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October 21, 2025

13 Senate Democrats Vote to Advance Trump Nominee During Shutdown

Thirteen Senate Democrats voted alongside Republicans Tuesday to instate a conservative judge to the Northern District of Alabama.

The Senate voted 66–32 in favor of confirming Harold “Hal” Mooty III as a U.S. district judge. Donald Trump nominated Mooty last month, and his confirmation needed a simple majority in the Senate.

The Democrats that voted in favor include:

Senators Chris Coons (Delaware)
Dick Durbin (Illinois)
John Fetterman (Pennsylvania)
Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
Martin Heinrich (New Mexico)
Tim Kaine (Virginia)
Mark Kelly (Arizona)
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Adam Schiff (California)
Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
Peter Welch (Vermont)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/202072/13-senate-democrats-vote-donald-trump-nominee-shutdown

October 15, 2025

Hahaha snort

Would you let MF45 shit in your mouth for $10,000?

Sane liberal: Ew! God, NO!

MAGA: Absolutely, but it’s gonna take me a while to come up with the money.

February 21, 2025

President Trump Re-appoints Governor Whitmer to Council of Governors

A month ago, my governor had this to say:

“I do look forward to connecting with the incoming president, because we’ve got a lot of important things, and the people of Michigan elected us both twice, just two years apart, both times, and I suspect we can find common ground on some things and that’s my job.”


Then, this:

“I’ve got to make sure that I can deliver and work with folks of the federal government, and so I don’t view myself as the leader of the opposition like some might.”


Finally:

“On the campaign, people say certain things. It’s another thing when they get into office, where they want to spend their energy and the finite resources of government. And so we’ll see what they do.”


So, find common ground with fascists, not a leader of the opposition, and thinking he was just saying stuff on the campaign. I do not recommend looking to Governor Whitmer to do much to earn the speculation of a presidential run. My feeling is she’s just looking where the wind blows. Her own words.
June 28, 2024

My take from last night is MF45 should withdraw.

Anybody says anything differently, my response is, “you’re absolutely right: MF45 should withdraw.” It doesn’t matter what is said. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. The convicted felon should withdraw.

April 28, 2023

All 9 Supreme Court justices push back on oversight: 'Raises more questions,' Senate chair says

There's no conservative-liberal divide on the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to calls for a new, enforceable ethics code.

All nine justices, in a rare step, on Tuesday released a joint statement reaffirming their voluntary adherence to a general code of conduct but rebutting proposals for independent oversight, mandatory compliance with ethics rules and greater transparency in cases of recusal.

The implication, though not expressly stated, is that the court unanimously rejects legislation proposed by Democrats seeking to impose on the justices the same ethics obligations applied to all other federal judges.

"The justices ... consult a wide variety of authorities to address specific ethical issues," the members of the high court said in a document titled "Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices."


https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/9-supreme-court-justices-push-back-oversight-raises/story?id=98917921
April 16, 2023

The Paradox of Control

Sounds like every conservative I've ever run across.

June 24, 2022

Should have had Cisneros.

Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, the lone anti-abortion Democrat in the House, said Friday his position has not changed.

"We'll let the states make this decision now," he said.

Asked by NBC News about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's reaction to the Supreme Court's decision, which she said was "cruel," Cuellar said, "Everybody has their opinion, including the speaker."

Cuellar said that while he was in the minority in his caucus, he is not in his district.


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/live-blog/supreme-court-abortion-live-updates-roe-v-wade-rcna35149?icid=ed_npd_nn_nn_np_liveblog#rcrd3131]

I'm sure he's pretty chuffed at the support he got. How does that support look now?
May 25, 2022

It's time to politicize this shit.

Too soon? For what? The NEXT massacre? You make better POLICY when you POLITICIZE stuff. This more than qualifies.

May 3, 2022

How to be apolitical

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