Amanda's Update

90%

You can't get 90% of Americans to agree on whether it's light or dark outside at noon on a sunny day.

When a respected, reputable polling outfit posts results showing just 9% of us don't want the Epstein Files released, that should be a pretty good hint for the Congress Critters that they need to get up off their asses and do their fuckin' job.

Most Americans want the Epstein files released, poll finds

About three-quarters of Americans support the release of all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds.

Another 13% want some of the Epstein files released, while only 9% don’t want any documents released.

President Donald Trump’s administration has faced growing bipartisan pressure to release the government’s files on Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

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Today's Agent Provocateur

They get more and more desperate for that Reichstag Fire thingie.

That Deafening Silence

Angela & Jamelle

It's shambolic, performative cargo cult bullshit.

Obviously, there are devotees who might decide to kill your ass, so watch out for that. But in authoritarian regimes, everything flows from the top, and a good number of those devotees are mimicking the empty bluff-n-bluster they see coming out of every joker in this so-called administration.

Stare 'em down.

Today's Belle

1. Well, actually, Mr Speaker, Congress does have some control over POTUS
2. "I didn't see it" - dude, WTF? Maybe you should see it
3. Yeah, he's nutty as a squirrel turd - so what?

Today's Keith

"The president is unwell" might be an understatement for the ages.

Welcome

...to late-stage capitalism.

It's a fight between the New Robber Barons, who see you as nothing but a revenue opportunity, versus the woke mind virus that wants you to get help when you need it so your loved ones can get what they need to go on living.

It Gets Weirder

There's no way for me to either confirm (or disprove) any of this, but Tizzyent has been pretty good at doing that kind of thing, and he seems pretty convinced. So I can weight this to the positive side, even though large grains of salt are in order.

Today's Belle

Stop letting Republicans lie to us. Their story about how the Dems just want to give free healthcare to "illegal immigrants" is horseshit.

The Big Bamboozle Bill

1. Adds billions to the deficit, and trillions to the debt
2. Abandons working people, ignoring everybody pulling down less than about $125K
3. Takes all that money from 85% of us, and hands it to the Yacht Buyers

Shutting down the government today makes sure we don't get a Jobs Report, or a GDP/Inflation Report - and USDA had already announced they won't be putting out any more Food Security Surveys.

If Trump and the Republicans are so fucking concerned about looking out for the little guy, it seems like they should check in with him once in a while to make sure he's OK.

They aren't, and they won't.