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Wisley Lau's avatar

Thank you for the daily bulletins Ron, they are very helpful in getting a deeper dive into the craziness American politics today

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Michael O’Connell's avatar

Craziness is putting it mildly!!! As I scroll down I am more and more in disbelief how f’d this country is

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Julie Smalley's avatar

Yes thank you Ron. A highlight of my day to catch this. There’s so much to unpack in the chaos that he’s caused in such short amount of time. So much is used for distraction like in all of that you find he rescinded the Equal Opportunity Act! That’s a big one. He said those words as he got the bills to sign. “Oh this is a big one!” He wiped away so much with the stroke of his oversized sharpie, it was hard to keep track of it all. I’m going to need a list because if our media doesn’t call it out it will be hard to know all that’s going on. Again thank you Ron for letting know where we should be diving deeper to find more information

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Anna B's avatar

I may prove wrong, but they are both such egomanics that Trump isn't going to continue being OK with Musk trying to be President - that has already ruffled his feathers more than once. And the stoned one isn't going to be happy taking 2nd place ...

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Sherry's avatar

You didn't cover it because you so extensively covered everything else, but medical professionals are reeling:

"Basically we have lost our access to WHO connections, the FDA, the CDC, the NIH." That's a Big Deal. And ordinary Americans might be interested if they care about their own health, because their MDs have been neutered and can no longer provide care.

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Deb's avatar

It is shocking but also that the AMA never fought back against Trump or came out for Kamala. Trump is literally taking down our country..

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Sarah's avatar

Trump yanking us out of the WHO terrifies me, and his “blackout” of external communications by federal health agencies really makes me think that Trump has already received information or some kind of alert level indicator about a potential global health threat.

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ramona j's avatar

He killed off Americans before. Remember Covid. He will do it again less people for him to belittle and deny assistance and protection to. No empathy. It's all about money.

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Watergirl's avatar

I hold him personally responsible for killing 12 friends because of his ignorance and incompetence of handling a pandemic.

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Watergirl's avatar

My doctor son is devastated and angry.

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Jessica Chouinard's avatar

Ugh. Not good. Not good at all.

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Patricia Turcotte's avatar

It's frightening and appalling! Didn't the 🍊 felon cause enough unnecessary deaths from covid!!!

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Deb Klein's avatar

Report on avian flu is scheduled to come out this week. Hopefully there will be an exception, but I doubt it.

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olderwoman's avatar

I doubt if the DEI ban is only for the government, I am sure they will enforce it on all government contractors and consultants to agencies like the FDA AND CDC also. Order them to cease and desist any DEI programs in their businesses also.

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Susan Raquel's avatar

Check this out. I looked up Zuch and found that he and his wife have an organization called Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. They say:

"There is much work ahead to strengthen our DEI strategy within CZI. This includes building a diverse workforce, creating a thriving organizational culture, driving effectiveness in our work, offering employee resource groups that build community among our staff, and fostering a safe and inclusive environment for personal and professional growth." https://chanzuckerberg.com/dei/workplace/

I'd like to see him confronted about this statement and his support of Trump's DEI ban.

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olderwoman's avatar

Great point! Thanks for doing that research.

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Deb's avatar

In Florida Desantis banned Dei from colleges and universities last year. Closed all the offices in them. project 2025 has been in affect since 2022 in some capacity in Florida. They have a utopia and it is religion telling the masses who they are and the masses following them. Life Church has popped up in huge new venues as big as auditoriums in Florida… we must vote every Republican out we can in 2026 and replace them with a democrat. Convince the regular republicans to help their country by starting all over and that the democrats will vote for normalcy !!!!

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Katherine M Acosta's avatar

Where is this quote from?

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Dear Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde,

Thank you for using your prophetic voice to speak truth to power during Washington National Cathedral's Service of Prayer for the Nation on Tuesday, January 21st.

Your direct plea to Donald Trump calling for mercy for our LGBTQ, immigrant, and otherwise marginalized people in America speaks to the greatest commandment: to love our neighbors as ourselves. As Christians committed to walking the way of Christ, we stand with you in public support.

We urge you to continue speaking out against the injustice of Trump's executive orders, and we hope Christian leadership from every denomination will do the same.

Thank you, and may God bless you and keep you.

https://act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/thank-you-budde/?t=2&akid=10184%2E853922%2EGUJhW4

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Julie Smalley's avatar

Yes thank you to her!!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Trump complained and whined constantly about illegal immigrants living in the United States, being dangerous, etc. He signed legislation to deport them. Yet, he just blanket pardoned 1,500+ dangerous, angry, violent insurrectionists, terrorists, Nazi sympathizers, and traitors, from prison, to live back in the United States, and terrorize, threaten, and kill all over again....at Trump's bidding.

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ramona j's avatar

I wanna know WHO HE WILL BLAME when one of these j6 losers kills someone. These maggats In full control takes the blame game away. It all you now Donold. That's why the pardons bother him so much. Took away a year or two of deflection tactics, he can't use

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Deb Klein's avatar

One of them was already arrested.

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

We may never know if they kill someone because the media is being neutered.

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Michael Stayton's avatar

If one of the J6 losers does something stupid. Terrorize, hurts, kills someone. Will the Trump DOJ refuse to investigate, indict him? That would be another form of get of jail. Will a red state do the same? If in a blue state, will they? If not one does then there is no rule of law.

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Rita Parker's avatar

Thank you, Barbara. No one from the legacy media will connect this. Journalists won't report this. Reporters won't point this out to Republicans who spout "Biden pardons!" It will be up to us.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Trump pardons notorious drug trafficker—wait, what?

"We're going to be asking everyone who sells drugs, gets caught selling drugs, to receive the death penalty for their heinous acts," Trump said in November 2022.

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Dustin Nash's avatar

Interesting how quickly he changes angles whenever it suits him isnt it? Just slightly Napoleonic... IMHO.

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Deb Klein's avatar

Oh yeah, he's "bringing peace and unity" and in the same breath is says he's taking Panama and Greenland.

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ramona j's avatar

Changes his mind as much as his diapers

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

LOL!

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Sandy W's avatar

He’s courting the Libertarians of whom Peter Thiel is a leader. Read some ot Peter’s Thiel’s writings as a student at Stanford. This criminal Trump pardoned also was doing other crimes besides drugs.

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Roxy's avatar

He needs his Jackbooted Brown Shirts. So there's that...

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Julie Smalley's avatar

The hypocrisy is beyond description! Think about those rallies, where he said all the criminals were pouring in from mental institutions and prisons. And then he lets out 1600 people who went through the court system and were found guilty! A slap in the face to police, prosecutors, judges and the men and women of the jury.

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Barb O's avatar

Well, he did allow thousands of Taliban out of prison in Afghanistan, too.

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ramona j's avatar

My thoughts exactly 💯

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Singfromthesoul's avatar

It will always be the Gulf of Mexico

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Mary's avatar

It’s the Sears tower, too. ; )

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olderwoman's avatar

Damned right it is

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T L Mills's avatar

And may the highest mountain in North America forever be called Denali despite what Trump thinks.

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olderwoman's avatar

It will always be Twitter...

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Rich James's avatar

Oh my. Susan Collins is troubled. What ever will she do?

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teresafbrooks's avatar

I love the work "colllingsing" --should be added to the dictionary.

Thank you, Ron.

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teresafbrooks's avatar

I meant collinsing !!

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bitchybitchybitchy's avatar

Susan will be " concerned". Will someone from Maine explain what strange power this woman has?

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Tim Martin's avatar

Write a strongly worded email, I'm sure ...

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ramona j's avatar

She should be put out to pasture.

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Susan Klemetsen's avatar

Maine is a Democratic state. I don't understand how she keeps getting elected!

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Carol-Ann Dearnaley's avatar

Not really. They tend to be cantankerously independent. Sen. Angus King is an Independent. When the ever so confused and pondering Sen Collins ran last time, we. New England Dems, thought we finally had her. Problem: Mainers don't like outsiders telling them what to do. Yes, we had her - no, you don't mess with Maine politics. They may dislike her - but she's theirs and no one, but no one from outside Maine is going to tell them how to vote. So we have the ever so confused and professionally naive Senator to deal with and if she helps bring down the government, well at least the Mainers can feel assured they got to reelect her of their own free will.

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Lisa Blanck's avatar

Maybe they're too nice there. Don't want to offend. Who knows

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T L Mills's avatar

Susan Collins is, to every Dem Mainer's everlasting embarrassment, a real pill. She pretends to be a "moderate" Republican but she is a doormat; a spineless follower of the prevailing winds. Her "concern" and "troubled" stances are pure bullshit. She will do what ever Trump and the Senate Majority Leader tell her to do.

Collins' ditherings, designated by Mr. Filipkowski as 'Collinsing' is a perfect and devastatingly accurate description of her signature tentative, wishy-washy style.

How I wish we had her former colleague back, Olympia Snowe, who was a true moderate and her own woman. Unlike Susie.

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Watergirl's avatar

I’ve always loved Denmark- even more so now!

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KC From NJ's avatar

He thinks all women are “nasty”

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Karen Nielsen's avatar

Especially the ones who don’t look like Fox News Barbies.

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Carol-Ann Dearnaley's avatar

And have more intelligence than he does....oooops, that's just about every female who doesn't look like a Penthouse reject.

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vcragain's avatar

I am admittedly an 'old bird'' of 84 now, so they would all say it's 'jealousy' ! but I am heartedly sick & tired of all the Barbies we have to look at these days & the one little lady I always say makes me smile is Alex Wagner of MSNBC who wears a cute little hairdo & dresses very nicely ! A real pleasure to see ! Now SHE is classy !!!

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Elizabeth's avatar

Another jaw dropping bulletin. Marge Green looks like a man anyway so... Lisa and Susan not sure? Yeah, right, Stewart Rhodes got a Fuck Yourself, Musk got a Fuck Spades and Trump got a Fuck off, all in one day. Oh my.

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vcragain's avatar

I have used it VERY rarely, I'm 84 now & the last time I went 'home' to UK to visit was 4 years ago & when asked about trump, that word was rather obvious in my reply - my family were stunned but then burst out laughing - they had never heard me use "such language" before - tells you what is happening to all of us ! Now we do not have any words left to use when even more disgusted - that was THE word we all kept for such occasions !

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How We Faced the Horsemen's avatar

I relate

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Alison's avatar

Same here! My parents were Republicans, the old fashioned ones who believed in protecting the environment and not butting into the health decisions of others. When Nixon was heard saying The F Word on the Watergate tapes my mom was horrified!!! Not horrified enough to change parties, though. She always equated Democrats with the racist and corrupt Southern Democrats.

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Deb's avatar

They don’t go to church or follow Jesus so they we’re shocked Jesus loves everyone!!

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Diane in Ohio's avatar

So, I assume the Equal Employment Opportunity Act is a law (the word Act implies that), meaning Trump can't revoke it with a stroke of his sharpie.

I just knew those immigrant raids were going to be targeting via racial profiling. Cruelty is the point.

"Trump made two separate posts on Truth Social last night while in the White House, urging people to buy his crypo scam tokens that his is making billions from." This should enrage every American. I hope the Democrats are keeping track of all this.

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ramona j's avatar

Grifter. Hack. Liar. Only he can illegally make money by being President.

No one else can, he is not special like he thinks he is.

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Reader/Writer's avatar

Scamming is NOT an official act though.

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Reader/Writer's avatar

Cruelty IS the point, the only point.

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Jane in NC's avatar

Pretty sure no president has the authority to overturn a law passed by congress by simply issuing an executive order. Those orders apply only to the executive branch.

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Mingo's avatar

You're correct. EO's are proclamations. He can't overturn laws enacted by Congress. His disdain for prescription drugs having a cap for those on Medicare are a bee in his bonnet. He signed an EO rescinding that cap. But it was signed in law with the Inflation Reduction Act. He is the most ignorant buffoon to ever disgrace the office of president.

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Reader/Writer's avatar

It was really capitulating to his billionaire friends in the pharmaceutical industry because they’re pouting about us having to pay less for their criminally overpriced meds. He doesn’t really care if we can afford our meds or not.

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T L Mills's avatar

Trump would probably rather have us senior citizens just die--that way he could defund the Social Security Trust Fund and have all that nice moolah to lavish on his billionaire buddies...surely they don't have nearly enough money yet! /S/

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Jane in NC's avatar

I was pretty sure that was the case. We should probably look at many of these Sharpie Directives as the quid pro quo to his big campaign donors.

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Kevin Robbins's avatar

My thought too.

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ramona j's avatar

Yeah. They are pretty much distractions. Court cases are already filed

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

Not only distractions but also political theater.

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Jane in NC's avatar

Most of this flurry of activity is designed to give his low-info base the appearance of lib owning, which makes them salivate.

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Kevin Robbins's avatar

There’s plenty in your stack today, Ron. No need to apologize. However feel free to let Elon’s daughter fill in anytime.

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ramona j's avatar

Doug Emhoff! You are the man! How dare anyone snub the VP. These others, no class, all crass

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chichi robado's avatar

Yep. In a world of Ted Cruzes be a Doug Emhoff.

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Mary Tirpok's avatar

Just a big fucking ‘jesus christ’! And it’s only day three 💙 stay strong everyone….thanks RF

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David Clark's avatar

People are saying that they found dead hampsters up Catturd's colon.

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Deb M. (MN)'s avatar

I wonder how Catturd will feel shitting into a bag, having to clean it. Then there is worrying about smelling like shit. I guess he and the Rapist President can try out stinking each other.

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Susan Klemetsen's avatar

The most common reason for bowel obstruction is overuse of pain pills. A lot of Trumpers are alcoholics & drug users.

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ramona j's avatar

Catturd, it's probably hair balls.

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olderwoman's avatar

That was funny ramona 😂

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Cynthia S Swingle's avatar

All Catturd posts are outstanding...needed a good laugh.. Thanks guys

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Kevin Robbins's avatar

I went to furballs first. I like yours better.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂😂😂

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chichi robado's avatar

Subscriber to MTN+ and faithful daily reader of this substack - Thanks to Ron for the best news aggregator in cyberspace! Your inside info is 🔥.

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