Juliajms

Yes please. Meanwhile I find this even more horrifying. An executive order to review low income assistance programs. It's a precursor to "sweeping welfare reform". I'm an atheist since about the age of 13, but I'm thinking of taking up prayer again. These people will stop at nothing to take from the poor. Jesus take the wheel. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/02/trump-white-house-welfare-low-income-executive-order-243376 P.S. Also, thank you Jesus for ambien.

Disgusting. Some good news. The ACLU fighting back against voter suppression. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/aclu-launches-nationwide-voting-rights-campaign-in-the-backyard-of-its-biggest-nemesis/

Overall, I agree with you, but I think people can't help comparing Bush and Trump and noting that Trump is actively working against the victims. So while maybe Bush caring didn't help much, Trump having not one single f*ck to give is hurting. To actually attack the mayor and say "they want everything done for them". Nothing should be surprising at this point, but I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around it. None of that makes Bush or his response to Katrina excusable, but anyone who thought it couldn't get worse than that is being schooled by Trump as we speak.

^ I wish to god Canada or Germany (or anyone) had sent aid boats to Puerto Rico right after the storm just to make it even clearer what an incompetent liar we have in office. Seeing their mayor do that interview with a shirt that Read "help us we are dying" should make us all ashamed on some level.

That's the truth. I do believe things will be better someday, but a lot of people are going to pay the price over the next four years (minimum). It's horrific to see all the areas that Trump and his ilk are doing the worst thing possible. I saw that someone leaked Trump had no plan at all to help Puerto Rico until he saw public sentiment was building against him.

I know this will make the trolls happy, but last night I really thought I was going to have a breakdown when I read that story about Flint. It's one thing when people are suffering and there is hope of help. Right now the Rohingya, Puerto Rico, refugees, and Flint. All of these people are screwed with little hope and it is not going to get better. Not any time soon.

I'd say she's a good actress. I'm not sure the best actress on the planet could make Debbie likable past season 1.

More awful news. Fetal deaths caused by the water in Flint. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/21/flints-lead-poisoned-water-had-a-horrifyingly-large-effect-on-fetal-deaths-study-finds/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.6cc073a5e23a

^ Trump and Stern were a match made in hell for sure. I know Stern is not sincere in what he says. I feel that way about half of conservative radio, but the fact that he's a smart guy and just faking the a-hole routine makes him all the more despicable to me. Back when I was dating Stern was a great litmus test. Women on the dating scene right now are even luckier. There's no better litmus test than 45.

Maybe you're right. Hard for me to say, it seemed to be Stern was trying to get Trump to agree that the other's wanted to "bump her off". Just like he kept trying to get Trump to say Ivanka is a "piece of ass" and eventual succeeded. Either way, it's definitely bad behavior, if it's true. I also wouldn't be surprised if they didn't want her to inherit. There seems to be some distance between Tiffany and the rest of the family. I'm sure this will all make for some tell all books in the years to come. On a total side note when Howard Stern is not the sleaziest man in a conversation, it's truly a sad gathering.

I'm not sure I believe this and I give Ivanka no quarter. I read the transcript and doesn't it sound like Stern was asking Trump if Ivanka and DJ wanted to kill her? That's what I took from it. I can believe they weren't thrilled over having to share. Similar went down in my mother's family over chump change (seriously) and this is (supposedly) billions. Nevertheless, I don't believe they wanted to "bump her off". I'm too cynical to give these folks and credit. There has to be an angle, even if it's just keeping their players happy or fearing that they could piss off both sides and lose money. Whatever it is, I doubt it's about dong the right thing. I didn't see this before I posted. This is as good an explanation as any.

I remember and I know it's meant to have an effect and it does.

^ Ugh. Watching people in wheel chairs being manhandled by police. There is so much chaos and so many terrible things happening right now. I hate feeling so helpless.

They already were. Trump knows exactly how to divide people. Then again, can we blame him for bringing out what was already there? Not sure. One of my Facebook friends has been going on a tear about the NFL protests for a couple of days now. She became an activist when Trump was elected. She's from Iowa and I watched her beat her head against the wall trying to engage her conservative friends on the topic. It was pretty sad. Her last message was basically "all my conservative friends are racist assholes and I'm done." I'm guessing she has fewer friends today than she did two days ago.

When Christiane Amanpour says she's afraid I know I should be too. https://twitter.com/camanpour/status/912348486028468225

Yes. If anything it feels closer to me than it has in a long time. I was born in the 70's and it felt close back then too. I remember seeing the black and white films of the atrocities. It had to be early 80's by then, my mother didn't police my TV watching. I still have a hard time accepting that people are allowing these extremists to gain footing again, both in the U.S. and in Europe. I guess the bright side is that Germany reelected AM.

https://twitter.com/camanpour/status/912001944591458305 ^ A sweetheart deal for Texas perhaps? I'm not sure either, but it's obviously got nothing to do with protecting his people. This is disturbing news:

This pissing match with North Korea is pretty terrifying. Meanwhile Trump is more focused on insulting sports figures exercising their right to protest. I can only imagine how NK is going to react to our military flying near their airspace. I honestly don't know how we are going to survive three and a half more years of this madman.

Thank God for John McCain. Also, while I am not a fan of Rand Paul, I appreciate that he flat out said he wouldn't be bribed or threatened because those of us paying attention know that's what was happening here. I can hardly believe it didn't work.

The less Ben Sasse does the happier I am. This was a good article, but Sasse is enthrall to the Koch brothers and anyone expecting him to stand up for what's right will be waiting along time. I also freely admit that he's a very smart, well educated man. That's why the older I get the more I respect goodness and kindness over intellectual ability.

Discussion of the number of refugee's 45 will let in next year. Ugh. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/trump-refugees/540342/?utm_source=atltw

So many lives are in his hands. Lord help us.

We already knew this, but I'm still pleased. Manafort told to expect indictment. I hope he sings. https://www.vox.com/2017/9/18/16330978/paul-manafort-wiretap-indictment

St Louis police chanting "Whose Streets, Our Streets". http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/351173-st-louis-police-officers-chant-whose-streets-our-streets-during