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Run of the mill Democrat ISO distractions . 🚫DM’s , 🚫 MAGA . I’m Older than dirt . I do get intense from time to time .

Fifty years from now, historians will conclude that Trump's decision to go to war in Iran was likely driven principally by a desire for personal self-enrichment. The Trump and Kushner families likely executed billions in oil futures contracts and enhanced their wealth by untold sums by manipulating

Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender

ft.com

No Missouri, you cannot haz democracy. With the magic of computer model gerrymandering, the GOP can maintain control of all 3 branches indefinitely. What that means is, the only real elections happen in the Republican primary. Which always tilts to far-right, culture war BS.

Missouri secretary of state refuses to certify redistricting referendum

The Missouri secretary of state says he believes a measure to force a statewide vote on the state's new congressional map is unconstitutional.

komu.com

When my late mother-in-law talked at an elementary school in PA about her work, a kid asked her where her horns were. Same old #antisemitism from these loudly religious "Christians." Ad for Republican Colorado governor candidate depicts Jewish opponent with horns forward.com/news/842930/...

Ad for Republican Colorado governor candidate depicts Jewish opponent with horns

Colorado Democrats called the image of gubernatorial nominee Phil Weiser “antisemitic and disgusting”

forward.com

A republican senator said there’s nothing they can do, in their majority, to reign in the President. Congress is the most powerful branch of the three, what a fucking cowardly thing to say. Certainly not alpha male speak.

Last year’s Republican budget megabill is devastating rural Virginia. Twelve clinics and hospital services have closed since it passed all in rural communities that can least afford to lose care. This is what happens when your rural health care is gutted to fund tax cuts for billionaires.

When he was Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers (the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan) publicly took the position that "you can't have your privacy violated if you don't know your privacy is violated." Colbert had some fun with that: crooksandliars.com/cltv/2013/10...

Colbert Savages NSA And Rep. Mike Rogers In 'See No Evil' Segment

Colbert Savages NSA and Rep. Mike Rogers in 'See No Evil' Segment

crooksandliars.com

Sure, Democrats are not perfect and we have some bad apples. But sexual harassment and abuse of women has become an absolute epidemic among elected Republicans because it is the culture of the party under lifetime serial sexual harasser Donald Trump.