But we don’t want to wait until midterms!!! Meanwhile they will be buying maga (re)election votes with no tax on tips and we-hate-trans-so-what rhetoric.
If the Progressive don't like the candidates they will stay home and not vote to demonstrate their lack of compassion for those most likely to suffer. Progressive hypocrisy when it comes to voting and protecting the most vulnerable taking a back seat to the pride they feel bashing Democrats and staying home from the polls is sickening to this Progressive. The fear of losing the right to vote and not using it strategically to stop a dictator is just plain hypocritical selfish ignorance that is glaring to anyone who steps outside of the Progressive bubble. Attack me as Trumper if it helps but Progressive and nonvoting Democrats are on my shit list and will be for the future if this gift to Republicans continues to be part of the Progressive brand of "compassion" for the truly vulnerable. From now on all my criticism will be directed at voters and and ignorant nonvoters instead of politicians the voters are 100% responsible for. Fuck bad messaging, fuck bad candidates and any other lame self serving excuse for not simply voting against a fascist government. I sometimes think maybe right wing propaganda has infected us after all. The GOP is the number one critic of Democrats followed by the press and Progressives.
Can you please link to the election results that have been affected by Progressives stating home on Election Days past? We're often accused of being bad Democrats because we "stay home from the polls." Criticize all you want or need to, but to convince me you'd better have some clear election results to back up your Hypocrisy Hypothesis.
You would think Progressives would be happy to supply those numbers because they are so close to the result. When will Mike discuss this on his show with accurate numbers of who decided we didn't need to do the same in 2024 we did in 2020. Any theories to offer about the reduction in numbers without excuses composed by the press and the right wing about electability and messaging that should have been irrelevant to stopping a dictator by voting for Harris. I would think you would be the one to be happy show me I'm full of shit. If you can't do that I'll keep my views. How about it Mike, where are those numbers I have never heard about on the show.
Democrats need to continually talk about this horrendous bill every single chance they get for the next 1 1/2 years right up to the November midterms. Do not let the American people forget what they have done. There will be even more to fight against as the months peel away.
I have lost all faith in the American people- I don’t believe that we will have elections on 2026 and we will never get these programs back. Promises were made to us. By paying into Medicare and Social Security I was investing in my retirement . What happens to the thousands upon thousands of dollars I have paid the last 40 years of working ?? What happens to the millions of elderly in nursing homes on Medicaid ??I am despondent
I agree with you all here. I am skeptical about any midterms happening. A recent Lincoln Project poll found only 12% thought that DT would try to run in 2028. Only 12%! Are you effing kidding me?! He will run again if he isn't dead by then. He has and will continue to get away with violating the emoluments clause and all kinds of laws, thanks to his weak party and SCOTUS. Meanwhile, Rep. Jerry Connelly has passed away, an outspoken voice in Congress on the Democratic side. I am truly sad.
Hi Sakina, I feel like we're witnessing the collapse of Democracy. Who can stop the orange felon and his criminal empire? He continually breaks the law, and he faces no consequences. His big, beautiful budget will put the U.S. in more debt. Will we default on our interest payments? Will the country go bankrupt? It won't hurt the zillionaires as they have offshore bank accounts. I'm just too old for this sh**.
Hi Donnab! Agreed, I'm too old for this crap, and you're probably right about the collapse of Democracy. It's been building for a while. The country has been taken over by the uber wealthy and corporations, many of whom have little regard for anything but their money. Many of them are also all about bullets (guns), bibles (Drumpf's), and babies (fetuses). And keeping people dumb. Oh, and I must add all the "isms" they share. Since most media is controlled by them, the truth about the MAGA party and their dear leader gets glossed over, while past presidents like Biden, Obama, and Clinton got bashed way more often, mostly over nonsense. The Lewinsky scandal pales in comparison to Felon 45/47. Presidential candidates like Harris, H. Clinton, Gore, Howard Dean, and Gary Hart were bashed too. I don't know what will happen. My best thoughts are with you, hubby, and family in Florida and elsewhere.
Sakina, you're right. This has been going on for a while. Started with Reagan and accelerated with every regime since (Bush 1, Bush 2), and the finale with 45/47. GOP constituents bring votes (gun nuts, religious fanatics, racists, and billionaires. They keep calling us leftists, communists, and whatever else they can think of as they attack healthcare, education, minority groups (including women), and Democrats. Billionaires rule us. They have the money/power to buy greedy politicians. If you ever turn on Faux News, you will become nauseated. I have neighbors here in red Florida who have Fox News on from sunrise to sunset. Look at the trash from Florida that Trump dumped in his Cabinet! Bondi! Rubio! All kissing his rump. I'm here because my daughter is here and won't move; otherwise, I'd run back to sweet home Chicago. Yes, the weather there is freezing, but I'd have a normal government! I do wish you and your family all the best of health and happiness. Same wishes for Michaelangelo and his supporters.
I agrree with you about not having election in 2026 or any future elections. Don The Con is going to make it happen. They should ALL burn in hell for what they are doing.
Not voting in 2024 by the left scares me more. How fucking stupid is it to fear losing the right to vote and forgoing that precious privilege for self skipping of election. Time for the Progressive autopsy we should have had after the 2016 election on why Progressives think not voting to teach the Dems a lesson that benefits no one. Sounds like something inspired by the right to keep the Dems out of power. No more mister enabler of Progressive magical thinking from me. Expect to be be criticized when I see Progressive doing something I see as self defeating and fairy tale ignorant. Now we have Democrats attacking themselves with the help the press piling on which must delight the right to no end. Are the Progressives happy with this as a chance to take over as the new minority?
How about the "not-a-racist-nor-a-sexist" Democrats who stayed home in 2024 because of Kamala's laugh? I think our 2024 swing state losses were much more likely due to their mysogynoir than progressive temper tantrums. "Sure I want a woman to be President, but not *that* woman!" -- worked in 2016 and 2024.
I am too, Karen. I think the orange slimeball is in office for life. Or he'll retire and make Don Jr. his replacement. I never realized in my naive lifetime that people could be so hateful. Trump has already defied multiple Court orders with no consequences for his lawlessness. I guess we're no longer a country of laws. The mid-term elections will be telling...
F.!! I’m so weary of so much new shit hitting the fan each and every day. There is NO bottom, we just keep sinking lower and lower. And more lower. Phooey on the 77M, phooey on those who turned out 2020 and not 2024 and huge phooey on 90M who didn’t lift finger to vote. Retro phooey on those who wrinkled nose 2016 “I can’t explain it, but I just don’t LIKE Hilary”.
The stealth move on contempt is also *retroactive* and would thus kill in-process cases, e.g. TFG's ignoring the order to turn back the deportation flights to El Salvador.
You know it's bad for the Repugs when even Rand Paul says no to their ridiculous plans. I think they may have met their Waterloo on this one, let's hope so for the sake of this once great country, which is, once again, the laughing stock of the 'sane' world.
Lincoln Square reported most of the tax cuts go to just 65 people. What is the emoluments clause with billions in crypto and a $400 million Qatari jet? Billions more to enlarge the military and build ICE extermination camps. A walled off isolated MAGA Nazi kleptocratic oligarchy theocracy.
Now the Democrats need to go and communicate at every level this devastating & truly anti-democratic, fascist bill to the US public in a way that makes them fully comprehend that their lives will be negatively impacted until they rid this country of this truly cruel and damaging Republican Party. We , the People need to activate massive protests , on the streets, via the media, directly to our representatives & at the grassroots county level to ensure that people understand that if this bill is enacted we will have a truly out of control dictatorship run by the rich & powerful .
The tax-free tips provision sounds populist until you realize it's a corporate scam. Restaurants and service industries can now reclassify regular wages as "tips" to dodge payroll taxes entirely. Workers think they're getting tax-free income while actually losing employer-paid Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment contributions. Base wages drop to $2.13 per hour while everything else becomes a "tip"—wage theft disguised as worker relief.”
When the regime receives permission to ignore court rulings, ignoring the outcome of elections is next. Look at Ohio’s school board issue. They are a laboratory.
Every Democratic in every position in every media appearance needs to constantly wave the banner of this bill in the faces of every Republican who voted for it.
But we don’t want to wait until midterms!!! Meanwhile they will be buying maga (re)election votes with no tax on tips and we-hate-trans-so-what rhetoric.
If the Progressive don't like the candidates they will stay home and not vote to demonstrate their lack of compassion for those most likely to suffer. Progressive hypocrisy when it comes to voting and protecting the most vulnerable taking a back seat to the pride they feel bashing Democrats and staying home from the polls is sickening to this Progressive. The fear of losing the right to vote and not using it strategically to stop a dictator is just plain hypocritical selfish ignorance that is glaring to anyone who steps outside of the Progressive bubble. Attack me as Trumper if it helps but Progressive and nonvoting Democrats are on my shit list and will be for the future if this gift to Republicans continues to be part of the Progressive brand of "compassion" for the truly vulnerable. From now on all my criticism will be directed at voters and and ignorant nonvoters instead of politicians the voters are 100% responsible for. Fuck bad messaging, fuck bad candidates and any other lame self serving excuse for not simply voting against a fascist government. I sometimes think maybe right wing propaganda has infected us after all. The GOP is the number one critic of Democrats followed by the press and Progressives.
Can you please link to the election results that have been affected by Progressives stating home on Election Days past? We're often accused of being bad Democrats because we "stay home from the polls." Criticize all you want or need to, but to convince me you'd better have some clear election results to back up your Hypocrisy Hypothesis.
Thanks!
You would think Progressives would be happy to supply those numbers because they are so close to the result. When will Mike discuss this on his show with accurate numbers of who decided we didn't need to do the same in 2024 we did in 2020. Any theories to offer about the reduction in numbers without excuses composed by the press and the right wing about electability and messaging that should have been irrelevant to stopping a dictator by voting for Harris. I would think you would be the one to be happy show me I'm full of shit. If you can't do that I'll keep my views. How about it Mike, where are those numbers I have never heard about on the show.
Democrats need to continually talk about this horrendous bill every single chance they get for the next 1 1/2 years right up to the November midterms. Do not let the American people forget what they have done. There will be even more to fight against as the months peel away.
I have lost all faith in the American people- I don’t believe that we will have elections on 2026 and we will never get these programs back. Promises were made to us. By paying into Medicare and Social Security I was investing in my retirement . What happens to the thousands upon thousands of dollars I have paid the last 40 years of working ?? What happens to the millions of elderly in nursing homes on Medicaid ??I am despondent
I agree with you all here. I am skeptical about any midterms happening. A recent Lincoln Project poll found only 12% thought that DT would try to run in 2028. Only 12%! Are you effing kidding me?! He will run again if he isn't dead by then. He has and will continue to get away with violating the emoluments clause and all kinds of laws, thanks to his weak party and SCOTUS. Meanwhile, Rep. Jerry Connelly has passed away, an outspoken voice in Congress on the Democratic side. I am truly sad.
Hi Sakina, I feel like we're witnessing the collapse of Democracy. Who can stop the orange felon and his criminal empire? He continually breaks the law, and he faces no consequences. His big, beautiful budget will put the U.S. in more debt. Will we default on our interest payments? Will the country go bankrupt? It won't hurt the zillionaires as they have offshore bank accounts. I'm just too old for this sh**.
Hi Donnab! Agreed, I'm too old for this crap, and you're probably right about the collapse of Democracy. It's been building for a while. The country has been taken over by the uber wealthy and corporations, many of whom have little regard for anything but their money. Many of them are also all about bullets (guns), bibles (Drumpf's), and babies (fetuses). And keeping people dumb. Oh, and I must add all the "isms" they share. Since most media is controlled by them, the truth about the MAGA party and their dear leader gets glossed over, while past presidents like Biden, Obama, and Clinton got bashed way more often, mostly over nonsense. The Lewinsky scandal pales in comparison to Felon 45/47. Presidential candidates like Harris, H. Clinton, Gore, Howard Dean, and Gary Hart were bashed too. I don't know what will happen. My best thoughts are with you, hubby, and family in Florida and elsewhere.
Sakina, you're right. This has been going on for a while. Started with Reagan and accelerated with every regime since (Bush 1, Bush 2), and the finale with 45/47. GOP constituents bring votes (gun nuts, religious fanatics, racists, and billionaires. They keep calling us leftists, communists, and whatever else they can think of as they attack healthcare, education, minority groups (including women), and Democrats. Billionaires rule us. They have the money/power to buy greedy politicians. If you ever turn on Faux News, you will become nauseated. I have neighbors here in red Florida who have Fox News on from sunrise to sunset. Look at the trash from Florida that Trump dumped in his Cabinet! Bondi! Rubio! All kissing his rump. I'm here because my daughter is here and won't move; otherwise, I'd run back to sweet home Chicago. Yes, the weather there is freezing, but I'd have a normal government! I do wish you and your family all the best of health and happiness. Same wishes for Michaelangelo and his supporters.
I agrree with you about not having election in 2026 or any future elections. Don The Con is going to make it happen. They should ALL burn in hell for what they are doing.
Not voting in 2024 by the left scares me more. How fucking stupid is it to fear losing the right to vote and forgoing that precious privilege for self skipping of election. Time for the Progressive autopsy we should have had after the 2016 election on why Progressives think not voting to teach the Dems a lesson that benefits no one. Sounds like something inspired by the right to keep the Dems out of power. No more mister enabler of Progressive magical thinking from me. Expect to be be criticized when I see Progressive doing something I see as self defeating and fairy tale ignorant. Now we have Democrats attacking themselves with the help the press piling on which must delight the right to no end. Are the Progressives happy with this as a chance to take over as the new minority?
How about the "not-a-racist-nor-a-sexist" Democrats who stayed home in 2024 because of Kamala's laugh? I think our 2024 swing state losses were much more likely due to their mysogynoir than progressive temper tantrums. "Sure I want a woman to be President, but not *that* woman!" -- worked in 2016 and 2024.
Lowest rungs
I am too, Karen. I think the orange slimeball is in office for life. Or he'll retire and make Don Jr. his replacement. I never realized in my naive lifetime that people could be so hateful. Trump has already defied multiple Court orders with no consequences for his lawlessness. I guess we're no longer a country of laws. The mid-term elections will be telling...
Again, if there ARE midterm elections. And even if there are, how could we trust the results with the richest man in the world “overseeing”?
They are governing as though they’ll never have to face voters again.
Exactly.
F.!! I’m so weary of so much new shit hitting the fan each and every day. There is NO bottom, we just keep sinking lower and lower. And more lower. Phooey on the 77M, phooey on those who turned out 2020 and not 2024 and huge phooey on 90M who didn’t lift finger to vote. Retro phooey on those who wrinkled nose 2016 “I can’t explain it, but I just don’t LIKE Hilary”.
"F.!!" is right, Derrick. We didn't have to be in this mess. Phooey on the lamestream media, too.
The stealth move on contempt is also *retroactive* and would thus kill in-process cases, e.g. TFG's ignoring the order to turn back the deportation flights to El Salvador.
Excellent work...people need to pay attention to what those creeps are doing to us.
You know it's bad for the Repugs when even Rand Paul says no to their ridiculous plans. I think they may have met their Waterloo on this one, let's hope so for the sake of this once great country, which is, once again, the laughing stock of the 'sane' world.
Lincoln Square reported most of the tax cuts go to just 65 people. What is the emoluments clause with billions in crypto and a $400 million Qatari jet? Billions more to enlarge the military and build ICE extermination camps. A walled off isolated MAGA Nazi kleptocratic oligarchy theocracy.
Now the Democrats need to go and communicate at every level this devastating & truly anti-democratic, fascist bill to the US public in a way that makes them fully comprehend that their lives will be negatively impacted until they rid this country of this truly cruel and damaging Republican Party. We , the People need to activate massive protests , on the streets, via the media, directly to our representatives & at the grassroots county level to ensure that people understand that if this bill is enacted we will have a truly out of control dictatorship run by the rich & powerful .
It’s the 2025 fight for democracy. We have to fight even harder than ever; giving up isn’t an option.
“The Restaurant Industry's Payroll Heist
The tax-free tips provision sounds populist until you realize it's a corporate scam. Restaurants and service industries can now reclassify regular wages as "tips" to dodge payroll taxes entirely. Workers think they're getting tax-free income while actually losing employer-paid Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment contributions. Base wages drop to $2.13 per hour while everything else becomes a "tip"—wage theft disguised as worker relief.”
“Big, beautiful SCAM” as Johnson keeps grinning.
When the regime receives permission to ignore court rulings, ignoring the outcome of elections is next. Look at Ohio’s school board issue. They are a laboratory.
I see that the stinking closeted pedophile Mike Johnson has struck again....
House members need to require that every bill, especially appropriation or budget bills are read on the House floor before a vote is allowed.
Every Democratic in every position in every media appearance needs to constantly wave the banner of this bill in the faces of every Republican who voted for it.
Can't a court then set the bond at $1.00?