Can’t get over the dichotomy between Biden, voluntarily ceding power in a selfless effort to protect democracy... and Trump, inciting an insurrection and throwing the country into chaos to illegally retain power for himself.
Night and day.
It’s been 3+ years since Jan 6 and Americans have a right to hear the grand jury evidence against Trump in open court. Putin may be immune from Russian law— and thus able to freely kill dissidents— but it should be obvious to the Supreme Court that a U.S. President isn’t.
Occasionally a political party does something admirable.
The Democrats accepted immigration legislation they disliked, not to accommodate some woke constituency or interest group, but to help Ukraine defend itself against Putin's aggression. These Democrats put country first.👏
Yes, the Tracy Chapman / Luke Combs performance mattered because it was a connection across supposed divides, but it also mattered because Combs embodied unbridled joy, admiration,and respect for Chapman, something we see FAR too rarely when these sorts of bridges are celebrated.
On Election Day, Biden will be 29,936 days old.
Trump will be 28,634 days old.
Biden will be ~4% older than Trump.
Is Biden at least 4% more honest?
4% more intelligent?
4% more experienced?
4% more stable?
4% more qualified to be president?
Many, many times that, folks.
Fun fact: Every government shutdown in the last 30 years occurred when Republicans had control of the House of Representatives.
Last time it happened, it drove people to food pantries and forced an $8b hit to the economy. They treat people missing paychecks like it’s no big deal
Mitt Romney sent this text to Mitch McConnell on Jan. 2, 2021:
"In case you have not heard this, I just got a call from Angus King, who said that he had spoken with a senior official at the Pentagon who reports that they are seeing very disturbing social media traffic regarding the protests planned on the 6th. There are calls to burn down your home, Mitch; to smuggle guns into DC, and to storm the Capitol. I hope that sufficient security plans are in place, but I am concerned that the instigator—the President—is the one who commands the reinforcements the DC and Capitol police might require."
McConnell never responded.
https://t.co/zrnnHuZzjS
HOLY SHIT: 🪖John Stewart, a former military veteran, fearlessly slams Republicans for their hypocrisy and apparent disdain for the military. He asserts that Republicans seem to prioritize engaging in war for financial gain. Additionally, he highlights the falsehood propagated by Republicans, claiming that Democrats included unrelated provisions in the bill to dissuade Republican support while maintaining that this allegation holds no merit. #WeAreBlue1 #wtpBLUE
THE MISTAKE: This clip serves as a reminder of Donald's true nature, highlighting his tendency to manipulate situations for personal gain. Conversely, when Democrats claim that the country was in the hands of incompetent leaders during Trump's presidency, at least Donald himself corroborated that statement. #WeAreBlue1 #DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE
Following the shooting at UNC the school paper made this the front page- it’s texts from students on campus during the shooting. It doesn’t have to be this way but Republicans in North Carolina have loosened gun laws.