Everyone knows that Trump is guilty mostly because of his own statements. The lack of action by the Justice Department from day one is criminal especially for those in Congress itself.
Garland is the problem Clayton. A right wing Republican, appointed by a bipartisan President, who thought that he would get kudos and be popular with Republicans,
And is bipartisanship bit him in the ass.
the second thing he did wrong, was revoke Trumps executive order that embedded his cronies in DOJ, NSA, DHS, when he could have used the same executive order to fire those Trump humpers, and that feckless decision also bit him in the ass when David Weiss jumped up and told Garland, "send me in coach" and now Bidens son Hunter will be a convicted felon.
So much for bipartisanship, when it is a one way street.
By not prosecuting Trump and the GOP instigators promptly, Garland got the GOP put in charge of the Congress! The Congress may yet decide this election! I blame Biden for not firing both of them and about 15 others! If Trump gets appointed, it will be the end of America and pretty much all hope for humanity!
I totally agree, Biden is a weak ass, ameliorating, comity, bipartisan woose when what we needed as a strong, decisive, but not authoritarian, leader.
His 34 years in the Senate taught him the wrong lessons for governing, thankfully Kamala's experience is as a prosecutor and she didn't serve in the Senate long enough to have her mind warped, but long enough to know how it works, and who the problems are.
The Democratic party should have allowed the people to choose Bernie Sanders. Have you seen him on the campaign trail for Harris lately? He's as energetic and eloquent as ever.
You are correct Gloria, the DNC definitely put their thumb on the scale for Bernie, and did it again this time for Biden by moving the SC primary to the first in the nation.
I am thankful that Joe had the good sense to listen to Nancy and back down.
The DNC had a chance after the last election to reform, by getting new leadership, but they chose Tom Perez, finally Jaime Harrison took over, although he got raves from progressives, the move of the 1st Primary to SC was a transparent attempt to put the thumb on the scale, as the S C Democratic party is controlled by black women.
The problem with the "black women are the heart of the Democratic party" which I use to hear all of the time on shows like Joy Reid's, is that the qualities needed to win the Democratic Primary, are, to our chagin, the very qualities that will lose the general
While identity politics are the leifmotif of the Republican party (white Christian males). identity politics in the Democratic party is counter productive to achieving desired results.
It isn't right, it isn't fair, but it is the way it is.
The Democratic party has built it's base on that 50% of America has been left behind, ostracized, excluded, discriminated against, even lynched, not just blacks but Trans and gays like Matthew Shephard, and that has resulted in the charge of identity politics, while true, the media is saying nothing about the identity politics of the right.
Identity politics has been a loser for the Democratic party, so why do they double down on a losing position. ?
The specifics and qualities need to win the Democratic primary, namely support from black women, are the very spcifics and qualities that lose them the general.
I heard on TV today, that fear is the great motivator, and indeed it is, fear is the oxygen of Republican party, the fear that men, (black, white and brown), are losing their primacy, their power to women and gays, and toss in white Christian nationalism and that is why Trump has a MAGA cult, and the cult has existed before Trump it just needed someone to give them voice, to legitimize them, now that they are out of the closet and can say out loud what they have been thinking they aren't going away, but only growing stronger.
The Republican party has a head lock on the collective amygdala, the pre frontal cortex of the Democratic party is effete, simpering, whining. We whine why do they vote against their own self interests? Because we don't understand what they perceive as their own self interests.
The Democrats believe that giving them a pay raise, a job is their own self interest, like Carville's "it is the economy stupid", but it isn't the economy that made MAGA. They will be glad to live in a single wide trailer in Appalachia, so long as they are the socially powerful, everyone knows their place in the pecking order and the sexually threatening are eliminated, or subjugated.
In their minds and lexicon, liberalization has upended the "natural order", DEI in their minds is unnatural and order must be restored. That is why owning the libs is, for them, orgastic.
For the right wing trolls that habituate substack, Shitter and the Internet, in their sexless lives, owning the libs is a way to have multiple orgasms.
The Democrats need to strike fear in the hearts of the right, not by threats, like Trump is doing to the Democrats and his adversaries, but fear of their fuhrer, their dear leader and what he will be doing to them, not as they believe for them.
Very insightful. I'm afraid you're right when you say, "They will be glad to live in a single wide trailer in Appalachia, so long as they are the socially powerful, everyone knows their place in the pecking order and the sexually threatening are eliminated, or subjugated."
But then some only care about the amount of their taxes and fear "free riders." They still hold onto the belief that with hard work and a bit of luck, they can climb the economic ladder and achieve wealth, perhaps even by winning the lottery.
You're correct about the Democrats, too. They underestimate the inclination of the population to vote for policies other than identity. Why isn't Harris doubling down on the issues of healthcare, education, and the vast prison population? Harris should emphasize that the Republicans want to cut Social Security and that the private insurance industry is taking over Medicare.
Harris should emphasize that taking away reproductive rights is only the beginning of the rights and security that the GOP intends to take away the first chance they have. But they're not listening to her. Maybe Harris got through to some when she appeared on Fox.
Again we are in agreement. Harris's campaign staff is setting her agenda, and they are afraid of touching the culture war issues like abortion and prison population. The latter because we know that talking about the prison population is bringing up the race issue and that is bringing up the culture war, which the Democrats are steering clear of as best they can.
The Dems know, that almost 50% of the population, those that vote for Trump, cult or not, are culture warriors, that is his only agenda for the middle and lower class. Kamala will mention women's rights, peripherally, but not go full scale attack.
As regards the "free riders: you mention. I call to mind Alexandar Pelosi's documentary "The Right feeling wronged". After Obama's election she toured the south. The interview I remember is her standing amidst broken furniture and litter , looking up at a toothless redneck in his bib overalls, in Mississippi, on the rickety step in front ofhis single wide. When she asked him why he as so against food stamps, he replied because them lazy coloreds get them, she then said "you get them too", his reply was "that's different I deserve them"
Those people are against "free riders" or welfare, they are against non whites getting government aid, the problem is, that more whites than non whites get government aid, including virtually every red state, which would starve were it not for government aid. Now the ruby red states of Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina are sucking at the same government teat that they say is the enemy.
Go figure, and I have to live with these people, and if Trump wins maybe that live is not too long.
If the leaders on Earth were rational thinkers, and believed in science, global warming and common sense, not greedy, lying, sadists. There would be less abortions and more babies. Who can afford to have a baby when the rich are taking almost all the wealth.
As a child my relatives owned a ranch and I got to be around a lot of livestock, a lot of times. Feed them and herd them mostly. I have seen cows get artificially inseminated! Ranchers will stop at nothing to increase the size of their herds! The fascists want women's wombs to belong to them! Along with everything and everyone else!
Without a maximum income this will never stop! The billionaire's compete against each other to see who's going to end up the richest before they die and they could care less about anyone else!
Great humans like Franklin Delano Roosevelt are what enabled these lunatics to make money in the first place! The rational humans keep getting their governments destroyed by barbarians! Unlimited greed must end or it will end the human race! We may have already reached the tipping point of global warming!
1. Government workers being hunted. Nothing new here.
Open season on "revenuers" throughout Appalachia. I had a stalker. I had a "sovereign citizen" try to lien up my property. Think Okie City.
In "enemy within" accusations, Trump calls out "deep state" government employees of both party. Reagan said the most dangerous words were" I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
This is Shocking what trump has unleashed on the American people and the World, and just how brainwashed,broken and Violent his followers have become. I would be furious if I'd invested in a House and discovered Maga's lived next door?! There's a program on the A&E channel called "Neighborhood Wars" you should give it a glance?! Great piece this morning ☕ Thom and will reStack ASAP 💯👍🇺🇸💙
We have neighbors with a "NOT HER" sign across the street and a "Honk for Trump" sign two doors down. I have only heard three honks in three weeks, two of which were from the same car on different days. Another neighbor told me that the same neighbor on the next block with multiple Trump signs that sent two dogs free after me did the same to her. She also called the police. The Trump signs were placed after the dogs were freed at me. The dogs are friendly but large and frightening when they first run at you when you don't know them. What's more, this neighbor insists it's their sidewalk, and others can't walk there. Of course, it's public, but I stay away from there.
Fortunately I am in Vermont where they are few and far between, but unlike you Thom, I won't engage with them. Not. At. All. Permanent ban for me on all levels.
Biden was not tough enough to fire those that needed it. I hope Harris goes through those problem people like a dose of salts in her first day on the job.
The Republicans are such servants to Trump's petulant whining that they concoct this devious scheme to steal the election for him. They weren't going to wait for proof of electoral cheating by Democrats (like waiting for Godot); they were just going to declare that any part of the Electoral Count Act that stood athwart their scheme was "unconstitutional". Chillingly they declare, "we're no longer playing by [Marquis of] Queensbury Rules".
Putin like all authoritarians, needs an inexhaustible supply of a self renewing resources: cannon fodder.
So does an agrarian society. With automation and AI the need for human bots on an assembly line is no longer needed, however if there is little or no consumption, because there is little or no medium of exchange, then the only use humans have is manual labor or cannon fodder
The USSR for instance. Chronic and perpetual shortage of rubles, because of their 100% gold standard, there was little consumption, because there was little demand, because there was a shortage of specie.
But there was a high demand for labor , in mines, farms, timber, road building, and heavy industry.
The KGB supplied the labor. Military labor was acquired by conscription, and if refused there was the KGB.
it is astounding to me that such a large amount of billionaires and millionaires are so virulently right wing, and further tax breaks doesn’t explain it all. I suspect some scammers who just got some serious coin thru unsavory online deals or whatever, having suddenly arrived into greater wealth would do anything to keep it. Any person that watches the trump sees that he turns on all of his helpers. You must climb a higher mountain of compliance every year with him. Tax laws already greatly favor wealth.
You are right Dan, Although tax breaks and deregulation are a motivator, many if not most of them are trad rad Catholics or fundamentalistic Christians like Tim Dunn and Terry Wilkes, who basically control Texas https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/politics/texas-far-right-politics-invs/index.html and there are Zionist Jews like the Adelson's , Steve Wynn
He retired and sold his business for 1 billion dollars Bain Capital, another company owned by a religious extremist. Mitt Romney, who believes he is the White Horse savior prophecized by Joseph Smith. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Prophecy
Thanks, Thom a lot to keep an eye on right. It’s really scary stuff. I am happy to live in a Blue State I don’t live around the racist and backward thinking people. I am focused on keeping our democracy. The other thing is can hate really be right in your face and the people who are racist don’t see themselves that way. Look in the mirror. Democracy, thank you very much. Beautiful day today and there really is always a bright side to things. The Kamala affect. When we fight we win! Yeah I believe that too. Thanks Thom for giving me a voice. Let’s let our voices be heard on Nov. 5th. We will.
So if Republicans reduce property values we should be able to take a page out of their playbook and have HOA enforced "no republican" communities, right? 🤪😂
Interesting development among the psychopaths that makes me wonder if it is one reason Trump and Putin were talking on the phone. North Korean troops have arrived in Russia. The BBC article I read seemed to speculate that they will be stationed on borders freeing Russians troops there to fight in Ukraine.
Are Trump and Putin trying to cut a deal about how he will influence NATO about this? Did Trump promise something to his "friend" Kim Jong Un for helping Putin out?
Putin wants population growth; he wants women to sacrifice their bodies to bring 8 children into the world. Since he is so intent on killing his own young men in a needless war, perhaps he will arrange for the North Korean soldiers to help impregnate the Russian women. Now that's duty North Korean troops might prefer over border patrol!
No wonder President Zelensky was talking about the fact that he wants into NATO or he wants his nukes back now. He has THREE psychopaths looming over Ukraine if Trump wins.
Trump will send our troops over there to impregnate those women. Our troops are notorious already! Does anyone care about the poor babies? Only about pro birth but not the right to life!
Everyone knows that Trump is guilty mostly because of his own statements. The lack of action by the Justice Department from day one is criminal especially for those in Congress itself.
Garland is the problem Clayton. A right wing Republican, appointed by a bipartisan President, who thought that he would get kudos and be popular with Republicans,
And is bipartisanship bit him in the ass.
the second thing he did wrong, was revoke Trumps executive order that embedded his cronies in DOJ, NSA, DHS, when he could have used the same executive order to fire those Trump humpers, and that feckless decision also bit him in the ass when David Weiss jumped up and told Garland, "send me in coach" and now Bidens son Hunter will be a convicted felon.
So much for bipartisanship, when it is a one way street.
True. The one that bit him the most was another term for the Fed chair.
You got that right Clayton.
By not prosecuting Trump and the GOP instigators promptly, Garland got the GOP put in charge of the Congress! The Congress may yet decide this election! I blame Biden for not firing both of them and about 15 others! If Trump gets appointed, it will be the end of America and pretty much all hope for humanity!
I totally agree, Biden is a weak ass, ameliorating, comity, bipartisan woose when what we needed as a strong, decisive, but not authoritarian, leader.
His 34 years in the Senate taught him the wrong lessons for governing, thankfully Kamala's experience is as a prosecutor and she didn't serve in the Senate long enough to have her mind warped, but long enough to know how it works, and who the problems are.
The Democratic party should have allowed the people to choose Bernie Sanders. Have you seen him on the campaign trail for Harris lately? He's as energetic and eloquent as ever.
You are correct Gloria, the DNC definitely put their thumb on the scale for Bernie, and did it again this time for Biden by moving the SC primary to the first in the nation.
I am thankful that Joe had the good sense to listen to Nancy and back down.
The DNC had a chance after the last election to reform, by getting new leadership, but they chose Tom Perez, finally Jaime Harrison took over, although he got raves from progressives, the move of the 1st Primary to SC was a transparent attempt to put the thumb on the scale, as the S C Democratic party is controlled by black women.
The problem with the "black women are the heart of the Democratic party" which I use to hear all of the time on shows like Joy Reid's, is that the qualities needed to win the Democratic Primary, are, to our chagin, the very qualities that will lose the general
While identity politics are the leifmotif of the Republican party (white Christian males). identity politics in the Democratic party is counter productive to achieving desired results.
It isn't right, it isn't fair, but it is the way it is.
The Democratic party has built it's base on that 50% of America has been left behind, ostracized, excluded, discriminated against, even lynched, not just blacks but Trans and gays like Matthew Shephard, and that has resulted in the charge of identity politics, while true, the media is saying nothing about the identity politics of the right.
Identity politics has been a loser for the Democratic party, so why do they double down on a losing position. ?
The specifics and qualities need to win the Democratic primary, namely support from black women, are the very spcifics and qualities that lose them the general.
I heard on TV today, that fear is the great motivator, and indeed it is, fear is the oxygen of Republican party, the fear that men, (black, white and brown), are losing their primacy, their power to women and gays, and toss in white Christian nationalism and that is why Trump has a MAGA cult, and the cult has existed before Trump it just needed someone to give them voice, to legitimize them, now that they are out of the closet and can say out loud what they have been thinking they aren't going away, but only growing stronger.
The Republican party has a head lock on the collective amygdala, the pre frontal cortex of the Democratic party is effete, simpering, whining. We whine why do they vote against their own self interests? Because we don't understand what they perceive as their own self interests.
The Democrats believe that giving them a pay raise, a job is their own self interest, like Carville's "it is the economy stupid", but it isn't the economy that made MAGA. They will be glad to live in a single wide trailer in Appalachia, so long as they are the socially powerful, everyone knows their place in the pecking order and the sexually threatening are eliminated, or subjugated.
In their minds and lexicon, liberalization has upended the "natural order", DEI in their minds is unnatural and order must be restored. That is why owning the libs is, for them, orgastic.
For the right wing trolls that habituate substack, Shitter and the Internet, in their sexless lives, owning the libs is a way to have multiple orgasms.
The Democrats need to strike fear in the hearts of the right, not by threats, like Trump is doing to the Democrats and his adversaries, but fear of their fuhrer, their dear leader and what he will be doing to them, not as they believe for them.
Very insightful. I'm afraid you're right when you say, "They will be glad to live in a single wide trailer in Appalachia, so long as they are the socially powerful, everyone knows their place in the pecking order and the sexually threatening are eliminated, or subjugated."
But then some only care about the amount of their taxes and fear "free riders." They still hold onto the belief that with hard work and a bit of luck, they can climb the economic ladder and achieve wealth, perhaps even by winning the lottery.
You're correct about the Democrats, too. They underestimate the inclination of the population to vote for policies other than identity. Why isn't Harris doubling down on the issues of healthcare, education, and the vast prison population? Harris should emphasize that the Republicans want to cut Social Security and that the private insurance industry is taking over Medicare.
Harris should emphasize that taking away reproductive rights is only the beginning of the rights and security that the GOP intends to take away the first chance they have. But they're not listening to her. Maybe Harris got through to some when she appeared on Fox.
Again we are in agreement. Harris's campaign staff is setting her agenda, and they are afraid of touching the culture war issues like abortion and prison population. The latter because we know that talking about the prison population is bringing up the race issue and that is bringing up the culture war, which the Democrats are steering clear of as best they can.
The Dems know, that almost 50% of the population, those that vote for Trump, cult or not, are culture warriors, that is his only agenda for the middle and lower class. Kamala will mention women's rights, peripherally, but not go full scale attack.
As regards the "free riders: you mention. I call to mind Alexandar Pelosi's documentary "The Right feeling wronged". After Obama's election she toured the south. The interview I remember is her standing amidst broken furniture and litter , looking up at a toothless redneck in his bib overalls, in Mississippi, on the rickety step in front ofhis single wide. When she asked him why he as so against food stamps, he replied because them lazy coloreds get them, she then said "you get them too", his reply was "that's different I deserve them"
Those people are against "free riders" or welfare, they are against non whites getting government aid, the problem is, that more whites than non whites get government aid, including virtually every red state, which would starve were it not for government aid. Now the ruby red states of Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina are sucking at the same government teat that they say is the enemy.
Go figure, and I have to live with these people, and if Trump wins maybe that live is not too long.
That said, he's the most effective since LBJ.
From a progressive point of view, you are absolutely correct, especially when compared to that ersatz Democrat, Bill Clinton
I disagree Clayton I think it was Garland and then Powell?
If the leaders on Earth were rational thinkers, and believed in science, global warming and common sense, not greedy, lying, sadists. There would be less abortions and more babies. Who can afford to have a baby when the rich are taking almost all the wealth.
As a child my relatives owned a ranch and I got to be around a lot of livestock, a lot of times. Feed them and herd them mostly. I have seen cows get artificially inseminated! Ranchers will stop at nothing to increase the size of their herds! The fascists want women's wombs to belong to them! Along with everything and everyone else!
Without a maximum income this will never stop! The billionaire's compete against each other to see who's going to end up the richest before they die and they could care less about anyone else!
Great humans like Franklin Delano Roosevelt are what enabled these lunatics to make money in the first place! The rational humans keep getting their governments destroyed by barbarians! Unlimited greed must end or it will end the human race! We may have already reached the tipping point of global warming!
1. Government workers being hunted. Nothing new here.
Open season on "revenuers" throughout Appalachia. I had a stalker. I had a "sovereign citizen" try to lien up my property. Think Okie City.
In "enemy within" accusations, Trump calls out "deep state" government employees of both party. Reagan said the most dangerous words were" I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
2. Jan 6. The people who financed it include a Publix heiress. https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/the-unanswered-question-who-paid-for-trumps-jan-6-insurrection/
This is Shocking what trump has unleashed on the American people and the World, and just how brainwashed,broken and Violent his followers have become. I would be furious if I'd invested in a House and discovered Maga's lived next door?! There's a program on the A&E channel called "Neighborhood Wars" you should give it a glance?! Great piece this morning ☕ Thom and will reStack ASAP 💯👍🇺🇸💙
Don't move to rural Arizona or anywhere else rural in America then.
I live in rural VT. Not an issue here for the most part.
We have neighbors with a "NOT HER" sign across the street and a "Honk for Trump" sign two doors down. I have only heard three honks in three weeks, two of which were from the same car on different days. Another neighbor told me that the same neighbor on the next block with multiple Trump signs that sent two dogs free after me did the same to her. She also called the police. The Trump signs were placed after the dogs were freed at me. The dogs are friendly but large and frightening when they first run at you when you don't know them. What's more, this neighbor insists it's their sidewalk, and others can't walk there. Of course, it's public, but I stay away from there.
Yeah, well my neighbor had a big Trump flag flying with Trump who look like Rambo holding a machine gun! Do you live in Arizona 😃?
Fortunately I am in Vermont where they are few and far between, but unlike you Thom, I won't engage with them. Not. At. All. Permanent ban for me on all levels.
Biden was not tough enough to fire those that needed it. I hope Harris goes through those problem people like a dose of salts in her first day on the job.
Jack Smith for AG!
The Republicans are such servants to Trump's petulant whining that they concoct this devious scheme to steal the election for him. They weren't going to wait for proof of electoral cheating by Democrats (like waiting for Godot); they were just going to declare that any part of the Electoral Count Act that stood athwart their scheme was "unconstitutional". Chillingly they declare, "we're no longer playing by [Marquis of] Queensbury Rules".
Authoritarians and procreation.
Putin like all authoritarians, needs an inexhaustible supply of a self renewing resources: cannon fodder.
So does an agrarian society. With automation and AI the need for human bots on an assembly line is no longer needed, however if there is little or no consumption, because there is little or no medium of exchange, then the only use humans have is manual labor or cannon fodder
The USSR for instance. Chronic and perpetual shortage of rubles, because of their 100% gold standard, there was little consumption, because there was little demand, because there was a shortage of specie.
But there was a high demand for labor , in mines, farms, timber, road building, and heavy industry.
The KGB supplied the labor. Military labor was acquired by conscription, and if refused there was the KGB.
it is astounding to me that such a large amount of billionaires and millionaires are so virulently right wing, and further tax breaks doesn’t explain it all. I suspect some scammers who just got some serious coin thru unsavory online deals or whatever, having suddenly arrived into greater wealth would do anything to keep it. Any person that watches the trump sees that he turns on all of his helpers. You must climb a higher mountain of compliance every year with him. Tax laws already greatly favor wealth.
You are right Dan, Although tax breaks and deregulation are a motivator, many if not most of them are trad rad Catholics or fundamentalistic Christians like Tim Dunn and Terry Wilkes, who basically control Texas https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/politics/texas-far-right-politics-invs/index.html and there are Zionist Jews like the Adelson's , Steve Wynn
Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's, built a Catholic town in Florida https://www.google.com/search?q=ave+maria%2C+florida&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US751&oq=ave+maria%2C+florida&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i433i512j0i512l3j46i512j0i512l3.7819j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
He retired and sold his business for 1 billion dollars Bain Capital, another company owned by a religious extremist. Mitt Romney, who believes he is the White Horse savior prophecized by Joseph Smith. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Prophecy
Thanks, Thom a lot to keep an eye on right. It’s really scary stuff. I am happy to live in a Blue State I don’t live around the racist and backward thinking people. I am focused on keeping our democracy. The other thing is can hate really be right in your face and the people who are racist don’t see themselves that way. Look in the mirror. Democracy, thank you very much. Beautiful day today and there really is always a bright side to things. The Kamala affect. When we fight we win! Yeah I believe that too. Thanks Thom for giving me a voice. Let’s let our voices be heard on Nov. 5th. We will.
So if Republicans reduce property values we should be able to take a page out of their playbook and have HOA enforced "no republican" communities, right? 🤪😂
That's funny, G G.
There’s no shortage of dangerously insane, armed and fascistic people in the United States.
Interesting development among the psychopaths that makes me wonder if it is one reason Trump and Putin were talking on the phone. North Korean troops have arrived in Russia. The BBC article I read seemed to speculate that they will be stationed on borders freeing Russians troops there to fight in Ukraine.
Are Trump and Putin trying to cut a deal about how he will influence NATO about this? Did Trump promise something to his "friend" Kim Jong Un for helping Putin out?
Putin wants population growth; he wants women to sacrifice their bodies to bring 8 children into the world. Since he is so intent on killing his own young men in a needless war, perhaps he will arrange for the North Korean soldiers to help impregnate the Russian women. Now that's duty North Korean troops might prefer over border patrol!
No wonder President Zelensky was talking about the fact that he wants into NATO or he wants his nukes back now. He has THREE psychopaths looming over Ukraine if Trump wins.
Trump will send our troops over there to impregnate those women. Our troops are notorious already! Does anyone care about the poor babies? Only about pro birth but not the right to life!