Hey, there is a huge conspiracy among right-wing institutions including the Republican party to reconfigure the United States into a sort-of theocracy/oligarchy. So there's that.
Basically, everything I've thought about it, every interpretation I've come to from pretty much watching or reading MSM over 30 years - all true. These SCOTUS decisions like Citizens United? Yep, complete bullshit. My authoritarian radar has been tingling since I first voted in 1990. Does anyone else feel the same way?
All THAT - Trump, a corrupt Supreme Court, massive economic inequality, in addition to human rights abuses and rising white supremacy - that's what we're voting on. The Republican solution is the white Christian solution for those who want to play along.
On the other hand if you wait until he’s not facing new charges and indictment to go on vacation you’ll be stuck in the studio until he kicks the bucket.
Are you going to Paris? Have a hot cocoa at Angelina’s, Rue de Rivoli. It’s an institution. Not vegan though :-(
Have a wonderful vacation, recharge your batteries, we’ll need you firing on all cylinders for what’s coming up!
Sadly, I think Trump will find a way to get out of it, or delay until the election. What do you think about how he is openly admitting that he wants to turn the US into a dictatorship, where he removes term limits, fires anybody who he deems not loyal to him and to somehow get rid of disabled people and LGBT? Labeling us as enemy of the state, basically?
Oh, definitely. I'm going to mount it and frame it for my wall. When I was 17 I would talk like, ”Dude, the world is run by the Illuminati.” Then, I was wringing my hands about what the hell could be happening to the Republican party and concluding that toxic Christianity and racism would overtake the party eventually. That was 20 years ago.
Unfortunately, lots and those who want to vote for him, will crawl on broken glass to cast their vote. BUT there are more of us than them. We have to vote blue. We have to convince our friends who don't always vote to vote.
He is a media attention hog. He loves it. He does not care about anyone but himself and his coal donors. Shouldn't he be concentrating on his own race?
It looks obvious that he would fail a general election; however, someone like Joe Manchin could throw this thing into a tail spin. My wish is for him to stay the h@&$ out of it and for Taylor Swift to become even more vocal. She needs to get on her platform and tell her numerous fans to register to vote and support Biden. We also need to make sure everyone is allowed to vote!
Have a safe and wonderful trip, Michelangelo! I enjoy The Signorile Report as well as the Sirius XM show, not to mention all of the interaction I've had with so many here on Substack. I won't be unplugging. The last time I was away was only for a couple of weeks last year after I had surgery. Besides, it's finally happening! The orange monster, the fake electors and others are facing accountability, so I can't unplug now.
Enjoy your time off and away from the scrum. It's going to be getting pretty damn hot for the orange turd and I'll be here for it. Off to buy a boatload of Tequila to prep for the indictments.
Conspiracy to commit fraud against the US, against us fellow citizens. What a piece of shit... and all of us who knew about him prior to 2015 knew he was a charlatan and major league grifter. The fact that his cult is unable to discern his facts from BS just floors me. In AZ just go north out of Phoenix, so many FJB decals, flags ( these flags say fuck Joe Biden....what about the precious children viewing these flags?)and pins.... Fuck DJ Trump...
Mike, have a fun relaxing vacation, congrats on your anniversary.
A new low was attained yesterday when KKK Madge showed photos of the Presidents son at a hearing. In a functioning democracy which we are not , the cabal of deeply ill and mentally and factually challenged far right pro Putin , anti life , pro death maggots would be thrown out of office and wouldn’t be able to secure employment anywhere. What a sad and angst place we are at. Mental health services matter. We can do better
As a mental health professional, I totally agree! I loved Congressman Raskin's response to her BS. I think that the Dems are doing a fine job counteracting those unhinged MAGAts.
Been working as a clinical psychologist for almost 30 years myself. Looking forward to retirement in the next few years, hopefully! I'd love for more mental health professionals, besides Mary Trump, to speak out more about how mentally ill many in the Republican party are (including uncle Donny).
Mike, SOOOO proud of you for completely unplugging. Have a wonderful trip. We love Joe so will be tuning in. Glad sooo glad about Fake Bone Spurs. Dean will be over the moon, he’s been counting the days since January 6 happened.
For the other listeners/readers did anyone see Rachel Maddow Monday? Talking about what she believes is the sleeper but scariest story of the summer. Tennessee, Kentucky, and now a half dozen other red states seizing and authorizing seizures of MEDICAL RECORDS!!!! Abortion, gender care, etc. VERY scary stuff.
I will check in on the thread, especially weekend since this will be our substitute for the regular weekend. What’s going to happen? Will the GQP actually nominate someone in JAIL?
Michelangelo - Glad that you are taking a break, safe travels, enjoy your time off. Hopefully, we'll get to see the domestic terrorist, aka Trump indicted soon (again). I am still trying to figure out if Meadows, Giuliani and others got a letter and/or are fully cooperating with the SC. I also hope that other states follow Michigan by bringing charges against the fake electors, co-conspirators (Ellis, Powell, Eastman, and Clark), and that the official indictment be shown all over the media, billboards, Times Square Jumbotron, front page of NY Times, WaPo, Times Magazine, all over the place so the world can see that the U.S. does not stand criminals and dictator-wannabe clowns like Trump. About Cannon, she'll help Trump, no questions here. She's a toadie. It's clear that she'll push the trial after the election, and JS should def request her withdrawal from the case!
I always go to Trump.Truth.Social to get his side of the story. His thoughts are so easy to read (the vocabulary of a 6th grader). Then, I believe the opposite.
After that, I go to Maggie Haberman at the NY Times: I love her.
And for the icing on the cake, I go directly to the circus (Newsmax) and read the comments. My God, they are unhinged.
For the cherry, I check the polls on RealClearPolitics and then fiddle with the electoral map on https://www.270towin.com/.
Then, coffee and I start my day.
Until your posts come in and I smile.
(I fear I will miss Trump one day.)
(No, I won't)
Oh, one more thing. Read his latest post. I wonder if he thought about it:
"These vicious Communists, Marxists, Fascists, and Radical Left Democrats have attacked my lawyers at a level never seen before, and yet I keep on winning. Any attorney that represents me is either a fool, or a Great American Patriot that History will love and cherish!"
Hope everyone had a good weekend! Our usual weekend thread is a highlight of the week for me, mostly because we also talk about our lives, not just politics. Box office for Barbie and Opp were huge. Hoping this knocks some sense into the studio moguls and gets these strikes settled. We need to support writers and actors. The studios are full of moguls with magical thinking about how AI is going to replace humans. Anyway hope everyone had a great weekend! Cheers, 😎
Michelangelo, I love your program and your insights and whit, yet sharp to the point reduction of the MAGAts that attempt to throw you.
I’m glad you’re taking a vacation because that guarantees the indictment of trump, guiliani, those involved in fake elector schemes, and hopefully the trump children as well. We have visual evidence of his two sons on January 6, there must be a lot more that wasn’t on national television.
Looking forward to hearing your guest hosts and their insight as well.
And thank you for the vacation well wishes!
But also please start out telling everyone what you think of the Trump impending indictment.
Hey, there is a huge conspiracy among right-wing institutions including the Republican party to reconfigure the United States into a sort-of theocracy/oligarchy. So there's that.
Basically, everything I've thought about it, every interpretation I've come to from pretty much watching or reading MSM over 30 years - all true. These SCOTUS decisions like Citizens United? Yep, complete bullshit. My authoritarian radar has been tingling since I first voted in 1990. Does anyone else feel the same way?
All THAT - Trump, a corrupt Supreme Court, massive economic inequality, in addition to human rights abuses and rising white supremacy - that's what we're voting on. The Republican solution is the white Christian solution for those who want to play along.
The Christian Taliban
On the other hand if you wait until he’s not facing new charges and indictment to go on vacation you’ll be stuck in the studio until he kicks the bucket.
Are you going to Paris? Have a hot cocoa at Angelina’s, Rue de Rivoli. It’s an institution. Not vegan though :-(
Have a wonderful vacation, recharge your batteries, we’ll need you firing on all cylinders for what’s coming up!
Sadly, I think Trump will find a way to get out of it, or delay until the election. What do you think about how he is openly admitting that he wants to turn the US into a dictatorship, where he removes term limits, fires anybody who he deems not loyal to him and to somehow get rid of disabled people and LGBT? Labeling us as enemy of the state, basically?
Maybe I'm Pollyanna but I think the GA case will put him down for the count. State crimes are unpardonable (is that even a word?)
I hope you're right
I read this article and it’s very scary.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/trump-plans-2025.html?fbclid=IwAR2aPAI6EQ081e0JY9YMzGz9qYZdFJ_9qABQ317cp9W2SpKGM4jjVjnku2E_aem_ASyQXTxw6AT3aurruERbvdG_jQ_nu1FwvOlsSviR65BjUqOhE1FAYqakqvaILmuHPdE&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
Oh, definitely. I'm going to mount it and frame it for my wall. When I was 17 I would talk like, ”Dude, the world is run by the Illuminati.” Then, I was wringing my hands about what the hell could be happening to the Republican party and concluding that toxic Christianity and racism would overtake the party eventually. That was 20 years ago.
It's all true. The evidence sits out in the open.
How long do we have until the Thought Police come into power?
How many people will really vote for this hate monger?
Unfortunately, lots and those who want to vote for him, will crawl on broken glass to cast their vote. BUT there are more of us than them. We have to vote blue. We have to convince our friends who don't always vote to vote.
I’m terrified of a Manchin run!
Manchin won't win. Everybody will rally around grandpa Joe
Of course he won’t win. That’s not the worry. What he could do, however, I’d take votes from Biden and throw the election to Trump.
He is a media attention hog. He loves it. He does not care about anyone but himself and his coal donors. Shouldn't he be concentrating on his own race?
It looks obvious that he would fail a general election; however, someone like Joe Manchin could throw this thing into a tail spin. My wish is for him to stay the h@&$ out of it and for Taylor Swift to become even more vocal. She needs to get on her platform and tell her numerous fans to register to vote and support Biden. We also need to make sure everyone is allowed to vote!
Correct, Joyce. The orange Fascist now wants looney RFK as his VP.
That might not be so bad. It would show the country who looney RFK truly is, so no Democrats vote the name.
OMG, RFK? Lord help us.
RFK is unhinged. There's something wrong with him. Perfect associate for the orange nazi.
Have a safe and wonderful trip, Michelangelo! I enjoy The Signorile Report as well as the Sirius XM show, not to mention all of the interaction I've had with so many here on Substack. I won't be unplugging. The last time I was away was only for a couple of weeks last year after I had surgery. Besides, it's finally happening! The orange monster, the fake electors and others are facing accountability, so I can't unplug now.
Sakina, I need to read this site to know I'm not alone, and to maintain my sanity.
Enjoy your time off and away from the scrum. It's going to be getting pretty damn hot for the orange turd and I'll be here for it. Off to buy a boatload of Tequila to prep for the indictments.
Conspiracy to commit fraud against the US, against us fellow citizens. What a piece of shit... and all of us who knew about him prior to 2015 knew he was a charlatan and major league grifter. The fact that his cult is unable to discern his facts from BS just floors me. In AZ just go north out of Phoenix, so many FJB decals, flags ( these flags say fuck Joe Biden....what about the precious children viewing these flags?)and pins.... Fuck DJ Trump...
Mike, have a fun relaxing vacation, congrats on your anniversary.
A new low was attained yesterday when KKK Madge showed photos of the Presidents son at a hearing. In a functioning democracy which we are not , the cabal of deeply ill and mentally and factually challenged far right pro Putin , anti life , pro death maggots would be thrown out of office and wouldn’t be able to secure employment anywhere. What a sad and angst place we are at. Mental health services matter. We can do better
As a mental health professional, I totally agree! I loved Congressman Raskin's response to her BS. I think that the Dems are doing a fine job counteracting those unhinged MAGAts.
I was a licensed clinical social worker for nearly 30 years. Glad we’re seeing the same things 👍challenging work🙏
Been working as a clinical psychologist for almost 30 years myself. Looking forward to retirement in the next few years, hopefully! I'd love for more mental health professionals, besides Mary Trump, to speak out more about how mentally ill many in the Republican party are (including uncle Donny).
Mike, SOOOO proud of you for completely unplugging. Have a wonderful trip. We love Joe so will be tuning in. Glad sooo glad about Fake Bone Spurs. Dean will be over the moon, he’s been counting the days since January 6 happened.
For the other listeners/readers did anyone see Rachel Maddow Monday? Talking about what she believes is the sleeper but scariest story of the summer. Tennessee, Kentucky, and now a half dozen other red states seizing and authorizing seizures of MEDICAL RECORDS!!!! Abortion, gender care, etc. VERY scary stuff.
I will check in on the thread, especially weekend since this will be our substitute for the regular weekend. What’s going to happen? Will the GQP actually nominate someone in JAIL?
Cheers all 😎
Michelangelo - Glad that you are taking a break, safe travels, enjoy your time off. Hopefully, we'll get to see the domestic terrorist, aka Trump indicted soon (again). I am still trying to figure out if Meadows, Giuliani and others got a letter and/or are fully cooperating with the SC. I also hope that other states follow Michigan by bringing charges against the fake electors, co-conspirators (Ellis, Powell, Eastman, and Clark), and that the official indictment be shown all over the media, billboards, Times Square Jumbotron, front page of NY Times, WaPo, Times Magazine, all over the place so the world can see that the U.S. does not stand criminals and dictator-wannabe clowns like Trump. About Cannon, she'll help Trump, no questions here. She's a toadie. It's clear that she'll push the trial after the election, and JS should def request her withdrawal from the case!
I always go to Trump.Truth.Social to get his side of the story. His thoughts are so easy to read (the vocabulary of a 6th grader). Then, I believe the opposite.
After that, I go to Maggie Haberman at the NY Times: I love her.
And for the icing on the cake, I go directly to the circus (Newsmax) and read the comments. My God, they are unhinged.
For the cherry, I check the polls on RealClearPolitics and then fiddle with the electoral map on https://www.270towin.com/.
Then, coffee and I start my day.
Until your posts come in and I smile.
(I fear I will miss Trump one day.)
(No, I won't)
Oh, one more thing. Read his latest post. I wonder if he thought about it:
"These vicious Communists, Marxists, Fascists, and Radical Left Democrats have attacked my lawyers at a level never seen before, and yet I keep on winning. Any attorney that represents me is either a fool, or a Great American Patriot that History will love and cherish!"
The orange nazi gets more insane by the day. They really need to lock him up. He's a danger to society.
Hope everyone had a good weekend! Our usual weekend thread is a highlight of the week for me, mostly because we also talk about our lives, not just politics. Box office for Barbie and Opp were huge. Hoping this knocks some sense into the studio moguls and gets these strikes settled. We need to support writers and actors. The studios are full of moguls with magical thinking about how AI is going to replace humans. Anyway hope everyone had a great weekend! Cheers, 😎
Have a wonderful vacation--we’ll miss you but love Joe, too!!
Michelangelo, I love your program and your insights and whit, yet sharp to the point reduction of the MAGAts that attempt to throw you.
I’m glad you’re taking a vacation because that guarantees the indictment of trump, guiliani, those involved in fake elector schemes, and hopefully the trump children as well. We have visual evidence of his two sons on January 6, there must be a lot more that wasn’t on national television.
Looking forward to hearing your guest hosts and their insight as well.
Have a great time Michelangelo! Joe Sudbay is great so you've left us in good hands. Rest up!
I hope you enjoy your well-deserved time away! Thank you for the awesome Substack, we appreciate it very much.