First, countries don’t go bankrupt.

Second, we got here through Republicans. They like “borrow and spend” vs “tax and spend”.

JD Vance gives this a whole new meaning.

Ewwww.

#politics

2/2

Yes, Jon, nice job of pretending you are not part of the whiplash. That somehow you are above the fray.

You literally are part of the problem. Yet you do not hold yourself responsible in any way.

This sounds so familiar… I wonder who said this?

Yes.

#ffxiv

Being lazy and letting the NPC’s battle the trash in Holmster Switch.

Me sitting it out.

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The reality, rhe HISTORICAL REALITY is Republicans want you to FORGET they are the ones that when there was an ACTUAL BILL ON THE BORDER they were the ones that said, “No. Trump said to vote against any border bill. It would help Democrats and I’m more about hurting Democrats than I am America.”

You want to blame someone about the border?

Blame the people who when they could actually DO something said, no, we want to blame Democrats.

As Trump said:

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“Almost all tech companies other than Sticker Mule are run by Democrat CEOs that create hostile environments for Trump supporters,” he said. “We gave our customers an opportunity to buy shirts for $4 to support [Trump], or whatever else they want. At the same time we educated the world that Trump supporters have big hearts.”

Bigly racist sexist hearts.

I keep seeing posts by Republicans saying there was a coup”.

There was no coup. The Democratic Party is NOT a government entity. The illiteratati keep using words they don’t understand.

Sums it up perfectly.

JD Vance after you remove the contacts and the beard:

At one time the stars in the GOP logo were/are upside down.

What’s interesting (from my POV) is depending on the source they are either “satanic” (upside down) or “godly” (upside up). Nixon had satanic. Trump had satanic. GOP web site? Godly.

There doesn’t seem to be rhyme or reason.

I’m sure SOMEONE knows.

I sure as fuck don’t.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2008/03/there-satanic-symbolism-gops-logo/

🤯

Good news everyone! Caffeine may unlock long term health effects.

Now if I could only get some sleep.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/benefits-of-caffeine

Biden didn’t do this… Trump did when he said we would restrict trade.

He is really, really bad at this.

These are the good old days he is referring to.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/chip-stocks-shed-480-billion-on-china-trade-fears-trumps-taiwan-comments/ar-BB1qasGJ

Jon Stewart in 2020:

“When I see Biden, past the schtick, I see a guy who knows what loss is. Knows grief. And I think that kind of grief humbles you. There’s a humility…that brings about a caring that can’t be faked, can’t be contrived. And I think in this moment what this country needs is a leader of humility.”

Stewart 2024:

“I know you know how fucking old he is, and I know you don’t want to say it because Trump is so scary, but he’s so fucking old”

#politics

Glass houses, dude.

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But, again, they forgot the most important part of the equation — and polls don’t decide elections. Newspapers don’t decide elections.

We the People decide elections.

And that’s where we get the iconic moment of Harry S Truman holding a newspaper that KNEW he would be defeated. President Truman had the last laugh.

The press lost its attempt to decide who would be President.

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#politics

Of course, Heritage COULD be lying. After all, they see evil.

Looks like it says, HERITAGE FOUNDATION.

Oh, wait, another source:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?435817-1/president-trump-remarks-heritage-foundation

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/07/europe/france-election-second-round-result-intl/index.html

Big Freaking Tree Frog

#halloween

Long ago I made patches for a Halloween costume me and partner wore to dinner. It was after the Exxon Valdez disaster. We smeared “oil” on the jumpsuits and had rubber duckies and paper towels.

The waiter at the restaurant loved the outfit (this was in Austin — so of course). Later they whispered to us, “The table next to you just paid with an Exxon company credit card” — protest when we didn’t mean to protest?