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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I could feel my stress levels reducing as I wrote this. I hope reading it does the same for you

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Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

Thank you, Uncle Jeff, for being a glass-half-full guy today, when my glass was completely empty. I really needed this little pony, and I plan to ride it all day! 🥰

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Dee Whitman's avatar

The content of your post makes me happy, as does your impeccable use of hyphens and commas (I'm a copy editor, if that wasn't obvious).

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Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

That’s a huge compliment! Thank you!

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Was thinking the same glass half full thingie.

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Karla's avatar

It lowered mine, and I love the pony analogy. Thank you for this; it’s exactly what I needed. I was beside myself over the delayed sentencing but you’re correct that it’s a pony. We all know he’s not going to prison but he doesn’t know that and the longer he has to worry about it, the longer he has for that worry to drive him further into insanity. Democracy is the pony and we will find it under this pile of horseshit if we VOTE!

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Victoria Wilson's avatar

Yes, the longer he has to worry about it, the greater the chance that Little Donnie FF will stroke out about it.Fingers crossed.

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Morgan's avatar

Legs fingers toes all crossed 🤞

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Ruth Coleman's avatar

Even eyes crossed

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Megan Ross's avatar

Fingers double-crossed! 🤞🤞

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Karla's avatar

Can we officially call that fucker “Burger King”?

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Ms. MoMe's avatar

I pray for a DIRT NAP for baby Donnie every single day...

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Karla's avatar

While I’d jump for joy if a burger took him out, there are others waiting to take his place…especially since this SCOTUS decision. I hope he lives to lose this election in a landslide so the rest of his ilk understand that their shit will not be tolerated.

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Kathy H's avatar

Totally felt that power of a Democratic pony in sentencing delay once it was explained. Trump's entire m.o. is inciting reaction. Our leadership isn't here to jump through his hoops & dance to his tune. I can see this as a good move, making him damn well wait.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Just when I thought you couldn't be any more awesome...

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Eva Porter's avatar

It did!! Thank you.

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Lynn Stolp's avatar

Wow, way to read the room, Jeff...magnificent!! EXACTLY what we all need on the day before Independence Day!! You're my hero!!

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Teri's avatar

Lynn, what you said! 🎯🎯. You are carrying us on your shoulders thru this insane period of history. Thanks for tending to our emotional state and keeping us engaged. You rock! #PonyUp

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Burke's avatar

Spot on Jeff, as usual! This is a time to look for the pony. The Dem messaging is lightweight Pollyanna right now. The "Glad Game" can be effective to win a few votes. However, today Pollyanna is nose to nose with a 350 pound Liar Loudmouth Rapist Bully. She better have a big stick in her hand to smack him up the head when he insults her. The Dems are so close to waking up to this REALITY. We need to encourage them to take "bold action" to shut down Trump World. Now. Today. And every day until the election.

Also, what's up with the word "salience"? I saw it twice this morning. Once in a weak email money pitch from Dem Blue Act and once in an article by Matt Johnson on Bulwark. Who uses "salience" in their everyday speech? Word salad we don't need. Let's use messaging that will stick with the voters. "Donald said this about Joe--LIAR! Here's the TRUTH!" "Donald said this about Jan 6--LIAR! Here's the TRUTH!" "Donald (or anyone in Trump World) said this about honorable people--LIAR! Here's the TRUTH!" Fight back!

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Charles Austin's avatar

I'm sure Anarchy Princess will loan Pollyanna her cowbell

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Burke's avatar

Pollyanna is getting her ass kicked. Unanswered lies are often accepted as fact, especially by those below the Carlin Line. Many of them prefer fantasy over reality. So, why are the DNC and Biden campaign silent? When they should be fighting back with everything they've got. Every Dem pundit should be attacking every lie. Attack every Dumbshit Donald fantasy. Expose him and his crime gang for the illegitimate crooks they are. Instead they treat him and his mob as the "respected opposition." WTF?

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

Now that kind of messaging by Dems would brighten my spirits

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Terri Nighswonger's avatar

It did. Believe me. Stress levels recessing.

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

It helped a lot. Thanks for being a glass-half-full guy.

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Ryn's avatar

It does. I was feeling really stressed yesterday but I’ll keep this good news in mind

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

Mine went down a little bit. I've uninstalled 2 news apps on my phone because it's not doing my attitude any good to read the opinions on there. I just can't fathom how Trump always lands on his feet and he's getting a BIG pass in the media for his cognitive issues among other things. Looking back, Biden should have never agreed to debate him saying that Trump didn't have the courage to debate in the GOP debates so he wasn't going to waste his time with him. That criticism would have been long over with. Now we'll have to hear about Grandpa Joe for eternity. I think it's the double standard that is so galling. Trump is hardly an alert, spry man, yet that is no big deal to the media. I don't buy this senile thing with Joe. He was just in Europe and no one had any news that he was inappropriate at those meetings. His speech in February for the State of the Union was excellent. Yes, he's old, but so is Trump. They would have been in high school together at the same time. I'll say that Dem Lloyd Doggett from TX has conjones saying that Biden should drop out. Lloyd is 77! What is to be gained from these Dems bashing Biden? Do they want Trump to win? That I don't understand. Typical Dems. Their own worst enemy. You don't see the rank and file GOP open their mouth about Trump.

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

Now there is a bunch of Dems calling for Biden to drop out! This is how we lose

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Anna Mieczkowska's avatar

Nothing can't reduce my stress level anymore. We are doomed.....

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Lisa59's avatar

Especially after seeing Kevin Roberts call for Marxist Leftist blood on the streets. Throughout Project 2025 we are referred to as Marxist Leftist. Do I call the DOJ and tell them I got screwed by Leonard Leo's Court without my consent or that or my life was threatened by Kevin Roberts? I contacted my Senators this morning about this issue of Domestic Terrorism. Today I will find serenity in Jeff's piles of horseshit. Everything helps as I breathe in a paper bag. Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞Thank you, Jeff.

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Dee Whitman's avatar

Excellent idea (call our sens. about the clear domestic-terror threat); thanks.

Also, I (almost) have to laugh at the stupidity and lack of originality among the bllk of the GOP. We so-called "Marxist Leftists" or "radical-left Democrats" are simply seeking the implementation of pro-social policies that exist -- and are a great success -- in every other developed democracy. These policies make life better per every metric (healthcare outcomes, cost of healthcare, longevity, standard of living, quality of education, personal safety at work and elsewhere, self-reported happiness. etc.)

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Charles Austin's avatar

They better think about THEIR blood in the streets. (Groucho is a badass!)

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P123Sunny's avatar

Heard some older punk rock dude say that yeah, we are up against a huge, scary fight - but there have been times in the history where ppl have also been in similar bad situations, but with FAR LESS to work with - and THEY WON.

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Samantha M's avatar

Then congrats to Don Snorleone because that’s what he wants you to think.

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Samantha M's avatar

I’ve been called a few things in my life but NEVER Surrender Monkey. Fuck the heritage foundation and their bloodless revolution. Those spirit crushers think everybody has fear-conditioned brains because THEY do. I’m not afraid I’M PISSED. And I’d say 2/3 of the 42 million women over 40 reading about this Handmaids Tale future the right has in mind are full-on pissed too.

Never underestimate middle-aged women. We’re not living la vida loca like Thomas or hoisting little bitchy flags like Mrs. Alito. We’re organizing, volunteering, and whatever it takes to beat back these pussy ass bitches.

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Morgan's avatar

AfuckingMen Samantha!!! I’m so fucking angry! I’ll vote blue up down sideways fuck that Orange Grifting Lard Ass MFKR.. JFC I need a drink and I don’t drink..

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SPW's avatar

Count me in Bedhead2Day! Every damn one of them red hat sumbitches need to be voted so far out they’ll never get back.

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Morgan's avatar

Right into the ocean full of sharks.. shark bait oo ha ha!!

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Anna Mieczkowska's avatar

I didn't say that I gave up. I will fight to the end but I feel really stressed out at this moment....

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Samantha M's avatar

And no disrespect — you can’t be sane and think everything is right side up. But Shakespeare knew the human condition, and it hasn’t really changed. And how did his hubris-heavy characters fare?

This is overreach on a massive scale telling us just be quiet — your overlords will let you live if you stop fighting and go meekly. When has that ever been true? No thanks. I’ll go down fighting vs peering out the window wondering whether they come for me today

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Monnina's avatar

Amen to all of the above. The recent order issued to ‘leftist Marxists’ to shut up or face annihilation by a MAGA Heritage Foundation apparatchik has globally exposed them as a domestic terrorist group. Their true believers will be fired up by this death threat with their lust for the shedding of Other’s blood, but any level headed Republican who might have been willing to accept Trump’s criminal GOP cartel because of their loyalty to political principle, especially any who work in law enforcement, will now be forced to choose. Either remain true to your oath to uphold the rule of law and the American Constitution or support a genocidal theocratic autocracy.

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Nancy Beck's avatar

YES! YES! YES!

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Stranger Than Friction's avatar

I wish I could upvote you a zillion times. And I snort laughed at your snark, so thank you for making my day, Samantha M!

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Bonnie's avatar

🏆🏆🏆🥇👍

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skangirl's avatar

It will not prevent us from voting, though.

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Teri's avatar

I am battling those feelings too. Taking time off news, media helps. Watching the birds outside, helping friends, tackling a household problem helps me reset. Hang in there. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑👭👬👫

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

Sorry, tackling my dirty blinds isn't going to help this political crisis.

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Morgan's avatar

Nor is doing a shitload of laundry when kids have every single article of clothing inside out or socks rolled into a fucking ball.. guess what.. you get them back in exactly the same way you lazyassedbirdbrains give them to me

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

Fuck it. I’m going to the beach.

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Lisa59's avatar

Have fun!! I'm high ass mowing 4 acres. It's like riding a bronco bull because of all holes. Someday my boobs are going to hit me the head and knock me out.

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Morgan's avatar

I’m in the mountains Lisa..I wish you could send me a pic..a Native Hawaiian in the mountains is an oxymoron..

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arne link's avatar

Still, it's something with a positive outcome. I'm heading out to get my duster right now. Thanks for the idea.

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

My stress level will go down on 11/5/24 when Biden is elected again. Even that won't be the end of this. We thought it was over after 2020, but in some ways it's worse than in the 2016 election. It's to the point now, that all I want for Xmas is for Joe to be elected. Trump's court cases are on the back burner as far as I'm concerned. Because if Trump wins, there will be no more court cases among other things. Trump has utterly exhausted my brain with his continual nonsense, criminality and obnoxious personality.

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P123Sunny's avatar

For some reason - running on destroying democracy isn’t disqualifying because (checks notes) ‘unprecedented’. 🤦‍♀️

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HI2thDoc's avatar

No matter what the outcome of the election is, we can never give up fighting for what is right and what is good. What the extreme conservatives are doing to our beloved nation reminds me of the scene in Gladiator (historical fiction), where Maximus is about to enter the coliseum for a death match, and he hears the bloodthirsty crowd's cheers. In his disgust. he turns to Proximo, his "owner," and says, "Marcus Aurelius once had a dream that was Rome. This is not it! This is NOT it!"

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arne link's avatar

I feel ya but I'm trying to stay positive. It's hard.

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

I feel it too 😞😞😞

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Carol JLH's avatar

Thank you. Right now, yours are the only Substack letters I can read without feeling nauseous.

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Morgan's avatar

I’ve been so incredibly stressed out by the SC ruling. I haven’t slept in the past couple of days.. I’m still at WTF just happened..

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Terri Nighswonger's avatar

Heart beat slowing. Ahhh! But much to do. This is a BIG CORRUPT WILL TAKE A LOT TO CLEAN UP. BUT IT US AMERICA. 🇺🇸 😃🥰🥳👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Teri's avatar

Hearing Biden's NC speech day after debate where he said loudly "This AMERICA!!" Super reassuring. 🇺🇸

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Susan Keefer's avatar

Thanks Jeff. I was going off the deep end and moving to Canada. 🙏

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Deb's avatar

Will Canada take us?

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Susan Keefer's avatar

Yes. Check canada.ca

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Derek Smith's avatar

Hard to move to Canada if you are old and/or don’t have lots of ready cash. I looked into it. New Zealand is even more difficult. 😣

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Susan Keefer's avatar

Someone on Twitter said yesterday that the 4th of July should be a day of mass donations for President Biden and all the Democrats running. 🎇

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

did you know this is Ronald Reagan's favorite joke? I didn't, until I went googling for it. oh well, I still like it.

(don't tell me I told it wrong, there are dozens of variations, all with the same punchline)

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Rudy to "pay the million he owes Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss for ruining their lives."

Ordinarily, Jeff, I wouldn't correct you, but in this case every single one of the MILIONS owed by Rudy to these women is another pony 🐎🐎🐎 (why aren't emoji ponies pink like they should be?)

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arne link's avatar

Rudy is getting a huge monthly allowance from the bench. More than most people earn in a year. How does that work, exactly?

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Betsy L's avatar

I don't know how he worked that out, but it's some ungodly amount like $25K a month and he goes through it all and then some. He must be buying expensive scotch.

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

I think he hauls in about $100,000/ year from retirement benefits. He won’t be living under a bridge

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SPW's avatar

Too bad too. SOB should be scrubbing floors for Freeman and Moss.

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Rick Khamsi's avatar

Yes! For his sick, bigoted, hateful lies about those honest Georgia poll workers, Rudy was judged to owe them $150+ MILLION, a fair amount for all the suffering he caused them.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

That's a herd of ponies. Of course, Rudy and Trump are not good for the damage they do.

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Brad Yazell's avatar

I could use a pony or two right about now. It's been a shitty week.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

I loved reading your optimist story. And I concluded some time back that you're an optimist at heart. Which is one more reason I enjoy reading your takes. But damn! these latest goings-on have to be killing you. Being a sort-of pessimistic skeptic, it's easier for me to be disappointed - i expect it!

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

I've always said that the power of protective pessimism beats the power of positive thinking every day. But I run by the greatest power of all— not dead yet!

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SPW's avatar

Honey, you can tell this “shitty” joke any way you want to. It’s all good and I’m all for trying to find ponies anywhere they may be. That said, I read in one Substack or other, that the orange cock splat(tm-JT)was going to get his .10 lawyer to argue that(trump’s)signing checks to Michael Cohen was an “official act” since he did that after taking office 🤨.

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Bill Lawrence's avatar

That's nonsense, IMO. I'm no lawyer, but the timing of his signing checks doesn't make it an official act. It was an act in furtherance of his campaign coverup. How is that something essential to his presidency? Same for Jan 6th. Violating his oath of office to incite his armed followers to overturn an election is hardly an official Presidential duty.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Every president has an official right to an official closet in which all of his skeletons are officially kept. Forever. This should be obvious. Without such a closet he cannot act promptly and boldly.

Do you know what Trump said to Don McGann, his White House counsel? “I don't like lawyers who take notes."

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SPW's avatar

I remember. Orange didn’t like note takers of any kind, especially around

Putin or on Ukrainian phone calls.

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SPW's avatar

Bill, we all know that the orange dumpster fire will grasp at any straw that blows his way in the wind. His check signing is just such a straw to grab then appeal the hell out of whatever decision falls.

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Bill Lawrence's avatar

Yep. He doesn't have a chance on this one. But this SC decision is another in a string of appalling decisions this court has made. They will go down in the history books as one of the worst courts ever--and given the history of the SC courts, that's a tall order.

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arne link's avatar

But the Supremes seem to think it was. They believe an official act is anything he says it is. BTW, I agree with you.,

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

That doesn’t mean tRump & his twisted lawyers won’t argue it

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

And he did it in an OFFICE at the OFFICIAL desk with a pen he stole from his secretary's OFFICE. Jack Smith, are you listening?

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Marty's avatar

Not an official act!!

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Agreed. I was writing an SNL skit where a trump supporter 'splains it all to you.

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Vickie Berry's avatar

🤣

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Betsy L's avatar

I'll bet Dumpy stole it from the kid who mowed the White House lawn.

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Kristina Clarke's avatar

😂

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DonP's avatar

It'd be a straight up loss. Signing personal/business checks to a personal lawyer is not an official act of the President, and doesn't even vaguely fall with either the "core duties", or outer edge of responsibilities of his office.

In fact, I doubt Merchan will even consider a hearing on such a specious filing. And neither will an appeals court.

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Marla's avatar

He wasn’t even president when he did all of this! How can any of this be considered ‘presidential acts’ when he wasn’t even president until January 20, 2017?

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DonP's avatar

Apparently some of the checks he signed, and at least one of the meetings he had with Cohen were in either February or March of 2017.

That said though, it is not an official duty of the president to meet with his personal lawyer unless they're discussing national business. And neither is signing checks to his personal lawyer.

And, most importantly, if I remember correctly, it wasn't the prosecution that introduced the meeting as evidence, but the defense team who brought it up when questioning Cohen on the stand. I might be wrong about that though.

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P123Sunny's avatar

WTaF

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Robyn myers's avatar

I've been thinking of that joke and that punchline all week ( with all this shit, there must be a pony) thanks Jeff. I feel better with all the poo being flung by the GOP, I cling to hope and know we must rise.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Speaking of dementia, Reagan definitely was out to lunch in his second term. I read somewhere, maybe in Colin Powell's first autobiography, that Reagan told a "joke" to the Soviet delegation where he asked an American cab driver what his career plans were and the man answered that he hadn't decided. Reagan continued the joke with he asked a Soviet cab driver that same question and the guy answered, "I don't know-they haven't told me yet." An awkward chuckle from the Americans followed. I imagine the Soviets didn't laugh

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Reagan would have told that intentionally.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Yeah, the implied anecdote was that he did. I didn't mean to excuse him from that inappropriate trolling because of dementia

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Cynthia Turner's avatar

Maybe one thing I like from the mut.

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Elaine the Mean Old Feminist's avatar

And now, since it's worst joke Wednesday, here's one.

During a job interview, the applicant was asked what his worst personality trait was. The applicant considered for a moment, then replied, "Being too plain spoken."

The interviewer said, "Oh, I don't think that's a bad personality trait."

The applicant replied, "I don't give a fuck what you think."

😁

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William Burke's avatar

😂😂😂 thank you Elaine. Feels good to laugh.

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Lisa59's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Amy Blamey's avatar

This is going in the ol' memory bank! Thank you!

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247kath's avatar

🤣😂🤣😂👍🏻

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Teri's avatar

😂😂😂😂😂. Bravo!! 🏆🏆. Thanks for the belly laughs!!

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Morgan's avatar

Thank you Elaine I really needed that right now!! Total Goddess!! Thank you thank you!

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂

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Betsy L's avatar

That's brilliant! I'm going to use it all weekend.

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Karla's avatar

That’s funny and I know people who would probably say that 😆.

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JOEL's avatar

VOTE ONLY FOR DEMOCRATS IN NOVEMBER 2024!

- We must win the Office of President

- We must retain control of the Senate

- We must take back control of the House

OUR PLATFORM:

Amend the Constitution:

- To enshrine in the Constitution that abortion is legal across the United States of America.

- To enshrine in the Constitution that no one, not even the President of the United States, is above the law.

- To enshrine in the Constitution that the winner of the Office of President of the United States will be determined by majority vote on a nationwide basis. (The Electoral College is to be eliminated.)

- To enshrine in the Constitution a complete separation of Church and State.

- To enshrine in the Constitution that any form of racial gerrymandering is illegal.

- To enshrine in the Constitution that any Supreme Court Justice found guilty of accepting gratuities, gifts or bribes from anyone is subject to immediate dismissal from the Supreme Court.

- To enshrine in the Constitution that anyone convicted of a felony is forever ineligible to run for the Office of President of the United States.

Expand the Number of Justices on the Supreme Court to 13.

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Forrest Grump's avatar

AND BRAND IT THE DEMOCRAT’S PROJECT 2025!

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Marty's avatar

How about the 21st Century Project!

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P123Sunny's avatar

Bahahahahaha

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P123Sunny's avatar

LOVE IT!

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CeeCee Blank's avatar

Summarize, please!

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

That’s a good one!

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mark rubin's avatar

What I was going to say is - I think the Dems should adopt your saying and run with it. Point by counter point so we can expose and compare the harm to be done by them versus the good we’ll do. I like it.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Actually - that's a great thought... hmm

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mark rubin's avatar

I think the De

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Dee Whitman's avatar

Mark, you can edit your comments (when you hit SEND prematurely or for any other reason). Do you see the 3 pale-gray horizontal dots a few inches to the right of the bottom of your comment? Click on them for two options: edit or delete.

When you click on another commenter's dots, the option is to report a comment -- which is virtually never needed here, bc virtually all commenters are civilized.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

This works on a laptop but it does not exist on a smart phone.

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Bonnie's avatar

Add in enshrining the ERA!!

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Juli's avatar

Thank you! YES!

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David Olson's avatar

An Amendment is a heavy lift. But I agree, it is the only remedy of any long standing substance. Certainly not a SCOTUS adjudication. They have shown neither principle nor precedent has weight to achieve political end. I note the Separation of Church and State exists. Whether we enforce is an entirely different matter.

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Bonnie's avatar

Not that heavy of a lift compared to what women have been lifting every day, for peanuts, damage, and disrespect. I know you are not the target but I am feeling super pissed off as a woman about how we have been shoved back into some medieval dairy herd by Holy Mike and his co-conspiracynof scared broken white dudes. God forbid any woman have a meaningful sex life.

I think we will be needing a whole new set of "anti-dirtbag" laws, the convicted felon's slavering lapdogs want to grow up to be just like their daddy.

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David Olson's avatar

No offense taken, I agree with you in full. My “heavy lift” comment refers to the process to introduce and gain national approval.

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Bonnie's avatar

🥂

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Morgan's avatar

Yesss Joel!!!

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Terri Nighswonger's avatar

I love this!! Send it to every representative we have.

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Patricia Gomes's avatar

🎯🎯🎯

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Susan Niemann's avatar

GREAT JOKE! 😂 Man, we need this column today... I've had a pit in my stomach ever since Monday. I can feel democracy dissolving and it's starting to affect my mental health....so thank you. 💙

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Lisa59's avatar

I know, I woke up this morning just pissed off. I wanted a drink, a cigarette and handful of gummies. I went with coffee and edibles. The goddamn fuckery. It's overwhelming how we are being pulled into an Autocracy. Fucking stupid voters. I don't have any patience anymore. I was telling my insurance agent yesterday why he needs to vote Blue. I don't fucking care if he liked it or not. Bring it!!

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Dee Whitman's avatar

I find myself wondering how everyone I encounter has voted / plans to vote. For the past 18 mos., virtually all of my contact has been with with medical professionals (I have pancreatic cancer), and although I'm very fond of everyone I've encountered (check-in people, medical techs, triage nurses, IV nurses, social workers, doctors, etc.), it's very disconcerting to wonder, "Are you -- so kind to all of us patients -- voting in a way that makes our lives worse in every way?"

I mean, plenty of nice-seeming people voted for scump either once or twice. A friend has talked about the staunch GOP neighbors of his elderly parents in FL -- neighbors who are a little younger and who have done so much to help his parents. The disconnect: How can they care about some people while harming so many others? Sorry to be a bit heavy ...

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

I wish you a successful recovery and continued good health. I'm a nurse and know how some of my coworkers vote. I'm surprised when minorities vote for Trump. I had one gay coworker vote for Trump, but I also heard him make a racial slur at one time and I truly believe that when push comes to shove - your racism will override your minority background (unless you're black) and your sexuality. I see the Asian nurses voting for Trump as well as some of the gay nurses. There is racism in minority cultures, even within that culture itself such as Asian and Latino. What I don't understand is a black individual voting for Trump. It also explains why women vote for Trump - racism. I think what Trump has done, is bring out how deep rooted some people's desire to keep this country primarily white. One white nurse I work with is a Trump supporter. When I asked her why, the first words out of her mouth were about welfare queens. I knew then, the racism issue was part of her thinking. Reagan's favorite term. I think the public has a misconception of some (not all) medical people. Like we're all nice and want to do only the right thing. I've been a nurse for over 40 years and nice is hardly the word I would use to describe my fellow coworkers or the culture. We, hopefully will take excellent care of you, but don't ever think that we are that person through and through. That's why the women's health services nurse won't think twice about voting for Trump knowing that it will take away women's reproductive rights, if her agenda is based on personal or religious grounds.

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Bonnie's avatar

Self loathing is a helluva drug, as is racism.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Political convictions are strange. Seemingly educated and intelligent people often don't support what you would assume they should support. Many physicians, despite being in the capacity of caring for the infirm, are conservative politically. This may be due to economic reasons since they are demographically in the conservative realm. Messaging from our side needs to be vastly improved to illustrate that the oft-repeated lies from the right are debunked. We need to point out that access to health care, social safety net, public education, opportunity for all, fairness, are ideals basic to human dignity and the minimum we should embody in this, the wealthiest nation in the history of the world.

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Nightmaher's avatar

I know exactly what you’re saying. Some former colleagues I see now as a patient have all stated they support Trump. It’s a monetary reason from what I see.

I no longer see them as people I can respect because it reveals their true motives.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

I know people like that too. They tend to be very shallow thinkers, often one-issue voters, and miss the larger implications. They are deceived by the conservative BS and end up voting against their own interests, unless they are in the top 1-2%, which I doubt. To my mind, the greatest political con in American history is how the GOP/conservatives convinced middle- and lower-middle class people to vote for them. Low information and personal grievances will do that, I guess

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Bonnie's avatar

Wait until the felon destroys the economy, should he get the chance. Thanks a lot you idiots.

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Nightmaher's avatar

Ps my edit button is not working

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

He is so vile and corrupt that I have no respect after what we know about him for anyone that supports him.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Dee, I send my ❤️ to you. You aren’t heavy at all. It is mind-boggling how the neighbors can be so helpful to the parents but in their demented world, they will vote for a tyrant. They are simply ignorant and unfortunately, we have to accept that fact no matter how hard we try and educate them.

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Dee Whitman's avatar

Thanks for your kind reply.

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Teri's avatar

Dee, sending best wishes for your health. You are so right! It can make us crazy trying to rationalize all this. We need to stay strong, stay involved and VOTE BLUE!

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Dee, my best wishes to you and I hope your recovery is fast. You bring up some excellent thoughts.... and Deborah provided some incredible insight.

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Dee Whitman's avatar

Thanks for your kindness.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

👏👏👏👏👏 We HAVE to prevail.

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Morgan's avatar

Lisa I had to medicate my ass with enough THC to fall an elephant.. huge anxiety attack yesterday and I haven’t had one in over a year.. slept 3 hours and I’m fried. That MangoMussolini needs to be stuffed into a box and sent back to Putin Xi and Kimmy Jong

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Lisa59's avatar

Lol! You're right about the box. I come from a family of malignant narcissists. Everyday is a trigger. More gummies please!! 😉

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Morgan's avatar

Right?!?!!!!!

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Karla's avatar

Those voters don’t have a clue how fucking stupid they are but if he gets elected, they will for damn sure find out they aren’t immune from his wrath.

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Gaily's avatar

My exact sentiments 😊. I’ve been incredibly worried too, wondering if we are headed to the black hole of fascism or should I just relax and trust that, from our most awesome President down to all the lawyers at the controls of this cumbersome plane called Democracy, that they can land this (sometimes not so) gentle giant safely

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🌷IntheHalloftheMtnKing's avatar

I let my guard down with Hillary Clinton. Nate Silver was like she's got this and she didn't.

So... never letting my guard down again.

The other side doesn't give up ever, they won't give this to us, but we are smarter and stronger but can't let down.

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Derek Smith's avatar

Ross Douthat actually came to my school for an assembly a few days before T💩p stole the election and said he couldn’t win. I cut out his ‘editorials’ in the NYT and piss on them.

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Morgan's avatar

Right on Derek!!

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Fuck Nate Silver. His crystal ball has failed quite a few times.

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Susan Keefer's avatar

Sorry that I freaked you out Susan.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Nah... I think we're all freaked out! But should Democracy die, let's live next door to each other in Toronto! 😂😂💙✌️

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Susan Keefer's avatar

Yay!! I’ll see you there! 👍🎉

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Lisa59's avatar

Wait for me!!! 🍸

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Morgan's avatar

Wait can I come too!!?!

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Susan Keefer's avatar

Sure! Hope we don’t have to move, but if we do, it will be a party. 😎

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Nightmaher's avatar

I’m going to be the old lady on your street who meets with you guys once a week to bullshit over a few beers.

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Betsy L's avatar

Or Sydney.

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Mary Beth Horsington's avatar

Me too, Susan. High anxiety, all the time.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

It just shouldn’t be this way!

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

Keep telling people to google Project 2025. It’s terrifying to read their actual plan.

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Lisa59's avatar

Andra Watkins Project 2025 on Substack. I want people to look at the Southern Economic Development Model written by Heritage Foundation for Reagan's administration (www.epi.org). I keep posting this often. SEDM is Project 2025. Someone here told me about Andra. She's amazing.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Hi Sharon! Thats absolutely the best advice. Because its proof positive the MAGA movement is trying to destroy America.

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Susan Burgess's avatar

No matter what happens, no matter how long it takes, all people are still created equal in the eyes of the law —and in the eyes of any God worth its salt. This will always stand as the truth and the fact no matter what out of touch billionaires who buy justices by the fish-foot try to foist on the public.

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Betsy L's avatar

My stomach-pit started last Thursday night.

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Bonnie's avatar

Same.

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SeekingReason's avatar

Jeff, I’ve been feeling just fine watching the big pushback for Biden. The rescumliCons were counting on us falling to the ground and begging them to put in a convicted FELON rapist dictator instead. They wanted us to throw Biden in the trash, and many Dems tried, but it is failing. Many of us got tired of worrying and said, bring it on asswipes!

Just like in Who-ville, I watched the Lunatics attack my country again and my fists grew three times their size! 😁

I’m not going anywhere. I’m not moving, I’m not going to comply with ANY Fascist or his/her ruling. I did not include (they) because (they) don’t support Fascism.

I plan to both bark and bite. Let these psychopaths take on millions more of us than them. I’m up for it.

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mark rubin's avatar

Pelosi “suggesting” Biden take a competency test is troubling. She throws a lot of weight around DC. I’m pretty sure he can ace it though.

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Debbie Allen's avatar

Thanks for the chance to rant. We should all be wary of NON-clinicians weighing in our medical issues. My field was neuropsychology. I gave batteries of tests to "normal" and impaired clients/patients/research subjects. A full assessment of cognitive skills can take four-plus hours. What Trump took was a brief test, about 20 questions. You can find a few examples online. It is a way to determine quickly if additional testing is needed. What Trump took was NOT a thorough test of cognitive skills. I want to jump out of my skin when Trump brags about his doing well on that test. It does not adequately assess strengths and weaknesses (e.g., a stroke might make you weak on math, but your short term memory and language skills might still be intact). We are slow to recognize Alzheimers and dementia because people compensate by using their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses. Trump NEVER had a competency test, or a full battery of cognitive tests that would confirm that he's "perfect" or did "perfectly" on such assessments. I expect him to lie, but most people don't realize what can legitimately be determined based on the results of the test he took.

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Morgan's avatar

Yes thank you Debbie!!

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

Biden doesn't take any test that Trump doesn't take either. That whole idea is stupid. There's competency that you can do your job as a greeter at Walmart and there's competency to be the president of the US. There is no test for that. I hope that talk goes away. We already know that Trump can identify a phone and an elephant I think.

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Rick Calegari's avatar

That was after someone took the test for him. Trump and competency doesn't belong in the same sentence.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Did Pelosi just say that meaning they should BOTH take a test ‘equally’? So sick of this. Joe has an f’n FULL TIME JOB - and he is ace-ing it and STILL has to prove/justify sh*t? Once again, Rs framing it… and LDFF free to work the refs and STRATEGIZE.

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P123Sunny's avatar

DEMs should have signed up for that Mitch McConnell "How to Say F- YOU and Just Walk Away" Workshop when they had a chance...

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

No more reaching across the aisle shit. Biden is fine and has a more than competent vp. I'm banking on Trump doing something so stupid that the media just won't be able to ignore it.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Can someone tell me why DEMs don’t trot out a VISUAL COLLAGE of 2016 headlines SCREAMING about how HRC WAS AT DEATH’S DOOR - every time she coughed??? The American People need a reminder - GEEZUS this is NOT HARD… same tricks different election😡

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Robert R's avatar

Never ever ever underestimate an Irishman the thick Mick shit is a fable .I grew up in an Irish American stronghold in Dorchester Mass. the wards in that part or Boston have historically and consistently voted D.and have been the highest voting turn out areas of the country ,the Irish politicians that I’ve known are some of the smartest,most diligent and conniving individuals out there do not sell Joe short he will not only surprise us he will stun us and convince us into believing that all these recent doubts are absolute bullshit ,and he can’t possibly lose in November ! He’s got something cooking in that Mick head and It’s probably gonna put a real hurt on the Nazi Traitor Shithead! Have faith in the luck and conniving of the lad , He’s going to surprise the shit outa everybody !☘️😜I can say Mick I’m 93% Irish the other 7% is German but Hey I’m no Nazi !

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P123Sunny's avatar

THIS THIS THIS👆

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Morgan's avatar

Pelosi needs to keep her fat yap shut.. and she should be having competency test..

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Christine Salazar's avatar

They give that competency test to everyone. It is not that difficult. It is probably the only test convicted criminal trump ever took or ever passed.

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Morgan's avatar

But did he really pass?? lol cause he’s dumb as a fvcking box of shit

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

For that to work, we’d have to do it all at once & all together. Otherwise, the fascists will pick us off one by one like they did to every Republican who spoke against them

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Don A in Pennsultucky's avatar

Doing the podcast from a cardboard box under a bridge abutment could get him tossed into the local klink.

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Marty's avatar

Yes, since homelessness is now a crime according to the Extreme Court.

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Thus, a great suggestion!

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Rick Calegari's avatar

Hell, there's always Four Seasons Landscaping for Rudy's podcast. Leave it to a high profile MAGA dipshit and his associates to go there rather than the hotel.

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

That’s exactly where he belongs!

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JOEL's avatar

THE

-No.

-One.

-Is.

-Above.

-The.

-Law.

MARCH!

WHEN:

Saturday July 13th and Sunday July 14th

WHERE:

- Personal residences of the 6 Supreme Court Justices who just made one of the most disgusting, disgraceful, detestable decisions in the history of the United States of America.

- And the National Mall in Washington, DC

No Kings or Queens in America!

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Steve Bannon had pinker skin than I ever have seen on him when he arrived at federal prison. I think he actually took a bath.

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Lisa59's avatar

He has a separate bed for his liver. I hope his alcohol withdrawals hit him like a train wreck. I said this before, don't forget his box of tampons for date night. He's a rotting corpse.

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Dee Whitman's avatar

"Separate bed for his liver" made me laff. Thanks -- I needed that.

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Dave Drell's avatar

Lisa- that is hilarious! 😜😛😝

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Morgan's avatar

Hehehe thank you Lisa I needed that today!

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P123Sunny's avatar

... geez M Cohen did like - 36 months? This is only 4 but I forgot about the substance issue... yikes

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

They have some really good meds to relieve alcohol withdrawal these days and I assume the doctors at Danbury are competent.

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Dee Whitman's avatar

I'd so much rather that the doctors at Danbury be sadistic with this one inmate.

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

If he wants alcohol, he will find a way to get it.

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Morgan's avatar

Hope it turns it to be fermented urine!

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Nothing a little rope can't fix.

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Teri's avatar

Hope the docs there are rabid Dems. Hey Karma 🧚, alcohol withdrawal meds at Danbury are unavailable, with no refills available, right?

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

I've worked in prisons. How do you think some of the prisoners get drugs, etc. The guards smuggle them in. You don't think with his money and political connections that he won't get booze if he wants it? Prisoners can make their own alcohol in their cells - it's called Pruno.

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Rick Calegari's avatar

The finest in toilet bowl Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Chris Ortolano's avatar

Jeff, I'm sorry to add to your stress level. I subscribed to share this with you (well, that's not the only reason). The fascist president of the heritage foundation is threatening to kill us Jeff. I thought you should know.

https://www.mediamatters.org/project-2025/heritage-foundation-president-celebrates-supreme-court-immunity-decision-we-are

The quote: "And so I come full circle on this response and just want to encourage you with some substance that we are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be."

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Susan Niemann's avatar

"A second American Revolution". FUCK that guy. These people CAN NOT be allowed to destroy our country!

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P123Sunny's avatar

shouldn't this be front page news for like 3-4 days?

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Chris Ortolano's avatar

Until the election.

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

It won’t be 😡😡

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Charles Austin's avatar

He assumes that we won't shoot them in the ass. BIG MISTAKE!!

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Morgan's avatar

I’m ready to roll Charlie!!

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Charles Austin's avatar

Let's fucking get it done.( Read Malcolm Nance's post from yesterday and Jo Jo's from about an hour ago.)

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Classic abuser language.

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Chris Ortolano's avatar

I think this goes far beyond abuser language, it's into "Holy fuck did you just threaten to KILL me if I resist your fascist plan" language.

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Yes. Like I said, classic abuser language.

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Joanne Filipo's avatar

Share the shit out of it!

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Tama2U's avatar

Exactly what the white trashy neighbor flying his black flag is saying. They’ve been saying it out loud for a while now.

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Chris Ortolano's avatar

Yeah, trump doesn't want to free the Jan 6th insurrectionists to let them go home and flip burgers.

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counterlife's avatar

Don't make me hurt you.

You hear these words, know that the speaker is planning to hurt you and takes great pleasure in doing so.

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P123Sunny's avatar

should we camp out in front of garland's office for safety? is he even there - not even a public statement or 'strongly worded email' about not threatening fellow Americans?

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Morgan's avatar

Garland will be hiding under his fucking desk. Most inept AG ever

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Bonnie's avatar

What the absolute fuck? These useless turds really get off thinking they are in control of a goddamn thing. Worthless worms.

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Dave Drell's avatar

Let’s start rounding THEM up!

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Bonnie's avatar

Hell yes. All of them dirtbags!!!

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Joanne Filipo's avatar

Holy shit! 😳 thanks for sharing that! 😕

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Chris Ortolano's avatar

I'm sharing it with everyone I can, and every news source that I can; even though I don't have much faith in the MSM anymore.

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Teri's avatar

Welcome, Chris! Jeff's got a great group here. Thanks for the link.

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Chris Ortolano's avatar

Thank you Teri, I've been wanting to join for awhile but the comments from that fascist fuck at the heritage foundation pushed me over the edge.

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JOSEPH PEDALINO, JR.'s avatar

Thanks Jeff, thinking people certainly needed a lighter touch after the last two brutal weeks. If there is a pony in this shit, I’m with the kid

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skangirl's avatar

I hate to hit the "like" emoji. We need an emoji that says "I'm with you and I think all those fuckers should die."

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arne link's avatar

Yeah! Where is that emoji?

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Morgan's avatar

We need that emoji

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Tama2U's avatar

No, it’s my way of saying unless there’s magic involved I have scant hope of justice being served. He always oozes out of a pile of shit somehow untouched.

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Mary Hall's avatar

With his newfound powers Biden should arrest Alito and Uncle Thomas on tax evasion and the other four CONservative fkheads for LYING under oath during their confirmation hearings when they said that no one was above the law and that Roe was settled law.

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blackdog1955's avatar

Agreed that Biden should give them a taste of their own medicine but that "Uncle Thomas" thing was bad form. We all know Thomas hates who he is and unfortunately, rather than seek counseling, he's taking it out on us. Just know that if the 4th Reich does come about, he's getting thrown under the bus for who he is just like the rest of us. There won't be any passes for Clarence & Ginni. That's how these thing work.

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Lorraine Parish's avatar

I see nothing wrong with Uncle Thomas for one. If the shoe fits.

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

👏👏👏👏that would be awesome

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yesstef's avatar

Thanks for these 3 . Here is # 4 - Steve Bannon is in jail.

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arne link's avatar

I just keep wondering if there was a cavity search for contraband. I sure hope so. The thought makes me smile.

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Teri's avatar

THIS!! The thought of Sloppy Steve enduring a full cavity search & having to pee in a cup in front of prison guards 💃💃💃💃. That's a PONY!! 🇺🇸

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Morgan's avatar

Me too Arne.. full body cavity search.. God I feel sorry for the person who has to do that fat lard assmfkr

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SeekingReason's avatar

Time to fight like we mean it!! I do not care what tools, rules, laws must be made, removed, or invented. We have a coup going on. We have traitorous activity. We have domestic terrorism. Time for Biden to use every power…they can’t change the law for Biden when they still need it for FELON-trump. The Biden admin, the sane judges, all of us need to demand action now.

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Lore's avatar

Please read Joyce Vance. She explains what the timing will be for Judge Chutkan to start.

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