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SAH Vashon's avatar

I need a cat photo between paragraphs. Seriously.

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Miselle's avatar

Me, too. Seriously.

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Ally House (Oregon)'s avatar

What a load of crap coming from PINO and the maladministration. What fuckknuckles they are.

Also, thanks for the Calico Girl. My dilute calico torbie appreciates that.

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Bryan Sean McKown's avatar

On Monday, local Arizona citizens took direct action because they noticed some 'ICE' building up on the wings of AVELO AIRLINES (XP) at the Mesa Airport (AZA) in warm weather.

Locals folks outed AVELO AIRLINES as literally the new cross border🛩 airline of choice of HSI specifically the U.S. Government deportations of humans to other countries unlawfully without due process.

The FAA Code for Avelo "XP". Avelo's HQ is at 12 Greenway Place in Houston Texas, The Founder & CEO of Avelo (XP) is ANDREW LONG the former CFO of United Airlines.

Yes, "XP" does fly to the Caribbean including but, not limited to the Dominican Republic.

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Yes, Avelo Airlines is also the named 4/25/25 Class Action corp Defendant filed by Avelo Airline flight Attendants prosecuting the company over NO pay for work before & after Flights.

No pay no work. Depositions of the overt actors are coming soon to your favorite courtroom action Platform.

Hat Tip: TRMS. I deeply respect Rachel's weeks long focus on organic political activity in all 50 States and in this case the smarty-pants folks in the city of Mesa south of Phoenix, AZ.

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Linda A's avatar

This is overwhelming. But better to know than not.

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Karen RN's avatar

Skeletor was CEO of for profit HCA/Columbia Hospital Corporation when they committed one of the largest Medicare/Medicaid frauds in history. There were 14 felony convictions against the hospital corporation and were fined 1.7 billion Skeletor skated out and became a venture capitalist and on to becoming senator so he could continue his abuse and cut everyone’s Medicaid. What a fucking asshole.

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TCinLA's avatar

Hear! Hear!

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Kathy's avatar

This.⬆️

One of the wealthiest members of Congress wants to gut Medicaid so he can cut taxes for billionaires.

Now to make that protest sign ! 🪧

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Ron McKenzie's avatar

Interestingly, as I understand it, while the government clawed back the ill-gotten gains, neither they nor the company forced Scott to surrender any of the substantial bonus paid him on the ill-gotten gain.

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Judith Matlock's avatar

Any religious group that's till hanging with this administration is fake. They must call themselves something else, not churches, denominations, or anything else that gets them a tax=exempt status.

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Victoria Brown's avatar

Thank you Tom. Have

been wondering how

you can deal with all this

shite without a break.

Yes, do take the rest of

the day off.

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Judith Matlock's avatar

I agree. I'm feeling very guilty letting Tom absorb so much incoming just so we don't have to. On the other hand, I think of him as a super-hero for doing so. I want that wall poster of Tom seated at his screen, deflecting right wing propaganda dung shells and bad news bullets via his Kevlar bathrobe and super-hero helmet. We are lucky he lets us avoid getting the bends at the end when we're drowning in despair and he brings us up slowly by focusing us on felines and good news.

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TCinLA's avatar

Flattery will get you everywhere, Judith. :-)

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Judith Matlock's avatar

Certainly you know what a toll it takes on one's mood, mind, and fantasies of scud missiles to read the news with all its inflammatory details every day, something I've eased out of because we can count on you for the daily summary, supplemented with the appropriately profane eloquence. My teeth gnashing has been reduced by at least 80%.

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T L Mills's avatar

LOVE the kitties! Don't love the stench of the rotted swamp that 47 not only never drained but is adding to on a daily basis.

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Kent Anderson's avatar

David Hogg was removed as vice-chair of the DNC. He is 24. No more emails about electing 18-year-olds to Congress or challenging incumbents (I'm all for a next gen candidate, but not some kid just out of Whatsamatta U). He's got a future, just wait a few years.

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Judith Matlock's avatar

Hogg's a young white male, the voting bloc that allegedly went for Trump, so I think we need him to work against the gaslighting of this demographic by the wingers. He has lived experience that is valuable in messaging.

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Kent Anderson's avatar

Yes, but he's going about it the wrong way. To think that in 2008, the 18-34's went for Obama. Some of those at the older end are in their 50s now.

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Bryan Sean McKown's avatar

Years?

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Kent Anderson's avatar

Yes. He's a kid still.

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Bryan Sean McKown's avatar

When does a "kid" (a House Representative who's seen fellow students blown apart )become an "adult"?

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Kent Anderson's avatar

I know of his experience and it's tragic. But it's best to remember the Chinese saying "When plotting revenge, dig two graves." That's why he's out at the DNC.

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JDinTX's avatar

What a regal goddess. My daughter had a calico but she never had that look. What a beauty.

So much muck that Steve Bannon promised is being delivered by every method imaginable. There is no escaping it. And the whole Republican Party is the evil that allows it. Rick Scott should just STFU, being the crook that has stiffed the feds. Where is our fourth estate. Maybe they should have been on the job after Walter left. Instead they signed on with Rupert/Ronnie. Damn, they were bought way before chump…

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