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Happily married sci-fi geek/writer/blogger, political junkie. Halloween is the greatest holiday. Vaccinated AF. Closet optimist. He/him, LGBTQ+ Ally. DMs are OFF. Check out my column "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek": https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog

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Here's what's in the Senate deal that would end the government shutdown The Senate deal to end the government shutdown would extend funding through January and promise Democrats a vote on health care.

A RepubliKKKan "promise" isn't worth the toilet paper it's flushed with.

11.11.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Johnson must've also promised not to lawfully swear in Arizona rep Adelita Grijalva, because he's not doing that either.

11.11.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."

For once, I believe him.

10.11.2025 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28806    ๐Ÿ” 5549    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 837    ๐Ÿ“Œ 237
"If you let us take away your healthcare, we will let you eat"
- THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY 2025

Woman watching a house burn.

"If you let us take away your healthcare, we will let you eat" - THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 2025 Woman watching a house burn.

Hunger Games: GOP Edition

11.11.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

They're like the Starbucks that tells you their wi-fi password is Starbucks. ๐Ÿ˜‚

11.11.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The upside is that the federal pardon doesn't cover the state charges most of these scumbags have incurred.

11.11.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All the President's Crooks...

The upside is that Trump's sweeping federal pardons don't cover more complex state election interference charges these assholes have incurred.
#FuckTrump #TrumpPardons

11.11.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's a sex predator pig.

11.11.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You can bet your prediction will be correct sooner or later. The finer our observation apparatus, additional extra-solar comets will be found.

11.11.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These checks are hush puppies; feeding short term greed while ignoring systemic, longterm poverty.

11.11.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump responds to criticism from Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'She's lost her way' Greene, a longtime Trump ally, has been increasingly critical of the Republican Party and the Trump administration in recent months.

When toxic narcissists collide...

11.11.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All for it was for nothing.
We got nothing but another empty promise for Republicans to break. I hope Schumer and the eight Democrats who voted with Republicans got their 30 bits of silverโ€ฆ

11.11.2025 04:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What was the damn point of the shutdown? People missed paychecks, families went without SNAP, and Democrats walked away with nothing.

This isnโ€™t about moderates versus the far left. Itโ€™s about whoโ€™s actually fighting for people who are struggling.

She nails where so many of us are right now.

11.11.2025 03:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2860    ๐Ÿ” 866    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 175    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52

True, but given the current state of the US unmanned space program under Trump, I doubt itโ€™ll happen. Heโ€™s already cancelled multiple missions, including the Mars Sample Return mission.

11.11.2025 04:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course.
If we'd known its course earlier, we could've sent a small probe to rendezvous with it, but you're right; it entered our solar system too quickly, and without enough time to create/prepare a spacecraft.

11.11.2025 04:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a sample form of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment that Trump mistakenly believes to be an IQ test.

SPOILER ALERT: It's incredibly easy, even for an old fart like myself.

11.11.2025 04:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is Trump issuing $2,000 stimulus checks in 2025? Here's what we know President Donald Trump posted that a $2,000 dividend from tariffs would be sent out. Here's what to know about when it could happen and eligibility.

Even if Trump follows through on this, it's just a fucking bribe to make you forget that your health insurance premiums are going to triple or even quadruple next year, while your groceries and energy costs continue to rise as well...

11.11.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Furious? You Should Be The battle may have been lost, but the war can still be won

Once again, Democrats handed our lunch money (or in this case our health insurance premiums) to avoid getting another wedgie.

We need strength and courage, not a bunch of pathetic, political dinosaurs.

11.11.2025 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RepubliKKKans are invading blue cities in masks and unmarked cars, destroying our civil rights, demolishing the White House, taking over all media, and rigging federal courts for the next generation (at least), yet somehow we're still called the "radical left"???

11.11.2025 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These are the Senate Democrats who voted to reopen the government After reaching a bipartisan deal, Senate Democrats finally gave Republicans the votes needed to advance a government funding measure.

Capitulators gonna capitulate...
#Sellouts #AllForNothing #AllPainNoGain

11.11.2025 03:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's bringing back the ruling class and serfdom.

11.11.2025 00:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A ballroom that 99.9% of those who voted for him in red states will ever see.

11.11.2025 00:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heโ€™s destroying the middle & lower classes!

10.11.2025 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 138    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Trump wrote it in with his fat Sharpie.

11.11.2025 00:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve often said itโ€™s like being in the trunk of a stolen car while the driver hits as many pedestrians as possible.

10.11.2025 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This entire "presidency" is like being tied to a chair and watching a toddler play with a loaded pistol.

This entire "presidency" is like being tied to a chair and watching a toddler play with a loaded pistol.

10/10 Terror level.

10.11.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Khanna explains his call for Schumer to be replaced over shutdown deal: "He is not meeting the moment" Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is "out of touch with where the party's base is."

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Ro Khanna of California put the blame on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after several Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans aimed at ending the government shutdown and called for Schumer to step aside from his leadership post.

10.11.2025 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

This was my belief as well. They didnโ€™t act because taking her case would only shine a high beam on their corruption.

10.11.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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