Chit-Chat: The Feels

[tres bien]

Trump administration to sever contracts with Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center 

This stupid excuse for a human being makes me sick. (Not just because this is one of the charities I support) but because their focus is on pediatric cancer research and treatment 

His hatred of Harvard is insane and unconscionable 

 

[shapeshifter]

1 minute ago, tres bien said:

His hatred of Harvard is insane and unconscionable 

Very accurate.
I appreciate accurate, descriptive terms way more than repetitive expletives that just take up space.

[peacheslatour]

But he has time for this.

 

The White House announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump intends to issue full pardons to Julie and Todd Chrisley, the reality TV couple best known for their show Chrisley Knows Best, which chronicled their affluent lifestyle and close-knit family dynamic.

The pardon comes despite the couple's 2022 federal convictions for orchestrating a scheme to defraud community banks of over $30 million through fraudulent loans, as well as charges of tax evasion for concealing income while flaunting a life of luxury that included high-end real estate, designer goods and lavish travel.

In a social media post, the White House said Trump personally called the Chrisley family to deliver the news, quipping, "Trump Knows Best!"

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-pardons-todd-julie-chrisley-usa-reality-show-2077711

[lookeyloo]

Raises the question for me as to why the elected R. folks think this is okay?  I would think more than a handful would get together and say enough.  Cheney and Kinzinger did.  Yes, they gave up their seats, but, for a greater good.

[Affogato]

52 minutes ago, ECM1231 said:

This was great:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGgx3nWyW99/

Thanks. 

[Salacious Kitty]

29 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

But he has time for this.

 

The White House announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump intends to issue full pardons to Julie and Todd Chrisley, the reality TV couple best known for their show Chrisley Knows Best, which chronicled their affluent lifestyle and close-knit family dynamic.

The pardon comes despite the couple's 2022 federal convictions for orchestrating a scheme to defraud community banks of over $30 million through fraudulent loans, as well as charges of tax evasion for concealing income while flaunting a life of luxury that included high-end real estate, designer goods and lavish travel.

In a social media post, the White House said Trump personally called the Chrisley family to deliver the news, quipping, "Trump Knows Best!"

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-pardons-todd-julie-chrisley-usa-reality-show-2077711

Who's next, pedophile Josh Duggar? He loves his reality stars. 🙄

[Dimity]

31 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Trump administration to sever contracts with Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center 

This stupid excuse for a human being makes me sick. (Not just because this is one of the charities I support) but because their focus is on pediatric cancer research and treatment 

His hatred of Harvard is insane and unconscionable 

 

But according to a mythical "someone" if Trump  found a cure for cancer, Dems would be shouting "we love cancer". 

Any Trump supporters care to weigh in on this latest blow to cancer research?  How, exactly, is Trump working to find that cure for cancer?

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, ECM1231 said:

This was great:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGgx3nWyW99/

32 minutes ago, Affogato said:

Thanks. 

See also:
https://youtu.be/EA0YZVbg748

 

[Milk-Eyed Mender]

And I'm a supermodel and Brad Pitt is buck naked and waiting to service me in a bathtub filled with Dom Perignon.

[bluegirl147]

10 minutes ago, Milk-Eyed Mender said:

And I'm a supermodel and Brad Pitt is buck naked and waiting to service me in a bathtub filled with Dom Perignon.

He is such a fucking liar. I hope Canada issues a statement calling him a liar.

[Ohiopirate02]

6 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

He is such a fucking liar. I hope Canada issues a statement calling him a liar.

They did one better. Charles and Camilla came to open the Canadian parliament today. There's really no better way to tell Donald "thanks, but we'll stick to the Commonwealth" than a visit from the king.

[Dimity]

8 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

He is such a fucking liar. I hope Canada issues a statement calling him a liar.

In all seriousness does anyone believe what he posts?  I mean we have been saying since 2016 that if he opens his mouth he's lying but I am guessing he must have people who actually think what he says is gospel.  Or do they know he lies but they don't care?

[tres bien]

And then there were these two gems making America Great Again 

Trump pardoned VA sheriff Scott Jenkins who was convicted of federal bribery charges and was to report to jail today 

He then managed to squeeze this pardon into his busy schedule too. Massive tax cheat Paul Walzack a former nursing home executive who was found guilty of tax fraud. His mother a major Trump supporter attended a $1 million dinner at MAL three weeks ago and was also involved in the 2020 plot to publicize Ashley Biden’s stolen diary 

[Lantern7]

That’s another poke in the eye upon decency. Someone can commit crimes, get caught, get found guilty and spend well-earned time in prison . . . but if Donald thinks it’ll “own the libs,” he’ll pardon them. And honestly, I’m surprised he hasn’t cranked it past 10 and pardoned fucking Bill Cosby yet.

[Absolom]

12 hours ago, Kemper said:

It is early in the morning,  I love this site, listen to the various opinions; even ones I don't agree with. Then I move on to post my latest screed here or at The Young and The Restless thread. Or read the latest "Real Housewives" threads. 

What I can't do is post a response to a post (wow, that was a mouthful) that I don't agree with. I understand why people do; I do it in my mind. 😎 But life right now is stressful enough without me using whatever "peace" I have to think out and post on something I am at odds with. I do envy people who have the energy to do it...from both sides. Just me?

I usually give people a couple of chances.  Then I go with if someone shows you who they are, believe them.  They go on "the list."  The list of maybe I'll read a post here and there and maybe I'll point out egregious things, but generally I see someone on the list and "Walk on By."  Life is short anyway and I'm living on borrowed time.  If not for a genius doctor, I would have had a celebration of life last year.  There are better things to do than trying to change the mind of someone mired in Trumpism. I'm watching a friend go down the tubes of the IFB.  I saw it coming, she assured me she only wanted to go to church with her friends, this wasn't one of "those" IFB churches.  Friends I'm here to tell you she's turning full on fundie.  Yep, called that one.  It takes a much stronger person than she is to hear that week after week and not let a little seep in.  

 

[shapeshifter]

28 minutes ago, tres bien said:

He then managed to squeeze this pardon into his busy schedule too. Massive tax cheat Paul Walzack a former nursing home executive who was found guilty of tax fraud. His mother a major Trump supporter attended a $1 million dinner at MAL three weeks ago and was also involved in the 2020 plot to publicize Ashley Biden’s stolen diary 

Gift link to the story:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/trump-pardon-paul-walczak-tax-crimes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Kk8.wLxJ.QPnYjo-kUQ_a&smid=url-share

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…Mr. Walczak had stopped paying employment taxes.
…he withheld more than $10 million from the paychecks of the nurses, doctors and others who worked at his facilities under the pretext of using it for their Social Security, Medicare and federal income taxes. Instead, he used some of the money to buy a $2 million yacht and to pay for travel and purchases at high-end retailers, including Bergdorf Goodman and Cartier, prosecutors said.…

…and, Caption under his photo in the story:

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His recent pardon by President Trump spared him from having to pay nearly $4.4 million in restitution and serving 18 months in prison.

I'd like to know if his pardon before he made restitution means the nurses who cared for the indigent elderly will not be able to collect Social Security because Walczak diverted their payments from their paychecks to his yacht and other high-end purchases.

Since many of these nurses were likely immigrants, perhaps Walczak is counting on Donny making them disappear.

 

Edited Yest. at 12:44 AM by shapeshifter

[Absolom]

10 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:

Dismantling the electoral college would make the majority of people happy.

It would make my vote count instead of being an exercise or statement.  

Folks I may have to vote for a Republican in a local election.  It's come down to a Republican and a lying, ignorant, do nothing crook.  Dilemmas in life.  

[Absolom]

5 hours ago, tres bien said:

Texas is the process of enacting a law that would require public school classrooms to display a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments in each classroom and it must be at least 16” wide and 20” tall

We love the 1960s and want them back.  Oddly though having the framed 10 commandments on the wall influenced student behavior not one bit.   

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, bluegirl147 said:

He is such a fucking liar. I hope Canada issues a statement calling him a liar.

He's always been a liar. Now, his brain has turned into oatmeal. He's not fit to tie his own shoes.

[ebk57]

1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:

He's always been a liar. Now, his brain has turned into oatmeal. He's not fit to tie his own shoes.

I don't think he can tie his shoes.  He'd have to bend down and that would be dicey... 

[shapeshifter]

Posted on Threads:

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The car in front of me had a bumper sticker on it. It read: "Pray for Trump Psalm 109:8." When I got home I opened my bible to the scripture and read it and started laughing. Psalm 109:8 – "Let his days be few and brief, And let others step forward to replace him." 
https://threads.com/@robertellingsworth/post/DKLcThQNCt_

 

[Lantern7]

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Karma. Impeachment. Midterms. Nuremberg-style

All of the above. I don't know how, I don't know when, but he and his Cult Congress WILL face the consequences.

I want to believe, @Dimity. Oh, I want to believe. That’s the vibe this nation puts out, that we’re supposed to be the good guys. We find and deal with the bad guys. But there are so damn many. Hell, some assholes managed to escape justice after WWII. In our case, some of the bastards that helped bring this nightmare upon us won’t feel the need to flee for their wretched lives. I want the whole of MAGA to pay, but I fear that a lot of them will wriggle off the hook.

Edited 23 hours ago by Lantern7

[Yeah No]

12 hours ago, Milk-Eyed Mender said:

I think the rise of this new age of deplorables, which began in earnest with Obama's election, really accelerated once George Zimmerman became a "celebrity" for gunning down Trayvon Martin. Suddenly, any schmuck could achieve notoriety and make a bit of bank on the gun show circuit just by taking literal aim at traditional right-wing bogeymen. Ten years later you've got mental midgets like Joe Rogan espousing toxic masculinity, Rittenhouse-style incels drifting in and out of Mar-a-lago, Kanye West and Elon Musk making Adolf Hitler cool again, and a president who can't be trusted within 100 yards of a women's dressing room. It's all so disturbing and just plain gross. 

Honestly I thought more people were above this regressive shit but Trump just gave them all permission to be as big an asshole as they feel like being without any judgment or repercussion. And he empowers them by modeling that behavior himself. Leadership influences people from the top down, in this case unfortunately. One big reason we need a president that stands for ethics. To bring out the best in people, not the worst. 

11 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:

That is what the top 1% wants.  They want cheap labor.  If they succeed in getting rid of all the immigrants, legal or not, they need people to do those jobs the immigrants were doing.  And I won't be surprised if they try to abolish the minimum wage.

The federal minimum wage might as well be abolished already. It's $7.25 and has been since 2009. But at least he'd have a much harder time influencing the states to abolish their own minimum wages. I don't think he'd have much influence with that in some states. But he might in others.

11 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

The next best thing to undocumented immigrants is prisoners, so the federal government will have to look for ways to increase prison populations to meet the demands of the 1%. Some state governments will also get into this. And one of the first things the feds will do is criminalize homelessness, and round up all the people who cannot afford rising housing costs.

I wouldn't put it past him to want debtors' prisons here.

10 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:

And people wonder why non affiliation with any religion is becoming a bigger portion of the religion pie chart every year.  

Yeah really. This religious right doesn't even realize or care how they're doing a disservice to all religions. They make it bad for the rest of them.

7 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Very accurate.
I appreciate accurate, descriptive terms way more than repetitive expletives that just take up space.

OK, I was going to say that Trump has a hair up his ass about Harvard for no good reason but I guess I won't then. 😉

[Anela]

He's a heartless fuckhead.

 

Trump has ordered a critically ill four-year-old Mexican girl to leave the country. She could die within days, experts say

Deysi Vargas and her 4-year-old daughter were granted temporary humanitarian permission to enter the U.S. in 2023 due to a life-threatening condition

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mexico-deportation-critically-ill-child-b2758809.html

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A critically ill Mexican girl who could die within days if her treatment is paused has been ordered by the Trump administration to leave the U.S., according to her family and doctor.

Deysi Vargas’s 4-year-old daughter, named only as Sofia in a GoFundMe page, urgently required better medical care for a life-threatening condition and was granted temporary humanitarian permission to enter the U.S. from her home country of Mexico in 2023, The Los Angeles Times reports.

 

Sofia has short bowel syndrome, a rare condition that stops her from absorbing nutrients in food. When she was born in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, she had to be attached to feeding tubes 24 hours a day. Since moving to the U.S., her condition has significantly improved, but she still requires treatment every day.

Now the Trump administration has ordered Sofia’s deportation, leaving her at risk of death, an attorney representing the family said.

“This is a textbook example of medical need,” Rebecca Brown of the pro bono firm Public Counsel told the paper. “This child will die and there’s no sense for that to happen. It would just be a cruel sacrifice.”

 

The family is currently living in Bakersfield, California, just over 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

The threat to Sofia’s life was confirmed by Dr. John Arsenault of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she receives regular treatment every six weeks.

 

Arsenault said in a letter seen by The Los Angeles Times that if there is an interruption to administering nutrition to her system, “it could be fatal within a matter of days.”

The doctor added that patients who receive the treatment, called Total Parenteral Nutrition, at home “are not allowed to leave the country.”

“The infrastructure to provide TPN or provide immediate intervention if there is a problem with IV access depends on our program’s utilization of U.S.-based healthcare resources and does not transfer across borders,” Arsenault explained in the letter.

The Independent has contacted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for comment.

Sofia was born one month premature and had to undergo six surgeries due to an intestinal blockage, as medics struggled to get the condition under control in Mexico.

During one surgery, Vargas, 28, told the newspaper that doctors cut out too much, leaving Sofia with short bowels. One blood infection she suffered as a result nearly killed her.

 

While she was being kept alive in Mexico, her condition was no better by the age of two and Vargas knew the family would have to move to get her better care.

Vargas signed up to the Biden administration’s CBP One app to book an appointment with border agents in Tijuana to receive two-year protection from deportation. The app is now used by the Trump administration to notify migrants to self-deport or face the consequences.

At the appointment on July 31, 2023, agents could tell that Sofia was seriously unwell just by taking one look at her. “God knew she needed better treatment,” Vargas told The Los Angeles Times. “When we got to the entrance, they saw her and asked us if we needed medical help.”

That same day, the family was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and her condition improved quickly. A year later, Sofia was referred to the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which has one of the highest-ranked programs for gastroenterology in the U.S.

Under their care, by September 2024, Sofia was discharged and could receive treatment in the comfort of her home. Meanwhile, her parents were working hard to hold down odd jobs in Bakersfield.

 

“It was incredible,” Vargas, who found a steady job as a cleaner at a restaurant, told the outlet. “I had waited so long for doctors to tell me, ‘Ma’am, your daughter is OK now. She can go home.’”

Sofia’s care is still gruelling. She must still spend 14 hours a night hooked up to the intravenous feeding system and Vargas also has to administer different medication that goes into her stomach through a gastric tube four times a day. At preschool, a school nurse has to administer nutrition daily.

As things were beginning to look up, the notice from immigration arrived, swiftly followed by a notice terminating her employment authorization.

Their attorney believes the family’s legal status was terminated by mistake and has submitted a petition for a continuation of temporary humanitarian legal status because of Sofia’s medical condition.

“This is the intended purpose — to help the most vulnerable who need attention here,” Brown said. “We can avoid having harmed the child and the family.”

Vargas added that they only intend to stay for as long as Sofia requires treatment, which is unclear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Soapy Goddess]

 

9 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

But he has time for this.

 

The White House announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump intends to issue full pardons to Julie and Todd Chrisley, the reality TV couple best known for their show Chrisley Knows Best, which chronicled their affluent lifestyle and close-knit family dynamic.

The pardon comes despite the couple's 2022 federal convictions for orchestrating a scheme to defraud community banks of over $30 million through fraudulent loans, as well as charges of tax evasion for concealing income while flaunting a life of luxury that included high-end real estate, designer goods and lavish travel.

In a social media post, the White House said Trump personally called the Chrisley family to deliver the news, quipping, "Trump Knows Best!"

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-pardons-todd-julie-chrisley-usa-reality-show-2077711

How is that any different from Biden pardoning everyone in his family including himself and others in his party?

For the record, I don't agree with some of these pardons and have no idea why he's doing it...specifically for THEM.

8 hours ago, Dimity said:

Any Trump supporters care to weigh in on this latest blow to cancer research? 

I'll weigh in if you answer my question that you conveniently ignored.

Edited 21 hours ago by Soapy Goddess

[CheshireCat]

18 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

I dont like the electoral college but as a republuc and not a direct democracy it makes sense. 

Does it, though? Many, if not all, countries in Western Europe that aren't monarchies are a republic. They all have a representative government, monarchies included. None have anything even remotely resembling an electoral college. 

As far as I know, the EC is a relic from a time when information was hard to come by and the upper class/those who considered themselves better educated didn't trust the rest of the population to make informed/informed enough decisions. 

 

[Bliss]

You know how you tell a friend if they have spinach stuck in their teeth? Or their slip is showing? (does anyone wear slips anymore?)

Well, USA, you have spinach in your teeth, and your slip is showing.

p.s. Canada is NOT considering. *insert JellyRoll's "You ain't nothin' but a Liar" song*

Perhaps tRump doesn't understand the word, NO. (Oh right... when a woman says no, he just rapes her... and he tries to do the same with everything and everyone who rejects him. What a waste yuck of human flesh. I still think he must be an alien.)

[lookeyloo]

5 hours ago, Yeah No said:

Honestly I thought more people were above this regressive shit but Trump just gave them all permission to be as big an asshole as they feel like being without any judgment or repercussion. And he empowers them by modeling that behavior himself. Leadership influences people from the top down, in this case unfortunately. One big reason we need a president that stands for ethics. To bring out the best in people, not the worst. 

And I think these same people have always harbored these "strongly held beliefs" and now are free and encouraged to express them.  I don't think much has changed in a lot of people's minds, just now they can say the quiet part out loud.

[DrSpaceman73]

4 hours ago, CheshireCat said:

Does it, though? Many, if not all, countries in Western Europe that aren't monarchies are a republic. They all have a representative government, monarchies included. None have anything even remotely resembling an electoral college. 

As far as I know, the EC is a relic from a time when information was hard to come by and the upper class/those who considered themselves better educated didn't trust the rest of the population to make informed/informed enough decisions. 

 

Many use a prime minister though where the head of the government isn't even directly voted for or elected. It's agreed on by the other lesser representatives. 

The EC isn't perfect but at least we get a direct vote in some fashion. 

[Bookish Jen]

13 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Who's next, pedophile Josh Duggar? He loves his reality stars. 🙄

Don't give him any ideas. 

[DrSpaceman73]

5 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

 

How is that any different from Biden pardoning everyone in his family including himself and others in his party?

For the record, I don't agree with some of these pardons and have no idea why he's doing it...specifically for THEM.

I'll weigh in if you answer my question that you conveniently ignored.

All your responses about trump seem to be 'well I don't agree with trump but what about biden!'

But The difference is the people are basically paying for their pardons, blatantly, with Trump. I'm not denying it doesnt happen with others but trump isn't even subtle about it and thinks it's all fine as long as it's 'out in the open'

11 hours ago, Absolom said:

We love the 1960s and want them back.  Oddly though having the framed 10 commandments on the wall influenced student behavior not one bit.   

Correction....you want everything about the 60s except the wages people made at the time

This is one of the major problems with trumps tariff and usa manufacturing plan.  I doubt very seriously these manufacturing jobs will pay the equivalent of what they did in the 50s and 60s even if those jobs do return. They dont want higher wages for anyone just the low paying jobs. 

Edited 16 hours ago by DrSpaceman73

[Annber03]

5 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

For the record, I don't agree with some of these pardons and have no idea why he's doing it...specifically for THEM.

Because they'r'e rich grifters. 

You know, just like Trump. 

There's your answer. 

[Yeah No]

59 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

And I think these same people have always harbored these "strongly held beliefs" and now are free and encouraged to express them.  I don't think much has changed in a lot of people's minds, just now they can say the quiet part out loud.

Exactly, which is why they need leaders that stand for ethical principles. I'm not even saying that they need to be saints or anything, just stand for and model better behavior in their own actions. A lot of people need an external role model or code of ethics to keep them from acting on their worst feelings, thoughts and impulses. That's why the Ten Commandments were written, BTW. Because people needed to be reminded of what was right and wrong or else they would act upon their more basal impulses. Some people have an internalized code of ethics but unfortunately a lot don't. With Trump as their model they can tell everyone that tells them they're wrong to F-off because THEIR leader says it's OK. Meanwhile before him they might have thought such things but try not to act upon them. Now they have no reason to do that. The guard rails are completely off with Trump as their guide. They think that if he can be the way he is and succeed, well then that's the model to follow! The rest of us are just "bleeding hearts" and "losers", causing our own demise.

[Yeah No]

5 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

How is that any different from Biden pardoning everyone in his family including himself and others in his party?

For the record, I don't agree with some of these pardons and have no idea why he's doing it...specifically for THEM.

I'll weigh in if you answer my question that you conveniently ignored.

The difference is that Biden pardoned his family to prevent Trump from putting them through a legal nightmare of pointless and ultimately fruitless investigations and lawsuits. His revenge knows no ethical boundaries. Trump is pardoning anyone and everyone that he thinks can further his cause of lining his own pockets. And we got proof of that this week with that "bitcoin party" he held for billionaires, upon which he made millions. And I believe he's already pardoned at least one person that attended that party that bought him off for that favor.

The corruption is not behind the scenes with Trump. It's out there for anyone to see. How you or any Republican can support this kind of insane, heinous, outwardly self-serving corruption and still pound the drum about ANYTHING Biden or his family EVER did is just UNBELIEVABLE to me. Take the logs out of your own eyes before you pick on the specks in someone else's!

[tres bien]

The delusion Biden scandal currently being perpetuated by Jake Tapper has reached a new level of insanity 

Tapper was on FOX with Morgan Piers comparing President Biden’s health “scandal” worse than Richard Nixon and Watergate “because Nixon had all his faculties”

Edited 15 hours ago by tres bien

[bluegirl147]

14 hours ago, tres bien said:

His hatred of Harvard is insane and unconscionable 

And most likely personal.  As with everything it's always about him. They didn't bow down to him so of course  he has to break them.

14 hours ago, Dimity said:

How, exactly, is Trump working to find that cure for cancer?

RFK Jr. is warning medical research might not be published in medical journals for reasons.  Also taking pregnant women and healthy children off the list of people who should get Covid vaccines.  I swear they are trying to kill us.

12 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

And honestly, I’m surprised he hasn’t cranked it past 10 and pardoned fucking Bill Cosby yet.

I think Cosby's charges were state charges. I could see him pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell though. There is no way she doesn't know things about him.

2 hours ago, Bliss said:

What a waste yuck of human flesh. I still think he must be an alien.)

No just a spoiled rich kid who grew up to be a spoiled rich man with the emotional maturity of a toddler. My apologies to toddlers.

1 hour ago, lookeyloo said:

And I think these same people have always harbored these "strongly held beliefs" and now are free and encouraged to express them.  I don't think much has changed in a lot of people's minds, just now they can say the quiet part out loud.

As much as Trump is a problem he isn't the PROBLEM.  He would not have made it past the primaries in 2016 if he had not had a receptive audience to what he was saying. As with all successful con artists he knew what to tap into with his marks.  He let the worst of the worst this country has come out of the shadows and not only gave them a voice but amplified it.

41 minutes ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

This is one of the major problems with trumps tariff and usa manufacturing plan.  I doubt very seriously these manufacturing jobs will pay the equivalent of what they did in the 50s and 60s even if those jobs do return. They dont want higher wages for anyone just the low paying jobs. 

If manufacturing jobs were to come back (they aren't) we all know they are going to right to work states. No way corporations are going to let factories have unions.

 

5 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Tapper was on FOX with Morgan Piers comparing President Biden’s health “scandal” worse than Richard Nixon and Watergate “because Nixon had all his faculties”

I read that and thought did Tapper sell his soul for book sales or something else. 

[Spartan Girl]

20 minutes ago, tres bien said:

The delusion Biden scandal currently being perpetuated by Jake Tapper has reached a new level of insanity 

Tapper was on FOX with Morgan Piers comparing President Biden’s health “scandal” worse than Richard Nixon and Watergate “because Nixon had all his faculties”

Oh FUCK OFF.

I take bitter satisfaction in the fact that the larger public is starting to turn on him.

[Mollywolly555]

Stepping in to provide a partial answer to your question that I'm surmising was why Canadians wd be so interested in American politics, although I think if you thought about it for 1 minute, you wd already figure out the answer. But here goes.

Canada is our friendly, strong NEIGHBOR and ALLY (so far). People from both countries stream across the borders every day, or used to) fur work, vacations, shopping,  and visiting relatives and friends. I've been the 3x and do not live near there, but my dad had old time friends to visit.  (Yes,  I'm American, but don't hold it against me in answering your question ;).......)

The US has been the guardian of WORLD democracy (small d) and ethical morality based on the American Constitution, offering hope for oppressed countries and peoples.

The American president was a world leader influencing INTERNATIONAL politics and economics.

Nothing exists in a vacuum. We are all  affected or affect others and other events by our actions or inaction much more so when it happens closer to home. 

Remember the "bystander" episode from Seinfeld? 

I know you know all  this deep down inside.

Maybe stop a sec and consider gratitude for the watchfulness and caring of our Canadian posters towards us. Noting that they see and hear our fear and anger about the ridiculous, unnecessary chaos imposed by the current administration on the country we love.  

And I pray that they remain steadfast by our side, no matter what in the future. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Eri]

3 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Meanwhile, in Dumpty's war against Harvard, it feels to me like he's stoking antisemitism with his claims that he's doing it to stop antisemitism.
Like legendary King Midas, everything he touches turns to gold and dies.
 

The unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khalil is one of many examples they're trying make in the name of "antisemitism." One aspect of all these detentions that often go missing or underreported is that they are not only ideological to satisfy racists who don't want people like him in the country, but also financial. Mahmoud is being imprisoned in Louisiana by ICE through a GEO Group facility (a private prison contractor.) Getting prisoners in those cells will help their bottom line and raise the stock price...that many Republicans no doubt own. Follow the money to Jim Crow 2.0.

Up 97% in the last year as of this morning. 

https://www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khalil-ice-detention-center-louisiana-2044417

Edited 13 hours ago by Eri

[Dimity]

6 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

I'll weigh in if you answer my question that you conveniently ignored.

I'm sure you must find it difficult to have conversations here when your access to the Internet is limited (it would seem) to once a day and that once a day falls in what is the middle of the night for most posters. 

Certainly it is the middle of the night for me.  That said, by the time I am awake enough to read and respond to middle of the night posts there have been far more posts made that are talking about whatever new Trump atrocity has taken place.   Your posts are a half day late and, often, at least a page behind.

BTW I am assuming based on some responses above that you made a post about Canada and why we care about US politics.  I don't see that post but just to add to what others have already said, the short answer is: empathy.

Edited 14 hours ago by Dimity

[bluegirl147]

33 minutes ago, Eri said:

The unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khalil is one of many examples they're trying make in the name of "antisemitism." One aspect of all these detentions that often go missing or underreported is that they are not only ideological to satisfy racists who don't want people like him in the country, but also financial. Mahmoud is being imprisoned in Louisiana by ICE through a GEO Group facility (a private prison contractor.) Getting prisoners in those cells will help their bottom line and raise the stock price...that many Republicans no doubt own. Follow the money to Jim Crow 2.0.

Up 97% in the last year.

https://www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khalil-ice-detention-center-louisiana-2044417

As always follow the money. 

[PRgal]

I'm hearing that That Guy wants more money directed to trade programs.  Perhaps that's the ONLY thing more people can agree on, but I think it's really only so that he could GET more people on his side/convert people.  Not every kid is made for a four year, academic degree.  But that doesn't override anything.  I'm praying for you guys north of the border.

 

[Mollywolly555]

Oh, I forgot,  "Go, Oilers!!!!"

[Dimity]

Just now, Mollywolly555 said:

Oh, I forgot,  "Go, Oilers!!!!"

My hockey mad uncle has an avatar on FB now that says "Temporary Oilers Fan"  He speaks for most of the country right now!

[Mollywolly555]

I so want Canada to reassert their hockey roots and win back Stanley.

Dallas Stars  have always been arrogant to me. 

My son and nephews play. I miss his younger days of regular games and socializing with other parents,  and even trying to stay warm. 

[PRgal]

5 minutes ago, Mollywolly555 said:

I so want Canada to reassert their hockey roots and win back Stanley.

Dallas Stars  have always been arrogant to me. 

My son and nephews play. I miss his younger days of regular games and socializing with other parents,  and even trying to stay warm. 

Dallas anything is arrogant.  And since I have relatives in Edmonton, I can legit say GO OILERS!!!!!!
 

Edited 14 hours ago by PRgal

[shapeshifter]

This article spoke to me. Is that what "the feels" is about? 
Anyway, here's a gift link. 
“Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era,”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/opinion/trump-danger-normalization-shock.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Kk8.AcIs.LCP0ya4oBK3W&smid=url-share

[Yeah No]

1 hour ago, Dimity said:

I'm sure you must find it difficult to have conversations here when your access to the Internet is limited (it would seem) to once a day and that once a day falls in what is the middle of the night for most posters. 

Certainly it is the middle of the night for me.  That said, by the time I am awake enough to read and respond to middle of the night posts there have been far more posts made that are talking about whatever new Trump atrocity has taken place.   Your posts are a half day late and, often, at least a page behind.

That's interesting. This was not directed at me but I have my board settings set to bring me to the first post I haven't read in any thread so it doesn't matter what time they were posted. I often respond late pages later and in the middle of the night due to being extremely busy and stressed lately thanks to stuff happening in my personal life. And yet I haven't found that replying late has been that much of a problem for me. I think that many posts from certain people get deleted, which affects the ability to have a conversation with them and makes it look like questions are deliberately not being addressed when that's not the case. I am up late sometimes and have often seen such posts last barely 5 minutes before disappearing.

[Yeah No]

1 minute ago, bluegirl147 said:

I can't even mentally process how someone can not commit vicious crimes only because they think God will punish them or something.  Do they want a pat on the back for that? God fearing Christians I guess is what we would call them. 

I've said before I'm an atheist and I can honestly say I don't rape and kill people not because I think I might get in trouble for it but because I'm not a violent psychopath.  

Yeah, I can't mentally wrap my mind around that either and I am a theist and a Christian. Just not that kind. In many ways philosophically I am much more like an atheist or an agnostic than I am like a fundamentalist and/or Calvinist Christian. That's how opposed to the way I am (and the form of Christianity I follow) they are.

[peacheslatour]

Fascism came too Seattle today. Source: Neighbor with a camera.