I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
Has Howard Lutnick done anything of value as Commerce Secretary ?
Republicans are destroying our country.
I knew this term would be bad but I didn't actually think it would get this bad this quick.
My guess is that he deploys the military against the citizenry within a year.
It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you
ICYMI:
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
Why the fuck is he doing a podcast about music while surrendering America to a fascist?
What would Elon Musk have been posting if Russia signed a cease fire offer 3 days ago with the US and Ukraine was refusing to sign it? What would Vance be posting? Trump?
So why have all 3 been completely silent since Ukraine has signed it and Putin refuses?
Lay out plans each generation can rally behind as a project for the greater good. The damage to our democracy is vast—and growing. Fixing it requires vision, action, and policies that protect and uplift everyone. What would you want to see in Project 2029?
Democrats need a "Project 2029"—a plan to pull the country out of the wreckage left by this Republican-led government. It should be aspirational, common-sense, and clearly worded. Offer ideas that improve life for the most Americans. Propose amendments that ensure this can never happen again.
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Vox: In America in 1900, almost 1 in 5 children died of infectious diseases; today, it is less than 1%. The reasons include vaccines, a public health achievement that has saved hundreds of millions of lives. Yet vaccination rates in this country are falling.
Yup. Happened to the son of of a Trump voting client of mine. The shock and bewilderment is mind boggling.
I'm curious, what's your envisioned language?
Reading about the Rupert Murdoch family trust mess. My favorite anecdote is when Rupert’s lawyer cross-examined his son James, trying to get him to admit that his plans to make Fox News more honest would hurt its value because it’s business model was to just tell viewers what they wanted to hear. 👀
I live in the south, north of you by five hours. So it's the same for me, unfortunately.
Sigh.
And yet evangelicals vote, almost completely, in lock step with him.
Damage is being done not only to our democracy but also an entire nation's perception of a religion.
President Macron humiliated Donald Trump on live television. He shut him up and fact checked him mid sentence.
Trump sat there and smiled. #StandWithUkraine
A some point you do have to start to wonder, “what’s in it for Trump?” Trump seems totally fine with Russia winning and the U.S. losing.
Why is he so hard up to serve Putin?
A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.
Bill Bramhall, @nydailynews.com
It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
Not your country. Just the Republican party.
Not. Gonna. Happen.
Republicans, under Trump, have abandoned any semblance of respect for the rule of law.
Thanks to republicans who couldn't muster the backbone to impeach him.
Just love what that whole party has foisted upon us.
Bro. Same. Ugh. I feel nauseated just typing that.
The richest man in the world is sitting at the Resolute desk, about to defund your public school.
Trump should stop him.
Brother.... I whole heartedly agree. And I feel really weird about it.
NAFTA was updated during Trump's first term to USMCA.
Mexico and Canada are good trading partners and generally speaking, good allies. On balance they play by the rules.
So it makes no sense to me that Canada and Mexico get hit with 25% whereas China only gets hit with 10%.
Where are the democrats. Are you serious? We spent the past two years warning you what would happen. But you did not listen.
Forgive us while we take a break and rest our voice while you "find out."
