Independents who voted Republican DO NOT get to wash their hands of what is happening because they're

"Independents" and not affiliated with any party. You are WITH the horse you rode in on and are a REPUBLICAN if you voted for these ass wipe fascists' period.

Set back, get up, whatever bakes your cookie. Heres DNB Visions in the raw. I'm in a pedal steel mood tonight

I am putting this one here instead of the usual forum because dammit we need some strong storm windows right now

and also since we're saying so long to winter and most of all I'm really missing one of my hero's, Americas Mailman...

Steve Goodman an Kristofferson knew what the real thing was. This also has the genius pedal steel guitar player Leo LeBlanc. Check the studio cats on this album. You've heard them all you just don't realize it

One of my favorite Prine songs ever. It'll lift you out of your hole and keep you warm...
Peace

I will say this everyday. FatAss isn't the point. It's republicans who are doing all of this period. They are to blame

Every bit of our ire should be aimed at the Republican party, not Krasnov, not Musk or anyone else. If those criminal scapegoats go the Republicans will spit out more to take their place like a broken slot machine. REPUBLICANS MUST FEEL THE HEAT for what they've done. If you want to scream about how criminal this Republican Gestapo is kidnapping people without due process, BLAME REPUBLICANS. The more we blame FatAss the more he likes it and it takes attention away from the real problem. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!!

RESIST!!!

Let's call it what it is ... Shakedown Economics

Trickledown is old school theft

The demise of USAID may have been the largest demise of US intelligence gathering in history IMO

For all the good they do you can bet your bottom dollar USAID was a major player in from just having informational intelligence on the ground around the world to the darker side of injecting and or recruiting intelligence assets especially in parts of the world that threaten us with terrorism. When it was created at the height of the Cold War in 1961 that was probably one of it's main objectives under the guise of diplomatic and humanitarian aid.

Depp dark intelligence services are a necessary evil in the world we live in. It is one of the biggest reasons when we elect people we MUST elect people we can trust. We of course have elected a Rikers Island megalomaniac to run the show and none of these fuckers have a clue WTF they are fucking up. Decades upon decades that will take forever if ever, to rebuild.

Not trying to trigger but my anxiety about another 9/11 style terroist attack is high. These fucks do not want or will they protect us. I think they want it so the Orange Anus can make us all go home at 7pm for 3 more years with Bradley fighting vehicles on every main street.

While it is great that Dems are showing up in repuke districts giving town halls they are doing it all wrong

I love that they are doing it. But here's the skinny. The ones showing up leave and are never heard from again in that district. Why the hell aren't they showing up and bringing along a candidate that is going to run against the repuke in that district in 26. This is the type of disorganization that is killing us. I dont care if it's a ruby red district that say Chris Murphy does a town hall in because a chickenshit repuke won't. Bring a candidate on stage with him, put a body up there that can even moderately speak, introduce the person to the crowd and let them also speak about our agenda and how bad they are getting lied to and screwed. After the established Democrat leaves the person that will be running for that office will have an instant platform and head start. The money spent to get that rep into and setup the town hall will be a 2 for one. I don't get it. Right now our reps show up, the press brags about it, then it's over and trust me with attention spans of minutes rampant across the populace, especially in red districts, that visit is quickly forgotten. Are we waiting until the last minute to put up candidates? WTF?

We are missing a huge chance here to introduce candidates to the public using our established reps and Senators as the initial draw. Leadership in this party needs to get their shit together fast. I'm hot as hell over this complete waste of time. It doesn't work if you pack up and leave an empty tent.

Remove tariffs temporarily so the market takes headlines on the same day that the House is gonna cut Medicaid by 880

BILLION! Once again the something shiny trick. Look over here while they pick our wallets, and our health, clean.

If these people showing up at repuke townhalls only to find an empty chair we need to drop a Dem candidate

in that chair, not just current members. We are being handed free campaign stops for Dem candidates who could be running against these house repukes. To hell with it even if it's a solid repuke seat. Someone from our party who wants to run could show up, fill that chair and promise those pissed off voters they would always show up and listen. While it may not work sometimes if it worked 10 times it could give us the House next election. Never pass up free publicity no matter what it's for.

So Schumer tried to explain it again tonight on Hayes. He is not good at communicating on a a laymen's level

If someone on this board can say I'm wrong in my interpretation here please do, but as of yet, in many of my replies on this nobody has.
Please, I welcome it. I'm no Schumer fan, never have been. But as much as my pea brain understands this he made the right decision because we're drowning and we only have a twig to hold onto.

The repukes were hoping the Dems would shut the government down. Proof was they had the Alien Enemies Act cued up that night. They were ready to declare a national emergency. They were/are ready to shut the courts down. People need to understand that out of the shit choices we had the shutdown removed the guardrail of the courts. These fuckers are itching, drooling for any damn reason they can to declare a national emergency nationwide due to the disfunction of congress or whatever reason they can get away with. If that happens the Executive takes control until congress can agree. THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IF WE SHUT DOWN! A shutdown could very well have put the courts on the sidelines. That single thing was the deciding factor.

I have looked and looked and as far as I can find Schumer is absolutely correct on that. The shutdown could go on for at least 6 months if not longer. During that time the courts would be virtually knee capped, null.

Schumer's problem is he is short, condescending and a poor communicator. As much as he grates on my nerves (so much I've damn near been banned for attacking him before) he made the ONLY decision that keeps our head above water... for now.

I agree with calls for Schumer to step down as leader. I have been calling for the younger upcoming progressives to be allowed to step up. There is too much and too many corporate swinging Democrats running the show in the Senate for too long. Its time to shake and consolidate damn it!

Like I said if my reasoning here is wrong please explain why. Not gonna hurt my feelings and if I'm wrong I'm wrong.

Peace and Carrots