AngAmMan

As of January 2027, we will likely not have a House Speaker called Mike Johnson. A great leap forward.

Trump's efforts to slap his name on every building in America is the political equivalent of a dog peeing on a wall.

Kansas may soon be electing its first Democrat Senator to Congress since 1932. Yes, Trump and his acquiescent sychophants are simply that bad. www.alternet.org/kansas-senat...

Oops. These kind of events determine the outcome of elections. apnews.com/article/trum...

Senate Republicans have Schmitt all over their faces.

Sen Eric Schmitt insulted a distinguished officer of the court in a Judiciary Committee hearing. He did so on the basis of flawed information whilst making his entire party a laughing stock. He still does not have the basic decency to apologize. Honor left the GOP an age ago. It may never return.

This will almost certainly be challenged in the courts on first amendment grounds. Never has any President so egregiously ignored constitutional norms. What would Republicans say if a Democrat president banned Fox, Newsmax & One America ? flipboard.com/video/newyor...

The rise of the AfD in Germany is both disturbing & prescient. It's slogan is "Anything is Possible!" plus a promise to make Germans proud of their country again. Sound familiar ? AfD ascendancy is the product of a governance that fails to connect with the needs of the people.

Patrick Clancy's attorneys are contacting those who have accused him of murder, sending cease & desist letters & threatening a civil defamation suit. Since he is not a public figure, he is not required to prove malicious intent. This makes the suit easier to prove. Stay silent & hope folks.

I am not going to comment on the soundness of the outcome of the Clancy case. I would however advance the notion that decisions & commentary grounded in gender preference are inherently dangerous & may produce outcomes that disfavour women.

Given Trump's narcissism, I'm surprised he doesn't spend his entire day gazing lovingly into a mirror.

It is a terrifying thought that SCOTUS is just one vote away from the elimination of birthright citizenship. The text of the Constitution is clear and the conservative majority wish to ignore reality. Textualists when they want to be. Politicians when they need to be.

So Pam Bondi gets fired. All the craven sycophancy & where did it get her. The sad thing is it wasn't Bondi who failed Trump. It was the Constitution & the Courts that blocked him. Replace her & Trump still does not get what he wants. Good riddance Pam. Now pay the price. Fuck you.

Tomorrow begins the issue of birthright citizenship before SCOTUS. This has been litigated before & the ambit of the 14th Am upheld. It will be interesting to see how far the conservative justices are willing to corrupt established precedent & how they apply it to Trump's own family.

Trump has repeatedly shown his overwhelming inability to negotiate. Not for him the subtleties of a foreign policy chess games. Trump knows only bluster, threat & bullying. They are his only tools & he has no clue how to use them either. No wonder we face such an unholy mess.

Harris doesn't look too bad now, does she ?

In the entire history of the United States, there has never been a more compelling moment to invoke the 25th Amendment. "Will no-one rid me of this turbulent priest".

The president of the United States is a malignant narcissist, is in full on dementia, has anti-social personality disorder, & is a very sick man. If only we had a 25th Amendment. Here is a clear analysis by Dr John Gartner, a noted psychologist. Watch it. youtu.be/9OtO-cypKmY?...

Well, this is a surprise. I am truly shocked. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

It is reported that Trump now only works from midday to 5pm. This is woefully inadequate for the president of the United States. If you can't do the job, resign.

Trump has designs on becoming the first American king and rule America by royal decree. I would be remiss in my responsibilities if I did not point out that the British executed 17 of their monarchs. When is the coronation again ?

America is worried about the harm caused when Donald Trump thinks and acts like a king. I am worried about the harm to be caused when Donald Trump begins to think and act like a God.

I have come to the conclusion that hate, incompetence, hypocrisy and excuses are all indispensable pre-requisites for membership of the Republican party.

Trump only supports sycophants. The more you suck up, the more generous he becomes. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pam Bondi's repugnant performance before the Senate was a disgrace. Congratulations Pam, you gave Democrats a damn good reason to come after you when they are next in office. Jail time and disbarment may await.

The DOJ's own numbers confirm that, in so far as political violence is concerned, the Republicans are the problem. This is why the data was removed from the DOJ website. www.cato.org/blog/politic...

We live in a moment where criminal guilt & prosecutorial pursuit are determined at the whim of a corrupt & unstable president. This conflicts with the constitution & makes a mockery of judicial equity.

If you are only willing to defend free speech when it speaks only to what you want to hear, then you are not an advocate of free speech at all. You are an authoritarian propogandist

The Supreme Court is failing and corrupt. There is an excessive use of the shadow docket, & rulings tend to favor Trump, granting him unconstitutional powers. When Democrats have the power to do so, they should add more justices to redress this egregious imbalance.

It would appear that the Trump incursion into North Korea was an abject failure. Everything the corrupt one touches seems to crumble into dust. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

8 out of 10 US states with the highest murder rates per 100K capita are Republican. I don't see the national guard being deployed in any of them. Do not tell me this isn't political. It is nothing but political intimidation. worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankin...

Republicans capitulate to Trump's worst excesses for fear of being primaried. Meanwhile, their constituents berate them for doing so & demand change. They refuse to serve their constituents & will pay the price in the mid-terms. Ignore the real threat & pay the price. Idiots.

Yet another mass shooting that Republicans won't address. Just "thoughts and prayers." Well, they were shot in a church whilst praying. What the hell good do you think prayers will do when your god allows the slaughter of children in a place of worship ?

The Trump/Putin meeting was a galactically senseless waste of time. Unless, of course, the measure of success was the humiliation of Trump. In which case, it was a breathtaking success.

I have a profound sense of foreboding. I fear that America reached its peak 20 years ago. Our democracy is crumbling, & economically, we are losing out to the Chinese. The America experiment is in inexorable decline & our presence in the world will never be the same again.

So, the Trump administration can aspire to build a nuclear reactor on the moon but can not aspire to provide healthcare to the poor. This is MAGA Republicanism defined.

Reps have pursued Hunter & Joe Biden for corrupt enrichment. Meanwhile, trading off the Trump name, Ivanka has secured trademarks in China, Don is pursuing construction projects, & Eric & Ivanka are pushing a beach resort in Albania. Where's the investigation, Jordan & Comey ?

When Trump loses the support of Alex Jones (of all people) over the Epstein affair, you know he's in serious trouble with the base who elected him.

Trump's administration did nothing to forewarn the residents of Kerr County, did nothing to prevent the floods, did not arrive on the scene for 72 hours afterwards and are doing nothing to prevent the root cause of the problem. MAGA, the party of death !

This is what happens when you don't bother to even read a bill before voting it through in a show of sycophancy to the dear leader. newrepublic.com/post/197733/...

America was born out of a burning need to throw off the shackles of monarchical tyranny. 250 years later, America invests its future in its own, home bred tyranny. In so doing, it rejects the very principles upon which it was founded. And enough citizens cheered this.

The mark of a civilization is to be found in the way a society treats its sick, its disadvantaged, and its poor.

So the Senate passes the BBB. This may well be the single most heinous betrayal of the American people in the history of the United States. It is highly likely that people will die as a result of its passage. Shame on those who voted for it.

The impact of reduced immigration & the ejection of imported labor is adversely impacting our economy. Trump thinks he is saving America from an immigration "invasion". Instead, he is rapidly destroying our economy. The fall of the US dollar reflects it. fortune.com/2025/06/08/i...

The madness of Trump's administration keeps spiraling downwards. Widespread abductions, economic madness, unauthorized bombings, hate, bile vindictiveness & an utter disregard for the law. It rather begs the question, what will America look like in four years' time ?

I have come to the view that the only thing that gives Stephen Miller a reason for living is his searing, limitless hatred for other human beings.

The average purchase price of a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is approximately $225 million, while a pre-owned model can cost around $119 million. It will cost $400M to retro-fit the Qatari 747. Tell me again how this gift saves the American taxpayer money ?

The treatment of Senator Padilla was a disgrace. Trump and his minions are flagrantly rejecting the law in favor of tyranny. It may be wise if someone reminded them that their tenures do actually end and will bring consequences when they do.

Governor Newsome is rapidly emerging as the leading voice of sanity and implacable opposition to a federal administration consumned with oppression. May his voice grow stronger and stronger.

The MAGA's were outraged at the mere thought of Hunter trading off of his father's standing. Well, Don & Eric are still in Qatar, filling their pockets with hotel deals. Can we expect Comer & Jordan to enpanel a congressional investigation ?