Ian

HERO vs ZERO
I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore.
#SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸

Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."

And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION

Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."

Emergency Video: will Congress do to itself what they are demanding of other departments?

Cut congress’ budget and shrink THEIR staff now!

Crockett: "It's just that they're idiots. These are the same guys as it relates to our nuclear stockpile, they're like, 'Oh, wait a minute, we needed those guys? Can we get them back? Oh, we don't know how to.' I don't know how anyone can look at this administration & feel a semblance of confidence"

Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

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Holy shit, this is BRILLIANT. 👏👏👏

"They would have found him guilty"

Your Daily Affirmation:

I am grateful to those who have come before and have sacrificed so much for the freedom and dignity of others. I am inspired by their examples and endeavor to be better, to do more toward helping others find freedom from need, fear, and discrimination.

In 1850, the California government banned the controlled burning that Indigenous people had been doing for centuries. The practice controlled the forest density, scaled down undergrowth, and promoted fire-resistant species. It reduced the severity, mileage, and overall number of forest fires. 1/5

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has more than 70 questions for Pete Hegseth, including:

* allegations of heavy drinking and sexual misconduct

* remarks suggesting female troops should play a more limited military role

* skepticism about U.S. personnel complying with laws of war
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So I'm standing in the grocery store parking lot and it's freaking cold.
A very classy old woman sees me and walks the entire distance across the lot.
"You give that man shit," she says.
Then walks away.
That's Canada.
The criminal might buy off porn stars.
He will never force Canada to bend.

I’m actively rooting for the meteors now.

Map of the Gulf of Mexico, renamed The Gulf of Cheaper Eggs

This Man should be celebrated every January 6th for eternity. Eugene Goodman. Hero.

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Saw a YouTube video of a deer that somehow got into a Missouri hospital & roamed freely through its halls before walking out the sliding front doors 15 minutes later.

Apparently they're trying to track it down now because it owes the hospital $90K in unspecified charges.

You may have heard Mike Johnson credit me in his acceptance speech. Thou shalt not listen to people who are going to hell.

I was a hungry kid. I often went without school lunch because I didn’t have the money.

I later moved to Oklahoma and attended school on native land. Guess what the Cherokee did? They fed every kid with no questions asked. I was able to learn with a full belly with no shameful stigma attached.

My latest for January 6th:

Still A Day of Infamy

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We can talk about his face in a minute, but check out that chyron.

The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.

12 people. $2 trillion.

Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.

Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.

Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

Melania Trump got a green card through a program specifically for people with “extraordinary ability,” sometimes referred to as an Einstein Visa. In Melania’s case her “extraordinary ability” was being able to have sex with Donald Trump without vomiting.