As I understand it, the new Republican prosecutor’s rationale is that they all had a 1st Amendment right to protest an election, which, if true, is a MAGA election denier analysis & not a legal one. Expect massive lawsuits.

USAID…14 million unnecessary deaths by 2030.

We vow not to send troops to Ukraine or other wars. So Trump creates wars in American cities. Men in full military gear with guns, including snipers, aiming at kids, Moms & people in church. We’re no different than Iraq. Fighting back was as inevitable as it is tragic, frightening, & sad.

Well said, Robert. I wish people would see that guns & violence breed guns & violence. Always. You don’t have a Dept of War without violence.

He’ll get an insane conspiracy theory sequel if Republicans lose the House, then he can expect a Presidential Medal of Freedom, like Rudy.

Billionaires all run around with an entourage of security guards, armed vehicles, and so do their families. Even if you have mansions & yachts, constant concern about being kidnapped or shot would be horrible. We’ve lost the plot of true happiness.

I think that’s a good reason Mamdani won. If childcare & buses were free in NY, if Republicans extended the ACA subsidies (or better yet: Universal Healthcare), parents could afford to work, not need food assistance & pay taxes. Those 3 things would make life so much better.

Are 500 more armed National Guard there to protect the armed National Guard who are there to protect armed ICE agents who are there because brown people are armed? Could there be too many people running around with guns?

Exactly! Republicans claim people are just jobless deadbeats, living high off SNAP. A single Mom with 2 kids gets $540/mo.

To hold a job, requires:
Childcare: $4,000
Car/gas/ins/maint $250
Phone: $50

Plus rent, food, healthcare, clothes, supplies, computer - over $100k/yr

Life isn’t AFFORDABLE!

Yes,\. I updated that. The suspect is now in custody and the scene is secure.

Update: a suspect is in custody and the scene is secure.

DC Police Department says the suspect is in custody

Sounds about right!

“US military guidebooks & regulations explicitly state that service members are required to obey lawful orders & have a duty to refuse manifestly unlawful orders. This is a foundational principle of US military law, from the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) & the Manual for Courts-Martial”

Melania should never get near the top of any stairs.

Creative thinking!

That’s not me, but I do like green!