September 18, 2024

Help needed re: Project 2025

Can someone pleas point me to the page where they propose cutting funds for the VA? I may need the citation in a discussion with a MAGAT who thinks he supports vets.

September 17, 2024

Margaret and Helen nail it once again.

https://margaretandhelen.com/2024/09/17/honestly-we-are-a-little-surprised-you-dont-get-nearly-this-upset-when-they-are-killing-our-kids-in-school/

We are very sorry that individuals keep trying to shoot Donald Trump. We absolutely do not condone political violence no matter how much we disagree with Trump’s policies and hateful rhetoric. In fact, if Republican politicians would have joined us to pass sensible gun control, these assassination attempts might not have occurred at all. Honestly, we are a little surprised you don’t get nearly this upset when they are shooting our kids at school. Gun violence is gun violence regardless of the target, although Trump does act like he’s in High School.

And while we are talking about killing people… or more aptly, killing children.. let’s talk about killing babies after they are born or what Trump likes to call after birth abortions. It seems to be upsetting so many of you even though it’s not actually a thing. Honestly, we are a little surprised you don’t get nearly this upset when they are shooting our kids at school.

There are different types of abortions: surgical and medical, early stage and late stage, planned and unplanned. They are vastly different but they do have one thing in common: they are healthcare.

No one is pro abortion. We’re pro access to legal and safe abortion when needed. Believe it or not, the ones none of us really like a whole lot are those planned, early ones. The ones where a woman accidentally gets pregnant before she is ready to become a mother. We’d like to reduce how many of those occur, but your GOP elected officials won’t join us in increasing funding for age-appropriate, medically-accurate sex education. Honestly, you won’t join us in supporting any form of sex education, which is odd, because that is a surefire way to reduce the number of abortions.

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September 11, 2024

One thing bothered me in last night's debate.

The mods referred to tsf as, "the President", or "Mr. President". He is not the President. He was afforded more respect than he deserves.

July 28, 2024

Dudes for Kamala check in:

Zoom call Monday, July 27 @ 8:00 PM. I'm going. Who else?

July 23, 2024

Was Will Rogers wrong?

It has long been my custom to quote Will when he said, "I'm not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." After seeing the party rally around VP Harris, I think we may have turned a corner.

July 15, 2024

Found on the inside back wall of a port-a-john at a blues festival

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10211636659867404&set=a.2783571403798&notif_id=1721008351438700&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif

July 8, 2024

George Santos Urges Trump to Step Aside for Him

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/george-santos-urges-trump-to-step?utm_source=substack&publication_id=2337656&post_id=146336644&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=eoxcz&triedRedirect=true

July 2, 2024

Wasteland of the Free, by Iris Dement

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I feel that this is appropriate in light of yesterday's news.

May 13, 2024

Richard Shindell - The Things That I Have Seen

I heard this song on the radio yesterday morning. I dedicate this post to my grandfather. I still have the Purple Heart he earned in WWI.

April 3, 2024

No more weapons for Bibi's war crimes.

The killing of WCK workers in Gaza is appalling. The fact that the weapons which killed them were likely provided by the USA makes us complicit in this war crime. The USA must halt the sale of any more weapons to Israel until there is a cease fire and sufficient humanitarian aid is able to be delivered to the citizens of Gaza.