So, here we are, nine days into the tenth month of the battle against the fascist traitors, Day 215 of the illegal occupation of the White House (he did not win all seven swing states) by the country’s greatest threat.
A thought: I would LOVE to see AOC and/or Jasmine Crockett go on Kimmel's show and accept his offer to run and televise an intelligence test showdown with Trump.
The problem with abolishing vaccine mandates is more than just the illness of the unvaccinated kids. First, for any kid who gets chicken pox, the parents are setting them up for Shingles later in life--thanks, mom. And the MMR covers rubella (German measles)--not itself particularly deadly but re-catchable and devastating if the person who gets it is pregnant. Not a problem now, with most folks of childbearing age already vaccinated. In 18 years and after? Could be setting themselves up for some seriously deformed grandchildren.
The WSJ hasn't asked an insurance actuary about its position. When healthy people drop out of any insurance pool, ALL rates go up--even those paid for by companies. And after a certain premium level, the individual with company paid insurance has to pay TAX (as in income) on the amount over. Companies are not going to be happy. I can't read WSJ articles--did they explain the connection between the ACA and early retirement?
I just read that Texas actually has a whole lot of wind turbines. Is it going to sue itself for not warning people that windmills can cause cancer, like they are suing Johnson & Johnson over Tylenol.
I could hardly believe that when I read it tonight, but I can hardly believe that he is keeps getting away with anything and everything he wants to do.
I would like to submit a proposal that from this day forward the monument to ego being constructed where the East Wing once stood be referred to not as a "ballroom" but as a "dance hall". You know, where you would expect to see cigarette vending machines and one smelly bathroom for a couple of hundred sweaty people.
Wonderful to have you back, Tom, and the cartoon you feature is superb, as hers always are - Liza Donnelly also, tho’ very different styles…
Your sassy irreverent dialogue is no less so, which I take as a good sign!
Ugly stuff going on… Love the accountability regimen going on in Chicago with Border Patrol Bovino having to show up at 6 PM every night with a report in addition to getting his own body cam and being trained with it. Hello. …??!
That’s just really really sad… And so wrong! The arrogance and lawlessness, bullying cruelty… So sad.
I read a bit more about Bovino, that he is full of braggadocia, was quite contrite in court, but right back at it once he was outside again. Ugh ugh ugh. In college, in the dorm, there was this short little gal named Molly and she would march down the hall swinging her hair back-and-forth, hollering barf barf barf! It was funny, but also she surely made clear her sentiment!
Teacher Kathie approves. I’d say 100 times is going far too easy on him. Let’s go for 1000. (And no ditto marks allowed. There’s always a clever one in the crowd.) My dear dear grandmother, maternal, once told me she had mispronounced the word extraordinary, and the teacher made her write it on the chalkboard 100 times.
That 39/40-something percent who still think Trump’s doing a great job? It’s mostly the same group that’s been with him since day one.
It’s his Republican base—die-hard loyalists. They’ll defend him no matter what happens, because he’s not just a politician to them, he’s their guy. A lot of them are older white men, especially the ones who didn’t go to college. They see him as someone who speaks their language, even when he’s shouting.
Then there are the folks who don’t even necessarily like everything he does, but they’re all-in on certain issues—immigration, the border, whatever they’ve decided is the hill to die on. They’ll tell you, “At least he’s tough,” even if the economy’s tanking or the news is a dumpster fire.
A smaller group comes from the so-called independents—you know, the ones who claim they don’t belong to a party but always seem to vote Republican. They’re part of that number too.
And geography plays a big role. He’s loved in rural areas and small towns—the places where people feel ignored or looked down on by the big-city crowd. But in cities or among younger, more diverse voters? Forget it. His approval drops faster than a bad latte.
So yeah, that’s basically who’s keeping his approval afloat: older white Republicans, a few issue-obsessed fans, and some independents who just can’t quit him. It’s less about policy now and more about identity. For them, sticking with Trump is like picking a team—and they’re not switching jerseys, no matter how bad the score looks.
I’ve seen these figures Rachel quotes now and then but so often commentary states something somewhat benign, like costs will go up 30% or maybe even double, but these figures are exorbitant, and this is not the only spot where I’ve seen the info… but it’s not commonplace.
What can we do to amplify this message, so the whole nation sees what’s at stake that the Democrats are standing up for while GOP is ignoring?
Trump is the distraction generator for the Christofascists and libertarian techbros lurking in dark corners and rolling ball bearings onto the national floor. They are the control freaks who give religion and now our country a bad name. In a Jack Reacher novel they'd be removed one at a time in increasingly bizarre ways, with the signature guy hanging upside down from the newly completed DC arch yelling, "But I"m allowed to."
So good to have you back, andI am glad you are feeling better. Thank you for the info about Defiance--I will check it out. One thing--PLEASE take a minute and start proofreading as sometimes trying to decipher what you are saying is distracting.
Good to have you back!
A thought: I would LOVE to see AOC and/or Jasmine Crockett go on Kimmel's show and accept his offer to run and televise an intelligence test showdown with Trump.
Yes! They would wipe the floor with tired, orange, flabby ass.
My late brother - who was a moron (really!) - could have beaten Trump in an IQ test.
My dead hair follicles from five years ago could beat trump in an IQ test
Welcome back, Tom! We missed you!
The problem with abolishing vaccine mandates is more than just the illness of the unvaccinated kids. First, for any kid who gets chicken pox, the parents are setting them up for Shingles later in life--thanks, mom. And the MMR covers rubella (German measles)--not itself particularly deadly but re-catchable and devastating if the person who gets it is pregnant. Not a problem now, with most folks of childbearing age already vaccinated. In 18 years and after? Could be setting themselves up for some seriously deformed grandchildren.
The WSJ hasn't asked an insurance actuary about its position. When healthy people drop out of any insurance pool, ALL rates go up--even those paid for by companies. And after a certain premium level, the individual with company paid insurance has to pay TAX (as in income) on the amount over. Companies are not going to be happy. I can't read WSJ articles--did they explain the connection between the ACA and early retirement?
I just read that Texas actually has a whole lot of wind turbines. Is it going to sue itself for not warning people that windmills can cause cancer, like they are suing Johnson & Johnson over Tylenol.
Good to see you back in your normally dyspeptic state!
I just read that he is considering starting nuclear bomb testing. Maybe he could be an on-site inspector?
I could hardly believe that when I read it tonight, but I can hardly believe that he is keeps getting away with anything and everything he wants to do.
I would like to submit a proposal that from this day forward the monument to ego being constructed where the East Wing once stood be referred to not as a "ballroom" but as a "dance hall". You know, where you would expect to see cigarette vending machines and one smelly bathroom for a couple of hundred sweaty people.
Yeah, "Dance Hall of the Dead" since that's who/what they represent - the dead hand of the past trying to prevent the future.
Make that the Ten Grand A Dance hall.
Probably quite a bit higher than that - looking at the other "venues" that supported him.
Wonderful to have you back, Tom, and the cartoon you feature is superb, as hers always are - Liza Donnelly also, tho’ very different styles…
Your sassy irreverent dialogue is no less so, which I take as a good sign!
Ugly stuff going on… Love the accountability regimen going on in Chicago with Border Patrol Bovino having to show up at 6 PM every night with a report in addition to getting his own body cam and being trained with it. Hello. …??!
Lovely lovely pic from KarenRN.
Grateful always.
Overjoyed to know that Bovino is having to report in; it's about time. And speaking of Chicago...
The price of ICE: https://patch.com/illinois/palatine/owners-blame-political-situation-closure-restaurant
That’s just really really sad… And so wrong! The arrogance and lawlessness, bullying cruelty… So sad.
I read a bit more about Bovino, that he is full of braggadocia, was quite contrite in court, but right back at it once he was outside again. Ugh ugh ugh. In college, in the dorm, there was this short little gal named Molly and she would march down the hall swinging her hair back-and-forth, hollering barf barf barf! It was funny, but also she surely made clear her sentiment!
I hope the judge makes him wright on a blackboard 100 times “I will not use tear gas against, children in Halloween costumes.
“I will not use tear gas against, children in Halloween costumes”
Teacher Kathie approves. I’d say 100 times is going far too easy on him. Let’s go for 1000. (And no ditto marks allowed. There’s always a clever one in the crowd.) My dear dear grandmother, maternal, once told me she had mispronounced the word extraordinary, and the teacher made her write it on the chalkboard 100 times.
That 39/40-something percent who still think Trump’s doing a great job? It’s mostly the same group that’s been with him since day one.
It’s his Republican base—die-hard loyalists. They’ll defend him no matter what happens, because he’s not just a politician to them, he’s their guy. A lot of them are older white men, especially the ones who didn’t go to college. They see him as someone who speaks their language, even when he’s shouting.
Then there are the folks who don’t even necessarily like everything he does, but they’re all-in on certain issues—immigration, the border, whatever they’ve decided is the hill to die on. They’ll tell you, “At least he’s tough,” even if the economy’s tanking or the news is a dumpster fire.
A smaller group comes from the so-called independents—you know, the ones who claim they don’t belong to a party but always seem to vote Republican. They’re part of that number too.
And geography plays a big role. He’s loved in rural areas and small towns—the places where people feel ignored or looked down on by the big-city crowd. But in cities or among younger, more diverse voters? Forget it. His approval drops faster than a bad latte.
So yeah, that’s basically who’s keeping his approval afloat: older white Republicans, a few issue-obsessed fans, and some independents who just can’t quit him. It’s less about policy now and more about identity. For them, sticking with Trump is like picking a team—and they’re not switching jerseys, no matter how bad the score looks.
I’ve seen these figures Rachel quotes now and then but so often commentary states something somewhat benign, like costs will go up 30% or maybe even double, but these figures are exorbitant, and this is not the only spot where I’ve seen the info… but it’s not commonplace.
What can we do to amplify this message, so the whole nation sees what’s at stake that the Democrats are standing up for while GOP is ignoring?
https://thedingodave.substack.com/p/thanks-rachel-maddow-latest-breaking?r=45vym&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=audio-player
"I'll be outside. I'm a lot drunker than you, Keefer, so it'll be a fair fight."
Glad to have you back.
Glad you have or are once again surviving Covid! I'm positive all the felines feel the same way.
Trump is the distraction generator for the Christofascists and libertarian techbros lurking in dark corners and rolling ball bearings onto the national floor. They are the control freaks who give religion and now our country a bad name. In a Jack Reacher novel they'd be removed one at a time in increasingly bizarre ways, with the signature guy hanging upside down from the newly completed DC arch yelling, "But I"m allowed to."
Good to see TAFM back up and running Tom.😁
So good to have you back, andI am glad you are feeling better. Thank you for the info about Defiance--I will check it out. One thing--PLEASE take a minute and start proofreading as sometimes trying to decipher what you are saying is distracting.
Yeah, editing now (as I just did) is a little late. :-)
Never mind, Tom. We can always figure out what you are saying!
Did VA-Audiology get your hearing aids fitted and calibrated? Glad you’re back up to speed!