In 2014 a MAGA Teabagger tweeted that "If barraco barner is our president why is he getting involved with Russia, scary."

https://gawker.com/barraco-barner-dissenter-goes-through-stages-of-grief-1539384628

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/barraco-barner-barack-obama-spelling-tweet-viral-article-1.1715047

I'd say more but this burnt biscuit speaks well for itself. Am I the only one who missed this back in the day when brown suits were just cause for impeachment?

“If the government believed finding these children was a priority, they could do it quicker than two years,”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/us/family-separation-trump-administration.html

In the meantime, the US government can’t say whether any of the missing children have fallen victim to sex abuse or other violent crime; can’t say whether any of them have been illegally adopted or sold into slavery; and can’t say whether they are getting adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, or an education. In short, they can’t say for sure whether a particular child is alive and well or buried somewhere in an unmarked, shallow grave.

This, in 2019 America.

In no particular order, these are CURRENTLY SERVING Democrats who are the proven fighters I appreciate having in our corner:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Adam Schiff
Nancy Pelosi
Elizabeth Warren

I don't suggest that there aren't other Democrats with effective left hooks, but these are the people who consistently inspire me to press forward in these days of unabashed treason from every corner of the Republican Party. Obviously I support the wealth of Democrats who believe in our Democratic ideals, but the idealistic pacifists have had a chance and now I'm only putting my time and money on the fighters.

During negotiations with House leadership, Trump reportedly gave encouraging words to his new Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, stating "You just fucked it all up, Mick!"

More at The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-slammed-mick-mulvaney-during-bipartisan-meeting-for-suggesting-shutdown-compromise-axios

The Hill: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/425135-trump-chastised-mulvaney-during-shutdown-meeting-report

Republicans who voted for Ignatius J. Reilly (aka Donald Trump) are again dumbfoundead at the results.

“A Michigan electronics company chairman, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, now says he feels betrayed and his factory may have to move to Mexico because of the president’s tariffs.” More at HuffPo:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tariffs-factory-move-mexico_us_5c32d851e4b0733528345866

This is NOT from the Onion.

"Members of Europe's far right have called for a mass boycott of Toblerone, after discovering that the popular triangular chocolate bar is halal-certified.

Halal is an Arabic word that denotes that a food or service is permissible according to Islamic law. It excludes foods containing pork or alcohol, and requires that animals are slaughtered by a Muslim by a cut to the throat, without being stunned.
Toblerone has not changed its recipe, but some online commentators have taken badly the news that its factory in Bern, Switzerland, achieved a halal certification in April -- with the federal spokesman of Germany's nationalist AfD party claiming it showed the "Islamization" of Europe."

More at the CNN link: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/19/europe/toblerone-halal-boycott-scli-intl/index.html

I can only imagine how troops on the ground must feel after hearing such comments from their Commander and Chief. A recent Washington Post article reveals that:

"Although he signed off on Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s requests to bolster the American military presence in Afghanistan and Syria and retain the footprint in Iraq, Trump isn’t a fan of U.S. military operations there.

In meetings about a potential visit, he has described the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan as “a total shame,” according to the advisers."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-discusses-possible-trump-visit-to-troops-in-iraq-or-afghanistan/2018/11/19/9f6724d8-ec2a-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.182077bb3e8e

Edited to reference this earlier post: https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2196904

This scares the hell out of me.

Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-with-fractured-ribs/2018/11/08/65c48a04-e360-11e8-8f5f-a55347f48762_story.html?utm_term=.8c364c68fcfb

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized early Thursday morning after fracturing three ribs during a fall in her office Wednesday night, the court said.

Ginsburg, 85, was admitted to George Washington University Hospital early this morning for observation and treatment.

A statement from the court said that Ginsburg returned home Wednesday night but went to the hospital early Thursday after “experiencing discomfort overnight.” She called court police to take her there before dawn.


New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/us/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized.html

MSNBC video: https://www.msnbc.com/stephanie-ruhle/watch/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-after-falling-in-office-1365100099835?v=raila&

I'm not a praying man, but if ever I could send well wishes to someone she's getting them.

I love getting this little notice every election after my mail-in ballot has been counted:

Hello [Onebro],

Your ballot for the November 2018 General Election has been accepted and will be counted. Get your special Oregon "I Voted" virtual sticker bit.ly/multcoivoted If you have any questions call 503-988-3720.

Visit www.mcelections.org for more election information.


Actually, I get an email notice telling me my ballot has been mailed to me. Then, after I complete my ballot and return it to the election office, I get a second email notice telling me it has been received (but not yet verified); THEN I get a third and final notice (above) telling me my ballot has been accepted.

I love it!

A 17 year old who is drinking beer illegally knows he’s drinking beer illegally. He didn’t mistaking my think he was 18 and thus able to drink legally. Then, BEFORE he turned 18 the legal drinking age was RAISED to 21.

Kavanaugh wasn’t mistaken when he said he was legally drinking at 18 because he was NEVER able to drink legally during the period at issue.

If he is incapable of telling the truth now about an otherwise minor wrong as a minor, why would anyone expect him to be honest about a sexual assault?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kavanaugh-drink-beer-legally-in-maryland-claim-false-2018-09-28/