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Oof, thanks for reminding me that some people have voted for him 3 times. That is tough to think about

10.02.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not a question of easy, but of expense. All Trump wants is to do is funnel tax payer funded development money to his pals, as well as reward them with a hoard of oil reserves. The fact that it will likely never pay off for us is not his concern.

04.01.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking: Arsonist helps put out fire

01.01.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing on Jack Smith’s testimony in today’s paper? Just evergreen filler like this? Oh well, maybe we’ll get some actual reporting after the holidays. But I’m not holding my breath.

01.01.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Passive voice really working hard there

29.12.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just because Trump thinks he is something doesn’t mean we have to play along. In fact, given his tendencies, we’re obligated to push back, and it is always disappointing when those best in a position to do shirk their responsibility.

29.12.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WaPo shamelessly flacking for Vance. Gross.

29.12.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEfforts to defend the strength of the economy”? Surely you must be joking

12.12.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Inshallah

12.12.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNothing new”, is that all? It’s staggering how far the Post has apparently fallen.

07.12.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dems are Disappointing

10.11.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So in other words he’s going to be at the front of the line with his hand out when Trump dispenses taxpayer funded tariff relief

26.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True story or not, it’s yet another sign the top income tax bracket is way too low.

23.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, the best of you anyway. Sadly too many seem willing to do anything for that sweet, sweet access

20.10.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh they have a plan (flood the market with junk health insurance with sky-high deductibles and 100% denial rates), they just need time to wreck the current system first

09.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well there’s only one way to find out

30.09.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It would be better if they also raised questions about the state of Trump’s mental fitness, but sure.

23.09.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sure you wish, WaPo, I’m sure you wish

22.09.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anything to curry favor with the Administration flunkies they are trying to pal around with, no doubt

21.09.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What I find infuriating is there are plenty of Democrats harmed by Trump, but they rarely get in-depth coverage like this - the subtext is only MAGA voices count - only harm to MAGA voters is noteworthy

20.09.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I was lucky enough to get a job at an employee-owned company while it was still relatively small. What an amazingly rewarding and profitable experience. I wholeheartedly endorse your proposal.

05.09.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paging Dr. Dunning, paging Dr. Kruger…

29.08.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I say this as a person who wants to change people’s minds about trans kids participating in sports rather than giving in on the issue: please stop with the purity tests. Personally satisfying as they may be, there are less destructive options for influencing our political discourse

07.08.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The worst credulous stenography. At the very least WaPo could have mentioned Todd Blanche was Trump’s personal lawyer at his 2024 criminal trial. Worthless, even harmful reporting.

24.07.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tariffs are a regressive tax on consumers. Why would any sane government recklessly impose them on their citizens? EU folks are going to boycott US products and services anyway. I’m guessing we will see a muted response to Trump shooting his economy in the foot (if he doesn’t chicken out first)

15.07.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you are really sick of it, name names. You’ll be doing them a favor.

01.07.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So name names. Let them (and us) know you won’t cover for their cowardice any longer.

01.07.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It in no way explains it. Why would you even suggest it does? The true explanation is he is a harmful, grifting, ignorant crackpot. Jeez, this shouldn’t be hard.

14.06.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Here’s What 7 Americans Think of Trump’s First 100 Days Here’s what a variety of voters who made their choices in November’s election with some hesitation had to say about President Trump’s first 100 days.

NYTimes again demonstrates it really only cares about what Trump voters think. 5 out of 7 interviewed voted for Trump, 1 for Stein, 1 for Harris. The result is uninformed rationalizations plucked to reinforce Institutional Republican talking points.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...

30.04.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now do Elon

03.03.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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