Martin the Arrogant

I've said this a few times, but I think it's an important part of US politics that no one wants to touch: 31% of Americans are horrible. Pro-rape, racist, dumb AF. There are 31% of Americans who will instinctively, tribally identify with Amy Acton's mother, here. And the President is one of them.

I fully support our hardworking, dedicated female reporters. But I have to ask: why don't we see MALE reporters asking these tough questions? Why does it seem only the women have the balls? Trump bullies the women (or, tries to) and yet they keep at it. The men? They appear cowardly in comparison.

@andrewhickey.500songs.com Listening to the main pod Q&A from Jul22 - yes, I'm a latecomer but working to catch up - and I'm curious: Why did you use "Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath" as your bumper for the heavy metal question? I'm not a metalhead, but that LP was my intro to BS & remains my favorite.

@andrewhickey.500songs.com Patreon member here: I upgraded my phone and lost the link to add the bonus podcast to my Castbox feed. Where can I find it?

@jacobthomasaustin.bsky.social A suggestion...Perhaps you can create (or assist in the creation of) a list of PA authors such as this: bsky.app/profile/lucy...

Did I just see video on @cnn in which Trump is hustled out of the WHCD...and Melania is literally crawling behind on hands and knees?!?!?!?!

The rantings of an absolutely deranged toddler-man, too lazy to learn anything and too self-centered to care about anybody. As a nation, we are poorer for giving him our collective attention, let alone allowing him and his cadre to obtain any degree of power and influence.

Obviously not a substitute for Congress doing its job, but now would be a good time for Clinton, W, Obama, and Biden to say something jointly.

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I certainly feel better now that I have advice on saving grocery money from a rich junkie. So f*cking helpful.

Didn't watch the SOTU - I prefer sanity - so I'll ask: What did Fetterman do? Did he give Trump vigorous applause and a standing O?

Evil m*therf*cker.

🎶Regrets, I've had a few...🎶 But one I don't have is the decision not to subscribe to the @washingtonpost.com even when offered a slashed rate. Bezos has killed it. Now, what will rise up to take its place?

They're lying!

The degree of cruelty of this administration is mind boggling. You can't rehabilitate people who are that evil.

Once upon a time, we could count on a variety of factual news sources. Now, we have more sources but less facts. Big nets like CNN & CBS are unreliable and unwatchable. Sadly, the best places for honesty & integrity are the independent outlets but they will never have the necessary resources.

I often laughed at Dilbert. I often sneered at Adams. I don't wish suffering with cancer on anyone. However, I also can't feel the urge to mourn.

Journalists, your headline must be: "Armed man in a mask, posing as a federal agent without visible identification, assassinated a woman on a public street by shooting her multiple times in the face."

Is it too much to ask that the federal government of what is supposed to be the greatest nation on the planet have a maturity level above that of a fifth grader?

I hope someone is keeping a running tally of each time Trump makes a pronouncement about a check/rebate/dividend that is coming soon to Americans. It would be a very handy reference tool to toss in the faces of MAGA cultists who believe everything he says. Journalists, anyone willing to share?

Nailed it. www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a61552

Openly Nazi propaganda and aesthetic from the U.S. Department of Labor’s official Facebook page.

Just one of so many things that the next, mature POTUS will have to reverse. If we survive that long.

Companies who receive imports pay the tariffs - I know, I've seen the receipts - and then pass the cost down to consumers at retail. That's the undeniable truth.

To my MAGA friends: There is no such thing as "Democrat Agencies" within our federal government. The White House and Congress are controlled by Republicans, which would mean that...if such branding is even remotely accurate (narrator: it isn't)... ALL agencies would be "Republican Agencies".

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

The meme aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death (1/2)

So KILLmeade is going to lose his job, right? Fox is cutting all ties, right? Isn't that how this works?

Trump at a 9/11 commemoration

The idea that an instructor can and *should* be fired for daring to teach something not explicitly mentioned in course catalog is the pinnacle of the "students as customers" idiocy that's been steadily destroying American universities for decades now. You're taking a class, not buying a product.

Odd that the local "80s, 90s, and Today" radio station added "I Will Survive" into regular rotation even though the song is from 1978 and they generally don't play Seventies songs. Could this have anything to do with Gloria Gaynor making Trump-friendly political contributions? #wbrx

From this we can see that Trump voters want to make babies more than they wish to get married, while Harris voters are clearly in the "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes us with a baby carriage" group.

We are all Marshall Manning.

Why? We must stand up to the bullies, not bow down before them.

It's a good day to open an investigation into MLB umpire Brian Walsh. Is he betting on games? Is his money on the Blue Jays? There's gotta be a reason he sees a middle-middle and calls a ball. Manfred needs to suspend him until a review is complete.

What perfect album came out when you were sixteen?

I debated 20 far-far-far-right conservatives (racists? fascists?) on Jubilee's 'Surrounded.' Here are some of the highlights of them unable to answer my basic questions or rebut the simplest of points. Not sure whether to laugh or cry. Here's the full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...

Christ, how many words ending in -ist does the Lunatic Right have in its "Scare Old White People" arsenal?

Yes, and the cruelty is exactly what his cult wants.

Really roundabout way to say he’s definitely on the Epstein list.

As much as we need to be aware of this, I would suggest that it's a standard "Trump says outrageous things to distract you from something else" stunt.

Mar-a-Lago is a brooding haven for Russian uteri.

I mean this with all the respect that is due, Jake.

I AM SO WEARY of how willing too many are to ignore the long history of hatred for, and persecution of Jews. Especially now, when white supremacists and other extremists are successfully leveraging Israel’s bad behavior to inflame antisemitism in yet another generation. SOME FACTS ARE NEEDED. …

Lemme just say, Bernadette Peters looks amazing.