It would be so funny if state, county, and city governments started passing laws taxing the fuck out of the uber rich to make up for all of the social safety net cuts. Like a monkey’s paw wish where the federal taxes drop, but the state and local taxes rise higher than what they would have paid normally under the feds.

Donald Trump warned Republican members of Congress on Tuesday that if they don’t win in this year’s midterms, then he will “get impeached.”

He’s not wrong.

LOL they have a majority.

It’s about oil, but it’s about so much more than oil. (Let’s not forget ExxonMobil’s history in Venezuela involves deep roots from Standard Oil (1920s) to its 2007 expropriation by Hugo Chávez, sparking a lengthy international legal battle over compensation for seized heavy oil assets, culminating in arbitration awards (around $1.6 billion) that Venezuela initially resisted paying but eventually settled partly, though the long-term deal structure remained complex amidst political shifts and declining production.

Lots of trading for oil is done with US currency. This increases the demand for US currency and inflates it. Other countries are getting tired of America’s bullshit and switching to the petroyuan, which is form of the official Chinese currency, the yuan intended at least initially for oil trading. One of the reasons the petroyuan was created was that Russia, Venezuela and Iran may be able to avoid the United States’ sanctions, so nations such as Saudi Arabia, one of the main oil producers and extractors could avoid dollar hegemony and U.S. pressure. If enough countries switch to the petroyuan it will fuck the economy and the US dollar the way trump rapes little girls.

What we are seeing here directly mirrors what happened in Iran in the 1950’s through 1980’s. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) (now known as BP) played a central role in the events leading to the 1953 coup d’état that deposed Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh. Mosaddegh’s push to nationalize Iran’s oil industry, previously controlled by the British-owned AIOC, directly motivated the British and American governments to orchestrate his overthrow (known as Operation Ajax or Operation Boot).

GOP senator loves the smell of his own brand so much he huffs the odor of his farts.

They’re also absolute liars. They’ll say primaries are the time to disagree then vote blue no matter who in the general, but you see how they tried to sabotage Mamdani.

100% agree with you on this. Let’s not forget how the fucked over Bernie Sanders too. At this point, they’re controlled opposition to give us the illusion of choice.

They won’t help us. It’s up to us to save ourselves. And that means a tea-party style takeover of the Democratic Party via major grass roots effort.

Edit: I just remembered, we didn’t even get a god damned primary for president because Biden dropped out and we just had to Swallow Kamala.

The message never really evolved past, at least we aren’t trump. The working class and hard leftists are fucking pissed with milquetoast centrist democrats. They spend all their time trying to win over republicans than holding on to their core fucking base. I voted for Hillary and Kamala because, at least they weren’t trump, but I wasn’t fucking happy that those were my choices.

Ho trovato il repubblicano.

Former, and reformed resident of Dallas; Dallas pride is in September because June is too hot. Just a fun fact. When I lived there in 2008-2011 the police were still raiding gay bars and beating up gay men.

As was foretold by the deep magic.

I’m just going to sit here and enjoy the no deductible insurance provided to me by my blue state job, that costs me $10 a month after trading in vacation time to get a $110 discount each month. Mike Lawler voted against impeaching trump, again on 12/11/25. He voted yes to tabling impeachment in June of 2025 also. More performative bullshit from a rethuglican. Thoughts and prayers to the democrats in his district. Republicans in his district, along with him, can enjoy getting EXACTLY what they voted for. Lawler has that sweet sweet gubment insurance plan, so he’ll be fine. I’ll be waiting with the popcorn when his constituents turn on him.

TRANScontinental railroad; to help relocate TRANS ppl, LGBT ppl, and liberal women.

It seems more like a proxy civil war. DHS and Ice are invading blue cities and states to terrorize those residents, but plenty of blue states have passed state laws to counter the shit happening in other red states and at the federal level. (New York passed “abortion shield” laws, to protect patients and providers offering or receiving abortion care in NY from legal repercussions (civil or criminal) initiated by states with abortion bans.) We have sanctuary cities. We have blue cities/states instructing their police not to assist ICE/DHS. People within those cities and states are also fighting back with neighborhood watches and protecting each other from ICE/DSS. To say that blue states/cities aren’t fighting back is disingenuous.

The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots. It will come to violence, I don’t see this ending any other way. The people that are openly opposing trump and his bullshit are trying to do it via civil disobedience, instead of violence. Violence just gives the right fuel to call the left terrorists and demonize the movement, along with an excuse to institute martial law. Civil disobedience gives the movement more credit. Black people during the civil rights movement and MLK recognized this. They knew violence would demonize, and therefore jeopardize what they were trying to accomplish.

I agree with you. I dunno, but it seems that the average American, especially in red states, need to experience more misery before they turn on the fascist GOP.

No, fuck that shit. Let the subsidies expire. People will cancel their coverage. Let the health care system implode under the weight. Stop giving the fascists what they want. Fucking disgusting. I was born into this country with the right to have an abortion. A right I had to avail myself of because I was raped by my step-father at the age of 12. Being forced to carry that child would have destroyed me emotionally and physically.

I’ve been following how the senate has voted on shit from the beginning of Trump’s second presidency. What I’m finding is that they all take turns crossing the aisle to spread out the hate they would get from their own party for doing so. Schumer, and Gillibrand, who are senators for my state both voted to confirm his cabinet picks. I’ve been pissed with them since day one.

$2000 would do almost nothing to improve my life. It’s a rent payment. Just die already trump.

Chuck Schumer and the rest of the establishment democrats deserve to be tossed in the dumpster like the trash they are, but I don’t think any of us want to rot in a gulag for attempting and failing.

Did anyone else read, “Mamdani wins,” in the mortal Kombat voice? Now we just need a cartoon animation of Mamdani ripping Cuomo’s spine from his body.

A judge interested in enforcing the constitution would rule that as unconstitutional and strike down the law. Separation of state and church. Government can’t pass legislation that favors one religion over another. All it would take is a lawsuit.