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Ransom Rideout's avatar

Please tell Simon Rosenberg to stop telling us to not worry that the mid-term 2026 elections will be cancelled. We know that is the intent of this regime. They have told us so and we are fools to not believe them.

Eva Seifert's avatar

I have another fear. The Ds take Congress, get sworn in, and POS sends in his armed militia to take them out. Jan 6 was practice. Miller knows what to do the next time.

Ransom Rideout's avatar

Let's make sure The Womens March gets their first.

alis's avatar

That's the ticket send the Moms to get the troops in line.

Sabrina Haake's avatar

agreed. I've written repeatedly that J6 was practice. also, throughout history, coups are never attempted just once.

Dianne Walter's avatar

Hey Ransome. Great comment. We are in dark, evil times indeed. See you on the streets!

Daniel Solomon's avatar

January 20, 2026 FREE AMERICA WALKOUT

2:00 PM- 3:00 PM

https://action.womensmarch.com/calendars/free-america-weekend

On Saturday there were 438 women's marches -- not publized here.

The places to protest should be at the offices, homes of Congressional Republicans.

alis's avatar

We will be out there tomorrow. Thanks for posting that link, Daniel.

Saturday's signs were mostly about Renee Good and Greenland. ENORMOUS support from the cars passing down the highway. Meanwhile, people in Greenland had signs that said NO Means NO and GO HOME YANKEE.

Greenlanders have out their high powered rifles for killing bears and game, the Europeans sent special forces, and what are the idiots doing? They are on the Sunday talk shows saying NATO nations will hand us Greenland. That was Bessent and Hassat---looked like neither had slept in days.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

We should concentrate on the Don Bacons, Brian Kilpatricks,

In Minnesota, four House Republicans.

Brad Finstad (District 1)

Tom Emmer (District 6), who currently serves as the House Majority Whip

Michelle Fischbach (District 7)

Pete Stauber (District 8)

Ransom Rideout's avatar

As they should be. It's good to know that you're still kickin' it Daniel.

David's avatar

Daniel,thnaks for posting,many more tomorrow 1/20/=Attending one here in Suwanee-Johns Creek,Georgia 2-4.

Sir Okie Doke's avatar

The positive is that now we know "exactly" what Putin and T spoke about in the past. It was a cookbook.*

The other shoe shall have dropped when Putin is taking his morning dump in the renovated Lincoln bathroom in the White House, having slept there the night before he addresses Congress. Afterwards, he will hold a phone-in show as he does in Russia, where he will field calls from anxious Americans with questions like, "Kin, uh, kin we, kin we all deport them Blacks somewheres, too? Uh . . . Whutz a goo lugg? An, an' whuttabout Caffolicks 'n Juice?"

Putin's henchman, big-faced Lavrov, will be gifted a permanent office in the West Wing.

Orban will be Vladimir's Congressional "Police State of Your Nation" speech, warm-up act.

Trump will be in the front row, clapping like a circus seal.

VOTE to end Donald's political-fondue of endless diarrhea !!!

* Twilight Zone episode: “To Serve Man,” is famous for the twist line: “It’s a cookbook!”

It originally aired on March 2, 1962 - Season 3, Episode 24

alis's avatar

One more day.....

We haven't even technically got the first year behind us, and the list is too long to go over again. We've all discussed it while it is happening. That's one big difference from history---everything is in real time as we watch horrified.

The tools that enable us to do that are a part of the solution. There simply has to be too many brave reporters to keep what they do under wraps. Thank you Thom and Company on that front.

The 11th Airborne, supposedly going to Minnesota, are the Arctic troops that you would send to Greenland. He is stupid enough to do it. NATO wised-up. They are on a war-footing. The Greenlanders have high powered rifles for hunting and protecting themselves from polar bears. They are ready. We have to be too. See you in the streets.

From Malcolm Nance, military expert:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DRrp3fHrUEDA

Gloria J. Maloney's avatar

Did you see Sam Jackson's commercial about windmill energy that doesn't use T___p's name but obviously ridicules him? I think it's an E U commercial? Speaking of Sam Jackson....in your link.

alis's avatar

Yes! Two wry beautiful old men. That was a funny bit and Jim's was too. He said 2026 is already "off its meds".

For those reading this, go to YouTube for The Dangerous Ones show. They're smart, funny, and in Portland, OR. Just like Thom, they claim TRump lies about their city. I dunno, people in frog, chicken, dinosaur, and unicorn costumes can be scary.

Have a good one, Gloria.

Terrance Ó Domhnaill's avatar

I had to stop and think about this for a minute. Fore once, I thought I had nothing to say. But, after thinking about it for a minute, it's becoming obvious. There is only one way to stop this steamroller and the American people are going to have to decide how much are they willing to sacrifice to get our lives back. Protests are one thing. They get some attention in the press, scant little these days, but some nonetheless.

Sacrifice will mean giving up their comforts. Sacrifice may mean enduring more brutality in the form of beatings and killings by the state. But national labor walkouts, and other actions that can bring the economic engine of the United States to a near halt, is nearly all that's left to do. Make Trump's billionaire donors hurt where it hurts the most, in their wallets.

If that doesn't work, that only leaves one thing left to do. The American people will have to do what their colonial ancestors did in answer to the brutalities of the British Red Coats. Are we the people ready to do that again?

Daniel Solomon's avatar

The fight tomorrow is in Congress.

Edie Patterson's avatar

Yes-- we each have to decide what we are willing to put on the line-truly commit to-in order to have a country tomorrow and in the future that lives up to the promises made in the past. We are past the point of believing elections can save us. The rot goes too deep.

Robert B. Elliott's avatar

My suggestion for anyone who has already been identified as a "person of interest" to this cadre of terrorists running the show right now is to taunt and ridicule them and speak out loudly against them wherever possible, without any sort of threat. I have written many letters to the editor which are highly critical of Trump, et al, as well as lots of comments here and elsewhere. When Bondi, Patel, Homann's profiles showed up on FB, I sent them messages directly expressing my disdain and calling out their fascist attitudes and activities. I have written several posts to my own profile which call out Trump and others with highly derogatory statements, and I 'like' and forward dozens of posts from liberal/progressive/Democrat sources every day. I have good reason to believe that I or my communications are under surveillance, such as my phone battery power dropping and disruptions to my Internet. This is not for the faint of heart. But flooding the zone with "truth to power" and angry content is one way to let them know that we will not be intimidated. The following is the statement I posted this morning to my FB profile.

I have a question for all those arrogant fools who sat behind the felon one years ago when he was inaugurated for the second time. This is for Suckerberg, Theil, Vance, Miller, Musk, Bondi, Patel, Killer Barbie, and all those other miserable billionaire grifters, racists, and thieves. What are you going to do now that your boy is going down in flames? What is your back-up plan for the disaster that is happening and that will end with many of you in prison and no longer welcome in this great country of ours? The pedophile criminal and fraudster is being exposed and cut down to size. His ploy of starting wars or keeping them going for his pals Putin and Netan-Yahoo is not going to fly. He is senile and will not be physically able to even stand trial in his third impeachment, which will result in conviction. You will be held responsible for crashing the booming economy that Biden handed you and the suffering of millions of people. You will die in disgrace and no tears for you will be shed. Have you seen a glimpse of what’s coming for you in the months and years if you survive? Your private security and your worthless money will not be able to protect you from dishonor and disgust. Your own children, if you have any, will be reviled and hate you for the shame you have brought. You should have paid attention in history class.

Tomonthebeach's avatar

Authoritarians are not leaders because they are not leading anybody anywhere. You do as you are told or, like an unruly child, you are punished.

True leaders motivate followership among the followers. They explain the mission and the rationale behind it. They plan and pursue goals according to a moral standard that they themselves live by. That helps encourage morality by example among the followers. True leaders solicit follower input to generate ideas regarding the best approach to achieving the mission. Encouraging input and criticism not only imparts ownership of the quest but it also helps to identify negative unintended consequences of some aspects of the strategy that should be minimized or avoided. When the mission is accomplished, they encourage follower celebration. If the mission fails, they accept the need for a new approach and engage followers in developing a Plan-B.

Donald Trump celebrates his Day-1 missions as achieved even when they are obviously NOT achieved. He wants to exemplify that he is a winner, not a loser. Losers are followers. Winners always succeed because they are always right. This is why they are in charge. Trump reinforces his power to rule by insulting and punishing followers in public just to remind them who is in charge. He rules, not by example, but by "do as I say, not as I do." That is not leadership. That is dictatorship. What people like Trump fail to realize is that eventually, their dictates will fall into the abyss of unintended consequences and take too many of their followers with them. That triggers revolt and replacement. It also sends the dictator's henchmen to Nuremberg.

alis's avatar

Fight, lie, claim victory. Roy Cohn 101.

TRump ditched him when he was dying.

Tomonthebeach's avatar

Ruthlessness is key to dictators' rule. It is also the primary symptom of psychopaths.

One of the ironies of becoming a billionaire is that you lose the capacity to love and be loved. That is because, as AOC once said, they got that rich by being ruthless amoral takers. That explains why they are serial marriers, their kids loathe them or become henchmen, and why most are substance abusers. They keep accumulating more and bigger toys as if that will bring happiness back into their lives. It never does.

alis's avatar

Worst of all as they age, many get better at faking emotions.

I wrote the other day that people thought Hitler loved his dog---it's pride of ownership. That's TRump and his kids.

The Goebbels killed their five daughters and a son. I'm worried for the Miller children, not about murder/suicide. Katie and Stephen are both psychopaths, and I hate to think how discipline will work in their house. And then there are genetics.....

Tomonthebeach's avatar

Yes, their genetics would greatly raise the likelihood of inheriting psychopathy.

Larry Bushard's avatar

I firmly believe tha the only way to prevent is for the military to walk into the White House and arrat Trump, Miller, and every one of the thugs that are populating the cabinet. If 25 million people or more don’t show up tomorrow, we are doomed. Do not give up!

G.P. Baltimore's avatar

Larry, a military take over is a coup, and I’d be very afraid of who was behind it, if I were you. IMO, that’s why the admin. is training these Ice thugs, a para-military of their own, loyal to him only. At this point, loyalty can be bought, just like our politicians.

Eva Seifert's avatar

But ICE ain't real military. Many act like Jan 6 fools. As for the real military, I posted the following on another site.

To the Military generals and admirals who attended that "meeting" with drunk Petey and sick POS: Remember how you responded. You didn't applaud their inane remarks, you behaved as professional men and women, you behaved as befits people with your ranks. Now remember those oaths you all took. It is time for you to do what the signers of the Declaration of Independence did pledging "our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor" for American independence from a clearly insane creature who thinks he is a god who can do whatever he wants. It's time to act on your oaths to the Constitution to save the US from ALL enemies, especially from the most un-American administration this country has ever seen.

Eva Seifert's avatar

Most of us don't even know about tomorrow. I didn't. So, bad messaging. We need another No-Kings day.

William Farrar's avatar

"rump regime doesn’t care about the law." True, not just intuitively obvious but in your face obvisous, yet there are those that would delude us into believing that we can fight these scofflaws with the law that they scoff.

As an example Judge William G Young in AAUP v. Rubio found officials acted with "purposeful aforethought" to suppress speech, though he proposed a narrower remedy than requested, focusing on relief for the specific plaintiffs.

Note that his ruling does not enjoin officials from acting with forceful aforethought to suppress speech., but simply gives relief to the plaintiffs. This means that anyone who is attacked by the government is going to have to sue, that is thousands of suits, maybe millions.

Anyway the specific remedy orders were still pending in early 2026, with plaintiffs seeking permanent injunctions against such targeting, while Young questioned how to enforce constitutional norms against presidential actions.

Notice, yet again, TEMPORARY relief. Take away is that nothing changes, there are no restraints on a rogue government.

Maybe the motivation behind Citizens United and the current SCOTUS is a theocratic states of America. Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Anthony Kennedy (who authored the majority opinion), Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Samuel Alito are all Catholics, as are the supreme six. Opus Dei anyone?

Radical Traditional Catholic (RTC) Groups

The SPLC has identified several organizations as part of the radical traditionalist movement:

Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Richmond, New Hampshire): An intensely insular group categorized as a hate group for its doctrines.

Tradition in Action (Los Angeles, California): Known for publishing content that rejects Vatican II and sometimes promotes historical anti-Semitic views.

The Remnant/The Remnant Press (Forest Lake, Minnesota): A traditionalist publication that often opposes Pope Francis.

Most Holy Family Monastery (Fillmore, New York): An organization known for sedevacantism (the belief that the chair of the Pope is vacant).

Culture Wars/Fidelity Press (South Bend, Indiana): Led by E. Michael Jones, who has been accused of promoting anti-Semitic narratives.

Catholic Apologetics International (State Line, Pennsylvania): Led by Robert Sungenis, a known anti-Semitic figure.

Christ or Chaos (Corsicana, Texas): A site focused on traditionalist, anti-modernist views.

In the Spirit of Chartres Committee (Glenelg, Maryland): Traditionalist advocacy group.

Fatima Crusader/International Fatima Rosary Crusade (Buffalo, New York): Focuses on specific interpretations of the Fatima apparitions.

Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX): A traditionalist priestly fraternity that operates outside official canonical recognition.

Other Far-Right Catholic-Aligned Organizations

These groups are often described as part of the broader Catholic "New Right," focusing on political and social activism rather than strictly theological separation from Rome:

The Napa Institute: A right-wing organization founded by Tim Busch, which has become a major influence in the U.S. church.

Church Militant (formerly Real Catholic TV): A Michigan-based group founded by Michael Voris known for confrontational media, which was ordered by the Archdiocese of Detroit to stop using the word "Catholic". Note: Slated to close in 2024 following a lawsuit.

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Led by Bill Donohue, this group is known for aggressive media campaigns and defending conservative Church policies.

Person and Identity Project: Focuses on opposing transgender-related policies and gender-affirming care within Catholic institutions.

The Cardinal Newman Society: Promotes a strict interpretation of Catholic identity in education.

Gordon Berry's avatar

We should urge ALL of our House Reps and Senators to go to Minneapolis TOGETHER and join the demonstrators - not just once, do it many times, and in other cities and the focus of the Lame Duck and his henchmen go.

Let's get those Democratic "Leaders" working coherently together...to rescue liberty for all of us.

That really includes Schumer-types - we will notice who joins the activists....

Robert Herreshoff's avatar

There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it — that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!

Mario Savio December, 1964 Berkeley

Robert Herreshoff's avatar

Bad finger!

Resist or Serve

Edie Patterson's avatar

This is what my gut has been telling me for months. We are truly teetering on the brink of losing what has made our country (mostly) a good place. Our resistance must grow, not diminish. We cannot afford to be scared of the consequences personally, if we are truly patriots.

The signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives and fortunes for us. We have to do the same.

Sabrina Haake's avatar

Judge Young’s decision should be mandatory reading across the US. I wish I knew how to make that happen. As disgusted as I am w Roberts’ court, I have faith that they will stand behind the 1st A when the ICE brutality cases get to them. Even Alito and Thomas.

Stephen H Siemsen's avatar

Trumpist totalitarianism is spreading throughout our government, just like kudzu in a southern forest, choking out the light of liberty and democracy.

Judie Kasnick's avatar

SO terrifying! We are hurtling toward the cliff day by day. Where are those who can stop him? And those who are pushing this agenda?

And how can there still be Americans who continue to support it?