Karl Manthei

Karl Manthei

@70nu.bsky.social

Retired, grandparent, amateur genealogist, and loving life despite election trauma. ⛔️No DMS⛔️please.

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Probably the best line I’ve heard in some time: “Trump’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory.” - Barack Obama in Ohio.

Again, a shooter has brought their hatred to a school, this time in Bend, OR at Silver Rail Elementary. It’s reported that children are among the victims. My heart goes out to all the victims and their families. When will we start valuing the lives of people, especially children, over guns?

I am shocked that DHS investigators have secured a warrant and executed a search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s house as part of a criminal investigation. Clearly the Orange Buffoon is behind this action.

A dear friend received notice of pending $90 deposits from Social Security, likely part of The Orange Idiot’s plan to buy votes. Should any come my way, I’m thinking of contributing it to immigrant support groups.

I just heard one of the reasons 760,000 people were dropped from ACA coverage was they hadn’t filed a claim. I wonder who the brain surgeon was that determined that being healthy and not filing a medical claim was evidence of fraud?

A thought re: The Kennedy Center. As the Orange Idiot wants to destroy the current building over his name, maybe the EU could erect a replacement in say Ireland. Maybe it can be built again with materials donated by other countries. Putting it near his golf course, with wind turbines, seems right.

At this point in time, many people believe the sitting president is cognitively impaired and now the senior senator from Kentucky shows evidence of being similarly impaired. Is it time to require these people to undergo an assessment of their mental health and report the results to us all.

@ahylton26.bsky.social I had the pleasure of watching The Assignment today and particularly enjoyed your discussion with the people impacted by the border wall construction project through the Big Bend area of Texas. Thanks for bringing your thoughtful and thorough analysis to this matter.

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NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried

@deadlinewh.bsky.social I just listened to Jacob Soboroff spend a lot of time discussing what the President’s “mail in ballot fever dream” could mean. Not once did I hear him say that the Constitution gives neither the President nor the Post Office any role in elections. Why not stop fear-mongering.

That Orange S.O.B. is proposing selling a part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer who wants to build a road that will allow access to a part of the park. There’s no bottom to the depravity of this jerk.

Heard that there’s a move afoot to make 9/25 Dolly Parton Day, just as 5/4 has become Star Wars Day. As that’s the wedding anniversary date for my wife and I, we would be honored to share it with Dolly. ❤️

The Malignant Orange Dope now wants to change Lake Ontario to Lake America to spite the province of Ontario because his feelings are hurt. Poor widdle Donnie!

Why in heaven’s name is Hakeem Jeffries meeting with Jared Kushner about working with Mango Mussolini! First you can’t trust those S. O. B.’s, and possibly more importantly, it is displaying weakness as it signals a lack of confidence prior to November’s elections in my opinion.

John Roberts has once again revealed himself to be Commissar Bonespurs’ boot licker. Placing a stay on the Court of Appeals stay, thereby allowing the construction of El Lardo’s Golden Ballroom to continue while the Supreme Court deliberates.

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We just dropped our newest ad — and this one’s special. It features my PawPaw — a Baptist preacher who taught me to follow the two great commandments: love God & love neighbor. Those teachings led me to public service and they’re why I’m running for the U.S. Senate.

Why is it that the talking heads are laser focused on dissecting their perception of differences in individuals in the Democratic Party running for office, but are mum regarding the spineless GOP who stand for nothing other than financially benefiting themselves and their rich friends.

I wonder where in D.C. they have piled up the backbones of all the GOP Senators? It also amazes me that they are able to stand erect except for when they are groveling at the feet of the Orange Buffoon.

While driving near our home, I happened upon a sign in front of an Episcopal Church. It read, “The next time you choose to swear, use your own name. - God”

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When Democrats take power, they must immediately cancel all of Elon Musk’s government welfare checks. Like and repost if you want this to happen.

Wouldn’t it be great if ABC and NBC refused to air the garbage the Orange Bloviating Buffoon will be spewing Thursday evening? There’s no hope CBS or Fox would ever not show His Emenceness.

@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social I really enjoy your reporting every weekend. The joyful approach to bringing us what is happening around us, is uplifting. Given the pile of “stuff “ produced by this Administration daily, how do you choose what to present in your 2 hours on air?

With Brett Kavanaugh acting as a political advisor to the White House re: Birth Right Citizenship, the Supreme Court has reached a new low. While I don’t pretend to be a legal scholar, I wonder if he has stepped over a line and is walking toward impeachment.

@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social This year’s 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence carries mixed emotions. 250 years ago our forefathers stood up and fought for our freedom. Now we face a government of our own selection working to reduce our freedoms. We MUST stand up to again win our rights.

There’s a lot of hair on fire reporting about one of the performers at Mango’s cage match proclaiming “Michelle Obama is a man.” As Robert DeNiro said last night, as hateful as this is, he has a right to say it. However, I would join Mr. DeNiro in responding, “SHUT THE F**K UP!

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I'm posting this video every day so we NEVER forget what insurrectionist Donald Trump did on J6 Instead of accepting defeat and honoring the peaceful transfer of power, Trump unleashed a deadly mob on the U.S. Capitol in a last-ditch attempt to stay in power THIS is what an insurrection looks like

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I'm posting this video every day so we NEVER forget what insurrectionist Donald Trump did on J6 Instead of accepting defeat and honoring the peaceful transfer of power, Trump unleashed a deadly mob on the U.S. Capitol in a last-ditch attempt to stay in power THIS is what an insurrection looks like

It would fantastic if both the Knicks and Spurs players refused to play tonight to protest the way the fans are being mistreated to allow the Orange Buffoon to attend the game tonight.

This Administration is definitely playing out the script of “Idiocracy”! Naming Bill Pulte, with zero intelligence background, to serve as DNI definitely doesn’t make us safer.

Mango Mussolini is using the Iran War in many ways, to distract from the Epstein Files, his daily fiscal corruption activities, and now avoiding attending his son’s wedding this weekend. What a despicable creature.

I was glad to see that Sen. Cassidy discovered he does indeed have a backbone. I am wondering if Sen. Cornyn will also discover he has one also, and join Cassidy and Tillis. Maybe this will inspire others, but I am not holding my breath.

Years ago I watched a movie entitled “Idiocracy”, the film tells the tale of what happens to the nation when the number of mentally challenged people becomes the majority. I am beginning to believe that someone in this Administration found the script and set as a model for 47’s government.

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“Trump’s grip on the Republican Party faces these challenges” Stop it. Trump could waddle naked across the South Lawn screaming about how Obama was spying on him from inside the White House microwave, and the GOP would clap like obedient seals.

I see that the GOP is floating a gambit of having Justice Alito and/or Justice Thomas retire around October to motivate GOP turnout with the prospect of nominating replacing Supreme Court justices.

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The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it. This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.