wrote that he's wearing a black arm band to show he's mourning on the 4th. On my street the only two houses displaying July 4th regalia are owned by a woman from Finland and a guy from England -- both naturalized citizens who are rabid MAGA and Fox News consumers. They also fly American flags year-round on their front porches to convey they're more patriotic than the rest of us. Impressive.
does anybody know DJT's personal email address so I can forward this straight to his inbox?
He apparently doesn’t use email. Roy Cohn taught him to avoid some forms of incrimination.
When Jabba the Dump gained national prominence and I heard that his mentor was Roy Cohn, that was all I needed to know about what kind of "person" trump was. Cohn was a miserable, hateful, vindictive, mendacious piece of shit. trump is the same.
Send it to all your elected folks, most especially if they’re Republicans. The Democrats will love it too…make sure they get a copy. I send these to mine all the time!!!!!
I'm imagining a new national holiday: When this nightmare is over and these fascists are removed from office, and we start over. Moonshots to tackle healthcare, education, and climate change. Working closely with other countries of the world. Rehiring all of the experts and scientists. Billionaires paying their fair share in federal taxes. etc. I'll be there for that.
And re-hiring all the high ranking brass in the military who were booted out by Hegseth for the crime of being black or female or black and female
I think the real crime they're being purged for is the insurrection he's planning at the end of this term when he declares himself President for Life. They need all the competent, experienced military leaders out so that there's no military pushback on the planned coup. That's also why the ballroom is being built to be a bomb shelter / impenetrable center of operations.
He won't be doing that. He won't be in any state to be President for a month, let alone life. We need to be careful about venting our most dystopian fantasies (cancelled elections, martial law etc).
Spot on. I don't think anyone here fits into this group, but there are many trolls and bots in social media that are essentially asking people to give up. This regime would love that, which is why there's a lot of trolling on the topic.
Let's put our efforts first into hiring everyone fired by DOGE.
Many won't come back – they've found other jobs, moved away or simply won't trust the instability. Anyone who comes back should be given back pay for four years.
I know, but wouldn't it be great to undo that damage?
I say, fuck the 4th this year and let’s hold off on celebrating and save it for the “drop dead” day. Then shoot off fireworks 24/7. That day will go down in the history books as one monumental moment. I live for the moment!
Flags flown upside down everywhere.
The Golden Bordello... The East Wing... The Rose Garden... the Reflecting Fool, er, Pool, The UFC tear-up of the front lawn, the Kennedy Center... and on and on. What a metaphor for his entire shit show of a presidency*...
Don’t forget the Offal Office in all its faux gold crap 😖
... that's the "Golden Bordello"... ;-)
Talk about trashy… yikes 😳
The pardons for sale 🤬
Shoddy workmanship is par for the course in Trumpland. I mean, on the one hand it's horrifying to see that gallows again, the one they were going to hang Pence on for the high crime of not doing what Dear Leader said. On the other hand, that fucking contraption would break under the weight of a lynched gopher. They're supposed to be hardworking sons of the soil, the mechanics, who in the immortal words of Larry the Cable Guy, 'get 'er done.'" These fuckaducks obviously couldn't nail two boards together. So naturally, with that fake out Arc de Failure of Emperor Stenchley, we see the same attention to construction.
But as you say, guv, if we don't have a party now for the 250th, we're gonna have a great big whale of a party very very soon.
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