Portrait of a Nation Crumbling. One hopes that this anti-immigrant fever that the right wing has whipped up (again), will fade. Once we have cleared out all people that are 1) non-white 2) seeking a better life and the pursuit of happiness, then will white people be happy?
I hate to follow this thread but I guess it's implied that when the brown people are gone, the black people will be targeted, but it will not be with citizenship. It has already begun to happen with Black women:
"(Black women) comprise 6% of the overall U.S. labor force and 12% of the federal labor force. But of the almost 300,000 federal jobs slashed in 2025, Black women were a stunning 33% of those cuts."
Black women with good jobs and careers for which they were highly qualified, have been the single most reason for Black families entering the middle class. Now, they have been ripped from government careers and sent into a workforce that does not have comparable jobs. They will slip into economic despair. Their children will not go to college but will need to work during and after high school to keep the family above water.
Then what? Will America then be great enough for maga, or do they need to disappear all non-white citizens? Good bye Asians, all brown skinned people, all non-Christian religions, all mentally ill, physically handicapped, or elderly people? Hey Mr. Pwesident, Stephen the Miller and Cpl Judy Vance, how about a good eugenics policy? (You can get rid of little [brown] marco rubio, and clear the way.)
As a resident of Georgia, I can confirm that Mike Collins is unfit for public office. Thanks for shining the light on this cockroach that feeds off my purse. VOTE FOR JON OSSOFF!
One would think that the Republicans could find at least one person to represent the GOP in some race, anywhere who was not a blatant thief,cheater,and moral reprobate.
Why do they always blame Biden or Obama for an open border, when the border policy hasn't changed 1 iota? It was the party of trump that refused to pass the Lankford border bill because of trump. It's still Title 8. trump's congress hasn't passed any laws to change the border. An EO or a memorandum certainly isn't the same as a law. Why won't the party of trump acknowledge that.
I have to assume that’s was a redundant question. The MAGA voters have conveniently selective memories. We should be reminding them of the Langford bill every day.
change his conduct? Just who is going to convince Collins to change his conduct? Republicans have found that they are able to get away with blatant disregard for the law. That's what happens when power is handed to dishonest, cruel people.
If anyone still thinks their vote doesn't count, think again.
How could you just "KNOW" something like that? You can't read his mind and he is playing 555,555 Triple D - chess ALL THE DAMN TIME! He is a visionary and Stratagem Master while you? You're merely a BTAM Master, whateverthe hell that is! MAGA!!!
No offense taken! I'm proud to be a master of a lost technology.
FYI, if you were an old - very old - IBM mainframe programmer, you'd be familiar with BTAM. At BTAM's twilight (2000), I was one of the top BTAM programmers, mostly because all the others had retired and/or passed on to better locations.
Every now and then, someone will admit their age by recognizing my moniker.
To what extent can Collins and other flagrant violators even be censured for failing to adhere to these standards? Or is it purely up to voters? Frankly, in either case, I'm not terribly optimistic given the current political climate.
This is a powerful tool to use against these theives... keep it simple....ask questions.. ..make all the answers point back to any ad these "politicians" make with the tax payers money that should be feeding families, keeping gas prices in check and school lunches and so much more
There should be a new 3 percent Social Security tax on wages above $1 million a year. Employers should not match a person's Social Security taxes on wages above $100,000 a year.
I expect black families to be the families that benefit the most from Social Security retirement accounts. I expect many will pour their money into their family businesses. I expect they will help black males to live longer lives and over time to help reduce maternal mortality which is sky high for black families in the USA. I read over 33 years ago that black males are likely to live shorter lives than white males in the USA.
Social Security should allow people to invest up to 25 percent of their Social Security taxes into retirement/investment accounts and have this money used to pay for
Funeral costs
Life insurance
Short term disability insurance
Long term disability insurance
Health insurance plans
Health care costs
Gold
Silver
Index mutual funds
Mutual funds
Government bonds
For themselves, family members, others.
Government bonds including bonds that are used to build and run food banks, supermarkets in food deserts, homeless shelters, houses on Native American reservations, high quality affordable public housing apartments that are NOT in public housing towers, public k-12 schools, free child care centers, free elder care centers, free job training, etc.
The bonds, free child care, free elder care, free job training will likely increase tax revenues for local governments, state governments, federal government.
Life involves risks. Each person should get to decide if want to have Social Security retirement/investment account. If people put money into Social Security retirement/investment account need to realize this may reduce amount of money people get if become disabled and when retired. Do people care about Individual Liberty and Individual freedom?
GAO discussed Social Security Disability backlog in 1997.
Over 100,000 have died waiting to see an Administrative Law Judge for Social Security Disability.
Congress has the power to employ Tribunals inferior to US Supreme Court and Administrative Law Judges are Tribunals inferior to US Supreme Court.
People in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are more likely to become disabled than die.
CHANGING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
When people first apply for Social Security disability, they are able to get attorneys for a percentage of past due benefits.
When people have Social Security Disability and Social Security says person is no longer disabled, person should be able to get an attorney for a percentage of monthly benefits during the review process and Social Security should hold onto attorney fees during review process.
Medicare should start when first qualify for Social Security disability.
People should be allowed to buy into Medicare for all. They should not have to buy into Medicare for all.
USA should never have just Medicare for All.
When Democratic Party was in control of the US House of Representatives, the Indian Health Service did forced sterilizations of Native American females.
Congress should back our currency with gold, silver, other valuable commodities, federal government owned lands.
Need over $900 now to buy what $250 could buy in January 1981 when national debt was under $1 trillion.
Congress should be in control of Federal Reserve.
The higher property taxes go up the harder it is to save for retirement.
I pay more in taxes than a family of 6 that has 4 kids in school because city says my property is worth more than their property. 10 or more people could live in a home and use lot more city services than me and yet I pay more in taxes. This is theft. This is NOT fiscal responsibility.
Taxes on primary residences are not based on income coming, usage of services, and harm people cause.
It is not possible for our city or other cities to fund schools when funding of them is based on value of primary residences. Taxes should be reduced on primary residences and user fees should be adopted to help fund schools, police, fire, etc. The more kids your family has in school the more money you pay to educate them. If have 6 kids in school, pay more than if you have 4. More people in your home more you pay for police, fire, highway, parks.
I expect the US Supreme Court after Democrats pick judges who care about the Constitution to decide cities may not base providing of local government services on property taxes of primary residences. I expect the US Supreme Court to also say that when a city government takes a home for non payment of taxes it has to pay the home owner the appraised value of the home and not what the city gets at auction. I think a lot of cities are stealing homes from people now. They sell homes at auction cheap so politically connected people may buy them and flip them for huge profits.
The US Supreme Court will most likely say a federal law making Roe v Wade law of land is not constitutional if it is not based on free exercise of religion dealing with health care.
The right to have abortions and the right to have a doctor for doctor assisted suicide depends on free exercise of religion dealing with health care. The War of Democratic Party and ACLU against free exercise of religion dealing with education - vouchers led to people losing the right to have abortions. If you make people pay taxes for public schools, must allow students/parents to use vouchers for religious schools. If do not, establishing religion in the form of secularism and making it harder for free exercise of religion to take place. Cities may set a limit on how big a voucher may be. State Supreme Court may make it bigger.
Our electeds in California do the same thing. I get political literature disguised as information from Orange County Republicans I would never vote for. What a waste of my tax dollars.
Republicans follow their cult leader and take as much as they want from public funds without regard to laws. The age of the lawless and corrupt "Takers" is upon us everywhere. From the tech bros, to the White House, to crypto, to Wall Street, to the Republican Party. The rich white guys reign supreme by stealing OUR money.
Where is the article: "Democrats found to have been funneling billions of taxpayer money through USAID to fund NGOs that spent the money on Democrat campaigns"?
There is currently no official evidence or federal investigation confirming that the Democratic Party funneled billions of taxpayer dollars through the U.S. Agency for International Development to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) specifically to fund Democratic campaigns.
There ya go Frank. It doesn't exist. Why? The situation you describe never happened.
LOL. No, the government money funding NGOs has been lopsided in those NGOs promoting causes that are all part of the Democrat platform. These are progressive non-profits claiming climate change and social justice missions, that have, for example, promoted wokeism, socialism, anti-industrialism and communism.
You libtards and your “no official evidence” claim is easy to be ignored these days. Your slimy lefty lawyer cabal isn’t doing a good enough job keeping all that corrupt politics under the radar. USAID dark money is also cut off and surprise surprise… south and central America elections return to equilibrium rejecting the socialism drift that the USAID dark money was funding.
The funny thing about your little conspiracy is that you equate compassion and the attempt to right some wrongs in the world with Democrats and progressives. As a lifelong progressive I thank you for the compliment. My question for you is: since you rightwingers claim to be the “real” Christian’s, chosen by god, right about everything…..why are you NOT supporting those programs? Isn’t that what the Christ in your “Christianity” advised you to do???
Your programs follow the Shirky Principle. They always perpetuate the problems they claim to address as a reason to spend more where more Democrats can skim and loot from it.
The only remedy for this is to vote the perps out of office. Anyone seriously think anyone in government including SCOTUS has the cajones to put a stop to this?
Are there any MAGA Republicans for whom any laws apply? They all think they are Trump and can do whatever they want with taxpayer or donor money.
Portrait of a Nation Crumbling. One hopes that this anti-immigrant fever that the right wing has whipped up (again), will fade. Once we have cleared out all people that are 1) non-white 2) seeking a better life and the pursuit of happiness, then will white people be happy?
Nope. Then they'll be looking for someone exploitable to do their work. Again!
I hate to follow this thread but I guess it's implied that when the brown people are gone, the black people will be targeted, but it will not be with citizenship. It has already begun to happen with Black women:
"(Black women) comprise 6% of the overall U.S. labor force and 12% of the federal labor force. But of the almost 300,000 federal jobs slashed in 2025, Black women were a stunning 33% of those cuts."
Black women with good jobs and careers for which they were highly qualified, have been the single most reason for Black families entering the middle class. Now, they have been ripped from government careers and sent into a workforce that does not have comparable jobs. They will slip into economic despair. Their children will not go to college but will need to work during and after high school to keep the family above water.
Then what? Will America then be great enough for maga, or do they need to disappear all non-white citizens? Good bye Asians, all brown skinned people, all non-Christian religions, all mentally ill, physically handicapped, or elderly people? Hey Mr. Pwesident, Stephen the Miller and Cpl Judy Vance, how about a good eugenics policy? (You can get rid of little [brown] marco rubio, and clear the way.)
No matter what there is no giving up Katy. I know that you won't. Neither will I.
As a resident of Georgia, I can confirm that Mike Collins is unfit for public office. Thanks for shining the light on this cockroach that feeds off my purse. VOTE FOR JON OSSOFF!
One would think that the Republicans could find at least one person to represent the GOP in some race, anywhere who was not a blatant thief,cheater,and moral reprobate.
Apparently not.
Why do they always blame Biden or Obama for an open border, when the border policy hasn't changed 1 iota? It was the party of trump that refused to pass the Lankford border bill because of trump. It's still Title 8. trump's congress hasn't passed any laws to change the border. An EO or a memorandum certainly isn't the same as a law. Why won't the party of trump acknowledge that.
I have to assume that’s was a redundant question. The MAGA voters have conveniently selective memories. We should be reminding them of the Langford bill every day.
Yes, rhetorical question. I've asked maga, they never answer. They never answer anything because they don't have talking points for what I'm asking 😂
change his conduct? Just who is going to convince Collins to change his conduct? Republicans have found that they are able to get away with blatant disregard for the law. That's what happens when power is handed to dishonest, cruel people.
If anyone still thinks their vote doesn't count, think again.
Just what I thought. He'll probably double-down. Why not? We are incapable of enforcing the few remaining rules governing campaigns.
If I didn't know better, I'd think our president's proud of his corruption and approves of it down ballot...
How could you just "KNOW" something like that? You can't read his mind and he is playing 555,555 Triple D - chess ALL THE DAMN TIME! He is a visionary and Stratagem Master while you? You're merely a BTAM Master, whateverthe hell that is! MAGA!!!
/s
I couldn't help teasing ok?
No offense taken! I'm proud to be a master of a lost technology.
FYI, if you were an old - very old - IBM mainframe programmer, you'd be familiar with BTAM. At BTAM's twilight (2000), I was one of the top BTAM programmers, mostly because all the others had retired and/or passed on to better locations.
Every now and then, someone will admit their age by recognizing my moniker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_telecommunications_access_method
Wow! Hats off to you sir. I started working on mainframes in the 70's as a user only mind you, and I remember green bar printer paper!
Also thanks for decrypting the acronym.
You're welcome...and thank you for keeping my nerdy job secure!
To what extent can Collins and other flagrant violators even be censured for failing to adhere to these standards? Or is it purely up to voters? Frankly, in either case, I'm not terribly optimistic given the current political climate.
End Citizens United! Get money out of politics!
That is the answer to so many problems. That and shut down the Heritage Foundation, the originator of all this Libertarian anti-American claptrap.
It isn’t always the Republicans but they are clearly the most. But it takes two …the politician and the citizen voter. Wake up! Pay attention!
Collins wouldn’t change. Trump doesn’t bother.
Not true but when “Conservatives “ own just about all media now you aren’t going to hear the good stuff, only the more extreme oppressed views.
This is a powerful tool to use against these theives... keep it simple....ask questions.. ..make all the answers point back to any ad these "politicians" make with the tax payers money that should be feeding families, keeping gas prices in check and school lunches and so much more
part 2
There should be a new 3 percent Social Security tax on wages above $1 million a year. Employers should not match a person's Social Security taxes on wages above $100,000 a year.
I expect black families to be the families that benefit the most from Social Security retirement accounts. I expect many will pour their money into their family businesses. I expect they will help black males to live longer lives and over time to help reduce maternal mortality which is sky high for black families in the USA. I read over 33 years ago that black males are likely to live shorter lives than white males in the USA.
Social Security should allow people to invest up to 25 percent of their Social Security taxes into retirement/investment accounts and have this money used to pay for
Funeral costs
Life insurance
Short term disability insurance
Long term disability insurance
Health insurance plans
Health care costs
Gold
Silver
Index mutual funds
Mutual funds
Government bonds
For themselves, family members, others.
Government bonds including bonds that are used to build and run food banks, supermarkets in food deserts, homeless shelters, houses on Native American reservations, high quality affordable public housing apartments that are NOT in public housing towers, public k-12 schools, free child care centers, free elder care centers, free job training, etc.
The bonds, free child care, free elder care, free job training will likely increase tax revenues for local governments, state governments, federal government.
Life involves risks. Each person should get to decide if want to have Social Security retirement/investment account. If people put money into Social Security retirement/investment account need to realize this may reduce amount of money people get if become disabled and when retired. Do people care about Individual Liberty and Individual freedom?
GAO discussed Social Security Disability backlog in 1997.
Over 100,000 have died waiting to see an Administrative Law Judge for Social Security Disability.
Congress has the power to employ Tribunals inferior to US Supreme Court and Administrative Law Judges are Tribunals inferior to US Supreme Court.
People in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are more likely to become disabled than die.
CHANGING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
When people first apply for Social Security disability, they are able to get attorneys for a percentage of past due benefits.
When people have Social Security Disability and Social Security says person is no longer disabled, person should be able to get an attorney for a percentage of monthly benefits during the review process and Social Security should hold onto attorney fees during review process.
Medicare should start when first qualify for Social Security disability.
People should be allowed to buy into Medicare for all. They should not have to buy into Medicare for all.
USA should never have just Medicare for All.
When Democratic Party was in control of the US House of Representatives, the Indian Health Service did forced sterilizations of Native American females.
Congress should back our currency with gold, silver, other valuable commodities, federal government owned lands.
Need over $900 now to buy what $250 could buy in January 1981 when national debt was under $1 trillion.
Congress should be in control of Federal Reserve.
The higher property taxes go up the harder it is to save for retirement.
I pay more in taxes than a family of 6 that has 4 kids in school because city says my property is worth more than their property. 10 or more people could live in a home and use lot more city services than me and yet I pay more in taxes. This is theft. This is NOT fiscal responsibility.
Taxes on primary residences are not based on income coming, usage of services, and harm people cause.
It is not possible for our city or other cities to fund schools when funding of them is based on value of primary residences. Taxes should be reduced on primary residences and user fees should be adopted to help fund schools, police, fire, etc. The more kids your family has in school the more money you pay to educate them. If have 6 kids in school, pay more than if you have 4. More people in your home more you pay for police, fire, highway, parks.
I expect the US Supreme Court after Democrats pick judges who care about the Constitution to decide cities may not base providing of local government services on property taxes of primary residences. I expect the US Supreme Court to also say that when a city government takes a home for non payment of taxes it has to pay the home owner the appraised value of the home and not what the city gets at auction. I think a lot of cities are stealing homes from people now. They sell homes at auction cheap so politically connected people may buy them and flip them for huge profits.
The US Supreme Court will most likely say a federal law making Roe v Wade law of land is not constitutional if it is not based on free exercise of religion dealing with health care.
The right to have abortions and the right to have a doctor for doctor assisted suicide depends on free exercise of religion dealing with health care. The War of Democratic Party and ACLU against free exercise of religion dealing with education - vouchers led to people losing the right to have abortions. If you make people pay taxes for public schools, must allow students/parents to use vouchers for religious schools. If do not, establishing religion in the form of secularism and making it harder for free exercise of religion to take place. Cities may set a limit on how big a voucher may be. State Supreme Court may make it bigger.
Sincerely,
Ken Stremsky
187 Poplar Street
Manchester, NH 03104
603-647-5898
Our electeds in California do the same thing. I get political literature disguised as information from Orange County Republicans I would never vote for. What a waste of my tax dollars.
Republicans follow their cult leader and take as much as they want from public funds without regard to laws. The age of the lawless and corrupt "Takers" is upon us everywhere. From the tech bros, to the White House, to crypto, to Wall Street, to the Republican Party. The rich white guys reign supreme by stealing OUR money.
Where is the article: "Democrats found to have been funneling billions of taxpayer money through USAID to fund NGOs that spent the money on Democrat campaigns"?
There is currently no official evidence or federal investigation confirming that the Democratic Party funneled billions of taxpayer dollars through the U.S. Agency for International Development to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) specifically to fund Democratic campaigns.
There ya go Frank. It doesn't exist. Why? The situation you describe never happened.
LOL. No, the government money funding NGOs has been lopsided in those NGOs promoting causes that are all part of the Democrat platform. These are progressive non-profits claiming climate change and social justice missions, that have, for example, promoted wokeism, socialism, anti-industrialism and communism.
You libtards and your “no official evidence” claim is easy to be ignored these days. Your slimy lefty lawyer cabal isn’t doing a good enough job keeping all that corrupt politics under the radar. USAID dark money is also cut off and surprise surprise… south and central America elections return to equilibrium rejecting the socialism drift that the USAID dark money was funding.
All insults and no facts. No citations at all. Quite frankly, that says something there Frank. Have a day.
The funny thing about your little conspiracy is that you equate compassion and the attempt to right some wrongs in the world with Democrats and progressives. As a lifelong progressive I thank you for the compliment. My question for you is: since you rightwingers claim to be the “real” Christian’s, chosen by god, right about everything…..why are you NOT supporting those programs? Isn’t that what the Christ in your “Christianity” advised you to do???
Your programs follow the Shirky Principle. They always perpetuate the problems they claim to address as a reason to spend more where more Democrats can skim and loot from it.
Uh Huh. And you are aligning yourself with the most corrupt party that this country has ever seen. TROLL
Good sarcasm. The Democrat fraud racket is epic!
Perhaps you can cite the source of that particular outrage……..from some source OTHER than Fauxnooz or any of the rightwing conspiracy factories.
The only remedy for this is to vote the perps out of office. Anyone seriously think anyone in government including SCOTUS has the cajones to put a stop to this?