Helveticus
Army veteran - Retired Special Ed Teacher
Joined Feb 2023
#politics Now some Republican nutcase member of Congress has advanced the most astounding revelation: Since Democrats feel that Joe is too old, they have a secret 'weapon', they will, at the last minute replace him with a much younger candidate: Michelle Obama!
Not that I would mind voting for her! But of course she denies having any political aspiration!
In any case, that is an excellent idea coming from the weirdest corner!
Let's go Michelle!
#politics Why do so many people believe the far right's lies, thus willfully ignoring the actual facts?
For the same reason people believe in an invisible god!
They need a charismatic leader who tells them what to believe and what to do, again ignoring the evidence!
It is a clear sign that in this century at least, Americans distrust professional politicians such as the Clintons, the Bushes, and even, argh.., the Obamas!
Too many lies, too much corruption, among elite political families!!
#politics #life Ignorance is no excuse, we know this, but the level of ignorance by Trumpists is abysmal and they don't even try to find out the facts even when given a chance!
So of course they sound like idiots when asked for their opinion about a given subject, the Constitution for ex!~!??$$
Some of them will follow a criminal all the way to the jail and look for state employees who have tears of disbelief in their eyes, O Wait, there aren't any!!
Sigh! Intelligence! Where are you??
#politics Mitch, the minority Senate leader, had another blank episode during which he remained silent for several minutes.
He is clearly having seizures which can be very serious and which cannot be cured!
So instead of resigning his position of power during the lucid period, he stays on!
He is in no shape to do his job and just like the infamous senator from California, Feinstein, who has all the aspects of the living dead, they continue to hold a position against all odds!
How sad!!
#politics I almost miss the 'good ol'boys club' of the 50s and 60s; even Nixon would preferable to the orange menace!!😀
#politics Who won the first Republican debate??
Who the hell cares!!😂
#politics We cannot and must not accuse ALL Republicans and ALL Christians of political corruption!
Trump followers (or cult members) must be treated as either weak-minded, aka dumb sheep, or plain evil doers!
The first are in need of compassion while the second group should enjoy the 'kind' hospitality of federal pens!😜
Election workers and grand jury members have been living a nightmare after receving death threats by 'anonymous' criminals!
We all know the individual responsible, Donald Trump, and yet...
No judge has decided to lock him up, the only way to shut him up!
How much longer do we have to endure his crazy ideas of widespread conspiracies and wild accusations of innocent people just doing their job??
Food for thought!
#politics Bill Clinton has the nerve to say about Trump's indictments:
"Terrible moment for our country", when he was one of the former Presidents who should have been indicted and sent to jail!
Said the pot to the kettle!!
#politics Every democratic country relies on elections to form their government!
Don't whine if the resulting elected politicians turn out to be incompetent, authoritarian, or corrupt!
That's what YOU chose!👹
#politics
Melania Trump received $155,000 as a consultant for decorating advice for a MAGA event in 2021!!
https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/melania-trump
A job that required at the most 3 hours, assuming she did not delegate this arduous task to one of the numerous aides, means that the hard working spouse of Donald was paid more than $50,000 an hour for her so 'valuable slovenian help'.
A teacher makes that in THREE YEARS doing a job much more helpful to the country than just choosing cutlery!!
Food for thought!
#politics The irony escapes most MAGA supporters (cultists really) when Trump accuses Biden of interfering with the 2024 Presidential election!!
The accuser is about to be indicted for trying to change the results of 2020's voting process, even as Fox News suffers from a huge payment for their lies at the time!
So Donald continues to brazenly support the BIG LIE and I cannot understand why honest journalists fail to ask him about the obvious contradiction!
I forgot that Trump has no shame!😅
#politics "Res publica is a Latin phrase meaning 'public affair"
In other words, a Republican is a politician focusing on public affairs, not on the cult of one deranged and soon to be incarcerated individual!
But of course the present Republican party, let's call it the Eisenhower party, has changed itself to the point where it has lost its essence of seeking a smaller government without damaging the existence of ordinary people!
They have done the impossible, make Biden a true statesman!
#politics I have been following the work of Republicans in the house and I cannot help feeling sick, morally speaking!
It seems that the needs of ordinary Americans, such as affordable housing, food and healthcare, are of no importance!
Some attack institutions that reveal fake news! They also call on pseudo FBI agents to reveal corruption in the Biden family!
Other loony Representatives from the far right present crazy conspiracies theories with no evidence whatsoever!
That's Congress???
#Politics What does Putin want?
Since Gorbachev put an end to the Cold War, a group of Soviet hardliners, including Putin, gathered to examine ways in which they could reestablish their fallen 'empire'.
Putin, as the former KGB officer, and leader of the ex-Soviet group, is simply trying to annex, but brute force or otherwise, the former territories.
Belarus is a clear example of a staunch ally that ceded its independence without firing a shot.
It is therefore imperative that NATO stop him!
#politics Polls, at this stage of the presidential campaigns, are tricky to interpret!
Yes, Trump leads among Republicans, even though there is a profound division among them as many feel he should go to prison!
Overall, including both parties and Independents, these will likely decide the election, the sentiment against Trump seems to prevent him from reaching the White House again!
We don't want to even imagine him becoming President for a second time!
Shudder! Shudder!👹
#politics One important attribute for any political candidate is, of course, charisma!
Unfortunately for Pence, he is devoid, completely, of that quality!
He still wants to compete for President against a man who does have charisma, albeit villainous.
He has no chance whatsoever, so why?
He is hoping Trump will drop out after being convicted and, maybe, jailed!
Distant and forlorn hope, clearly, but you have to feel for the man who has a direct phone line with God!😂
#politics De Santis recently said that he would "destroy the left" if elected president!
Interesting choice of words. A regular politician would have preferred "defeat the left"!
"Destroy" implies two disturbing concepts: 1) Violence, a regular staple of the far right 2) Intolerance regarding different opinions!
All the above betrays the true goal of de Santis and his compadre: Dictatorship!👹 👹
Food for thought!
Another company is suing Fox news after Dominion won a settlement of more than 787bn. for defamation:
"Smartmatic accused Rupert Murdoch’s network of promoting a false narrative about the 2020 election that damaged the company."
They seek 2.2 bn or three times the amount paid to Dominion. What is worse for Fox is that they, Smartmatic, can use all the evidence presented at the trial by the other voting machine company!
You want to echo Trump's lies? Go ahead...!
😭 😭
#politics Is Elon Musk trying to become Vice President?
His hosting De Santis at Twitter may indicate that and although a candidate to President MUST be a native of the US, there is no such requirement for VP!
Now what happens if the VP becomes President due to illness or death of the incumbent commande-in-chief?
Hmm, perhaps some astute legal minds can answer this interesting question before a South African takes the helm of our nation!😋