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🐝 BusyBusyBee 🐝's avatar

Smart (??) of them to go after John Bolton first. He’s probably the least sympathetic critic Donald has these days and I’ve seen a lot of “good riddance” type shit on social media that’s, frankly, pretty fucked up. Regardless of politics, even a total warmongering asshole like Bolton doesn’t deserve this crap. Kind of hilarious that they went there at dawn in an attempt to fuck with him and he was already at the office. Oops.

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Barbara Stikker's avatar

Don’t forget that trump stole classified documents and hid them in a publicly available bathroom. He refused to return them and required an FBI raid to retrieve them.

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Sandra P. Campbell's avatar

Who says irony is dead, right?

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Dave Dalton's avatar

When this reach the Roberts Facade Court, they won’t remember Loosey Cannon or The Orange paper flusher

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Vague Craig's avatar

Not lacking acquaintances within hearing of whispers in dark places, Bolton knew to empty his shredder and hide the microfiches?

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Linda MacDonald's avatar

"We have to be in it for the long haul, even if it’s unlikely we’ll be around to see the outcome (I’m reminded of my Quaker Abolitionist ancestors, who kept up the fight for 175 years)." Thanks fir this excellent wisdom and advice, Tom. I have been part of a Parish AntiRacism Team (ART) for several years. It began learning, working, and building community during trump 1.0. We keep at it believing everything we are doing is building resistance,resilience, and resoluteness to stay on the journey to liberation. There will be lots to rebuild and redesign not to mention acting to de-fascisize (!) everywhere. We might begin by finally ending the stupidity of "trickle down" economics via Freedman and the Chicago school. That turn to the right has caused so much economic and social rage it is really no wonder people were angry enough to be conned and bamboozled by the very same people who benefitted from reaganomics. The waking up is beginning. Remaining encouraged will be a challenge.

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Paul Donahue's avatar

The rainbow cross walk in front of the Pulse nightclub that was painted over by the state during the night was re-rainbowed with chalk overnight by neighbors, who are sometimes called anti-fascists.

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Sharon Stearley's avatar

Thank you, TC. My guess is John Bolton's investigation was determined to be today because they are supposed to release the Epstein files.....Another deflection. They only released Maxwell Audio and Transcripts. Someone is going to have to break in to get the rest of the files. This is such a joke. We all know he is guilty......and so is his wife, the "first lady". This is all gross! And TC you are right....I doubt we live to see lives as good as ours were before January 2025. We are not leaving much for our children. They are going to live a hell of a life.

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JDinTX's avatar

So true, so many young people know and have known nothing but political and religious hypocrisy…

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MaryB of Pasadena's avatar

I just heard a quote from the orange dumpster fire that he hopes Putin and Zelenskyy meet in person but that’s like oil and vinegar, they don’t mix well. Guess he’s been gobbling too many Big Macs and hasn’t had a salad in decades. Keep the cholesterol coming!

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Dave Conant - MO's avatar

"Satan’s around here with his coal scoop somewhere trying to heat up the furnace," - Nah, Satan's in South Park avoiding sex with Dilbert and commiserating with Towelly.

Don't forget to call your legislators and insist on the release of all of the information that is referred to as the "Epstein files". If you have a GOP Rep like I do, remind them that the judge in the Grand Jury case has already ruled that there was nothing in those files that wasn't already public information so that, and agreeing that Epstein is evil and the spawn of Satan doesn't get the job done.

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Kelly Winsa's avatar

I like the spirits. And yeah, we don't know everything, and a lot of its junk. Pay attention to what's around you is a good idea.

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Cheryl Towers's avatar

Nice photos!

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Sandra P. Campbell's avatar

Beautiful photos, Tom. I'm glad to see some kind of spirits are watching over us; we need all the help we can get.

I see Intel fell into the extortion trap this afternoon. What a fucking CRiMINAL! If one of the OTHER New York boys had done that, their asses would be in government provided housing for life.

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Maggie's avatar

Is anyone in doubt as to why there would be increased antisemitism right now? This "administration" of Israeli b**tards starving children to death. It's not enough that they slaughter the adults or bomb their homes and bury them in the rubble.

THEN there are our politicians (BOTH parties) who are such mealy mouthed turds that they are afraid to acknowledge that just possibly the Israeli Zionists actually are monsters. Afraid because they will be called antisemitic? No, likely they are afraid their "donors" will cut off the money.

Perhaps, just perhaps, they need to pull their respective heads out of wherever they have been keeping them and do what they were sent to do and stop with the money grab.

I just read a few paragraphs of this post - that's what set me off. How anyone can look at the pictures of these children & read the stories and not feel this country is WRONG.

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-gaza-famine-children-dying-malnutrition-starvation?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2510348&post_id=171686896&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=b9ign&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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JDinTX's avatar

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG

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MarshaS's avatar

Truly heartbreaking.

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Maggie's avatar

Yeah and the idea of the US continuing to send weapons (defensive??) to Israel so they can keep on bombing etc? As JDinTX said - wrong wrong wrong.

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Grover Zinn's avatar

Lots of heavy lifting to do in opposition and in rebuilding. Your last paragraph puts it beautifully, TC. Worth framing. We all need to find our place and people for peace and life this weekend. We're en joying great music and celebrating a friend's new book---while the volcano does what it does.........

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JDinTX's avatar

I am waiting for the Spirit Wind, when asked about Donald J. Trump, to respond, “there’s no one here by that name.” That comment about the wind stolen by me from somebody on T years ago. When the wind says there is nobody here by that name, we will know that he is GONE

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Dave Dalton's avatar

There is so much news. Its impossible for one individual to capture it all, let alone explain it

Therefore, I declare that TC is at LEAST three people

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Cyndy Farley (Texas)'s avatar

"Habbanobrain" 😂

Awesome pictures!❤️

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Victoria Brown's avatar

Wind spirits! Cool beans,

Tom! Thanks for those

photos.

It's been hotter than

Hades here since the

end of June and we've

had Extreme Heat

warnings nearly every

day for the last 30 days.

Humidity you could cut with a knife. Relief is in

sight with some great

temps through the end

of the month.

Yes, we have a long haul

battle ahead. Many of us

won't see our victory, so

take care of yourselves

and recharge when you

need to, but keep

fighting. Every one of us

counts. We are America!

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Lloyd Bumm's avatar

Uganda. Idi Amin is still dead. Elon Musk is African, South Africa doesnt want him back, deported to Uganda!

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