“If Americans want large spending — they don’t want to touch Social Security. They don’t want to touch Medicaid. They don’t want to touch Medicare. They want all the tax credits for this green energy and this child tax credit and this and that — then they should pay more taxes,” de Rugy said.

What a fucking crock. They could pay for it all by cutting military spending by a fraction of a percent.

I have learned to be sneaky, but unless she’s asleep or bribed with treats, they’re mostly like this where she looks vaguely annoyed or disappointed with me.

My phone when I turn on the camera to take her picture or video.

They’ve released a name now. Wess Roley, 20 years old. Some news sites are reporting that it was the anniversary of the burning of an Aryan Nations camp in 2001. May not be any connection though since it happened years before this guy was born.

It won’t matter to him. If his property gets hit then he’ll just declare that specific spot a disaster area and have what’s left of FEMA give him millions of dollars to rebuild and upgrade the whole place. It’d be like the ultimate insurance scam.

It would be a hit for Illinois, that’s true, but a win for the nation would be worth it to me.

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I have nothing but absolute respect for AOC and I would love to see her as President and I would certainly vote for her. However, I can think of only one person that would attract more vitriol from the right, and the media at large, than HIllary Clinton and that is AOC. Aside from convincing the misogynistic masses to vote for a woman, she’d have to convince them to vote for one who will be endlessly labeled in the media as a Socialist and Communist. And the masses will eat that up with no more understanding of the terms than the talking heads that will spew them across the airwaves and internet. She would have an uphill battle of biblical proportions just to win the Democratic primary.

On the other hand, I would trust AOC to run a better campaign than Hillary did. If any woman could get elected president in this country, it would be AOC. She would not blow off the working class and lurch to the center to try and court disaffected republicans. I also think AOC would do a good job sticking to issues and throwing republican failures back in their faces.

Having said all that, I don’t know if ‘28 will be her time to shine. Hell, it’s hard to make any call with confidence since Trump has about three and a half years to continue his rampage across this nation and there’s just no way to forecast what the situation will be like come primary season. At this point, I would be happier to see another candidate lead the ticket. One with similar positions to AOC but more palatable to those masses I mentioned above. The only one I really like right now is Illinois’ J.B. Pritzker.

I know he’s a billionaire but his actions in Illinois since he became governor show he is a good one. He has been pro-worker, pro-LGBTQ+, pro-choice, and has used his fortune to support progressive candidates. He is also pro-campaign finance reform because he doesn’t think people like him should be buying elections. He has also donated millions of dollars to organizations across the nation to help the left thwart republican plans to enact draconian anti-choice laws. If you’re not familiar with Pritzker, I suggest you look him up and see what he has accomplished since getting elected in Illinois.

If I could have any ticket in 2028, it would probably be a Pritzker/AOC ticket and I think they would wipe the floor with the right by focusing on issues that matter to people rather than kowtowing to mega-donors.

Case to denaturalize Zohran Mamdani to be announced in 3… 2… 1…

Don’t forget that it’s also bankrupting farms which will allow corporations to buy up the land for pennies on the dollar. Land which they can then work with prison labor (AKA slaves). Trump really is making America great again for white oligarchs, anyway.

Not as long as people keep voting for republicans and moderate democrats.

The problem here is that the man in charge of defining what preventative care is is an anti-vaxxer who thinks Ivermectin and Vitamin A are more important that vaccinations and who literally swims with his grand kids in raw sewage.

Yep, as I posted in another thread yesterday, say hello to fully covered Ivermectin, Vitamin A, and cod liver oil. Meanwhile, actual preventative care will wind up not being covered at all.

It’s Hebrew, right?

Almost certainly. Probably something about the Rapture. Based on this part of the article, he’s an end timer.

Asked if he believed God would forgive his sins, Sheafe said, “Absolutely he will forgive my sins. He is a forgiving God and loving God.”

Whitney challenged that logic: “How do you justify that? I mean, if you’re killing somebody or multiple people — attempted, how does that work?”

“It’s a commandment to rid Israel of evil,” Sheafe replied.

Gotta get all the Jews to Israel before the second coming and the Rapture can happen. So, yeah, crazy motherfucker.

Sadly, they MAGA voters are so misinformed and deluded, that they will honestly blame the democrats for their suffering.

Sadism and racism. I can think of no other reason.

A document from Lee states that his “amended proposal dramatically narrows the scope of lands to be sold for housing… in communities where it is desperately needed” in the U.S. West.

Hey, here’s a thought. Maybe instead of letting corporations rape what’s left of America’s wilderness, we instead ban those corporations and investment funds from buying up homes to use as rental properties. Do that, and we’ll have plenty of homes for everyone, I think, and no one will have to suffer.

I’m fairly sure they don’t know what they mean.

Yep. I do take comfort in the fact that the student protesters were heard to chant, “Death to tyrants." You can bet that will turn Trump up to 11even though it is the state motto, more or less.

Sic semper tyrannis more accurately translates to “thus always to tyrants.” Since it supposedly originates with a statement by Brutus over Ceasar’s fresh corpse, the meaning is quite clear. I’ll give the students an A- on the translation. I mean, hey, who takes Latin language classes these days anyway?

They’ve been doing great journalism for years now too.