Happy Friday! There are 95 days until the general election. Republicans hate kids (and JD misses work), Trump sure seems corrupt and holy cow VP Harris sure raised a crapload of money.
I totally teared up watching the hostages arrive on American soil and being greeted by their traumatized families AND by our President and Vice President. They didn’t grandstand or campaign, they humbly stood in the background honoring the hostages sweet and long awaited reunions. If this didn’t touch you, you might want to check for a heartbeat. So proud to be an American today 💙🇺🇸
Did the orange narcissist really lash out at President Biden's protocol for the hostage return? Did he even wish them well or welcome them home in a post? It's not about you, DJT. It's about them and their families and we are so grateful they are home. Our collective psyches cannot take the hateful machinations from this guy for four more years. VP Harris offers unity and a move forward in America where folks can be who they want to be. It boggles the mind that some simply cannot see the orange charlatan that is in front of them; while others see the former orange deceiver-in-chief and don't care. They don't care because they, too are not about unity but about their bottom line and thirst for absolute power and control. They are disingenuous about VP Harris' role (not border czar) and her record. Mike Johnson, JD Vance and their ilk won't acknowledge that they tanked the bi-partisan border bill to show deference to the orange one. Their racist strategy to discredit her for being who she is and has ALWAYS been is repugnant. His unhinged interview at the NABJ was not surprising. It's who he is. Rachel Scott did welcome him, shake his hand and also ask him why Black voters should trust him with their votes based on his past comments out of the gate. If she hadn't, he would have done what he always does and did, which is to deflect and meander. Kudos to Rachel. I am hopeful, but know we cannot take our foot off the gas for even a moment. The momentum must continue. Project 2025, Ziklag, Tech Broligarchs, the Alt Right and MAGA along with their orange useful idiot want to usher in authoritarianism. All of these strange bedfellows have converged with their own overlapping interests in order to seize power. We all know Trump's "record" so this post won't rehash his disgusting resume of chaos. However, the fact that our Democratic candidate has to defend herself against a Republican candidate that is an adjudicated sexual assaulter and 34 time convicted felon with multi indictments is absurd. A democracy takes work and an informed citizenry. Thank you TBS (been a subscriber since before Substack and don't mind the colorful language at all) for always giving a thorough run down and links to what is going on. Their hope is that we keep our heads down and not look up and take notice so they can do the bait and switch with our rights and freedoms. It won't work. We won't go back.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance on Thursday defended Donald Trump’s false comments about Kamala Harris’ racial identity, saying that it was “totally reasonable” for his ticket mate to describe the vice president as someone who “pretends to be somebody different, depending on the audience she’s talking to.”
Re: note 15. In that interview, Vance says it is pro-family for the right to tie work requirements to the CTC and anti-family for the left to celebrate workforce accomplishments. It is important to note this is the same man currently hitting the campaign trail claiming that his pro-family policies will benefit the average American worker. How? By ensuring we labor without succeeding?
At the momento there are 73 likes for this magnificent piece, just one of many daily magnificences. More folks need to see The Alt…You bumped Mary Trump up (deservingly!) maybe she could ah, like mention your great fucking work.
I was four months pregnant in August 1974 when I attended my one-and-only Dead concert at Hartford Dillon Stadium in Connecticut. I was brutally sick 24/7, but hell, the music was awesome. I tell my son that he has indeed been to a Dead concert! Love you guys - you do such an awesome job.
Great recap of all! The hostage return was indeed touching. Biden presided over the families of the hostages in the Oval Office, as a Prez should-with strength & grace.💜
I totally teared up watching the hostages arrive on American soil and being greeted by their traumatized families AND by our President and Vice President. They didn’t grandstand or campaign, they humbly stood in the background honoring the hostages sweet and long awaited reunions. If this didn’t touch you, you might want to check for a heartbeat. So proud to be an American today 💙🇺🇸
Did the orange narcissist really lash out at President Biden's protocol for the hostage return? Did he even wish them well or welcome them home in a post? It's not about you, DJT. It's about them and their families and we are so grateful they are home. Our collective psyches cannot take the hateful machinations from this guy for four more years. VP Harris offers unity and a move forward in America where folks can be who they want to be. It boggles the mind that some simply cannot see the orange charlatan that is in front of them; while others see the former orange deceiver-in-chief and don't care. They don't care because they, too are not about unity but about their bottom line and thirst for absolute power and control. They are disingenuous about VP Harris' role (not border czar) and her record. Mike Johnson, JD Vance and their ilk won't acknowledge that they tanked the bi-partisan border bill to show deference to the orange one. Their racist strategy to discredit her for being who she is and has ALWAYS been is repugnant. His unhinged interview at the NABJ was not surprising. It's who he is. Rachel Scott did welcome him, shake his hand and also ask him why Black voters should trust him with their votes based on his past comments out of the gate. If she hadn't, he would have done what he always does and did, which is to deflect and meander. Kudos to Rachel. I am hopeful, but know we cannot take our foot off the gas for even a moment. The momentum must continue. Project 2025, Ziklag, Tech Broligarchs, the Alt Right and MAGA along with their orange useful idiot want to usher in authoritarianism. All of these strange bedfellows have converged with their own overlapping interests in order to seize power. We all know Trump's "record" so this post won't rehash his disgusting resume of chaos. However, the fact that our Democratic candidate has to defend herself against a Republican candidate that is an adjudicated sexual assaulter and 34 time convicted felon with multi indictments is absurd. A democracy takes work and an informed citizenry. Thank you TBS (been a subscriber since before Substack and don't mind the colorful language at all) for always giving a thorough run down and links to what is going on. Their hope is that we keep our heads down and not look up and take notice so they can do the bait and switch with our rights and freedoms. It won't work. We won't go back.
DC, your comments were/are spot on. I hope it gets read by all who follow Sam&Adam.
Thank you.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance on Thursday defended Donald Trump’s false comments about Kamala Harris’ racial identity, saying that it was “totally reasonable” for his ticket mate to describe the vice president as someone who “pretends to be somebody different, depending on the audience she’s talking to.”
I saw what you did there.🙂
Re: note 15. In that interview, Vance says it is pro-family for the right to tie work requirements to the CTC and anti-family for the left to celebrate workforce accomplishments. It is important to note this is the same man currently hitting the campaign trail claiming that his pro-family policies will benefit the average American worker. How? By ensuring we labor without succeeding?
Great one.
At the momento there are 73 likes for this magnificent piece, just one of many daily magnificences. More folks need to see The Alt…You bumped Mary Trump up (deservingly!) maybe she could ah, like mention your great fucking work.
I appreciate the profanity!
I was four months pregnant in August 1974 when I attended my one-and-only Dead concert at Hartford Dillon Stadium in Connecticut. I was brutally sick 24/7, but hell, the music was awesome. I tell my son that he has indeed been to a Dead concert! Love you guys - you do such an awesome job.
Adam, Sam
Your writings are a gift and you’re good weird like Portland, OR is, so as the saying goes here, stay weird.
Great recap of all! The hostage return was indeed touching. Biden presided over the families of the hostages in the Oval Office, as a Prez should-with strength & grace.💜
Oh man, it makes it even more cruel that the child tax credit passed the house first and then senate Republicans voted against it.
Paying More to Live Worse is Bidenomics in a Nutshell https://shorturl.at/3GJMd J