Chit-Chat: The Feels

[ProudMary]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul hasn't placed all that high on my personal list of favorite Democratic Governors, but she's impressed me this afternoon by standing up.

 

Also, if a high visibility detention of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander by "ICE" agents is what pushed Gov. Hochul to do this, then his temporary detention had value.

https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccaclewis.bsky.social/post/3lrtdix4m3k2b

[EtheltoTillie]

1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:

I hope you guys don't get stuck with Adams again.

I don’t think there is much chance of that at this point. 

[Eri]

1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:

I sincerely hope the good people of New York will be smart enough not to fall for Cuomo's schtick again. I think they are. I wish we had ranked choice voting here.

I'm optimistically cautious on that - you'd be surprised how there's a lot of "better the devil you know" attitudes/tendencies when it comes to change here.

People could share their top 3 priorities of what they want in the city (affordable housing, public safety, blah blah blah) but they can't specify which candidate would best address those priorities. Unfortunately, Cuomo has been a forerunner for months. Zohran Mamdani has been catching up in the polls in recent weeks but not enough. The rest of the candidates are still greatly lagging behind both though I foresee Landers getting a spike in ratings after what happened today. One of Mamdani's door knockers came to my home asking me not to rank Cuomo haha. 

I cannot tell you how many ads I've received in recent weeks from Cuomo bashing Mamdani for being a "radical socialist." Others may think his ideas aren't "practical" enough so they might be willing to hold their nose and vote for Cuomo again just because of his experience. There's so much more at stake now with this new administration and their declaration on blue cities. Factoring that, along with those who just aren't engaged in this race and/or probably won't vote at all makes me disheartened. I plan on voting on Election Day anyway though.

I think the city's general consensus is that "The Man with No Plan" Adams needs to go go go because of all the scandals he's had in the last few years (he knows he'd lose if he ran as a Democrat and he's under Trump's thumb). But I also remember that every state in the country, barring a few, has shifted conservatively even in the blue states and will stick with "safe" choices rather than taking chances on fresh candidates. The old guard will win out again imo. Let's hope I'm wrong!

Edited Tuesday at 11:20 PM by Eri

[fastiller]

49 minutes ago, praeceptrix said:

One of the chants on Saturday was "Don't rank Cuomo."

I heard that too, and wholeheartedly agree.

[Bastet]

Someone has already created a fake commercial for Trump Mobile.  I saw it posted elsewhere -- it originated as a Bluesky post, which isn't anything I know how to embed here.  Some of its gems:

"Tired of paying too much to call the police on your Black neighbors?"

"Is spotty reception keeping you from texting ICE about the taco truck outside your church?"

"More than just unlimited crazy talk and hateful texts to your sane relatives, Trump Mobile lets you make international calls to 100 destinations, like Russia, North Korea, and Epstein Island."

"Trump Mobile.  Can you fear me now?"

The whole thing is great; give it a look (you don't need a Bluesky account to be able to see it [I don't have one].)

[bluegirl147]

19 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Someone has already created a fake commercial for Trump Mobile.  I saw it posted elsewhere -- it originated as a Bluesky post, which isn't anything I know how to embed here.  Some of its gems:

"Tired of paying too much to call the police on your Black neighbors?"

"Is spotty reception keeping you from texting ICE about the taco truck outside your church?"

"More than just unlimited crazy talk and hateful texts to your sane relatives, Trump Mobile lets you make international calls to 100 destinations, like Russia, North Korea, and Epstein Island."

"Trump Mobile.  Can you fear me now?"

The whole thing is great; give it a look (you don't need a Bluesky account to be able to see it [I don't have one].)

Pete Hegseth Signal group chat not included.  Lol

[Dimity]

One I just saw: “My friend just bought a Trump Mobile phone. It only allows you to text in CAPS, the payment has to be made out to cash, the spell check misspells every word, and Siri is Laura Loomer,”

[Annber03]

37 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Someone has already created a fake commercial for Trump Mobile.  I saw it posted elsewhere -- it originated as a Bluesky post, which isn't anything I know how to embed here.  Some of its gems:

"Tired of paying too much to call the police on your Black neighbors?"

"Is spotty reception keeping you from texting ICE about the taco truck outside your church?"

"More than just unlimited crazy talk and hateful texts to your sane relatives, Trump Mobile lets you make international calls to 100 destinations, like Russia, North Korea, and Epstein Island."

"Trump Mobile.  Can you fear me now?"

The whole thing is great; give it a look (you don't need a Bluesky account to be able to see it [I don't have one].)

I love everything about this. That's beautiful. 

17 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Pete Hegseth Signal group chat not included.  Lol

You are very lucky I wasn't drinking anything when I read this XD. 

[Anela]

Here is the YouTube version of the link from Bastet. I can’t embed it, because I’m on my iPad, and the link won’t just paste into the post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFm0IT91Bm4

 

Edited Wednesday at 12:36 AM by Anela

[Lantern7]

1 hour ago, Bastet said:

Someone has already created a fake commercial for Trump Mobile.  I saw it posted elsewhere -- it originated as a Bluesky post, which isn't anything I know how to embed here.  Some of its gems:

"Tired of paying too much to call the police on your Black neighbors?"

"Is spotty reception keeping you from texting ICE about the taco truck outside your church?"

"More than just unlimited crazy talk and hateful texts to your sane relatives, Trump Mobile lets you make international calls to 100 destinations, like Russia, North Korea, and Epstein Island."

"Trump Mobile.  Can you fear me now?"

The whole thing is great; give it a look (you don't need a Bluesky account to be able to see it [I don't have one].)

44 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Pete Hegseth Signal group chat not included.  Lol

42 minutes ago, Dimity said:

One I just saw: “My friend just bought a Trump Mobile phone. It only allows you to text in CAPS, the payment has to be made out to cash, the spell check misspells every word, and Siri is Laura Loomer,”

There is NO way that tonight’s episode of Late Show with Stephen Colbert doesn’t open with that. NONE.

[Bastet]

28 minutes ago, Anela said:

Here is the YouTube version of the link from Bastet. I can’t embed it, because I’m on my iPad, and the link won’t just paste into the post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFm0IT91Bm4

Thank you; here's the embed:

 

[shapeshifter]

8 hours ago, kittykat said:

I wholly expect the Trumpfone to look like the ancient brick Zack Morris used to carry around in Saved By the Bell.

They'd have to get in line, but I look forward to the patent infringement case.

[LexieLily]

2 hours ago, Annber03 said:

TYep. And I don't ever, EVER want to hear any more lectures about how we need to be the "nice" ones, how we need to just treat Trump and his cronies more kindly and be respectful and how we're the ones who need to learn to reach across the aisle. Fuck. That. You first, Trump and MAGA. I truly don't get how these people aren't embarrassed and ashamed by their support of this asshole. 

Michelle Obama (and her husband Barack!) exemplifies being an awesome human 99/100 times but when she said "When they go low, we go high", she clearly hadn't ever met Trump or any of his sycophants. 

[Lantern7]

19 minutes ago, LexieLily said:

Michelle Obama (and her husband Barack!) exemplifies being an awesome human 99/100 times but when she said "When they go low, we go high", she clearly hadn't ever met Trump or any of his sycophants. 

She can probably feel them in her bones and skin, imagining all the nasty things they say about her and Barack.

I would like to take the high road all the time, but MAGA forces me to wonder, “Do I have to buy a wood chipper, or can I rent one for a few days?”

1 hour ago, Lantern7 said:

There is NO way that tonight’s episode of Late Show with Stephen Colbert doesn’t open with that. NONE.

I was wrong. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

 

[Lantern7]

Jordan Klepper continues his eternal torment of covering Trump rallies. Or, in this case, his birthday coincidentally falling on the 250th anniversary of the Army. Lots and lots and LOTS of poor unfortunate souls.

[ProudMary]

2 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

There is NO way that tonight’s episode of Late Show with Stephen Colbert doesn’t open with that. NONE.

Jimmy Kimmel had a Trump Phone commercial during his monologue tonight. The ad itself begins at 8:54, although the lead-in to it starts at 6:43.

 

Edited Wednesday at 04:38 AM by ProudMary

[bluegirl147]

9 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Jordan Klepper continues his eternal torment of covering Trump rallies. Or, in this case, his birthday coincidentally falling on the 250th anniversary of the Army. Lots and lots and LOTS of poor unfortunate souls.

The people in this video are the people who will buy Trump's phone.

10 hours ago, LexieLily said:

Michelle Obama (and her husband Barack!) exemplifies being an awesome human 99/100 times but when she said "When they go low, we go high", she clearly hadn't ever met Trump or any of his sycophants. 

Republicans changed the rules.  There used to be a modicum of civility in politics.  I mean sure there were always extremists but the Republican party is now run by the extremists and their base is extremists. Playing nice with them gets Democrats nowhere. 

[Mollywolly555]

I get it.

My inlaws live in Louisiana and have had to evacuate several times over the years. They had FEMA help replacing appliances, flooring, and roof repair....not  as bad of destruction from the rain, storms, wind, as others but the $ saved their homes from falling apart.

My family lives in the Midwest ...Tornado Alley. They are afraid of storms now, because there may not be any alarm warnings...as so many previous victims reported this year. 

So,  why don't we see the atrocities on the news more blaming Trump & Co.????

I would really love to see any interviews that ask magas in affected areas about their views of the cuts in Fema from the  current adm, or  whomever it is they're holding responsible right now in 2025. 

 

 

[Affogato]

1 hour ago, bluegirl147 said:

The people in this video are the people who will buy Trump's phone.

Republicans changed the rules.  There used to be a modicum of civility in politics.  I mean sure there were always extremists but the Republican party is now run by the extremists and their base is extremists. Playing nice with them gets Democrats nowhere. 

Someday goodwills will be flooded with the MAGA stuff. 

Edited Wednesday at 01:40 PM by Affogato

[BetyBee]

I deleted my FB account shortly after the election in November. My friends, who I was in a daily messenger thread with, begged me to come back. I recently relented, with a vow to ignore politics completely there. One childhood friend checked to make sure I wasn't hacked and told me she never addresses politics. She rarely does, but today she posted re the assassinations last weekend, that she's NEVER seen this level of hate in politics. I refrained from pointing out that she was in 3rd grade, same as me, when our PRESIDENT was assassinated! I do know what she means, though and she's a good person, but violence has been typical of our country for a very long time! I get what she's saying though. Because of the Radical Right and the misinformation networks, we are in a very bad place right now. 😢

[lookeyloo]

Does anyone read or listen to Heather Cox Richardson?  the historian?  Very informative.  Also Tony Pentimalli.  That's about all I need to keep up.  I don't watch any TV or cable news anymore.  It is usually rehashing and handwringing.

[tearknee]

Donny will have so many big names to rub shoulders with.. but he should have taken more heed of what Rocky Valentine finds out in the final scene and less about his unbeatable luck...

 

 

[bluegirl147]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-deals-another-major-blow-to-transgender-rights_n_683767fee4b05a60acead47b

At this point do we even have to look to see how each Justice voted?  

[Anela]

This is what I've been saying all along.

 

[peacheslatour]

Trump's poll numbers underwater as he stands in front of the White House saying  "There was a poll that just came out today. My approval rating is the highest it's ever been."

It's at 38%

https://www.yahoo.com/news/awful-awful-awful-polls-show-181742491.

 

 

[bluegirl147]

If he gets us involved in Israel's war with Iran his poll numbers are going to plummet.  There are already right wing media figures sounding the alarm about Trump wanting to get involved.

[Affogato]

42 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Trump's poll numbers underwater as he stands in front of the White House saying  "There was a poll that just came out today. My approval rating is the highest it's ever been."

It's at 38%

https://www.yahoo.com/news/awful-awful-awful-polls-show-181742491.

 

 

At this point he may get false information, since he doesn’t read. High among your followers, bad poll, but done by a leftest publication, that sort of thing. 

[Affogato]

1 hour ago, bluegirl147 said:

If he gets us involved in Israel's war with Iran his poll numbers are going to plummet.  There are already right wing media figures sounding the alarm about Trump wanting to get involved.

Sadly I think the process requires a war to follow the parade. While civil war has its charms, of course, you don’t want people to examine it too closely. A militant distraction fits the bill, while keeping the MAGA boys excited. 

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:

Trump's poll numbers underwater as he stands in front of the White House saying  "There was a poll that just came out today. My approval rating is the highest it's ever been."
It's at 38%

36 minutes ago, Affogato said:

At this point he may get false information, since he doesn’t read. High among your followers, bad poll, but done by a leftest publication, that sort of thing. 

And/or his people may say something like “holding steady” [not verbalizing 38%] and Trump then recalls his past, high polls — the way elderly people in cognitive decline tend to clearly recall the more distant past.

[Mollywolly555]

I'm thinking Trump doesn't even listen ( or can hear) his staff about any data. He just goes to his standby phrases: biggest, best, highest, most, hugely, greatest, most beautiful, etc... when it comes to anything about him or what he's doing/done.

Meaningless. 

He's a 1-trick pony or black/white frame of reference regarding his perspective.

 

[DanaMB]

3 hours ago, Anela said:

This is what I've been saying all along.

 

Holy shit.  I have never watched him unless a clip ended up on late night. I never knew he could ask these types of questions of Republicans.

[DrSpaceman73]

He becomes more deplorable and less presidential by the day. 

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5356999-bannon-trump-bored-g7-meeting/

 

 

[bluegirl147]

18 minutes ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

He becomes more deplorable and less presidential by the day. 

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5356999-bannon-trump-bored-g7-meeting/

 

 

To be fair he was never presidential so at least he is being consistent.

 

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, Mollywolly555 said:

I'm thinking Trump doesn't even listen ( or can hear) his staff about any data. He just goes to his standby phrases: biggest, best, highest, most, hugely, greatest, most beautiful, etc... when it comes to anything about him or what he's doing/done.

Meaningless. 

He's a 1-trick pony or black/white frame of reference regarding his perspective.

 

Well said.

[Bastet]

1 hour ago, Mollywolly555 said:

He just goes to his standby phrases: biggest, best, highest, most, hugely, greatest, most beautiful, etc

Don't forget bigly.

[bluegirl147]

55 minutes ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

 

Trump lives in an echo chamber.  Nobody ever tells him anything bad about polls. At least in his first term some people pushed back.

 

[Dimity]

7 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Trump lives in an echo chamber.  Nobody ever tells him anything bad about polls. At least in his first term some people pushed back.

 

Not just his polls.  No one who has any ability to actually do anything pushes back, instead they enable him.

This  caught my eye: "Senate Republicans largely lined up behind President Donald Trump's handling of the conflict between Iran and Israel and said they trusted Trump's judgment" 

What weird alternate universe have we stumbled into where grown adults who, presumably, have interacted with this man on some regular basis over the past almost 10 years, actually feel this way?

[tres bien]

Big cry baby’s on a roll today while supervising the installation of his two big beautiful flag poles on the White House lawn 

What stood out to me was when a reporter asked him if his recent dust ups with Governor Newsom would impact additional wildfire relief 

Trump: Yeah, maybe…hatred is never a good thing in politics. When you don’t like somebody you don’t respect somebody it’s harder for that person to get money when you’re on top”

He makes me sick 

[fastiller]

I have a couple friends who own (as parts of a few different partnerships) several racehorses.  One passed along this story to me. Immigration Enforcement Descend Upon Delta Downs

[peacheslatour]

22 minutes ago, fastiller said:

I have a couple friends who own (as parts of a few different partnerships) several racehorses.  One passed along this story to me. Immigration Enforcement Descend Upon Delta Downs

Jesus Christ, this is beyond horrific. What's next? Cordoning off entire neighborhoods and dragging people from their homes? Deporting anyone who says something Donald doesn't like? In some countries, they execute you for criticizing the government. Is that the end game here?

[Eri]

33 minutes ago, fastiller said:

I have a couple friends who own (as parts of a few different partnerships) several racehorses.  One passed along this story to me. Immigration Enforcement Descend Upon Delta Downs

I didn't know there were so many gang members doing laundry and working kitchens, now tending horses too? I'm just shocked! As your article briefly mentions:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday told staff it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants, the Washington Post reported.

I guess they couldn't find anyone to work $5/day. This is what people voted for though. 

I heard a Farmer Worker's Union president on the radio say workers are terrified and/or skipping work amid ongoing farm raids. When the reporter asked if she was shocked about this when Trump explicitly said there'd be mass deportations last year, she said she was "very surprised" because he said he was only going to deport criminals, not hard working farm workers 🙄

A lot of farmers and union leaders supported Trump last year, time and time again they never learn 😒

Edited Wednesday at 10:28 PM by Eri

[peacheslatour]

14 minutes ago, Eri said:

I didn't know there were so many gang members doing laundry and working kitchens, now tending horses too? I'm just shocked! As your article briefly mentions:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday told staff it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants, the Washington Post reported.

I guess they couldn't find anyone to work $5/day. This is what people voted for though. 

I heard a Farmer Worker's Union president on the radio say workers are terrified and/or skipping work amid ongoing farm raids. When the reporter asked if she was shocked about this when Trump explicitly said there'd be mass deportations last year, she said she was "very surprised" because he said he was only going to deport criminals, not hard working farm workers 🙄

A lot of farmers and union leaders supported Trump last year, time and time again they never learn 😒

If they didn't learn that he's a liar and a cheat from his first term, then there is no hope for them at all.

[Annber03]

2 hours ago, Dimity said:

What weird alternate universe have we stumbled into where grown adults who, presumably, have interacted with this man on some regular basis over the past almost 10 years, actually feel this way?

Colbert mentioned on his show last night that it's been 10 years since Trump infamously came down that escalator to announce his campaign for president. 

And all I could think was, "It's only been ten years?" 

But yeah, echoing everyone else here, like I've said before, this guy behaves like an overgrown toddler (with all apologies to actual toddlers). I don't understand how it's so hard to just put him in time out and tell him to shut the fuck up for five minutes while the adults do their jobs. 

6 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Trump's poll numbers underwater as he stands in front of the White House saying  "There was a poll that just came out today. My approval rating is the highest it's ever been."

It's at 38%

https://www.yahoo.com/news/awful-awful-awful-polls-show-181742491.

 

 

Between now and his first go-round in the White House, have his poll numbers EVER been above 50%? And if so, how brief was that spike? 

I just do not understand how someone who continually polls as one of the most unpopular presdients in history managed to get back into the White House again, and is staying there besides. 

[annzeepark914]

So while Donnie's babbling nonsense over & over ad nauseum, who's really running the country? I can't believe this clown show has been in office for 5 months. It feels like 10 years (or more).

[tres bien]

Today I see it’s been reported that he took down Hilary Clinton’s White House portrait which hung between Laura Bush’s and Pat Nixon’s and replaced it with a framed picture of himself with an American flag imprinted on his face

Not only did he have to have two massive flag poles installed he also had the grass in the rose garden paved over because women with high heels couldn’t walk on grass (that after Melania redesigned it because she thinks she has better taste then Jackie Kennedy)

He had a tree that was planted in memory of JFK removed 

I’m sure there’s more including the schlock he’s decorated the Oval Office with but I’m at the point where I wouldn’t care if the White House burned down the way he’s disrespected and trashed it

Edited Thursday at 12:25 AM by tres bien

[Dimity]

15 minutes ago, tres bien said:

He had a tree that was planted in memory of JFK removed 

Paintings can be put back, lawns resodded but this is irreplaceable.  Please, no one tell me I am not allowed to hate this sad excuse for a  man.

Edited Thursday at 12:16 AM by Dimity

[annzeepark914]

9 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Today I see it’s been reported that he took down Hilary Clinton’s White House portrait which hung between Laura Bush’s and Pat Nixon’s and replaced it with a framed picture of himself with an American flag imprinted on his face

Not only did he have to have two massive flag poles installed he also had the grass in the rose garden paved over because women with high heels couldn’t walk on grass (that after Melania redesigned it because she thinks she has better taste then Jackie Kennedy)

He had a tree that was planted in memory of JFK removed 

I’m sure there’s more including the schlock he’s decorated the Oval Office with but I at the point where I wouldn’t care if the White House burned down the way he’s disrespected and trashed it

This guy is really showing his mental issues now. Putting up a framed picture of himself among the First Lady portraits? It also shows he's not running the country. If he were, he'd be too busy in the oval office to be obsessed with First Lady portraits. 

[tearknee]

16 minutes ago, annzeepark914 said:

This guy is really showing his mental issues now. Putting up a framed picture of himself among the First Lady portraits? It also shows he's not running the country. If he were, he'd be too busy in the oval office to be obsessed with First Lady portraits. 

Plus, apart from Frances Folsom Cleveland*, he'd feel they were too old for him

(* -- though he'd keep glancing upon Ruth).

[ProudMary]

I don't even know what to say anymore. 😞 

Last night there was this out of Ohio, the state where in 2023, Ohioans voted by a large majority to amend their constitution to protect abortion rights. The majority Republican state congress says, not so fast.

Ohio Republican bill would treat abortion as homicide, ban all abortions in state

The ultimate goal is to challenge Ohio's abortion rights amendment in the U.S. Supreme Court, supporter of the bill says

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/17/new-ohio-gop-bill-would-ban-all-abortions-treat-abortion-as-homicide/84239311007/

 

Now tonight this, which will have far-reaching national effects.

US judge invalidates Biden rule protecting privacy for abortions

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-judge-invalidates-biden-rule-231546502.html

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a rule adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden that strengthened privacy protections for women seeking abortions and patients who receive gender transition treatments.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its powers and unlawfully limited states' ability to enforce their public health laws when it adopted the rule last year.

The rule prohibits healthcare providers and insurers from giving information about a legal abortion to state law enforcement authorities who are seeking to punish someone in connection with that abortion.

[Anela]

15 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

I don't even know what to say anymore. 😞 

Last night there was this out of Ohio, the state where in 2023, Ohioans voted by a large majority to amend their constitution to protect abortion rights. The majority Republican state congress says, not so fast.

Ohio Republican bill would treat abortion as homicide, ban all abortions in state

The ultimate goal is to challenge Ohio's abortion rights amendment in the U.S. Supreme Court, supporter of the bill says

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/17/new-ohio-gop-bill-would-ban-all-abortions-treat-abortion-as-homicide/84239311007/

Yeah. :(

I was really happy when we won that election in 2023.  We'd already gone through the special election to vote on Issue 1, where they tried to raise the percentage to 60% to be reached, for an amendment to pass. This, after they'd decided we shouldn't have special elections during the Summer - until we had petitions circulating everywhere, to get abortion on the ballot. We won both of those, and I really thought that things were changing for the better. 

But the GOP has a grip on this State, and they didn't really believe in state's rights, and letting the people decide. 

Edited Thursday at 01:12 AM by Anela