This is EXACTLY it.

The trump bunch has NEVER been held accountable for ANYTHING. They’ve strutted across Midtown Manhattan all this time, over all these years - no. Decades! They NEVER had to face the music. Either they threatened lawsuits or other intimidation tactics (sic Michael Cohen on ‘em), or date their victims to sue, knowing the trump side could string things out and wait them out because they had deeper pockets or better connections and the little-guy subcontractor suing them would give up and go away. Or donald could always run to Deutsche Bank and get more big loans, of make some skeevy “deal” with some sketchy Eastern European or Russian oligarch that would inevitably involve money-laundering.

They have NEVER been held accountable.

Til now.

And they have no templates for how to wheel-‘n’-deal their way out of these problems. Intimidation won’t work. Lying and misrepresenting and fudging the facts won’t work. And as of January 3, they’ll have lost half their allies and excuse-makers on Capitol Hill. The House of Reps is GONE. He only has the Senate still in his corner, and that’s already wobbling.

So far there's nothing in the dossier that hasn't been confirmed.

Everything that’s been examined in it so far has proven to be true.

I Love Ted Lieu!

He’s right. Again!

No kidding! Racist, sexist, and elitist as hell!

But in the new year, it will be SHE who’s calling the shots. She will CHAIR that committee and donald, you’ll likely hear from her in the form of subpoenas. Better start showing a little respect...

Aw smirky, I'm so sorry you have to go through this demoralization.

There’s some real cruelty working here. Deliberate and intentional. Especially if you all are opening presents together. The others then are able to see this out in the open. Stick the knife in and twist it.

It’s such a shame this has to happen on Christmas. I guess in a case like this, you find comfort where you can. There would be fireworks if you sought any redress or justice, and lots of emotional damage done. Especially to you. And even if you decide the only answer is to take yourself out of hurtful situations like this, that still creates pain. Especially for you.

Oddly enough, as I’m doing this on my phone, a news story pops up about Carrie Fisher’s daughter trying to cope with a different (but still profound) family wound: the death of her mother. Made me think of what I’d read from you here on this thread.

“I’ve found that what keeps me moving is doing things that make me happy, working hard on the things that I’m passionate about and surrounding myself with people I love and making them smile.”

She signed off with a sweet note to her followers, telling them, “I hope this encourages anyone feeling a little low or lost to ‘keep on moving.’ As my Momby once said, ‘Take your broken heart and turn it into art’ – whatever that art may be for you.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/billie-lourd-carrie-fisher-death-anniversary_us_5c24ce1be4b0407e908042a5

You are lovable AND loved. Certainly here on DU.

Oh yeah. She's worked alright. Picking up a phone from a luxury jet

enroute to exotic locations overseas is “hard work.” I bet she’s never broken a sweat (except in some private luxury workout session maybe), or had to put in overtime or stay at the office after the rest of the family enjoys a rich dinner of first class food served by people toward whom they feel superior.

Just a guess.

There will be a scent of sulfur wafting across the land when he finally dies.

Great movie. Disturbing and depressing just real life back then was.

There’ll be Oscar nominations galore for this, no doubt.

Aw damn. I'm so sorry you have to go through this, onecaliberal.

We lost one of ours this past summer. We knew it was coming. She was disabled from a stroke and we knew she only had a little while left. Beautiful classic tabby. Almost 20 human years old. Sweet thing.

Dammit. We love them and dread the day they inevitably leave. But how could we NOT have these precious companions in our lives?

Thank you for bringing your grief here. You won’t have to go through it alone. Lots of us have been through this and shared it here, and found sympathy, empathy, and comfort. This is a truly great community. As DUer Skittles once put it: “someone’s always here.” Sure meant a lot to me that day.

Bookmarking these.

Love it!

We need reminders like this! SO important to keep one’s spirits up through these grim, shocking, scary, and deeply frustrating times.

THANK YOU for posting this, fleur-de-lisa! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and lots of Holiday Hugs!