Billy Ray

"I'm not talented enough to be unprepared. Are you?" -- Monroe Stahr

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

I cut this scene from the final version of #TheComeyRule b/c I thought it was too nakedly political. Now I wish I had left it in.

It takes place on the @FBI plane as @Comey returns from LA after being fired by the guy who used to be President Trump. Enjoy!

@SHOWTIME

[SM @sensiblemiddle]

Ohio State Wrestler Adam DiSabato testifies that new GOP House Minority Leader Jim Jordan begged him to change his testimony about Jordan looking the other way while school wrestlers were being molested. Says “Jim Jordan is a coward”.

Good Wednesday

[DC @D_L_Hopper]

A message to all sane Republicans:

He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals.
You said nothing.

He bulldozed the East Wing.
You said nothing.

He interfered with the release of the Epstein files. You said nothing.

He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself. You said nothing.

He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift. You said nothing.

He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. You said nothing.

He tariffed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide. You said nothing.

He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations. You said nothing.

His ill-conceived war killed 175 children on day one. You said nothing.

He alienated and insulted our allies. You said nothing.

His ICE Army terrorized and murdered U.S. citizens. You said nothing.

He committed murder on the high seas. You said nothing.

He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies. You said nothing.

It’s time to start talking.

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

Exactly!

[Marco Frieri @MarcoAFrieri]

Last week's blue wave was powered by moderates, not progressives per @TheEconomist

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

Heisman.
I'm not kidding.
He deserves it more than any other player in the country.

[Cam Mellor @CamMellor]

Our @PFN365 highest-graded LBs this season:

Sammy Omosigho, UCLA: 99.9
Braydon Brus, Northwestern: 97.9
Alonzo Jackson Jr., Louisiana Tech: 97.0
Chris Cole, Georgia: 95.8
Rasheem Biles, Texas: 94.2
Zheric Hill, Louisiana Tech: 93.3
Jackson Forrest, ODU: 90.9
Xavier Atkins, Auburn: 90.9
Tony Rojas, Penn State: 90.3
Elijah Melendez, Auburn: 89.7
K’Von Sherman, UConn: 88.9
Asher Cunningham, Utah State: 88.7
Kolbe Fields, Louisiana Tech: 88.6
Jeremiah Marcelin, Pittsburgh: 88.4
Mason Posa, Wisconsin: 87.9

[Jesus Chrysler @JesusChryslerII]

Do your thing to these clowns

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

Sunrise on the Reaping fan event in Century City!

May the odds be - well, you know.

[DIN Intel Network @DININTELNETWORK]

JUST IN: A Trump judicial nominee was asked point blank: is Trump eligible to run for a third term?

Their answer: “I would have to review the actual wording…”

Sen. Chris Coons then asked every nominee in the room to confirm the Constitution bars a third term.

Silence.

Every single one of them refused to say it.

Trump is appointing judges who won’t affirm the 22nd Amendment to his face.

Never stop connecting the dots.

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

Maybe the Rape-Publican Party???

[B mac @mcpherson_k]

But of course.

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

Good Lord, what a phony.

[Josh Hawley @HawleyMO]

🚨What happened last Tuesday was shocking and historic. It calls for a historic response. Christians need to gather and seek the Lord. I’m going to host a time of fasting and prayer for the nation on Tuesday, December 15 from 12 to 1 at the Capitol. Meet me there!

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

Pennsylvanians. Democrats.

By 2028, LOTS of candidates will pursue this seat. Do not pin your hopes to ANY candidate whose sole identity is based on Israel/Gaza.

That's how parties come apart.

Find the one whose economic policies match yours. And take your time.

[Ahmed Moor @AhmedMoor]

My name is Ahmed Moor and I’m running for US Senate here in PA (election 2028). I’m running to end the war in Iran and to promote the dignity agenda: free healthcare, free childcare, and affordable housing.

I’m calling for accountability for genocide, for ICE and for corruption. And finally, for the protection of our civil liberties in America. Join the fight at https://t.co/gM0uBwST6b

[Micah Erfan @micah_erfan]

Ron DeSantis redrew Florida's congressional map to take out four Democratic seats.

Democrats won all four.

[Kyle Lee @KyleLeeWriter]

As a movie nerd I’m often asked for recommendations, so I’ve decided every day to recommend a movie I’ve rated 10/10.

Daily movie recommendation number 180:

Flopping to the less widely seen, it’s @BillyRay5229’s masterful Shattered Glass!

Have you seen it?

[Gianl1974 @Gianl1974]

Let this sink in: ICE agents reportedly blocked the emergency entrance of a Los Angeles hospital for TWO HOURS, forcing ambulances carrying people who needed emergency care to go elsewhere.

This isn’t law enforcement. This is a reckless abuse of power that put innocent people’s lives at risk.

An ambulance entrance is not a political battleground. A hospital emergency room is not an immigration checkpoint.

And federal agents do not get to hold an entire community’s access to emergency medical care hostage.

Imagine being in an ambulance, fighting for your life, only to be diverted because federal agents decided their operation mattered more than emergency access.

Where is the humanity? Where is the accountability? And where is the line that these agents are no longer allowed to cross?

You cannot claim to be protecting America while putting Americans’ lives in danger.

This isn’t making America great. It’s making America cruel. And anyone defending this should be ashamed.

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

MAGA didn't just stay home tuesday.

They actually said, "We know our guy is a disaster - so we're willing to give power - this ONE time - to Democrats, whom we absolutely DESPISE."

Wow.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Percentage of Republican voters who voted for Democratic candidates (Party ID)

US Senate
🟦Kansas: Adam Hamilton 12%
🟦South Carolina: Annie Andrews 11%
🟦Texas: James Talarico 11%
🟦North Carolina: Roy Cooper 10%
🟦Louisiana: Jamie Davis 9%
🟦Georgia: Jon Ossoff 8%
🟦Florida: Angie Nixon 7%
🟦Iowa: Josh Turek 7%
🟦Maine: Troy Jackson 7%
🟦Mississippi: Scott Colom 6%
🟦Alaska: Mary Peltola 5%
🟦Michigan: Abdul El-Sayed 5%
🟦Minnesota: Peggy Flanagan 4%

Source: CNN exit poll

[Ryan Hayden @rynhayden]

I've been thinking a lot about the shellacking that we republicans took in this election this week, and I think we need to acknowledge something:
First, nearly everything President Trump (who I voted for three times) has set out to do has been a failure.
Tariffs - probably a dumb idea to start, but we regular people have seen no benefit.
Reverse gerrymandering - it blew up in a big way.
Drain the swamp - yet he won't release the unredacted Epstein files.
The Iran War - so far a big L.
ICE raids - its gone way farther than many in the middle are comfortable with (and not far enough for the one issue immigration people.)
Leadership of the republican party - he's basically gutted conservatives from the party.

But worse than all of this, he's done it while being totally toxic and not communicating to the people.

When a president goes to war, he has the duty to make that case to the American people and to their representatives in congress. President Trump has not done that. We normies are paying $4.50 for gas. He's acting like that doesn't matter and it's worth it. But he needs to make that case explicitly and refuses to do it.

What he does do - loudly and often - is make himself the center of everything. Trump has one principle - Donal Trump. His one criteria for supporting a candidate isn't principles, but whether or not the person will kiss his ring.

There is also seems to be (whether the GOP wants to admit this or not) some teeth to the corruption complaints. Trump made millions on a dumb trash cryptocurrency - that is essentially stealing money from a bunch of naive people. He let's foreign governments buy him a jet. His family seems to trading on his name to the tune of billions.

If his last name was Obama or Biden we would be throwing a fit about any of these things - but somehow Trump gets a pass.

That might work for the 33% of the electorate who would vote for Trump anyway. The 33% who hate everything he does will make noise if he was a saint. But the 33% in the middle are sick of it - and that is what I think was said loud and clear last Tuesday.

You have to win and keep the middle. The middle includes female professionals who are aghast (not giddy) about stories of ICE raids. The middle includes people who want to see the country survive when the 80 year old man running it is no longer here. The middle includes guys making $60k per year who now have to pay higher everything because of a war that they thought they were voting against.

So my take on the awful Tuesday is we deserved it. Maybe it will be good for us in the long run and we can move away from crazy.

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

Grift posing as godliness.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Erika Kirk: “It’s the little things. I miss Charlie when I see his hot sauce on the shelf, which is now available at grocery stores everywhere.”

It’s an instinct.

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who is 93 years old, has just filed his paperwork to seek reelection in 2028. Grassley was first elected into office when election results were still being delivered by carrier pigeons. We fucking need term limits.

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

I NEED TO HANG WITH THESE DUDES!!!!!

[Blonde of War (JJ) @BlondeOfWar]

Next girl's trip, this is happening.
🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

These guys have the whole gate laughing along with them. They seem like they would be fun to hang with...probably a lot of trouble. 😆

[Mimi Rocah @Mimirocah1]

Perfectly exemplifies everything wrong with his leadership: Misstates the role of the AG and then volunteers DOJ lawyers who are trying to do their real jobs.

[Billy Ray @BillyRay5229]

1932 and 1980 were realigning elections.

Could 2026 be the first NON-Presidential realigning election in US History?

[Lila @LilaL_Hrv]

Wow!!