The most venerable Dems are the most vulnerable, and some need to be encouraged to retire, or risk being primaried. Case in point: Dick Durbin.
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With a board like that, we can look forward to the Grand Ol’ Party putting on the Second Coming of Minnie Pearl, with opening act, TV’s Maharelle sisters. “ Trump said in the announcement, ‘We look forward to restoring the Center to Greatness, and ushering in America’s Golden Age.” Link: Trump names loyalists from Fox News to Kennedy Center board
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He’s personable, clear, and has an open, friendly face. He’s a great communicator. Like so many thousands of people fired by Trump via the Döugebag Gang, Hampton Dellinger should #RunForSomething
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We have been conquered by a confederacy of dunces called “Realamerica.” It’s a sub-nation created by the minds and wishes of people who don’t like reality, so they substitute their own…and force the rest of us to accept it.
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We all need to stand the fuck up for Ukraine, for our allies, for democracy, and for the American way. ”So everybody, take President Zelensky’s appearance today as an example, and take it as permission. Stand the fuck up.” Link: The Depravity Is the Point
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”CFPB Union members welcome our newest colleagues and look forward to the smell of Axe Body Spray in our elevators.”
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Jim Acosta goes casual, wonders WTM is going on, and right at the end, a cameo by Duke the newshound.
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Musk aides restrict access to federal employee data systems Musk's team works around the clock, installs sofa beds at OPM Concerns include cybersecurity and lack of oversight
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I'm listening to the Bob Cesca podcast, featuring Driftglass and Bluegal from the Professional Left Podcast, and feeling inspired to dust off my old #realitybased blog and Say Something. Because back when the Blogosphere was a thing, one result was arguably the election of Barack Obama.
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Do what you can to make community connections, support good causes, and refuse to comply with unjust “authority.” ”Our resistance to fascistic policies must be grounded in our sense of justice, rather than arguments about what’s legal.” Link: Trump Needs Public Cooperation to Enact a Fascist Vision. Here’s How We Refuse.