I read Thiel has moved his entire family to Argentia to protect his $$$$$. Hmmm someone should remind everybody that Argentina is famous for sheltering many criminals, especially n@zi ones.
Thanks for acknowledging the good that Biden and his administration did. He should have flaunted it more, but that just wasn’t his style. I look back longingly… but am also looking forward with a lot of optimism. We’re gonna be okay… after a lot of hard work on our part. We are gonna be okay. 💙💕
Yeah, we definitely should have been yelling from the mountaintops, but I think we were such an ailing nation from Covid, I also think the fatigue and depression was too great. Not entirely excusing, but “don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone”?
How true about Democrats. Also many programs to help people to point to. No core beliefs or coherent ideas lead to this country back from the brink. We democrats need a leader who speaks effectively powerfully and directly. (I am not RC but the Pope is doing a good job)! Read regularly post rarely
You would think that when T went after the Pope he was also challenging God. Considering most of the SC are Catholics, I am sure the issue is not lost on them. Wondering when they will find the courage to stand up to him.
So vance was trying to explain Augustinian logic explaining the limited reason for a just war to justify trump's illegal war to an Augstin ian scholar?...It's like an altar server trying to explain how to perform a Mass to a priest.....
To be fair the mainstream press only wanted to focus on Biden’s age and now couldn’t care less about the old sack of $hit currently running our country into the ground.
The Democrats have left me infuriated with their mumbling impotence. If only some of their strategists would talk to average people like me. I’m left, center left, and very forgiving. But they not only went too far left for where we are now, they shouted, and shoved it. Look at all those letters and new pronouns we are supposed to use to describe someone! He, She, Them, They, and the LGBTQLWMNSD… Where does it end? I have gay friends and relatives; I treasure them, and respect them as equals. But all of the emphasis on just how different people are has served to divide us. Our more conservative friends and neighbors need more time to adjust, and some will, if it isn’t forced on them. Just like mask wearing during COVID. I wore them, as did my family. But I understood the rebellious kickback that some felt when ordered to do. It could have been done more diplomatically and not as an order. Many rebel when ordered, but when presented with facts and options, for their own best interests, they would probably be more willing.
Are you joking? Are you really trying to say that Dems pushed pronouns and LGBTQ letters on the populace?
And by the way, your conservative friends have had 10 years to figure out Donnycon is bad for the country. How much more time do they need?
I suppose a lot of they don’t have the common sense to simply wear a damn mask to keep people from getting sick. Your comment sounds more MAGA than leftist.
I’m not saying the Dems pushed the pronouns, etc., but we were given the impression they were. However, I saw a big rainbow display at the front of our local Target, that was obviously welcoming LGBTQ people. It was a beautiful display, but my first thought was, oh, no, here in this very red part of my purple state, this is not going to go over well. It made me sad and scared. No, you misread my intended statement. I am never, ever going to vote for a Republican, which I rarely ever have done anyway. I have gotten rid of almost every piece of red clothing I have and will not be seen wearing red anything. I fully support rights of all people to love whomever they love, whatever skin color they have, whatever religion they have or don’t have. But the Democrats’ spokespersons have not worked out very well how to convince the others that this is the right way to treat others, and that it would be better for all of us if we did.
So you’re sad and scared because Target has a rainbow display for pride month?
Am I reading correctly that it’s up to Dems to convince maga idiots not to be bigots, misogynists, and racists?
Talk about obeying in advance. If you want to live in fear of maga bigots, that’s your choice. Don’t blame Democrats for their behavior though. That’s absurd.
Thank you. I always love reading you. Even with the bleakest of news, you somehow make me feel better, just because you are out there; you care; you have the gift of communicating and saying for so many of us what is in our hearts. And you love animals (which is tops on my list)! So thank you.. for YOU.
I will never forgive the legacy media, the Republican Congress, the billionaires and the Supreme Court for what they've done. Thanks for expressing our collective outrage.
Unfortunately your readers are not the ones that voted this _______ fill in the blank, into office. Also, a friend of mine from law school some 30+ years ago, claims no one person can legally earn a billion dollars. I tend to agree. I worked with, and represented many millionaires over the years and never once thought they were any more intelligent than the average worker. Some were incredibly stupid yet here we are living through what history will view as a madman’s tenure. I hope it is not too late to turn this around. My view is the rich finally have someone in charge ruthless and cruel enough to carry out their agenda.
Exasperating to say the least, is how I feel. You are right, Joe was a good man and still is, but he did us no favors trying to stick around. That said, a new crop of leaders has to emerge, and Jon Ossoff is a bright spot, but we need more than one, but the bigger question in my mind is can we wait that long before the killing fields open up. That worries the shit out of me.
I thank you again for reminding everyone what we had and don't anymore 2 years ago. The world had never been perfect but it's so far from that now. I hope you have a chance to read the article of John Ossoff's rally in Georgia yesterday. He is someone I hope can get us out of this mess. He articulated all the corruption that is happening right before our eyes, and this administration is letting it happen, and as he stated hopefully after the midterms all those people with have to answer questions under oath before the American people. Thanks again for leading the charge.
This is one of the best, most balanced assessments I’ve read on where we are and how we got here. I am so sick of hearing Democrats blame Biden for everything that has gone wrong, without acknowledging that (in my opinion at least) Joe Biden’s one term was one of the most effective and consequential presidential terms in our history.
Agree with you completely! Joe deserves a great deal more credit and respect than he has ever been shown. I think Joe is such a truly decent man that he takes his solace in knowing within himself that he was true to the decent man that he is. I truly miss having a REAL president!!!
I am glad someone remembers the way Biden tried to be sure we got back on the right foot to lift people up and save our country. I am surprised this criminal clown show has not caused him to just keel over with all the hatred and vileness this regime spews. You would think that with drumpfs awful diet, no real exercise and his whole being is nothing but ugliness inside and out that he does not just collapse under the it all. Love reading you Earl. Hang in there we will some out on the other side stronger.
Oh, so many comforting and positive memories of Joe Biden.... just remembering Joe doing a simple thing like enjoying an ice cream cone and meeting with the people at the ice cream 🍨 shop..... that made me smile -- thank you for reminding us of Joe's goodness and humanity. Unlike what we have now, an ogre, an orange monster with NO soul who's only goal is to crush the people and conquer the world..... he's raped and pillaged his entire life and the only thing that will stop him is the Grim Reaper or a full metal jacket round.
To say "crushed by out-of-control billionaires" is the perfect description. Nobody needs to be a billionaire, it's obscene actually. Active wealth should be controlled and capped, remanding the excess wealth back to the nation that allowed such success to develop in the first place.....in my humble opinion, it's the patriotic thing to do, because we ALL do better, when we ALL do better.... everywhere in the world.
Thank you for this thoughtful article Earl, I hope we make it out of this dystopian hellscape soon..... our lives (what's left of them) depends upon it. My dream is to see that murderous orange chancre croak during one of his screaming rallies, mid-scream..... deflate like a worn out balloon and blow off the staging like leftover trash 🗑️.......hey, a girl can still dream, right?
Have a tranquil evening Earl, may I prescribe a glorious piece of cake to close out the day 🍰..... peace and love 🙏💙🕊️
One thing that I remember as being so very right is that he supported the Constitutional separation of Church and State noticeably re birth control. In his personal life, he followed his Catholic faith but protected other's rights to their own faith.
You are so right.... Joe embodied the separation of church and state. He didn't force his religious beliefs upon others and respected everyone's personal choices. Joe did his very best to live up to the true tenets of what a real Christian is. Thank you for caring 🙏💙
Yes, I felt safe during the Biden years as well. And felt I had reason to hope. He was a good man and I fear we may have seen the last of good men. So I’ll keep wiping that sleep I didn’t get from my eyes and crashing through the awful news each morning.
A man stops at a corner new stand every day and buys a newspaper. He takes one look at the front page and throws it in the trash. This goes on for a couple of weeks. And finally, the news vendor asks him, “every day you buy a paper and throw it in the trash, what are you looking for?” The man says “I’m looking for the obituaries.” The vendor says “obituaries aren’t on the front page.” The man says “this one will be”. Looking forward to that day.
We all look for the big beautiful obituary every morning.
The last thing checked every night, and the first thing the next morning, too.
I know it's hard to believe, but psychologically speaking, jd puppeted by 🖤 thiel is worse.
I read Thiel has moved his entire family to Argentia to protect his $$$$$. Hmmm someone should remind everybody that Argentina is famous for sheltering many criminals, especially n@zi ones.
If he runs, his companies will be nationalized.
I'd hope so but with blind corporations and shell companies, my guess is he can rule from any locale.
Not really, because they don’t have a cult following
Yes they do. They have musk's cult.
Thanks for acknowledging the good that Biden and his administration did. He should have flaunted it more, but that just wasn’t his style. I look back longingly… but am also looking forward with a lot of optimism. We’re gonna be okay… after a lot of hard work on our part. We are gonna be okay. 💙💕
Everybody should have flaunted it more, my friend, but as has endlessly been discussed, Democrats have no talent for messaging -- even the good stuff.
Yeah, we definitely should have been yelling from the mountaintops, but I think we were such an ailing nation from Covid, I also think the fatigue and depression was too great. Not entirely excusing, but “don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone”?
How true about Democrats. Also many programs to help people to point to. No core beliefs or coherent ideas lead to this country back from the brink. We democrats need a leader who speaks effectively powerfully and directly. (I am not RC but the Pope is doing a good job)! Read regularly post rarely
The Pope has been a blast of fresh air, Grover.
Nice hearing from you.
He's from Chicago and went to college in Philly - he's a badass:-)
You would think that when T went after the Pope he was also challenging God. Considering most of the SC are Catholics, I am sure the issue is not lost on them. Wondering when they will find the courage to stand up to him.
So vance was trying to explain Augustinian logic explaining the limited reason for a just war to justify trump's illegal war to an Augstin ian scholar?...It's like an altar server trying to explain how to perform a Mass to a priest.....
To be fair the mainstream press only wanted to focus on Biden’s age and now couldn’t care less about the old sack of $hit currently running our country into the ground.
The Democrats have left me infuriated with their mumbling impotence. If only some of their strategists would talk to average people like me. I’m left, center left, and very forgiving. But they not only went too far left for where we are now, they shouted, and shoved it. Look at all those letters and new pronouns we are supposed to use to describe someone! He, She, Them, They, and the LGBTQLWMNSD… Where does it end? I have gay friends and relatives; I treasure them, and respect them as equals. But all of the emphasis on just how different people are has served to divide us. Our more conservative friends and neighbors need more time to adjust, and some will, if it isn’t forced on them. Just like mask wearing during COVID. I wore them, as did my family. But I understood the rebellious kickback that some felt when ordered to do. It could have been done more diplomatically and not as an order. Many rebel when ordered, but when presented with facts and options, for their own best interests, they would probably be more willing.
Are you joking? Are you really trying to say that Dems pushed pronouns and LGBTQ letters on the populace?
And by the way, your conservative friends have had 10 years to figure out Donnycon is bad for the country. How much more time do they need?
I suppose a lot of they don’t have the common sense to simply wear a damn mask to keep people from getting sick. Your comment sounds more MAGA than leftist.
I’m not saying the Dems pushed the pronouns, etc., but we were given the impression they were. However, I saw a big rainbow display at the front of our local Target, that was obviously welcoming LGBTQ people. It was a beautiful display, but my first thought was, oh, no, here in this very red part of my purple state, this is not going to go over well. It made me sad and scared. No, you misread my intended statement. I am never, ever going to vote for a Republican, which I rarely ever have done anyway. I have gotten rid of almost every piece of red clothing I have and will not be seen wearing red anything. I fully support rights of all people to love whomever they love, whatever skin color they have, whatever religion they have or don’t have. But the Democrats’ spokespersons have not worked out very well how to convince the others that this is the right way to treat others, and that it would be better for all of us if we did.
So you’re sad and scared because Target has a rainbow display for pride month?
Am I reading correctly that it’s up to Dems to convince maga idiots not to be bigots, misogynists, and racists?
Talk about obeying in advance. If you want to live in fear of maga bigots, that’s your choice. Don’t blame Democrats for their behavior though. That’s absurd.
A POTUS too busy for self promotion. What a concept!
A man whose only love is for himself, will never be satisfied.
"We watch in reverence as Narcissus is turned to a flower." - Peter Gabriel
Be warned 🇺🇸! The "malignant" in malignant narcissist means "progressively gets worse."
100%
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Thank you. I always love reading you. Even with the bleakest of news, you somehow make me feel better, just because you are out there; you care; you have the gift of communicating and saying for so many of us what is in our hearts. And you love animals (which is tops on my list)! So thank you.. for YOU.
Well, you just my day. Thanks a million for the kind words.
(The animals are everything ...)
Thank you for saying that and sharing that sentiment - Earl is the best for sure. And yes, animals are tops on the list for countless reasons!
I will never forgive the legacy media, the Republican Congress, the billionaires and the Supreme Court for what they've done. Thanks for expressing our collective outrage.
Was going to talk about that media, but the piece was long enough as is, Ann!
Much, much better off = Speaker Mike out and Speaker Jeffries with the gavel in his hands on January 3, 2027.
Amen, brother.
Unfortunately your readers are not the ones that voted this _______ fill in the blank, into office. Also, a friend of mine from law school some 30+ years ago, claims no one person can legally earn a billion dollars. I tend to agree. I worked with, and represented many millionaires over the years and never once thought they were any more intelligent than the average worker. Some were incredibly stupid yet here we are living through what history will view as a madman’s tenure. I hope it is not too late to turn this around. My view is the rich finally have someone in charge ruthless and cruel enough to carry out their agenda.
No doubt. They are tied together at the hip and where their bottomless pockets meet, man.
Exasperating to say the least, is how I feel. You are right, Joe was a good man and still is, but he did us no favors trying to stick around. That said, a new crop of leaders has to emerge, and Jon Ossoff is a bright spot, but we need more than one, but the bigger question in my mind is can we wait that long before the killing fields open up. That worries the shit out of me.
Time is NOT on our side, Bill.
Well Father Time & Mother Nature are not on DT's side either.
Baby I'm amazed he's still ...
How right you are.
I thank you again for reminding everyone what we had and don't anymore 2 years ago. The world had never been perfect but it's so far from that now. I hope you have a chance to read the article of John Ossoff's rally in Georgia yesterday. He is someone I hope can get us out of this mess. He articulated all the corruption that is happening right before our eyes, and this administration is letting it happen, and as he stated hopefully after the midterms all those people with have to answer questions under oath before the American people. Thanks again for leading the charge.
I believe Ossoff will be president someday, Ed.
He would be a great President.
He is a good guy. GA is very lucky.
💯🎯
This is one of the best, most balanced assessments I’ve read on where we are and how we got here. I am so sick of hearing Democrats blame Biden for everything that has gone wrong, without acknowledging that (in my opinion at least) Joe Biden’s one term was one of the most effective and consequential presidential terms in our history.
A helluva lot of good was done.
Agree with you completely! Joe deserves a great deal more credit and respect than he has ever been shown. I think Joe is such a truly decent man that he takes his solace in knowing within himself that he was true to the decent man that he is. I truly miss having a REAL president!!!
Amen Donna. Joe Biden did a whole lot of good, starting with getting us out of COVID
I am glad someone remembers the way Biden tried to be sure we got back on the right foot to lift people up and save our country. I am surprised this criminal clown show has not caused him to just keel over with all the hatred and vileness this regime spews. You would think that with drumpfs awful diet, no real exercise and his whole being is nothing but ugliness inside and out that he does not just collapse under the it all. Love reading you Earl. Hang in there we will some out on the other side stronger.
Thanks, Teri.
We are in this together, and will come out stronger.
Definitely
Waiting every morning for the BBO. (IYKYK) Clots and prayers.
Oh, so many comforting and positive memories of Joe Biden.... just remembering Joe doing a simple thing like enjoying an ice cream cone and meeting with the people at the ice cream 🍨 shop..... that made me smile -- thank you for reminding us of Joe's goodness and humanity. Unlike what we have now, an ogre, an orange monster with NO soul who's only goal is to crush the people and conquer the world..... he's raped and pillaged his entire life and the only thing that will stop him is the Grim Reaper or a full metal jacket round.
To say "crushed by out-of-control billionaires" is the perfect description. Nobody needs to be a billionaire, it's obscene actually. Active wealth should be controlled and capped, remanding the excess wealth back to the nation that allowed such success to develop in the first place.....in my humble opinion, it's the patriotic thing to do, because we ALL do better, when we ALL do better.... everywhere in the world.
Thank you for this thoughtful article Earl, I hope we make it out of this dystopian hellscape soon..... our lives (what's left of them) depends upon it. My dream is to see that murderous orange chancre croak during one of his screaming rallies, mid-scream..... deflate like a worn out balloon and blow off the staging like leftover trash 🗑️.......hey, a girl can still dream, right?
Have a tranquil evening Earl, may I prescribe a glorious piece of cake to close out the day 🍰..... peace and love 🙏💙🕊️
Have a good evening, too, Diane. -Peace
One thing that I remember as being so very right is that he supported the Constitutional separation of Church and State noticeably re birth control. In his personal life, he followed his Catholic faith but protected other's rights to their own faith.
Trump's SCOTUS is NOT doing that.
You are so right.... Joe embodied the separation of church and state. He didn't force his religious beliefs upon others and respected everyone's personal choices. Joe did his very best to live up to the true tenets of what a real Christian is. Thank you for caring 🙏💙
Really enjoyed reading your comments - I so agree with you! Thank you for sharing here ...
Thank you so much 🙏💙
Yes, I felt safe during the Biden years as well. And felt I had reason to hope. He was a good man and I fear we may have seen the last of good men. So I’ll keep wiping that sleep I didn’t get from my eyes and crashing through the awful news each morning.
A man stops at a corner new stand every day and buys a newspaper. He takes one look at the front page and throws it in the trash. This goes on for a couple of weeks. And finally, the news vendor asks him, “every day you buy a paper and throw it in the trash, what are you looking for?” The man says “I’m looking for the obituaries.” The vendor says “obituaries aren’t on the front page.” The man says “this one will be”. Looking forward to that day.
OK, you just made my day, Ed.
Love that.
-Cheers
It’s actually an old Russian joke. Choose your obituary. Cheers. Love your work.
Ugh, so true