The 2024 US Presidential Election Watch Thread 💙⭐️💙⭐️💙

[Kätzchen]

This forum thread is for comments and insights by community members as we get ready to kick off the most important election in US history.

I usually have a lot to say about politics but just this morning, while visiting with a friend by phone, she suggested that maybe I should start a thread for others to voice their thoughts and concerns, ahead of the November election.

We were talking about who Vice President Kamala Harris might choose as her partner for vice president, over the next four years.

I shared my thoughts about who I think might be her natural political counterpart. I explained that of the potential VP picks available, I felt that Josh Shapiro (D-GOV Pennsylvania) would be the cream of the crop pick. I also talked about how Andy (D-GOV Kentucky) would be a brilliant choice as well as Gretchen (D-GOV Michigan) too. I explained to my friend that while Mark Kelly (DEM AZ) from Arizona, Gabby’s husband, would make a fine choice that I felt it was better for Mark to stay in AZ due to the purple (dem/gop mix) condition of that state that needs remarkable people like Mark to keep watch over GOP led Trumpian attacks on the nations democratic responsibilities and ensure that T—p is held accountable along with his GOP destroyers of democracy. I also highlighted ongoing missions in Michigan that aren’t tied down quite yet, so I feel like Gretchen should stay in Michigan and see justice through concerning Trumpian crimes committed there too.

Andy Besear (D-GOV Kentucky) is a real sweetheart of a guy. Andy is beyond ethical and highly principled and has led both members of his state parties (gop & dem) to overcome toxic policy implemented by T—p and is a man of his word. I believe he is expert on holding dark GOP coal mining interests at bay (Manchin- he’s no democrat, I believe he lines his pockets with cash just like his GOP buddies who stand to gain something from his political stand on coal, which he has a huge stake in coal mining issues he has contributed to, not solved like Andy has).

That leaves Josh Shapiro. Democratic governor of Pennsylvania.

Josh is not only a brilliant strategist, he is immaculate in his desire to preserve US democracy and help with holding Netanyahu accountable (cannot stand that man, even Israeli’s are calling him out for pandering to the toxic GOP & T—p who cannot tell the truth if it killed them).


How about anyone else? Ideas and comments about this years election are welcome.

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Here’s to our country electing Kamala Harris as our future president for the United States of America. My hope is that THE PEOPLE will send a resounding message to the world that we don’t elect felons to office. Nor do we kowtow to the elected officials of the GOP who keep serving Trumpian agenda. We are a free country whose entire framework is being dismantled by TP & his GOP counterparts. Let’s keep our country free of dark interests and elect people who truly care about our freedoms being attacked and destroyed by Trumpian dark actors.


Yes We Kam❣️

People for Kamala Harris UNITE !

[A. Spectre]

is my choice. The Gov. will choose another Democrat to finish Kelly's term, so we're safe until 2026, he is so popular in Arizona that I'm not too concerned about a Magat being elected.

In case we forget:

-- Astronaut


-- Navy pilot (flew 39 missions in Operation Desert Storm)

-- Currently training Ukraine pilots on F16

-- Married to Gabby Giffords, very popular in AZ

-- Gun owner but a strong advocate for sensible gun control measures

-- Strong on borders issues (visited border more than once--2023 and 2024, obtained funding for AZ border patrol in 2024). He's often talked about border issues being from a border state.

-- Both parents were cops


Mark Kelly will draw some white men away from the apricot hell-beast.

[Kätzchen]

is my choice. The Gov. will choose another Democrat to finish Kelly's term, so we're safe until 2026, he is so popular in Arizona that I'm not too concerned about a Magat being elected.

In case we forget:

-- Astronaut


-- Navy pilot (flew 39 missions in Operation Desert Storm)

-- Currently training Ukraine pilots on F16

-- Married to Gabby Giffords, very popular in AZ

-- Gun owner but a strong advocate for sensible gun control measures

-- Strong on borders issues (visited border more than once--2023 and 2024, obtained funding for AZ border patrol in 2024). He's often talked about border issues being from a border state.

-- Both parents were cops


Mark Kelly will draw some white men away from the apricot hell-beast.


That’s awesome, Ace & thanks for listing all those facts about Mark Kelly.

Super cool … and thanks for your post. Please come back again if you have any more ideas or comments! — K. :balloon:

[Orema]

I'm looking forward to a book on Pres. Biden. This is how I see things and I'd like to know the back stories to Biden's terms as VP and POTUS.

Most Presidents get a shot at a 2nd term and Biden wanted a shot at 2024. He refused to go down without a fight. I don’t blame him.

Biden should have ran in 2016 (and 2020—if 2016 had been successful), but I think the DNC and Obama made a deal with Hillary Clinton and supported her run in 2016 (for her support of Obama in 2008). For Hillary's support, I think Obama promised her any job she wanted (other than VP?). I thought she would take a seat on the Supreme Court, but she wanted to be a policy maker in Barack's administration and she wanted to run as POTUS in 2016, pushing Biden out. Well, Hillary didn't win in 2016 and Joe Biden got the support to beat Trump in 2020. I can only imagine how victorious he felt and how annoyed that he wasn't able to beat Trump in 2016.

Of course Biden thought he'd run again in 2024 after winning 2020, but he's old, useless as POTUS, and Democrats were ready to drag his ass out of the White House if they had to. I understand.

In all of this, Biden has behaved like an adult. No whining, no blaming, no threats nor bullying. None of that Trump bullsh*t. Biden knows it’s over and has bowed out gracefully, giving VP Harris his full support, as he should.

I’m glad I voted for him and would have voted for him had he been the nominee for 2024.

I hope someone writes about this going back to the deals made in 2008 by Biden, Clinton, Obama and others.

Makes me wonder what deals are currently being made that will affect politics and policies for the next 15-20 years.

[Kätzchen]

I'm looking forward to a book on Pres. Biden. This is how I see things and I'd like to know the back stories to Biden's terms as VP and POTUS.

Most Presidents get a shot at a 2nd term and Biden wanted a shot at 2024. He refused to go down without a fight. I don’t blame him.

Biden should have ran in 2016 (and 2020—if 2016 had been successful), but I think the DNC and Obama made a deal with Hillary Clinton and supported her run in 2016 (for her support of Obama in 2008). For Hillary's support, I think Obama promised her any job she wanted (other than VP?). I thought she would take a seat on the Supreme Court, but she wanted to be a policy maker in Barack's administration and she wanted to run as POTUS in 2016, pushing Biden out. Well, Hillary didn't win in 2016 and Joe Biden got the support to beat Trump in 2020. I can only imagine how victorious he felt and how annoyed that he wasn't able to beat Trump in 2016.

Of course Biden thought he'd run again in 2024 after winning 2020, but he's old, useless as POTUS, and Democrats were ready to drag his ass out of the White House if they had to. I understand.

In all of this, Biden has behaved like an adult. No whining, no blaming, no threats nor bullying. None of that Trump bullsh*t. Biden knows it’s over and has bowed out gracefully, giving VP Harris his full support, as he should.

I’m glad I voted for him and would have voted for him had he been the nominee for 2024.

I hope someone writes about this going back to the deals made in 2008 by Biden, Clinton, Obama and others.

Makes me wonder what deals are currently being made that will affect politics and policies for the next 15-20 years.

Thank you for your thoughtful response and comments! I share in your process because I too would like to read a good book written by someone who has thoroughly given the subject incredible thought and provided the investigative research and citations to support such and endeavor.

If you come across that book one day, please post about it, ok?

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I have had dreams at night about who Kamala will pick for her cabinet members. I dreamed she picked Mark Kelly as her Secretary of State and reappointed several members of other agencies who were robbed of their life long careers in public service.


The Democratic Convention is just two weeks away or so.

Kamala Harris will name her VP on August 7th or 8th.

Please keep us posted as things progress forward. :bunchflowers:

[Orema]

Thank you for your thoughtful response and comments! I share in your process because I too would like to read a good book written by someone who has thoroughly given the subject incredible thought and provided the investigative research and citations to support such and endeavor.

If you come across that book one day, please post about it, ok?

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I have had dreams at night about who Kamala will pick for her cabinet members. I dreamed she picked Mark Kelly as her Secretary of State and reappointed several members of other agencies who were robbed of their life long careers in public service.


The Democratic Convention is just two weeks away or so.

Kamala Harris will name her VP on August 7th or 8th.

Please keep us posted as things progress forward. :bunchflowers:

Looking forward to her pick, but I'm not invested in the VP. I know VP Harris will choose someone competent and capable. Her choice will get my vote. I'm here for the Blue. :)

Democrats are going to have a good time at the DNC convention in a couple weeks in Chicago. I got rid of cable but I'm going to have get some kind of live hook up for the convention and the election. Probably Sling Blue.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I heard an interesting interview with Pete Buttigieg on The Daily podcast from the NY Times for July 27, 2024. He was insightful, well spoken and straightforward, as usual. He gave his thoughts on how the election scene has changed since Joe Biden stepped down, and what a Harris presidency might look like.

One small tidbit: the Harris campaign has taken to calling T---p "weird"; and not so much the sign of the "End Times" or despoiler of virgins or the foreteller of Fascism in America. I love this, "weird", in a marketing way. It says a lot about some smart people on Harris's campaign staff. A casual word like "weird" sets Kamala apart as one of a younger generation. It's not as threatening or dire as some of the other phrases that the DNC has used. It's not awkward. (Remember Hillary's "basket of deplorables" to describe Magats?)

Available wherever you get your podcasts.

[Orema]

Like Pres. Obama, VP Harris doesn't deny her heritage from either of her parents, but in many instances it's not up to the person how they identify—it's how the world sees them.

I love this quote from VP Harris...

“My mother understood very well that she was raising two Black daughters,” Harris wrote in her now-bestselling memoir “The Truths We Hold.” “She knew that her adopted homeland would see Maya and me as Black girls, and she was determined to make sure we would grow into confident, proud Black women.” That was before Harris attended a historically Black college and joined a Black sorority. (citation (https://thegrio.com/2024/07/26/the-kamala-aint-black-conspiracy-theory-explained/))

THIS is the reason many (smart) parents raise their bi- and multi-racial children as Black.

"Black" is how many bi- and multi-racial people will be seen and treated based on their looks (every bi- and multi-racial person doesn't look like Halsey, Wentworth Miller or Derek Jeter and they don't have to worry about being "stopped and frisked" or driving while Black). The choice is based on common sense and not because of loyalty or commitment to one race or ethnicity.

[Kätzchen]

Just got through sifting through top news stories at MSNBC & CNN: President Joe Biden was able to finally bring home two US citizens jailed by Putin’s Russia; and, the sad fact that the GOP keep blocking important Democratic legislation meant to help *all* Americans. You’d think the Magat GOP would realize that the 99% of American citizens are BEYOND tired of how they don’t work for our best interest. Hopefully the biggest wave of Blue voters will upend their long overdue firing (being fired) from their so called congressional law making.

I think I read somewhere too that Kamala Harris’ first stop on the campaign trail will be in Philadelphia. Hopefully, both Kamala and her VP will stop by the huge LOVE exhibit statue downtown and do a photo op.

Cause that be real Love.

💙 Love💙

:kissy:

https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/love-park-900x600.jpg

[Kätzchen]

I’m really glad that Kamala Harris picked Gov Tim Walz as her VP.

It’s hard to read the proverbial ‘tea leaves’ where our next president might pick for her cabinet, but former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown speculated recently that she might pick Gavin Newsome for a role in her cabinet. Which I think would be super progressive to have such an articulate person on her team.

https://sfstandard.com/2024/07/25/willie-brown-kamala-harris-will-tap-gavin-newsom-for-cabinet-role/

I also hope Josh Shapiro and Andy Beshear can be a part of her team: whether as outstanding governors of their states or a cabinet position too.

I know the US prosecutor attorney community is super tight. Maybe we will get a team of legal eagles known as the K-Team.


:eyebat:

Until the next wave of good news,

—K.

[nhplowboi]

I'm on another queer site and asked for info about Walz from actual Minnesota constituents. I have received numerous lengthy and sterling responses about the man. We have a winning ticket for sure and it is going to be the first time in a long time I am happy about the vote I am casting.

[Kätzchen]

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[A. Spectre]

I know I posted earlier that Mark Kelly was my personal choice for V.P. but only because I was not familiar with Gov. Walz (pronounced walls.)

Watching video after video of him: signing legislation that benefits the poor, children, middle class. His interactions with his daughter Hope are simply a breath of fresh air! So obvious they have chemistry and charisma between them!

He is so normal! (can't believe this is such a huge plus!) after felon 34 and his gloom and doom, his revenge for everything if he is re-elected. (cheats)

Kamala is so compelling, so smart, so in the moment.


Say it to her face! I am rejuvenated and hopeful! Thank you V.P. and future President Kamala Harris!

[Kätzchen]

I know I posted earlier that Mark Kelly was my personal choice for V.P. but only because I was not familiar with Gov. Walz (pronounced walls.)

Watching video after video of him: signing legislation that benefits the poor, children, middle class. His interactions with his daughter Hope are simply a breath of fresh air! So obvious they have chemistry and charisma between them!

He is so normal! (can't believe this is such a huge plus!) after felon 34 and his gloom and doom, his revenge for everything if he is re-elected. (cheats)

Kamala is so compelling, so smart, so in the moment.


Say it to her face! I am rejuvenated and hopeful! Thank you V.P. and future President Kamala Harris!

Me too, Ace. thank you for your post. ☺️

I just got home from work and I just now am half way through all the Wisconsin intros and Coach Walz is just now speaking.

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I know Team Blue is going to win and win big. I worry though about how hard the GOP in Georgia just made the voting process murkier cause that is how the GOP rolls. I hate what they are doing. LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/georgia-election-board-trump-loyalists-votes-rcna165583

What happens if magate loyalists fuck it up to prove how their lord & savior (I say that with deep seated sarcasm) will take back his throne to demolish the lives of those he hates the most. To me, he is worse than the Romans of biblical times.





It is my prayer that those people don’t ruin our country because they want to curry favor with a very terrible person who cares for no one except himself(literally).



Let America burn BLUE HOT for Democracy’s sake: please oh please let Freedom Ring! Harris -Walz for the Win!!! 🎉🎉 🎉❤️💙💙💙

[Kätzchen]

https://media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/taste/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20184610/166209.webp


:hk20:

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I’m really glad that Kamala Harris picked Gov Tim Walz as her VP.

It’s hard to read the proverbial ‘tea leaves’ where our next president might pick for her cabinet, but former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown speculated recently that she might pick Gavin Newsome for a role in her cabinet. Which I think would be super progressive to have such an articulate person on her team.

https://sfstandard.com/2024/07/25/willie-brown-kamala-harris-will-tap-gavin-newsom-for-cabinet-role/

I also hope Josh Shapiro and Andy Beshear can be a part of her team: whether as outstanding governors of their states or a cabinet position too.

I know the US prosecutor attorney community is super tight. Maybe we will get a team of legal eagles known as the K-Team.


:eyebat:

Until the next wave of good news,

—K.

I hope Pete Buttagieg finds a place in Kamala's cabinet too. He is so thoughtful, and a good communicator. Maybe Press Secretary? I don't know enough about his background to say what position. Maybe he needs to stay as Transportation Secretary.

[iamkeri1]

It was so apparent that it was going to be a white man for VP. God forbid we have female candidates for both POTUS and VPOTUS. For two centuries we had no other choice besides white men, but the crack in the glass ceiling is only big enough for one woman. Two POC candidates? Also a no-no.

I am totally a female chauvinist. Just think if Hillary Clinton had chosen Elizabeth Warren for VP instead of that lame Tim whats-his-name. Elizabeth would have fought tooth and nail, protecting Hillary from a lot of the crap that got thrown at her.

So given the white man lottery was what we had to deal with I actually didn't make a choice. From my heart I would have chosen Pete Buttigieg, though I thought Chasten and the kids would be miserable in the white house. Also, even though he is the straightest gay man in the history of the world, who can make a case for liberal politics to the most conservative people imaginable, I thought religious prejudice might make people vote against him. I want democrats to get elected no matter what. Also, I didn't want any sitting senators to be chosen because I thought it might eliminate the Democratic Senate majority. I'm fine with Tim Walz. He has good politics.


Smooches,
Keri

[Kätzchen]

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LINK: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/08/politics/harris-social-media-tiktok-dg/


GOOOOO KAMALA❣️

GOOOOOO COACH WALZ❣️

[nhplowboi]

LOL......that was my senior high school class song! It's all good for me!! je98UffdN18?si=s1L3oseBxWMW34-a


LINK: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/08/politics/harris-social-media-tiktok-dg/


GOOOOO KAMALA❣️

GOOOOOO COACH WALZ❣️

[Kätzchen]

Not to take us off the trail of positive vibes, but I find it super concerning that an ex-president with more than 34 felonies has access to super secret details on current national security issues in progress.

I also want to say that in my home state, Oregon, I live in a super red county and my team at work is 80% indoctrinated with members of the Trumpian led GOP. Yesterday one of the members on my team made a “casual comment” to me hoping I’d take her bait. I didn’t, but there’s not too many other places a lady on her 60s can work to earn a living. So I’m very concerned for my safety at work.

I’m still very concerned about how certain sectors of the voting populace will encounter disenfranchisement by bad actors with bad policy to help the deranged person who wants to wreck everything because he’s on a binge to ruin the world.


I can’t wait for our country to vote in majorities of elected democrats, so our law making body of reps and senators can apply corrective measures to prevent bad actors from being eligible for executive office.

Goooooo Kamala! Gooooooo Walz!

[Kätzchen]

LINK to press release: https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/business/uaw-trump-musk-charges/index.html


WTG, United Auto-workers Union. 👍🎯💯

[Kätzchen]

Nate Silver is forecasting, due to his political expertise in data analysis, that Kamala Harris campaign has doubled its chances of winning over the sickening and frightening T-p led GOP.

LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/nate-silver-democrats-more-than-doubled-their-chance-of-winning-overnight-217058373910

[A. Spectre]

I have an admission to make. After Joe passed the baton to Kamala, and it sank in after a day or two of fretting, guess what?! I am so pleased, so rejuvenated! Harris/Walz are absolutely killing it! orange blob is so petrified of losing to a little 'ol girl, he is literally a gibbering, incoherent mess! (more so than usual)

Will end with good news. From the A rated Monmouth Poll:


NATIONAL VOTER POLL: Support for 2024 presidential candidates.

KAMALA HARRIS:
38% definitely / 10% probably
44% definitely not / 6% probably not

DONALD TRUMP:
33% definitely / 10% probably
49% definitely not / 6% probably not


A 5% margin translates to 7, 8 million votes. Bernie said the other day though, trump is setting up the old and tired "They cheated!" defense when he loses. So, let's win by 7,8,9,maybe 10 percent!

[iamkeri1]

I can’t wait for our country to vote in majorities of elected democrats, so our law making body of reps and senators can apply corrective measures to prevent bad actors from being eligible for executive office.

Goooooo Kamala! Gooooooo Walz!


Word
Smooches,
Keri

[Kätzchen]

Today, I read headline news on MSNBC which spoke to the never ending chaos supporters (ie, Jim Jorden, Mike Johnson & J. Comer et al) of the threat of these three T——p acolytes who could be part of a coup to not certify the coming election results if the results are overwhelmingly Blue or even by razor thin margins.


……………………………,,,,,,,,,,,…………………………

My thoughts about not taxing tips: I think it’s more trouble for those of us who rely on tips to supplement our incomes. I hope Kamala thinks long and hard about that. I’m pretty sure once others point out how that idea is not a good idea, she will focus more on other GREAT ideas to help all of us to achieve our own version of an American Dream.


But first: to deal with those who plan to upend the will of the people (mentioned above in post election spoiler nightmare issue).


Hopefully, our current Democratic controlled Senate will take up this issue, ASAP.

*** deploying “all hands on deck” battle signal. ***


:vigil: :vigil: :vigil:


PS/ a resounding round of bullhorn boo’s for those who think Felon 45 has a better “economic” agenda. His package stinks and reeks of more felonies (cooking up books is exactly what he and his cronies will do if they are not stopped). :tinfoil: :firetruck:

[Kätzchen]

I don’t know much about polls except to say that I used to think the 538 website seemed to give accurate analyses, but I’ve since had a change of heart about that particular poll (538).

I went looking for non-partisan poll websites and came up with the website titled: 270toWin. https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/


This website went live in August of 2004, a couple of months before that year’s election. On this website you can find out about all types of races for election (ie, presidential, governorship, etc). It’s an interactive site built by a non-partisan group: they plainly state vigorously that their analyses are neutral position with no favoritism for either/any political party — which I like.

LINK: https://www.270towin.com/about-us/


The DNC kicks off today for a week of Democratic celebrations. Tonight our President Joe Biden speaks and passes the Democratic torch to Vice President Kamala Harris. I don’t have tv but will try to see if the DNC has a channel at YouTube, so I can watch and follow our political party this week.

We live in an age of time where lots of super serious, life changing issues need to be dealt with in equally serious ways. Our country needs to unite against the evil forces that long to tear down our democracy. May this week bring renewed hope and may Kamala’s meteoric rise be propelled safely as she seeks the highest office to represent American Democracy.

Gooooo Kamala! 🎉🎉🎉

[A. Spectre]

A VC-25 just flew a departure route from KADW.

I believe this is headed to Chicago.


https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfdf9

[Kätzchen]

Last night I stayed up late watching the first day of the DNC convention in Chicago. Wow, so many spoke truth to power. Was Pastor Warnock on fire last night??? Crockett too?!? I loved how she broke it down: Kamala has an outstanding resume; T——p has a rap sheet. President Joe Biden has given 50 years of service to the American republic. How he survives the bullying of GOP a-holes is a testament to his courage and depth of compassion. I heart Joe. ❤️

You can find several videos from last night over on MSNBC….


Let’s Go!! Gooooo Kamala! :rose:


From now until November 5th, I’ll be listening intently to the Blue roar of the Blue Wave as it comes across the country to save our democracy.

Oh, and Good Riddance to Jim Jordan, Mike Johnson, James Comer and all the Maga base from Texas, Idaho and other giant red cancer spots from the Midwest part of our country. Your time spent wrecking our country will end soon.

GO BLUE!🎉💙🎉💯🎯💯🎉💙🎉

[Kätzchen]

Last night’s guest speakers were killing it! 🎯💯🎉

I got so quiet when Michelle Obama spoke and then Barack Obama followed Michelle. :hk19:

Just remember: no psycho crazy “leaf blowers” running 24/7 will be allowed near the levers of power in the White House.

Ever. :blink:


:mountie:

[A. Spectre]

OH, THE IRONY: Fox host accuses Michelle Obama of 'race-baiting'


Obama's actual comment was, “For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. See, his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who happen to be Black."

She went on to joke that Trump was trying to get himself one of those "Black jobs" by trying to retake the position that Barack Obama held. It was a reference to a Trump comment during a June rally in which he said immigrants were "taking Black jobs" — prompting questions of what exactly a "Black job" is.

Gutfeld said that the accusations are race-baiting and "America is tired of that. There are a lot of other things you can do than call people racist, which is based on mind-reading, which no Democratic candidate is capable of because they can't even read their own mind."

Take this to the bank! White guys are going down!!

[A. Spectre]

NOTABLE PEOPLE EXPECTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT:

• Vice President Kamala Harris
• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan
• Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina
• More to be added...

Mic drop and a hat tip to Julia Louis Dreyfuss.

She tweeted this: @OfficialJLD: At the Democratic Women Governors Forum, we are very honored to have eight highly intelligent, highly capable women leaders for the 21st century with us. Or what JD Vance might call a coven of semi-menstruating witches

hahahaha There is a video but gotta run.

[Kätzchen]

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###me too (gotta get to work).


Thanks Ace for dropping by with your thoughtful posts! Appreciate you!

Everybody??? YOU READY TO FIGHT? YOU READY TO VOTE???

Don’t miss the last night of the DNC in Chicago, on MSNBC tonight.

Keep up the GQQD FIGHT! We are in this together!

GOOOOO TEAM BLUE❣️

[iamkeri1]

I watched on Cspan because I wanted it "right out of the box" with no interruptions and no commentary. As much as I love MSNBC, I'd rather hear the speakers and figure out by myself whether they were awesome or not. THEN, after it was over I listened to the comments on MSNBC. I missed Tim Walz' Speech. A friend stopped by and I turned off the TV for a while. More later.
Smooches
Keri

[Kätzchen]

I got to watch the final night of the DNC in Chicago, last night.

What a wonderful show of support for VP Kamala Harris and Governor Walz.

I’m leaving the full video embedded in this post so anybody can watch it and remember the courage and bravery of those who care deeply for Democracy in America.

VIVA KAMALA HARRIS❣️

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[A. Spectre]

Gretchen Whitmer was spot on.

I was extremely impressed with the DNC, all 4 nights, with intelligent, empathetic folks who are also great orators.

The joy and ebullience at the United Center and everywhere it was televised was contagious, the entertainment was off the chain. The Chicks with their 3 part harmony of The National Anthem, and Pink, with her talented daughter Willow singing What About Us! (My goodness Pink has some pipes on her!)

Will Rodgers once said:

"I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat!".

Let's go Blue! Knock those MAGATs back to the ice age where their ideas belong.

[Kätzchen]

Gretchen Whitmer was spot on.

I was extremely impressed with the DNC, all 4 nights, with intelligent, empathetic folks who are also great orators.

The joy and ebullience at the United Center and everywhere it was televised was contagious, the entertainment was off the chain. The Chicks with their 3 part harmony of The National Anthem, and Pink, with her talented daughter Willow singing What About Us! (My goodness Pink has some pipes on her!)

Will Rodgers once said:

"I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat!".

Let's go Blue! Knock those MAGATs back to the ice age where their ideas belong.


Will Rogers was brilliant. Harry Reid too.

Kamala and Doug celebrated their anniversary last night too.

There is one thing nobody can deny: the S T A R K contrast between those whose values align with the Democratic Party ( which is the party for FREEDOM and the party of THE PEOPLE) vs the views of those enmired in anti-democracy.


May this election season be one to be remembered for all time.

AMERICA is the bastion of LIGHT & HOPE & JOY for those who seek to be truly free from cancerous autocrats and dictators.

Let America remain beautiful. ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

Let FEEEDOM RING ❣️

[A. Spectre]

is spectacularly backfiring! His minions intimidated a female Army caretaker who tried to stop them from taking pictures/video of area 60 (which is an area for the newer casualties of war)

She reported the assault (my words) but is not filing charges. Why is she not filing charges? Because she is being doxxed and there are death threats against her. The U.S. Army is standing behind her, so a bit of good news.

Mushroom penis has no regard for the military, he called them "losers and suckers!" He was there for one thing only, to politicize the event and use the footage for an ad against Harris/Walz.

Sept 10th can't come quickly enough, I won't hold my breath but at least his felonies will be front and center in the news cycle.

[Kätzchen]

is spectacularly backfiring! His minions intimidated a female Army caretaker who tried to stop them from taking pictures/video of area 60 (which is an area for the newer casualties of war)

She reported the assault (my words) but is not filing charges. Why is she not filing charges? Because she is being doxxed and there are death threats against her. The U.S. Army is standing behind her, so a bit of good news.

Mushroom penis has no regard for the military, he called them "losers and suckers!" He was there for one thing only, to politicize the event and use the footage for an ad against Harris/Walz.

Sept 10th can't come quickly enough, I won't hold my breath but at least his felonies will be front and center in the news cycle.

Right???

:blink: <<<<<<~~~ femme death stare 4 t——p.


Let’s repeat this slogan from the Harris- Walz campaign until we ABSOLUTELY know, without a doubt, that t——p and his henchmen and diabolical judges at state, federal or Supreme Court level, will never succeed in overturning the will of the American people:

”When we fight, we win❣️”

[Kätzchen]

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[Kätzchen]

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[nhplowboi]

It makes me sick to see that draft dodging coward walk those grounds. Could he be any more disgusting?! You're right about this backfiring and hopefully this disgraceful act of irreverence will cause more people to stop supporting this A-hole.is spectacularly backfiring! His minions intimidated a female Army caretaker who tried to stop them from taking pictures/video of area 60 (which is an area for the newer casualties of war)

She reported the assault (my words) but is not filing charges. Why is she not filing charges? Because she is being doxxed and there are death threats against her. The U.S. Army is standing behind her, so a bit of good news.

Mushroom penis has no regard for the military, he called them "losers and suckers!" He was there for one thing only, to politicize the event and use the footage for an ad against Harris/Walz.

Sept 10th can't come quickly enough, I won't hold my breath but at least his felonies will be front and center in the news cycle.

[Kätzchen]

…Sept 10th can't come quickly enough, I won't hold my breath but at least his felonies will be front and center in the news cycle...

Well, I guess that is just a few days away: September 10th. Dare I say or invoke September 11th? Will our system of justice finally wrangle the Orange Cheeto and make an example of him and his fleecing of American’s??? Nothing could possibly make me feel happier than to see this particular criminal get his “just desserts” or “regal comeuppance.” Will the big T——p Tower crumble in spectacular fashion? Will the fake gold elevator finally cease to work and catapult (KICK) that horrid person to the curb?


* Tick Tock *

—————————————.

In other news, my heart goes out to people who have lost members of their family since last October. Hundreds upon thousands of innocent Palestinians & Israeli lives ruined over Netanyahu gross misconduct and f*cked up “leadership”. Just imagine the chaos in our country if T—p manages to steal the presidency with his sicko GOP partners in crime(Johnson, Jordan, Comer et al).

:firetruck: :firetruck: :firetruck: :firetruck:


Make no mistake: our country is at war.
Can America be saved??? Yes. When we fight, we win. 🎯🎯💯💯💯

We’ve got a chance to show the world that assholes like Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, and other horrid dictators do not control the world.

Let the proverbial crossing of swords begin and may goodness and mercy prevail.


GOOOOOOO BLUE, GOOOOOOO KAMALA & COACH WALZ!!!

[A. Spectre]

So, the tangerine testicle face is now saying Kamala treated Pence poorly!

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!

“They say she has many deficiencies, but she’s a nasty person,” Trump told the interviewer, Mark Levin. “The way she treated Mike Pence was horrible. The way she treats people is horrible. The way she treated Justice Kavanaugh in that hearing – in the history of Congress, nobody’s been treated that way.”

Trump’s comments prompted a response from Harris’s campaign, which appeared to interpret it as an example of age-related confusion and evidence that the former president, who is 78 and now the oldest presidential candidate in US history following Joe Biden’s withdrawal, is in mental decline.

“In a stunning senile moment, Donald Trump just suggested it was Kamala Harris who treated Mike Pence poorly,” the campaign posted on X, linking to video footage of Trump’s comments.

“Donald Trump clearly cannot remember anything. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this hypocritical and senile moment.”


Kavanaugh (aka bong boy, he likes beer) deserved everything Kamala threw his way at his hearing, he lied and lied and lied and lied. Alito lied, handmaids tale woman lied.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/02/trump-hypocrisy-harris-pence

[Kätzchen]

So, the tangerine testicle face is now saying Kamala treated Pence poorly!

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!

“They say she has many deficiencies, but she’s a nasty person,” Trump told the interviewer, Mark Levin. “The way she treated Mike Pence was horrible. The way she treats people is horrible. The way she treated Justice Kavanaugh in that hearing – in the history of Congress, nobody’s been treated that way.”

Trump’s comments prompted a response from Harris’s campaign, which appeared to interpret it as an example of age-related confusion and evidence that the former president, who is 78 and now the oldest presidential candidate in US history following Joe Biden’s withdrawal, is in mental decline.

“In a stunning senile moment, Donald Trump just suggested it was Kamala Harris who treated Mike Pence poorly,” the campaign posted on X, linking to video footage of Trump’s comments.

“Donald Trump clearly cannot remember anything. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this hypocritical and senile moment.”


Kavanaugh (aka bong boy, he likes beer) deserved everything Kamala threw his way at his hearing, he lied and lied and lied and lied. Alito lied, handmaids tale woman lied.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/02/trump-hypocrisy-harris-pence


Here’s how asinine these “orange haired” sycophant morons are: they think insulting a prosecutor by trade and a remarkable Senator and Vice President will make them look smarter and help them win the White House. How stupid do they think we are?

Here’s something for you white nationalists drunk on billy Graham cracker fodder should think about: remember Kashogghi, the journalist whom the Saudi prince had killed by dropping him into a vat of toxic acid? Yeah. Your bed partners are coming for you soon. :blink:

Yeah. We see what you and your family and JK and Javanka are doing.

You aren’t tricking us, just like Netanyahu thinks he’s tricking Israeli and Palestinians. Yeah you aren’t tricking us at all.

No tricks. No treats for you bad boys. Booooooo! :blink:

[Kätzchen]

Well, I can see (and readily admit) that when I posted earlier today, I was upset about you-know-who. So to make up for that, I found a video from the Jimmy Kimmel Late Night Show where Jimmy is interviewing Adam Kinzinger.

Thank heavens for the few republicans who have bailed on their political party and do not mince words about what is going on in the cult of t——p.

Jimmy asked Adam about members of his former political party after Adam shared that some people said he was “courageous” for leaving the GOP behind and bless his heart, Adam said “…I’m not courageous, I’m surrounded by cowards…”.

Goodness sakes, that’s how I feel too. That the GOP is nothing but a political party of cowards who won’t call out T——p for his criminal behaviors or the people who aid and abet him, or how he is basically responsible for leading his tribe over a steep cliff to their proverbial political demise .

Here’s the interview if anybody would like to see Jimmy interview Adam.

lhCqiccWBXY


—————————.

In other urgent news from today: the sad and tragic news of another shooting at a public school in a town northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. When will Americans finally get with the program of creating law to safeguard our teachers and students at school? How fucking hard could it be to think about others’ safety from those who should never have access to a gun?


My heart goes out to others who are victims of gun violence (here in America and abroad).

[Kätzchen]

I just watched Chris Wallace’s interview of Dennis Quaid, moments ago.

Apparently, Dennis Quaid believes that RR espouses the same values as DJT.

I’m not surprised by that. In a strange way, like most corrupted thinking processes, I see how Quaid has arrived at this type of thinking. And I think it is true that both people (RR & DJT) are pretty much the same brand of hate for humanity. Wasn’t it Nancy Reagan who did not want people dying from AIDS to get the help they needed, during the AIDS crisis of the late 70s early 80s? And wasn’t it Bush’s wife who came up with the hare-brained “no child left behind act”??? Which has done *nothing* to elevate standards of learning for kids k-12? Pretty much every Republican I can think of since Richard R. Nixon has followed the same corrupted narrative that the GOP espouses for humanity: divide, divide, divide.

Republicans believe in dividing our nation.

Democrats believe in uniting our nation.

Do the math people. Do the math. Then follow the money.

“When we fight, we win” (battle cry of the Democratic Party).


United we stand, divided we fall.

I don’t know about everybody else, but I’d rather stand.

Please take a stand for Democracy. Vote Blue.

[Orema]

“Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most influential and hawkish conservatives in the modern Republican Party and a figure reviled by the left, said Friday he would be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris because he regards former President Donald J. Trump as a grave danger to the country.” NY Times, Saturday, Sept, 7, 2024

Presidents Carter and Clinton are voting for VP Harris. GW is the only living President, apart from Trump, who hasn’t endorsed her. My money says Dubuya is gonna endorse her, too.

I’m starting to feel the way I felt after Senator Ted Kennedy endorsed Obama in the 2008 election. The Clintons went a little too far in their dirty politics and Teddy (and his niece Caroline) came out and endorsed Obama when he really needed it.

Dubuya might be waiting till Trump gets down and dirty before announcing his vote knowing that we have yet to see the worst of Trump.

[Kätzchen]

Is everybody ready for the debate (in a few days)??? It’s on Tuesday, right??

For those who have tv, set your pliers on the station and weld it tight !! :jester:

For those who have phones: get ready to blow up Neilsen’s ratings !!!! :vigil::vigil::vigil:


All eyes on Tuesday. 🎯🎯🎯🎯

GOOOOOOOOO KAMALA 💯💯💯🚀🚀🚀🚀❣️❣️❣️❣️

[A. Spectre]

So you're saying I can't forecast what will happen? Harrumph! lol


Future President Harris: Thoughtful, articulate, intelligent with lots of empathy, tough when she needs to be, twinkle in her eyes when she laughs, knows how the country is run.


Tangerine anal wart: Old man yells at clouds.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

So the debate was pretty fun to watch. VP Harris had a little trouble getting her feet under her for the first question about the economy, but after that she was on steady footing. I wanted more specifics on what exactly she plans to do, so that was a little disappointing. But her positive, uplifting remarks were heartening. All the feedback I've heard - including Fox - indicates that almost everyone thinks the VP won the debate. Whew!

[Kätzchen]

It’s obvious, even to the voters filled with vitriolic hate for any leadership that is blue. Red is red for reasons to alert people to extreme conditions ( list all your red flags here).

The Republican agenda is to lie lie lie and divide divide divide. That’s how they went about gerrymandering districts in their favor. The very thing narcissists do is accuse you of doing something they’ve already done (in secrecy, most often) and then, gas light everybody into believing that the liberal agenda did it already. I see their tricky behavior. I see how they con people into believing their side of the “story.”

But here is the story nobody wants, including our European allies: nobody wants the fuck ton of lies and chaotic schemes that DJT & his political savants want you to live by. Thankfully our German allies mocked the hell out of the orange nosed wart face and had no qualms calling him out for his false claims. It’s not just us fact checking his stinky bullshit. * E V E R Y B O D Y * is counting down to the chaotic end of our election. And the end will be like no other end we’ve ever seen in our voting lives.

We need such an overwhelming surge of voters for pro-democracy (BLUE) to take down the last gasping breath of the KKK , the White Nationalists, the far-right extremism that prevails in our country today, more so than just yesterday. Just ask anybody who has been targeted by their demagoguery ‘king of nothing’ whose recent target was the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio. DJT is the snake oil king of all perpetrators.


If we are lucky to overcome his agenda, especially if we take both the house and senate as a resounding rebuke to all people who support red agenda, then now is the time to update every single antiquated law and make impossible to hurt our country again.


PS/ “ When we fight (back like hell), we win”

GOOOOOOOO KAMALA GOOOOOOO COACH

[A. Spectre]

Calls for J.D. Vance to resign after he admits that he created pet-eating story about immigrants.

If I have to create stories so that the American media actually has to pay attention to the suffering of American people, then that’s what I’m going to do,” said Vance, a U.S. Senator representing Ohio.

Ironically, Vance’s attempt to point out imagined “suffering” has led to actual suffering by his own constituents.

Vance eventually told Bash to “shut up” about the rumor that has sparked racist verbal attacks on Haitians, marches in the town by the white-nationalist Proud Boys, bomb and shooting threats, closed schools and Donald Trump’s insistence that he’ll visit the town and eventually save it with mass deportations, if re-elected.

When confronted with his assertion that he created a story, Vance — after a long pause of on-air silence — backpedaled, saying he “created the American media focusing on it,” and continued to insist that the story came from “first-hand accounts,” which has been proven false.

Ohio state representative Casey Weinstein tweeted that Vance, an Ohio senator, should resign. Hundreds of other similar demands were made on social media.

“In the wake of JD Vance admitting he ‘created’ the pet-eating story, and as a result of the very real threats the communities and people he has targeted are now under … I am calling on him to RESIGN as our Senator,” Weinstein posted on Twitter/X.


No kidding eh? MAGATs lying? Furthermore, the MSM sanewashing all the gish-gallop coming out of their mouths? They throw massive shit against the walls, see if anything sticks, the media runs with it and Kamala is out of the news cycle for a day, or more. Also, on a more personal note, found out in Project 2025, they will look closely at ALL naturalized American citizens. This is a sinister future they want. Let's not give it to them!!

[Kätzchen]

I came across a podcast on CNN, titled “One Thing” hosted by David Rind.

Rind’s podcast this week features CNN’s National Security reporter Zachary Cohen.

Very timely podcast, if anyone is interested in listening to it. It’s about 21 minutes long.

Link: https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/one-thing/episodes/986132c8-179e-11ef-aba1-d34bf71b6722

[Kätzchen]

Here is Susan Rice talking about the horrific and dangerous and terrifying mass deportations if DJT gains power to the highest office in the US.

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-quite-terrifying-susan-rice-reacts-to-potential-for-turbocharged-deportation-plan-219598405764


We are on the verge of Domestic Terrorism committed by DJT and his ring kissing members of the Republican Party.


The fabric of our country is being torn apart by a person who has been convicted of fraud (34 counts) and has a life time record of inciting violence against innocent people who don’t look like him (etc).

[Kätzchen]

A sheriff in Ohio is intimidating voters by telling people to write down the addresses of people who have HARRIS 2024 signs in their yards…. Voter intimidation tactics reported by NBC’s Lester Holt and The Washington Post.

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[Kätzchen]

Just to take a positive spin before I go in for Cardiology today:

I have stickers on the back window of my car that say “La La La” in honor of my vote going to Kamala-la-la-la Harris. When I listen to this song by The Delphonics, from years ago, I can’t help but think of Kamala Harris and her devotion to and love for the people of America. ☺️❤️🦋💙🚀🎶🎶🎶

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[A. Spectre]

Taylor Swift told her followers to register to vote! And by golly they did, on the way to 100k new people!

Kid Rock (when's the last time he washed himself) told his followers to register as well, all tens and tens of them.


On a personal note, I am bias. Have enjoyed Ms. Swift since she wrote that song dissing awful Kanye or Ye wtf ever.

[Kätzchen]

I saw a news report today about a Chechen war lord who thinks the Tesla owner disabled his cybertruck remotely. It seems plausible that somebody could have that type of control over his product. Just look at how somebody figured out how to blow up every pager over in Lebanon.

There are some very scary things that could happen if the scary dude in the fake tan makeup is awarded the levers of power.

Just look at the news page covering certain people who promise to bring misery to those who won’t bow down and worship those who threaten to end the world: There’s that clown who is running for Governor in N. Carolina, there’s El Musk who wants to be head of xyz designed to ruin everyone, not to mention all the other people in charge under the first reign of terror headed up by you-know-who ( felon no 1).

If no one is above the law, why is a certain “no one” not in the same place in New York as others who have committed treacherous crimes???

Will we see anybody take away the keys away from scary clown car no 1???

*tick tock*

How many days away until Election Day?

Will Americans elect the king of chaos or will Americans speak boldly by vote and elect a woman who upholds the law and our country?

I sure hope we see overwhelming support for Kamala Harris & Coach Walz!

[Kätzchen]

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Democratic war chest for Harris triples during month of August

Link: https://abcnews.go.com/US/harris-trump-august-fundraising-fec-filings/story?id=113893128


My thoughts today concern the coming days at the end of the US Presidential Election and the mind numbing pain of citizens in our country will experience if our elected officials of the Democratic Party won’t able to regain control of The US HOUSE of Representatives and take back the gavel from the Maga-sycophant who presently presides over legislature (Mike Johnson). And I am deeply concerned over the antics of the GOP to create more chaos in Georgia, Nevada and Arizona and how DJT is interfering with Nebraska to steal election results that … with any luck at all …. Won’t be cast in favor of a convicted felon (45).

This is an urgent call to All Hands On Deck to save our country.

:firetruck:

[A. Spectre]

trump is alienating groups of people. Women, Jewish folks (only 2.4% of American citizens are Jewish) YET, he claims if he loses it will be due to Jews. From his postings on his miserably failing social media channel (have you seen the graph of his stock? Resembles a pool slide!) he appears to be just winging things as he limps along.

He chose the weakest VP choice, Sha D is even worse than trump when it comes to pissing large swaths of voters. When called out, he doubles and triples down!

He thinks he will win because he believes he will use every illegal post election strategies to sue, to bully everything in sight. If he thinks this will be successful, he needs reminding this is not 2016, he is NOT the incumbent, and he has really bad lawyers. Even in front of HIS judges most of the lawsuits were thrown out due to lack of evidence.

We need to be vigilant, trump is not helping himself by any means. He is out of money and out of his fucking mind.

The entire planet will have a collective sigh of relief when this cancer is remediated. However, he has done harm in the fact so many (men) feel they have the green light to abuse, women and people of color. If you were to be honest, you have seen the cruelty haven't you?

Yesterday, I took a mental health break. Volunteered for a group who raises money for dogs and their humans with terminal cancer. When one of my dogs developed cancer a few years ago, they sent a care package that consisted of a blanket, treats and toys! It meant the world to me at that time. We met yesterday at a harbor with blue skies, beautiful sailboats and......a ton of dogs! I was in charge of anyone who wanted their pooch to have a paw print! We had different colors of paint, the paper has the bottom half of an ice cream cone and after we dipped the paw in paint, we took the paw and dabbed it on top of the cone! The dogs name was printed on the paper and the owners came back later when the (non-toxic) paint was dry! The pool at the harbor opened up for only dogs (this being the last day open.)

I still have the biggest smile on my face this morning remembering all the dogs swimming, every breed, every size, getting along.

If only......

[Kätzchen]

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[A. Spectre]

As an NBC survey shows Trump slipping further with women, a writer who closely covers the abortion debate explains how Trump may be driving them away more aggressively than we thought.

September 23, 2024

In two bizarre rants over the weekend, Donald Trump openly fumed about female voters, lecturing them about why they should be supporting him and dismissing concerns about GOP abortion bans and all they’ve wrought. Meanwhile, a new NBC News poll shows Kamala Harris leading Trump by 21 points among women. Is Trump even trying to speak to them effectively anymore? We talked to Joan Walsh, national affairs correspondent at The Nation who writes well about the politics of abortion. She explains how Harris’s appeals to female voters really work—and why Trump is alienating them so badly.

Trump's outreach to female voters has been reduced to browbeating them into forgetting his presidency entirely and instructing them to stop thinking about reproductive rights.

https://newrepublic.com/article/186229/trump-rages-female-voters-epic-rants-amid-sudden-new-poll-drop


Okay, my B/f friends. Why is Kamala only ahead 21%? Tell me why he has even 5% of female voters? I can see the MTG white trash imbeciles voting for trump. Exactly what part of: "And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything." THIS should have disqualified this putrid sphincter from even running.

[Kätzchen]

As an NBC survey shows Trump slipping further with women, a writer who closely covers the abortion debate explains how Trump may be driving them away more aggressively than we thought.

September 23, 2024

In two bizarre rants over the weekend, Donald Trump openly fumed about female voters, lecturing them about why they should be supporting him and dismissing concerns about GOP abortion bans and all they’ve wrought. Meanwhile, a new NBC News poll shows Kamala Harris leading Trump by 21 points among women. Is Trump even trying to speak to them effectively anymore? We talked to Joan Walsh, national affairs correspondent at The Nation who writes well about the politics of abortion. She explains how Harris’s appeals to female voters really work—and why Trump is alienating them so badly.

Trump's outreach to female voters has been reduced to browbeating them into forgetting his presidency entirely and instructing them to stop thinking about reproductive rights.

https://newrepublic.com/article/186229/trump-rages-female-voters-epic-rants-amid-sudden-new-poll-drop


Okay, my B/f friends. Why is Kamala only ahead 21%? Tell me why he has even 5% of female voters? I can see the MTG white trash imbeciles voting for trump. Exactly what part of: "And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything." THIS should have disqualified this putrid sphincter from even running.


Exactly. Why is it that Harris is only 21% ahead of a known checkered suit salesman?? :fastdraq:

We have one chance at preventing mass mayhem: please cast your vote for the person who is known for upholding democracy and not committing crimes against humanity: The Harris-Walz Democratic ticket is the only way to win.

Did everybody catch in the news recently how N Korea’s dicktator killed his uncle and recently openly killed his citizens over the climate change floods that happened recently over there??? This is the same dicktator who has a bromance with America’s wannabe dictator who actually espouses the same deranged philosophy of killing people who enrage them and don’t further their deranged style of dicktatorship. T——p was recently outed by his brother Fred III whose only child is a special needs person who needs 24 hour care and supervision. T——p told his brother to let his only kid die. Unsurprisingly, that same deranged mindset underpinned the deaths of thousands upon thousands of Americans during Covid-19. Don’t forget who has your best interest at heart: it’s NOT T——p.

Btw, Melania grifted a six figure check for talking about how proud she is of her nude modeling and wearing her red suit.

Just remember who really cares about you in American society. Harris & Walz care.

T——p only cares if your money lines his pockets. Full stop. He cares about no one except himself. Malignant Narcissim on full display 24/7/365.

Thanks for your post Ace! Appreciate you big time.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Okay, my B/f friends. Why is Kamala only ahead 21%? Tell me why he has even 5% of female voters? . . .

I think it's because there's a certain (high) percentage of straight women who think more about their men than themselves. Instead of having their own opinions, they adopt their man's opinions. It's just easier for them - it makes for peace in the house. They don't see the larger picture. And a lot of them would be horrified if you suggested they should think of themselves first and go against their men. It's actually very pitiful. Unfortunately, they get to vote.

[Kätzchen]

So,,, I just was reading a bunch of stuff over on CNN and Anderson Cooper interviewed James Carville and his wife about stuff Carville has said over the years and what Carville thinks comes next— to which Carville said maybe it’s another plot twist, of some sort. lol. Duh. Of course there is room for more “plot twists.”

In my mind, I don’t see how anybody can think that DJT is a successful businessman. He’s not. He’s the king of losing money and benefitting from antiquated tax law that lets people with mega-millions off the hook. Why else would he give others huge tax breaks and let 90% of America’s poor struggle with carrying the tax burden zillionaire’s don’t want to contribute toward?

Rich people reap rewards in tax benefits that the ordinary person never gets a fair shake on.

On top of it, people who con others out of money or con people into funding their lifestyle are called “con artists” for a reason.

It’s amazing to me that people think he’s a good businessman. He’s not.

And on immigration? 45, the con artist, ripped kids from immigrants at the border who most likely will never see their parents again much less lead a non-traumatized life in their entire lives. You just don’t get over shit like that, in one fell swoop.

Narcissists don’t live in a real world. They’re Olympic sized “smoke and mirrors” and “moving goal posts” types of humans. They’re not safe people to know much less give any type of power to.

Can you believe Janet Jackson is spewing false claims about Kamala Harris’ race??? :tinfoil:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/politics/video/janet-jackson-echoes-false-claims-about-harris-race

I saw that over on CNN too. Trust me when I say I’m done with liking people who seem to value lies over the unvarnished truth. I’m tossing out all my Janet Jackson stuff. :| :vigil:

[Kätzchen]

Common Dreams press release:


https://www.commondreams.org/news/kamala-harris-economy


Title of news article: “ Rejecting Trump’s “Failed Trickle Down Policies”, 400+ Economic Experts Endorse Harris.”

From the article: “ It’s a choice between inequity, economic justice and uncertainty with Donald Trump or prosperity, opportunity and stability with Kamala Harris, a choice between the past and the future, wrote the experts.” — Julie Conley, September 24th, 2024.

[A. Spectre]

Do we really believe the GOP establishment wants felon 45 to actually win? His cognitive abilities are going south each day. For example, the other day his campaign confuses the state of Georgia with the country of Georgia. His eager admiration of Hannibal Lecter, and all things dictator, the word salad is starting to have too many ingredients.

Something tells me project 2025 (Peter Thiel former PayPal exec and a GAY man) who handpicked Shady Vance believe they can cheat and steal this election knowing full well they would never win the EC. In a few weeks or months, Vance would go full amendment 25 on felon 45s ass, and Vance will be the President. Far fetched? Vance is in many ways worse than trump. His hatred of women has even shocked me!

Anyway, I'm just thinking about different scenarios being played out. They need felon to keep his shit together long enough.

BUT.....my better angels tell me Kamala is going to whip out her can of whoop ass!

[Kätzchen]

Do we really believe the GOP establishment wants felon 45 to actually win? His cognitive abilities are going south each day. For example, the other day his campaign confuses the state of Georgia with the country of Georgia. His eager admiration of Hannibal Lecter, and all things dictator, the word salad is starting to have too many ingredients.

Something tells me project 2025 (Peter Thiel former PayPal exec and a GAY man) who handpicked Shady Vance believe they can cheat and steal this election knowing full well they would never win the EC. In a few weeks or months, Vance would go full amendment 25 on felon 45s ass, and Vance will be the President. Far fetched? Vance is in many ways worse than trump. His hatred of women has even shocked me!

Anyway, I'm just thinking about different scenarios being played out. They need felon to keep his shit together long enough.

BUT.....my better angels tell me Kamala is going to whip out her can of whoop ass!

I so agree with you, Ace!

But seriously? Remember when Nancy Pelosi tore up those docs while nimrod 45 was going on and on??? Even his niece Mary Trump, a psychologist, has written books about how their family is so effing toxic, how her KKK uncle, DJT’s dad, liked DJT’s horrid behaviors from an early age on. DJT has been off his rocker , probably since the day he was born.

I myself come from a family with Toxic dynamics. I get it, how DJT has never been responsible for one iota. That’s how people dealt with members of their family who are basically the types of people needing medical care by people in white coats. Cover up your toxic family shit so nobody figures out what is wrong with your family, lol (or not).

I feel so sorry for Mary and Fred III. I know what it’s like having a monster in the family. (w)

Thanks for bringing up the alternative scenario. Just look how that dude from S Carolina (Graham) is trying to make T——p look better, since that other Republican lieutenant governor has been caught red-handed with his depraved behaviors on porn websites. Wow. Just when you think you’ve heard it all, BAM! Out of the shadows we learn who people really are. I’m glad Janet Jackson spewed her hate yesterday. I’m no fan of hers, thanks to her jacked up way of smearing Kamala with her orange politics. WTF, for sure.

[Kätzchen]

Just some news about a Rock n Roll icon, Bruce Springsteen. :)

Happy Birthday to you!!! 🎉🎶🎂🎊🥳🎁💙💙💙🦋❣️

Bruce turned 75, two days ago. That means he’s 10 years older than me and boy, oh boy, am I glad to know that he can’t stand —>>(DJT). Phew! I’m so happy to learn that today!

Btw, there is a new documentary airing on October 25th about Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band.

Link: https://abcnews.go.com/culture/story/road-diary-bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-documentary-trailer/?id=113945087

I might have a huge crush now on Bruce. :blush: :eyebat: :awww:

[easygoingfemme]

This was well done... "In a House Oversight hearing featuring several authors of Project 2025 (who just happen to have been in Trump’s cabinet...) Rep. Crockett exposes misinformation from the creators of Project 2025 and pushes back against political attacks from the far right."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFyrqK_P4d4

[Kätzchen]

Podcast title: Prosecuting D. T.

Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prosecuting-donald-trump/id1679657705?i=1000670721161

What a fantastic episode today — (spoiler alert): 🎯

Mary McCord gave the opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee and testified about certain things going on in Washington DC concerning the latest John Robert’s court on annihilating what most American citizens have known for decades, if not hundreds of years, that no one is above the law, not even the person who occupies the highest office in the land, and how the Supreme Court mucked up this particular aspect in law governing our country.

Also revealed in this podcast was the fact that a non-profit launched criminal charges against DJT & JD Vance for inciting violence against the Haitian community in Ohio.

I listen to this podcast regularly and today’s podcast is the best yet.

Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.

[Kätzchen]

Wow, can we get more positive assessments like the one Mark Cuban gave to Kamala Harris today???

LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/mark-cuban-slams-trump-endorses-harris-she-s-run-her-campaign-like-a-ceo-220146757526


Just hearing Mark Cuban on Nicole Wallace’s news show, on MSNBC, was so danged awesome. I dared to dream about starting my own business, next year. I hope Kamala wins because if she does, all the lights will remain on in our country and no more divisive liability issues will prevail like they do today.


Way to go, Mr Cuban. Thank you for supporting Kamala Harris.


🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[Kätzchen]

I just read a few articles over on MSNBC: one news article was about how the Letitia James’ $454 cazillion dollar fine on the business fraud case might be in jeopardy due to certain judges on the appellate court monkeying around with Judge Engoron’s final and ongoing decision to hold DJT & kids’ feet to the flame of the law. The other news article was how DJT opening grifts money off of people who have disposable income in excess of six figures (for his stoopid watches, bibles or golden tennis shoes). * V O M I T *. WTH, right?!?!

Is that what makes America Great? Uh, nope.

But,,,, thankfully Kamala Harris does have an economic plan that will dove-tail into the last fours years of economic leadership by President Biden. See link below:

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-harris-economic-plan-tax-tariff-lies-rcna172889

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So, I live in a terribly Red leaning county. Most of my team is Blue except for two older people my age who have sold their souls to DJT. One is Asian and attends Catholic services for Asians and the other person is white, has led a life of white privilege and drive a car with a Trump flag on the tail end of the car and she actually divorced her husband and literally ruined his life financially while she lives high on the hog of the punitive income measures enforced on her very unlucky husband and on top of it, both people who are trumpers live a life of grift. Grifters who back grifters. Truly an eye opening problem I’ve seen countless times.

A) we’ve all seen by prior experience that Trump has no economic plan other than lining his pockets with ill gotten income,

B) it would appear that people who support the grifter-in-chief are people who live like him: skirt law and cheat cheat cheat and want the “easy” life as modeled by the ex-president and chief con-artist.


So enraging. :firetruck: :tinfoil: :vigil:

[Kätzchen]

I just got done with all kinds of important house chores and dr appt stuff to day and thought I’d listen to the debate. I only lasted through 1 1/2 questions. I think Gov Walz (D-Minnesota) is holding up well while giving answers. JD Vance though? He comes across, in how he talks to people, like a condescending angry boy in trouble with his mom and dad, like he’s got some chip on his shoulder or something. Idk.

JD is just like DJT. For sure.

Wow. There’s no do-overs. I’m trying not to let this stuff get to me but it feels like Nightmare Before Christmas scary movie type stuff come to life. There’s not much room for error. Sure hope Kamala does another interview with the press addressing important concerns most of us face daily.

The economy and housing issues like rent prices skyrocketing as well as the cost to try to own a home. There’s a lot of social unrest, which elevates the need to protect our social infrastructure so social order and safety remain a priority.


To take my mind off thus stuff, I did go buy an adjustable wrench so I can fix the handlebars on my bicycle (so I can ride it while the weather is so beautiful).


Oh, and Climate Change Issues.

Sure hope people want to live an apocalypse-free life. I know I do.

[easygoingfemme]

I just got done with all kinds of important house chores and dr appt stuff to day and thought I’d listen to the debate. I only lasted through 1 1/2 questions.


I haven't listened to it yet. I feel like it's going to put me in the head space that the Kavanaugh hearing did and that was not good. Your description solidifies my assumption.

I'm desperately watching for issues of housing and skyrocketing rents to hit the table here. Since I work with a very transient homeless population, the ability to get people housed sustainably is getting smaller and smaller. Even a program that I oversee that is entirely funded by HUD isn't able to cover rents and utilities for single individuals. And we're in a little no-big-deal urban area.

[Kätzchen]

Oh my goodness, did they nail it or what????

Here’s their first skit for the season. I’ve been watching SNL since the 70s.

Enjoy,

—K. :hk28:

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[Kätzchen]

LINK: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/politics/jack-smith-donald-trump-filing/index.html


It looks like Jack Smith (with the help of the Robert’s Supreme Court) just sucked all the oxygen out of 45’s years long assault on American Democracy.

The latest superseding affidavits filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith were streamlined to fit the Robert’s court ruling. (See video in article link where Elie Honig breaks it all down).


It’s just a matter of less than 30 some odd days before Election Day in November.

Will American’s under the spell of the Charlatan known as 45 come to see that they’ve been hoodwinked into joining the ranks of a dangerous man who cares not for American’s???


The Bells of Freedom are Ringing across America!!

[Kätzchen]

CNN did not provide a copy of Jack Smith’s unsealed legal document….

So here is the link to find it on MSNBC:

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-presidential-immunity-jack-smith-redacted-motion-document-pdf-rcna173714

[Kätzchen]

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/daughter-of-rudy-giuliani-describes-watching-her-dads-life-crumble-because-of-donald-trump-220936773921


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I hope people realize how serious this is that Trump is a disease, a cancer that will wreck everything that people have paid a high price for democracy: The revolution war, the civil war, ww2, and the millions of people who died from COVID because they believed the lies told by Trump.

Caroline is facing painful life situations due to her father sacrificing his life by following a masterful liar (Trump) and losing every ounce of credibility due to the malfeasance of Trump. Trump does not care about anyone other than himself. Full stop.


Please vote for sanity. Please vote for an apocalypse free life. Please vote for Kamala Harris who has given her life to representing THE PEOPLE in everyday concerns affecting people who live in America.

Do not let Trump win. :firetruck:

[Kätzchen]

Hey, Elie Honig? I used to feel some respect for you as a former prosecutor. You coming out and publicly saying negative opinions about the Special Counsel Jack Smith’s revision of charges against Trump is nothing short of an attack on the very profession you’ve been in for your work life and goes against your own credibility.

I have zero respect for your legal opinions now.

[Kätzchen]

So…. *ahem* … I saw a news article over on cnn about how that spray tanned guy thinks he’s the “chosen one” ( scary right?) and that’s why God chose him.

Whatever.

So, remember how people in recent days (or even when somebody let him occupy the white hous) have said he’s delusional? Has anybody from the mental health community come out and told us what his true status is on one or a combination of axis? I know Mary Trump is a licensed head doctor and she’s written extensively about her entire family. Her family is so toxic that she battles old scripts in her mind about if anybody could love her(you).

I was reading over on Quora about people who think they are God — the God Complex. But I’m guessing DJT, since he thinks he’s special, might have an undiagnosed case of schizophrenia??? IDK.

LINK: https://www.quora.com/Is-believing-in-a-god-a-mental-illness-theists-are-unaware-of


I was reading up on stuff like this and found a thread discussion on a question somebody asked: “Is believing in a god a mental illness theists are unaware of?” Some of the answers from members of the Quora community are very interesting.

[A. Spectre]

Felon 45 and shady vance are really running a campaign full of lying, racist misogynistic and dangerous language.

The thought of them in the White House is beyond scary. We would live in uncertainty, chaos and fear. My better angels told me this will backfire on them, but the damage to our collective psyche will be real.

Hopefully, after we mop the floor with them, trump will be quite busy with the other multiple criminal cases coming down the pike.

Come on Lady Justice!

[Kätzchen]

Felon 45 and shady vance are really running a campaign full of lying, racist misogynistic and dangerous language.

The thought of them in the White House is beyond scary. We would live in uncertainty, chaos and fear. My better angels told me this will backfire on them, but the damage to our collective psyche will be real.

Hopefully, after we mop the floor with them, trump will be quite busy with the other multiple criminal cases coming down the pike.

Come on Lady Justice!

Exactly, my friend. Come on, Lady Justice!!

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Did you see that Bob Woodward has published another book ???

Did you read that Dicktator 45 telephones Dicktator Pee-ewww-ton regularly and even gave him machines to detect Covid for his own personal use???

LINK: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/politics/bob-woodward-book-war-joe-biden-putin-netanyahu-trump/index.html


I love it that President Joe Biden has a prince potty mouth problem.. :jester:

I like it that VP Kamala Harris speaks honestly about owning a gun and that duh, it’s because she’s a public servant in law enforcement and duh, she even acts responsibly as a gun owner. :blink:

But no…. All those two faced cazillionaires would rather Dicktator 45 be their “lord & savior” because of whatever fucked up rationale they think the Amerikan Dicktator will do for them. Yeah. Nothing could be better than letting a person destroy our nation and world standing than their version of reality, right? Ummmm. No. Wrong answer, wrong idea, wrong choice, say it with me: the Amerikan Dicktator 45 is flat out wrong. He’s a well oiled machine but his mechanical parts don’t work for anyone other than himself.

He’s the dystopian American nightmare who will ruin the world with his sickening thought processes and (…).

If we are lucky to run this family out of town and take back the senate and house with our future Madam President Kamala Harris, lots of antiquated Confederate KKK racially based hate filled American customs and laws need immediate attention and redress for the sake of all Americans. And to show the world that hate has no place to thrive in America.

—————————.

Here’s something to think about: I have said recently that the staff members where I work are in love with Dicktator 45. Just the other day, the “October surprise” in our workplace was a staff member who was giving a haircut to a young boy who, after being asked about his experiences at school, the young boy said he worried about tasers. The tone deaf stylist hiding her love for trump has no real idea how children who are not white like her have disturbing realities like his. She couldn’t connect why this young Mexican boy was worried about tasers and dying.

We need, as a nation, to walk away (no, RUN) from hate.

Hate will kill you and kill everything you hold dear.

Also, read Elie Wiesel. Read or listen to about the Perils of Indifference.

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Vow to make a difference. It is not easy but worth it to demand a hate free society.

Much love to readers here.

Thank you Ace for your post!!

[Kätzchen]

Yanno, if you listen to a few news bytes over on CNN it might occur to anyone that Trump is a “hurricane” himself. Hurricane Trump: litany of lies, litany of minions overpowering the will of The People, litany of polarization politics, litany of “storm surge” which will drown our nation and essentially kill democracy.

There’s my food for thought today.

Harris for President ✅.

Hurricane Trump ( no fucking way).

[A. Spectre]

Important talking points, the prosecutor vs. the felon.


GOP agenda:

• A society that excludes and criminalizes necessary health care and personal sexual preferences.

• A society that warps the constitution to establish one religion and encourage violence against others.

• Americans pitted against each other along lines of race, color, religion, gender, sexuality, and income.

• Vilification of blacks, Jews, Muslims, lgbtq+ , homeless, and women of strength, encouraging violence against them.

• Destruction of public schools and the opportunity they provide to all, minorities included.

• Funding of private, religious schools to increase class division and unequal access and opportunity.

• Banning of books.

• Devastating climate change

• Leveling the Gaza waterfront to create a Hotel Strip

• A deadly all-out war on the rights of women.

• Private health care companies replace medicare and deny needed treatments -- basically "death panels"

• Every civil right is eroded by clown judges living in the 18th century rewriting the constitution.

• Worker's rights and benefits reduced in order to create greater profits for businesses.

• Safety nets removed, so that homeless, and jobless people are left to die on the streets.

• GUNS, everywhere, with no limitations or requirements. Mob rule ( warms Putin's heart )

• Leadership by people with the lowest morals of all. Grafters and grifters. Not to mention convicted felons!

I could go on but...


Kamala's agenda:


• Support of women's health care and sexual preferences.

• Separation of religion and state, and protection of minority rights.

• Americans of every race, color, religion, gender, sexuality, and income honored and treated fairly.

• The wealthy pay their damn fair share.

• Zero tolerance of hate and violence.

• Strong action to reduce gun violence.

• Vigorous support of public schools and the opportunity they provide to all, minorities included.

• Getting private, religious schools off the dole.

• Banning book bans!

• A local and global "Manhattan Project" to counter climate change

• Guaranteeing the rights of women.

• Support of Medicare, so that some day, we can have UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, SINGLE PAYER.

• Taking profiteers of "Medicare Advantage" plans to task.

• Restoring the Supreme Court to one that serves all people, and is not a religious tribunal or den of thieves.

• Worker's rights and benefits increased and guaranteed.

• Safety nets bolstered for homeless, jobless, and other needy people.

• Holding social media accountable for calls to violence that they harbor or actively foster.

• Sensible gun control

• Putting authoritarian regimes across the globe on notice.

• A better society by POSITIVE EXAMPLE


I could go on...

[Kätzchen]

Important talking points, the prosecutor vs. the felon.


GOP agenda:

• A society that excludes and criminalizes necessary health care and personal sexual preferences.

• A society that warps the constitution to establish one religion and encourage violence against others.

• Americans pitted against each other along lines of race, color, religion, gender, sexuality, and income.

• Vilification of blacks, Jews, Muslims, lgbtq+ , homeless, and women of strength, encouraging violence against them.

• Destruction of public schools and the opportunity they provide to all, minorities included.

• Funding of private, religious schools to increase class division and unequal access and opportunity.

• Banning of books.

• Devastating climate change

• ———> Leveling the Gaza waterfront to create a Hotel Strip

• A deadly all-out war on the rights of women.

• Private health care companies replace medicare and deny needed treatments -- basically "death panels"

• Every civil right is eroded by clown judges living in the 18th century rewriting the constitution.

• Worker's rights and benefits reduced in order to create greater profits for businesses.

• Safety nets removed, so that homeless, and jobless people are left to die on the streets.

• GUNS, everywhere, with no limitations or requirements. Mob rule ( warms Putin's heart )

• Leadership by people with the lowest morals of all. Grafters and grifters. Not to mention convicted felons!

I could go on but...


Kamala's agenda:


• Support of women's health care and sexual preferences.

• Separation of religion and state, and protection of minority rights.

• Americans of every race, color, religion, gender, sexuality, and income honored and treated fairly.

• The wealthy pay their damn fair share.

• Zero tolerance of hate and violence.

• Strong action to reduce gun violence.

• Vigorous support of public schools and the opportunity they provide to all, minorities included.

• Getting private, religious schools off the dole.

• Banning book bans!

• A local and global "Manhattan Project" to counter climate change

• Guaranteeing the rights of women.

• Support of Medicare, so that some day, we can have UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, SINGLE PAYER.

• Taking profiteers of "Medicare Advantage" plans to task.

• Restoring the Supreme Court to one that serves all people, and is not a religious tribunal or den of thieves.

• Worker's rights and benefits increased and guaranteed.

• Safety nets bolstered for homeless, jobless, and other needy people.

• Holding social media accountable for calls to violence that they harbor or actively foster.

• Sensible gun control

• Putting authoritarian regimes across the globe on notice.

• A better society by POSITIVE EXAMPLE


I could go on...

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has already been pushing for his “redevelopment plan” which is backed by ‘silent investors’, I think.

Link: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/03/22/gerry-connelly-jared-kushner-gaza-waterfront-max-vpx.cnn

Yanno, if you listen to a few news bytes over on CNN it might occur to anyone that Trump is a “hurricane” himself. Hurricane Trump: litany of lies, litany of minions overpowering the will of The People, litany of polarization politics, litany of “storm surge” which will drown our nation and essentially kill democracy.

There’s my food for thought today.

Harris for President ✅.

Hurricane Trump ( no fucking way).

reposting my post to emphasize the horrific ethnic cleansing Nazi-style Trump move on his iterations of sending Haitians home who are here legally and his son in law who has already gotten “silent” investors for his real estate plans for Serbia, Gaza and a host of other ‘available’ properties.

Trump is reimagining Hitler and will be worse than Hitler.

Please don’t let this horrid “Hurricane Trump” destroy the lives of others (here and world wide).

[A. Spectre]

First, I must disclose that I believe Joe and Meeeeka are partly to blame for the orange cretin back in the day when they would let him phone in to the show and yap and yap ad nauseam. Numerous hours of free publicity. Besides, poor Meeeka can never finish a thought without interruptus.

However, they have improved over the last few years to being a 'never Trumper.'

They had on a man today who blames trump for his father-in-law refusing help from FEMA.


Here is an interaction with Dan Abrams with someone discussing his father-in-law:

"ANTHONY: My father-in-law lives just outside of Asheville, North Carolina, and he was badly damaged by Hurricane Helene. And he has refused all FEMA help because he's a hardcore trumper. He literally believes that if he accepts anything from FEMA, they're going to take his house.

ANTHONY: I don't understand how so many people are under the spell of this freaking con man. I don't understand it.

DAN ABRAMS: It's absolutely heartbreaking about your father-in-law. I'm so sorry to hear it, um you know--

ANTHONY: Dan, it's hard. It's hard to even imagine it. I mean, he lost almost everything, and he's refusing all help from the federal government and complaining to us that he doesn't have food, that he doesn't have the stuff he need, and yet he won't accept the help. What the hell are we supposed to do? We're not in a position to be able to fly across the country and help him. There's people begging us to get him to accept help and he won't do it. And I guarantee you, I'm not the only one. I guarantee you I'm not the only one.

DAN ABRAMS: I wish there was something I could say as to, you know, I don't know. Is there ---does he have access to any electronics where you could send him some information debunking this and that he might --

ANTHONY: We've done all of that. We've done all of that. We've sent him, we've sent him all the FEMA bulletins. We've sent hi all the stuff from the fact checkers. He doesn't believe it. He thinks it's all --- he just believes trump, literally, Dan. He just ---- it's a cult! He's a cult member. I'm sorry to say it. He's a cult member. And he's my father-in-law and it sucks"

trumps vicious lies have real life consequences! He is one evil fucker!

[Kätzchen]

Did you know that grassroots supporters and others have raised 1 billion in cash donations for the Kamala Harris campaign???

LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/chris-jansing-reports/watch/new-harris-political-operation-raises-over-1-billion-221313093565


Psst (fashion alert, lol): Chris Jansing is wearing a white jacket (it’s after Labor Day:giggle: ) :jester:


Taylor Swift donated 5Million to hurricane victim relief agencies to help people who are hurt by Hurricane Helene and Milton. WTG Ms. Swift ������

There is every reason to believe that the Electoral College count system will finally burn in hell, but it’s not going to burn down fast enough if Hurricane Trump and his corrupt GOP allies win the election. :firetruck:


I’m trying to find positive news but it’s getting real hard to find the light at the end of the tunnel.


Can we reach a united consensus that evil fuckers of modern day need to be out of the picture… And, gone for good???

Just ask anybody who has lost a loved one in Gaza or Israel or Turkey or Ukraine or in any country where repressive regimes (45’s last presidency where hundreds of thousands of people died from Covid because of his lies and his lies daily about x y or z) are upending and claiming lives daily.

(( good bye Trump, goodbye Putin, goodbye Orban, goodbye you lying sack of crap Netanyahu, goodbye dictators world wide)).


:blink:

[Kätzchen]

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Obama needs no introduction because he is a time tested, proven leader.

In the final days leading up to the life changing Presidential election,
It’s calming my nerves to hear him take Trump to task.

I can’t live in fear of a Trump presidency.


I sure hope that a massive wave of support shows up for Kamala and that the oppressive and repressive GOP Republican Party gets what it deserves: nobody’s vote for hateful, undemocratic lie filled years ahead.

Kamala for the win because we are not going back.

[Orema]

https://www.jazzforkamala.com/

Jazz artists are coming out for VP Harris in NYC this weekend. Sounds like a last minute get together but it also sounds like it will be a fun night with different artists popping in for some jam sessions.

Kenny Barron will be there and here he is on piano.

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Would love to go but it’s not meant to be for me.

VP Harris will be in my neck of the woods on Friday.

[Kätzchen]

That is lovely, Orema. Thanks for sharing about jazz artists for Kamala. :bunchflowers:



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It’s just a matter of a few weeks to go. I’ve not gotten my ballot in the mail. Usually the ballot comes with the ballot voter booklet but all I got last week was the voter booklet. And it was jacked up. I am going by the county office for the Democratic Party tomorrow to find out if I’m ever going to get a ballot.

From November 5th to January 6th of 2025 will be the scariest slide into whether our country remains a Democracy or if the evil family of Trump throws us all under the Trump bus into fascism on Trump Drugs. So damn scary. Fucking accordion hands losers.

:blink:

[A. Spectre]

Some FEMA operations paused in North Carolina after reports National Guard troops saw 'armed militia' threatening them

On Saturday, FEMA workers had to halt their work in Rutherford County due to reports that National Guard troops saw “armed militia” threatening the workers, according to the Washington Post, which cited an email to federal agencies helping with the response, verified by unnamed federal officials. It’s not clear if the threat was credible.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/14/us/fema-helene-north-carolina-reported-threats/index.html


My god! What the fuck does trump need to do before the DOJ does something?! Have we forgotten the fucker is out on bail?! If stoking violence doesn't evoke bond, what fucking does?

Oh, and what do the stranded libertarians who have no electricity, water screaming for the federal government to do something!

[easygoingfemme]

I had a dream last night that I was up on top of a high mountain. Somehow trump was like, airlifted up it, and was standing there in his stupid suit and stupid shoes. And then, in my dream, he somehow...um... fell off of the top of the mountain. I tore down the mountain giddy about how the future had just changed.

[Kätzchen]

LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mark-cuban-no-good-reason-to-vote-for-donald-trump-as-the-business-candidate-221742149689


I just kind of scanned headline news stories over on MSNBC and found Mark Cuban’s interview with Rachel fairly interesting. I like it that at one time he gave some positive notions , years ago , about DJT — but nowadays his opinion about Trump being a good businessman is a no-brainer because Donald is *not* anybody with a track record of conducting good business. Other than Donald’s bromance with E. Musk, Mark Cuban’s opinion is vastly different now because duh he’s been found out how bad he is a business. Is it good business acumen to grift money off people for whatever jacked up reason DJT is selling??? I’m pretty sure if there were a Grifter’s Anonymous meeting he wouldn’t be accepted at all due to his lack of remorse for other people, including himself. He’s a monster, for real. His legion of bad actors… who are as unhinged as he is, is a gigantic warning sign nobody can afford to ignore.


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After I attend my doctor appts today I plan to go see the movie “The Apprentice.” The fact that DJT worshipped Roy Cohn (an in your face gay man with no morals or ethics during the McCarthy era) screams deafening levels of hypocrisy in the face of what people *think* they know about DJT. I never went to see Barbie, but I do want to see this movie. I’m pretty sure it depicts a more real picture of the con-man known as DJT.


I feel sorry for anybody who has been a wife or girl friend to anybody like DJT and it’s sickening how his current wife is still standing by his side. Truly another WTF moment in American culture. It just goes to show how sick minded, bad acting people trap women into drain-circling relationships and how women find it difficult to untangle themselves from abusive con-artists.

[nhplowboi]

As I was just watching DJT's music and dance fest from yesterday, I couldn't help but remember that musicality is one of the last things to leave a person who has dementia.

[Kätzchen]

As I was just watching DJT's music and dance fest from yesterday, I couldn't help but remember that musicality is one of the last things to leave a person who has dementia.

Trump is just stalling for time. His allies will take front and center stage on November 5th and conduct a several weeks long shit show to try to steal the Presidency for a second time. It’s not Trump we should be worried about (although I am worried somewhat). But — It’s his co-conspirators and The racist Robert’s Court (SCOTUS) that will aide and abet his biggest heist yet in crime.

F^ck Trump. And F^ck all his White Nationalist MAGA-t perpetrators.

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Just like Rosie The Riverter, from WWII days, women and our masculine allies will get the job done. ✅


Say it with me, “We’re not going back,” — Kamala Harris.

[Kätzchen]

If you haven’t read about how Special Counsel Jack Smith now submits his latest findings on how DJT is responsible for January 6th, you can watch this video and read about it here: LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/jose-diaz-balart/watch/new-jack-smith-filing-asserts-trump-is-responsible-for-jan-6-capitol-riots-221887557527

Also, check out a Guatemalan father and a then 9-y.o. son who were separated at the border under the last reign of terror by DJT: LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/jose-diaz-balart/watch/-something-no-9-year-old-should-go-through-father-and-son-separated-under-trump-admin-speak-out-221891653739


I’m really glad Kamala’s interview with Charlamagn Tha God went well. I like this press release that is from the Detroit Free Press : LINK: https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/15/kamala-harris-in-detroit-for-charlamagne-tha-god-interview/75687986007/


So much is at stake. Be Brave. Be Courageous. Take a stand against DJT’s brand of fascism. Vote Blue!

[chefhmboyrd]

At this point, the Toxic Trump campaign is not even trying to win. He is counting on his apparatus to go full denial and "Fixed Election" when he loses by a definitive margin. He will claim fraud and sue the states and election officials. He has a bigger more effective team this time. :goodluck:

[Kätzchen]

I was thinking this morning that it seems like we have a huge double standard with regard to how American men treat women. Remember how America used to get involved with other countries in how they treated their women folk (Afghanistan, Iraq/Iran, any country who demonstrated a penchant for dehumanizing women and mistreating them)???

Just the other day, over on Foxx news (I never watch their shit show crap), Kamala Harris had to endure being talked over, and basically mistreated so all the Magat watchers could revel in a woman being mistreated for the sake of news coverage when there was nothing newsworthy about that in-your-face treatment, legitimated by a network that is not newsworthy at all.

LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kamala-harris-fox-news-interview-bret-baier-rcna175823

There’s nothing special about broadcasting a news interview where your lack of professionalism and lack of civility is on display for all others to see the REAL way women are treated in American society.

Women being raped by male oppressors, women being beat by male abusers because they won’t kowtow to male oppression tactics, women’s right being erased by Toxic Males in powerful positions (…).

There’s nothing “golden” or “beautiful” about Amerika that lets toxic masculinity prevail and carry on as if our country cares about female bodied individuals (women).

Thankfully, the CMO (chief marketing officer from the 1990s era) of NBC came out and disclosed to its viewers how they elevated DJT to look like a successful businessman when they knew he was not successful at all and apologized to their millions of viewers how they mislead the audience into thinking that DJT was real special. This news article and video was featured today on CNN.



Yeah. Makes you wonder why the former marketing officer of The Apprentice grew a back bone and decided to come out and tell the unvarnished truth about how they conned people into thinking DJT was so successful when the reality was (and still is!!) that DJT is “king” of failed business practices just so he can be paid to illustrate the BIG LIE about who he really is.

Lucky me and lucky for others that we could see through his carefully orchestrated lies. :blink:

[A. Spectre]

There is no bottom to his crap.


Now he's talking about Arnold Palmer in the shower

Yesterday in Pennsylvania, he spent the first 10 minutes of his speech talking about Arnold Palmer.

“Arnold Palmer was all man. And I say that in all due respect to women and I love women. But this guy, this guy, this is a guy that was all man. This man was strong and tough. And I refused to say it, but when he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there, they said, ‘Oh my God, that’s unbelievable,’” Trump said.


Afterwards, he referred to Kamala Harris, saying: “You’re a shit vice president,” And his crowd of morons cheered and began chanting it.

Here is a quote from Palmer's daughter in 2018:

https://x.com/goLoko77/status/1847786821620736459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1847786821620736459%7Ctwgr% 5E7273366ec7a8d5daec6a5a7e465d3d797907ed03%7Ctwcon %5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.co m%2F100219586105


Janie! Get me off this crazy thing! Anyone who gets this reference, I really like and respect you. lol

[Kätzchen]

I got my ballot in the mail yesterday. The day before yesterday I got two voting booklets. So I’m all set.

Will submit my vote to our county Democratic office in person. I still don’t trust the post office (DeJoy).

[A. Spectre]

A new USA Today/Suffolk University Poll shows the vice president leading the former president by 63% to 34%, close to 2-1, among those who have already voted.


That preference turns around among those who plan to wait until Election Day to vote, with Trump ahead 52% to 35%.


https://politicalwire.com/2024/10/21/harris-has-huge-lead-among-those-who-have-voted/

If nothing else, it is a good measure of voters enthusiasm. People who voted early are eager to vote and certain of their choices. Those who wait are less motivated, less certain.

[Kätzchen]

Here is an interesting read on how mental health issues of past leaders in US positions of power, in the past, lead to the vacuum effect and rise of dictators like Mussolini, Franco, Hitler and the eventual outbreak of WWII.

LINK: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7573095/


Here is another link to a good read over on MSNBC, an op-ed by a physician.

LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-age-health-campaign-events-decline-rcna176373

[Kätzchen]

I saw a report on MSNBC by Rachel Maddow today, wherein she speaks about American’s thinking that Trump’s policies were good for Americans.

To me, it’s more like a misnomer: a person doesn’t have to be all that much smarter than the average person in America to understand that failed business practices resulting in 45 felonies is not good policy. Nor was it “good policy” to let mega-millionaires off the hook in taxation practices. Nor was it “good policy” to inject Clorox to get rid of Covid-19. Nor was it “good policy” to separate children from parents migrating to the US over fatalistic policy practices of dictators in other countries who wanted an apocalypse free life in the US. Nor is it “good policy” to undo years long work on overhauling the healthcare industry or undo years long works to make sure the disabled and elderly (I am in both categories now) are able to sustain themselves on Social Security checks or Medicare.

It does not take a rocket scientist to see or understand how fatal the choice is if people can’t see how fatal another Trump administration will be not only for American’s but for the entire global community.

Here is the invaluable link to Rachel Maddow’s news report:

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/liz-cheney-striking-answer-key-lindsey-graham-question-rcna176553

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I voted yesterday and I just dropped off my ballot to the county election division offices. I also signed up to track my ballot.

I voted for an apocalypse free life by casting my vote for every democrat on the ballot and voting no on every measure meant to hurt people financially. I also voted NO on instituting ranked choice voting: Which rank choice voting is a mathematical certainty for calamity.

I can hardly wait to see Kamala win. Kamala is the only choice for Democracy surviving the continual assault of hate we see on all fronts in American society.

Kamala Harris: Madam President of the United States of America. 💙💙💙

[Orema]

Usually, I'm heading for the hills by this time in the election game but Michigan is a hot ticket and somebody is here every other day. VP Harris and fomer First Lady Michelle Obama will be up the road in Kalamazoo on Saturday for a "Get Out The Vote" rally. I won''t go to see them, but I'm all eyes and ears for news and updates.

It was nice to hear Eminem open up with a Detroit saying (What Up Doe. (https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/detroit-poet-natasha-t-miller-defines-the-phrase-what-up-doe/)) when he introduced former President Obama the other night. Eminem is a good counter to the Kid Rock voters in The Mitten. Glad he came out for Democrats. And I'm glad President Obama gets to release some his angst regarding President Trump.

Love this Detroit mural for Harris and Walz. Very cool.

https://i.postimg.cc/fTRQ9bfz/kamala-mural-in-detroit-v0-rztlzph365wd1.webp

[A. Spectre]

1 - I refuse to vote for a convicted felon.
2 - I refuse to vote for a man under four different indictments.
3 - I refuse to vote for a man whose businesses were convicted for fraud.
4 - I refuse to vote for a man who had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars after a court found he committed fraud.
5 - I refuse to vote for a man who has sexually assaulted a woman, as found by a jury.
6 - I refuse to vote for a man who threatened to use the military against U.S. citizens.
7 - I refuse to vote for a man whose chief of staff said admired some of the things Hitler did.
8 - I refuse to vote for a man who has been accused by over a dozen women of sexual assault.
9 - I refuse to vote for a man who cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star.
10 - I refuse to vote for a man who left office with the worst GDP growth in nearly 80 years.
11 - I refuse to vote for a man who gave away America's COVID supplies to Putin personally.
12 - I refuse to vote for a man who took Putin's side over U.S. intelligence agencies while on foreign soil.
13 - I refuse to vote for a man who said America is "like a garbage can".
14 - I refuse to vote for a man who suggested nuking hurricanes.
15 - I refuse to vote for a man who praised dictators like Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin.
16 - I refuse to vote for a man who withheld aid to Ukraine for personal political gain.
17 - I refuse to vote for a man who tried to undermine the democratic process by refusing to concede the 2020 election.
18 - I refuse to vote for a man who attempted to overturn the results of a lawful election.
19 - I refuse to vote for a man who pressured state officials to "find votes" in his favor.
20 - I refuse to vote for a man who tried to politicize the Department of Justice.
21 - I refuse to vote for a man who demanded loyalty from officials over duty to the law.
22 - I refuse to vote for a man who downplayed the COVID-19 virus despite knowing its danger.
23 - I refuse to vote for a man who called fallen U.S. soldiers "losers" and "suckers".
24 - I refuse to vote for a man who cut environmental protections critical to health and safety.
25 - I refuse to vote for a man who paid hush money to cover up his scandals.
26 - I refuse to vote for a man who refused to release his tax returns.
27 - I refuse to vote for a man who obstructed justice according to multiple investigations.
28 - I refuse to vote for a man who tried to coerce foreign leaders to interfere in U.S. elections.
29 - I refuse to vote for a man who refused to unequivocally condemn hate groups.
30 - I refuse to vote for a man who disrespected allies and insulted NATO.


More tomorrow, running out of internet ink.

[A. Spectre]

31 - I refuse to vote for a man who denied climate change and rolled back key environmental initiatives.
32 - I refuse to vote for a man who used the presidency for personal financial gain.
33 - I refuse to vote for a man who encouraged violence at his rallies.
34 - I refuse to vote for a man who suggested delaying the election.
35 - I refuse to vote for a man who discussed pardoning himself.
36 - I refuse to vote for a man whose mishandling of COVID-19 led to the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
37 - I refuse to vote for a man who saw GDP shrink by 3.5% in 2020, the worst annual performance in over 70 years.
38 - I refuse to vote for a man whose tax cuts for the wealthy ballooned the national debt to unprecedented levels.
39 - I refuse to vote for a man who added nearly $8 trillion to the national debt, with much of it benefiting corporations and the wealthy.
40 - I refuse to vote for a man who oversaw the highest U.S. trade deficit in 12 years by 2020, despite promises to reduce it.
41 - I refuse to vote for a man who implemented a trade war with China that hurt American farmers, leading to a record level of farm bankruptcies.
42 - I refuse to vote for a man whose tariffs raised costs for American businesses and consumers, impacting everything from electronics to groceries.
43 - I refuse to vote for a man who promised to bring back manufacturing but saw the sector shed jobs by the end of his term.
44 - I refuse to vote for a man who failed to enact comprehensive infrastructure legislation despite repeated promises, missing a major economic growth opportunity.
45 - I refuse to vote for a man whose policies led to millions of Americans losing health insurance due to employment disruptions during COVID-19.
46 - I refuse to vote for a man who attempted to cut Social Security and Medicare funding despite their importance to millions of Americans.
47 - I refuse to vote for a man who left office with record levels of inequality, as wealthier Americans benefited from his policies more than average citizens.
48 - I refuse to vote for a man who presided over a net loss of jobs, ending his term with fewer Americans employed than when he began.
49 - I refuse to vote for a man who had 4 top officials in his own administration say that he was either a fascist or showed signs of fascism.
50 - I refuse to vote for a man who said American cities are “infested” when speaking about areas with high populations of minorities.
51 - I refuse to vote for a man who called John McCain a “loser” for being captured as a prisoner of war.
52 - I refuse to vote for a man who referred to African nations as "shithole countries" and implied immigrants from those places were undesirable.
53 - I refuse to vote for a man who told U.S.-born Congresswomen of color to "go back" to their countries.
54 - I refuse to vote for a man who called Americans "stupid" for not agreeing with him on COVID-19 precautions and vaccine skepticism.
55 - I refuse to vote for a man who dismissed health risks to teachers and essential workers during the pandemic.
56 - I refuse to vote for a man who said America is "a laughingstock" on multiple occasions, disparaging the country he led.
57 - I refuse to vote for a man who referred to fallen soldiers as "not smart" for dying in combat.
58 - I refuse to vote for a man who mocked the intelligence of American generals, calling them “dopes and babies.”
59 - I refuse to vote for a man who shared a video of a supporter saying that "the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat."
60 - I refuse to vote for a man who has lied over 30,000 times to the American public while President.


Democracy dies in the darkness folks! Get out the word to vote! I have been leaving Post-It notes in women's bathrooms saying "Your vote is Private" and "Vote your conscience."

[Kätzchen]

Thank you Ace for your list of refusals. Thank you so much.


Did y’all catch Kamala’s Houston campaign stop? Beyoncé introduced Kamala and wow, could Texas be turning Blue? Ann Richard’s was once Governor of Texas.



How about Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks? He is so thorough in his business rationale. What a refreshing thing to have Mark in your corner.


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I have been experiencing anxiety 😬

Here we are just days away from fucking chaos. The Election. Then Republican Mike Johnson and not passing critical infrastructure legislation and keep our country’s bills paid, but no — I’m sure he has lost his mind. How can these people live with this on their conscience? So very scary.

I’m very worried, for sure. (w)(w)(w)

[Kätzchen]

8days until Election Day: which side will you be on and who will get your vote?

Will American’s turn out in record numbers to save America from the toxic tyrant known as Trump?

I refuse to let a toxic tyrant ruin my life or ruin our country.

I refuse to buy anything from Amazon or read WP (fuck u bayzos).

I refuse to let our country drown in debt and choose to elect a responsible woman who has given her life to public service and deserves to represent our country who understands how to make effective decisions in our best interest.

I refuse to let a spoiled baby rule the roost.

Scram Trump. Beat it. Goodbye loser.


Hello Freedom: Harris Walz 2024 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[Kätzchen]

I can’t help but feel abandoned by time honored news outlets like NYT’s and WP and I did not even suspect David Muir’s Republican mindset until other news casters outted his membership in the GOP party, and I’m seriously offended by the paywall money grab on CNN and the inkling of Trumpism that I see leaking amid their news coverage.

Will media start reporting in non-partisan fashion and can they limit the oxygen given to the Trump-Maga-cult followers as if they are of sound mind when it’s obvious to others in America and abroad that they are not of sound mind and rational decision making???

I can hardly believe that the majority of voters in AZ or NEV will hand our country over to a person guilty of fraudulent business practices, sexual assault charges and the chief liar of all time.

WTF (does not even come close to the treachery espoused by Church of Trump and his sickening family members and social deviants). :blink:

[Kätzchen]

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I’m leaving this video tonight so anybody can watch it when you’ve got about a half hour of time.


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Today while out on errands and attending my doctor appointment, I was waiting at a traffic light near my doctor’s office when a white Tesla 2 door car sat next to me. As we both went forward I saw a huge “HARRIS 2024” window sign across the back window. 2 ladies older than me driving it. I honked and waved and zipped my window down to shout for joy!!!🤩

[Kätzchen]

PS/ did you all see where somebody set ballot drop off boxes on fire in town here and across the river in Vancouver???



https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ballot-box-fires-oregon-washington-early-voting-safety-rcna177743


Don’t worry, we’re on it. Big trouble for the bad actors who did it.

[A. Spectre]

Across the United States, companies that rely on foreign suppliers are preparing to raise prices in response to the massive import tariffs that former president Donald Trump promises if he wins the election Tuesday.

Producers of a range of items, including clothing, footwear, baby products, auto parts and hardware, say they will pass along the cost of the tariffs to their American customers.

The planned price increases next year would come as consumers are beginning to enjoy relief from the highest inflation in four decades and directly contradict Trump’s repeated assurances that foreigners will pay the tariff tab.

“We’re set to raise prices,” Timothy Boyle, chief executive of Columbia Sportswear, said in an interview. “We’re buying stuff today for delivery next fall. So we’re just going to deal with it and we’ll just raise the prices. … It’s going to be very, very difficult to keep products affordable for Americans.”


Come on Butch/femme Planet! Let's hear a big hell yeah for Kamala/Walz!

I understand talking about what you had for dinner and what brings you joy is important, but come the fuck on! Engage in this topic! THIS is so damn important for you, for your sisters, your children, your loved ones!

[Kätzchen]

Across the United States, companies that rely on foreign suppliers are preparing to raise prices in response to the massive import tariffs that former president Donald Trump promises if he wins the election Tuesday.

Producers of a range of items, including clothing, footwear, baby products, auto parts and hardware, say they will pass along the cost of the tariffs to their American customers.

The planned price increases next year would come as consumers are beginning to enjoy relief from the highest inflation in four decades and directly contradict Trump’s repeated assurances that foreigners will pay the tariff tab.

“We’re set to raise prices,” Timothy Boyle, chief executive of Columbia Sportswear, said in an interview. “We’re buying stuff today for delivery next fall. So we’re just going to deal with it and we’ll just raise the prices. … It’s going to be very, very difficult to keep products affordable for Americans.”


Come on Butch/femme Planet! Let's hear a big hell yeah for Kamala/Walz!

I understand talking about what you had for dinner and what brings you joy is important, but come the fuck on! Engage in this topic! THIS is so damn important for you, for your sisters, your children, your loved ones!

I share the same sentiment as you, Ace. Let’s hear it from our membership here.

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In our local free newspaper, Willamette Weekly, they profiled Boyle — CEO of Columbia Sportwear. Gert, the original owner would be pissed off with Boyle for his type of leadership of her company (she passed away a few years ago).

Boyle drags in millions of dollars annually, his salary is over a million annually, and most like he’s already penned his golden parachute (fleecing the company and future buyers, is what I’m guessing).

He has a fortress in the West Hills of Portland. He pays his water bills, but the water company in town has a program for low income people who are behind on their water bills. The water companies new AI picked Boyle to pay off his huge water bill, at a 40% discount, when he definitely does not need that type of help. In fact, earlier this year a local family had its checking accounts frozen and left them penniless due to a water bill their now-deceased relative never paid. The entire family is on disability income and faced horrific financial penalties from the water company. Yet Boyle took advantage of this program paying his water bill. Even if it was in error, they’ve had plenty of time to retract and give that money back but they haven’t.

Link: https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/10/30/machine-learning-offers-a-water-bill-discount-to-wealthy-portlander/



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GOOOOOOOO
KAMALA, GOOOOOOOO COACH!!!

[Kätzchen]

https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/08/20/2024_08_20_153733_1724138860._large.jpg

[Kätzchen]

https://assets.vogue.com/photos/66aa743007adca5c0eb81b55/4:3/pass/kamala.gif

[Kätzchen]

LINK: https://www.democracynow.org/

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Today I was browsing news coverage over on Democracy Now and feel that their news coverage is better than most news outlets, with the exception of MSNBC as I feel this news channel covers topics of interest the same way. Honest and forthright and compelling.


I feel like our country is on the verge of making a massive mistake in not challenging and holding elected officials accountable for their roles in January 6th and worse, letting the Supreme Court upend years long battles to secure human rights for women, children, immigrants and those of us in the LGBTQ community.

People come yo America to live in safety from dictators world wide. I can hardly believe that the Asian Catholic community supports Trump (it’s true, I work among these types of people in our very red county). If their wishes come true, their “lord and savior” will be using our military to round them up and hold them in concentration camps for “deportation.” They absolutely do not realize the mistake in judgement will cost them their lives and perceived freedom. My heart hurts because of their willful obedient to a human monster.

I’m 65, going on 66 next spring, and never in my entire life did I think that “Christian church goers” would ever bow down to this human monster and his supporters. The massive indifference (credit to Ellie Wiesel) Americans afford to this life altering challenge is hard to mistake. Why or why do people believe the cruelty and meanness of Trump over the safety and democracy that comes with electing Kamala Harris?

It’s scary, the attitude of indifference that permeates our country.

Four days until a litany of evil is committed by Trump and his sickening sycophants (Mike Johnson, et al).

Be careful what you wish for.

:candle: :praying: :vigil:


(Insert WWII air raid sirens nonstop)

[Kätzchen]

People of celebrity type status who are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for President of the United States can be found over on this website zine: https://deadline.com/gallery/kamala-harris-celebrity-endorsements-sally-field-ben-stiller/


Check out who’s on this list (you might be delightfully surprised).




How many days now until November 5th? (3 days…)

:vigil: :vigil: :vigil:

[Soft*Silver]

I am so grateful that they’re only only two more days until Election Day! I am literally getting an ulcer. I can’t watch him talk without feeling my blood boil. I’m not just over him but over half the nation that is supporting him! I have forgotten that there was this undercurrent of ugliness in our culture yet. I was in denial! And now I’m seeing documented proof of the hatred half of our population has for our other half.
I swear to God somewhere Stephen King is writing this novel…

[Orema]

I am so grateful that they’re only only two more days until Election Day! I am literally getting an ulcer. I can’t watch him talk without feeling my blood boil. I’m not just over him but over half the nation that is supporting him! I have forgotten that there was this undercurrent of ugliness in our culture yet. I was in denial! And now I’m seeing documented proof of the hatred half of our population has for our other half.
I swear to God somewhere Stephen King is writing this novel…

I'm here for it... all for it. A ton of money is coming into my state. The politicians and their cronies are courting us like a mutha. I usually get one visit per Presidential election, but I've had four "get out the vote" teams come to my house in the last month to see if I'm voting. I usually offer them bottles of water or protein drinks.

President Clinton was blocks away from me stumpin' for Harris/Walz a week ago, Former First Lady M.O. was less than 100 miles from me doing the same the week before that. VP Harris and Gov Walz seem to be here every other day. And we're making a lot of money from ad dollars. I watch and listen to the ads. Yep, even his.

I know it's crazy and I cuss out the TV, too, but I'm here for the attention my state is getting. Even the bad attention because it energizes us. It puts a spotlight on us, but we can take the heat.

Along with that, Gov Whitmer has been flooding our air waves and it's always good to see and hear her tell us why we need to vote and who we need to vote for.

I also love that VP Harris is talking to anyone and everyone who will chat with her. From Steve Harvey to Charlamagne tha God to Shay Shay. (One of my few problems with Pres. Obama was that he wouldn't talk to some people when he was running. He fell out with Tavis Smaley and Cornel West because he wouldn't "go on the record" and speak with them. He's still paying for that. I don't hold it against him, but I'm glad VP Harris isn't making the same error.)

I'm usually the first to moan and groan about this madness, but remarkably, I'm here for this.

[Kätzchen]

That is amazing Orema, thank you for sharing about voting in your home state. I’m glad your state is headed up by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She is definitely amazing!! :bunchflowers:

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I’m leaving a link to an article on post-election vote counting, from MSNBC:

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-declare-victory-early-harris-election-2024-rcna178400


It takes a few weeks to get everybody’s votes counted. I read where Mark Kelley commented on MSNBC that Arizona is deploying sharp shooters and drones to combat extremism that might happen down in AZ.

I also read, somewhere this morning, that a Bloomberg reporter thought Trumps headstone in the graveyard will say “I won.”

Lol, ummmm, nope. :tinfoil:

I personally think his headstone might say something like this:

“I lied a bazzillion times, stole money from decent American’s (for years annd years annd years), and still I tricked Melania into staying with me when she knew I was a rat…”.

Or, something like that, I suppose. :blink:


Here is to everyone who supports democracy and voted for Kamala!

Cheers

:rose:

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Now that I've voted, I feel like I don't have to pay attention to this crap any more. I get the news headlines, but I mute the commercials. I've done my duty and now all I have to do is pray, and wake up Wednesday morning to find out the results. Then settle in and stay comfortable, or run away to Canada. (just kidding . . . probably.) My state is getting lots of attention and advertising dollars too, and I'm grateful for that, but I don't have to watch it.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Now that I've voted, I feel like I don't have to pay attention to this crap any more. I get the news headlines, but I mute the commercials. I've done my duty and now all I have to do is pray, and wake up Wednesday morning to find out the results. Then settle in and stay comfortable, or run away to Canada. (just kidding . . . probably.) My state is getting lots of attention and advertising dollars too, and I'm grateful for that, but I don't have to watch it.

OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH . . . now the pundits are saying we might not have a definitive answer for weeks, or more realistically until Saturday or Sunday, due to different rules about counting votes in different states, and counting the overseas and military votes . . . I can't go through this back and forth and back and forth for a week. But how am I going to avoid the news for a week? How am I going to avoid people for a week? This roiling sea of Democrats vs. Republicans is going to affect nearly everyone for a week, not to mention the fallout from whichever side wins. I should have planned to go to the beach this week, not two weeks ago. I wish I could run away for awhile - but that wouldn't do any good, the whole world is watching this election.

[nhplowboi]

Oh my God what have we done??!! Not only to our country but to the world!

[Cin]

Well I guess that's democracy in action. We don't get what we want individually. The majority rules. And for the first time in awhile the Republican candidate also won the popular vote. So the majority has spoken. Loudly. It's stupefying. But beyond that it looks like the Republicans might take control of the House and the Senate. The Senate for sure. That is terrifying. I hope the majority of the American who voted for this guy understand just what they have done.

I'm trying to understand why.

It was all about the economy for most people I guess. They sincerely believe Trump will make life better financially for them. I hope that is true because I don't think people can handle it getting much worse. The problem is Trump might make it seem better initially but in the long term it will end up bad for the working and middle class.

I guess people also think Trump will handle the immigration issue. And also deal with Iran. I hope that turns out to be true because there are certainly problems with immigration that needs addressing. And there are problems with Iran and it's terrorist proxies that need to be dealt with. Terrorist ideals are becoming mainstream and permeating Western democracies in general and that is problematic for sure.

The West is beginning to tilt it's head in order to allow terrorism to become acceptable. One interesting example is how Dr. Hassan Diab, a Lebanese terrorist with Canadian citizenship, who was convicted in a French court of being the perpetrator of a terrorist bombing in Paris that killed 4 people and wounded 43 and was sentenced to life in prison is allowed to teach at the University level. Canada refused to extradite him to France to serve his sentence and instead he accepted a teaching position at a University in Canada and will lecture on social justice in action. Talk about recruiting techniques.

Clearly there are serious issues regarding the infiltration of western democracies in all levels of society including university facility, government officials and public office by individuals with terrorist agendas and belief systems. Is Trump the guy to deal with that in the US? I don't know. He does at least recognize the danger of turning a blind eye to this. But he is so unstable and seemingly insane that I fear for the country in general. So much so that terrorist propaganda and infiltration will be the least of our problems. One might hope that the Republican party in general would set up some guardrails and help control Trump to some degree. However, the Republican party is unrecognizable at this point. I mean they were always problematic but now they are just scary caricatures. Gilead here we come.

But I have to trust in the democratic process. I don't understand how many people could vote for Trump. But the people have spoken. I don't like what they have said but I have to accept it. At least we won't see a repeat of Jan 6.

It's really a dark day in American politics.

[Stone-Butch]

We up here in Canada are watching too as if Mr. T gets in he will make a lot of tariff changes to us. However, we have our own Mr. T. here and he lets in anyone from any country reguardless of their background. That is why we are trying to elect him out of being our prime minister as well. He has lied to all of us, stolen money, given jobs to his family and don't care if people seeing asylum are being honest or not as long as he brings in more money and votes. If so many people are coming here for a better life they need to know we have encampments of homeless here as well from their country of origin. There is no housing, no jobs and no hope for much and yet he lets them in. We need to vote him out so we are in a sinking boat too.

[theoddz]

It's just a matter of time before these damned Trump voters are going to find out that they've been "had", on ohhhh.....so many points. I'm just pointing out one of tRump's stupid campaign "promises" that attracted so many racist, xenophobic voters to his camp.

I'm willing to bet that they've never given the facts in the following video ANY consideration, because by and large, most don't have the mental faculties or intellectual curiosity to research any of these policies, their impact on the economy or simple practicality.

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and still, they voted for the orange turd. :thinking:

I've stopped listening to anything Vonshitzinpants says. He's just stupid.

The really dangerous ones I'm paying attention to are the puppetmasters of the "useful idiot" that is Donald J. Trump. It is THEIR agenda that we need to fear. :|

~Theo~ :bouquet:

[clay]

Of interest is his "cabinet picks"......one being Matt Gaetz, whom upon being asked, resigned his seat, effective immediately, that has "ended all investigations & charges of his court cases here in Fla. and therefore he, too, is getting off scot free.

Now that repugnicans will have majority control, will make it much harder for the opposition to not push his picks through.:seeingstars:

[Orema]

LU2atCWyAos

John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s reelection, what happens next, and why the whole thing is – arguably – Katy Perry’s fault.

[nhplowboi]

I just read on-line that DGT is going to try and insert Lara Trump into Marco Rubio's Senate seat when he leaves for his cabinet position. Does it ever end?!

[A. Spectre]

I just read on-line that DGT is going to try and insert Lara Trump into Marco Rubio's Senate seat when he leaves for his cabinet position. Does it ever end?!

Unfortunately, this will NEVER end. trump has found his honey hole and get outta jail free card for the unseeable future.

Gaetz is gone, only to be replaced by Bondi (just another deplorable) I do not believe there are enough sane repubs to stop the crazy train, I can only hope.

Wait a minute, I thought Lara had a future in the music business.

Hahahahahahah

[nhplowboi]

How ironic that MGT may be leading a new congressional subcommittee dedicated to cutting down on government waste. Just to make this more laughable is the fact that this committee is being planned by Rep. Comer. I guess if you want to root out government waste you should start by employing the experts.