Belle

Overheard

In case there are still a few normal Republicans out there, these are some of the points we need you to consider:

He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals.
You said nothing.

He bulldozed the East Wing and vandalized the West Wing.
You said nothing.

He broke the law by interfering with the release of the Epstein files.

You said nothing.

He directed DOD to let contracts to companies his family members are invested in.
You said nothing.

He manipulated markets with his war and tariff announcements.

You said nothing.

He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself.

You said nothing.

He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift.

You said nothing.

He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.

You said nothing.

He sued his own branch, and then "settled" for $1.8 billion.

You said nothing.

He tariffed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide.

You said nothing.

He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations.

You said nothing.

His ill-conceived war killed 168 children on day one.

You said nothing.

He alienated and insulted our allies.

You said nothing.

His army of ICE thugs terrorized and murdered US citizens.

You said nothing.

He committed murder on the high seas.

You said nothing.

He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies.

You said nothing.

PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR SHIT

OVER A TAN SUIT

SOME EMAILS

AND AN AUTOPEN

ARE ODDLY INDIFFERENT

TO THE PROBABILITY

THEIR PRESIDENT

RAPED CHILDREN

Erika

The Big Bamboozle Bill

Some Things I Hate Learning

Hawk

What is it with Republicans that makes them so interested in other people's genitals?

Mind your own business

and leave people alone,

ya fuckin' creeps

The State Of Things

Wanna know what I hate? I mean aside from the Raiders, a bad tequila hangover, and Celine Dion - I hate it when it becomes obvious that the US is the bad guy.

We have a long and illustrious history of doing good things, even while trying almost as hard to hide the fact that we do some horrendously shitty things too - often at the same time.

I guess my point is that generally, we've been able to balance it out, and even to tip the scales towards the positive side - usually.

But we seem to have gone out of our way to find the shittiest people ever, and put them in charge of our government.

And that plops us right smack dab in the middle of another phase of our history that makes it pretty fuckin' clear that we're not the good guys now.

I HATE

THIS SHIT

Today's Rich

Plutocratic Technocracy.

Whatever we end up calling it, I think we are beginning to get hip to their tricks.

Overheard

They say, "No one is coming to save us."

But I've been saved many times, in many ways, by many people - some who didn't know it, and some who aren't even people at all.

It can be nothing more than a little eye contact and a nod from a stranger, a nudge from your cat, or your dog plopping down next to you. It can be the words from a poem or a song, or a melody you remember from when you were at school. It can be an observant friend who asks if you're OK, or says something silly that takes you out of the moment and makes you smile just a bit.

We are all saving each other every day, in tiny, seemingly insignificant ways.

Keep doin' that.

Today's Hopium

Belle

Paying more and getting less.

Americans feel worse about their economic outlook than they have since 1952.