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ProudMary

ProudMary

House Democratic Caucus leadership held a press conference this morning ahead of DJT's address to a joint session of Congress tonight. Congressmen Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Greg Casar (D-TX) and a fourth Congressman whose name I'm blanking on spoke and took questions. 

It's good to hear more Democratic voices. I've been waiting to hear from Ted Lieu. He's a good voice for veterans.

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Annber03
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And yet the same people who are awed by his celebrity are also the ones talkng about how celebritees need to stay out of politics. You'll pardon me if I can't take their critiques all that seriously. 

Annber03
Annber03

For as long as I live, I will never understand the hold this guy has over people. 

Annber03
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Everything I want to say would be a string of curse words at this point.  Hope you're happy, people who decided to be all precious with your votes or who felt this guy deserved another chance aft

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Dimity

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25 minutes ago, Milk-Eyed Mender said:

Bobby Orr plays stupid. He chalks up the controversy - like a good maga minion - to Gretzky appearing at the game in a suit instead of a jersey. 

Sigh.  He's another former Canadian hero that's now, to use a hockey analogy, in the penalty box.  If he really thinks the reason Gretzsky is hated here now is because he wore a suit to a hockey game well, yeah, sure, Bobby, sure.

Did anyone else here ever read The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier?  It's about a little French Canadian boy whose mother gets him a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey sweater instead of a Canadiens one. 

As a former fan who got a #4 Boston hockey sweater as a Christmas gift one year, there is a line in it that I've changed up since I found out that Orr is a Trumper:

“I asked God to send me, right away, a hundred million moths that would eat up my Toronto Maple Leafs Sweater Boston Bruins Sweater.”

 

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Makai

Makai

2 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I'll be honest and say that I don't think the people who came up with this protest truly thought the whole thing through. I get wanting to hurt retailers for how they have caved to Trump, but a one-day no-buy is not it. For a protest like this to work, it needs to be a week minimum. You also have to look at a calendar to see which week would be feasible for the vast majority of people and would hurt the retailers the most. The absolute worst time for people to not buy anything is from the last day of a month to the 3rd of the next month. This is when people who only get paid monthly get paid, and when people who receive government assistance get paid. Those assistance checks barely cover the necessities. The goal is to hurt retailers not hurt poor people. A week long protest of Walmart, Amazon, Target, etc. from the 16th-22nd of a month would have a greater impact than a one-day on the final day of the month.

The one day total boycott was just the first planned step. Next is targeted week long boycotts through a July 4th boycott. Amazon is first up to be boycotted starting this Friday. 

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kittykat

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13 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Radical action is needed. It will probably never happen, though.

Here's Jon Stewart going over Friday's fiasco. I finally got to see right wing media's reaction . . . and they did not flinch in painting Zelenskyy as the villain. Also, way too many attempts to draw a parallel to Jon Cena's "heel-turn." First of all, when is wrestling newsworthy? Secondly, we all know Trump is the bad guy. Cena has done more "Make a Wish" requests than anyone. Trump would only do that if a dying child's greatest wish was to set a homeless man on fire.

Jon's been back on my radar ever since he started pointing his vitriol back in the correct direction.  The Matthew Desmond interview was great.  I want to read that book even if it will spike my blood pressure big time.

As to what the Democrats do during State of the Union I would love to see disruptions and/or walkouts.  I would also like to see the old and young guard finally get together and come up with a joint message to mobilize.  I do agree it's time for Pelosi and Schumer to step aside.

Mr Kat and I have talked about ditching Amazon.  We still have gift card money on there from Christmas but once we're through that we are done.

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Dimity

Dimity

1 minute ago, Makai said:

Amazon is first up to be boycotted starting this Friday. 

I had already pulled the plug on kindle unlimited and put my Prime account on pause, but today I deleted my Amazon account.  I won't pretend it won't be inconvenient but that is extremely minor compared to what many will be going though in the coming months thanks to the fascists south of the border.  And that includes Bezos.

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Anela

Anela

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-turner-ohio-republican-face-the-nation-transcript-03-02-2025/

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MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you something, because of the position you have on Armed Services. CBS has confirmed these reports that Defense Secretary Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to temporarily halt cyber operations and planning against Russia. The Washington Post reports that that's as long as the negotiations continue, there are no negotiations underway. Does this concern you? Have you been briefed on this? 

REP. TURNER: I can't- I don't- no, I'm unaware of that and I don't believe that that would be- there are too many, I'm certain, considerations there for that to be an accurate statement, so blanket.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But they have ordered Cyber Command to halt cyber operations.

REP. TURNER: I- considering what I know that- that--

MARGARET BRENNAN: Is the linkage to the negotiations, is that your question?

REP. TURNER: Considering what I know, what- what Russia is currently doing against the United States, that would, I'm certain not be an accurate statement of the current status of the United States operations. 

MARGARET BRENNAN: You are confident that the United States--

REP. TURNER: I am confident considering what Russia is currently doing against the United States, the United States status against Russia would not be that- considering what we are facing from Russia operations, yes

 

That video was posted to threads, by someone saying, “I’ve never seen a man shit himself on live TV before.”

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suomi

suomi

3 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I'll be honest and say that I don't think the people who came up with this protest truly thought the whole thing through. I get wanting to hurt retailers for how they have caved to Trump, but a one-day no-buy is not it. For a protest like this to work, it needs to be a week minimum. You also have to look at a calendar to see which week would be feasible for the vast majority of people and would hurt the retailers the most. The absolute worst time for people to not buy anything is from the last day of a month to the 3rd of the next month. This is when people who only get paid monthly get paid, and when people who receive government assistance get paid. Those assistance checks barely cover the necessities. The goal is to hurt retailers not hurt poor people. A week long protest of Walmart, Amazon, Target, etc. from the 16th-22nd of a month would have a greater impact than a one-day on the final day of the month.

This calendar is from Feb 26, more events are planned but I don't have time right now to look for the update(s).

The People’s Union USA website lists boycotts throughout the spring, including:

March 7-14: Amazon, including Whole Foods and Prime purchases (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Post).

March 21-28: Nestlé, whose brands include Nescafé, Toll House, Stouffer’s and Purina.

March 28: A 24-hour economic blackout of all large retailers.

April 7 to April 13: Walmart.

April 18: A 24-hour economic blackout of all large retailers.

April 21-27: General Mills, whose brands include Betty Crocker, Cheerios, Gold Medal and Pillsbury.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/26/feb-28-economic-blackout-boycott/

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peacheslatour

peacheslatour

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4 minutes ago, kittykat said:

Arrgh I have Pillsbury cake mix in my pantry.  I usually make cakes from scratch but sometimes it's nice to have a cheat box when you're having one of those days. I'm already baking with egg substitutes to stretch out my stock.  It's so hard to find brands where the parent companies aren't complete shit.

I'm baking one right now. I bake when I'm stressed. It's a Duncan Hines chocolate cake, I'm doing it in a bundt pan. I'm going to make a deconstructed Black Forest cake.

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annzeepark914

annzeepark914

13 minutes ago, kittykat said:

Arrgh I have Pillsbury cake mix in my pantry.  I usually make cakes from scratch but sometimes it's nice to have a cheat box when you're having one of those days. I'm already baking with egg substitutes to stretch out my stock.  It's so hard to find brands where the parent companies aren't complete shit.

The Pillsbury product is already purchased. Go ahead and make a cake (Lord knows, we all need our treats these days!)

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Bastet

Bastet

34 minutes ago, suomi said:

This calendar is from Feb 26, more events are planned but I don't have time right now to look for the update(s).

The People’s Union USA website lists boycotts throughout the spring, including:

March 7-14: Amazon, including Whole Foods and Prime purchases (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Post).

March 21-28: Nestlé, whose brands include Nescafé, Toll House, Stouffer’s and Purina.

March 28: A 24-hour economic blackout of all large retailers.

April 7 to April 13: Walmart.

April 18: A 24-hour economic blackout of all large retailers.

April 21-27: General Mills, whose brands include Betty Crocker, Cheerios, Gold Medal and Pillsbury.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/26/feb-28-economic-blackout-boycott/

Here are the updates:

May 6-12: Amazon

May 20-26: Walmart

June 3-9: Target

June 24-30: McDonalds

3 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:

Blanket economic boycotts hurt small businesses. 

Everything I saw about Friday's boycott was targeted at corporations, with small businesses specifically excluded.  But I think somewhere along the way it started being discussed as a "Don't buy anything anywhere" boycott instead.

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lookeyloo

lookeyloo

I was listening to The Briefing with Steve Scully on Sirius.  Rep Lisa McClain from Michigan was waxing poetic about "President you know who" and how she expects Sen. Slotkin to respond with "gloom and doom" and also when Steve asked her about the federal employees losing their jobs she went on about all the "fraud, waste and abuse" and that the american citizens don't want their money spent on that.  And he didn't ask or remind her that those folks who lost their jobs are also taxpaying American citizens, or at least taxpayers.  She was very dismissive.  And even though I am not from Michigan but I did hear her on a  global network, I wrote a message through her website telling her that.  She also said a lot of other things that indicated to me that she thinks all of this is just grand and may I have another sir.  I wonder what strength KoolAid she was drinking.

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tres bien

tres bien

Now that Bobby Jr has washed his hands of that pesky measles outbreak he’s moving on to more important things 

HHS’s new mission is to end anti-Semitic harassment on college campuses comparing it to history’s most deadly plagues 

Woke cancel culture has turned our great universities into greenhouses for this deadly environment of pestilence 

#1 target is to investigate Columbia University violation of federal contracts and grants and particularly their possible violation of Title VI and of Civil Rights Act

Of course he had no details and besides the fact that even republicans call this overreach 

This guy is mind boggling. Just using Title VI and Civil Rights Act together in a sentence by a MAGA is hilarious 

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kittykat

kittykat

Elon was probably standing over Marco when he wrote that.

18 minutes ago, fairffaxx said:

The only place I shopped on Fri was Costco for gasoline, which I assume was OK.  I also assume the cat's check-up at the vet wasn't verboten (it's a local small business).  We're trying to do our part. 😺

Costco is still on the nice list.  They made it clear they are not scrapping DEI policies. 

28 minutes ago, annzeepark914 said:

The Pillsbury product is already purchased. Go ahead and make a cake (Lord knows, we all need our treats these days!)

Oh for sure.  It's a yellow mix so the skies the limit.  The kid likes funfetti so maybe I'll add sprinkles.

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Notabug

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15 minutes ago, kittykat said:

Elon was probably standing over Marco when he wrote that.

Costco is still on the nice list.  They made it clear they are not scrapping DEI policies. 

 

My employer, a major hospital system, is also under the gun for DEI.  Hospitals have been warned that, if they receive any federal money (like Medicare, Medicaid), they better scrap any DEI programs pronto.

We got a message last week informing us that they are reviewing their policies to 'ensure alignment with the evolving legal environment.'  They then said they were folding the former DEI office into the department that handles 'caregiver experience' and make it clear that the policies that made up DEI have been proven to be important in recruiting, expanding and maintaining their caregiver pool and they will keep them on that basis.

The essential message seems to be that they're actually keeping the DEI process, just renaming it to keep the MAGA crowd out of it.

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peacheslatour

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18 minutes ago, Notabug said:

My employer, a major hospital system, is also under the gun for DEI.  Hospitals have been warned that, if they receive any federal money (like Medicare, Medicaid), they better scrap any DEI programs pronto.

We got a message last week informing us that they are reviewing their policies to 'ensure alignment with the evolving legal environment.'  They then said they were folding the former DEI office into the department that handles 'caregiver experience' and make it clear that the policies that made up DEI have been proven to be important in recruiting, expanding and maintaining their caregiver pool and they will keep them on that basis.

The essential message seems to be that they're actually keeping the DEI process, just renaming it to keep the MAGA crowd out of it.

I think that's all they have to do and I wish other business entities would figure this out. Trump's flying monkeys are too stupid and preoccupied with screwing up the country to follow up on anything. Not only that, but they have leveled every agency that might have been handy for doing that. There is nobody home in our government right now.

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abbyzenn

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This war on DEI is just going too far.  I swear unless it's a group of white men it's DEI and must be ended.  Due to the Presiden'ts DEI directives, The U.S. Marine Band (known as The President's Own) has cancelled a concert called the Equity Arc Wind Symphony featuring high school musicans of color who competed for spots to perform and have been practicin for months for the performance.  

Then today I read about a program that lets children who can't walk/stand due to various diseases using harness like things to be able to stand/dance.  However the program may have to close since they are losing their grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Because this particular program is for underserviced communities NEA considers it DEI.    Maybe Trump could consider forgoing one of his weekend trips to Florida and contribute the money to this program -  sure just as soon as pigs can fly.

Meanwhile, as Trump  continues to rage at federal workers as incompetent and inefficient he ignores the incompetence and inefficiency of Musk and his merry band of men who continually post "savings" that are found to be false (sometimes by inflated numbers, sometimes listing contracts that ended years ago, sometimes combination of both).  And how efficient is it to fire and then have to rehire workers when you find out what they actually do?  Or fire workers who are actually paid by user fees?  Or fire workers whose job it is to actually find fraud?  

How long will it be before Trump gives bailouts to farmers hurt by the new tarriffs like he did last time?  

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Dimity

Dimity

1 minute ago, abbyzenn said:

Then today I read about a program that lets children who can't walk/stand due to various diseases using harness like things to be able to stand/dance.  However the program may have to close since they are losing their grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Because this particular program is for underserviced communities NEA considers it DEI.    Maybe Trump could consider forgoing one of his weekend trips to Florida and contribute the money to this program -  sure just as soon as pigs can fly.

That's just heartbreaking. 

3 minutes ago, abbyzenn said:

Meanwhile, as Trump  continues to rage at federal workers as incompetent and inefficient he ignores the incompetence and inefficiency of Musk and his merry band of men who continually post "savings" that are found to be false (sometimes by inflated numbers, sometimes listing contracts that ended years ago, sometimes combination of both). 

 

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peacheslatour

peacheslatour

13 minutes ago, annzeepark914 said:

I'm wondering how many Democrats will be there tonight. I don't think Sen. Whitehouse will be there and Sen. Murphy already said he won't attend. And I sure won't be watching. Just the thought of hearing that whiney, singsongy voice uttering inanities & insults makes me start grinding my teeth 😖. 

My Senator, Patty Murray has said she won't be there. AOC won't be there either, shell be posting and live chatting on Bluesky.

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Annber03

Annber03

39 minutes ago, annzeepark914 said:

I'm wondering how many Democrats will be there tonight. I don't think Sen. Whitehouse will be there and Sen. Murphy already said he won't attend. And I sure won't be watching. Just the thought of hearing that whiney, singsongy voice uttering inanities & insults makes me start grinding my teeth 😖. 

I'm not watching, either. I could drill a hole in my head and it'd have about the same mind-numbing effect, honestly. 

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Dimity

Dimity

6 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

And I just read that he has threatened to double them if Canada retaliates.

Well I guess we need to buckle up because we are already retaliating, as far as I am aware there is no if.  Federally and provincially there are going to be consequences. 

And Trump may have actually done the impossible, for the first time that I can remember the leader of the Cons - Poilievre - actually supports the Liberal government.  I may need to sit down for a minute.

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Lantern7

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13 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

I'm sure he would make exceptions for Klan rallies.

"Wow, what a wonderful crowd this is! Yes, sir! All of you with your arms in the air! And the robes! How do you get your robes that white? What kind of bleach do you use?"

I understand why Democrats might not attend, but there should be a vocal backlash. Last year, MTG came out in full MAGA gear to taunt Biden. During one SOTU, someone shouted "YOU LIE!" at Obama. We need something harder than Nancy Pelosi sarcastically clapping or ripping up notes in front of the bastard. Having the moral high ground means nothing. As much as I hate disagreeing with Michelle . . . if they go low, so must we.

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meep.meep

meep.meep

8 hours ago, Dimity said:

Saw some rightwing pundit on a local talk show today talking up the positives of companies wanting employees to put in 60 hour work weeks and changing the retirement age to 70.  One of those occasions where you want to reach through the TV screen and shake someone!  Not the rightwing pundit, who expects better from them? But the interviewer who did not push back and did not make any of the points I would have wanted them to make.

This is the point where I say, "you first!"  If he wants to work 60hour weeks, good for him.  If he wants to work until he's 70, good for him.  Do it and report back.

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