Juste Belmont

I’m going to say this, and I don’t care who it pisses off…#FAFO isn’t just for MAGA folks regretting their votes. There’s a LOT of “centrist” Democratic voters who are about to be just as fucked when those ACA subsidies go away. If we had universal healthcare this wouldn’t be an issue. Chew on that.

Which Democrats voted to end shutdown The Democratic defections broke a weeks-long deadlock amid the longest ever US shutdown.

These 7 Democrats sold out every single person that received ACA health insurance subsidies. Every single one of these senators are corporate-owned. I’ll keep saying it:

If there is no such thing as liberal Republicans, why the fuck is there such a thing as “centrist” (conservative) Democrats?

Two things make it hard for me to empathize with MAGA voters who have “seen the light” and regret their votes.

1. They were ok with all of the horrible things that are happening now when they thought it was only going to affect everyone else.

2. When we tried to warn them they were like:

Deal to end government shutdown in reach At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.

@schumer.senate.gov is once again caving to Trump and MAGA. What are they getting? A pinky swear that MAGA will extend the ACA subsidies for a year. NYers, he only cares about Israel’s right to human rights abuses, and his Corp. donors. He’ll choose them EVERY time. Get ready for higher insurance.

The NYP was trying to scare and fear monger, but I absolutely love this graphic. What the establishments of both parties, corporations, and billionaires fear more than anything is people realizing that the real reason their lives suck is because of endless greed and class warfare.

I love my 🏳️‍⚧️ brothers/sisters/others. There are some in Democratic circles who think fighting for your rights isn’t politically convenient. I say DAMN ALL THAT, either we ALL or free or NONE of us are. I’m not throwing ANY community under the bus for political expediency.

AOC reacts to Zohran Mamdani winning New York mayor race Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race, capping a stunning ascent

This is fantastic, NYC! Your mayor will need ALL of your support because the billionaires and corporations plan on attempting to make life miserable for you so you turn on him. They can’t have socialism catching fire, because it will show what life could be like for us all. Don’t believe their lies!

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84 His career was about the accumulation of power — and the use of it.

Can we try his corpse for war crimes and have him buried under prison? He was the mastermind behind lying us into the Iraq War with the “wmd” bullshit. He was also who made pre-teen me realize the US weren’t the “good guys”. My only regret is that he never faced justice for his crimes.

To piggyback off this, there is no ethical way one “earns” a billion dollars; not with the income-inequality where it is now. It’s obscene, and it’s bullshit. People don’t even blink an eye anymore. When we normalize bullshit, bullshit becomes normal.

Asked about Andrew being stripped of his title of "prince," Trump said, "I feel very badly. It's a terrible thing that's happened to the family."

Nothing tugs at his heart strings as much as rich white men being punished for raping children.

Am I the only one who glanced and thought this was Morgan Freeman?

#becomeungovernable

I’m a DINO in that I can’t fathom voting for Republicans…but I also cannot support being in bed with billionaires and their money; out of touch septuagenarians holding onto power long past their time; or wanting to throw 🏳️‍⚧️ people & other groups under the bus…things I also criticize Republicans for.

Where can I get one of these bumper stickers???

American businesses are so greedy because American consumers (us) have accepted their greed, which is bullshit. Yes, we bitch and moan about it but we don’t fight back in the only language they understand…with our 💰. Because we’ve normalized bullshit, bullshit has become normal.

Tell me I’m lying.

What You Need To Know About TikTok's New US Owners - SlashGear TikTok will be 80% American-owned, with a board of directors including Dell CEO Michael Dell, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.

I kept telling people the old Tik Tok was no more. The platform will be increasingly used to radicalize young people. People don’t listen to me though, I’m a nobody. But we’ll have to find out the hard way just like everything else in America.

I say if the feds want to play games over this funding, California should stop paying taxes. We pay more than any other state, so if the feds do this, we should keep our money and pay for our own shit. Let those struggling red states get by on whatever they earn, and we’ll see who needs who most.

Racism is expensive, innit?

When this is over I have a good idea for the use of the “ballroom”. It should be converted into a museum whose central theme is educating the American public about fascism and authoritarianism, and highlighting the brave people and institutions that held strong during our own experience with it.

They called him un-American and elitist for ordering a hamburger with Dijon mustard instead of ketchup. They said his tan suit was “unpresidential”. Could you imagine what they’d have said if Obama tore down half of the goddamn White House for a vanity project while a deep recession was going on?

Being partisan isn’t necessarily a bad thing, especially if silence is what is assisting our descent into authoritarianism and lawlessness. I think “being above the fray” played a pivotal role in getting us to our current position. That’s not to say be nasty, but right is right and wrong is wrong.

This meme is hilarious. The thing I love most about it is that the Americans that voted for this, believing themselves to be the betters of the rest of the world (and everyone else in the US), are finding out just how much their day to day lives are impacted when the world abandons them.

YouTube video by Nancy Norman Reports Texas Voted MAGA… Now the State Fair Feels Like a Recession in Boots #fafoseason

I love this for them. Between their significant Latino population being afraid of getting captured by ICE and vendors price gouging people, this is what they get for voting to make us the United States of Embarrassment. The question is will occurrences like this change behaviors? I say it won’t.

YouTube video by Channel 100 News with Evie The Reason White Women Vote Trump Is Sicker Than We Thought

“What does safety mean if it always comes at someone else’s expense?”

This is an interesting piece on its face. I’ll have to deep dive to verify some of the statistics given in it, but on its face it’s both logical and makes a lot of sense.

If the Democrats manage to ever get back into power, I think there should be a federal mandate that NO law enforcement agencies should have their faces obscured while carrying out their duties, without a warrant. If they are operating within the law they have nothing to worry about.

That Cuomo got crushed in the NYC Democratic Primary, the @democrats.org leadership refused to endorse him, and Cuomo stayed in the race shows us all that their “Vote Blue No Matter Who” line when they expected leftists to get behind their corporate candidates was utter BULLSHIT.

Tell me I’m wrong.

I want to wish everyone a very honorable and peaceful Happy Indigenous People’s Day, all around the world (and ONLY Indigenous People’s Day).

Apparently he thought he was sending her a private message to explain his dastardly, corrupt, illegal, cartoon-villain scheme. He told his supporters every investigation into him was politically motivated despite mountains of evidence. He wants them to also believe his investigations aren't.
🤔🧐🤨

U.S. administrations of BOTH parties have repeatedly framed themselves as “pressing for peace,” but in practice their policies have overwhelmingly reinforced Israel’s military capacity while resisting international consensus on Palestinian sovereignty. No U.S. president has ever “pressed for peace”.

YouTube video by MSNBC 'Start of a hugely significant turn for our country’: Comey pleads not guilty to DOJ charges

Ironically, it was Comey who sent the letter to congress just before the 2016 election about Hillary’s emails that most experts agree probably cost her the election (despite her being unlikable and shady). His political games led the chain of events that finds him being persecuted now. Good for him.