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ALBliberal

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56. Fellow tax preparer here
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:59 PM
Feb 24

it’s hard for anyone middle income or lower to even itemize any more given standard deduction amounts and can’t afford mortgage to buy homes so no mortgage interest to add to that auto interest etc etc another gimmick ugh he sucks

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SOTU speech thread [View all] Shellback Squid Feb 24 OP
Gd is good uppityperson Feb 24 #1
Look at his dweller Feb 24 #2
Do tell, I cannot bring my self to watch... Murphyb849 Feb 24 #5
For those of us not watching... Could Cha Feb 24 #28
It was sticking up dweller Feb 24 #32
lol Cha Feb 24 #34
Well now, that's almost worth watching PatSeg Feb 24 #50
Thank goodness for a thread... bamagal62 Feb 24 #3
Am I seeing Dems shaking Kristy Noem's hand? Prairie Gates Feb 24 #4
ABC dweller Feb 24 #6
and those two losers behind him are just as pathetic as he is.... a kennedy Feb 24 #7
I was channel surfing and I swear he introduced Vance as Pres. Vance Grim Chieftain Feb 24 #8
I'd love to see an analysis of what's in his bloodstream right now. jls4561 Feb 24 #9
The Pettysburg Address spooky3 Feb 24 #10
A firehose of lies dpibel Feb 24 #11
Well, they may be lies, but at least they're boring and repetitive . . . hatrack Feb 24 #19
He is stepping back for applause. underpants Feb 24 #12
Like Cato give his little Senate laws / and stand attentive to his own applause Prairie Gates Feb 24 #14
We're the hottest country... DET Feb 24 #13
it works in the sotu bingo game Shellback Squid Feb 24 #16
Yeah, you might think we're a teenage girl or something Walleye Feb 24 #59
I decided to give him a few minutes. The applause seems a bit tepid. likesmountains 52 Feb 24 #15
Please, Mr. President, we're winning too much! DET Feb 24 #17
Hockey team should be ashamed likesmountains 52 Feb 24 #18
Is the goalie chewing gum? zeusdogmom Feb 24 #20
Yep. Chewing his cud like a stupid cow. Maru Kitteh Feb 24 #52
OMG DET Feb 24 #21
Is he passing out pardons too?? Mr.Bee Feb 24 #22
In his mind, he was in the game. He even made an AI fake about it. Walleye Feb 24 #60
Applause is taking much time Shellback Squid Feb 24 #23
Every time he completes a sentence. BBbats Feb 24 #41
"wow, that's something" describing the flood in Texas Shellback Squid Feb 24 #24
There's No Such Thing As A Car Mr.Bee Feb 24 #25
What a coincidence - Camp Mystic families are suing Texas officials... IcyPeas Feb 24 #26
The next time the fools start chanting "USA, USA" dflprincess Feb 24 #27
OR- Mr.Bee Feb 24 #29
Trumpstein files! SheltieLover Feb 24 #39
Love it! dflprincess Feb 24 #40
Biz partners SheltieLover Feb 24 #47
I don't think Maga knows what U stands for Walleye Feb 24 #66
I've been watching the defiance.org site and they are showing him speak his vomitus bull shit ! kimbutgar Feb 24 #30
Yeah, it was superb up to that point. Wednesdays Feb 24 #37
My spouse (who had the idiot on) finally went to bed. Ms. Toad Feb 24 #42
You Can't Force Mr.Bee Feb 24 #31
He still doesn't understand tariffs Mossfern Feb 24 #55
I'm Watching! Can't resist! BBbats Feb 24 #33
He Means Mr.Bee Feb 24 #35
What he just said about Tariffs makes no sense. everyonematters Feb 24 #36
As a tax preparer D_Master81 Feb 24 #38
Fellow tax preparer here ALBliberal Feb 24 #56
Yes but D_Master81 Feb 24 #69
Good point ALBliberal Feb 24 #75
Is it a true benefit or smoke? Shellback Squid Feb 24 #77
Is moscow mitch there? SheltieLover Feb 24 #43
medicated and controlled. WarGamer Feb 24 #44
NONSENSE Mr.Bee Feb 24 #45
It seems to me as if the Democrats; relentlessly sitting on their hands is beginning to get to him. Uncle Joe Feb 24 #46
He just said his prescription plan means we will be paying the lowest drug prices on the world. BBbats Feb 24 #48
Vance has this look that he's sitting on Abolishinist Feb 24 #49
TRUMP. OPPOSITE. SPEAK. Mr.Bee Feb 24 #51
Oh jeez. What did he say? yellow dahlia Feb 24 #61
Democratic attendees clapped for ending officials Melon Feb 24 #53
START THRED #2 please. a kennedy Feb 24 #54
done, fixed it Shellback Squid Feb 24 #65
This isn't #2 where is that thread kcoates Feb 24 #79
All Disproven on PBS! Mr.Bee Feb 24 #57
It's mean, it's self indulgent, it's dishonest DenaliDemocrat Feb 24 #58
It's was also absolutely bizzare. Like circus weasels on acid bizzare. Maru Kitteh Feb 25 #85
He's talking about stopping waste, fraud, and abuse... DET Feb 24 #62
Trump's Granpa Came In Mr.Bee Feb 24 #63
Great Republican Crooks Mr.Bee Feb 24 #64
Man what a racist Mr.Bee Feb 24 #67
Now they are entertaining themselves! everyonematters Feb 24 #68
I have the picture on but not the sound, and occasionally glance over. The simpering smirks on both... 3catwoman3 Feb 24 #70
Show Your Papers To Vote! Mr.Bee Feb 24 #71
Rebuking Democrats... DET Feb 24 #72
I haven't heard one thing about the economy Mr.Bee Feb 24 #73
this guy really really hates immigrants Mr.Bee Feb 24 #74
It's Not the SOTU Mr.Bee Feb 24 #76
AND WE HAVE 8 WARS! Maru Kitteh Feb 24 #78
He's making the case for attacking Iran... DET Feb 24 #80
He's beginning to drift Uncle Joe Feb 24 #81
He Just Cannot Stay On Track Mr.Bee Feb 24 #82
I've never seen anything that campy be so boring. nt tishaLA Feb 25 #83
Didn't watch a second but I can tell. mvd Feb 25 #84
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