Cherlindrea
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Cherlindrea
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Apropos of nothing, but is Trump looking particularly jack-o-lantern-y today, or is it just me?
Trump on Mark Carney: "He apologized for what they did with the commercial. Because it was a false commercial. It was the exact opposite. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs. And he did apologize."
JFC, Scarborough, the guy is fighting tooth and nail to deny public access to the files. What reason could there possibly be for that unless he's in them. . .a LOT?!
MOULTON: If you're like Trump & took advantage of girls w/Epstein-

SCARBOROUGH: We don't have evidence he took advantage of girls w/Epstein

M: Common sense be damned

S: Is he in the files?

M: Obviously

S: You have absolutely no evidence he took advantage of girls

M: I think it's pretty obvious
I just want to proudly brag again that this is my Senator.
Nutrition assistance is NOT corrupt. Food stamps kept my family fed when my mom had to look for work after my dad got sick with MS.

The Trump administration wants kids, seniors, and veterans to go hungry. They are REFUSING to use emergency funds to keep SNAP benefits going.
Brooke Rollins calls food stamps "an extremely corrupt program"
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Ah yes, "We the Democrats" is definitely what a Republican official in a Republican administration meant when she said "your government is failing you...we have failed you"
Mike Johnson immediately tries to clean up for Brooke Rollins: "When she says 'we have failed you,' she means 'we, the Democrats,' okay?"
Well, Freud was right!
Mike Johnson: "They want to give illegal benefits -- or, benefits back to illegal aliens."
No. . .we don't know. All you've been doing is appearing on TV, lying, and saying you've not seen anything, haven't hear anything, can't comment on anything. He's the three monkeys all rolled into one!
Q: Are you aligned with the president on ending the filibuster?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've been a little busy as you know. We haven't spoken since he returned.
Johnson: If there was *any* way, he'd do it!

Reporters: But what about the marked funds for it. . .

J: *ANY* way. Any way at all. He'd do it.

R: But, again, what about. . .

J: ANY WAY!
Mike Johnson: "President Trump has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that if there is any way to fund these programs that are drying up, he will do it. If there was any way to fund SNAP during the Democratic shutdown, you can be assured that your commander in chief would do it."
Oh man, made from turnips?! That's small enough to where I could have (and should have) gotten a dozen turnips, cut some of these out, and lined them up next to my kids' beds to scare the bajeezers out of them when they woke up this morning.

Next year. . .next year. . .
A reminder that the original Hallowe'en jack o' lanterns date back to 18th century Ireland if not earlier, were based on a shady boozy blacksmith called Stingy Jack who cheated the devil & was trapped between 2 worlds, were carved from turnips and looked like this:
If Canada--the world's nicest people--is being rude and dismissive to us, it's not Canada's problem. It's us. We're the bad guys.
CNN: If Canada moves away from the US, more towards China in terms of a trading relationship, is that good for the US?

KEVIN HASSETT: What is good for the US is getting Canada to start to adhere to their previous agreements and to follow the rule of law ... they've been rude and dismissive
Schmitt uses veiled wording to make a racist call against Black people.

He is stating that this shut down and starve-out is about white supremacy.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.

SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
Yep! Notoriously it's easy to legally migrate here and instantly find a job, housing, and all community ties needed to be 100% self-sufficient in this travesty of an economy! Only the weak couldn't manage that with no assistance at all.

(/s if anyone missed it)
Randy Fine: "I'm introducing a bill that says if you're not an American, you can't get SNAP. It's not just illegal immigrants that are getting some of the benefits, it's legal immigrants. Frankly if you're coming to America bc you want to move here, you shouldn't be asking taxpayers for free stuff"
So, near as I can tell, this is the game plan:
1) keep the gov shut down until Trump dies
2) after Trump's death, a massive, bloody, battle will ensue between Republican factions to take control of the gov
3) the gov stays shut down forever, unless the Republicans kill all themselves off
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
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I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
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we ARE doing something — we’re trying to keep it affordable, you racist compost pile
Trump trashes Obamacare in a new post. Funding under this law is the main dispute between the two parties in the ongoing government shutdown standoff.
Well, Walters is a man that had a Jackie Chan movie come up unexpectedly at a school board meeting and instead of handling it like anything remotely of a human being, he flipped the f out and started berating the board members that took offense to it.
Imagine being such a terrible human — an actual monster to young people — that there’s a measurable positive impact on your departure.

Walters sounds like the type of person who would probably find joy in that.

He also sounds like a small, scared, insecure and pathetic man with a boring life.
Following the Resignation of Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma schools chief who was a fan of Libs of TikTok, mental health is improving among young people in the state.

Who could have seen this coming?

www.advocate.com/news/ryan-wa...
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just let the children eat congress. it will solve the food issue and it’s seasonally appropriate.
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I think this was a Nihilist Arby's bit.
JD Vance: "The suffering is going to get a lot worse."
This infuriates me. We're the only country to nuke another country. We *know* our nuclear arsenal works. We proved it--twice!--in Japan. This is disgusting and immoral to an extent that words were not created to encapsulate it.
JD Vance: "It's an important part of American national security to make sure that this nuclear arsenal we have actually functions properly. To be clear, we know that it does work properly."
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This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
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The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
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Teamster President Sean O'Brien is single-handedly undermining the entirety of unionization in the US. This man is a shameful toady (nicest language I could bring myself to use).
Teamster President Sean O'Brien was at the White House today to push Republican talking points on camera during a photo op with Vance
Noem is planning to annex the "trick" portion of the "trick or treat". All those liberal asshole Democrats are passing out candy or toys to kids. *Someone* has to be willing to pepper spray them and zip tie their hands while pinning them on the cold cement!
FOX: Pritzker has asked you specifically to pause immigration enforcement operations in Chicago so kids can safety celebrate Halloween. Do you have any plans to alter activity tomorrow?

NOEM: No. We're gonna be out on the streets in full force and increase our activities to make sure kids are safe.
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IMO democracy becomes impossible in the absence of any social or political norms against lying.
Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained. We focus on those who are here illegally. And anything you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true and false reporting."
Given that Pritzker specifically asked for the pause to protect children over Halloween, and she says that's shameful really should make it quite clear how Noem and Republicans feel about kids.
Q: Gov. Pritzker has asked for Operation Midway Blitz to be paused for the holiday weekend. Are you willing to do that?

NOEM: No, we're absolutely not willing to put on pause any work we will do to keep communities safe. The fact Gov. Pritzker is asking for that is shameful.