Janet, a Work in Progress

I loved that they did THREE MaGruber/Epstein files sketches—LOL it’s like it’s Trump’s nightmare, just keeps popping back up.

I tried tuning in, and I love Anderson Cooper, but Scott Jennings starts spewing his nonsense and I’ve got to switch the channel. Can’t you find a credible conservative commentator?

And remember, because Forbes was too lazy to do a modicum
of fact checking, they accepted Trump’s own report of his wealth as the truth, and helped him build his gold-plated throne of lies about his wealth and business savvy by repeatedly including him in their stupid list of wealthiest Americans.

Btw I live in southeast Michigan, where the state bird is a robin; one of them has built a nest over a light fixture on my deck. Happens every spring.

Thank you. More and more I feel like I am suffocating in this country. See this lovely picture is a respite.

Ny Times op-ed The Trump Administratiin Cited My Research to Justify Tariffs. They Got It All Wrong.

Economist Brent Neiman explains the idiocy of Trump's tariffs formula.

First, the idea that a trade imbalance deserves tariffs:

"The Nobel laureate Robert Solow explained why when he quipped, “I have a chronic deficit with my barber, who doesn’t buy a darned thing from me.” "

Vivian Wilson also has a great TikTok account.

2/2 What do you think the protest scene will be as the weather warms up, AND the disastrous effects of Trump 2.0 harm more and more Americans? This summer is going to be LIT!

My sister, who is in constant pain from an autoimmune disease, insisted on coming w/me to a protest rally on President’s Day even tho it was 15 F and windy—horrible for her. About 1,000 others showed up too, although the rally had been cancelled because of the weather. 1/2

Are we great again yet?

What could possibly go wrong?

How does he manage to look both so dumb and so smug in every photo?

Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl

Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

(1,2) During the last Trump State Of The Union, I spoke the truth when I yelled out "What about victims of gun violence like my daughter." For that, I was removed, arrested, & jailed. This speech is a bottomless pit of undignified nonsense with evil at its core.

I think Drunk Uncle every time I hear Donald speak.

Michigan here. If Canada could just scootch the border down to our southern state line, we’d appreciate it so much. We are a great agricultural state—Blueberries! Cherries! Apples! And more!

YouTube video by CBC News FULL SPEECH | Trudeau outlines response to U.S. tariffs

"No one wins in a trade war. I want to speak directly to the American people. We want to work with you, as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt. But your government has chosen to do this to you." - Justin Trudeau

Honestly, I am not shocked that Donald Trump calls Trudeau ‘Governor’ and talks constantly about annexing Canada. We lived through one Trump term already. This is what and who he is. I *am* appalled at how swiftly US media across the political spectrum have accepted it as funny & normal.

Wait—is that a real quote from his speech? This is the third time I’ve seen it.

Good idea; same. The current occupant of the Oval Office loves to check the TV ratings, and the fewer people that watch him bloviate the better.

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

Canada to retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B worth of U.S. goods if Trump follows through Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is prepared for a trade war with its southern neighbours should U.S. President Donald Trump implement the sweeping tariffs he’s threatened on Tuesday.

“Should American tariffs come into effect tonight, Canada will, effective 12:01 a.m. EST tomorrow, respond with 25 per cent tariffs against $155 billion of American goods.”

The last month has seen shock & sorrow among all thinking people of good will...

An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

It’s time to acknowledge we are in the midst of an existential crisis.

LOL what was that? The Civil War doc aired in 1990, and Shelby Foote died 20 years ago.

Oh, I think a new holder of worst SNL host evenis being crowned as I type this. (Shane something-or-other).

I’m a copy editor, and the comma struggle is real for many! It’s probably the most common type of correction I have to make. (But don’t even get me started on scare quotes.)