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@FD1000 doesn't give a damn about "law and order". As long as he's making his money he's just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and his president's pardoning of the attackers.
Care to reply to that, you slimy parasite? It was you who wanted to "debate"- you're pretty good at counting all of the other poster's debating points, but you can't answer this post or any of those, can you? Put up or shut up.
now you've gone completely to straw and off-point and all falsehoody
some engineer you must be
Trump's execution actually is about half-occult
the Dems are the same centrists they have been for 90 years, including long stretches when the GOP were more aligned than not ... do you not know your, or would you call it 'our', history?
no anger here, just puzzlement always at how surpassingly off-point you are so much of the time
also now incorrect -- Trump has never gotten half the vote
jeez, dude; why lie about something so easily checked, as the quip goes? (Biden did, though, bigtime.)
Per daffy Duffy above, even if it were this admin's program, $1.5B doesn't buy much in infrastructure, especially in a country like this one, where so much in that category is aged out or needs to be replaced for health reasons.
the amount and impact is irrelevant, all of these claims of gop wins are to distract from a record-setting kleptocracy. the pattern of taking credit from others just doesn't require all the rightwing media propaganda. almost a weekly thing, see bondi 'hard at work' for this OCT 2024 graph :
So trumpy can take credit and use as his own Pres. Biden's record for the drop in drug OD's while stating that he was a terrible president. Nice try. He must be using the same fact checker as FD. I don't think deplorable is a strong enough word.
Awesome news, everybody. What a great week! trump just ended his effort to assault Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles with a military presence that none of those cities wanted!
Another win for democracy. Another step backwards for fascism
Also, let's all remember not to feed the troll. His desperation for attention is so sad. His neediness so profound that it appears to encompass his entire being.
The best answer is to let troll posts die of loneliness.
Happy New Year! Next year will be bring even more positivity for democracy.
... People are spreading lies about the fraud in Minnesota. Let me fix it for you. - Most of the fraud that has been charged was uncovered 3 years ago and was heavily reported - Tim Walz did not commit any of the fraud - There is no evidence that the fraud involved $9 billion - The ringleaders of the biggest fraud operations were NOT Somali - Medicaid fraud is a huge, widespread problem nationwide - Fraud is bad, including the fraud Donald Trump was literally convicted of on 34 counts!
See also - Trump Foundation, Trump Charitable Foundation, Trump University, Trump Tax Fraud. Nearly everything he and/or his family touches is a hoax, scam, bogus, etc., etc., etc.....
Another conspiracy and misinformation campaign easily blown to smithereens!
"He has written about former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy: 'Never trust a chinaman or Indian … NEVER.'"
"He has said Black people behave like 'victims' because 'that’s their natural state … You can’t change them,' adding: 'Proof: all of Africa is a shithole, and will always be that way.'"
"He has urged that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday be 'tossed into the seventh circle of hell.' Using an Italian slur for Black people, he wrote: 'No moulignon holidays … From kwanza [sic] to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth,' adding: 'Every single one needs to be eviscerated.'"
"He has written: 'We need competent white men in positions of leadership. … The founding fathers were wrong that all men are created equal … We need to reject that part of our heritage.'"
"He has backed martial law. He’s referred to 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley as an 'insufferable bitch.' He called Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel a 'psyop,' (which stands for psychological operation)."
"He has ties to avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes. Soon after he made the 'Nazi' comment, Ingrassia attended a rally for Fuentes."
"Ingrassia’s overt bigotry was too much even for Senate Republicans, who pushed back against his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel— resulting in Trump pulling the nomination in November."
"But Ingrassia wasn’t booted from the Trump administration. In fact, after pulling his nomination, Trump invited Ingrassia to meet with him at the White House and offered him another administration post — Deputy General Counsel of the General Services Administration. He is now Acting General Counsel, supervising more than one hundred lawyers."
"Trump doesn’t mind Ingrassia’s bigotry because Ingrassia is a Trump loyalist who for years has praised Trump on X and Substack. (After Trump reposted more than 100 of Igrassia’s fawning Substacks, Ingrassia called himself 'Trump’s favorite writer.') In Trump world, fawning loyalty always trumps hateful bigotry."
"In contrast to Trump’s graciousness toward Ingrassia, the Trump regime has been trying to rid America of people seeking to stop the spread of online hate speech."
"On Thursday, a federal judge in New York temporarily blocked Trump from detaining Imran Ahmed, the founder and chief executive of a nonprofit organization that works to stop the spread of online hate and disinformation, whom the Trump regime accused of promoting the censoring of 'American viewpoints.'"
"Ahmed — who is in the United States legally, with a green card and an American wife and child — is one of five people barred by the Trump regime because they’ve been scrutinizing hate speech on social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X."
"So there we have it, friends. Hateful bigotry is fine inside the Trump regime as long as the hateful bigots are loyal to Trump. Meanwhile, the regime is trying to rid America of people fighting hateful bigotry."
Comments: I'm sure that certain MAGA factions are pleased that a racist, antisemite is Acting General Counsel. Most presidents attempt to hire intelligent, qualified candidates for positions within their administration. Not Donald J. Trump — total, unwavering loyalty trumps intelligence and competence. What a truly sad state of affairs — the current trajectory of the U.S. under Trump 2.0 is extremely disturbing. I know that we will eventually overcome this very dark period of our history.
What a despicable human being. Sadly, one of many!
... Philip Esformes ran a massive nursing-home fraud scheme, bribing doctors to funnel patients and billing Medicare for unnecessary services for $1.2B."
Tell me why the prospect of a leader holding the highest office with such records along with numerous felonies and other crimes is not concerning to you. The last time I looked President Biden, VP Harris and Governor Walz have no criminal convictions other than a reckless driving charge against Walz.
I missed this before! I guess fraud prosecution is partisan and political with this administration. Or is it a "regime"?
I'm pleased to share some good news! Donald J. Trump is utterly powerless in obtaining the release of a Colorado country clerk — a vocal election denier — who schemed to manipulate 2020 election results. We should send her to CECOT or Eswatini to serve her nine-year prison sentence.
"Earlier this year, President Trump pardoned around 1,500 people for their involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. As we near the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, there is one high-profile election denier still behind bars. As White House correspondent Liz Landers reports, there is little Trump can do to get former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters out of prison."
Judge Matthew Barrett at sentencing hearing: "Your lies are well documented and these convictions are serious. I'm convinced you would do it all over again if you could. You are as defiant a defendant as this court has ever seen. You are no hero. You abused your position, and you are a charlatan."
Jena Griswold — Secretary of State, Colorado: "It would set the precedent that that people can attack our elections and potentially disenfranchise Americans without any type of consequences."
"It would also set the precedent that if people break the law and are friends with Donald Trump, they won't face consequences. That's a direct assault to the rule of law in this country and it just cannot stand."
Another win for Justice and Law. Thanks for the update.
@FD1000 doesn't give a damn about "law and order". As long as he's making his money he's just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and his president's pardoning of the attackers.
Care to reply to that, you slimy parasite? It was you who wanted to "debate"- you're pretty good at counting all of the other poster's debating points, but you can't answer this post or any of those, can you? Put up or shut up.
Per daffy Duffy above, even if it were this admin's program, $1.5B doesn't buy much in infrastructure, especially in a country like this one, where so much in that category is aged out or needs to be replaced for health reasons.
the amount and impact is irrelevant, all of these claims of gop wins are to distract from a record-setting kleptocracy. the pattern of taking credit from others just doesn't require all the rightwing media propaganda. almost a weekly thing, see bondi 'hard at work' for this OCT 2024 graph :
"The last 10 years have been an ugly era for facts, marked by a drumbeat of untruths and near-constant charges of 'fake news' from the decade’s most influential player, President Donald Trump."
"I understand why the outlook feels hopeless, but it’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families."
"This annual exercise isn’t about finding the most ridiculous of claims; that pool is as wide as the ocean. Our criteria has always been finding claims that tick three key boxes: They are repeated often, demonstrably false and, perhaps above all, consequential."
"So while we are glad that our fans and foes enjoy the debate about the single best/worst whopper, we are stepping back this year and recalibrating the Lie of the Year — focusing less on the offenders who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are hurt by them. So 'congratulations' 2025. PolitiFact names you Year of the Lies."
"This is what happened when lies trampled real people:
A farmer couldn’t sell soybeans to his usual big foreign customer or plan for next year’s crop. A tit-for-tat trade war sparked by U.S. tariffs on China left a cloud of uncertainty.
A pediatrician quit her long practice of seeing patients in person. In clinical care's already pressurized environment, the Trump administration’s unproved claims on everything from Tylenol to vaccines had added chaos and safety concerns to her days.
Two brothers, who came to the U.S. as children to escape gang violence in El Salvador, attended school, stayed out of trouble and complied with government check-ins, arrived at their most recent appointment only to be suddenly shackled, detained and deported. They and many others like them were not the 'worst of the worst' criminals that the administration claimed would be the first to be shipped home."
"To be clear, these are just three examples in a Year of the Lies. Their stories illustrate a broader need to not dismiss that false claims have consequences."
Comments: There were so many big lies this year (a number of which were associated with Trump) that PolitiFact named 2025 "Year of the Lies." A large number of MAGA adherents are either ignorant or malicious when they claim that the Trump administration's numerous falsehoods are true. Some imbeciles have even posted official White House press releases in their feeble attempts to "prove" a point. Let's not forget that these lies are not harmless and the resulting human consequences can be devastating!
Well ain't you and HCR a couple of buckets of sunshine. It's snowing and zero degrees here in my wooded compound and this is just what I needed to start the year. NOT!
10 degrees and snowing here, right now. I need the down time, so no biggie. Shoveling and snowplowing might be therapeutic for a day, or so. Had a good sleep.
Wifey made a big pot of chicken dumpling soup. Fridge is full. Several good TV series to catch up on.
Not letting the slow wildebeest get ME down! Then the terrorists win. lol
"The last 10 years have been an ugly era for facts, marked by a drumbeat of untruths and near-constant charges of 'fake news' from the decade’s most influential player, President Donald Trump.
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Comments: There were so many big lies this year (a number of which were associated with Trump) that PolitiFact named 2025 "Year of the Lies." ... Some imbeciles have even posted official White House press releases in their feeble attempts to "prove" a point. ...
Liars are the worst form of human. I use the word "human" loosely. They should be booted from the club. Including those who lie to themselves. Once shunned they may then form their own community. Maybe call it "Alabama"? Or "Texas"? Something like that.
"The last 10 years have been an ugly era for facts, marked by a drumbeat of untruths and near-constant charges of 'fake news' from the decade’s most influential player, President Donald Trump.
...
Comments: There were so many big lies this year (a number of which were associated with Trump) that PolitiFact named 2025 "Year of the Lies." ... Some imbeciles have even posted official White House press releases in their feeble attempts to "prove" a point. ...
Liars are the worst form of human. I use the word "human" loosely. They should be booted from the club. Including those who lie to themselves. Once shunned they may then form their own community. Maybe call it "Alabama"? Or "Texas"? Something like that.
Just don’t call it Kentucky. While one of the reddest of states some of our politicians here, notably Thomas Massie and Rand Paul are the rare breeds in the GOP who boldly and repeatedly stand up to that fellow in the White House.
@Junkster - did you move recently? I thought that you were embedded in one of the Carolina's. Not important, just making sure my crazy meter doesn't need another adjustment.
Comments
Care to reply to that, you slimy parasite? It was you who wanted to "debate"- you're pretty good at counting all of the other poster's debating points, but you can't answer this post or any of those, can you?
Put up or shut up.
some engineer you must be
Trump's execution actually is about half-occult
the Dems are the same centrists they have been for 90 years, including long stretches when the GOP were more aligned than not ... do you not know your, or would you call it 'our', history?
no anger here, just puzzlement always at how surpassingly off-point you are so much of the time
also now incorrect -- Trump has never gotten half the vote
jeez, dude; why lie about something so easily checked, as the quip goes? (Biden did, though, bigtime.)
@AndyJ the amount and impact is irrelevant, all of these claims of gop wins are to distract from a record-setting kleptocracy.
the pattern of taking credit from others just doesn't require all the rightwing media propaganda.
almost a weekly thing, see bondi 'hard at work' for this OCT 2024 graph :
Another win for democracy. Another step backwards for fascism
Also, let's all remember not to feed the troll. His desperation for attention is so sad. His neediness so profound that it appears to encompass his entire being.
The best answer is to let troll posts die of loneliness.
Happy New Year! Next year will be bring even more positivity for democracy.
^And this deserves repeating!
Another conspiracy and misinformation campaign easily blown to smithereens!
Thanks @Mark
Great job!
What a despicable human being. Sadly, one of many!
Care to reply to that, you slimy parasite? It was you who wanted to "debate"- you're pretty good at counting all of the other poster's debating points, but you can't answer this post or any of those, can you?
Put up or shut up.
LOL, Thanks Biden!
and near-constant charges of 'fake news' from the decade’s most influential player,
President Donald Trump."
"I understand why the outlook feels hopeless, but it’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important
to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families."
"This annual exercise isn’t about finding the most ridiculous of claims;
that pool is as wide as the ocean. Our criteria has always been finding claims that tick three key boxes:
They are repeated often, demonstrably false and, perhaps above all, consequential."
"So while we are glad that our fans and foes enjoy the debate about the single best/worst whopper,
we are stepping back this year and recalibrating the Lie of the Year — focusing less on the offenders
who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are hurt by them.
So 'congratulations' 2025. PolitiFact names you Year of the Lies."
"This is what happened when lies trampled real people:
A farmer couldn’t sell soybeans to his usual big foreign customer or plan for next year’s crop.
A tit-for-tat trade war sparked by U.S. tariffs on China left a cloud of uncertainty.
A pediatrician quit her long practice of seeing patients in person.
In clinical care's already pressurized environment, the Trump administration’s unproved claims
on everything from Tylenol to vaccines had added chaos and safety concerns to her days.
Two brothers, who came to the U.S. as children to escape gang violence in El Salvador,
attended school, stayed out of trouble and complied with government check-ins,
arrived at their most recent appointment only to be suddenly shackled, detained and deported.
They and many others like them were not the 'worst of the worst' criminals that the administration
claimed would be the first to be shipped home."
"To be clear, these are just three examples in a Year of the Lies.
Their stories illustrate a broader need to not dismiss that false claims have consequences."
Comments: There were so many big lies this year (a number of which were associated with Trump)
that PolitiFact named 2025 "Year of the Lies."
A large number of MAGA adherents are either ignorant or malicious
when they claim that the Trump administration's numerous falsehoods are true.
Some imbeciles have even posted official White House press releases in their feeble attempts to "prove" a point.
Let's not forget that these lies are not harmless and the resulting human consequences can be devastating!
Happy New Year my friend.
Wifey made a big pot of chicken dumpling soup. Fridge is full. Several good TV series to catch up on.
Not letting the slow wildebeest get ME down! Then the terrorists win. lol
I will forever link him to the current Supreme Court configuration that has enabled this MAGA driven nightmare. And will for years to come.