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Public interest lawyer, music fan, dad/granddad/husband

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He thinks this kind of boasting makes him look tough and manly. It's a really sad idea of what those things mean.

11.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some people should stick to the things they're good at.

For example, Rick Scott is good at Medicaid fraud, looking like Skeletor and extreme partisanship. Foreign policy, not so much.

11.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump believes his voters didn't vote for any particular set of policies but just worship him and support whatever he feels like doing in a given moment.

But what if his voters DON'T think this way, and they don't like broken promises to them? They might turn on legislators who always put him first

11.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.03.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 651 πŸ” 328 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 14

I'm so proud that this incredible advocate for justice and thoughtful legislator is one of my Senators.

Whenever I see someone hear saying "well, why don't the Democrats do something," I think "they are not watching my two fantastic Senators and Congressman (Raskin) in action every day."

10.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We're expected to all approve of these strikes murdering folks in boats in the ocean on the word and say-so of a guy who repeatedly lied about a VA nurse and a mom in Minnesota being domestic terrorists.

Who thinks it's a good idea to let this guy murder people because we trust him?

10.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a war, it's not a war. It's going to last days, weeks, months. It's "complete and over" and then it's got to continue until they are completely destroyed.

Foreign policy through the impulsive lurching of a someone with the attention span of squirrel is not really winning trust worldwide

09.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

People who get their news from FOX think this is reversed. They've heard about Mike Bloomberg and George Soros supposedly bankrolling Dems, and they think billionaires are generally a Democratic constituency, unaware of the actual numbers and facts.

09.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Donald Trump just betrayed every fan who’s been exploited by Ticketmaster.

This fine is less than 1% of Live Nation’s revenue last year AND lets them continue to rip off fans with a 15% β€œTicketmaster Tax." It's wrong.

We need to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation.

09.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 1219 πŸ” 405 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 14
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08.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11

Lying about who they murdered in Minnesota didn't work very well. Outside of the FOX bubble, the rest of the world will see this as an obvious and odious lie

09.03.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yikes, of course you are right. Sheesh.

06.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

And firing the head of the NSA at Laura Loomer's bequest and replacing FBI counterintelligence professionals with unqualified clowns probably exacerbates this.

06.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So grateful that some smart people are still fighting hard against climate change

06.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

ha ha ha ha. Thank you.

05.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

05.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are several obvious reasons that she should be removed -- the corruption, the lying about murdered citizens in Minnesota, the co-splaying and cruelty, among many others.

But are any of those reasons that Trump would remove her? Isn't she being fired for just doing what he wanted?

05.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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05.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If this kind of thing keeps happening, gas prices are going to soar.

05.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Christine Hines has been a tireless advocate for consumers and has educated countless people about the problems of forced arbitration for years. A real consumer hero.

04.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do those silly Republican voters in Texas think they should have a say in who the party nominates for Senate? Big Daddy will decide and save them the trouble.

04.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These guys can't talk to each other enough to keep their stories straight.

Half the people speaking for the regime insist it's NOT a war.

Hegseth foams (as secretary of Department of War) about our "warfighters"

They just contradict each other again and again

04.03.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vance compared Trump to Hitler. Lindsey Graham called him a xenophobic, race-baiting bigot.

Power is a powerful drug. These folks will change any belief and do anything to access the power Trump brings them.

04.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's because he cares more about the ballroom

04.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He wants to pretend he didn't tell us this thing because his boss contradicted it, but we can all watch the video. Their confidence that they can just invent and change reality doesn't work when we all heard him say the thing Trump now denies

04.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SCOTUS: gerrymandering for me, but not for thee.

Silly rabbit, gerrymandering is only ok if Rs do it

03.03.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been to Comet Pizza a number of times, e.g., my kid's birthday party. It has concrete floors, there is no basement. This right wing fever dream is demonstrably false. For Boebert to talk about it, she might as well be demanding an inquiry into Narnia or Mordor

03.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is Jake Tapper when we need him? Is this also worse than Watergate?

02.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is beyond repulsive and wrong that this could be legal. This is profoundly sick.

When people talk about "late stage capitalism," this is the kind of extreme abuse and ugliness that comes to my mind

02.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0