Unintended consequence of Matt Gaetz nomination. By Brian Tyler Cohen and Glenn Kirschner

https://youtu.be/4Ly2cMe56Dc

The trifecta in Washington offers a tantalizing political opportunity for Republicans, opening up a universe of political and policy priorities — from tax cuts to mass deportations to the gutting of the regulatory and federal bureaucracy, along with Trump’s vows to seek vengeance and prosecution of his perceived enemies and pardon those who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

#MAGA #SICK_AGENDA

Score one for the leopards:

@t_heislen

I'm getting a lot of way too little/way too late vibes about how we got here.

The information was out there but you really had to look for it and the right wingers are nothing if not lazy.

Shocked to see I posted I would never vote again to Theresa. And she responded that she had made the same decision.

I have voted in every election over my lifetime. I wonder how many millions of others (besides the 100M who didn’t vote 2024) have made the same decision.

All of a sudden my rancor towards those who didn’t vote feels disingenuous. Maybe they came to the same decision earlier than I did. Including the young black man who said the constitution is broken.

@TheresaVermont

@Bix
In a conservative world they probably do not like Beyoncé music, did not know of "project 2025," have not heard of "tariffs," and would prefer not to discuss abortions. Also, there are people who believe the POTUS controls gasoline prices.

from AP -
After a r𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans said is a 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧, an uneasy political question is emerging: Will there be any room for dissent in the U.S. Congress?

...

trump -
76,058,615 votes (50.2%)

Vice President Kamala Harris -
73,122,138 votes (48.2%)

Do these numbers, with votes still being counted, actually reflect a r𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲? When the totals are final he may not even have 50%.

#MediaFAIL

Stewart Lee said this about Brexit, but it certainly fits the USA today

"Voting that way is like protesting your hotel room by shitting in the bed, and then realising you’ve now got to sleep in a shitted bed".

Trump critics are taking safety measures. It's come to this. In America. In 2024 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/trump-critics-retribution

What part of Make America Great Again is choosing completely incompetent conspiracy losers to head very important departments?

#MAGA

Mrs. Betty Bowers @BettyBowers

Pete Hegseth, nominee for Secretary of Defense, has "Deus Vult" tattoos, both symbols and the words.

It originated as a rallying cry in the Crusades against Muslims. It has been more recently embraced by Christian Nationalists and White Supremacists in the United States.

Ben Collins is my hero.

from his career in #journalism in exposing the right wing and fighting disinformation to heading the Onion's purchase of InfoWars.

#democracy2024

Just blocked someone here who is telling everyone how they should feel about the election and to basically get over it. No one has any right to tell anyone else how to feel. No one is going to tell me how to feel. This is a disaster. People are allowed to feel.