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Unity In Defiance's avatar

This week—out of so many fucking terrible weeks under this stupid fascist regime—may be the worst one…yet.

I don’t want that sentence to age badly, let’s hope it doesn’t.

I keep circling back to Renee, and how her literal last name was GOOD—yet they are trying their damnedest to smear her as BAD.

We cannot let that happen. We must remain loud and persistent. We can do that!

Protests, funding mutual aid, or your favorite independent writers, calling your congressman daily. These all make a difference.

Let’s do this and vow for no more weeks worse than this one. Stay strong friends.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I hear you. I cannot tell you how increasingly difficult it is to each week find five things that are funny enough to mock on Saturday

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

We feel your pain, Jeff. We thank you for your service. None of this shit is funny. You work too hard. Maybe take a break. We love you. I sound like I’m talking to my kids. I’m going to go take a nap now.

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Gayna's avatar

This week in particular must have been a mountain. The sorrow of a cheerful woman being shot THREE FUCKING TIMES in the face and then the piece of shit calling her a fucking bitch is just too much. I honestly wish that someone would meet him a dark alley and give him what he deserves. There are so many piece of shit Americans walking around now strutting around like they are big docks but they are absolute eunuchs without those great big guns. I despise every last one ☝️ f them and for sure that cunt Kristi Noem.

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Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

I would be happy if the ICE asshole is given a life sentence in prison, but you know Trump probably has the pardon already written. Is there any legal way for Renee's wife to sue Noem, Trump and Vance for slander?

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mary's avatar

drumpy cannot pardon state crimes.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

I also read that and I hope Minnesota goes after him and makes his life hell. Firing 3 rounds was absolutely not necessary.

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

Firing ONE was not necessary!

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DJS's avatar

Taking his gun out was absolutely unnecessary.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

The DoJ can remove a case involving a federal employee from state to federal court. I don't see the MN AG getting a crack at Jonathan Ross.

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Peaceful Mary T.'s avatar

Despite being a Californian, I sent an email to the Minnesota Attorney General asking him to please find a way file murder charges against the murderer of Renee Good. I'm hoping that many will do that and that the pressure from all of us will encourage the AG to do so. The AG's email address is citizeninfo@hennepin.us

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Rachel C's avatar

Only if the state can change him. Right now, the Feds are blocking the state and local investigations. 👹

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MaryTR's avatar

That is what I have read. So, how can Minn get the chance to investigate this horrific murder?

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john augustine's avatar

no he cannot but federal law superceds state law when it involved federal personnel

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Lorraine Parish's avatar

no it doesn't. ask Mark Meadows.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

My thought too. Trump can't be sued, I assume, but Vance and Daisy Dukes? What a nasty pair. And what's with the cartoon lapel pin of himself -- his latest merch for MAGA?

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Under the precedent set by Paula Jones, yes the President can be sued civilly, just not charged criminally while in office.

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shee-rah's avatar

If he can’t be charged with a federal crime, and he can’t be impeached due to the Repugnant majority in the House and the impossibility of a two-thirds vote in the Senate, then that means he truly is a dictator and can do whatever the f*ck he wants. How’s that invasion of Greenland coming along?

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Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Probably. He'd sell anything! What a clown. I think Jeff may be right though — he needs to remind himself who he is. He's rapidly failing.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

lol

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Teri Gelini's avatar

probably always grifting...

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Linda Weide's avatar

Here is FBI agent Asha Rangappa explaining clearly and legally why Ross's was a bad shot. JDV needs to meet up with her.

https://open.substack.com/pub/asharangappa/p/friday-round-up-1926?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

That analysis is very thorough and clear. It's also extremely damning for Ross.

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Linda Weide's avatar

Yes it is Denise. Please share it. The more people the read it, the harder it will be for the Trump FBI to turn in a different analysis.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

And probably the reason they whisked him into hiding. They know he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

Excellent piece.

Thanks.

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Linda Weide's avatar

Lady Emsworth, please share it where you can. People need to know this before the Trump FBI produces their report. Research shows that the first person to tell the story owns it.

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The Rented Mule Project's avatar

I'm sorry, Linda, but you seem to be confusing JD with someone who gives a shit about knowledge, logic, facts or the truth. There is no end to the list of folks who could give him good advice. What ends quickly, however, is his interest in any input that doesn't substantiate his lies.

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Linda Weide's avatar

TRMP, I do not mistake him for caring, but more as someone who publicly shared footage and said that it shows that Renee Good is at fault, should be publicly saying that with Asha speaking at the same time to refute what he is saying. I should have been more clear about that.

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Charles Austin's avatar

The pardon is no good on state charges.

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Mary Greenwald's avatar

There will not be State charges if Trump/Patel FBI won't let the State of Minnesota investigate. I am sure the agent has disappeared to some other state to shoot American Citizens so we will be too frightened to complain. HA!! Not going to work!

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Robert Eckert's avatar

The county DA is gathering witness testimony and videos, and the autopsy results from the county morgue with the bullets will also be evidence available to her. But Ross does need to be arrested before he flees the jurisdiction.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

He’s in the federal fuckface protection program - the Bondi DOJ

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Linda Weide's avatar

This is why sharing Asha's piece is so important. Please share it Mary. The more people who know this, the harder it will be for the Trump FBI to cover it up.

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Abigail Norling's avatar

There is a Go Fund Me for Renee's wife and kids. If anyone can spare a few bucks, the suit they will bring will cost a fortune!

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Marla's avatar

The GoFundMe has already received $1.5million an Becca has closed it down, saying she doesn't need/want any more funds.

She isn't Erika Kirk--professional widow.

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Marla's avatar

These ICEholes aren't law enforcement. They're not authorized to make traffic stops or enforce the law. Their purview is to pursue immigrants, not pursue drivers and their passengers.

What Jonathan Ross did (shooting into a vehicle) was explicitly against federal regulations. Of course, ICE receives zero training--I believe it's now only 6 weeks, down from 13.

If he had PTSD from being hit by a car last year, then he shouldn't have been on the streets this year. He should have been receiving mental health care, not running around, fully armed, on the streets of Minneapolis.

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arne link's avatar

As I read, he reached into a car to grab the driver and the driver hit the gas and dragged him. Too bad, so sad.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

That dark alley can't come soon enough. I'm hoping that the sane countries will get together and contribute to a green light operation.

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MaryTR's avatar

With her wife standing right there, watching her die... Soooo horrific on so many levels!

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Chris Duncan's avatar

And all these douchebags and incels must have been lurking down in the manure for a long time. Fuck them, fuck every reScumlican. They are destroying our country.

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Ellis Weiner's avatar

That pic of him wearing a pin version of himself is so hilarious, you can use it for the next three weeks. Note, too, how AI labeled the store "Target's."

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US Blues's avatar

That pin looks like South Park designed it. 😂

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Steve in SoCal's avatar

m'kay

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Steve in SoCal's avatar

Yep, my pet peeve is the incorrect use of apostrophe's

😉 😂

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Bob Bowden's avatar

(I see what you did there!)

I have so many pet peeves I’m gonna be visited by the Humane Society

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Teri Gelini's avatar

lol

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Cheri Collins's avatar

😂🤣😂 SAME HERE!

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

Or maybe animal control, Bob🤓🖖🏻

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Got to nip that in the butt before people start taking it for granite

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

I worked with a girl who used the word "intend" rather than "tend".

She said one day "I intend to get constipated."

I nearly choked when I saw she had hard boiled egg sandwich for lunch. . .

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

I had a graduate student who wrote: "In lewd of" instead of "In lieu of" I've never forgotten it. How does a person make that mistake?

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FTrump And FPutin Too's avatar

😝😉🤣

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Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

That too.

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Harry Borgerhoff's avatar

I’m not entirely certain that isn’t a pin of South Park Donny.

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Lisa Bieber's avatar

AI thinks they sell targets because of their logo

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PTW's avatar

How much will he be selling those pins for to the MAGA lemmings on his My Official Grift Store?

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

Spray painted gold first...then $89.99 plus tax and shipping.

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PTW's avatar

😘

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FTrump And FPutin Too's avatar

A foreshadowing: Dennis The Menace’s favorite country to invade next will be renamed “Target’s Are Us”.

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Bob's avatar

As fatigue continues to mount, the junta becomes less amusing.

I’ve seen Trump’s lack of focus in others with dementia.

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Stephen Schiff's avatar

Why a duck? To support his self image aa quack.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

A quack has to have an MD. That braindead ratfuck doesn’t.

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Megan Ross's avatar

Your diligence in finding things to make fun of, even during this total shitstorm, is much appreciated!

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Terri Nighswonger's avatar

We don’t need to mock or laugh. I feel deep deep sorrow. We are losing all the good and giving that I know all us on here have given during our years on the earth. I just cry inside. And search for our way out and through to rebuild what we have spent all our lives building. 😢

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Everything that made America great, Trump has tried to destroy, in many areas successfully.

I do not see a way out for us at a price less than a million corpses.

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Kim Steeves's avatar

There is a way, my spouse thinks all it would take is one bullet!

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

My spouse is of the same opinion.

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Robert Eckert's avatar

The MAGAts will still be here when Dumb Antichrist is dead

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

We have to mock and laugh....to keep our sanity. Then we need to fucking VOTE BLUE!--and do other things: march, register voters, and educate people.

I am most sorrow-filled about the millions of registered democrats who chose to sit on their assess instead of voting. They caused this mess.

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Margaret's avatar

It doesn't have to be funny, Jeff. We love how you express yourself and will continue to read your stuff with delight, even if it's bad news.

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Christine Zepka's avatar

I seriously do not know how you find the strength!!

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🌷IntheHalloftheMtnKing's avatar

I think it's because some of it's not funny anymore 😔

(And thanks for all you do Jeff)

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Kathleen M Kendrick's avatar

Jeff, you seem to be clearing the top of this mountain. Today’s column is the first one I’ve laughed at in a few days. Thank you, much appreciated! I needed that!

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arne link's avatar

Just do what you can. We know that everything has gone to shit. Thanks for all you do.

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Abigail Norling's avatar

:-(

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Check out Kris Goldsmith “On Offense” (on Substack). He’s an anti-Nazi Army veteran and knows how to stay safe during these times at home, in a car, at a protest.

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Linda Weide's avatar

Impeach Trump and his cronies and GOTV.

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Vote from Abroad volunteers are ready to assist you with any questions about requesting or returning your ballot. Don’t wait! Request your ballot today and make your voice heard! 🗳️

Democrats Abroad has a vigil for Renee on Sunday, January 11 at noon ET and 6 pm CET on Zoom. Go to DA Events and sign up. https://www.democratsabroad.org/vigil_renee_good

Democrats Abroad Germany has a vigil in Berlin for Renee on Sunday, January 11 at 2 pm at Pariser Platz.

Democrats Abroad France has a vigil in Strassbourg on January 11, at 6 pm CETIn front of the US Consulate General, Strasbourg

15 Avenue d'Alsace

https://www.democratsabroad.org/59266/vigil_honouring_renee_nicole_good_and_other_victims_of_ice

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Don't waste time on impeachment unless you can guarantee at least 67 votes to convict in the Senate.

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Jack Carter's avatar

Other solution maybe? Something more expeditive and drastic. Final let’s say, mmhh? Lol

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Sign seen at one of the No Kings demonstrations: "Cholesterol do your job!"

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Mary Greenwald's avatar

There are several Democrats who will not vote to Impeach. Look how they voted for Trump's Cabinet and you will know them by the company they keep!

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

Unbelievably enough, you're right, Mary. It was explained to me the other day that it's unfair to Dems to insist that they present a united front, because, after all, it's never been asked of them before.(!)

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DJS's avatar

The initials JF come to mind.

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George in Atlanta's avatar

I was thinking this way before, but things have changed. We're not getting 'guarantees' for anything, and neither is Donny. Everything is in free fall, nothing is predictable. Possible outcomes for impeachment include random Republican breakouts, and information being documented for future ICC or Truth And Reconciliation prosecutions. Time for us to do more, not less.

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

I'm all for investigations but if they couldn't get a conviction after January 6 then it's an utter waste of time with THIS Congress. I *guarantee* there are not 67 votes to convict in THIS Senate. Look how they're pretending the murder in Minnesota didn't happen.

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arne link's avatar

Trying for impeachment is a total waste of time. He was impeached twice and nothing happened.

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Terri Nighswonger's avatar

Yes.

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Judy Luchsinger's avatar

I disagree. The fact that the testimony would be public and a vote could bring about impeachment, it would be worth it.

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

It worked so well the last two times, didn't it? In fact, it helped get him re-elected. It would ABSOLUTELY not be worth it.

After the midterms, let's take a look at what the numbers are in the NEXT Congress.

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James Starr's avatar

yes I've given up on the system to serve justice,

it's solely in the hands of the universe now and I'm here for it

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

I'm not quite that cynical... yet. The lower courts are mostly holding the line, as are blue state AG's. And the Indiana state senate telling Trump where he could stick his redistricting demands was a hopeful sign.

It's going to be a long, ugly year ahead, but we can't give up. We just shouldn't waste our time on efforts going nowhere.

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Margaret's avatar

Keep impeaching until it sticks. Maybe they'll just get tired of us.

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Waste of time that would only help Trump. Fight him now. And focus on taking back Congress where the Democrats will regain subpoena power.

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

I see your point, Daniel. Agent orange will scream ‘witch hunt’ until he’s blue in the face. He, his maladministration, and his maggot supporters will make him out to be victimized😡

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Indeed, the superior Alpha male is one of the biggest whiners and crybabies of them all.

I despise Trump. He is doing horrible damage to the country and the world. But we have to be strategic about fighting back. A useless impeachment effort would accomplish nothing.

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Gail Dragoo's avatar

I am humbled that countries we treat like crap will have vigils for Renee.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Sheriff Billial's warning to ICE should be the message from every governor, mayor, and head of legitimate law enforcement: "If you want the smoke, we will bring it to you."

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Ole Anderson's avatar

My brain hurts. I think it’s beginning to become Too Much and I can’t see any relief in sight. He will never let honest elections occur in November and then we will be well and truly Screwed forever.

I marvel every day how easy it has been for these Trogdolytes to run roughshod over every norm and accomplish their evil objectives.

He has ruined this Country forever!

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antlisa1201's avatar

If that should happen, at least enough to enrage most people, the protests should get larger and larger and louder and louder. I hope so anyway. We will all have to put down our laptops join the people who are already taking it to the streets. Isn't that what history shows? Unless Earth gets hit by a giant asteroid and humans become extinct.

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Robert Eckert's avatar

We seem to be capable of extincting ourselves without asteroidal assist

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Lisa59's avatar

Shitpants wants to send another 1000 KKK nazi fucks to Minnesota to go door to door. Minnesota peeps stand together. We will resist. You can't imagine what people are going through here. As one said, "we are being hunted like animals." Many are answering the call to help people with food deliveries and transportation. They can't leave there homes. They're just pulling people off the streets. Gas stations, grocery stores, library, businesses, Healthcare clinics, hospitals. Mayo Clinic in Rochester is losing their shit right now. It's war.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Ole, 2025 year of the ugliest bill in world history I have been sicker than even during chemo therapy made me 8 years ago and I even lost some hair. That is not in my family but I googled it and found stress will make you lose hair increase pain and generally degrade you body and mind. Stress from the day of the searing in that is doing me in. Doctors can only describe what they see so out of my pocket I got 3 MRIs of my spine now bad x 2, it changed and it hurts. Just my cautionary tale to my friends here and I love you all as well as listen to you I take the time to read what you say and I will add one more thing I see my problem in so many of you. Don’t let dopey hurt you it is a massive problem!

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Cheri Collins's avatar

Yep. My pains have increased, daily headaches, and hair loss, too. 😔

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Margaret's avatar

Wow, Shitler is taking a huge toll on us. My back hurts, but that won't stop me from protesting.

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Mary Lou Williams's avatar

When will the dam break as pressure is building because the official protests can only do so much.

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

I also worry about the integrity of the November elections, Ole. I pray you’re wrong about this country being ruined forever🙏🏻

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

“her literal last name was GOOD”

Gives the whole story Nathaniel Hawthorne vibes.

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Unity In Defiance's avatar

Awww thank you. That really struck me so hard out of many things this week.

So much so, that I wrote my whole piece I published today centered around that.

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Keith's avatar

ashley babbitt was a domestic terrorist!

ARREST and CHARGE the PHUKIN ICE PIG with 1st DEGREE MURDER!

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

Is nauseating to think that ashli babbitt is treated like a martyr. It’s nauseating to think that her family will get a (nearly) $5 million settlement in her ‘wrongful death’.

I have one (well actually more than one) thing to say about this, Keith: fuck agent orange and his maladministration 🤬🤬🤬🤬

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carolbert55's avatar

Didn’t he say “we, the taxpayers” would reimburse the oil companies for their expenditures to ramp this operation back up? So he could take the profits?

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Unity In Defiance's avatar

He says a lot of things, but take comfort in the fact that even after all these years—he still has zero concept of how money gets released within the government.

We aren’t fully Russia yet, hard to fund wars and world domination without paychecks to soldiers.

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celeste k.'s avatar

Here here.

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Runfastandwin's avatar

"not one reporter stood up to ask ‘what the fuck is wrong with you?" evergreen...unlike Greenland which was named Greenland to fool the colonists into thinking it was green. For the same reason Iceland was named Iceland, to fool the colonists into thinking it was ice. I'm betting gop doesn't know any of this.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Gotta give to Leif Ericsson. He presaged modern politics where naming something it is assuredly not bamboozles the naive into thinking it is what he says it is. Greenland was much more enticing than Desolate Wind Swept Frigid Land Where Our Settlements Will Fail After a Few Decades

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William Burke's avatar

Sort of like musk‘s plans for settlements on Mars?

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Marc Panaye's avatar

Let's all hope that the Mars settlement fails AFTER musk went there and may he leave for Mars tomorrow, around lunchtime.

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meryl selig's avatar

That would be too complicated for their smooth brains to process

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antlisa1201's avatar

That's what I thought! When I heard trump wanted Greenland I was wondering why. I thought isn't it really icy? Wouldn't Iceland be nicer? But what do I know?!

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Lisa59's avatar

Greenland is white. If it was brown or black they'd already have done it. World leaders better have a plan. Mushroom dick is just doing what Putin told him to do.

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Gail Dragoo's avatar

Denmark has already sent troops to Greenland. The Coalition of the Willing met last week to makes plans to fight the US if Trump invades Greenland. It’s been planned since he started talking about taking over countries. He, Putin and Xi want the world to be three regions. That’s why the hi see are threatening to invade Taiwan.

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Lisa59's avatar

That's a relief.

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CE's avatar

It is indigenous , mostly.

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Gail Dragoo's avatar

Chinese.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Dilettante tech bros like Musk have convinced him the U.S. needs its own reserves of rare earth minerals. It would probably be easier to extract these from the moon than Greenland's vast tundra. Another Venezuelan-type boondoggle funded by America's taxpaying serfs.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

More them he does, be assured

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Wendymae's avatar

But Greenland is yuge!

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HI2thDoc's avatar
1dEdited

The problem for Handy is that those House voting stations have buttons. She's used to shafts

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Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂😂

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Donald Lipkis's avatar

To be fair to Handy, she never graduated from high school. Of course she feels competent to question and challenge all the experts in their fields.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

I don't denigrate or dislike her for her lack of education. It's her fake pious, self-righteous, hypocritical ignorance that I take exception to.

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Joyce's avatar

And.....that she apparently cannot distinguish between 'yes' and 'no' to answer a simple question.

There may also be other ramifications for her, but I'm not going there.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Perhaps the resolution was phrased in an ambiguous and unclear manner. Just spit ballin' here

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Steve in SoCal's avatar

I looked up the text and would actually tend to cut her some slack here

"H. Res. 780

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

January 8, 2026.

Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the House shall proceed to the consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute received for printing in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII dated at least one day before the day of consideration of H.R. 1834, if submitted by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted. If more than one such amendment is submitted, then only the last amendment submitted shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the majority leader and minority leader or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.

Sec. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX and clause 8 of rule XX shall not apply to the consideration of H.R. 1834.

Sec. 3. The Clerk shall transmit to the Senate a message that the House has passed H.R. 1834 no later than one calendar day after passage."

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Hannah's avatar

It's the job to know how to read law. It's not that hard. I did federal law , writing it and negotiating the terms with federal agencies. Anyone can do it. These are not bright people.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

😂😂

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Steve in SoCal's avatar

🖐️🎤

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Richard's avatar

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

BWAAAAAAHAHAHHAAA

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Just stating a fact, Ma’am

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

I heard she was just resting her hand.

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂🤣🤣😂

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Robert Eckert's avatar

zippers, more like

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

🏆🏆🏆

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Cheri Collins's avatar

😂

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Karen Hall's avatar

OMG — 😂🤣😂🤣😂

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

Good Morning Jeff, as I sit here I’m just shaking my head to make some sense of our nation at this moment. We have a federal government that specializes in lying 24-7, we have a delusional, demented, dementia president. We have only 1% of the Epstein files in contravention of the federal law that mandated a release date last December, willfully ignoring the legislation.

In today’s “Golf with MAGAs” I will be brief as there was not much interaction with my new group comprising 23 others. I have had email traffic with a couple of Golf MAGAS and what I came away with was to me.. horrifying. These guys are all for an invasion of Venezuela and all the other countries in our hemisphere. I attempted to explain the cost in money and blood…they don’t care… those are our resources I’m told.. I explained that our country does not have the troops to invade and conquer every country… crickets. I brought up US intervention in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan and asked the question… how can you invade and hold a country as vast as Venezuela? Since you could not in those other countries… crickets. And yet they continue to support an agenda that reflects fascist tendencies… I point these out and they just shrug. They seem to believe that our country is headed in the right direction, that prosperity is just around the corner… That’s it …. that’s all today fellow travelers.. I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired from this firehose of 💩💩.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Tell those demented old farts to join up and do the invasion themselves. Yeah, I know, they are about 40 years past their sell-by date. Easiest thing in the world to spout jingoistic kick ass bravado without any care about the danger, expense, and sequelae involved in miliary conflicts, let alone the political problems associated with holding onto what was conquered. And obviously the idiots don't care about sovereign nations and their national resources. What incredibly stupid assholes. Don't know how you stand it, Fredo. Thanks for trying.

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

Hey Doc.. I’ve posted on another platform concerning golf with MAGAs. I was told no liberals play golf, told that I am a phony account among other accusations… I have to wonder why, unless of course they are bots from St. Petersburg.. I guess that’s the world we live in…Best to you Doc..

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Fredo, You must have a lot of patience. Clearly no amount of common sense will get through to those fellow golfers. Thats frightening.

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Paula Dean's avatar

I forget who said: Attempting to reason with fools is like giving medicine to the dead - or something like that - but I agree with it.

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Thomas Paine

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Susan Niemann's avatar

That’s spot on 👏👏👏

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

It's because they're MAGAs. That says it all.

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AuntTeeFa's avatar

Taking one for the team. Thank you Fredo

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Outdoorluvr's avatar

Wait... these guys all play golf according to rules of the game, but can't see a need to apply rules where a nation's sovereignty is concerned? I think I'd start picking their golf balls up during play, grabbing their clubs for my own shots, teeing off out of turn... and just telling them that you have a right to what is theirs because they are in your hemisphere. Jeez, Fredo. I don't know how you do it with those knuckleheads!

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steve robertshaw's avatar

I admire you for trying, just 'keep on keeping on'.

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Claudia Classon's avatar

Thanks for your efforts, Fredo. I’m not sure what the “golf” part of this loose group entails, but these guys probably like that Trump cheats at golf and gets away with it. You can’t teach ethics to a cheater. Nor can you talk common sense to one.

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Christine Zepka's avatar

Wow! Just wow. I live amongst the uneducated magats here in Western PA. There is no way that I could, or even would, try to convince them that they are in a cult. You are amazing to even try!!

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michellefromchicago's avatar

These Maga golfers really need to read – – or listen to, on Audible or some such — the book Commander in Cheat. It was written by a serious golfer who cites chapter and verse about Trump’s rampant, blatant cheating at golf, as well as the poor quality of most of his golf courses and the way he swindles people at those courses. Very enlightening.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Fastball, those boys won’t try to understand they know it all and have the answers (lies) loaded in their AK-47 brain cell. Most of it is brittle and non-flexible no matter the truth isn’t in there.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Yoshie, I really do wait and hope you will give me a heart, when I see it drop a smile comes immediately! Thank you so much!

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Dave Drell's avatar

“those are our resources”

what kind of ignorance is that?.

Colonialism is dead - since when did we just step on our friends and allies neighbors?

Get yourself a one way ticket to

Moscow !

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Remember when we reckoned that Spiro Agnew was Nixon’s insurance policy against being removed from office? Couchfucker is a genuine nazi—if he’s genuine about anything, which I sorta doubt—but the stewpot full of moronic grifting imbeciles, bigots, cranks and publicity whores WILL NOT CRUSH US. And there will be no place, no time, for these dreadful souls to find respite. As Dickens noted through Marley’s ghost, in the afterlife we bear the iron chains we wove in this life, and we who still have a conscience understand that we must rid ourselves of these monsters.

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David M Marko's avatar

Couchfuck McGee likes to come across as some superior intellect, but he is nothing more than a vile, condescending prick. He has a face that begs to be slapped. If anyone with any journalistic integrity would grow a pair and challenge his alternate reality manifestations with some brash conviction, he would piss his pants.

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

I wish there would be a move by Yale alumni to demand his degree be rescinded.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Boola this.

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meryl selig's avatar

Boola boola

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Is he a member of their ‘Skull and Crossbones’ cult too this is important.

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meryl selig's avatar

Skull and Bones. No he is not. Societies recruit undergrads. Vance went to Ohio State for college and then Yale Law School

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

He's one pink rhinestone collar away from being a purse dog.

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Joyce's avatar

OMG You WIN EVERYTHING!

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

YAY!

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Cheri Collins's avatar

😂🤣😂

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Christine Zepka's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Paula Dean's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

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meryl selig's avatar

Vile, condescending and rampant bigot. He can’t shed his genetic destiny

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michellefromchicago's avatar

Backpfifengesight — a wonderful German word, loosely translated as “a face that needs to be slapped”

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Joyce's avatar

He sure isn't presenting a good look for Yale Law, as he stands there spewing completely inaccurate "laws" he just made up in the privacy of his own head.

Reminds me of my sister's tale from law school: the very German professor called on the class dimwit, who never did any work, to present the case study analysis. Dimmy blithered on for about a minute before the professor acidly said [read the following in a very heavy German accent], "Sit down. You are wrong."

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Robert Eckert's avatar

He is murderous lying scum

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Reader/Writer's avatar

I remember when that stupid book of his came out and several of my book club friends were raving about it. I jumped on the bandwagon too but found I just couldn’t stomach him in any way and found the story completely unbelievable and nauseous. Never could finish his pack of BS. And the nausea has stayed.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

His book is lies. He grew up in suburban Cincinnati.

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Judy McNichols's avatar

I had the same experience with his book....I read fewer than ten pages.

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rlritt's avatar

The thing with Vance is everyone hates him and his wife is not "white". So he will never have all of MAGA.

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meryl selig's avatar

Not sure that Vance is widely hated enough among the racists and bigots and idiots. The more vile he spews, the higher his approval polls go.

Diaperload’s sick ego and dementia can’t tolerate perceived competition. Vance’s arrogance may backfire on his fat ugly face. Or maybe that is my fantasy-thinking.

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meryl selig's avatar

The brown-toned wife is definitely a detriment to his assuming the MAGA throne.

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Mary Lou Williams's avatar

So he could shed his current wife and marry Erika Kirk. A complete marriage made in heaven.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

That speculation has been floating around for several months now...

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Judy Luchsinger's avatar

He'll shed her like a winter coat for power.

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michellefromchicago's avatar

“ I wear the chains I forged in life…” Thank you for the Dickens reference. Very apt indeed 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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meryl selig's avatar

Not waiting for the afterlife for justice…. US Nuremberg is the path

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Dina's avatar

The only times I remember anyone crying in Minnesota about elections were in 2016, when two of my sons were together at a bar and watching the presidential race results, and they saw it being called for trump. They both cried.

The next time, the same kids, at a bar in Minneapolis watching the election results, absolutely convinced Harris was going to win, only to find out a third of registered voters didn't even bother to turn up. They called me from the bar (forgetting the six-hour time difference, so it was almost 6 a.m. here and NO ONE calls me at 6 a.m. unless it's an emergency!)—both drunk, both crying. "I can't take four more years of him, Mom," one of them said.

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2Cats2Furious's avatar

Sounds like you raised your sons well. I can absolutely commiserate with them on the 2016 and 2024 election results.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

And 2004.

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Terri Nighswonger's avatar

It is amazing how our kids reacted to shithead wining. I had just woke up and our daughter called. She said Mom are you ok?

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Margaret's avatar

Awwwww... cool kid.

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Well, it WAS an emergency

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

Oh, man.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

"...a third of registered voters didn't even bother to turn up."

But we don't know that. At all. There was widespread vote caging; secret purging of voter rolls to the tune of tens of thousands of votes (voters didn't know until they arrived at the polls); provisional ballots tossed because reasons; mail-in ballots tossed on questionable technicalities; rules changed after voting had begun; and other GOP dirty tricks. There were stark, measurable anomalies among the totals (e.g., on the same ballot, votes for Dems down the line, except for Drump; huge numbers of bullet ballots), possibly due to interference by Elon's hacker posse. Greg Palast has said that if every legal ballot had been counted, Harris would have won.

Bottom line: we have no idea how many people actually voted or didn't, and what the results actually were.

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AuntTeeFa's avatar

Another disastrous week for America. I’ve tried out the new year and decided to return it, especially if this is a preview.

Nazi bar and child porn Emporium lol

Of course he’s back in the fold, the midterms are coming, and he’s gotta be present to manipulate the voting tabulators again.

The “leaked” body cam footage where the wife beater calls Renee Good a fucking bitch after he shoots her in the head three times and walks off while she bleeds to death was just more than we can bear. Today’s protest simply won’t be enough to release all of the anger that I harbor for these ugly vindictive racists.

The way I see it, aside from the actions of that heinous ICE assassin the one person responsible for this murder and for the suffering of countless other human beings,is son of Russian Jew immigrants Stephen fucking Miller.

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rlritt's avatar

If I were Stephen Miller, I'd be worried. He thinks if he spouts MAGA BS he will stay on top. But there will be reckoning, and he looks, to me, like they're setting him up to be the perfect scapegoat.

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Christine Zepka's avatar

Yes,please!!

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Joyce's avatar

Seconded!

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Gina's avatar

setting himself up, the arrogant bastard

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rlritt's avatar

He is that.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

"...he’s gotta be present to manipulate the voting tabulators again."

Thank you! I wish more people believed that.

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AuntTeeFa's avatar

Tons of solid evidence.Election truth alliance started the ball rolling with the anomalies like what they call the Russian tail. A statistical near impossibility.

Substack “this will hold” is some excellent reading as well and she posts 3 to 4 times monthly.

Just call me Mulder: I absolutely believe.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

Yep, read ETA'S analysis right after it came out. Have also seen a post or two from "this will hold." I absolutely believe, too, but many people (even supposedly liberal Dems) actually get angry at the suggestion that the election was bogus. Really offended and indignant.

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Schnauzermom's avatar

Jeff, I really don’t know what I would do without your on-target accounts of the current insane asylum we currently call America. It helps so much to laugh in the midst of the tears. Thank you.

And since Congress isn’t going to do a fucking thing about the walking abomination in the Gold House, We The People must. The folks behind the No Kings protests are organizing protests around the country this weekend under the banner of ICE Out For Good. Go to indivisible.org to find out where the nearest one will be and let our voices be heard!

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rlritt's avatar

Congress is controlled by a Republican majority. Why would they try to stop Trump? He's their god.

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Leu2500's avatar

Cause he’s going to lose them the House. & maybe the Senate.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Evil stupidity week after week

Seems to never reach its peak

But we must hold fast

Until it's all past

And find the goodness we seek

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Jane's avatar

👏👏👏

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Susan Niemann's avatar

👏👏👏👏

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steve robertshaw's avatar

"...where the East Wing was razed to make room for his beloved Epstein Dance Hall...". Your talent for just the right words to bring tears to my eyes from laughing almost matches trump's wringing of tears from his worshippers (at least in his demented tellings).

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rlritt's avatar

Now there are news paper articles promoting Trump's WH plan, saying its about time someone realized it needed a ballroom.

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Joyce's avatar

I saw a reference to that.....Also--according to the WH, renovating the East Wing was "not feasible." $400 million? Hell, if they'd let me know, I'm sure I could have taken that and gotten some new curtains for them. I could have picked them up in the new Target's in Greenland.

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rlritt's avatar

Ha ha!

In the effort to polish this turd, I read an article that said the White House really did need a ballroom to host big events, so this was really a good idea.

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Pam Humphrey's avatar

Hahaha!

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Wendymae's avatar

And I read yesterday that the new plan is to add another story to the west wing so that the dance hall doesn't dwarf the WH so much. Another couple hundred mil in the mad king's pocket I guess.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Wendymae, an article read that the ‘Situation Room’ was directly under the hole that now exists there, that would say something about dear leader skills, so far he cand knock things down that’s it.

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Claire Brassert Alexander's avatar

You’re shitting me. Where?

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Mark Lindzy's avatar

Not to mention (because I hate having her name issue from my mouth) the almost immediate statement by Noem saying Good was a domestic terrorist while wearing that ridiculous cowboy hat on top of her shitty extensions. As my first comment on your Substack as a (now paying) subscriber, I must say how much I fucking hate that see-you-next-tuesday! Thank you for what you do Jeff.

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Kay-El's avatar

1. I subjected myself to pASStor Dale’s pretzel logic and sure enough there’s a picture of a woman from the 50’s all dressed up and wearing an apron. Instead of that argle bargle, the picture was enough explanation.

2. Donny reading spineless Marco’s note out loud should be a reminder that reminders don’t work with him.

3. Bobert should really change her name to Boobert. Covers all bases

4. Going to a protest today.

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Terri Nighswonger's avatar

Going. Looking for what to put on my sign.

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arne link's avatar

I'm going tomorrow. I'm going to put MURDER on my sign.

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Lisa Bieber's avatar

How about Impeach Bloody Barbie?

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

There was a whole lot of outrage in the megaMAGAmoronosphere about the complete "They're eating the pets!" fabrication. A real, actual murder of a Christian white mother isn't as important to them? I don't get it.

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2Cats2Furious's avatar

They don’t even seem to care about the poor doggo in Good’s backseat when she was murdered.

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US Blues's avatar

There was a dog?

Not allowing Good medical care immediately is beyond reprehensible.

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2Cats2Furious's avatar

Yes. You can see the doggo at the beginning of the video taken by the ICE murderer. The Guardian says it was “reportedly unhurt.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/ice-agent-minneapolis-bodycam-footage

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

There was a dog??? That makes it the worst thing ever done in the history of the country--in my opinion. What a lot of vicious scum!

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

^^THIS!!!^^ 💯

Absolutely the worst!

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Joyce's avatar

Hence the portrayal of Good as a degenerate radical leftist. I'm surprised they haven't done a magazine cover of her with an Afro and a fist bump yet.

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arne link's avatar

They are really trying to push the angry Lesbo angle, but the videos make it difficult.

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Only worshippers of Dumb Antichrist count as "Christians" in their eyes

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arne link's avatar

A white breeder and a Christian? It's what they love beyond all things. They are just liars and evil people.

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Tess's avatar

To answer your question…It is VERY fucking idiotic. I hope the lady at the end of the post (Thelma)is accurate in her assessment!! Handy Oakley-clearly changing her mind because trumpy vetoed the water bill for Colorado (or whatever that was!) Try to have a nice weekend everyone!

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Robert Eckert's avatar

She doesn't deal well with buttons. She's more used to zippers.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Bobby Brainworm is making beef tallow great again! Angioplasty, anyone?

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Permian Extinction's avatar

Where are Gort and Klaatu when you need them?

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