Every time you think Trump has finally topped himself, that he can’t get lower, that there really is a bottom, that he’s made the worst decision ever - that lasts till the next one comes along.
I was particularly peeved about Pelosi shanking AOC to ensure 74 year old Connelly got the assignment. One commenter said "well AOC never passed any bills". Well, guess what, Republicans don't do anything but woke wars and they've won the whole thing. And until Democrats wake up and get in new blood, they're going to be sucking hind tit.
Liz Cheney jumped in with both feet to try to save the United States from tyranny. When it’s time, our country’s men and women will jump in to protect Liz Cheney. Maybe start now.
Thanks, TC for bringing up the Guardian report on the Musk security clearance issue.
And, especially Guardian piece on the deportation (to a part of Mexico where she has no contacts) of the woman with twin babies and US citizen husband. Seems to me this was done to inspire fear and confusion. Or as a test to see if there will be an outcry, or can this become merely a routine occurrence as Stephen Miller plans.
Joe Biden is still President so he allowed this on his watch. And if the woman's husband is a US citizen, she should have been allowed to stay or leave their children with him. This is beyond upsetting.
I sent an email to the White House asking him to intercede. Lying to a mother to come for an interview and deporting them is Gestapo level cruelty. Didn't matter she's married to a US citizen. Didn't matter three of the children, according to the father, are also citizens. Didn't matter she's not a criminal. Boom. They're gone. This is going to be par for the course with Trump, but until then I hope Biden can intercede.
Does anyone know if ICE agents are authorized to act at the local Texas level? I doubt these specific orders for this woman and her US citizen babies came directly from Washington.
Absolutely true. I'm surprised Abbott and Paxton don't wear brown uniforms and black jack boots. The fact that do nothing Cruz won by 800,000 votes tells you all you need to know about Texas.
They cheat, they have rigged things so that no opposition has a chance, not only in Austin, but every church, and tv in the state spews Fox crap,. It was true when Beto ran, and Allred was stupid to give up his seat when the deck was stacked. Dems never learn it seems.
Do you think we can get you appointed as official “Namer of all Cabinets, Departments, and Committees” in Pres-elect TrumpTrash’s administration? It’s like putting coconut-vanilla-peppermint, arnica-infused balm on my temper and sense of humor. A dose of that every day rivals an apple.
Salud, TC. Santa is visiting your house fo’ sure. No coal for you. Catnip for all the kitties.
Please consider signing this petition to grant green cards to Dreamers so that they need not fear deportation by Trump. They were brought here as small children, having known no other homeland.
It could be that the Dems look reasonable because the Repubs have resided in the sewer for so long. Way past 50 years. I have never had many illusions about Dems, and I have been disappointed ad nauseam. They have tried at times, when the only thing repubs have done is destruct, obstruct, and instruct in graft and power-grabs. In the 70’s, after Nixon, I had hope. It has ebbed away as the citizenry have embraced the flim flam of the Ronnie’s messenger of evil, Rupert Murdoch. And repubs learned that stealing works better than working for goals. Especially if you call all your evil acts the opposite of what they are, And blame Dems for your hellacious actions. I don’t think Dems could ever sink that low, but hope they don’t make passivity the new strategy.
Hope Liz will be offered a pardon and take it. Don’t be a Sophie Schol, Liz
Department of This Is Really Awful: That incident of the deportation of the mother and her children calls for serious retribution against everyone involved in the perpetration of the cruel events leading up to the deportation.
That’s a premeditated crime against women and children. Much moreso than the fact she’s Mexican.
Thanks TC. Reading your column and others means I don’t have to see the uglyone at all. Two additional reads today— the Brennan Center Substack on gerrymandering and Rachel Maddow’s Prequel chapter on Hitler and Henry Ford. I put the book down a few months ago during the election because I thought that couldn’t happen here. But here we are. 💔🤮💩🤡🎃
“The decision to release the report suggests that some Republicans ultimately decided to side with Democrats on the matter”
I don’t mean this as a nitpick, Tom, but to say they decided to side with the Democrats is not as good as saying they decided to stand up for what was right, or for what needed to be done. That way they may be inclined to repeat good decisions in the future.
I know, they could be just throwing us a bone so that they can feel better about a future slam dunk decision.
"Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State." What a complete and UTTER ASSHOLE! Everything he says, everything he does -- all of it is either incredibly STUPID, or shockingly EVIL. A horrifying creature.
He traffics in the strongman circles and he's not an elected official; therefore, he should not have access to our nation's top secrets...unless he already bought them from Trump when they were at MAL. The guy has delusions of grandeur and altogether too much power on the world stage. He stalled Starlink at the very time Ukraine needed it to defend themselves from Putin's attempted takeover, so may he rot.
Remember the recent AI picture of Trump standing next to the Canadian flag and looking over the expanse to the Matterhorn? Yeah that picture makes more sense now doesn’t it?
I was particularly peeved about Pelosi shanking AOC to ensure 74 year old Connelly got the assignment. One commenter said "well AOC never passed any bills". Well, guess what, Republicans don't do anything but woke wars and they've won the whole thing. And until Democrats wake up and get in new blood, they're going to be sucking hind tit.
Liz Cheney jumped in with both feet to try to save the United States from tyranny. When it’s time, our country’s men and women will jump in to protect Liz Cheney. Maybe start now.
Thanks, TC for bringing up the Guardian report on the Musk security clearance issue.
And, especially Guardian piece on the deportation (to a part of Mexico where she has no contacts) of the woman with twin babies and US citizen husband. Seems to me this was done to inspire fear and confusion. Or as a test to see if there will be an outcry, or can this become merely a routine occurrence as Stephen Miller plans.
Joe Biden is still President so he allowed this on his watch. And if the woman's husband is a US citizen, she should have been allowed to stay or leave their children with him. This is beyond upsetting.
He likely was not consulted
I sent an email to the White House asking him to intercede. Lying to a mother to come for an interview and deporting them is Gestapo level cruelty. Didn't matter she's married to a US citizen. Didn't matter three of the children, according to the father, are also citizens. Didn't matter she's not a criminal. Boom. They're gone. This is going to be par for the course with Trump, but until then I hope Biden can intercede.
Just a hint if what’s to come I fear…
Does anyone know if ICE agents are authorized to act at the local Texas level? I doubt these specific orders for this woman and her US citizen babies came directly from Washington.
Texas has more nuts than anyplace else, law is what you want it to be
Absolutely true. I'm surprised Abbott and Paxton don't wear brown uniforms and black jack boots. The fact that do nothing Cruz won by 800,000 votes tells you all you need to know about Texas.
Texas - It's A Whole Other Country!
They cheat, they have rigged things so that no opposition has a chance, not only in Austin, but every church, and tv in the state spews Fox crap,. It was true when Beto ran, and Allred was stupid to give up his seat when the deck was stacked. Dems never learn it seems.
Done to inspire fear…
Another great one, TC. While Donnie the Loser sinks lower and lower, your writing flies higher and higher in pursuit of truth and justice…
Flattery wll get you everywhere, Stewart.
Do you think we can get you appointed as official “Namer of all Cabinets, Departments, and Committees” in Pres-elect TrumpTrash’s administration? It’s like putting coconut-vanilla-peppermint, arnica-infused balm on my temper and sense of humor. A dose of that every day rivals an apple.
Salud, TC. Santa is visiting your house fo’ sure. No coal for you. Catnip for all the kitties.
🗽🎄🎅🏽🧑🏼🎄🎄
Please consider signing this petition to grant green cards to Dreamers so that they need not fear deportation by Trump. They were brought here as small children, having known no other homeland.
https://www.change.org/p/urge-the-government-to-grant-green-cards-to-daca-recipients
Done.
Thanks!
It could be that the Dems look reasonable because the Repubs have resided in the sewer for so long. Way past 50 years. I have never had many illusions about Dems, and I have been disappointed ad nauseam. They have tried at times, when the only thing repubs have done is destruct, obstruct, and instruct in graft and power-grabs. In the 70’s, after Nixon, I had hope. It has ebbed away as the citizenry have embraced the flim flam of the Ronnie’s messenger of evil, Rupert Murdoch. And repubs learned that stealing works better than working for goals. Especially if you call all your evil acts the opposite of what they are, And blame Dems for your hellacious actions. I don’t think Dems could ever sink that low, but hope they don’t make passivity the new strategy.
Hope Liz will be offered a pardon and take it. Don’t be a Sophie Schol, Liz
Department of This Is Really Awful: That incident of the deportation of the mother and her children calls for serious retribution against everyone involved in the perpetration of the cruel events leading up to the deportation.
That’s a premeditated crime against women and children. Much moreso than the fact she’s Mexican.
Thanks TC. Reading your column and others means I don’t have to see the uglyone at all. Two additional reads today— the Brennan Center Substack on gerrymandering and Rachel Maddow’s Prequel chapter on Hitler and Henry Ford. I put the book down a few months ago during the election because I thought that couldn’t happen here. But here we are. 💔🤮💩🤡🎃
Thanks TC. My chuckles for
the day, except for AOC and
Cheney. I'm continually
disappointed in the silence,
except for donation requests,
from the Democrats. And now
the clock is ticking for them
to save Mickey Johnson's rat
rat butt on gov't shutdown
12/20 before DC empties for
Christmas and New Years.
BTW, there's a resistance
circulating to boycott the
Inauguration and all the after
shite on news & TV for 100 hrs.😁 👍
I am not boycotting because I wouldn't be caught dead watching any of the Inauguration bull pucky. I haven't watched the msm since the election.
“The decision to release the report suggests that some Republicans ultimately decided to side with Democrats on the matter”
I don’t mean this as a nitpick, Tom, but to say they decided to side with the Democrats is not as good as saying they decided to stand up for what was right, or for what needed to be done. That way they may be inclined to repeat good decisions in the future.
I know, they could be just throwing us a bone so that they can feel better about a future slam dunk decision.
That was a quote from the article.
Oh, good.
Per the Mayo Clinic's data the survival rate after diagnosis of esophageal cancers (plural) BOTH EAC & ESCC are only 20%.
No one needs any data on the personal impact on a patient of chemotherapy -- I hope.
My ex-husband died from esophageal cancer - it was bad.
Idiotic to put someone with that diagnosis rather than someone who could actually make some waves.
Thank you Maggie & the next Generation needs to be deployed 🪖 now not held in reserve.
Absolutely!
He is a white guy. AOC is a brown woman.
That's all that matters.
Move along, nothing to see here.
Actually, 100 percent of the Congressional Black Caucus voted against AOC, because they are absolutists on seniority.
Ok. AOC isn't black so I don't get your point.
They voted against her to maintain the seniority system, which they depend on.
Right. I got that. Thought you meant more than that.
"Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State." What a complete and UTTER ASSHOLE! Everything he says, everything he does -- all of it is either incredibly STUPID, or shockingly EVIL. A horrifying creature.
In recent video Nancy Mace informed us all that the drones had “probably come from outside the Universe”.
Seeing as how most cosmologist's are unsure if the universe has an outside, that would be a neat trick.
Good point. :-)
Maybe she is secretly the only physicist to have proved multiple universes.
Isn’t it surprising that there are still people in government who can and very well might deny Elmo a clearance?
He traffics in the strongman circles and he's not an elected official; therefore, he should not have access to our nation's top secrets...unless he already bought them from Trump when they were at MAL. The guy has delusions of grandeur and altogether too much power on the world stage. He stalled Starlink at the very time Ukraine needed it to defend themselves from Putin's attempted takeover, so may he rot.
Yes, Judith. Well said.
Remember the recent AI picture of Trump standing next to the Canadian flag and looking over the expanse to the Matterhorn? Yeah that picture makes more sense now doesn’t it?