Larry Asher

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Did Bill know that Eugenio Suarez was going to bust loose? Listen to the last minute of Friday’s show. www.kuow.org/podcasts/wee...

I bet I receive five text messages daily asking me to "chip in" to your campaign, worthy cause, or referendum. Because you and your fellow fundraisers are making your asks in isolation and inundating me, here's how much I'll be chipping in:$0. I believe in your cause, not your method of fundraising.

I'm not sure if that's the word you meant to use.

Thank you for your courage and action. I hope your colleagues learn from your sterling example.

You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

Good call.

Ossoff: This is what happens when you have Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials.

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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

U.S. Marine Band forced to cancel concert with students of color after Trump DEI order After an executive order ending DEI initiatives, the U.S. Marine Band canceled a concert featuring young musicians of color. Veterans stepped in to mentor the aspiring musicians.

Does anyone of any political persuasion feel good about this?
www.cbsnews.com/video/marine...

I am so glad I don't go to the same junior high school as Vance and Trump.

I'm one American who believes Russia started the war, that Zelenskyy is a courageous and popular leader, and that we should do everything we can to support Ukraine. Who agrees?

Five Things I Did Last Week
1. Wrote my Representative and Senators
2. Announced my business will continue to support DEI initiatives
3. Made a donation to AOC's campaign
4. Looked into dropping T-Mobile
5. Wished for someone's demise

More of this, America.

THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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How to survive being online Wee little union sign I painted in 2022, maybe? This week’s question comes to us anonymously: How do we survive being online? Erika and I bought a radio. For...

"The only way to defeat a narcissistic sociopath is to starve them. Protect yourself from their bullshit, of course, but move away from it. Let them have their stage, but refuse to be their audience." Read the rest: buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...

Lots of conversation in today's hearing on why Hegseth is massively unqualified to lead Defense. How come his supporters have ZERO to say about the skills, experience, or knowledge he would bring to the job? (Perhaps because there aren't any?)

Well would you look at that.

A photo of Ashanti Downey in her graduation gown, holding a bear

20-year-old Ashanti Downey was walking to a Dollar Tree in Sanford, North Carolina, when someone came behind her, poured a flammable liquid on her, and set her on fire

Her family is asking for help with medical expenses www.wral.com/news/local/h...

Since when are "pens" a Santa thing?
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Might you mean Bill Radke?

Hey there, DJT, if you keep calling us lunatics would we be crazy to stop paying our taxes?

I'd like to know more about life in NY after Moses. Have there been any efforts to undo some of the damage he created? Has his name come off of any of the projects that were named after him? Has his family done anything to restore a positive image for him?

One wonders how many of the 47 million people who voted for Nixon later felt that was a colossal mistake and regretted their decision. Think about that Trump voters as you take your victory lap.

In the '70s a Republican running for President won his 2nd term with an astonishing 61% of the popular vote. Two years later, he and his Vice-President both resigned over impending convictions--one for a bribery scandal and the other for spying on his opponents and then lying about his involvement.