Slight twist on Pastor Martin Niemller wise words

First they came for DEI
And I did not speak out
Because I was not affected by DEI

Then they came for Marriage Equality
And I did not speak out
Because I was not affected by Marriage Equality

Then they came for Trans Rights
And I did not speak out
Because I was not affected by Trans Rights

Then they came for Equal Rights
And I did not speak out
Because I was not affected by Equal Rights

Then they came for Voting Rights
And I did not speak out
Because I was not affected by Voting Rights

Then they came for Affirmative Action
And I did not speak out
Because I was not affected by Affirmative Action

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

--- Jewish Leaders

DOJ Walks Back Key Evidence In Defense of Trump's Portland Deployment

WHY should the judiciary defer to any plea from the Trump administration? They should be made to PROVE any assertion that they make!!!

DOJ Indicts Dem Candidate for Congress for ICE Protest

Sounds like election interference to me!

She predicted that force would be used to send troops to states led by Democratic governors without their permission and could be used to suppress turnout and disrupt the fair operation of elections.

Now that is why Trump doesn't want early and vote by mail! He wants to disrupt the voting process in heavily blue districts. Blue states should be making it easier to vote by mail and to have even more early voting.

Tennessee Authorities Dismiss Charges Against Man who Posted Trump Meme

I hope Bushart sues the sheriff and the county he works for and wins a LOT of money! Just as the charges are meant to intimidate people and frighten them into compliance with a corrupt government, a big win would send the opposite signal: STAND UP for your rights and you will be richly rewarded!

In a memorandum opinion and order issued on October 27, [a federal judge in Tennessee] ruled that [Attorney General Pam] Bondi and [Homeland Security Secretary Kristi] Noem had violated a local court rule limiting government officials from making out-of-court remarks about pending criminal cases

So where is the contempt citation?

IMHO these NDAs aren't about hiding information, it's about who they can/can't trust when the sh.. hits the fan! Eventually those that don't sign will be given assignments that keep them out of the chain of command when unlawful orders are given.

Trump's gonna have a lot of people needing pardons BEFORE he leaves.

Blue states, being wealthier, can better care for its unemployed which gives dems a wider latitude to act. Red states will have a more difficult time caring for its unemployed. As a result, people in red states will be putting severe pressure on their elected representatives to reopen government.

Trump needs to eliminate mail in and early voting if his scheme of ballot box/voting machine confiscation is to have any chance of success.

Hey farmers! Fighting the culture wars is expensive! Did you think it would be free?

Hey Iowans! Fighting the culture wars is expensive!!! Did you think it was free?

"Dollars to Donuts", there are a lot of Republican names in those files. Madison Cawthorne (former republican House member from NC) said that his republican colleagues invited him to orgies before he was forced to take it back. Epstein probably organized those orgies.

Remember how Trump bad mouthed the price increases for the aircraft propulsion system on aircraft carriers? What about the price increases for the construction at the Fed? Sounds to me like he is as bad a planner as the people he railed about?

Preservation Group Urges Pause on White House Demolition

Too late for that! The next democrat to be elected president should either tear it down or set aside a large portion of it for the Smithsonian to be used as a museum featuring DEI, Woke, LGBTQ+, Immigration, CRT, etc. artifacts.

The cost of repairs is also through the f'n roof.

Israeli Military Launches Attack on Gaza

Let's see if I have this right. Israel punishes/kills the people of Gaza and claims it's ok because they are HAMAS and/or supporters of HAMAS. The war winds down and HAMAS kills the people of Gaza and claims it's ok because they were/are supporters of Israel. Which is it? Sounds to me like there were/are a lot of Palestinians that want nothing to do with either side but were trapped in that hell hole. As far as I am concerned, Israel is WORST than HAMAS because of the number of Palestinians they killed that likely wanted nothing to do with entire side but were trapped and couldn't get out; especially the children!!!

A condition for reopening the government MUST be the rehiring of all federal employees that were let go because of it and giving them back pay! I suspect that the only thing that will reopen the government is the Senate modifying the filibuster rules by putting in a carve out for passing the budget. It is the only way that republicans can solidify their budgetary and federal staffing "gains". The effect of such a move is going to cost them dearly in next years elections.

Donald Trump is setting free these "dangerous narco-terrorists" because he doesn't want them to be proven in American courts that they are ordinary people that he, Donald, attempted to murder.

I've no doubt that some enterprising investigative journalist(s) are headed to Colombia and Ecuador to interview these people.

Thune says he would not take Advice from RFK Jr. 'if I were a woman'

Is Thune having a "come to Jesus moment"? Wasn't RJK Jr. positions well known before he was approved by the Senate? Does Thune regret that the Senate approved his nomination?

HAMAS' killing of Palestinians exposes the lie that all Palestinians in Gaza supported HAMAS and deserved the pain inflicted upon them by the IDF. That has never been the case and should help buttress the claim that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Netanyahu had to sell that lie to hide his real intent: removal of all Palestinians from Gaza aka ethnic cleaning.

Armed, masked marauders kidnapping people off of city streets must be stopped. City police officers MUST stop and arrest these people if they don't identify themselves as federal agents. To avoid these interruptions, federal agents must be required to check in with local police departments and identify the areas of the city in which they will be working and for what time period(s).

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I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of congressional critters names are in those files as well! Madison Cawthorn, a republican former congressman from NC, said that his republican congressional colleagues invited him to orgies. If, in fact, what he said was true, could it be that Epstein sponsored and organized those orgies and republicans in congress don't want their names exposed if the Epstein files were released?

It's been reported that DOJ notified Trump that his name was in the files. He was probably told about every name mentioned therein and now has something to hold over the other child molesters. This might explain some of the hold he has over congressional republicans, business leaders, etc.

House Speaker: Shutdown Could Be Longest in US History

I believe it will be. Both dems and repubs are dug in. The drastic price increases in Obamacare premiums will work in the dems favor with 70% of the people affected by it living in red states. The repubs would have had to do something anyway so by bringing the attention to the issue now demonstrates to the public that dems are looking out for them.

I suppose you could accuse individuals at the city or state level, but it would not be as effective as doing it at the Federal level.

Use Trump's tactics as an example: do it and let the courts sort it out. However, Trump, as president, has the ace card: Insurrection Act. No doubt he would invoke it and claim Pritzker is an insurrectionist. This is something that Trump WILL do at some point. It may be better to force his hand before he is ready to play it. If he played it just prior to the elections, there may not be sufficient time for the courts to react to put an end to his efforts.