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Anyone who thinks this hostile U.S.A. operating with zero international trust or allies is "great", is either really low IQ or has a mental disorder.
How soon these fools have forgotten that we have called on coalitions constantly for help. And th…
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5681910-jesse-ventura-slams-trump-ice/
Jesse lays into the "draft dodging coward"! Man, did he ever get that right.
“We’re a third-world country now. You want to know why? I’m an expert. I’ve been to them. …
Oh, yeah! Great find.
Did you guys know that Gary Trudeau (of Doonesbury) predicted a trump run for POTUS, back in the 1980's?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/06/23/how-doonesbury-predicted-donald-trumps-presidential-run-2…
Thanks @Crash
A treat, the latest Playing For Change piece just dropped. The Doors! Featuring Robby Krieger and John Densmore.
'The lyrics were loosely based on the spree killer Billy Cook, who committed several murders including that of a five-pe…
No sh**. What’s next, your state tax return so they can spy on your charitable donation to see which party the taxpayer belong to?
Had an interesting conversation with old colleagues over the holidays. Many stated “no way we are retiring in a r…
@yogibearbull:
In his spare time, he also looks through individual mortgage documents to find any discrepancies in the mortgages that had been processed and approved by the lenders years ago
I see what you did there!
Clever catch, too. @orage
I have used Kansas State Bank before for CDs. Easy to open and fund online.
1-yr CD is currently 3.95%.
https://www.ksstate.bank/resources/deposit-rates
"I started changing my opinion of him when he started openly lying about the COVID-19 pandemic. I could hardly believe it when he started the Jan. 6 assault on our country. Since then, he’s only gotten worse, saying he hates Democrats and attacking …
"My opinion has changed. I voted for him in the 2024 election, and he hasn’t done one good thing since then. He is just not a good person at all. Plain and simple."
—Anonymous, 24, Female, Western Kentucky
"I voted for him because I thought he would be better on border security than Harris. But he lost me from the get-go when he pardoned all of the Jan. 6 felons, including those who violently attacked police. I never liked him as a person, and his per…
"I thought Trump would bring some much-needed change to the existing two-party system. He did, but not the way I wanted him to. Instead of making real changes to help the people, he's failed to deliver on any of his promises, then turns around and l…
"Trump has brought us to the brink of a second civil war. I'm embarrassed to tell people I'm from the U.S. I'm even more embarrassed that no Republican has the balls to stand up to him. We elected a clown, and made the country a circus."
—Anonymous,…
"His vindictiveness is so childish and selfish. I felt true fear for our country during the Jan. 6 riots, and even more fear when Trump was reelected in 2024. My mind was made up about him during his second election campaign, when he refused to deno…
"A lot of things led to me losing faith in Donald Trump. And I want to point out — I was never a full-blown Trump supporter. I did vote for him, though. It seems like he’s completely lost touch with the average American, and he is clearly covering u…
"I thought by now my family would be able to afford groceries. I thought we would have a house, instead of paying $1,800 in rent each month for a small apartment. I assumed we would have a chance at 'the American Dream.' Wishful thinking, I guess."
"I am especially unhappy with the way he's handling immigration. It seems very cruel and unnecessary — of course, I want people to come into this country legally, but the way the president regards immigrants is unacceptable and inhumane."
"I voted for Trump in 2020 only. Then, concerns about abortion rights made me change my vote to Democrat in the 2024 election. If that hadn’t done it, the inhumane treatment of immigrants and lack of respect for due process would have turned me off …
I suppose that all these people that voted for trump only one year ago, are plagued by TDS? It must be contagious. Here is an opportunity for a vaccine that maga would approve!
"I think my 'final straw' was Trump's statement about Rob Reiner. I realize this may seem trivial at face value, given the other things Trump has said and done, but it revealed a profound lack of basic empathy and human decency. It was an eye-openin…
"the prices keep going up, and this obsession with immigration is over the top. They promised they would go after criminals, but they are going to job sites and racially profiling people just trying to work. They are revoking work permits from peopl…
"Also, blaming housing prices on immigrants is absurd. Like people were crossing the border with half a million dollars...it is sad to think our president believes something as ridiculous as that."
—Anonymous, 40, Female, Tennessee
"My opinion of Trump has changed drastically. My children are terrified of the police in general now because of his ICE raids. Normal consumption costs are still rising, which is concerning to single parents like myself."
"He cut WIC, food stamps, and health insurance to low-income households. And he has increased taxes for low-income people (making less than $40K a year). I have dozens more reasons to despise the president of the United States."
—Anonymous, 25, Fema…
"My opinion has changed drastically. When I voted for him, I truly thought he would make things more affordable for my family. I really leaned into the argument that the economy was horrible under Biden. I have four kids and my wife, and I’m the bre…
"On top of affordability, every day I shake my head in disgust from the headlines and his choice of people for his cabinet. Like RFK…R-F-Freaking-K."
—Anonymous, 35, Male, Upstate New York
"I knew we were screwed early in his first term, when he used a Sharpie to show us where the hurricane was headed. It was that moment that I realized we had an idiot in the presidency."
"I've always walked the line between liberal and conservative views. I voted for Trump in 2024, and I truly regret and feel immense shame for doing so. I truly think it would have been better not to vote at all now. He's an ugly, vile human. The mor…
"Some of his actions that influenced my change of heart include: the way he is treating immigrants in our country (illegal or not, his treatment is inhumane), the conflict he has started in and around Venezuela, his appointment of less-qualified ind…
"When I cast my vote for Trump in the most recent election, I did so out of my own ignorance. I simply thought — with little to no policy-based research — that Trump would be the better choice. My bias, social influence, and the echo chambers surrou…
