"She’s the first member of Joe Biden’s presidential team to seek elective office since That Other Person took office, though it seems likely we’ll also be seeing more of folks like..."
Like...the latest poll out here in Cali has Kamala Harris way out in front for Governor in 2026. Just sayin'.
"so why can't our families pay our bills? Crime, poverty, homelessness, addiction. They will keep pulling us down if we do the same things and expect a different result."
OK, so a mention of some of the symptoms of inequality but not actually naming inequality. Just another supporter of corporations over people then. I predict more cops to beat the poor, more soup kitchens to keep the working poor alive and make the middle class feel good about themselves, a couple (but not enough) homeless shelters with addiction treatment as a requirement, and no actual solutions.
I think Trump's next move will be to change the name of the Rio Grande to the Big River, and to appoint an "alternate" New Mexico governor. Let the courts sort it out.
"let Donald Trump rename the state New America or anything"
Please don't give Mooseballs Mussolini any more ideas where he thinks that he can scrub Brown skinned people out of American history. Should he actually conceive of this on his own, or whether a whining little insect flying within his inner circle suggests it, may I propose a name that fits (at least by his very low standards): "New [and Improved] Mexico."
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"If Haaland goes on to win the election, she’ll be the first Native American woman elected governor of any state"
Should Ms Haaland win, she will be *the* scariest thing the RINOs will confront: a strong, decisive (not divisive like politicians with an "R" after their name -- R for Ratfucker), POC woman with real power who will govern for the betterment of all of her constituents and not just her (pardon the pun) tribe.
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"Donald Trump keeps reminding us how much he hates clean energy and will demand ever more fossil fuel pollution"
It's not just the Fulvous Flatulence demanding an increase in fossil fuel production. A list of fuckwads wanting an increase includes (but is not limited to)
* All of the denizens in the C-Suites of fossil fuel extractors;
* "Environmentalists" more concerned with saving the whales from the "dangers" of offshore wind farms rather than save the planet:
> "the recent deaths of several large whales that have washed up on New England shores ramped up this week after President-elect Donald Trump linked the fatalities to offshore wind development.
* MAGAdroids who believe the bovine scat spread by the Tangerine Tyrant is the gospel truth;
* Every investor, above the retail street level, with a stake in the fuel producers;
* Asshats proclaiming that wind, and other renewable forms of energy production is the most expensive power (see above quote, as well as the one that immediately follows):
> "“We are going to get the energy prices down,” former President Donald Trump said at an August 2024 rally in Wisconsin. “You know, this was caused by their horrible energy – wind.”
In reality, wind is the cheapest source of new power in the United States today.
This is great news, Michelle has been a solid Governor and I hope she runs for Congress or gets appointed to a Cabinet position if we actually have another election.
If there's an Election. Could be, maybe a little Presidential Emergency Orders...would anyone on the R side object? If they will allow TFG to rifle the Administrative State to "shake it down" would they do anything to challenge this? If they can make up 100 million in Condom funding to HAMAS what else can they say and not be challenged on? And if they're challenged, will Pam Bondi "ride up" to defend an Election? Seems to me she was picked especially for that.
I can guarantee you my state will have elections. All the statewide offices are held by Republicans, and all those Republicans are term-limited out at the end of '26. Tell them to just sit tight, and they'll get everything up and running when it's all sorted out?
The Attorney General has already announced his run for Governor, and the Secretary of State has already announced his run for Auditor.
During yesterday's peaceful transfer of power in the Oval Office, Donald signed over the tattered remnants of his presidency to Elon Musk (and, for good measure, to that little boy picking his nose for the cameras) with somewhat less grace than Lee at Appomattox, but with a similar result.
Democrats running for office in the nation's surviving blue states--and by all means go for it, Democrats---are well and truly up against it.
Musk comes from that wing of Silicon Valley wingnuts (the Thiel/Andreessen/Sacks contingent, the ones who think like lonely fourteen-year-old Ayn Rand fans) who really do believe it's time to destroy civilization so that it can be replaced with technofeudalism, or so that Man and Machine can merge seamlessly into the Great Elon Consciousness of our as-yet-to-be-determined, but inevitably hideous, future. Whatever, tech billionaires: you're all assholes.
He may not be in a position to create his weird little sci-fi alternate reality--whatever he may imagine in his ketamine trances, he's no Raoul Silva-- but he is in a position to smash up the existing reality, leaving us all vulnerable to the prospect of an ongoing Mad Max horror show or, at best, a sort of crippled late-stage Soviet existence of shortages, scarcities, rats, informers, and endless brutalities.
Standing up against all that is what Democrats are signing on for. Hope they're up to the task.
"She’s the first member of Joe Biden’s presidential team to seek elective office since That Other Person took office, though it seems likely we’ll also be seeing more of folks like..."
Like...the latest poll out here in Cali has Kamala Harris way out in front for Governor in 2026. Just sayin'.
"so why can't our families pay our bills? Crime, poverty, homelessness, addiction. They will keep pulling us down if we do the same things and expect a different result."
OK, so a mention of some of the symptoms of inequality but not actually naming inequality. Just another supporter of corporations over people then. I predict more cops to beat the poor, more soup kitchens to keep the working poor alive and make the middle class feel good about themselves, a couple (but not enough) homeless shelters with addiction treatment as a requirement, and no actual solutions.
I wonder if New Mexico would sue Google or Apple if Chump EO's the name to New America and they change their maps?
I can't see that being a partisan issue even in these hyperpartisan times.
"and besides, Hoover sucked". I, like many others, saw what you did there.
I also like the guys still licking Georgia O'Keefe stamps even though they don't understand them.
New Mexico? Don't you mean New America? lol sigh
Dok specifically DOES NOT mean that, and he even said so
(Do people not read anymore?)
Ta, Dok. Deb's the best.
I think Trump's next move will be to change the name of the Rio Grande to the Big River, and to appoint an "alternate" New Mexico governor. Let the courts sort it out.
Revert it back to the status of a territory. Just like Puerto Rico.
"let Donald Trump rename the state New America or anything"
Please don't give Mooseballs Mussolini any more ideas where he thinks that he can scrub Brown skinned people out of American history. Should he actually conceive of this on his own, or whether a whining little insect flying within his inner circle suggests it, may I propose a name that fits (at least by his very low standards): "New [and Improved] Mexico."
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"If Haaland goes on to win the election, she’ll be the first Native American woman elected governor of any state"
Should Ms Haaland win, she will be *the* scariest thing the RINOs will confront: a strong, decisive (not divisive like politicians with an "R" after their name -- R for Ratfucker), POC woman with real power who will govern for the betterment of all of her constituents and not just her (pardon the pun) tribe.
-----
"Donald Trump keeps reminding us how much he hates clean energy and will demand ever more fossil fuel pollution"
It's not just the Fulvous Flatulence demanding an increase in fossil fuel production. A list of fuckwads wanting an increase includes (but is not limited to)
* All of the denizens in the C-Suites of fossil fuel extractors;
* "Environmentalists" more concerned with saving the whales from the "dangers" of offshore wind farms rather than save the planet:
> "the recent deaths of several large whales that have washed up on New England shores ramped up this week after President-elect Donald Trump linked the fatalities to offshore wind development.
During a Jan. 7 press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump called wind energy “the most expensive energy ever” and likened wind turbines to “dropping garbage in a field.” He specifically pointed to the Massachusetts area, and said, “the windmills are driving the whales crazy, obviously.”" https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2025/01/09/trump-wind-energy-whale-deaths-ma-offshore-fact-check/77551616007/;
* MAGAdroids who believe the bovine scat spread by the Tangerine Tyrant is the gospel truth;
* Every investor, above the retail street level, with a stake in the fuel producers;
* Asshats proclaiming that wind, and other renewable forms of energy production is the most expensive power (see above quote, as well as the one that immediately follows):
> "“We are going to get the energy prices down,” former President Donald Trump said at an August 2024 rally in Wisconsin. “You know, this was caused by their horrible energy – wind.”
In reality, wind is the cheapest source of new power in the United States today.
...
A plethora of evidence, including real-world electricity rates and power generation mixes, demonstrates that wind and solar energy tend to reduce electricity prices compared to fossil fuels." https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/09/donald-trump-is-wrong-about-the-cost-of-wind-energy/
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Promoting clean solar and wind energy makes one a nerd? Count me in.
So why no Note on National Nancy's meltdown? She deserves her 15 seconds...
Ignoring her is the sweetest revenge.
Now I have a craving for some Southwestern food served Christmas style.
Also: GO DEB!
This is great news, Michelle has been a solid Governor and I hope she runs for Congress or gets appointed to a Cabinet position if we actually have another election.
If there's an Election. Could be, maybe a little Presidential Emergency Orders...would anyone on the R side object? If they will allow TFG to rifle the Administrative State to "shake it down" would they do anything to challenge this? If they can make up 100 million in Condom funding to HAMAS what else can they say and not be challenged on? And if they're challenged, will Pam Bondi "ride up" to defend an Election? Seems to me she was picked especially for that.
I can guarantee you my state will have elections. All the statewide offices are held by Republicans, and all those Republicans are term-limited out at the end of '26. Tell them to just sit tight, and they'll get everything up and running when it's all sorted out?
The Attorney General has already announced his run for Governor, and the Secretary of State has already announced his run for Auditor.
During yesterday's peaceful transfer of power in the Oval Office, Donald signed over the tattered remnants of his presidency to Elon Musk (and, for good measure, to that little boy picking his nose for the cameras) with somewhat less grace than Lee at Appomattox, but with a similar result.
Democrats running for office in the nation's surviving blue states--and by all means go for it, Democrats---are well and truly up against it.
Musk comes from that wing of Silicon Valley wingnuts (the Thiel/Andreessen/Sacks contingent, the ones who think like lonely fourteen-year-old Ayn Rand fans) who really do believe it's time to destroy civilization so that it can be replaced with technofeudalism, or so that Man and Machine can merge seamlessly into the Great Elon Consciousness of our as-yet-to-be-determined, but inevitably hideous, future. Whatever, tech billionaires: you're all assholes.
He may not be in a position to create his weird little sci-fi alternate reality--whatever he may imagine in his ketamine trances, he's no Raoul Silva-- but he is in a position to smash up the existing reality, leaving us all vulnerable to the prospect of an ongoing Mad Max horror show or, at best, a sort of crippled late-stage Soviet existence of shortages, scarcities, rats, informers, and endless brutalities.
Standing up against all that is what Democrats are signing on for. Hope they're up to the task.
we all need to help...if they continue to defy the courts we may need to take to the streets.
They are also on board with the Dark Enlightenment bullshit and trying to undo the Enlightenment. They want a king or dictator type figure.
I support Deb....
Yay! Nicetimes! I would so vote for her if she were running in CT.