We are not the ones who are calling for retribution, revenge, military tribunals.
We are not the ones who mocked Paul Pelosi’s injuries, threatened to lock up Hillary Clinton, demand the Jan 6 prisoners be let go and prosecute their political opponents.
We are not the ones threatening to intern 10 million immigrants, outlaw contraceptive and gay marriage.
We are not the ones blocking any and all gun laws.
Thanks for busting thru this nasty and stupid moment and getting back to what's real. What's real is that the orange clown still is hell bent on destroying American society. Just think of Putin's glee at this development.
Justin, you bring my blood pressure down with these crucial facts. The reality of what these deadly Seditionist, FELON supporters do daily. Republicans put people in danger constantly. Trump fires it up and declares he will pardon terrorists in advance. Then they turn around and say they aren’t the ones causing problems. Why would they need pardons.
As I’ve said on other Substacks, the only way to lower the political temperature is to arrest trump, the corrupt SCOTUS judges and most of the Republican Congress. We have had numerous presidencies stolen by gerrymandering and electoral college cheating. The popular vote…in 7 of the past 8 presidential elections went to a Democrat. But a Republican got to take the oval office.
We have had justice denied for decades. And people are calling on us to hold off on conspiracy theories. Or pretend it’s a cool down “both sides “ need. NO! Trump and his goons threaten death regularly! They refuse to address gun proliferation. They joke when people are killed or injured…Sandy Hook, Paul Pelosi.
Biden spoke about the need to lower the political temperature, not trump, the instigator. MTG & Boebert spewed out vengeance immediately after the event. Numerous Democrats condemned the act. Why isn’t trump being encouraged by his side to thank president Biden for checking on him and speaking to the nation? They’re too busy with their conspiracy theories.
Judd Legum talked about a firefighter attendee who lost his life…Ahem…a firefighter who supports a seditionist, 34-count FELON, rapist, violence inciter has no business in that line of work! The fact that he was there with his family spells out what a rotten citizen he was. No doubt he screamed about his RIGHT to own guns. Well I think it is time they get a taste of their own venom inspired dangers. I think it is horrible for anyone to shoot into a crowd or at a single person. My point is, they endanger others daily. I will not act all sympathetic and comforting to these monstrous criminals.
Preach!! And don't stop! A nazi by any other name is still a nazi: MAGA, christian nationalists (Christian is not capitalized because they are faux), white supremacists, anti-Semites, misogynists, xenophobes, Islamophobes, homophobes, etc., etc. These are all synonyms. Almost forgot Nat C. Thank you to the God Pod for that last one.
You can always count on the Reich wing bastards to spread hate. It’s in their DNA. Since the beginning of the human species there have been people that decide it’s their way or the highway. I look at the Reich wing groups screaming they want freedom, yeah freedom to do things their way. Bottom line is this. To save our Republic, VOTE BLUE IN NOVEMBER.
I felt bad for thinking “ so close and yet so far” when I saw the news of the Trump shooting. And I was trying to decide how to feel when I read this. Now I am filled with righteous indignation but feel ok with it. So, my Ogre friend, for that and this article, I thank you.
No. I’d rather he get to witness his failure at election time. I want him to go to prison. But the failure will be a stake in the heart. I can’t wait to watch. Pass along Project 2025
The last thing I want is Trump dead. If he dies it all just stops. No trials, no guilty verdicts, no showing his cultists that there are consequences.
And we MUST have those things.
So I wish him a long life. A long life spent in prison watching everything he has be taken away, everything he wants being rejected, all his supporters fleeing from association with him, his name becoming a curse word.
It pisses me off no end how liberals will lay out exactly how evil Republicans are, and then wimp out at the end by saying it “appears” or “seems” they have an evil plan.
It’s like saying “He bought a gun, told everyone he passed that he’s going to kill his girlfriend, kicked down the door to her house, and fired five shots at her as she fled. It appears he may have wanted her dead .”
Are you fucking kidding me?!!
It’s so refreshing (and a large reason I love reading your columns) that there is no mincing of words here.
If only more (ahem, @robertreich, @statuskuo) had the courage and patriotism to do so.
Yeah, the only time I do "appears" is when there's a real legitimate question about what happened or why or if the source is sketchy. But I generally avoid sketchy.
And there’s very rarely things are sketchy about Republicans. Hell, they put it in writing and publish it for all the world to see. They go on pundit shows and declare what they’re going to do.
Makes it all the more difficult to understand why so may liberal and liberal-leaning folks cop out on calling them on it.
Yep! THANK YOU! A Nazi is a Nazi, is a Nazi! My WW2 Dad was with Patton's 3rd Army. He was 26, I found the letter he wrote to my Mom. It was when they found Buchenwald. It made the rest of his life hard. You can't forget horror, or the smell of horror.
I’ll bet this shooting has sent his demented mind into a tailspin. He’ll be a useless idiot by November instead of Putin’s useful idiot. He can burn in hell for all I care.
Would any of these sanctimonious blowhards have not taken a shot at Hitler given the chance, to save millions of lives? No? Then they are truly wasting the oxygen that once belonged to the murdered.
In situations like this, Elie Wiesel always comes to mind:
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides.”
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
And always the best: “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
ALL of what you said is TRUE (and once again, proves your point!). For a while now, I’ve been hoping for a more “gloves-off” approach by the Democrats. It’s happening, but it’s piecemeal at best. I’ve always been a proponent of being louder than the right at every turn, countering their lies and nonsense with truth (about us and about them). We don’t need to become them, but we need to hit them harder each time they spew their bs. From now until the election, we all need to fight for our Democracy as if it will dissolve within a day.
Spot on. Truth vs lies, a no brainer. Obviously some of us as still using brain cells. Now we must pull the gloves off, store your damn pearls and get the facts and vocalize that this violent attempt to erase history and life quality is absolutely not okay.
We are not the ones who are calling for retribution, revenge, military tribunals.
We are not the ones who mocked Paul Pelosi’s injuries, threatened to lock up Hillary Clinton, demand the Jan 6 prisoners be let go and prosecute their political opponents.
We are not the ones threatening to intern 10 million immigrants, outlaw contraceptive and gay marriage.
We are not the ones blocking any and all gun laws.
They brought this upon themselves.
Sorry, not sorry.
Thanks for busting thru this nasty and stupid moment and getting back to what's real. What's real is that the orange clown still is hell bent on destroying American society. Just think of Putin's glee at this development.
Well at least you’re saying what some people may be thinking!! Agree to all of what you say!
Justin, you bring my blood pressure down with these crucial facts. The reality of what these deadly Seditionist, FELON supporters do daily. Republicans put people in danger constantly. Trump fires it up and declares he will pardon terrorists in advance. Then they turn around and say they aren’t the ones causing problems. Why would they need pardons.
As I’ve said on other Substacks, the only way to lower the political temperature is to arrest trump, the corrupt SCOTUS judges and most of the Republican Congress. We have had numerous presidencies stolen by gerrymandering and electoral college cheating. The popular vote…in 7 of the past 8 presidential elections went to a Democrat. But a Republican got to take the oval office.
We have had justice denied for decades. And people are calling on us to hold off on conspiracy theories. Or pretend it’s a cool down “both sides “ need. NO! Trump and his goons threaten death regularly! They refuse to address gun proliferation. They joke when people are killed or injured…Sandy Hook, Paul Pelosi.
Biden spoke about the need to lower the political temperature, not trump, the instigator. MTG & Boebert spewed out vengeance immediately after the event. Numerous Democrats condemned the act. Why isn’t trump being encouraged by his side to thank president Biden for checking on him and speaking to the nation? They’re too busy with their conspiracy theories.
Judd Legum talked about a firefighter attendee who lost his life…Ahem…a firefighter who supports a seditionist, 34-count FELON, rapist, violence inciter has no business in that line of work! The fact that he was there with his family spells out what a rotten citizen he was. No doubt he screamed about his RIGHT to own guns. Well I think it is time they get a taste of their own venom inspired dangers. I think it is horrible for anyone to shoot into a crowd or at a single person. My point is, they endanger others daily. I will not act all sympathetic and comforting to these monstrous criminals.
Preach!! And don't stop! A nazi by any other name is still a nazi: MAGA, christian nationalists (Christian is not capitalized because they are faux), white supremacists, anti-Semites, misogynists, xenophobes, Islamophobes, homophobes, etc., etc. These are all synonyms. Almost forgot Nat C. Thank you to the God Pod for that last one.
Dems, unite and fight! Freedom for All!!
You can always count on the Reich wing bastards to spread hate. It’s in their DNA. Since the beginning of the human species there have been people that decide it’s their way or the highway. I look at the Reich wing groups screaming they want freedom, yeah freedom to do things their way. Bottom line is this. To save our Republic, VOTE BLUE IN NOVEMBER.
I felt bad for thinking “ so close and yet so far” when I saw the news of the Trump shooting. And I was trying to decide how to feel when I read this. Now I am filled with righteous indignation but feel ok with it. So, my Ogre friend, for that and this article, I thank you.
I wish Crooks had assassinated The Crook! Damn it.
No. I’d rather he get to witness his failure at election time. I want him to go to prison. But the failure will be a stake in the heart. I can’t wait to watch. Pass along Project 2025
The last thing I want is Trump dead. If he dies it all just stops. No trials, no guilty verdicts, no showing his cultists that there are consequences.
And we MUST have those things.
So I wish him a long life. A long life spent in prison watching everything he has be taken away, everything he wants being rejected, all his supporters fleeing from association with him, his name becoming a curse word.
🎯
It pisses me off no end how liberals will lay out exactly how evil Republicans are, and then wimp out at the end by saying it “appears” or “seems” they have an evil plan.
It’s like saying “He bought a gun, told everyone he passed that he’s going to kill his girlfriend, kicked down the door to her house, and fired five shots at her as she fled. It appears he may have wanted her dead .”
Are you fucking kidding me?!!
It’s so refreshing (and a large reason I love reading your columns) that there is no mincing of words here.
If only more (ahem, @robertreich, @statuskuo) had the courage and patriotism to do so.
Yeah, the only time I do "appears" is when there's a real legitimate question about what happened or why or if the source is sketchy. But I generally avoid sketchy.
And there’s very rarely things are sketchy about Republicans. Hell, they put it in writing and publish it for all the world to see. They go on pundit shows and declare what they’re going to do.
Makes it all the more difficult to understand why so may liberal and liberal-leaning folks cop out on calling them on it.
When the fuck did you move in to my head and write down all of the things I have been thinking?
Is this a benefit of being a paid subscriber?
Yep! THANK YOU! A Nazi is a Nazi, is a Nazi! My WW2 Dad was with Patton's 3rd Army. He was 26, I found the letter he wrote to my Mom. It was when they found Buchenwald. It made the rest of his life hard. You can't forget horror, or the smell of horror.
My dad was part of the US Army team that liberated Dachau. That experience seared him for the rest of his life. He never could talk about it.
My Dad didn't talk to me about it. We saw a PBS doc, when I was a teen. He cried hard. Once he had a stroke, he was more emotional 😢.
I’ll bet this shooting has sent his demented mind into a tailspin. He’ll be a useless idiot by November instead of Putin’s useful idiot. He can burn in hell for all I care.
Would any of these sanctimonious blowhards have not taken a shot at Hitler given the chance, to save millions of lives? No? Then they are truly wasting the oxygen that once belonged to the murdered.
In situations like this, Elie Wiesel always comes to mind:
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides.”
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
And always the best: “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
PERFECTLY SAID !
ALL of what you said is TRUE (and once again, proves your point!). For a while now, I’ve been hoping for a more “gloves-off” approach by the Democrats. It’s happening, but it’s piecemeal at best. I’ve always been a proponent of being louder than the right at every turn, countering their lies and nonsense with truth (about us and about them). We don’t need to become them, but we need to hit them harder each time they spew their bs. From now until the election, we all need to fight for our Democracy as if it will dissolve within a day.
WTAF. Judge in TFG's pocket. This is un-fucking-believable (yet all TOO believable):
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-classified-documents-case-dismissed-by-judge-aileen-cannon/ar-BB1q0XYW
Spot on. Truth vs lies, a no brainer. Obviously some of us as still using brain cells. Now we must pull the gloves off, store your damn pearls and get the facts and vocalize that this violent attempt to erase history and life quality is absolutely not okay.