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"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…
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lily_grossinger/former-trump-supporters
trump voters share their "immense shame"
"My opinion has changed. The handling of the Epstein files has shown me that he is truly evil. It’s almost like every harmful thing he claims…
After years of violent crime statistics going down, maga has found a way to reverse that trend, via government sanctioned murder. Someone definitely needs to dox this murderer. A disgruntled co-worker, an angry neighbor, a disgusted family member.
After a year of "fixing" everything in our economy, we have a job situation that is being described by "most economists as far from stellar but at least stable."
Is that what all the taxation, and micromanagement has accomplished? "Far from stellar…
Let us not focus on the fact that the new taxes (tariff income) have now been promised to be returned to taxpayers, pay down debt, increase the defense budget by $500,000,000,000 (yeah, that's 11 zeroes), and a dozen other specious purposes.
The G…
'Trump’s social media account first threatened the defense contractor Raytheon, saying that “[e]ither Raytheon steps up, and starts investing in more upfront Investment like Plants and Equipment, or they will no longer be doing business with Departm…
Yes, a group of people that see "election stealing" at every turn, would absolutely consider a Democrat asking the GA SoS to "find" exactly 11,780 in votes, when they were behind by 11,779, to be election tampering. 100% guaranteed, they would be to…
When you fear that responsible Law Enforcement will not confirm your hokey version of events, and are unwilling to hold your own accountable, you get to this point.
Fascism is no longer "on the rise", it is in full-fledged application. Welcome to …
It would be ill-advised to expect anything but subservience from SCOTUS. Let's get that inflation roaring!
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They also believe that the Court is very hesitant to strip a President of economic weapons (sanctions/tariffs) used during a declared "na…
Exploding the War budget , as opposed to fixing Social Security or health care, really illustrates where this maga GOP is heading! Like flashing strobe lights of warning to all the folks who thought they were going to be helped with much higher cost…
Free market conservatives were never real things. Just a false image trotted out when convenient.
A $1.5 trillion defense budget may be exactly what it takes to break the debt camel's back. Via the velocity of money, that should be very inflationa…
We can readily assume that both Greenland and VZ are at the forefront of trump's failing frontal lobe, because he is stymied by China's rare Earth bargaining position.
We should assume that the stable brain trust, that ihe relies on for advice, ha…
IMO, "strong" would be getting impeached by your own party. If they wanted respect they should have done that the first term. Now they have dug the hole deeper.
Packers -Bears Sat. night Prime & 2 local channels.Hopefully very good game to be missed by a lot of Football Fans.
Yes, should be fun to watch. Better if GB wasn't suffering so many injuries.
If Congress wanted to be viewed as a "co-equal branch", they should have nipped this in the bud many years ago. Now, they have proven just how easy it is to steamroll our Constitution by ANY POTUS with the will. And every single one of these "caucs"…
We have seen the pattern: trump trying to steal from other countries, under the guise of "taking back'. Judge, Jury and executionary, all in one!
He has tried with Ukraine, He is trying with Greenland. He is doing it with VZ. He is trying to squee…
^Mainly what I was thinking. Plus, overweight mag 7 can also result in big reversion, I imagine. AGTHX 5-yr return of 12.46% doesn't beat S&P 13.13%. Which matters to me, as I don't really trade mutual funds. 9% non-US certainly helped for 2025…
Hilton is an INTL entity, so this may backfire on them outside the U.S.
I never stay at Hilton. Always look for Kimpton first. Then other boutique brands.
