Blue Dot in Red State

We Asked Young Men Who Voted for Trump to Grade Him. Here’s What They Said. They helped Trump win the White House, and they have a lot of opinions about his performance so far.

(WSJ: free) Fascinating article about young men who voted fro Trump. Comparing '20 to '24 elections, Biden won young men with almost exactly the same voting percentage as Trump won in 2024. The article talks about the Epstein Files, immigration, the economy, etc.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

This will be the FAV of the Week. Thank you, Trump, for assembling such losers to protect you, lie for you, make up imaginary stories, and, best of all, have NO intent in doing ANY of their Constitutionally-supported jobs, unless you specifically direct them, legal or not. CAN.NOT.WAIT.FOR.2026

Texas Dems to flee state amid national redistricting battle They will head to Illinois, where Gov. JB Pritzker has expressed sympathy for their plight.

(Politico) More details on how the Texas Democrats fled Texas to prevent a quorum, to prevent the aggressive redistricting of Texas by GOP. Af the direction of Trump, Texas is trying to add more GOP-secure seats and preserve its GOP advantage in the US HOUSE.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Thank you.....

Great stuff!! Congrats!

North Tampa Dems show up for the resistance at Rage Against the Regime Saturday at Curtis Hixon Park Tampa!!!
#Northtampadems
#nokings
#rageagainsttheregime

YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg All of us will be directly paying for the costs of the billionaire tax breaks in the Trump budget

Pete Buttigieg is hearing from some Americans that they don’t think Trump’s Budget is going to affect them but it’s very important for everyone to understand that every American is paying higher costs! No surprise Trump lied about bringing costs down!

#USDemocracy

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When something that the GOP does is THIS STUPID, you really can't make it up in advance....nice job comrades.

Kinda amazing how different people in the Trump administration will lie to keep their jobs. Yes, expected. But Kevin Hassett is ALSO like Trump in being unable to produce ANY proof that the former Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics was producing BAD DATA on the economy.

I keep telling my cult family this.

Haven't been hearing Enough
About Chump and Epstein lately....

Trump’s Border Wall Is Back—and So Is His Fight With Texas Landowners Efforts to build wall are more expensive than in the president’s first term, with $46 billion in new funding

(WSJ: free) Status and direction of the Trump border wall to Mexico, the money, timing, and push for eminent domain again with local residents and farmers.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Sees Emergencies Everywhere. Judges Are Considering Whether to Rein Him In. In a latest test, an appeals court is set to weigh the president’s claim that economic emergencies allow him to impose sweeping tariffs unilaterally.

(WSJ: free) History of the use of Emergency Orders by Trump to get the Courts to comply to his wishes. While other Presidents have done same, Trump is well over his skis and the courts are catching on to his overuse.

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

I TOTALLY LOVE THIS ONE! Keep pushing...

Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’ as Senate heads home after failed attempt to strike deal on nominees | CNN Politics Hours after President Donald Trump told Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to “go to hell” in a Saturday post on social media, the Senate headed into recess without reaching a deal over confirming...

(CNN: free) THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. Fighting, pushing back, not giving in. @schumer.senate.gov a fine job sir. Don't let the bastards get up; keep pushing!!

www.cnn.com/2025/08/02/p...

The GOP dudes seem to be coming out of the woodwork...

Boy, is this one good!

How repulsive: once a perv, always a perv.

What a horrible situation...and such a frightening situation for his step-daughter. Hopefully, over time, she can recover.

Would I love to climb into a time machine and go back and ask the Declaration of Independence/Constitution dudes and dudettes what they think. Have to go a bit slow when describing our trauma and situation; might cause massive strokes.

Perfect, perfect, perfect. Totally on the mark.

Wow, what a great graphic! My favorite for the week...

Bullshit to the MAX.

yup, lots of money.

From Laos to Brazil, Trump's tariffs leave a lot of losers. But even the winners will pay a price President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers – from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading partners like Canada and Switzerland.

(AP) Article regarding tariffs. Can see various countries, '22 tariffs v April '25 tariffs v August '25 adjusted tariffs. Article shows vagary, capriciousness, and punitive nature of Trump. Tariffs in Jan '25 at 2.5%; now 18.3%, highest since 1934. Wait 4 court decision.
apnews.com/article/trum...

Watchdog agency investigates ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special coun...

(PBS: FREE) Office of Special Counsel has opened investigation into Jack Smith, former special counsel previously investigating Trump. The office has NO criminal enforcement power, but can impose fines or other infractions. Unclear on what basis this work is based on.

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Nonprofit Funding PBS and NPR Stations to Shut Down Next Month The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the umbrella organization that oversees government funding for PBS and NPR, said it would start to wind down its operations after the elimination of its federa...

(WSJ: free) Good summary of the effect of Trump removing funding for the Corp for Public Broadcasting, hence the removal of some sig funding for NPR and PBS. With funding previously to 1,500 TV and Radio stations, it is unclear so far how many will go dark.

www.wsj.com/us-news/corp...

Scotland Trolls Trump With Massive New Wind Farm on His Doorstep “Stop the windmills! You are ruining your countries,” Trump ranted days earlier while on a visit to the country.

(Daily Beast) Scotland, Trump and Windmills....
www.thedailybeast.com/scotland-tro...

PLEASE read this one. Kinda required reading. If you agree, which I hope you do, print in color and magnetically attach to your refrigerator. It is marvelous and very clear to all who visit: this is what we stand for. PERIOD.