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I blame Republicans, and Fox, and right-wing radio, and Trump.
“Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are receding in importance to Americans, a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds.”
“Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are receding in importance to Americans, a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds.”
December 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I blame Republicans, and Fox, and right-wing radio, and Trump.
“Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are receding in importance to Americans, a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds.”
“Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are receding in importance to Americans, a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds.”
Making America “great,” Trump-style.
“In some locations, nearly half of the meteorologist roles were left vacant.”
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
“In some locations, nearly half of the meteorologist roles were left vacant.”
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Winter is coming. Not all weather offices are ready.
Vacancies remain in National Weather Service offices across the country, including in some of the coldest, snowiest parts of the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Making America “great,” Trump-style.
“In some locations, nearly half of the meteorologist roles were left vacant.”
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“In some locations, nearly half of the meteorologist roles were left vacant.”
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
This woman is around Trump ALL the time...maybe she has some deep-seated cognitive issues (besides the ethical ones):
"Susie Wiles, ’Trump's chief of staff, groused to aides that she could never tell if Hegseth was telling the truth."
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
"Susie Wiles, ’Trump's chief of staff, groused to aides that she could never tell if Hegseth was telling the truth."
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trump’s ‘No Scalps’ Rule
Lawmakers are finally waking up to the problems the defense secretary has created.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This woman is around Trump ALL the time...maybe she has some deep-seated cognitive issues (besides the ethical ones):
"Susie Wiles, ’Trump's chief of staff, groused to aides that she could never tell if Hegseth was telling the truth."
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
"Susie Wiles, ’Trump's chief of staff, groused to aides that she could never tell if Hegseth was telling the truth."
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Bezos Post STILL publishes garbage from Marc Thiessen, who is a lying racist seditionist asshole. Had to write this though...
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Bezos Post STILL publishes garbage from Marc Thiessen, who is a lying racist seditionist asshole. Had to write this though...
Here's how goddamned bad The Bezos Post is:
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Here's how goddamned bad The Bezos Post is:
“...to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.”
Department of Defense Law of War Manual.
Department of Defense Law of War Manual.
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“...to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.”
Department of Defense Law of War Manual.
Department of Defense Law of War Manual.
What the fuck is wrong with these people?
"Kristi Noem made sure to thank Trump for the weather: ‘Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.’... It wasn’t clear if she was joking."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
"Kristi Noem made sure to thank Trump for the weather: ‘Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.’... It wasn’t clear if she was joking."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trump, Between Apparent Snoozes, Says the GOP’s 2028 Candidate Could Be in His Cabinet
President Donald Trump has replaced his trademark campaign rallies with marathon Cabinet meetings, during which he fields praise from members of his Cabinet. Are they auditioning for 2028?
www.vanityfair.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
What the fuck is wrong with these people?
"Kristi Noem made sure to thank Trump for the weather: ‘Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.’... It wasn’t clear if she was joking."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
"Kristi Noem made sure to thank Trump for the weather: ‘Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.’... It wasn’t clear if she was joking."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Mike Luckovich depicts the Trump family as they truly are.
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Mike Luckovich depicts the Trump family as they truly are.
He IS racist to the core...
"Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday, calling them ‘garbage’…Even for Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
"Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday, calling them ‘garbage’…Even for Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
He IS racist to the core...
"Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday, calling them ‘garbage’…Even for Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
"Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday, calling them ‘garbage’…Even for Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
So, Whiskey Pete is no longer the macho man stone cold killer boy. Now he’s claiming not to have even SEEN the second strike due to the “fog of war.”
What a tough guy…ordering up a war crime and blaming it on someone else.
What a tough guy…ordering up a war crime and blaming it on someone else.
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So, Whiskey Pete is no longer the macho man stone cold killer boy. Now he’s claiming not to have even SEEN the second strike due to the “fog of war.”
What a tough guy…ordering up a war crime and blaming it on someone else.
What a tough guy…ordering up a war crime and blaming it on someone else.
This ain’t no lie…
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This ain’t no lie…
"'Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.'"
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-1...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-1...
December 1, 2025
President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"'Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.'"
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-1...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-1...
"Hegseth ordered the killing of the survivors of the first strike …this means Hegseth issued what is called a ‘no quarter’ order, a crime in both American and international law...In the name of God, Pete Hegseth, go."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Hegseth ordered the killing of the survivors of the first strike …this means Hegseth issued what is called a ‘no quarter’ order, a crime in both American and international law...In the name of God, Pete Hegseth, go."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
If only he had any integrity….
November 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If only he had any integrity….
I’m thankful that more and more people are realizing - after what seems an eternity- that the real corrupt-to-the-core “PIGGY” and the genuine threat to the republic, is Trump.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I’m thankful that more and more people are realizing - after what seems an eternity- that the real corrupt-to-the-core “PIGGY” and the genuine threat to the republic, is Trump.
“In a 23-page court filing, he said ‘reasonable minds could differ’ in interpreting Trump’s call with Raffensperger and questioned the value of continuing to prosecute Trump.”
Pete Scandal Lackey is his name
Corruption is his game.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Pete Scandal Lackey is his name
Corruption is his game.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Georgia prosecutor ends 2020 election interference case against Trump, allies
Prosecutor Peter Skandalakis deemed the prosecution flawed and impractical.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“In a 23-page court filing, he said ‘reasonable minds could differ’ in interpreting Trump’s call with Raffensperger and questioned the value of continuing to prosecute Trump.”
Pete Scandal Lackey is his name
Corruption is his game.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Pete Scandal Lackey is his name
Corruption is his game.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
He IS a psychopathic traitor who should be behind bars for the rest of his life.
"An ordinary president would have responded to the video by affirming that troops should of course follow lawful orders. ‘But not this guy…he said, Kill them.’"
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
"An ordinary president would have responded to the video by affirming that troops should of course follow lawful orders. ‘But not this guy…he said, Kill them.’"
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
‘An Example MUST BE SET’
The pursuit of Mark Kelly in the military justice system sends a clear message to service members and veterans.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
He IS a psychopathic traitor who should be behind bars for the rest of his life.
"An ordinary president would have responded to the video by affirming that troops should of course follow lawful orders. ‘But not this guy…he said, Kill them.’"
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
"An ordinary president would have responded to the video by affirming that troops should of course follow lawful orders. ‘But not this guy…he said, Kill them.’"
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
She's baaack...
"The U.S. attorney in Miami has been granted an unusual request to convene an extra grand jury in Fort Pierce, Fla. The location ensures that just one judge can oversee it: Aileen M. Cannon."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
"The U.S. attorney in Miami has been granted an unusual request to convene an extra grand jury in Fort Pierce, Fla. The location ensures that just one judge can oversee it: Aileen M. Cannon."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
As Trump’s Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
She's baaack...
"The U.S. attorney in Miami has been granted an unusual request to convene an extra grand jury in Fort Pierce, Fla. The location ensures that just one judge can oversee it: Aileen M. Cannon."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
"The U.S. attorney in Miami has been granted an unusual request to convene an extra grand jury in Fort Pierce, Fla. The location ensures that just one judge can oversee it: Aileen M. Cannon."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
If it seems like this happens every DAMN day, that's because it does...
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
If it seems like this happens every DAMN day, that's because it does...
"' I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from Trump on a near-daily basis,' Leavitt told reporters..."
Uh huh...both Trump and Leavitt are lying pieces of shit...and traitors.
Uh huh...both Trump and Leavitt are lying pieces of shit...and traitors.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"' I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from Trump on a near-daily basis,' Leavitt told reporters..."
Uh huh...both Trump and Leavitt are lying pieces of shit...and traitors.
Uh huh...both Trump and Leavitt are lying pieces of shit...and traitors.
Well now.
“The Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol.”
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“The Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol.”
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Well now.
“The Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“The Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He’s going to lean on Bondi to obstruct and withhold the files.
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
He’s going to lean on Bondi to obstruct and withhold the files.
This is who he is.
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is who he is.
He STILL has a lot to hide. The witchie-poo sitting to his left will help.
"If Trump wanted Bondi to release all of the Epstein files, he could have ordered her to do so at any point in the past six months. He didn’t."
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"If Trump wanted Bondi to release all of the Epstein files, he could have ordered her to do so at any point in the past six months. He didn’t."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt
The legislation calling for the release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein includes major loopholes. The department has been silent on its plans.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
He STILL has a lot to hide. The witchie-poo sitting to his left will help.
"If Trump wanted Bondi to release all of the Epstein files, he could have ordered her to do so at any point in the past six months. He didn’t."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"If Trump wanted Bondi to release all of the Epstein files, he could have ordered her to do so at any point in the past six months. He didn’t."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"Can Trump just release the files himself?
He sure can.
So why doesn’t he?
He won’t give a reason."
Oh, I bet I can think of some reasons why he won't just RELEASE ALL of the Epstein files.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/h...
He sure can.
So why doesn’t he?
He won’t give a reason."
Oh, I bet I can think of some reasons why he won't just RELEASE ALL of the Epstein files.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/h...
The House Voted to Release the Epstein Files. What Happens Now?
Who voted for the bill? Who didn’t? And why won’t Trump just release the files himself?
www.vanityfair.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"Can Trump just release the files himself?
He sure can.
So why doesn’t he?
He won’t give a reason."
Oh, I bet I can think of some reasons why he won't just RELEASE ALL of the Epstein files.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/h...
He sure can.
So why doesn’t he?
He won’t give a reason."
Oh, I bet I can think of some reasons why he won't just RELEASE ALL of the Epstein files.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/h...