Mike Johnson: "Look, I've been a little busy on reconciliation, so I'm not following all the twists and turns of the Qatar jet. My understanding is it's not a personal gift to the president ... other nations give us gifts all the time ... it's not my lane."
My three types of TTRPG characters:
1. Ranged - Piercing or Explosion. Take your pick.
2. "You can't see me but I can stab you."
3. Against class central stereotype.
This is essentially the GOP (millionaire) response to a lot of problems. "What problems?" as they throw money into solving the problem for themselves only.
When discussing the Qatari proposal to “gift” a plane to the US President, the only two relevant topics requiring discussion are professional ethics and level of corruption.
This is my new favorite image because it perfectly encapsulates the concern trolling and crybullying from the right when you give them even a fraction of what they spew out on a consistent basis.
These are mostly the people who translated for our troops, worked alongside our troops, and got intelligence for our troops when we were in Afghanistan. We promised them safety and to bring them to the USA.
The world is more divided than ever, but there’s still something (nearly) everyone agrees on: The US is unloved.
Meanwhile, China keeps improving its global standing 👇
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Yet another thing from some tech geek that apparently is too young to have read Asimov or Philip K. Dick. Didn't they at least see the movie, "Minority Report"? www.latimes.com/business/sto...
No, George Washington specifically warned against political parties. They knew what might happen. They just didn't think the voters would be that stupid. That's what public education and the Electoral College were for.
The framers of the constitution accurately predicted the problems that could arise from a corrupt criminal being elected president and wrote the necessary safeguards in there and it just didn't matter at all. They didn't know about the "If you're a star they let you do it" principle back then
The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
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UK must 'do everything' to rebuild trade with EU, says Bank boss.
Brexit is a deliberate act of sabotage inflicting self-imposed sanctions on Britain. It is costing the government around £50 billion a year. It is harming ordinary British people. It must be scrapped.
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Eat the salt you voted for, you slugs. "The program in question... contained huge amounts of money for governments in GOP-run states, as well as Democratic ones, to expand high-speed internet access in underserved communities—... including red states’ rural areas." www.yahoo.com/news/angry-t...
She probably told Trump they wouldn't let him edit his Presidential Library any more than they would let Nixon. (Nixon and his supporters famously then opened his own private 'presidential library' to laud himself and ignore his crimes.) prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2015/10/29/t...
The Library of Congress is not a public library.The primary mission is to inform legislation , which it carries out through the Congressional Research Center.its open for research. Only members of congress, their staff and library employees. Look what she said Karoline Leavitt. What a dumb person
I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.
It's not just one guy. The whole scheme was initially proposed by his economic advisor. His party and voters continue to support him because they either don't understand how the economy works, continue to believe in "trickle down", or are benefiting from the chaos. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Stupid (MAGA) Americans think tariff = ban or that everything can be obtained/made in America because their politicians tell them so. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/re...
The Pentagon continued its purge of anything related to diversity, equity and inclusion on Friday, ordering all military leaders, commands and academies to review all of the books in their libraries that address racism and sexism.
Also, the President cannot suspend Habeus Corpus just because he wants to. He's just counting on the slowness of the courts (and the right-leaning SCOTUS) to push his agenda.
It's already crazy to demand that you pay full price for both a paper book and an e-book of the same, just to play online at your soon-to-be subscriber based online portal.
A reminder that when the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down people immediately started blaming immigrants and teenagers...
It was neither. It was two white Englishmen in their 30s.
Data from Medicare, Medicaid, insurance records, electronic medical records and wearable devices (smart watches, etc) will be collected by HHS to study autism and other diagnoses.
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So instead of trade deals he’s just going to publicly negotiate with himself until he walks back the tariffs?
We get a couple of months of supply chain shock and nothing to show for it besides damaged relationships across the world.
For those who thing Prince Harry is "just an ungrateful, spoiled royal brat", they've apparently no concern about parents who clearly favor one child over another or even emotionally abuse their children. The research on such behavior is clear. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/pr...
Please find other activities to bond with your children. And don't tell them the code to the gun safe!
"He kept... pistols in a gun safe, telling her... the access code was... he texted a friend and said... Natalie would shoot him if he left “the fun safe open...”" www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/u...
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
How did this guy get his job? Too competent!
“As the senior advisor to the President on disasters and emergency management, and to the Secretary of Homeland Security, I do not believe it is in the best interest the American people to eliminate the [FEMA],” Hamilton" www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/p...
Republicans always talk about "supporting our troops" but it seems they only want to talk and wear flag pins. When it comes to the brass tacks, they have a hard time funding support for veterans.
"Republicans Reject all 36 Amendments to Shield Veterans from Foreclosures, Healthcare Loss, and Claim Sharks"
Read our full release: democrats-veterans.house.gov/news/press-r...
