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I love starting the day off with words of wisdom from Jack. Click the xit to see why.
This is now a baby goat appreciation account.
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Bob Menendez and Donald Trump.
Both convicted felons.
One is being run out of Congress.
The other is being nominated for the highest office in the land.
Both parties are not the same.
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Mike Johnson said last night the GOP is the "law and order team."
"We always have been and we always will be the advocates for the rule of law."
That same party just made a convicted felon its nominee.
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Of course it didn't last long. As Terry Pratchett says, "A leopard can't change its shorts."
Despite numerous corporate media speculations about a potential shift in Donald Trump's tone, Trump is back to his vicious attacks, calling Democrats 'Radical Left' and 'Communists' in a deranged new post.
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New ad from The Lincoln Project.
Trump's Project 2025: it's got something for everyone!
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Finally, he called her yesterday. Biden called her immediately. Instead, Trump first spent days calling RFK Jr and 500 other people trying to find ways to use it to his advantage.
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The phony populism of JD Vance. www.publicnotice.co/…
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So what is it about Vance that has led these outlets to frame him as a muscular, billionaire-frightening populist? Is Vance fighting to restore the expanded child tax credit, which slashed childhood poverty before it expired? Does he want to repeal so-called right-to-work laws in order to empower labor?
Hah. No, of course not. Vance’s populism is a shallow, cynical branding exercise. Like his Republican brethren, and like Trump, his populism is paper thin; he views the working class with contempt and embraces policies that would entrench poverty and gut social mobility.
Vance has benefited throughout his career from the gullibility of the mainstream media, which never tires in its search for a white working-class whisperer. Vance, a venture capitalist, stopped being anything like working class long ago, and no one should be fooled by his transparent phoniness.
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From Vance’s hometown paper, the Columbus Dispatch, a selection of views on the Junior Senator from Ohio. Who is JD Vance? Ohioans have not-so-pretty things to say about Trump's VP pick. www.dispatch.com/…
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"J.D. Vance, on the other hand, has made clear that he is all about division, and following in the hate-mongering steps of Donald Trump."
"These flip-flops and contortions aren’t just embarrassing. They show exactly the kind of person J.D. Vance is—a craven shapeshifter who will say whatever he needs to say to get elected."
[My favorite]
"I am hoping that Trump picks Sen. J.D. Vance for his running mate. Then Ohio could get rid of the lying, bootlicking, butt kissing, weak-willed, integrity lacking, sickening obsequious sycophant."
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Special Counsel Smith Notifies Judge Cannon Of Intent To Appeal. Many expect the 11th Circuit to agree with Jack Smith. meidasnews.com/…
Special counsel Jack Smith has officially notified Judge Aileen Cannon of his intent to appeal her recent decision dismissing Donald Trump’s Mar a Lago indictment. Previously, Judge Cannon dismissed the indictment noting that Jack Smith was not properly appointed under the Appointment’s Clause of the United States Constitution.
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I wish the MSM was following this convention with the same intensity as the other one in Milwaukee.
What a moment at the NAACP convention in Las Vegas right now: The crowd just erupted in uproarious applause & started chanting, “FOUR MORE YEARS.” Black voters are the base of the Democratic party & they don’t want President Biden to go anywhere.
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BREAKING WAPO:President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks — including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.
https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/biden-supreme-court-reforms/
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Evening Shade Seekers! Happy National Tatoo Day!
Happy National Hot Dog Day!
Happy National Yellow Pig Day! Yes it's real and should appeal to number lovers everywhere!
Happy National Lottery Day!
AND Happy National Peach Ice Cream Day!