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D. Lerit's avatar

Thank you, MTN! Keep fightin’!

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Trump was at the Capitol yesterday, trying to button hole support for the disaterous budget. He uses intimidation. His bill continues to punish blue states, despite the fact that many Republicans, and many if not most of his donors live in them.

Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Young Kim (CA-40) want an increased SALT deduction. Whether the SALT issue is enough for them to actually oppose is left to be seen, but this may be an opening.

I've been writing about the Medicare aspect.

From Heather Cox Richardson: "...12 swing-state Republicans who don’t want drastic Medicaid cuts, and 31 hardliners who do. House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) can afford to lose only three Republican votes on the measure. Nicole Lafond of Talking Points Memo reported today that Trump will go to Capitol Hill tomorrow to talk Republicans into voting for the measure."

We need to encourage Don Bacon R. NE. and other Republicans who are standing up to Trump and MAGA Mike. He and Reps. David Valadao, R-Calif., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Rob Bresnahan Jr., R-Pa., Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., Jen Kiggans, R-Va., Young Kim, R-Calif., Robert Wittman, R-Va., Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., and Jeff Hurd, R-Colo signed a letter:

“Many hospitals — particularly in rural and underserved areas — rely heavily on Medicaid funding, with some receiving over half their revenue from the program alone,” the representatives wrote. “Providers in these areas are especially at risk of closure, with many unable to recover. When hospitals close, it affects all constituents, regardless of healthcare coverage.”

Besides the Medicaid issue, Republican Reps have called out Trump/Musk on national security and tariffs.

On MSNBC Saturday, Velshi asked Bacon about tariffs. He said, in essence, any Reagan Republican would remove Trump tariff authority. To do that, they need all of the House Dems.

Plus Bacon said Trump has a "moral blindscape" re Ukraine. Retired General. Russia is not a superpower. Mexico with nuclear weapons.

Says anyone who served has to oppose Hegseth, SIGNAL.

Says we are better than any other country in agriculture. Says Trump has broken free trade. In essence, we are losing the trade war

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MT's avatar

Thank you for your attention to those details. I read them too. SALT isn't going to be enough to stop this. Trump is too stupid to understand or even care that he is destroying the United States! He just wants to be dictator and get his $50 million dollar parade! He has dementia! You can see it plainly! Stephen Miller is propping him up, with the help of Musk and the Oligarchy! They stench of corruption follows the Trump administration everywhere it goes!

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JA's avatar
May 21Edited

Understand one thing, the Trump goal IS to destroy the United States, the Constitution, and the democracy we follow.

Trump cares for nothing other than MONEY and POWER! Self reward at every turn!

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Pam Ponsart's avatar

He's a very sick and angry individual who is determined to destroy our constitutional way of life. He cares for nothing but himself.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

It only takes 3 House Republicans to send MAGA Mike packing.....

Here in Baghdad By the Sea the big issue is the SCOTUS approval of eliminating temporary status for Venezuelans. They are saying that many will be tortured, murdered if they have to return.

We are represented by 3 Cuban American Republicans. Cubans will bear the same fate. Please object to the Cuban American National Foundation, 1820 Jefferson Pl NW. Washington, DC 20036. Dupont Circle, Downtown · (202) 530-1894, and to

Mario Díaz-Balart

Congressman, R-Florida

Phone: (202) 225-4211. Fax: (202) 225-8576. Doral District Office. 8669 NW 36th Street. Suite 100. Doral, FL 33166. Phone: (305) 470-8555. Fax: (305) 470-8575

Carlos Giménez

Congressman, R-Florida

Phone 202-225-2778, 14221 SW 120th St. #115. Miami, FL 33186. Phone: (305) 222-0160. Key West. 1100 Simonton St. Room 1-213. Key West FL, 33040. Phone: (305) 292-4485.

Nicole Malliotakis

Congresswoman, R-New York

(202) 225-3371. Staten Island District Office. 1698 Victory Blvd. Suite 2L. Staten Island, NY 10314. Phone: (718) 568-2870. Brooklyn District Office.

María Elvira Salazar

Congresswoman, R-Florida

305-668-2285 (Miami) or 202-225-3931 (Washington, D.C.).

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WJB Motown's avatar

Blue states need to #1 Leave the Union and form a Maggot free nation ...or.... #2 Join Canada and leave Maggot Red states behind

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PeachBlossom's avatar

No!! Don't relegate those of us who cannot leave red states to imprisonment here!

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WJB Motown's avatar

Something has to give.......Let the fake Christian nationalists go off and do their thing.......read the Trump bible

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DAVID SCHULZ's avatar

As a Texan, think we ought to give it back to Mexico; and the Louisiana Purchase back to France.

Much more progressive government South of the border— and N’Orleans already has a certain “Je ne sais quoi”.

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Jarno Jokinen's avatar

"Trump, the demented felon, and the MAGA Republicans, are rushing through their tax scam that adds at least $6 trillion to the deficit, cuts healthcare for 13 million Americans, cuts food stamps, and gives trillions in tax cuts for billionaires. I estimate that that the full impact of this ad scam will eventually increase the deficit by $20 trillion." Worst is yet to come. Donald "The Beast" Trump is building a wall once again. Colossal tariff wall that is the beginning of the end for the system of down. At first the beast will pull the plug out of the global economy. The worst financial crisis of human history will pull a swarm of the banks underwater and the bank run begins. Then the beast will collapse a mountain of debt shattering the backbone of the monetary system causing a systemic risk to realize. Finally the beast will cast American citizens into a system slavery under the name of Ronald Wilson Reagan, just to "honor his legacy" count the number. After the destruction a new world order will be established in the US. And the Golden Age begins from the ruins of the world wide collapse. All of the system slaves will love it. No more cash - just digital transactions. No more traditional criminal activity. No more tax evasion. No more transactions without the "all seeing eye". Outcasts will hate the world without freedom, hope and privacy. To cover up the mess and distract the public by smoke and mirrors, the beast will engage in a war with Iran. Lies and deceit, corruption and decay, dancing on the graves will continue. Until; Black hole sun, won't you come, won't you come... I want to play a game. Time has come to opt out of the empire of filth. Live or die...

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Joan's avatar

Agreed….that screed was beyond paranoia.

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peter's avatar

This is not a fucking ethics class in college. Put a fucking sock in it... what a bunc of blabber

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Ruthy Wexler's avatar

So wrong you are. This is an ethics class. God gives it. It’s called Life.

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Margaret O'Neil's avatar

Bugger off!!

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Roberta Houle's avatar

I reported Peter to the moderators. Not prepared to listen to his dickery any more.

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Roberta Houle's avatar

I notice Peter is still here. He has his own ‘Substack.’ What a joke. Full of vitriolic comments towards Meidastouch. What does one have to do to make him disappear? He has been doing this for months.

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WillieSquillie's avatar

Who are you sending your message to?

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WillieSquillie's avatar

Thanks! I thought it was to Daniel!!!!

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MT's avatar

Get off this! Put a sock in your sick mouth! You're not an American!

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StevyD57's avatar

Peter may be an U.S.American, but can’t possibly claim to be a U.S.American Patriot because he doesn’t believe in our U.S.American Constitution.

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Jennifer Akdemir's avatar

And you are here ....... why?

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Stella Roberts's avatar

COWARDS!!!

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Rhoda Ozen's avatar

Perhaps Peter you should use autocorrect or try to learn to spell.

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Rhoda Ozen's avatar

He’s just trolling about. From Comments here comments there comments everywhere.

I can’t take that kind of troll bs. Sometimes they can’t change up on their rhetoric so you can see where they are. It took me about 10 months but I got one out of the comments, not here, read a story scanned the comments found him or her again. Did that about 5 different times on different subjects. But he never changed up on his rhetoric. I didn’t have a clue about Substack until Dan Rather sent a email out. Then I came over here for true news.

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Ruthy Wexler's avatar

Thank you Margaret.

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Rhonda's avatar

Thank you

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MT's avatar

More than thank you! Bless You!

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MT's avatar

Ben, please stay safe and get some sleep and food. You are so important to us!

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MT's avatar

Ben is always there for us! God Bless him and keep him safe!

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Karen McCoy's avatar

They are losing the plot. This election was stolen and they are just making money over outrage. Not covering this is deplorable. Not covering Trump not being eligible to run in the first place is an omission I can’t forgive.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

The only folks who actually benefit from the Big Beautiful Bill are the top tenth of the top 1% of weathy Americans.

Should document it...broadcast it on MAGA media.

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Oaktown's avatar

We can thank the SCOTUS SCROTUMS for that; they refused to even address his CO Supreme Court insurrection conviction; they only ruled against keeping him off the ballot. Put that together with Dobbs, the immunity ruling, etc., and here we are.

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