Surviving a second Trump admin*

[GoCubsGo]

Wonder if she knows the "one nation under God" part is from 1954 and not a part of either the Constitution or the Bible.

Good lord no.

[1 CAT FAN]

The fearless leader is fleeing.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Maybe they were serving TACO's for dinner.

What war? Iran got it's ass kicked and threw in the towel.

[Vrede too]

The corruption never ends:

Trump gets 'golden share' power in US Steel buyout. US agencies will get it under future presidents

President Donald Trump will control the so-called “golden share” that's part of the national security agreement under which he allowed Japan-based Nippon Steel to buy out iconic American steelmaker U.S. Steel, according to disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission....

Nippon Steel's nearly $15 billion buyout of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel became final last week, making U.S. Steel a wholly owned subsidiary.

Trump has sought to characterize the acquisition as a "partnership" between the two companies after he at first vowed to block the deal — as former President Joe Biden did on his way out of the White House — before changing his mind after he became president....

The pursuit by Nippon Steel dragged on for a year and-a-half, weighed down by national security concerns, opposition by the United Steelworkers and presidential politics in the premier battleground state of Pennsylvania, where U.S. Steel is headquartered....

PA voters, you swallowed DonOLD's LIES, again. Shame on you.

[GoCubsGo]

Entering Terminator territory.

[1 CAT FAN]

Can those drones "waive", bright bulb?

[Vrede too]

Entering Terminator territory.

https://bsky.app/profile/patriottakes.b ... ojpwwkt22w

https://x.com/patriottakes/status/1938992496102506798

Can we nominate liberal addresses for targeting? I know one in the East Bay . . .

[O Really]

Trump says today he has found a buyer for TikTok. Won't say who it is, just "very wealthy people" and China has to approve and probably won't, but he'll let us know ... Wait for it.... "In two weeks"

[GoCubsGo]

If true, gonna guess Japan doesn't want GMO rice.

Which leads to the not often enough asked question.

How do the anti vax trumpaloons feel about their food supply being genetically modified and their bacon, burgers and chicken wings being shot up with god knows what.

[GoCubsGo]

And now, laws don't matter in the Senate.

Graham claims sole authority to decide if GOP megabill complies with budget laws

[neoplacebo]

And now, laws don't matter in the Senate.

Graham claims sole authority to decide if GOP megabill complies with budget laws

Well, Charlie Manson once said "I don't break laws; I make laws." Pretty good description of the current GQP. Meanwhile, the cult gushes in awe as they're about to be hit with a double digit tax on pretty much evrerything they buy on top of the already double digit tax that's been dropped on them. And they still gush in awe.

[Whack9]

Senate passes Trump's Big Bastard Bill.

Lisa Murkowski, who voted yes, said her vote was agonizing to make

Then why didn't you vote no you coward!?

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537 ... -tax-bill/

Murkowski told reporters after the vote that she “struggled mightily” with the impact cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could have on vulnerable populations.

...

Kill it and it’s gone and there is a tax impact coming forward. That’s going to hurt the people in my state. Kill it, and the provisions that are going to be very helpful for economic development in my state would no longer be available. Kill it, and the things we got to soften the impact on Medicaid recipients, our hospitals … that would all be gone,” she said.

“There is more that needs to be done, and I’m not done,” she added.

[Vrede too]

Senate passes Trump's Big Bastard Bill.

Lisa Murkowski, who voted yes, said her vote was agonizing to make

Then why didn't you vote no you coward!?

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537 ... -tax-bill/

More Murkowski bashing:
viewtopic.php?p=215793#p215793

[GoCubsGo]

[GoCubsGo]

Too true.

[Vrede too]

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail ... 2ssp4@jpeg

TACO DonOLD and probably SCOTUS to American consumers:

Trump asks Supreme Court to remove 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission

[1 CAT FAN]

Too true.

What everyone knows, there's a Republican President.

[Vrede too]

Too true.

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail ... 5l7yq@jpeg

The same people who think Biden is demented think Trump is rational.

[Vrede too]

President Donald Trump's approval rating by state as of July 2025

... As the "Big Beautiful Bill" takes much of the national spotlight across the country, current data show that overall approval ratings have dipped, ranging between 40% and 45%, depending on the source....

California
President Trump approval rating: 33%

Florida
President Trump approval rating: 53%

Hawaii
President Trump approval rating: 26%

Poor Jasmine.

Illinois
President Trump approval rating: 37%

Maryland
President Trump approval rating: 30%

Montana
President Trump approval rating: 56%

Could be worse.

New Jersey
President Trump approval rating: 40%

North Carolina
President Trump approval rating: 47%

Swing state, Senate election in 2026. Fingers crossed.

Pennsylvania
President Trump approval rating: 46%

Swing state.

South Carolina
President Trump approval rating: 55%

Tennessee
President Trump approval rating: 59%

neoplacebo is our missionary to alien territory.

Washington
President Trump approval rating: 36%

[GoCubsGo]

President Donald Trump's approval rating by state as of July 2025

... As the "Big Beautiful Bill" takes much of the national spotlight across the country, current data show that overall approval ratings have dipped, ranging between 40% and 45%, depending on the source....

California
President Trump approval rating: 33%

Florida
President Trump approval rating: 53%

Hawaii
President Trump approval rating: 26%

Poor Jasmine.

Illinois
President Trump approval rating: 37%

Maryland
President Trump approval rating: 30%

Montana
President Trump approval rating: 56%

Could be worse.

New Jersey
President Trump approval rating: 40%

North Carolina
President Trump approval rating: 47%

Swing state, Senate election in 2026. Fingers crossed.

Pennsylvania
President Trump approval rating: 46%

Swing state.

South Carolina
President Trump approval rating: 55%

Tennessee
President Trump approval rating: 59%

neoplacebo is our missionary to alien territory.

Washington
President Trump approval rating: 36%

Actually I find that him being hugely popular in deep red states troubling. He will keep doing what he is doing for the remainder of his term.

[neoplacebo]

I don't foresee things getting better here in TN in my remaining lifetime. But I would like to be around when they finally realize what's going on.