Ian Stuart

Retired CPA, banker living with cancer following a mostly plant based whole food diet.

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

MAGAs are suckers. Every single one.

[REPUBLICANS AGAINST MAGA @michaelt5656]

Is it just me?

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

YOU WANTED A WALL, TRUMP? YOU’LL HAVE ONE.
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, responded to Trump’s threats:
“So you voted to build a wall.
Well then, dear Americans — even if geography isn’t your strong suit, and you see America as a country rather than a continent — you should know that on the other side of that wall stand 7 billion people.
And if the word ‘people’ doesn’t resonate with you, let’s call them ‘consumers.’
Those 7 billion consumers can switch from iPhone to Samsung or Huawei in less than two days.
They can trade Levi’s for Zara or Massimo Dutti, and within six months replace Ford and Chevrolet with Toyota, KIA, Mazda, Honda, Hyundai, Volvo, Subaru, Renault, or BMW — brands that are already more popular in many places.
They can cancel DirecTV.
And even if they choose not to, they can stop watching Hollywood films and turn instead to higher-quality productions from Latin America or Europe — with richer storytelling and better filmmaking.
Believe it or not, people can skip Disney and visit the Xcaret resort in Cancún instead — or explore destinations across Mexico, Canada, or South America.
Even in Mexico, you can find better burgers than McDonald’s — with higher nutritional value.
Have you ever seen pyramids in the United States?
Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, and Sudan have ancient wonders — none of them in the U.S.
If they were, Trump would probably have bought and resold them by now.
We know Nike isn’t the only sneaker brand. There’s Adidas — and even Mexican brands like Panama.
We understand economics better than you think.
And we also know that when those 7 billion consumers stop buying American products, unemployment will rise, and your economy — trapped behind its own self-imposed wall — will begin to collapse to the point where you’ll be begging for help.
We didn’t want to do this.
But you wanted a wall?
Well.
You’ve got one.”
Her approval rating has reached a historic level — according to a recent poll, it stands at 85%.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

🇺🇸🇮🇹Donald Trump attacks Giorgia Meloni — and she delivers a fiery speech he’ll never forget.
Donald Trump thought he could easily score political points by calling Giorgia Meloni “an insult to Jesus,” accusing her of “not being woke,” and claiming that God does not discriminate. Unfortunately for “Don Dementia,” this time he picked the wrong target.
Standing at a historic location, Giorgia Meloni didn’t just respond — she delivered a full moral reckoning.
“The President of the United States just said that I insult Jesus,” Giorgia Meloni declared. “Do you want to know what really insults Jesus? Taking healthcare away from the sick while cutting taxes for billionaires.”
And that was only the beginning.
“Do you want to know what else insults Jesus?” she continued. “Deporting foreigners and separating children from their mothers.”
Then she went even further, touching on war, corruption, and hypocrisy.
“Do you want to know what insults Jesus? Bombing innocent schools in Iran and sending our brave men and women to die in yet another endless war… hiding the Epstein files and then refusing to prosecute anyone involved.”
This wasn’t politics as usual. It was a full moral indictment.
Giorgia Meloni, targeted by Trump for supporting transgender people and for saying that “trans children are children of God,” completely turned the tables. Instead of backing down, she grounded her message in the very teachings Trump tried to weaponize.
“I am not a perfect Christian,” she said. “There was only one perfect man, and two thousand years ago he was crucified.”
Then came the line that hit the hardest:
“Jesus told us to love our neighbor as ourselves… Can we imagine war in heaven? Can we imagine hatred in heaven? Can we imagine poverty in heaven? Then why do we tolerate these things on Earth?”
This is how you respond. Not with insults. Not with fear. But with clarity and conviction.
Trump tried to discredit her. Instead, Giorgia Meloni delivered a sermon that now echoes far beyond that hall.
Please share Giorgia Meloni’s inspiring words.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Also not sure I’d be posting a photo of myself in uniform if I had dodged the draft several times. But that’s just me.

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

Trump hates this photo. He asks you to honor and respect his authority as president and not repost it.

He thanks you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.

- Donald J. Trump!

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

During one operation, Ukrainian forces quickly captured a column of Russian armored vehicles. But instead of simply blowing up the tanks and IFVs, Ukrainian crews did something the Russians never expected.

They climbed into the captured Russian tanks, switched on the Russian radios, and calmly drove deep into enemy territory pretending to be Russian forces.

The Russian convoy had been moving in tight formation. Ukrainian soldiers rapidly neutralized the crews, seized the vehicles, and within minutes were driving along the very road the occupiers had just used. They spoke Russian over the radio, used Russian call signs, and even copied the style of Russian communications. At checkpoints, Russian troops simply waved them through, believing they were friendly units returning from a mission.

The Ukrainians then drove straight onto the grounds of a Russian brigade headquarters.

Once the tanks were inside the base, Ukrainian crews suddenly turned their turrets and opened fire. Headquarters buildings, ammunition depots, and vehicle parks instantly descended into chaos. Russian troops ran between tents in panic, shouting and firing in every direction — but it was already too late. They had allowed a “Trojan horse” directly into their own base.

The entire operation lasted only minutes. Ukrainian forces captured the headquarters, took Russian officers prisoner, destroyed key military targets, and withdrew without losses.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: HELL YES! A federal judge PERMANENTLY BARRS Trump from implementing the lion's share of his voter suppression executive order — scoring a massive win for our democracy.

This has MAGA scrambling in panic...

U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper has ruled that the White House cannot force people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.

As anyone who has taken even a cursory look at this issue understands, this was never really about making sure that only citizens vote. Study after study after study has found zero evidence for mass voters fraud. The only people who vote in this country are citizens.

Trump's order is about throwing up one more hurtle in front of the ballot box. Republicans want to turn away voters who can't easily obtain IDs or who forget their IDs at home. They're also working to shut down offices where people can obtain such IDs.

So the plan is: require IDS, then make it harder to get them.

They're doing this because Republicans know how radioactive their political platform has become. All they have to offer is inane culture war screeching while Americans are clamoring for solutions to the rising cost of living, unaffordable healthcare, and an end to pointless foreign wars.

The Executive Order would have also absurdly prevented mail-in ballots from being counted if they arrive after Election Day, regardless of their postmarked date.

Judge Casper stated that the Constitution gives states the power to regulate elections, not the federal government and it "does not grant the President any specific powers over elections."

“Generations of Americans fought tirelessly for the right to vote, and we honor their legacy by protecting that right against anyone who tries to undermine it,” said New York Attorney General Letitia, celebrating the fact that the judge stopped an “unconstitutional attempt to seize control of our elections."

This is a huge cause for celebration and an important reminder that Republicans would rather steal elections than actually win votes because their loyalty will always belong first and foremost to powerful corporations and the Epstein Class.

Please ❤️ and share to thank the judge!

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Since Trump doesn't want this portrait of President Obama displayed in the White House, let's make this photo of our President go viral here!

RETWEET if you love @BarackObama!

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Rep. Ted Lieu humiliates MAGA U.S. Attorney Judge Jeanine for threatening to charge the nonexistent “vandals” dumping imaginary chemicals into the Reflecting Pool.

This is EXACTLY how you handle these lying lunatics…

“I guarantee that @JudgeJeanine will not charge anyone for dumping chemicals into the reflecting pool. Because if they had any evidence they would be parading it around 24/7,” Lieu wrote on X in response to a clip of Pirro ranting on Fox News.

“The reality is Trump screwed up the reflecting pool by overpaying on a no bid contract to an amateur,” he added.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a defining debacle for the Trump administration in recent weeks. The President boasted that he was going to beautify the pool while slamming Obama for failing to do so. Trump poured $14.7 million of your tax dollars into the project, only for the algae to bloom more vividly than ever before. The entire pool turned a sickly green color, at which point Trump’s minions began dumping hydrogen peroxide into the water, exacerbating the discoloration. Soon after, strips of blue lining began to flake and dislodge from the pool’s lining.

Rather than admit that he made a mistake by handing the renovation contracts to shady, incompetent firms — including one operated by a convicted felon — Trump has begun insisting that "sick" and "deranged" vandals are to blame. Pirro has eagerly embraced the insane narrative.

"Anyone who is in a position of vandalizing or attempting to vandalize will face the criminal justice system in D.C.," she said. “Look, the president has made it a priority to make D.C. not only safe, but beautiful.”

Obviously, nobody is vandalizing the pool. Trump and Pirro know that, but they also know that the Republican base is gullible enough to believe anything that Trump says. They bought his lies about the 2020 election without a shred of evidence and now they’re eagerly gobbling up this Reflecting Pool propaganda.

Our best recourse is do what Congressman Lieu is doing: call them out at every turn. Republicans won’t listen to us, but the Independents who decide elections will!

Please ❤️ and share if you’re loving this Reflecting Pool saga!

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: OMG. Dementia Don tries to blame Obama for ruining the Reflecting Pool because he “put river water in it” in absolutely outrageous, unhinged Oval Office rant!

He is REALLY losing it…

As if the Reflecting Pool saga couldn’t get any dumber, the President of the United States has now decided that somehow this whole thing is President Obama’s fault…and for the dumbest possible reason.

A reporter challenged Trump on the ridiculous cost of the Reflecting Pool renovation, and this is how he responded:

“Barack Hussein Obama, have you ever heard of him? Yes. He spent two years and over a hundred million dollars on trying to fix it. You know what happened to it? Never even opened.”

“He took the water from the river. You know about that, right? It turned out to be putrid, and it destroyed the whole thing. Spent over 100 million. Him and Biden together spent $147 million. You know what happened? Never opened. You don't mention that, right?”

“I spent — we spent about 10 — many of the — much of the money we spent are park workers. They're there whether they do this or not, as you know. They work in the park, and they're very good workers. They did a great job. So they were going to spend three to $400 million, you know that. And it was going to take four years. I spent about six, seven weeks, and I spent uh probably, terms of outside, probably $10 million. Around $10 million.

“They say $16, but a lot of that is workers that work for the same thing. So they were going to spend $400 million. I spent $10 million. They were going to spend four years. I spent two months maybe less. And I have a better product.”

“Now, I can't help it if somebody goes in with a knife and starts hacking it up. And we also have pictures of it, know. We have pictures.”

“Will you release the photos?” asked the stunned reporter.

“We've been– yeah, at the right time you'll see it. You'll see it in court. You'll see it in court. But all you have to do is call the Parks Department. Call the Department of Interior and I don't know if their lawyers will allow you to speak to them because you, you write fake news.”

What the actual f*ck.

This is INSANE! None of this is anywhere near the truth! This is some of the most preposterous lies we’ve ever heard from Trump, who lies like this on a daily basis!

Folks, his dementia is clearly accelerating faster than anyone could have predicted. This is not okay. He cannot be left in charge of this nation for another day. He does not have a grasp on reality!

25th Amendment now!

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral and former Navy SEAL William McRaven on Donald Trump: "Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation."

RETWEET if you stand with Admiral McRaven!

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

There are cameras that monitor the Reflecting Pool 24/7 - it's Washington DC ffs. There is no footage of anyone damaging or trying to cause damage or sprinkling algae spores or doing anything of the sort. These people live in a world of lies and only morons believe them.

[Megatron @Megatron_ron]

JUST IN:🇺🇸🇮🇷Trump has threatened the Iranian officials in Switzerland that they won’t make it back to Iran if they close the Strait of Hormuz while Netanyahu bombs Lebanon, per Fox News

Trump says he spoke with Iranian officials and told them, "You close the Strait of Hormuz and you won't have a country."

He also told them, "You won't even make it back to your f*cking country."

Despite this claim Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

MAJOR BREAKING: Iran’s delegation has just left the venue where negotiations were supposed to take place with JD Vance in Switzerland, because of Trump’s threats.

Iran is demanding Trump apologize.

What a shitshow.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a humiliating moment, the leader of Qatar’s negotiating team just completely ignored JD Vance. These negotiations are going horribly and once again the Trump Administration is making the US the laughing stock of the world.

[Nicole Minét @mouvement33]

Hydrogen peroxide alone does not dissolve or strip a polyurea or polyurethane coating, which is what was just added to the Reflecting Pool. However, applying industrial-strength peroxide can degrade the polymer structure, leading to swelling, discoloration, or delamination if the coating was improperly applied. So it's safe to assume the coating was not applied correctly to begin with. The substrate must be completely cleaned, dried, and properly primed before applying polyurea/polyurethane.

The damage is not the work of left-wing vandals. The damage was caused by the people who were paid $15 million for a job they are not qualified to do. This is a mixture of incompetence and ignorance. But hey, the pool guy was a Trump donor, so he got the no-bid government contract based on his donations, not his skill or knowledge.

[Esta @TheOnlyEsta]

This NEVER gets old‼️🤣🤣🤣

He would H@TE to see it RETWEETED‼️ GO‼️

[TheFrenchie @ML3democrats]

Happy Saturday everyone ☀️

This is so true 👇

[Wayne Waldrop @WayneWaldropW]

It sure would be a shame if we all reminded everyone that Howard Lutnick lied about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein by spreading this picture around again.