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Curmudgeon; Liberal; Lawyer; Fan of jazz, wine, Frank Capra, baseball, the Great American Songbook, Faulkner, the Marx Brothers, Thurber, the 20th Century, and dogs. Taos & Dallas. No DMs.

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This is what is happening right now.

04.08.2025 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12947    ๐Ÿ” 4804    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 388    ๐Ÿ“Œ 224
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This gentleman does not mince his words and he is absolutely right.

02.08.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 453    ๐Ÿ” 216    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

Previous generations were asked to storm the beaches to fight fascism. Our generation is being asked to stay engaged and vote. Thatโ€™s not too much to ask, is it?

02.08.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wait till you see Monday's jobs report. There will be at least 30 million new manufacturing jobs.

02.08.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Remember that the rejection of the "reality-based" community dates back at least as far as W's administration.

02.08.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The weather dude on TV last night said it's going to be 99 degrees today. I'm demanding that he be fired and replace with another dude that will forecast a high of 82.

Am I doing this right?

02.08.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14214    ๐Ÿ” 3343    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 576    ๐Ÿ“Œ 214

Doesn't South Carolina have a Senate election next year?

02.08.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two can play that game.

01.08.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28560    ๐Ÿ” 6366    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2015    ๐Ÿ“Œ 683

The Crash Test Dummies come to mind for Superman's Song. If God is a superhero, they also get credit for God Shuffled His Feet.

01.08.2025 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One thing I canโ€™t stop thinking about is that Mexico elected a female PhD climate scientist as president, and her approval rating is 75%.

Meanwhile, our fellow Americans elected an anti-intellectual climate denying felonious rapist and traitor, rather than elect a smart, strong woman.

31.07.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 88    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Casar: "We can't necessarily rely on this very right-wing Supreme Court to save us. That's why I think it's so important that if you're watching at home, that you reach out to your governor and legislators and encourage them to take Gavin Newsom's lead."

31.07.2025 04:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8244    ๐Ÿ” 2419    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 218    ๐Ÿ“Œ 123
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Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Letโ€™s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.

31.07.2025 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14740    ๐Ÿ” 5699    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 585    ๐Ÿ“Œ 715
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This is a video of a bear on a trampoline. Whatever argument you may or may not have tonight is invalid.

31.07.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12858    ๐Ÿ” 2928    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 332    ๐Ÿ“Œ 322
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Normal, decent people don't become republicans.

30.07.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Look who went out of his way to endorse porn scandal guy Ryan Walters when he ran. Not even in Tedโ€™s state.

30.07.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2053    ๐Ÿ” 644    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 220    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54
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Dems should vow to impeach Bove and any nominee who did not testify truthfully under oath

30.07.2025 01:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16901    ๐Ÿ” 3857    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 734    ๐Ÿ“Œ 258
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28.07.2025 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 214    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Photo of Tom Lehrer

My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.

27.07.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28203    ๐Ÿ” 4793    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 838    ๐Ÿ“Œ 691

What if, instead of voting for billionaires and pedophiles, you used your vote for decent, honest, non-rapey human beings who actually give a shit about other human beings.

26.07.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

That's so cute. Surely, we all realize by now that the function of government is to make people's lives worse, not better.

27.07.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welcome to America;
where our president
is publicly
saying nice things about,
giving immunity to,
and suggesting a possible pardon for
a well-connected
child sex trafficker.

But Iโ€™m sure heโ€™s got a good reason.

27.07.2025 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17769    ๐Ÿ” 4580    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 540    ๐Ÿ“Œ 168

When I was young I thought things were bad because solutions were complicated and now I'm old and realize things are bad because solutions are simple but will inconvenience affluent people (or those who aspire to be) and religious fanatics.

25.07.2025 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2159    ๐Ÿ” 431    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Is he desperate enough to perform the getting-his-ear-shot-off illusion again?

24.07.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The governing party of the United States is shutting down the federal government to cover-up evidence the president sexually abused children so he can continue trying to implement dictatorship.

That's just a true statement about the world!

22.07.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24310    ๐Ÿ” 8070    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 462    ๐Ÿ“Œ 321

To anyone thinking of becoming an ICE thug. Despite your hiding behind a mask, some people will know who you are. One day, you will wonder why your children never come to visit you in the nursing home. The answer will be that you were a Nazi.

22.07.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#trumpepstein
#epstein

20.07.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2331    ๐Ÿ” 570    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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Releasing the Files โ€ฆ

17.07.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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