If you missed it, Congressional crazy Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to rename the Gulf of Mexico to "The Gulf of America." I think this Tweet perfectly captures her insanity.
BREAKING. . . Marjorie Taylor Greene files bill to rename Jesus of Nazareth to Jesus of America.
If you are attempting to lose weight, you might try
substituting macadamia nuts for chips or candy. If you're looking to
become more intelligent, however, the easiest step would be to avoid all
MAGA nuts in any form.
Republican
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has come under fire for falsely
suggesting the New Orleans vehicle-ramming terror attack was linked to
border policies. Greene’s comments have been widely debunked. Despite
the backlash, President-elect Donald Trump has also criticized federal
agencies, blaming weak leadership for rising crime. Authorities have
identified the suspect as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen
and military veteran born in Texas.
[. . .]
Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely suggested the suspect entered through
Eagle Pass, blaming the Biden administration’s border policies. These
claims were later debunked. Greene wrote, “Terrorist attack in NOLA
similar to the one in the German Christmas market.”
Despite
a GOP trifecta, the bill has just a 4 percent chance of making it out
of committee and a minuscule 2 percent chance of being enacted,
according to GovTrack.
MTG has a brain -- it's the type of brain found in the criminally insane, but it is a brain. She's ugly and getting uglier. Meanwhile Boe-Boe has no brain at all but is still reasonably attractive. You think Marje would swap the brain to be better looking? I think so. When you see video of her with her boyfriend, notice how he scans other women around them. Notice that. I'm sure Marjorie notices it.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Senator Patty Murray notes the cap on
prescription drugs, Donald Chump whines and whines, one of his lackeys
lies for him (how is that different from any other day), BLUESKY and
much more.
One bright spot in the bleak year of 2024 was the rise
of Bluesky. As someone who relied greatly on Twitter for news and my
career—OK, I may have been somewhat addicted—before Elon Musk bought it
and turned it into a snake pit of neo-Nazi filth, it was nice to see a
Twitter-like replacement rise to relative prominence.
I joined in April 2023 as about the 47,000th user. Today, Bluesky has about 26 million users,
and seems to be growing healthily. It actually has some notable
improvements on Twitter, like the “starter pack” function where users
can put together a group of accounts that one can follow at once (here’s
the starter pack for Prospect writers,
incidentally), or the “nuclear block” where if one participant in a
conversation blocks the other, the entire conversation is zapped. This
greatly cuts down on Twitter’s culture of aggressive pile-ons and abuse.
Unlike any other big platform, Bluesky does not censor posts with
outgoing links. Indeed, it does not have any proprietary “for you”
algorithm, instead defaulting to a traditional reverse-chronological
feed, and allowing users to pick from algorithms that can be developed
by others. This has major implications for publishers: Despite its
modest size, The Guardianreports that Bluesky traffic has already outstripped that from Twitter, and here at the Prospect Bluesky traffic now regularly matches Twitter and is many times that of Facebook.
This ability to share outside the platform is proving so popular that Facebook’s Twitter clone, Threads, has belatedly altered its algorithm
to include more posts from accounts you follow in an attempt to
compete. And this disruption is being done on a shoestring
budget—Bluesky has just 20 employees and about $23 million in funding, as compared to Meta’s 70,000+ workers and $156 billion in annual revenue.
It’s strong evidence that there is a large unmet demand for internet
systems outside of the control of Big Tech monopolists. I don’t know if
there can be a similar option for every walled garden on the
internet—it’s hard to dislodge a giant—but there’s no question that
there’s a lot of pent-up demand.
You can find out a lot on BLUESKY.
David Sirota's always a dirty fool.
Whether attacking the mother of an Iraq War veterans for speaking out
against the Iraq War (and against the senator David worked for) or
threatening us here because we pointed out what David left out when he
attacked Tina in the column -- that the senator she was confronting was
David's mentor and former boss. Sort of a basic disclosure required in
journalism but David thinks he makes up his own rules.
He
has a filthy mouth and a lazy brain and that's why, when he was wrongly
nominated for an Academy Award (for co-writing a piece of crap), I
attended every event ahead of voting to make sure he didn't get the
award -- I attended and took along printed copies of the nasty,
threatening, bullying e-mail he sent me.
It really exposed the true side of him to people who, like most of the world, would otherwise not even know his name.
POST-LEFT
WATCH is on BLUESKY. We've noted them for a couple of months now.
They're someone to watch and follow. They call out the crazy.
Isn't it great when a White man
-- especially a liar like Christian -- wants to tell us about the
targeting of a Black man and to explain it wasn't like what we thought
it was.
He's such a damn liar and such a damn
disgrace to his father. He's also a closeted Socialist but, remember,
we're never supposed to talk about that.
So there he was on Jimmy Dore rewriting history like only a Democrat hating Socialist can.
It's
hard for me to think of his nonsense without thinking of THE NEW YORK
TIMES which launched a huge attack against Dr King and did so long
before The Poor People's Campaign of 1968. THE NEW YORK TIMES not only
attacked him repeatedly -- and is corporate media, therefore a
corporation -- but continued to attack and to denigrate him long after
he was dead.
And they carried the attacks over
onto Coretta. When she died, please remember, NYT had 'playwright' (she
was not that good and she certainly wasn't worthy of more attention than
Coretta Scott King) on the front page, ran three or so columns on her
passing, did an editorial on her, blah blah blah, it never ended.
"Why are you attacking me?"
That's what the paper's sole Black columnist at the time asked me.
Well,
golly gee, you're Black and you have space on the op-ed pages and
you're ignoring the fact that the paper is refusing to run columns --
because there were submissions by big name Black academics -- about
Coretta's passing. You're on the op-ed pages and you're writing garbage
columns when you could be highlighting a pioneering Black woman who
fought for a better America for all and continued her husband's legacy
after he was assassianted.
The guilt trip got
Coretta into a column by Bob. Got her into it. It wasn't about her.
But he worked in for two or three paragraphs.
And of course, Christian brings up the truth and the lies of NYT.
Put
him on a minor media program with a small audience and he's telling the
audience about how Dexter Filkins and John F Burns (NYT 'reporters')
really were in the Green Zone. Dexter especially did whatever the US
military told him. That included, Christian said on air, cancelling
interviews when the US military conveyed that they'd prefer he not speak
to this or that person.
Now if he was going
on something mainstream, he'd say exactly the opposite. And of course
when he was on an in-between program, he'd justify Dexy with comments
like, 'The Dexter Filkins on the pages of THE NEW YORK TIMES is not the
Dexter Filkins in Baghdad' -- meaning that it was the paper's problem
and not Dexter bad journalism.
For those who
don't know, our first weekend online back in 2004 called out Dexter for
lies in print. He won awards for those lies. Is my face red? No.
Because he covered up War Crimes with that article. He covered them
up. They're known now but everyone looks the other way. In 40 years,
people will be calling for the dead reporter to be stripped of the
prizes for his lying.
In forty years when it no longer matters.
But don't expect Christian to tell you any of that.
On
Iraq, this may be our last Iraq snapshot and the title may change to
snapshot tomorrow. I need to check. Don't have time this second
because we have other things still to cover.
BLUESKY is where it's happening.
TWITTER
is for elderly hate mongers -- like Katrina vanden Heuvel of THE NATION
who led the attacks on Kamala. But TWITTER's not the only cesspool. Travis Gettys (RAW STORY) explains:
Facebook's parent company will make changes to its fact-checking to more closely resemble the site formerly known as Twitter.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday morning that content
moderation and other restrictions on speech would be lifted across
Facebook, Instagram and other platforms as Donald Trump returns to the White House, reported Fox News.
"We’re
going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes,
simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our
platforms," Zuckerberg said in a video
posted Tuesday morning. "More specifically, we’re going to get rid of
fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes similar to X,
starting in the U.S."
The company's third-party fact-checking program was put into place
following Trump's first election win to "manage content" and
misinformation on its platforms, which executives conceded was the
result of "political pressure," but they now say that system has "gone
too far."
In other news, Convicted Felon Donald Chump is still being a big titty
baby because he's the continual disappointment that his father loathed
and he's the man that could never satisfy Ivana. He's just an immature
jerk who never grew up and never stopped to grasp that there were other
people on the earth and that they had feelings and the right to expect
to be recognized. Chump doesn't want to appear in person or via the
internet on January 10th when he is to be sentenced. His howler monkey
Steven Cheung (who at 42 looks 97) declared, "The American People
elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate that demands an
immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and
all of the remaining Witch Hunts." Chump lied on official documents.
There's no excuse for that and he can't pardon himself because it's not
federal. Chump is a sleazy, two-bit crook and that's what the record is
going to reflect this week and forever more.
As for a mandate?
No, Steven, the American people didn't give him a mandate.
As
Elaine noted Friday, there is no mandate. 1.8% isn't a mandate.
That's all Chump won by. Ronald Reagan in 1984? He got a mandate. LBJ
in 1964? He got a mandate.
Steven's clearly confused. Must be overwork, right? Can't be personal since he has no personal life.
So
it's work that consumes him. And let us be the first to reveal his
heretofore never discussed acting career. For several years, Steven has
appeared on the series AMERICAN DAD.
Don't know about you, but I think the jewels really make his eyes pop.
Speaking of idiots, Evan Williams (TAG24 NEWS) reports on one, "Republican
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman had to be shamed into agreeing
to lower US flags to half-mast in honor of the late ex-president Jimmy
Carter." And now note this from the article:
Blakeman's original decision was seen as a response to rants made by Trump on Truth Social last week.
In
response to the US flag potentially being left at half-mast during his
inauguration, Trump said that Democrats "don't love our country" and are
"giddy."
"In
any event, because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag
may, for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future
President, be at half-mast," Trump said.
Democrats don't love our country?
He
was never fit to be president. He's a mad sociopath who is not fit to
represent the American people and who only knows how to sew division.
Which makes him the ultimate LOVE CONNECTION for Elon Musk, right?
Yesterday
was many things including the fourth year anniversary of the treasonous
attack on our country. Rachel Maddow addressed that last night on
MSNBC.
Let's wind down with this from Senator Patty Murray's office:
70,000+ seniors in Washington state, 4.5 million seniors
nationwide will save hundreds or thousands of dollars each year thanks
to the new annual cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for folks
on Medicare Part D
***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL OF THURSDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE HERE***
In case you missed it: on January 1, a new provision
that Democrats in Congress got signed into law went into effect,
capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors with a
Medicare prescription drug plan at $2,000 a year. On Thursday, U.S.
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined
U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA-08) at Northaven Senior
Living in Seattle to highlight the new costs savings for millions of
seniors.
The new cap is thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act Democrats
passed through Congress in 2022—that every single Republican voted
against—and it means millions of seniors will pay significantly less for
their prescription drugs this year, lowering costs for families and
giving them more breathing room.
“Starting January 1st, anyone with a Medicare prescription
drug plan—also known as Medicare Part D—now has their out-of-pocket drug
costs capped at two thousand dollars each year. That’s because of a law
Democrats passed—the Inflation Reduction Act—that did all sorts of
things to lower health care costs and make it cheaper and easier for
folks to get the medications they need,” said Senator Murray.“As
everyone knows, high drug prices come with other painful costs—like
stress over how to make ends meet, or what bills to skip, in order to
fill a prescription, or whether to take the risk of rationing
medication. These are impossible choices that no one should ever have to
make. But they’re the reality for so many people, and so many seniors
especially. And make no mistake, when prescription drugs are too
expensive for people to afford—that’s dangerous. Because even the best,
most effective medication can’t do someone any good if they can’t afford
to get it.”
Medicare Part D—a voluntary program that helps pay for prescription
drugs for people with Medicare—provides prescription drug coverage for
nearly 56 million Americans. More than 4.5 million
older Americans enrolled in Part D are estimated to benefit from the
new out-of-pocket spending cap that took effect January 1, 2025.
Approximately 1.4 million Part D enrollees
who reach the new out-of-pocket cap between 2025 and 2029 will see
annual savings of $1,000 or more, and just over 420,000 will see savings
of more than $3,000. In Washington state, at least 70,000 seniors are expected to see these new savings—nearly $1,900 in 2025—and that number will steadily increase over time.
The $2,000 annual cap is just one of the many actions Democrats took to lower prescription drug costs in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Most notably, the law capped the cost of insulin for patients on
Medicare at $35/month—which went into effect January 1, 2023—and it
empowered Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for the
first time ever.
In August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced negotiated drug prices
for ten commonly-used drugs in the first cycle of negotiations. The
new, lower negotiated prices will go into effect on January 1, 2026, and
will lower the prices people pay for some of the most common and
expensive prescription drugs that treat heart disease, cancer, diabetes,
blood clots, and more.
Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug costs is expected
to save American taxpayers $6 billion, with people enrolled in Medicare
expected to save $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone. 15
to 20 more drugs will be added to the negotiating table every year
moving forward – all thanks to Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.
See coverage of the landmark new prescription drug cap below:
Seniors on Medicare Part D will never pay more than $2,000
out-of-pocket for prescription drugs annually, thanks to a provision in
the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act which takes effect this year. The new
benefit for seniors on Medicare Part D will cap out-of-pocket
prescription drug costs at $2,000 per year. Once they reach this dollar
amount, they will automatically receive “catastrophic coverage,” which
means all out-of-pocket costs for Part D drugs will be covered through
the rest of the year. […]
In Washington state alone, 70,000 enrollees will save nearly $1,900 in 2025, with the number of beneficiaries growing over time.
“[It’s] a change that will save millions of people, hundreds or
thousands of dollars on their prescription medications, every year from
now on,” said U.S. Senator Patty Murray, who is a senior member of the
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. “There is more
to this story than just numbers—because as everyone knows, high drug
prices come with other painful costs. Like stress over how to make ends
meet, or what bills to skip, in order to fill a prescription, or whether
to take the risk of rationing medication.” […]
“This cap means I can afford my medications without having to cut
back on essentials like food or utilities,” said Katherine O’Hara, a
local senior who is on Medicare.
Stephan Gerhardt, who lives with dystonia and degenerative disc disease, also praised the change.
“One of my anti-inflammatory medications isn’t covered by my
insurance, but luckily, it only costs $45 a bottle and lasts six
months,” Gerhardt said. “I’m fortunate compared to others.”
Gerhardt, who has been on Medicare for over a decade due to his
disabilities, said the new law will help many seniors in his community
avoid tough choices between essential needs.
“People I know often have to decide: ‘Do I eat, pay rent, or take my
meds?’” said Gerhardt. “Almost everybody will choose to pay rent because
they can’t survive being homeless; and then it’s, ‘How do I figure out
food?’”
“This is life-changing for folks who can’t afford their medications,”
said Gerhardt. “It reduces the strain on individuals and the healthcare
system. If people can afford their medications, they’re less likely to
end up in emergency rooms, which costs everyone more in the long run.”
Despite the bipartisan benefits, every Republican in Congress voted
against the Inflation Reduction Act, a point highlighted by Murray. She
warned of potential future efforts to repeal the law.
“This is about making life more affordable and ensuring no one has to
risk their health because they can’t afford medication,” Murray said.
“The President-Elect has talked about cutting everything, so he’s got
everything in front of him, and we’re going to make sure this is not one
he goes after.”
Sen. Patty Murray held a press conference Thursday in light of a cap
on prescription drug costs for some on Medicare going into effect.
Out-of-pocket costs for prescription medications will be capped at
$2,000 a year for seniors on Medicare Part D. Part D is a voluntary
program that pays for prescription drug medication that covers nearly 56
million Americans.
The change was included in the Inflation Reduction Act that was passed in Congress in August of 2022. […]
“As everyone knows, high drug prices cause other painful costs, like
stress over how to make ends meet, or what bills they needed to skip in
order to take a prescription, or whether to take the risk of rationing
medication,” Murray said. “Those are impossible choices that no one
should ever have to make, but they’re the reality for many people and
many seniors.”
Other provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act also take aim at drug
costs for people with Medicare. The cost of insulin is capped at $35 a
month and recommended vaccines like the flu, shingles, COVID-19 and RSV
are free to everyone with Medicare Part D, according to U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
Nut job
Marjorie Taylor Greene is disgusting. Is there a betting pool on how
long it will be before she's being put into a straight jacket and led
out of the halls of Congress? Nina Joudeh (IRISH STAR) reports:
MAGA Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene recently proposed that January 6 be established as a national holiday as Republicans continue their efforts to reshape the narrative surrounding the Capitol attack in Washington, DC, in 2020.
During an interview with Raw Story on
Friday, Greene was asked about criticisms from some Democrats
concerning Republicans' attempts to "rewrite history," as
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pardon the rioters.
[. . .]
During
an event in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, in April 2024, Taylor-Greene made
another outrageous claim: "If I had it my way, we would have been
successful on January 6, and Joe Biden wouldn't be president."
Give her ten years and she'll be institutionalized -- prison or asylum for the criminally insane.
C.I. offered her take and crazy Marjorie Saturday night:
While Chump frets over his outfits and bemoans the fact that Bob Mackie
won't return his calls, MAGA Fat Barbie Marjorie Taylor Greene is in the
news. Rey Harris (TAG 24 NEWS) explains, "MAGA Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene recently suggested January 6 be made into a national holiday, as MAGA Republicans seek to change the narrative surrounding the Capitol riots."
Why not just name it a religious holiday? Didn't it re-virginate
Marjorie who, in all the insurrection excitement, couldn't stop
scratching down there resulting in a huge scab forming over her
introitus?
Let me also include two BLUESKYs.
Hi, I’m God.
It’s January 6th Eve, so don’t forget to leave out crackers and crystal meth for Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks the insurrectionists are being treated unfairly in jail.
Are they being crushed in a doorway, or getting their eye gouged, or sprayed with bear mace, or beaten with metal objects, like the officers they're in jail for assaulting?
Monday, January 6, 2025. We're not tolerating political closets and
let's outline exactly how much damage those closeted, non-Democrats did
to the 2024 election while pretending that they were Democrats.
Friday, we were talking about the way forward (you can also refer to Wednesday's "2024: The Year of Betrayal From Inside The Left")
and how we use this platform this year. We're going to expand on that
but two videos that went up here yesterday we are going to note at the
top.
First, THE MAJORITY REPORT.
Where
are we going to take the show? Sam asks that and it's something anyone
with a platform should be asking. Here? We're not plaforming liars.
Last night, in "A crazy mistakes herself for Paul Revere,"
we noted crazy Jessica Denson. We noted her before when she was with
another outlet -- they have parted ways as she constantly insists, and
we noted her a week or so after the election and noted that I was not
interested in election lies. She was going to get the results
overturned because she knew this or she knew that. And I noted that I
would love for the results to be different but that they weren't. And I
noted that different results would mean we lived in a far less racist
country than we do.
Last night, I get on, at a party,
to do an entry and the public e-mail account is swamped with over 70
e-mails insisting that Jessica's latest video has to be covered. It was
garbage and I outlined why. We are done with her.
That's not
the first person time we've had to wash out hands of people who are
self-defeating. Another group like that was noted by Rebecca in "the oklahoma trash behind 'i've had it' podcast" on Friday.
We're also not noting you if you're in a political
closet. Meaning? If I know you're not a Democrat but you're lying
online that you are, I'm not interested in you. DEMOCRACY NOW! brought
on one Socialist after another to slam Kamala during the general
election and they presented as Democrat. That's how they lie.
There's
nothing wrong being a Socialist. But a Socialist doesn't like
Democrats. That's why you see so much praise for Bernie Sanders. The
decades of racism, for example, slid right by. It takes a Black
YOUTUBER -- such as Roland Martin -- to tell the truth about Bernie that
not White YOUTUBER wants to. The left outlets attacked Kamala. But
they found time -- COMMON DREAMS, THE NATION, DEMOCRACY NOW!, THE
PROGRESSIVE, etc -- to praise Tim Walz? Why? They never told you and
they want us to not know what happened or to not talk about it. Now.
But in August Democratic Socialists of America bragged to the press --
and at their Twitter feed -- that they got Tim Walz on the ticket!!!! He
was their guy!!!! (Sabby Sabs might get noted again because, if you
look, she called them out in a response on that official Tweet.)
He
was a lousy candidate. The debate between vice presidential nominees
is always about drawing blood. Tim did not just fail to draw blood, he
was an embarrassment. Sweating on camera, looking like a stooge, not
knowing what word he was about to say next as he struggle to speak. An
embarrassment.
Now ask yourself why these same outlets
didn't tell you that? Because he was their guy. They, DSA insisted,
got him on the ticket.
And they shielded him from any
press critiques. Rebecca was right, the governor o Kentucky was the way
to go. Not some looney tune who made Elmer Fudd look like a genius.
And that's before we get into all the lies -- or, if you prefer,
"whoppers" -- he kept telling during the campaign. We'll go into this
more, I'm sure as the year goes along.
And we'll
probably touch again on the SEP. I've noted them, we've noted their
publication, WSWS. They are Socialists. I have no problem with
Socialists. I do have a problem with Socialists who want to pretend
that they're Democrats. Say what you are. The reason that they won't
is because they know that'll cut their audience down and also make their
arguments/lies be taken less seriously.
Some people
get this, some people don't. Kamala lost because of voter suppression.
Outlets on the left elected to attack her daily for three months
solid. They repeated lies about her -- Amy Goodman made a point to air
the attack on Kamala's race from Donald Trump repeatedly and only one
time did she bring on a guest to refute it. They knew what they were
doing and you need to know what they did and what they'll do again.
Because of their actions, the electoral college with give the presidency to Chump later today.
We can't afford them.
And
if you're feeling sorry for the fake asses -- include Jill Stein in
that --we can go over the debate that the fake ass Uncommitted
'movement' carried out. We can go over how they had Jill and Cornel
there for a debate. And we can go over how they refused to allow the
SEP's presidential candidate to be on that stage. How they lied to the
SEP and claimed there would be another event but there wasn't. The
closet cases just didn't want an out Socialist on the stage.
We
may also go into how certain Palestinian-Americas did the front work
for Uncommitted while the true organizers like Norman Solomon hid in the
background.
Does it matter?
Second, I said two videos, Hal Sparks.
Cenk and Ana.
Ana says she didn't even vote for president.
Hmm.
Well the thing here is the grift. And the thing here is that the grift is not new.
I
had a good friend decades ago who I haven't spoken to since because he
was a Socialist who moved over to the right wing. He was hurt and
didn't do it for money -- move over to the right -- but he stayed there
because of the money. And I've seen that over and over.
But they lied all along because they weren't Democrats, they were Socialists.
Ana
got a JACOBIN podcast which people want to forget but it happened and
it is why JACOBIN doesn't want to call her out on her right wing drift
because she knows a little too much about Socialists in closets.
They
let Ana attack Katie Halper (also a Socialist) on their own podcast.
They didn't drop her then. Even though she attacked Katie in a podcast
where Ana's guest was Katie's co-host.
And that's
another reason to dislike Katie. She was attacked and she didn't say a
word. Acted like it didn't happen, acted like Nacho Noodlers or
whatever the idiot's name was, hadn't joined Ana in attacking her.
She's pathetic.
But
the point here is, right now everyone's noting how badly Cenk and Ana
are betraying the Democratic Party and how they are stabbing it.
But
people are still pretending that those two were Democrats. They were
not. They're angry Socialists that are pimping the right wing. The Max
Blumenthal 'left.'
They are not helping the Democratic Party.
We'll
note criticism in 2025 of the Democrats. I'm sure I'll have plenty
myself, but we'll note WSWS and others as well. They can be of the left
and we'll note them. What we won't note is political closet cases
because while we're trying to have an honest conversation, they're
trying to trick and lie -- that's why they hide in their political
closets.
If those who invested so much into Cenk and
Ana over the years had know that the two were not Democrats, that they
were Socialists, Cenk and Ana wouldn't have gotten away with as much.
Which
brings us to the fake assery of BREAKING POINTS. Apparently, even they
realize that they went too far too early. Which is why they're now
burying a video they posted over the weekend. You can't find it at
their YOUTUBE site. But it existed and Socialist -- not Democrat --
Briahna Joy Gray was the guest and she Tweeted about it:
Will the Democrats learn anything from their 2024 defeat?
@briebriejoy
says don’t count on it.
“They will do this quick mea culpa and then it’s going to be back to business as usual”
WATCH: http://youtu.be/cMeCKzOAmKM
Imagine that, before Chump's even declared the victor in
the election, BREAKING POINTS is already telling you that Dems will sell
out.
Why is that?
Because they're not Democrats.
People
wrongly thing because of creepy guy being a Republican, that the show
is about a Republican and a Democrat having conversations. It's a
bigger fake assery than CROSSFIRE on CNN ever was.
We
stopped noting them because Saagar was scapegoating gay men (glass
houses?) over Monkeypox and then Krystal did her order that all must
support Marianne Williamson -- you know, Krystal and Kyle's wedding
guest that neither wanted you to know that fact?
I'm
tired of liars. Bri is not a Democrats. She's a Socialist. So she was
brought on to attack the Dems and by not explaining who she really is,
it comes off much differently to the viewers. Titsy another Socialist.
I'm glad she finally learned to wear a bra. I know Rania's streaming
numbers dropped when she did but no one needed her delivering 'news' in
tight shirts, no bra while she jumped around. Yes, she really was that
pathetic. And who is she with now?
Oh, that's right: BREAKING POINTS.
Rania is not a Democrat. And let's go to one of her Tweets at random.
This is what Trump surrogates told Arabs in Dearborn, while Harris refused to even meet with them and kept insulting them.
It’s likely untrue, but his campaign repeatedly told Arab Americans they would stop the wars.
So
if you want to be mad at someone, be mad at the Democratic Party for
appealing to racists and republicans instead of their actual base and
those hurting from a Democrat sponsored genocide.
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At
a Trump event in Dearborn, Michigan former Acting Director of National
Intelligence Richard Grenell told me Trump will not appount Mike Pompeo
or John Bolton or Jared Kushner to any role and said Amos Hochstein
& Brett McGurk would get the boot.
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Rania
lies about who she is politically and lies about everything. Kamala
Harris did meet with Palestinian-Americans -- including Rashida Tlaib's
sister. But there's Rania lying because a Socialist will tear apart a
Democrat with lies. And many people know that which is why so many
Socialists on the left lie about who and what they really are.
But
look at that Tweet within a Tweet. Rania Tweeted it. As truth. She
Tweeted Trump's lie as truth. That he would be better for Palestine.
Starting get why she had to use her (average size) breasts for attention for most of her career?
They're
liars and we can't afford them. So they're not going to be noted.
BREAKING POINTS is a Socialist platform that hides who they really are.
They have right-wing Republican hosts who attack the Democratic Party
and then they bring on the 'left' to attack the Democratic Party and
never once let you know that these people are not Democrats.
It's a grift and it's a con.
And
you're seeing the end results right now with Cenk and Ana. This is how
it ends. We don't need to repeat this in 2028 or, for that matter,
2026. It's time to send a message that we will not let them stay in the
closet and misrepresent who they actually are as they try to destroy
the Democratic Party.
No.
Not going to happen.
And by eliminating the liars, we might be able to have an honest conversation.
That idiot James Carville is yammering away with more lies. I just
wonder when can we get honest about this past election? C.I.'s "2024: The Year of Betrayal From Inside The Left"
delivered a ton of honesty. At one point, before she edited it down
(to a little over 11,000 words), she talked about the percentage and
how people were being ahistorical about it to argue for their nonsense
-- 'Dems should turn their back on trans rights!' and other nonsense.
So let's talk about that.
Let's start by noting the AP count for 2024's presidential election popular vote and we're looking at the percentage:
75,019,257 votes (48.4%) -- Kamala Harris
77,303,573 votes (49.9%) -- Donald Trump
1.5%. That was the percentage that Chump won by.
Let's drop back to 2004:
Popular vote
62,040,610
59,028,444
Percentage
50.7%
48.3%
50.7% to 48.3%
Do you remember that? Bully Boy Bush won. John Kerry lost to him by 2.4%
Let's to back another 20 years.
Popular vote
54,455,472
37,577,352
Percentage
58.8%
40.6%
Ronald Reagan won. He got 58.8% of the vote to Mondale's 40.6%. Reagan won by 18.2%
Popular vote
43,129,040
27,175,754
Percentage
61.1%
38.5%
LBJ won with 61% of the vote. That's 22.6% that he beat Barry Goldwater by.
Are you getting the point yet? We're focusing on percentages because they don't change. The number of those voting.
Chump won. That's the story at the end of the day and I'm not trying to pretend it's not.
But
the hand wringing that's taking place and the nonsense of Seth Moulton,
James Carville and others is not about the results. If we're talking
about results, the totals don't call for massive changes.
Chump
is not going to make our lives better. Four years from now, the
country will want a new direction. That includes those who voted for
Trump.
Kamala got 1.5% less votes. The most likely
reason for that is because of the non-stop attacks that THE NATION,
COMMON DREAMS, THE PROGRESSIVE, DEMOCRACY NOW! and others carried out on
Kamala from August through the end of October. It's past time for that
to be addressed.
Kamala performed amazingly
well considering that elements of the left media -- non-Democrats --
worked to dampen enthusiasm for her campaign every single day. That's
reality. And that can never happen again.
That idiot James Carville is yammering away with more lies. I just wonder when can we get honest about this past election? C.I.'s "2024: The Year of Betrayal From Inside The Left" delivered a ton of honesty. At one point, before she edited it down (to a little over 11,000 words), she talked about the percentage and how people were being ahistorical about it to argue for their nonsense -- 'Dems should turn their back on trans rights!' and other nonsense.
So let's talk about that.
Let's start by noting the AP count for 2024's presidential election popular vote and we're looking at the percentage:
75,019,257 votes (48.4%) -- Kamala Harris
77,303,573 votes (49.9%) -- Donald Trump
1.5%. That was the percentage that Chump won by.
Let's drop back to 2004:
Popular vote
62,040,610
59,028,444
Percentage
50.7%
48.3%
50.7% to 48.3%
Do you remember that? Bully Boy Bush won. John Kerry lost to him by 2.4%
Let's to back another 20 years.
Popular vote
54,455,472
37,577,352
Percentage
58.8%
40.6%
Ronald Reagan won. He got 58.8% of the vote to Mondale's 40.6%. Reagan won by 18.2%
Popular vote
43,129,040
27,175,754
Percentage
61.1%
38.5%
LBJ won with 61% of the vote. That's 22.6% that he beat Barry Goldwater by.
Are you getting the point yet? We're focusing on percentages because they don't change. The number of those voting.
Chump won. That's the story at the end of the day and I'm not trying to pretend it's not.
But the hand wringing that's taking place and the nonsense of Seth Moulton, James Carville and others is not about the results. If we're talking about results, the totals don't call for massive changes.
Chump is not going to make our lives better. Four years from now, the country will want a new direction. That includes those who voted for Trump.
Kamala got 1.5% less votes. The most likely reason for that is because of the non-stop attacks that THE NATION, COMMON DREAMS, THE PROGRESSIVE, DEMOCRACY NOW! and others carried out on Kamala from August through the end of October. It's past time for that to be addressed.
Friday, January 3, 2025. Hypocrisy, liars, political closet cases, we're covering so much today.
Let's start with the idiot James Zogby.
He wants to be vice chair of the DNC. Could he be? If the DNC has a suicide wish.
There
are so many reasons that this disgusting man -- being backed by people
at THE NATION magazine currently -- should not hold that position. It
goes beyond his crap in depressing turnout in the 2024 election. It
even goes beyond his lies about Hillary Clinton. She was not attacking
"ethnics" -- as he lied -- when she referred to Trump's "basket of
deplorables." That was an attack on hate merchants and specifically the White supremacists.
As she explained in her sentence after "basket of deplorables" pay
attention, "They're racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic,
Islamophobic – you name it. "
Is that clear enough?
I'm
not in the mood in 2025. A lie is used to slur and attack someone, I'm
not supporting the liar that did that. Nor am I supporting the outlet
if, they attack someone with a lie and refuse to correct it. Brooke Anderson wrote this and THE NEW ARAB posted this December 9th:
"Some people in the Obama coalition look down on ethnics, including
Europeans. Hillary Clinton called them deplorables," Zoby said,
referring to the 2016 Democratic candidate's infamous "basket of
deplorables" remark, which many saw as a key factor in her defeat by
Trump.
That's James Zogby lying like he always does. He's always been two-faced and he's always hidden who he really is politically.
Hillary was not speaking of 'ethnics.' He's just a liar and he needs to go away.
I'm
tired of the hypocrisy. DiFi was too old to serve. And those of us in
California made that point in 2018. And our reward for that was
national outlets platforming the idiot Amy Siskind. I don't know, maybe
she used her rolodex from back when she was supporting John McCain in
2008? But what I do know is that ____ lives in New York. Not in my
state. What I do know is that we don't do the elections the way other
states do. Amy lied that we were weakening DiFi and that a Republican
would end up in the Senate as a result. Because the idiot ____ thought
the race would be -- in the general election -- between a Dem and a
Republican. Bitch, we're California and get your damn nose out of our
election. There's not an automatic Republican slot for US senator on
our general election ballot. The way we roll in CA is the top two vote
getters end up on the general ballot.
And that's why
the 2018 general election for US senator in California had DiFi (a
Democrat) on the ballot and Kevin De Leon (also a Democrat) on the
ballot.
Idiots like Amy had to stick their nose in our
business. And they didn't know what they were talking about and they
started this whole 'poor Dianne!' movement. Reality, she was a lousy
senator. And I'm not the only one Ted Kennedy told he wanted to
"throttle her" in the Alito confirmation hearings as she repeatedly
interrupted him (interrupted Ted). And like Ted, I don't think Alito
would have been confirmed without DiFi's dithering during the hearing.
And that was 2007.
In 2018, DiFi was even worse and she was also 85 years old.
And
yet we had Amy Siskind and other idiots -- who don't even live in the
state so they can't even vote in the election -- defending DiFi. She
would go on to die in office and the only surprise there was that she
didn't die of drowning in one of the many pools of urine she regularly
left in chairs.
Supposedly, we want new blood.
Supposedly.
And I say "supposedly" because I'm not part of your lie and deceit campaign.
I'm specifically referring to Democratic Socialists of America.
I will gladly say AOC should have been named Ranking Member. But I don't end there because I'm not a damn hypocrite.
That's
why I have so many problems with the DSA. They're supporting Zogby.
Just like they stayed silent this year when Bernie Sanders ran for
another Senate term -- he's 83 years old.
You need to pay attention because the DSA is one of the biggest scammers on the left.
They try to pretend to have ethics but they really don't.
AOC is one of their own so they'll defend her and attack Gerry Connolly and claim it's about age.
I
defended AOC on that committee ranking member issue for a number of
reasons. Mainly, the Democratic Party does need to be putting fresh
people into leadership. I also know Gerry's illness has not made him
weaker, he's always been weak sauce.
But DSA will call
out on that and use age to beat someone over the head -- someone who is
not part of their DSA world. But when Socialist Bernie Sanders -- the
do-nothing senator from Vermont -- is running for re-election in 2024 at
the age of 83, please note that DSA will -- and did -- call out Joe
Biden for being too old to run (he's 82) while ignoring Bernie who is
actually one year older.
They could be honest but instead they want to be tricksters.
They're
now backing James Zogby for DNC vice chair. They just whined -- and
that includes Kyle Kulinski -- about the need for fresh blood (AOC) but
now they're backing James Zogby -- while chanting "One of us. One of
us." In fact, we've got footage of Kyle and Krystal doing their chant.
"One of us! One of us!"
They
want you to chant with them and they hope the chant's loud enough that
you won't bother to check out facts. Actual fact: James Zogby is 80
years old.
I'm mad and not in the mood. I will note that not all DSA-ers are liars or hide in political closets. But far too many do.
Kamala Harris was a highly skilled and accomplished politician. She was also a Democrat.
Amy
Goodman couldn't use DEMOCRACY NOW! to re-elect Donald Trump the way
she did by bringing on Democrats to talk about Kamala. No, she needed
to convince her audience that Kamala was awful, that you don't make time
in your busy day to go and vote for Kamala. The way Amy did that --
deliberately depressed turnout -- was to bring on leftists who attacked
Kamala over and over. And Democratic voters around the country were
told over and over that Kamala wasn't worth voting for.
What they weren't told? That these voices attacking Kamala were Socialists.
A
Socialist is never going to be pleased with a Democrat. The two are
not the same. There may be areas of overlap but the two groups are not
the same -- if they were, there wouldn't be a need for two terms. Go
read "2024: The Year of Betrayal From Inside The Left."
I've noted in that every segment that Amy did on Kamala in August,
September and October. She never identifies the people trashing Kamala
as Socialists. If she had, her argument would have been far less
successful.
And if you're not getting it, when Amy's
attacking Kamala on abortion rights and on allegedly not doing enough to
rebuke the lie that "they're eating cats and dogs," you deserve the
crap ass media that lies to your face and disrespects you by trying to
trick you.
The last two days have resulted in e-mails asking why Amy would do that?
Because she's not a Democrat and because she's one of those who wants to burn down the entire system.
Susan
Sarandon was very clear in 2016 that she supported Jill Stein for
president not because she thought Jill would win (Susan knew Jill
wouldn't win) but because she thought a Trump presidency would hasten
the demise of our current system.
I think that's
stupid, to be clear. I think it's stupid and have had many arguments
over the years with friends who are Socialists because I have never
shared their belief that a utopian world would arise from the ashes. I
think we would see a system far less fair.
But I can respect Susan's opinion. I can disagree with it and I can still respect it.
And on 2016?
Trump
was a wild card. Many of us knew he was a liar. But most of us didn't
know what a criminal he was. Or how he would become even more criminal
-- culminating with his attempt to overthrow the US government in
January of 2021.
And there are people who didn't learn how bad he was by November 2020. That's fine too.
But if you were still on board with Trump after January 7, 2021, you had serious problems.
And
by the time the 2024 election rolled around, if you were willing to see
Donald win the election, you had more than serious problems. If you
were rooting for him and helping to elect him -- as Amy was and as
Rashida Tlaib was -- then you were a threat to democracy.
I'm not going to put up with it and Democrats shouldn't put up with it.
We were betrayed on the left. And we should not put up with it.
I'll
big tent. I'll gladly big tent. That's with Socialists of every
stripe. But not if you're a trickster. If I can't trust you, I don't
want you in my tent. Politics shouldn't be a con job. And our left
media especially shouldn't be lying to us. But those like Amy Goodman
-- who doesn't care if she bankrupts PACIFICA, let's remember -- who
think they can lie to us need to be rebuked.
I'm not
threatened by Socialists. I have many friends who are Socialists.
We've highlighted many Socialists here over the years. But I do not
like tricksters.
And those of you Socialists in political closets? Shame on you.
If you can't be honest about what you are, do you really think you'll ever win?
People don't like being lied to.
If
you're a Socialist, say you are. Don't go on your programs or in your
writings pretending you're not. How do you expect to ever popularize
Socialism?
Joe Biden was right, WILL & GRACE helped change the way many saw gay men and lesbians.
So those of you in political closets, how are you popularizing Socialism by pretending you're run of the mill Democrats?
You're not. You're attaching a stigma to the label.
And
I'm not a Socialist but we've always quoted and cited them here because
they're often ahead of the curve on many movements and issues.
They can drag the country to a better place.
But
that's not ever going to happen when you repeatedly use trickery. All
that does is harm Socialism in the minds of Americans because deceit
doesn't win friends.
Years ago, when Bernie was first
elected to the Senate (after doing nothing in the House for years),
Laura Flanders said she didn't want to read in the paper or hear on TV
"independent" Bernie Sanders, she wanted to hear Socialist. And she was
right. Too bad, she can't apply it to herself. Because you can't be
or truly become something without knowing what's out there.
DSA
arose from the ashes of another group. That group never had great
impact on the US and we won't even bother to mention them now. But the
point is that trickery accomplishes nothing.
And it's no way to grow a base.
Donald Chump used trickery to fool voters and now they're turning on him.
I would hope Socialists could do better than Chump.
So now we have Chump headed back to the White House and the country -- and the world -- is worse off for it.
Pro-Palestinian groups in the U.S. are staring down a new challenge: Donald Trump and Republicans.
The movement has tended to focus
its efforts on who controls the White House and Democrats, whom its
leaders view as more persuadable to soften support for Israel. But 15
months into the war in the Middle East, as the GOP trifecta prepares to
control the White House and Congress, leaders in the movement find
themselves with far less leverage — and much more to lose.
“The
Palestinian rights movement is very clear eyed in understanding that it
is very likely that this Trump administration will mean that things get
much worse for Palestinians,” said Beth Miller, the political director
for Jewish Voice for Peace Action, a left-wing advocacy organization.
“This administration will likely be coming very quickly to try to take down the Palestinian rights movement,” she added.
Support
for Israel is largely bipartisan, but Republicans have led the charge
in criticizing the broader pro-Palestinian movement. A Republican-led
House panel has sunk three Ivy League presidents over allegations of antisemitism around pro-Palestinian protests on their campuses. And last month, the House passed a bill
that jeopardizes the tax-exempt status of any group the Treasury
secretary deems a “terrorist supporting organization,” which movement
leaders fear will chill pro-Palestinian speech.
Yes, there was a world of difference between the two candidates.
And the liars who pretended otherwise owe the country an apology. Actually they owe us all so much more than that.
This wasn't 2016. Trump was a known insurrectionist.
We knew what him getting back into the White House meant.
Rashida
screwed over Palestinians. She wouldn't back or campaign for Kamala
because she was okay with Chump going back to the White House -- a man
she'd twice voted to impeach. Looks like the Socialist overplayed her
tiny hand. Don't expect her to own her mistake or to own up to it.
Yesterday, the White House issued the following:
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden named twenty recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal.
The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens of the United
States of America who have performed exemplary deeds of service for
their country or their fellow citizens. President Biden believes these
Americans are bonded by their common decency and commitment to serving
others. The country is better because of their dedication and sacrifice.
The awards will be presented at the White House on January 2, 2025.
The following individuals will be awarded the Presidential Citizens
Medal:
Mary L. Bonauto
Attorney and activist Mary Bonauto first fought to legalize same-sex
marriage in Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine before
arguing before the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, which
established marriage equality as the law of the land. Her efforts made
millions of families whole and forged a more perfect Union.
Bill Bradley
Raised in small-town Missouri, Bill Bradley showed a dedication to
basketball that would define his courage, discipline, and selflessness. A
two-time NBA Champion and Hall-of-Fame New York Knick, he served three
terms as a United States Senator from New Jersey and was a candidate for
president, advancing tax reform, water rights, civil rights, and more,
while still today seeking to deepen our common humanity with humility
and heart.
Frank K. Butler, Jr.
As a pioneering innovator, Navy Seal, and leader in dive medicine,
Dr. Frank Butler introduced Tactical Combat Casualty Care to the medical
world that set new standards for tourniquet use not only for injuries
in war, but injuries across daily civilian life. He has transformed
battlefield trauma care for the United States military and saved
countless lives.
Elizabeth L. Cheney
Throughout two decades in public service, including as a
Congresswoman for Wyoming and Vice Chair of the Committee on the January
6 attack, Liz Cheney has raised her voice—and reached across the
aisle—to defend our Nation and the ideals we stand for: Freedom.
Dignity. And decency. Her integrity and intrepidness remind us all what
is possible if we work together.
Christopher J. Dodd
Chris Dodd has served our Nation with distinction for more than 50
years as a United States Congressman, Senator, respected lawyer, and
diplomat. From advancing childcare, to reforming our financial markets,
to fostering partnerships across the Western Hemisphere—he has stood
watch over America as a beacon to the world.
Diane Carlson Evans
After serving as an Army nurse during the Vietnam War, Diane Carlson
Evans founded the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation to ensure female
service members received the recognition they deserve—one of our
Nation’s most sacred obligations. Her duty and devotion embody the very
best of who we are as Americans.
Joseph L. Galloway (posthumous)
From Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, Joe Galloway spent decades sharing
first-hand accounts of horror, humanity, and heroism in battle. Known as
the soldier’s reporter and the soldier’s friend, he embedded with
American troops, rescued wounded soldiers under fire, and became the
only civilian awarded a Bronze Star for combat valor by the United
States Army as one of the most respected war correspondents of his era.
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
The first woman to represent Kansas, Nancy Kassebaum was a force in
the United States Senate. From supporting a woman’s right to choose to
reforming health care, she stood up for what she believed in even if it
meant standing alone, and she reached across the aisle to do what she
believed was right.
Ted Kaufman
For decades, including as a United States Senator from Delaware, Ted
Kaufman has served the Nation with honesty and integrity. A master of
the Senate who championed everyday Americans and public servants, he’s
been at the forefront of consequential debates about the courts, the
financial system, and more.
Carolyn McCarthy
As a nurse, Carolyn McCarthy had an instinct to heal and serve. When
her husband and son were shot on a local commuter train, she became an
advocate so persuasive that she was recruited to run for Congress. She
served 18 years, championing gun safety measures including improved
background checks, as a citizen legislator devoted to protecting our
Nation’s welfare.
Louis Lorenzo Redding (posthumous)
A groundbreaking civil rights advocate, Louis was the first Black
attorney admitted to the bar in Delaware, where he argued against
segregation in the seminal cases of Bulah v. Gebhart and Belton v. Gebhart—laying
the legal framework for Brown v. Board of Education. A towering figure
and a generous mentor, he opened doors of equity and opportunity for all
Americans.
Bobby Sager
A Boston native, Bobby Sager travels the world as a photographer and
philanthropist grounded in family and empathy, wielding his camera and
influence to connect with people in war-torn countries, capture their
hope and humanity, and inspire others to take action and see a fuller
portrait of the planet we all share.
Collins J. Seitz (posthumous)
As a state judge in Delaware, Judge Seitz became the first judge in
America to integrate a white public school, dismantling the doctrine of
“separate but equal” with exacting detail and reverence for the equal
protection clause of the 14th Amendment of our Constitution. His brave
ruling tore down walls of separation to help us see each other as fellow
Americans.
Eleanor Smeal
From leading massive protests and galvanizing women’s votes in the
1970s to steering progress for equal pay and helping the Violence
Against Women Act become law, Ellie Smeal forced the Nation to not only
include women in political discourse but to value them as power brokers
and equals. Her strategic vision over more than 40 years embodies the
American pursuit to create a fairer, more just world.
Bennie G. Thompson
Born and raised in a segregated Mississippi, as a college student
inspired by the Civil Rights movement, Bennie Thompson volunteered on
campaigns and registered southern Black voters. That call to serve
eventually led him to Congress, where he chaired the House January 6th
Committee—at the forefront of defending the rule of law with unwavering
integrity and a steadfast commitment to truth.
Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi (posthumous)
In a shameful chapter in our Nation’s history, Mitsuye Endo was
incarcerated alongside more than 120,000 Japanese Americans. Undaunted,
she challenged the injustice and reached the Supreme Court. Her resolve
allowed thousands of Japanese Americans to return home and rebuild their
lives, reminding us that we are a Nation that stands for freedom for
all.
Thomas J. Vallely
A United States Marine during the Vietnam War, Thomas Vallely has
never given up on peace. Over the course of five decades, he has brought
Vietnam and the United States together—establishing Fulbright
University Vietnam, fostering greater economic and cultural exchange,
and overcoming the perils of the past to seize the promise of the
future. His service remains a symbol of American leadership in the
world.
Frances M. Visco
As president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, Fran Visco has
fought tirelessly and fearlessly to increase Federal funding for breast
cancer research, early detection education, and access to women’s
healthcare. As a breast cancer survivor, she turned pain into purpose,
changed the landscape of breast cancer advocacy, and has become a
powerful symbol of hope for the Nation.
Paula S. Wallace
A lifelong educator and trailblazer of the arts, Paula Wallace dreamt
of a school that would transform how we think about professional
education. By establishing the esteemed Savannah College of Art and
Design and serving as its president, she has guided thousands of
students into creative industries.
Evan Wolfson
By leading the marriage equality movement, Evan Wolfson helped
millions of people in all 50 states win the fundamental right to love,
marry, and be themselves. For 32 years, starting with a visionary law
school thesis, Evan Wolfson worked with singular focus and untiring
optimism to change not just the law, but society—pioneering a political
playbook for change and sharing its lessons, even now, with countless
causes worldwide.
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BLUESKY. I blocked a number
of people over the last 24 hours. I didn't follow them, they didn't
follow me. But I never need to see them again or their idiotic
writings.
Joe chose 20 people to honor. Do I approve
of everyone on the list? Hell no. I wonder if most people understand
how ____ hurts them to this day every time they buy a soda or a water
out of a vending machine? But it's 20 people.
The ones I'm blocking?
These are the ones attacking Liz Cheney. They're attacking and whining that Joe didn't put Rashida on the list instead.
Why the hell would he put Rashida on the list?
More to the point, Liz Cheney stood up to Chump. "Oh, she voted with him in Congress and blah blah and blah."
STFU.
I don't need your purity argument. I would have never voted for Liz
Cheney if I'd lived in her home state. I've called out her father for
years -- and flipped in the finger at him when he had the nerve to show
up in San Francisco.
But this is 2024 and when people
caved and ran and lied, Liz stood up against Chump. And the weekend
after the election she didn't join Mika and Joe in the rush to Florida
to kiss Donald's ass.
She was attacked for calling him out and he and others in MAGA are still making threats against her.
She's not a Democrat. We don't agree on most policies and never will.
But
she did a brave thing -- as well as what she did on the January 6th
committee. And she did her part in 2024 to try save democracy. That's
no small thing. And she tried to save democracy while Rashida waived
back into the White House the man responsible for the insurrection,
someone Rashida had twice voted to impeach. But suddenly none of that
mattered to Rashida.
And if you can't grasp that Liz Cheney did a good thing, you have serious cognitive issues.
"This
is why Kamala lost!" That's what they say -- they being the Socialists
on BLUESKY (the ones I've blocked in the last 24 hours) They really
got ticked off by Liz. The DSA was claiming credit for Tim Walz. They
got him on the ticket!!! They made that claim publicly and repeatedly.
Tim
Walz's pathetic debate performance harmed the campaign. You didn't
hear about that because your Socialists at THE PROGRESSIVE and on
YOUTUBE were liars. And they lied to pretend that Tim Walz didn't look
like a crazy man in that debate. Duh-duh-duh. What an idiot. Flop
sweat doesn't being to describe it. But he was their fellow so they
lied and they continue to lie to this day.
Lie.
Like
when Tim Walz became a huge embarrassment because he kept getting
caught in one lie after another. But, again, silence from his Socialist
protectors.
But they got him on the ticket!!!!
However, in the end even that wasn't enough for them. Remember Norman
Solomon announcing he wouldn't be voting for Kamala. Then, a week
later, when he found out just how much money that statement would cost
him, he reversed positions.
I don't like liars. That's
why John Nichols doesn't get noted here. It's why I don't note Katha
Pollitt's idiotic writings. For those who don't remember Journo-List,
Katha was blown away by Sarah Palin's acceptance speech and saw her as a
serious threat to the Democrats in the 2008 election.
You know that because you read it in one of her columns for THE NATION?
No,
she slammed her in THE NATION. But while she was writing that column,
she shared to her cronies -- and it got published when Journo-List got
exposed -- that Sarah came off likeable and relatable. Katha was
seriously worried.
That was her opinion. But despite being an opinion columnist supposedly paid to share an opinion, Katha lied in her column.
I'm not Amy Siskind. I didn't vote for John McCain. Doesn't mean I embraced Katha's lying. I don't like tricksters.
Related:
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Some people are bothered that the press release went up here New Year's Eve.
Not
sorry. We've noted all but one that they've e-mailed over the years --
for at least 15 years, I believe. The one? Promoting Jill Stein this
election cycle.
I don't dislike the Green Party. I
have friends with it -- which was how we were able to tell you when the
closet case Socialists were lying (hey, Katie Halper, looking at you but
not just you) about Cornel West becoming the Green Party's presidential
nominee. (No, that never happened, he was never the Green Party
nominee, despite the lies from Katie, Chris Hedges and others.)
I
am adamantly opposed to Jill Stein who is nothing but a liar and a
grifter and anti-vaxer and whose 2016 run left the party in debt and who
can still not explain what happened to the millions she raised for that
2016 recount (hint, none of it went to charity).
I don't have a
problem with the Green Party. I don't have a problem with people who
think the answer is to build a new left party. I'm not threatened by
ideas.
But I hate fakes asses and tricksters. Again,
Katha and John will not be quoted here favorably. Ever. They're liars
and tricksters. As is Norman Solomon. You have to have standards.
