Thank you for keeping your eye on the ball. This was just a distraction of all the real evils these men have and will do to the American People. Let's not take our eyes off what is happening to us. This is a perfect example of why two people should not have this much power over us!
These headlines are clickbait. Dumb Americans who are addicted to drama and memes and sound bites are happily watching Regime 47 Reality TV while the Heritage Foundation continues to meticulously dismantle democracy behind the scenes. That they started during the Raegan years. Project 25 is being implemented without hesitation and those of us who understand what is really going on are terrified for our country.
As always, sharp commentary. Please reconsider Tapper, the guy who proudly fought to allow Fox into the White House press. I’m sick of “journalists” keeping facts from the public so they can write a book.
Yah, the popcorn tastes great for the moment--but what heartburn is it going to trigger? That all depends on what trump and Musk do next. And that means the rest of us remain in a precarious state where the actions of the world's richest and the world's most powerful man each have the power to propel the entire country into the abyss. We better set aside the popcorn and wait to see how this plays out...
Worth calling all Representatives! Chat GBT’s conclusion…
This is the dress rehearsal for autocracy. If this bill becomes LAW, it will not just change what the government does, it will change what the government is. It is a declaration that only certain people deserve protection, only certain truths can be spoken, and only certain lives are worth investment. This is the type of legislation that autocrats dream of, legal, sweeping, ideologically rigid and dressed in the language of reform. If you believe in democracy, capitalism, justice, or simply the idea that the government should not be a weapon, HR 1 must be buried, not amended, not negotiated but defeated FULLY!
Time out from giving Trump more press and focussing on "his" chaos. Tired of the constant publicity that goes his way, which so far continues to be to his benefit -- as he has always predicted. It is time for the democrats and the press to instead directly address the Five Points of Hell that David Hogg identifies as "what is crushing our country" and drove young voters into the hands of MAGA last election. Address these points with their own version of a Project 2026.
These points are the increases in cost of living specifically for: 1) Housing, 2) College Tuition, 3) Elder Care, 4) Child Care, and 5) Healthcare. As far as I can see, the current team of Democrats in Washington has been impotent, not in all their actions but definitely in all their communication. Even when they passed the Infrastructure Bill which indirectly impacted all of the above, they let Republicans who voted against it take credit. The beginnings of their impotence could not have been more apparent than when they allowed McConnell to kill the confirmation process for Merritt Garland in 2016. They should have waged a Washington war over this, but barely a whimper was heard.
"Two of the world’s most powerful and most self-interested men are making and rolling out on the fly immensely consequential decisions in a series of angry outbursts, decisions which have serious implications for millions of real people, none of whom are non-player characters." No "consequential decisions" have been made, yet, and maybe there will be and maybe there won't be. We have no say in how this turns out (it is akin to King Kong and Godzilla) but I suspect there are a lot of people behind the curtains who will work hard to keep each of these babies from doing harm to themselves. Yes, the plugs in the electrical sockets have been removed, but there are some people who will work hard to keep these two from sticking forks into the sockets, and only because it's in their self-interest (Trump, Musk, Republicans, sycophants, etc.) It is a positive thing that the BBB is now a subject of discussion in homes and workplaces where no discussion was going on previously. People who support Trump and/or Musk like to see this type of fight, and so does the media - corporate and independent. It's Friday so what are the odds that some other calamity strikes by dusk, and this freud moves onto the back pages.
I have just gotten as far as the second paragraph and... I just want to give up all hope.
Billionaires... are the answer?!? Centrism is the answer!?!
I'm not going to lie... I am completely GUTTED by the Democratic Party's complete and total inability to question itself, admit mistakes and course-correct!
ALL DEMOCRATS HAVE DONE THE LAST 30+ YEARS is spread out like a gelatinous, blurry goo all across the "center" political promised land in the quixotic hope of winning over "moderate" Republican unicorns and legitimize... no, value... no, WORSHIP!!!... the role of Billionaires in a society where the economic disparity between the Billionaires and the rest of us EXPLODED under Clinton and Obama's economic teams bloated with Wall St. elite has grown into an insurmountable Democracy threatening chasm!
Centrism and Billionaires is all the Democratic party has done since Reagan started the ball rolling and... how has that worked out? All the results are in... just look around... where are we? How does it look? Happy? Let's just try some MORE Centrism and Billionaires say the Democratic Party establishment geniuses... and it will work out THIS time!
I'm sorry for the all-caps, but... this is the Democratic party (political, not economic) version of "Trickle Down" economics! After its abject failure was revealed, mocked and disparaged post-Reagan... I never thought I'd hear about "Trickle Down" economics again in my life! I just couldn't believe it when Bush pulled it out of his axx, but when it blew up in Sam Brownback's face like a cigar lit by Bugs Bunny for Yosemite Sam I thought...
FINALLY!!!... we have GOT to be done with "Trickle Down"... that's GOT to be IT!!! There is no way in HELL the American people would be stupid enough to EVER let that happen again and... here we are... about to stand by helplessly as the dysfunctional Congress is trying to transfer ALL THE MONEY to the Corporate/OnePercent who don't need ANY help at all... no matter how many of the rest of us have to suffer, go bankrupt and DIE for that to happen!
And so here we are with the Democratic Party doubling down on their Centrist/Billionaire obsession and Scorched Earth WAR against Progressive policies that poll through the roof with the Democratic base and even across party lines... as if it's going to be different this time. I want to fight against Republicans, but... to have to fight through the Democratic Party's complete and total inability to question itself, admit mistakes and course-correct...
Just makes it too fxcking heavy a lift for me sometimes!!!
Yes! These two men/boys are dangerous whether indulging in their schoolyard fighting or not they have been snd contour to be mutually destructive of our once great nation and of the world. Tragic🇺🇸🥺
Thank you for keeping your eye on the ball. This was just a distraction of all the real evils these men have and will do to the American People. Let's not take our eyes off what is happening to us. This is a perfect example of why two people should not have this much power over us!
These headlines are clickbait. Dumb Americans who are addicted to drama and memes and sound bites are happily watching Regime 47 Reality TV while the Heritage Foundation continues to meticulously dismantle democracy behind the scenes. That they started during the Raegan years. Project 25 is being implemented without hesitation and those of us who understand what is really going on are terrified for our country.
As always, sharp commentary. Please reconsider Tapper, the guy who proudly fought to allow Fox into the White House press. I’m sick of “journalists” keeping facts from the public so they can write a book.
Why isn’t anyone talking about the possibility that this feud is simply another distraction. Like all the rest!!!
Yah, the popcorn tastes great for the moment--but what heartburn is it going to trigger? That all depends on what trump and Musk do next. And that means the rest of us remain in a precarious state where the actions of the world's richest and the world's most powerful man each have the power to propel the entire country into the abyss. We better set aside the popcorn and wait to see how this plays out...
Worth calling all Representatives! Chat GBT’s conclusion…
This is the dress rehearsal for autocracy. If this bill becomes LAW, it will not just change what the government does, it will change what the government is. It is a declaration that only certain people deserve protection, only certain truths can be spoken, and only certain lives are worth investment. This is the type of legislation that autocrats dream of, legal, sweeping, ideologically rigid and dressed in the language of reform. If you believe in democracy, capitalism, justice, or simply the idea that the government should not be a weapon, HR 1 must be buried, not amended, not negotiated but defeated FULLY!
Time out from giving Trump more press and focussing on "his" chaos. Tired of the constant publicity that goes his way, which so far continues to be to his benefit -- as he has always predicted. It is time for the democrats and the press to instead directly address the Five Points of Hell that David Hogg identifies as "what is crushing our country" and drove young voters into the hands of MAGA last election. Address these points with their own version of a Project 2026.
These points are the increases in cost of living specifically for: 1) Housing, 2) College Tuition, 3) Elder Care, 4) Child Care, and 5) Healthcare. As far as I can see, the current team of Democrats in Washington has been impotent, not in all their actions but definitely in all their communication. Even when they passed the Infrastructure Bill which indirectly impacted all of the above, they let Republicans who voted against it take credit. The beginnings of their impotence could not have been more apparent than when they allowed McConnell to kill the confirmation process for Merritt Garland in 2016. They should have waged a Washington war over this, but barely a whimper was heard.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/david-hogg-democrats-dnc-1235251469/
https://leaderswedeserve.com/about/
Let’s stop treating this like entertainment please.
"Two of the world’s most powerful and most self-interested men are making and rolling out on the fly immensely consequential decisions in a series of angry outbursts, decisions which have serious implications for millions of real people, none of whom are non-player characters." No "consequential decisions" have been made, yet, and maybe there will be and maybe there won't be. We have no say in how this turns out (it is akin to King Kong and Godzilla) but I suspect there are a lot of people behind the curtains who will work hard to keep each of these babies from doing harm to themselves. Yes, the plugs in the electrical sockets have been removed, but there are some people who will work hard to keep these two from sticking forks into the sockets, and only because it's in their self-interest (Trump, Musk, Republicans, sycophants, etc.) It is a positive thing that the BBB is now a subject of discussion in homes and workplaces where no discussion was going on previously. People who support Trump and/or Musk like to see this type of fight, and so does the media - corporate and independent. It's Friday so what are the odds that some other calamity strikes by dusk, and this freud moves onto the back pages.
I have just gotten as far as the second paragraph and... I just want to give up all hope.
Billionaires... are the answer?!? Centrism is the answer!?!
I'm not going to lie... I am completely GUTTED by the Democratic Party's complete and total inability to question itself, admit mistakes and course-correct!
ALL DEMOCRATS HAVE DONE THE LAST 30+ YEARS is spread out like a gelatinous, blurry goo all across the "center" political promised land in the quixotic hope of winning over "moderate" Republican unicorns and legitimize... no, value... no, WORSHIP!!!... the role of Billionaires in a society where the economic disparity between the Billionaires and the rest of us EXPLODED under Clinton and Obama's economic teams bloated with Wall St. elite has grown into an insurmountable Democracy threatening chasm!
Centrism and Billionaires is all the Democratic party has done since Reagan started the ball rolling and... how has that worked out? All the results are in... just look around... where are we? How does it look? Happy? Let's just try some MORE Centrism and Billionaires say the Democratic Party establishment geniuses... and it will work out THIS time!
I'm sorry for the all-caps, but... this is the Democratic party (political, not economic) version of "Trickle Down" economics! After its abject failure was revealed, mocked and disparaged post-Reagan... I never thought I'd hear about "Trickle Down" economics again in my life! I just couldn't believe it when Bush pulled it out of his axx, but when it blew up in Sam Brownback's face like a cigar lit by Bugs Bunny for Yosemite Sam I thought...
FINALLY!!!... we have GOT to be done with "Trickle Down"... that's GOT to be IT!!! There is no way in HELL the American people would be stupid enough to EVER let that happen again and... here we are... about to stand by helplessly as the dysfunctional Congress is trying to transfer ALL THE MONEY to the Corporate/OnePercent who don't need ANY help at all... no matter how many of the rest of us have to suffer, go bankrupt and DIE for that to happen!
And so here we are with the Democratic Party doubling down on their Centrist/Billionaire obsession and Scorched Earth WAR against Progressive policies that poll through the roof with the Democratic base and even across party lines... as if it's going to be different this time. I want to fight against Republicans, but... to have to fight through the Democratic Party's complete and total inability to question itself, admit mistakes and course-correct...
Just makes it too fxcking heavy a lift for me sometimes!!!
Crumbs will keep the MAGA base in line?
Reverse Robin Hood transfer of wealth the wealthiest while exploding the deficit...& the MAGA bandits play on. As Elon says: "a pork filled... disgusting abomination". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8nWKiyQD5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLeK1S3q8jk
Yes! These two men/boys are dangerous whether indulging in their schoolyard fighting or not they have been snd contour to be mutually destructive of our once great nation and of the world. Tragic🇺🇸🥺
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