The shutdown should end with dialogue. Instead, Trump reaches for destruction. The filibuster is only the latest victim of his obsession with total control.
This is why I post every day on Facebook the truth. When shit goes down I don’t want 1 republican to say I didn’t know. I’m telling them as loud as u can.
Thank you Christy. I don't post anywhere but here, purposely. Being a 20 year veteran and military contractor retiree, this just absolutely infuriates me as it should every veteran out there.
Yes, have just found out that all my comments have been deleted and continue to be deleted from YouTube since last night. Made the mistake of making anti-Trump comments on HT channel (a Trump misinformation channel).
I have said it before and I will keep saying it. What has happened to the Internet will only get worse with AI and robotics coming to our personal spaces. Everyone should confine their use of social media to trusted sources as much as possible. Additionally, be cognizant of the fact that all software driven devices that can be connected to the internet can be updated or hacked to add spyware. This will turn out to be a very big problem under this new dictatorship in which we find ourselves.
It's true, online censorship is getting worse by the day, and it's always harder against progressive comments. Simple example, yahoo has long let rightwing trolls get away with slurs like "libtard" all the time, but can't tolerate "Republicant." They frequently disallow words that are keywords in the article being commented on! And now they're rejecting comments calling out Republicans without any remotely "bad" word.
To demonstrate how ignorant a puss he really is, let's say this:" what comes around goes around".
drop the filibuster and it will come back to bite you, just as it did to Harry Reid. Who did it because these self same Republicons refused to compromise in 2009/2020 for Obama's appointments..
So Orange turd, go ahead. make our day. Just keep adding to the list you arrogant prick.
You I understand-you never gave a damn about anyone including your own fat self. But your enablers?
They will pay the same price as those Nazi enablers did @ Nuremberg. Hear that milque toasts /, ballless Johnson, Rubio, Miller, Bondi, , Leavitt et al?
We're coming for you. Each and every time you open your fat lying mouths adds to the intensity of the political/criminal bullseye already on your backs.
All the President's Men under Nixon went to Federal prison Not Club fed. We should just employ one your very own fave tactics on you: the firing squad. Save us taxpayers time and $.
America and the world deserve better than this evil regime. Our democracy and freedom are being threatened and it’s time for all people, including the House, Senate, the Supreme Court and the Military, to start fighting for our country and the world. Many have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country and I pray they did not die in vain.
Don’t rely on SCOTUS, the six on the right have been paid a large amount of money to always rule in his favor. I’m glad the history books won’t be kind to those traitors. They need removed, impeached and charged with treason.
Judges will save democracy! Please don't forget all the civil servants who are being fired and furloughed. My partner and I have lost our careers because of the fascists. We had to line up at a food bank last week. Then they ran out of food because so many of us are struggling with DOGE and the MAGA shutdowns.
Not all judges will save democracy. Some not all his appointees will betray the constitution like the six on the high court and judge Cannon who should’ve been impeached in 2021.
Thank you for breaking down all that's involved in this filibuster issue so clearly, and articulating the historical context with such care. I appreciate the combination of impassioned rhetoric and powerfully argued support .
Not a comment on topic of Michael Cohen's or any other political commentary.
I technically need to know how I can make a single small contribution, or a small low income subscription of $3 per month.
I cannot afford the categories of subscription provided - I am food insecure as is, and DT is threatening more cuts to the disadvantaged in order to fund both his White House destruction & tax refunds/breaks for the top income brackets of this country - his constituency (& lily white persons as well).
But I figure every little bit helps. So I would like to know how to accomplish that please!
It would be really nice to have options for those who are feeling the pressure of 47’s economic genius, but sincerely want to chip in. But Jamie, maybe what you can spare could help in other ways, like donating to a political candidate in a red state, or the ACLU or Planned Parenthood, or a local cause like women’s shelters or food banks. Sending love and hope to you.
I keep my Substack free because there are no better options for fees. That said my writing and commentaries are not my bread for now, only my butter as I lean on savings and small paid gigs in these crazy times. For so many of our independent media this platform is their lifeline and ability to staff up to truth all that is going on at record speeds. I support their courageous work as I can. We all do our best.
The following explains the sheer panic and reason for the Republicans not wanting the government opened up and face the unredacted Epstein files. This information came from Brien Taylor Cohan. In the Epstein files are the following: 4 banks,Bank of New York,Bank of America,Jp Morgan Chase,and Deuche Bank all were aware of $1.5 billion in unusual wire transfers from Epstein himself. 12 fortune 500 companies,8 foreign intelligence assets,43 member of the Republican party,17 current federal judges,$47 million in Republican donations. Trump has told Bondi this information is "forbidden" to release. Trump has ordered permanent suppression of the files. Trump has told Bondi release of the Epstein Files would cause a Constitutional crisis and possibly spell the end of the entire Republican party. Cash Patel has attempted to re-brand the Epstein files as "Ultra secret" buriel which means the unredacted Epstein files can't be opened for 50 years. This is what is standing between a Constitutional democracy and living in a new Nazi dystopian reality.
When Cash Patel is in prison none of his instructions will matter because they're immoral if not illegal. He's obviously protecting his own self-interests and those of the Felon in the White House.
I cannot believe there’s nothing anyone, no branch of this sorry excuse of this government can’t do a damn thing but sit and watch! We have a 25th amendment that can’t be invoked because the republicans hold all branches of government. Is it because Shady Vance has to sign it? Can he be reasoned with? The entire country should have a say or a vote. I’m horrified that not even a Federal Judge or John Roberts and his clan don’t have hearts. 😓
Pre-campaign, The Heritage Foundation sent their sister organization, Heritage out to threaten every representative. They were told that if anyone tries to stand in Trump's way, they would lose their jobs. In Vance's words, they won't make out very well. Vance is a Heritage member and will follow through with their Project 2025 policies.
I wish I had the money to leave a country where a creature with 34 felonies, is above the law, is seriously mentally ill, cannot be removed from office! 😡. 😓
Has the next NOKINGS date been set?? Everyday an act of resistance should be taking place. Boycotts??? A general strike??? ..A WW2 based underground movement???
no commitment buying on the thanksgiving sales? i doubt that will happen in modern america 2025. but a targeted approach of not buying things made in red states could help.....even though this is something most people are not prepared to spend the time doing....
google (or non google search is preferable wherever possible like duckduckgo) where the manufacturing is based, where the company HQ is (city and county) then cross reference to the way states and counties voted in terms of trump vs kamala https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president, then make a decision.
the number of people who will do this is miniscule, but every time someone doesn't buy in a statistically trump republican state/county, is reducing the amount of revenue there, and thus reducing the chance those people will have extra money to donate to trump repugnican organizations. every little bit helps...
other approaches that could help - don't buy anything on zuckerbergs sites facebook, insta etc and don't buy on bezos sites amazon etc because they all get financial benefits from every sale......
try buying at the local co-op than the big box companies....
every tiny dent in their profits will help....
but in the end, i doubt many americans will do this - especially not the ones without jobs or benefits due to trump....people have to live and we are all caught in the vice grip of consumerism and 'sales' that propels the big companies to capture more and more of our consumer $.....
the more 'wealthy and job secure' people who have a moral committment to our constitution and democracy should definitely be able to do this....
The idea is to starve corporations of our dollars just like Disney lost $4 billion due to cancellations of Disney + and Hulu. It’s not looking to make small “dents,” but large boycotting of corporations to kick them where it hurts - their bottom line. Naysaying this idea won’t move the needle. Shopping at smaller businesses might. No Kings Day brought out 8 million people. A boycott will bring out more. Keep the faith.
Bill Gates has labeled Elon Musk of DOGE fame as “the richest man in the world killing the poorest people in the world” This was after Cheeto and the gang abandoned the USAID program whose budget for 2025 was $35B But Cheeto and his billionaire Nazi cronies don’t care
Of course cruel Cheeto being the sadist he is, he gets off and takes delight in hurting people So Cheeto closed USAID and cut off medical and nutritional aid to African nations who are struggling economically For example Somalia’s entire budget is $350M and most of that is spent on defense, not on supporting medical care And now with no vaccine support to Somalian communities there is a severe outbreak of diptheria
The greedy inhumane billionaires are now in favor of getting rid of the life saving peanut paste for starving children that are in warehouses They could distribute the paste and stop paying storage fees but no, “We don’t care”
Meanwhile the money that Argentina gets($40B) help out investing billionaires in this country but could have been used for USAID for medical and nutritional aid What have WE the People become under this Nazi regime?
drumpf doesn't give two shakes about his "legacy" associated with anything he said he would do. He is more concerned about leaving a legacy where his name appears on all kinds of stuff in DC and wherever else he can plaster that gold lettering on things. The ballroom, the arch de trump (oh I mean triomphe!) He could care less about the Senate or the filibuster, although he does not like blockades!
Narcissists only care about how something looks... He'll never, and I mean absolutely never, take responsibility for high grocery prices, high inflation, high taxes, the raping of our medical care and the gutting of all or social safety nets. He won't be accountable for destroying the economy and losing more jobs than GW Bush (although I hope that doesn't happen - but he's well on his way). So he could give a care less about whether air traffic controllers and TSA workers are getting paid, or if people get SNAP, or if there is food on the table on Thanksgiving - other than his table and people better be thanking him!
As far as he is concerned, being the narcissist that he is, his legacy will not include all the negatives - he has the best numbers, inflation is the lowest its ever been, he's added trillions of dollars in investments to the U.S., and whatever other delusions he spews... none of which is based in reality. He doesn't care because he figures that he will re-write history... Unfortunately, there are too many people all around the world that see history for what it is.... and what a Buffoon he is.
I appreciate everything y'all write, I read every single word. You are my main news source that I read first thing every single morning and evening. Thank you for all your research and hard work. Y'all are doing a fantastic job!
The internet is beíng used effectively by bad actors to kill democracy, and it will only get worse with AI coming to the fore.
This is why I post every day on Facebook the truth. When shit goes down I don’t want 1 republican to say I didn’t know. I’m telling them as loud as u can.
Thank you Christy. I don't post anywhere but here, purposely. Being a 20 year veteran and military contractor retiree, this just absolutely infuriates me as it should every veteran out there.
Yes, have just found out that all my comments have been deleted and continue to be deleted from YouTube since last night. Made the mistake of making anti-Trump comments on HT channel (a Trump misinformation channel).
I have said it before and I will keep saying it. What has happened to the Internet will only get worse with AI and robotics coming to our personal spaces. Everyone should confine their use of social media to trusted sources as much as possible. Additionally, be cognizant of the fact that all software driven devices that can be connected to the internet can be updated or hacked to add spyware. This will turn out to be a very big problem under this new dictatorship in which we find ourselves.
😭 Back to snail mail?! NOOOOO!
It's true, online censorship is getting worse by the day, and it's always harder against progressive comments. Simple example, yahoo has long let rightwing trolls get away with slurs like "libtard" all the time, but can't tolerate "Republicant." They frequently disallow words that are keywords in the article being commented on! And now they're rejecting comments calling out Republicans without any remotely "bad" word.
I will miss the feel of a cozier world; being able to see and hear from people's around the world. Grrr! Snail mail and national TV news?!
To demonstrate how ignorant a puss he really is, let's say this:" what comes around goes around".
drop the filibuster and it will come back to bite you, just as it did to Harry Reid. Who did it because these self same Republicons refused to compromise in 2009/2020 for Obama's appointments..
So Orange turd, go ahead. make our day. Just keep adding to the list you arrogant prick.
You I understand-you never gave a damn about anyone including your own fat self. But your enablers?
They will pay the same price as those Nazi enablers did @ Nuremberg. Hear that milque toasts /, ballless Johnson, Rubio, Miller, Bondi, , Leavitt et al?
We're coming for you. Each and every time you open your fat lying mouths adds to the intensity of the political/criminal bullseye already on your backs.
All the President's Men under Nixon went to Federal prison Not Club fed. We should just employ one your very own fave tactics on you: the firing squad. Save us taxpayers time and $.
and just be done with you once and for all
America and the world deserve better than this evil regime. Our democracy and freedom are being threatened and it’s time for all people, including the House, Senate, the Supreme Court and the Military, to start fighting for our country and the world. Many have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country and I pray they did not die in vain.
Michael thanks for great reporting.
Don’t rely on SCOTUS, the six on the right have been paid a large amount of money to always rule in his favor. I’m glad the history books won’t be kind to those traitors. They need removed, impeached and charged with treason.
I totally agree with you.
Judges will save democracy! Please don't forget all the civil servants who are being fired and furloughed. My partner and I have lost our careers because of the fascists. We had to line up at a food bank last week. Then they ran out of food because so many of us are struggling with DOGE and the MAGA shutdowns.
Help us resist: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/democracy-defender-reader-poem
Not all judges will save democracy. Some not all his appointees will betray the constitution like the six on the high court and judge Cannon who should’ve been impeached in 2021.
If you think judges will save us read https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/31/opinion/trump-autocracy-democracy-report.html
Thank you for breaking down all that's involved in this filibuster issue so clearly, and articulating the historical context with such care. I appreciate the combination of impassioned rhetoric and powerfully argued support .
Not a comment on topic of Michael Cohen's or any other political commentary.
I technically need to know how I can make a single small contribution, or a small low income subscription of $3 per month.
I cannot afford the categories of subscription provided - I am food insecure as is, and DT is threatening more cuts to the disadvantaged in order to fund both his White House destruction & tax refunds/breaks for the top income brackets of this country - his constituency (& lily white persons as well).
But I figure every little bit helps. So I would like to know how to accomplish that please!
It would be really nice to have options for those who are feeling the pressure of 47’s economic genius, but sincerely want to chip in. But Jamie, maybe what you can spare could help in other ways, like donating to a political candidate in a red state, or the ACLU or Planned Parenthood, or a local cause like women’s shelters or food banks. Sending love and hope to you.
I keep my Substack free because there are no better options for fees. That said my writing and commentaries are not my bread for now, only my butter as I lean on savings and small paid gigs in these crazy times. For so many of our independent media this platform is their lifeline and ability to staff up to truth all that is going on at record speeds. I support their courageous work as I can. We all do our best.
Get rid of Trump - NOW!
The millions that came out to protest against pedophile 47 should all gather in DC and drag him and his Nazis out. Similar to S Korea.
The following explains the sheer panic and reason for the Republicans not wanting the government opened up and face the unredacted Epstein files. This information came from Brien Taylor Cohan. In the Epstein files are the following: 4 banks,Bank of New York,Bank of America,Jp Morgan Chase,and Deuche Bank all were aware of $1.5 billion in unusual wire transfers from Epstein himself. 12 fortune 500 companies,8 foreign intelligence assets,43 member of the Republican party,17 current federal judges,$47 million in Republican donations. Trump has told Bondi this information is "forbidden" to release. Trump has ordered permanent suppression of the files. Trump has told Bondi release of the Epstein Files would cause a Constitutional crisis and possibly spell the end of the entire Republican party. Cash Patel has attempted to re-brand the Epstein files as "Ultra secret" buriel which means the unredacted Epstein files can't be opened for 50 years. This is what is standing between a Constitutional democracy and living in a new Nazi dystopian reality.
When Cash Patel is in prison none of his instructions will matter because they're immoral if not illegal. He's obviously protecting his own self-interests and those of the Felon in the White House.
I cannot believe there’s nothing anyone, no branch of this sorry excuse of this government can’t do a damn thing but sit and watch! We have a 25th amendment that can’t be invoked because the republicans hold all branches of government. Is it because Shady Vance has to sign it? Can he be reasoned with? The entire country should have a say or a vote. I’m horrified that not even a Federal Judge or John Roberts and his clan don’t have hearts. 😓
Pre-campaign, The Heritage Foundation sent their sister organization, Heritage out to threaten every representative. They were told that if anyone tries to stand in Trump's way, they would lose their jobs. In Vance's words, they won't make out very well. Vance is a Heritage member and will follow through with their Project 2025 policies.
Don’t bow down to these threats. Hold your heads up high!
I wish I had the money to leave a country where a creature with 34 felonies, is above the law, is seriously mentally ill, cannot be removed from office! 😡. 😓
Thank you Michael.
Has the next NOKINGS date been set?? Everyday an act of resistance should be taking place. Boycotts??? A general strike??? ..A WW2 based underground movement???
There is a boycott scheduled for November 25th to December 2nd. No spending, no working (if possible).
no commitment buying on the thanksgiving sales? i doubt that will happen in modern america 2025. but a targeted approach of not buying things made in red states could help.....even though this is something most people are not prepared to spend the time doing....
google (or non google search is preferable wherever possible like duckduckgo) where the manufacturing is based, where the company HQ is (city and county) then cross reference to the way states and counties voted in terms of trump vs kamala https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president, then make a decision.
the number of people who will do this is miniscule, but every time someone doesn't buy in a statistically trump republican state/county, is reducing the amount of revenue there, and thus reducing the chance those people will have extra money to donate to trump repugnican organizations. every little bit helps...
other approaches that could help - don't buy anything on zuckerbergs sites facebook, insta etc and don't buy on bezos sites amazon etc because they all get financial benefits from every sale......
try buying at the local co-op than the big box companies....
every tiny dent in their profits will help....
but in the end, i doubt many americans will do this - especially not the ones without jobs or benefits due to trump....people have to live and we are all caught in the vice grip of consumerism and 'sales' that propels the big companies to capture more and more of our consumer $.....
the more 'wealthy and job secure' people who have a moral committment to our constitution and democracy should definitely be able to do this....
YES TO GENERAL STRIKE WHEN WHERE HOW?????
https://www.tiktok.com/@totalhypocrisy/video/7564472669861629198?_t=ZP-90pTMcwfzu2&_r=1
The idea is to starve corporations of our dollars just like Disney lost $4 billion due to cancellations of Disney + and Hulu. It’s not looking to make small “dents,” but large boycotting of corporations to kick them where it hurts - their bottom line. Naysaying this idea won’t move the needle. Shopping at smaller businesses might. No Kings Day brought out 8 million people. A boycott will bring out more. Keep the faith.
Cheeto: “Hey We Nazis Don’t Care”
Bill Gates has labeled Elon Musk of DOGE fame as “the richest man in the world killing the poorest people in the world” This was after Cheeto and the gang abandoned the USAID program whose budget for 2025 was $35B But Cheeto and his billionaire Nazi cronies don’t care
Of course cruel Cheeto being the sadist he is, he gets off and takes delight in hurting people So Cheeto closed USAID and cut off medical and nutritional aid to African nations who are struggling economically For example Somalia’s entire budget is $350M and most of that is spent on defense, not on supporting medical care And now with no vaccine support to Somalian communities there is a severe outbreak of diptheria
The greedy inhumane billionaires are now in favor of getting rid of the life saving peanut paste for starving children that are in warehouses They could distribute the paste and stop paying storage fees but no, “We don’t care”
Meanwhile the money that Argentina gets($40B) help out investing billionaires in this country but could have been used for USAID for medical and nutritional aid What have WE the People become under this Nazi regime?
resist. viva la resistencia. vive la resistance. samud
drumpf doesn't give two shakes about his "legacy" associated with anything he said he would do. He is more concerned about leaving a legacy where his name appears on all kinds of stuff in DC and wherever else he can plaster that gold lettering on things. The ballroom, the arch de trump (oh I mean triomphe!) He could care less about the Senate or the filibuster, although he does not like blockades!
Narcissists only care about how something looks... He'll never, and I mean absolutely never, take responsibility for high grocery prices, high inflation, high taxes, the raping of our medical care and the gutting of all or social safety nets. He won't be accountable for destroying the economy and losing more jobs than GW Bush (although I hope that doesn't happen - but he's well on his way). So he could give a care less about whether air traffic controllers and TSA workers are getting paid, or if people get SNAP, or if there is food on the table on Thanksgiving - other than his table and people better be thanking him!
As far as he is concerned, being the narcissist that he is, his legacy will not include all the negatives - he has the best numbers, inflation is the lowest its ever been, he's added trillions of dollars in investments to the U.S., and whatever other delusions he spews... none of which is based in reality. He doesn't care because he figures that he will re-write history... Unfortunately, there are too many people all around the world that see history for what it is.... and what a Buffoon he is.
America, bossed by limp chumps,
weeps as Liberty takes thumps:
Fools raiding coffers,
sold out to high offers,
Oh save us from the slavering Trumps
I appreciate everything y'all write, I read every single word. You are my main news source that I read first thing every single morning and evening. Thank you for all your research and hard work. Y'all are doing a fantastic job!
I smell miller or Bannon. Trump doesn’t know what that is
The Heritage Foundation is the cult behind the curtain. They've been drooling for years to destroy democracy along with Curtis Yarvin!