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Maxine Hunter's avatar

Sorry I missed the live chat. But live video is good. I listen more closely. It is so good to hear that though the fight isn't over Ohio is showing us how it's done. Very hopeful. Thank you, David and Lisa, for all you do in keeping us informed of what is happening at the state levels. Take care.

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Ginger's avatar

And his magas he’s starving is just “collateral damage”?

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Barbara Perra's avatar

As long as the Republicans don't renege on extending the ACA supplements.

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George in Atlanta's avatar

The Republicans renege on something?!? Bwaahhaaahahahah!!! *snort*

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Marci Lait's avatar

My AI prompt re: Starving people as payback: Draft a poster that expresses the following regarding the government's witholding of emergency reserves from needy SNAP recipients, many of whom have been indoctrinated to think that this is the doing of Democrats. The poster should be made for placement in food banks starting on Saturday and should point to the despicable actions of the White House who are withholding monies designated for this sort of emergency funding. This is a reverse Robin Hood tactic. If Kristi Noem can violate the Hatch Act and point fingers at Democrats in airports, than Democrats should resort to similar actions at food banks (and other appropriate venues).

I say "Back at you, you evil diabolical deceiptful POS". Here's my poster for our local food bank, assuming they won't be all milquetoast about it.

https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Rr4e9q52dViqJJDPtmzkm

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George in Atlanta's avatar

I could be forgiven for being confused. Donald Trump is punishing... who, exactly. And why?

Poor white people, Trump's ostensible base, make up a significant portion of social services recipients:

SNAP: 35%

Medicaid: 43%

Social Security Child Benefits: 53%

And he wants to punish them for electing him to office?

Discrepancies like this make me doubt that the destruction is directed or in the service of a goal. It looks to me like it's just a massive spasm of atavistic rage at the whole idea of government

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Marci Lait's avatar

I tend to think of it as a game for him. It’s his version of cosplay. Not a child’s game, more of a high stakes power play. More points for unserious power grabs than true strategic moves. The goal is to tear it all down and remake it Planet Trump.

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verne's avatar

perhaps it's time those who voted for the rotting pumpkin actually experience the results of their blind allegiance. i cannot summon any sympathy for them, or those that sat out the election.

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Protect the Vote's avatar

Cheeto Bankrupting The Country While Personally Making Billions

"Fascism is corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power". Benito Mussolini

The dollar as a fiat currency is on its last leg, the stock market is way overbought and held up by a number of AI company stocks, tariffs continue to tax companies and Americans, food insecurity is becoming a reality for Americans, health premiums will soar without federal subsidies, major companies are laying off workers, farmers/ranchers are getting screwed by the international tariff wars, and Cheeto fiddles while America burns ie building a ballroom

Cheeto is a spendthrift without a conscience and explains how he went bankrupt 5 times His tax Republican style on steroids Our national debt is $38T and climbing, probably topping $40T unless the market crash 21st century style takes us out of our profound misery

Billionaires like Musk, Theil, Karp, and Gracias want to take over the federal government but what they are going to inherit is a pile of garbage gifted to them by Cheeto This greed and power mongering will not end well for America and leave us a second rate country actions It’s more about the destruction of the country and hurting Americans, financially and physically, because he basically likes to hurt people As a sociopathic malignant narcissist he literally gets tremendous pleasure on hurting people

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George in Atlanta's avatar

"...he literally gets tremendous pleasure on hurting people..."

This describes his followers. They will still be with us after he's shuffled along, through whatever means.

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verne's avatar

not so sure they will be with us if covid deaths during 1st term are any indication.

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