It is with great sadness that Jill and I learned of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. He was unlike any who came before him. Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time and I am better for having known him. For decades, he served the most vulnerable across Argentina and his mission of serving the poor never ceased. As Pope, he was a loving pastor and challenging teacher who reached out to different faiths. He commanded us to fight for peace and protect our planet from a climate crisis. He advocated for the voiceless and powerless. He made all feel welcome and seen by the Church. He promoted equity and an end to poverty and suffering across the globe. And above all, he was a Pope for everyone. He was the People's Pope - a light of faith, hope, and love.
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Republican Representative Don Bacon just announced he is introducing legislation to take away Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs. Even Republicans hate Trump’s plans. Let’s go.
Last year, we lost a fearless leader and advocate for equal pay when we lost Lilly Ledbetter. Her relentless advocacy for women to be treated with dignity and paid what they deserve inspired us all.
This Equal Pay Day and Women’s History Month, we remember and honor the legacy of women like Lilly who courageously fought for what’s fair.
Four years ago, in the middle of a pandemic, we needed a leader with the character to put politics aside and do what was right. That’s what @JoeBiden did.
At a time when our economy was reeling, he drove what would become the world’s strongest recovery – with 17 million new jobs, historic wage gains, and lower health care costs. He passed landmark legislation to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure and address the threat of climate change.
I’m grateful to Joe for his leadership, his friendship, and his lifetime of service to this country we love.
@elonmusk Never before has it been ok to lump all “democrats” into any category and lie about them to build hate against so many Americas 🇺🇸 and it’s not ok now.
Trump voters don’t like it when I call them idiots, and you’ll be surprised to learn that I don’t actually give a flying fuck if they like it or not.
Because, if you voted for the guy who golfed while thousands of Americans died a day and said “it is what it is” when asked because he “cares about your safety”, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who handed a massive tax cut to the richest of the rich and in so doing, saddled our country with the third largest amount of debt we’ve ever had because he was “strong on the economy”, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who was the WORST jobs president since Hoover because he will “lower unemployment”, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who’s going to slap 25% tariffs on goods coming from our neighbors to the north and south, not to mention China, because you think he will lower prices, you are an idiot.
If you voted the guy who overturned Roe Vs Wade because the government has no business mandating what you do with your own body, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who is going to pull us out of NATO and hand Ukraine to Putin because you remember what our country’s greatest generation fought and died for, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who stole classified documents, lied about them, showed them to his pals, and hid them in his fucking bathroom, because you care about our national security, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who is going to deport all of the low income immigrants who work the jobs white people refuse to, because you thought he was going to help your farm, meat processing plant or construction business spend less and make more, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who is going to repeal the Affordable Care Act with no replacement, because you thought your preexisting condition was covered under OBAMACARE, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the thrice married, serial philandering, sexual assault bragging, racist, sexist, xenophobe who mocked a disabled reporter and made fun of a man’s stutter, because you care about decency, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the heathen who spends his Sundays worshipping at Our Lady of the Perpetual Mulligan and can’t cite a single passage from the Bibles he’s selling because you think he is devout, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the “suckers” and “losers” five time draft dodger who tried and failed to gut the VA because you support our troops, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who said he’d make Mexico pay for the wall, when they didn’t, bring manufacturing back, when he didn’t, pass an infrastructure bill, when he didn’t, end the opioid crisis, when he didn’t, drain the swamp, when he didn’t, or “make America great again” when he didn’t even in the least, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the felon, business fraud because your pro-law and order, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the adjudicated rapist because you’re the party of family values, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who incited a deadly attack on our Capitol in order to stay in the office he was voted out of because you care about democracy, you are an idiot.
If you voted for the guy who is promising to be a dictator on day one because you think our country could really use one of those and that you and your high school level education and shitty job and miserable fucking existence will somehow end up on top of Mt. Oligarch and not on the bottom with the rest of your MAGA flag flying pals, you are an idiot.
If you’re a girl dad who voted for a man who has been found liable of sexual abuse and has surrounded himself with a sea of unrepentant, unapologetic sexual offenders because you want to protect your daughter, you are an idiot.
If you think he’s not going to do all the truly terrible things he’s promising, or even worse, that you’re hoping he does - you are a fucking idiot.
And you don’t have to like me saying that, but it doesn’t make it any less fucking true.
Latest 5pm NHC track basically the same as the 11am, just a slight tweak south by a few miles.
Landfall timing a couple of hours later, mid afternoon Wednesday.
BUT the intensity now calls for 145 mph Cat 4 over Gulf, but weakens to 120 mph Cat 3 by landfall. #Milton@WFLA