Sarahtonin

Good morning sunshine! If you are in TN-07 time to go elect Aftyn Behn!!! GO VOTE!

There will be a Pulitzer prize for the journalist who can reveal the details of how this pardon happened.

It's the opposite of "the buck stops here". He is selling out Admiral Bradley and sending chills down the spines of his chain of command, who now know their boss will sell them out if he is taking heat. A case study in how not to lead.

We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.

All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.

Plus, they are too far from the US and not even heading this way

There is no such thing as “Secretary of War”. He’s the Secretary of Defense. It’s so gross and idiotic that someone like this leads anything serious. And now he’s making posts about how staunchly he backs the admiral rather than just taking it all on himself.

It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.

But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.

The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.

If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.

When a white Christian man points a loaded pistol at three caroling children, the conservative newspapers call him a “Scrooge” and a “grinch”

If a Jewish person or a Muslim person politely says “happy holidays,” it’s a “War On Christmas”

Narcissism and even more insidious, wanting to crush the will of anyone who thinks they can fight

Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.

I fear for every Afghan national currently in this country right now as the Trump regime lumps them all together with the person who shot 2 National Guard members in DC. I would not be surprised to see them rounded up and put in concentration camps until they can be deported.

Fuck these fascists!

I really enjoyed it back in the day. Please let us know if it holds up.

If your doctor decided you needed an MRI (indicating concern about something serious) and you claim that you didn't ask why or what part of your body he wanted to look at, you are:

1. Really stupid; or

2. Dangerously detached from reality; or

4. Lying; or

4. All three. 🎯

Well, religious doesn’t equal virtuous. Often the opposite. They absolutely follow and tout religion. The religion isn’t Jesus based although I do think they believe and will swear it is. They are devoted to their belief systems. They also use it to control others. That’s the bonus of their beliefs.

The whole reason for Turning Point USA

CNN scumbag Jake Tapper’s main goal was to attack President Joe Biden whilst propping up the orange felon for ratings/clickbait for his repugnant program and to promote his piece of shit book. He’s a sensationalist propagandist for state media, not a journalist.

We know! I also realize that almost 50% of the voters chose this. It’s pretty grim

Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this

They promised a meritocracy. Instead they gave us a kakistocracy.

Senator Mark Kelly outside of the Senate Chamber at the US Capitol

Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”

It’s the economy, stupid.

Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years.

Maybe, just maybe, if the FBI counterterrorism desk hadn't been retasked to chasing abuelitas, somebody might've followed up on the tips...

Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.

Robert Reich The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave

96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.

Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.

Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.

The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.

Run on *that*

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@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
&/or
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Dear Senator Cassidy,

“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.

Best,

Your Former Congressional Colleague