I live on a country road heading out of town, and my neighbor to the south has had an acre-sized Trump banner across his field for nearly the last 10 years. Last week, the sign disappeared. Maybe it finally fell apart ;-D
i don't see any more red hats on my regular customers and the red hat store down the way has removed the name trump from their store. I'm in SC.. there's hope here!
From your keyboard straight to God's ears, Adam. The coming ginormous crash-and-burn Hindenburg moment for this clown-car of fruitcakes, fakes, fascists and fuckups is long overdue. Tens of millions (hundreds, if you include other countries) wait with bated breath.
"I see trees of green, red roses, too, I see them bloom for me and you, and I think to myself, "What a Wonderful World!" COULDN'T BE SOON ENOUGH. Let's have a MAGAt hat burning! Ding-Dong the witch is dying!
Lovely melody, Ida. Whither the hats and other nightmare memorabilia goest, so must go the wearers of that garb goest (add an A,G,E to that and it's it closer to the truth).
That's what scares me. This strong vein of cult zombies that is running through our society. In my younger years (I'm an old geezer) I would never had thought such was possible in America.
I agree with this for sure. I am old too and NEVER thought it could happen here. My dad (WW2 vet) warned me that "these people may return one day". He was was right. I dismissed that over and over again. He knew what he was talking about. And "cult zombies" is EXACTLY what it is. We are going to have to watch for that.
WayneNW - It’s going to take a long time to undo the social programming damage that they have done to the current young male generation. Especially when their “brand” is all about the wrong kind of message about what it is to be a man (masculinity). Because of T, Tate brothers, Hegseth, Fuentes (or however you spell his name), all of the Encel groups who eat up the rape culture and so on.
Christine - Only if people stop giving him free airtime. He hasn’t shut up (or gone away) for the last ten years. It would be great if the female reporters, who he constantly attacks, start coming back at him when he berates them with his nasty remarks. It would be amazing if the male reporters would start defending their fellow female journalists. It would be totally awesome if all the journalists just stopped showing up and/or reporting on him. They might be afraid of not getting the latest sound bite or clicks - but so is he.
And we have to remember that we can't assume we'll have anything like a free and fair election -- or even have an election at all. We have to stay vigilant and do all we can (e.g.,volunteer to work a the polls) while we enjoy some wins along the way.
Absolutely. I think we are all so ready for that hairball to pop out, vigilance is the key here. We can all get bored later. This garbage can never happen again. I know that.
Linda Lee - I know what you mean. I have a Haitian family to my left, a Hispanic family across the street and all down the right of my street are members of the MarkWayneBillyBobSue type families. Luckily I live on a big loop so when we turn out of our driveway to get out to the main road I always make my spouse turn left.
There were two Victorian brick mansions in Old Louisville next to each other - one proudly flying a gay flag AND the other one with a giant Trump banner. (my banner is bigger than yours dick contest)
I’m going to drive by today to see if the banner is still there.
Christine - Back during the election I had a neighbor who flew a Harris flag who lived next to a Trumper. The Trumper vandalized her flag, which was caught on camera, then the Sheriff had to pay the Trumper a visit. The only thing that the neighbor wanted was for the Trumper to apologize and to pay for an even bigger Harris flag and made them hang it up. :)
I would be willing to wager that they will be so ashamed of all of that stuff, they will hide it, and get rid of it as fast as they can. The thing they are going to have to live with I am sorry to say, is the shame over betraying the United States and our Constitution. I think they are starting to see that. Just like the Germans that "we were just following orders" threw around. That shame is not going to go away so easily.
If I lived closer, I would modify a drone with a black spray-paint can to simply place a rectangular black moustache on all of his vanity banners. I don't know why nobody has done this yet, honestly.
Dan - “ (my banner is bigger than yours dick contest)” - Made me laugh! You mean like the ones that they now have hung up all over D.C.? Such as in front of the DOJ - with a picture of the face of the biggest dick of them all? Definitely overcompensating.
UPDATE: The huge Trump Banner is no longer on display at the home in Old Louisville. I reached out to the Old Louisville Historic Walking Tour and they shared that the Trump banners got progressively smaller over the years and the owners eventually sold the house and moved out of the neighborhood. On a personal note my neighbor one house down removed their Trump sign immediately after the election . . . my “DEFEND DEMOCRACY” sign still proudly stands.
I will believe you when the country overwhelmingly repudiates MAGA, Adam. Not before. A few progressive Democratic victories in primaries are nice, but not the ball game by a mile. We who are not MAGA are very good at destroying ourselves from within by internecine squabbles, and I do not mean to minimize their importance, just their priority. We have to unite against this vile regime at every level, from POTUS on down, knowing we face a hostile SCOTUS that is a major part of the problem and immune to elections. We have not begun to fight...
Yes indeed Roy. We have to stay focused and have the big dance party later. The good news is VERY encouraging. I want to see PUBLIC repudiation of MAGA.
Here in Murrells Inlet (Myrtle Beach), SC, there's a roadside tent store that used to be a Trump store and is now a "patriotic" store. There are still a few Trump flags, but most of the merch is now pro-police, America 250, military, etc. I rarely see a car stopped there anymore.
Laura - I always wonder if these people will ever regret spending their hard earned money on T’s products? They thought they were buying into America First but all they bought were Chinese made products. When they finally realize that they have been used (if they ever do) what will they do with their useless gold sneakers, cologne, hats, shirts, decals, their empty crypto wallet, etc? They depleted their bank accounts just to support a man who won’t bother to give them a second thought. All their money went to a man who made over $2 billion while in the highest office and these people are now worse off. What is it going to take to get through to the maga crowd?
My daughter lives in North Carolina and she says gas prices are up way to high, she rent is very high. Jobs are far and few, She works hard and her partner does too! Yet they are struggling to make ends meet. North Carolina will vote against everything Trump! Our America will also vote out everything Trump
I do not think we are likely to forget the damage. Especially when we have our allies reminding us. That is going to have to be one heck of an apology and we are going to have to SHOW them that we are not going to do this again. EVER
While 1 in 3 Americans may still approve of Trump, they are increasingly wary of displaying that sentiment in public. Their MAGA pride has turned into quiet acceptance of their leader. And the next stop for those sorry souls is shame and embarrassment.
Oh this for sure. You know they are going to be hating this. The Republicans that enabled him, I am sorry to say are going to have to live with this shame for a LONG time. I really don't want to say they deserve it, but sadly they do.
Sadly, I don't think many of his supporters are capable of feeling shame or embarrassment. They will never admit to playing a big part in the damage that has been done to our country. They will just continue to whine about how hard their lives are & how unfairly they are treated.
The brand "may be going out of business" but the damage continues every day and the dictatorial grip on SCOTUS, Congress, in many State Legislatures endures, if not getting worse. That's because the media refused to tell everyone the truth about Trump and his enablers real goal in cementing their power. It never had to do with making life better for all of us. It has only to do with establishing a dictatorship supported by oligarchs that exists to increase their wealth and control, period. The Technocrats see us only as worker bees, disposable. The media has never held itself accountable for getting us here. But we can get together, get these people out of power and start to repair the system so this doesn't happen again in America; the home of democracy that was once respected and revered by the world. The world is watching our elections. This is the time to let them know: who are we?
Olivia - While I can’t argue with what you said I think it’s a good sign that even Floridian’s don’t want to re-elect someone like Cory Mills. It’s small but it’s something.
I live on a country road heading out of town, and my neighbor to the south has had an acre-sized Trump banner across his field for nearly the last 10 years. Last week, the sign disappeared. Maybe it finally fell apart ;-D
LGH - Maybe they finally realized that his felony convictions count is higher than his overall approval? -\_ ;) _/-
One can hope. A realist must also consider that the damn thing finally fell apart--its own perfect metaphor ;-D
Hahahaha!
There was a huge upheaval in Butler County, PA. A seat held for 30 years by the Rs turned blue in a special election! WHOO-HOOOO!
Please specify...
Brad Duke, a D ran against Timko, an R in very red Butler County, PA in a special election. This is a district that voted +18pt for the felon.
A statehouse district, not congressional. But thanks.
i don't see any more red hats on my regular customers and the red hat store down the way has removed the name trump from their store. I'm in SC.. there's hope here!
From your keyboard straight to God's ears, Adam. The coming ginormous crash-and-burn Hindenburg moment for this clown-car of fruitcakes, fakes, fascists and fuckups is long overdue. Tens of millions (hundreds, if you include other countries) wait with bated breath.
"I see trees of green, red roses, too, I see them bloom for me and you, and I think to myself, "What a Wonderful World!" COULDN'T BE SOON ENOUGH. Let's have a MAGAt hat burning! Ding-Dong the witch is dying!
Dorothy must have thrown a little honesty and integrity in her face and now she is melting.
Lovely melody, Ida. Whither the hats and other nightmare memorabilia goest, so must go the wearers of that garb goest (add an A,G,E to that and it's it closer to the truth).
Encouraging news, but it still means that one in every 3 Americans is a dumba$$.
That's what scares me. This strong vein of cult zombies that is running through our society. In my younger years (I'm an old geezer) I would never had thought such was possible in America.
I agree with this for sure. I am old too and NEVER thought it could happen here. My dad (WW2 vet) warned me that "these people may return one day". He was was right. I dismissed that over and over again. He knew what he was talking about. And "cult zombies" is EXACTLY what it is. We are going to have to watch for that.
Right on, both of you. I'm another old geezer, too, and feel as you do.
WayneNW - It’s going to take a long time to undo the social programming damage that they have done to the current young male generation. Especially when their “brand” is all about the wrong kind of message about what it is to be a man (masculinity). Because of T, Tate brothers, Hegseth, Fuentes (or however you spell his name), all of the Encel groups who eat up the rape culture and so on.
Exactly! And what percentage of them will rearm and ransack the Capitol building again or damage their local communities to pledge their honor to him?
Then he has to disappear. Out of sight , out of mind.
Christine - Only if people stop giving him free airtime. He hasn’t shut up (or gone away) for the last ten years. It would be great if the female reporters, who he constantly attacks, start coming back at him when he berates them with his nasty remarks. It would be amazing if the male reporters would start defending their fellow female journalists. It would be totally awesome if all the journalists just stopped showing up and/or reporting on him. They might be afraid of not getting the latest sound bite or clicks - but so is he.
I'm afraid that creep will always be stuck somewhere in my mind, like a hairball in a cat's throat.
Don't worry about that because one day it will pop out just like a hairball.
Ha! Yes, thank you! :-)
And we have to remember that we can't assume we'll have anything like a free and fair election -- or even have an election at all. We have to stay vigilant and do all we can (e.g.,volunteer to work a the polls) while we enjoy some wins along the way.
Absolutely. I think we are all so ready for that hairball to pop out, vigilance is the key here. We can all get bored later. This garbage can never happen again. I know that.
Yes, but why do 2 out of 3 have to live in my Will County, IL, neighborhood?!
Linda Lee - I know what you mean. I have a Haitian family to my left, a Hispanic family across the street and all down the right of my street are members of the MarkWayneBillyBobSue type families. Luckily I live on a big loop so when we turn out of our driveway to get out to the main road I always make my spouse turn left.
😂👍🏻
Sad. Sorry for you.
Didn't know when we moved here from Denver!🤷♂️
There were two Victorian brick mansions in Old Louisville next to each other - one proudly flying a gay flag AND the other one with a giant Trump banner. (my banner is bigger than yours dick contest)
I’m going to drive by today to see if the banner is still there.
For God’s sake, let us know what you see!
If I was a brave person, I would set a match to it.
I would love to torch all the banners of his mug that he has hanging from all the government buildings in DC.
Christine - Back during the election I had a neighbor who flew a Harris flag who lived next to a Trumper. The Trumper vandalized her flag, which was caught on camera, then the Sheriff had to pay the Trumper a visit. The only thing that the neighbor wanted was for the Trumper to apologize and to pay for an even bigger Harris flag and made them hang it up. :)
I would be willing to wager that they will be so ashamed of all of that stuff, they will hide it, and get rid of it as fast as they can. The thing they are going to have to live with I am sorry to say, is the shame over betraying the United States and our Constitution. I think they are starting to see that. Just like the Germans that "we were just following orders" threw around. That shame is not going to go away so easily.
If I lived closer, I would modify a drone with a black spray-paint can to simply place a rectangular black moustache on all of his vanity banners. I don't know why nobody has done this yet, honestly.
Heck, I'd be happy to display an anti-Trump
garden flag without fear of having my house set on fire!
Dan - “ (my banner is bigger than yours dick contest)” - Made me laugh! You mean like the ones that they now have hung up all over D.C.? Such as in front of the DOJ - with a picture of the face of the biggest dick of them all? Definitely overcompensating.
UPDATE: The huge Trump Banner is no longer on display at the home in Old Louisville. I reached out to the Old Louisville Historic Walking Tour and they shared that the Trump banners got progressively smaller over the years and the owners eventually sold the house and moved out of the neighborhood. On a personal note my neighbor one house down removed their Trump sign immediately after the election . . . my “DEFEND DEMOCRACY” sign still proudly stands.
I will believe you when the country overwhelmingly repudiates MAGA, Adam. Not before. A few progressive Democratic victories in primaries are nice, but not the ball game by a mile. We who are not MAGA are very good at destroying ourselves from within by internecine squabbles, and I do not mean to minimize their importance, just their priority. We have to unite against this vile regime at every level, from POTUS on down, knowing we face a hostile SCOTUS that is a major part of the problem and immune to elections. We have not begun to fight...
Yes indeed Roy. We have to stay focused and have the big dance party later. The good news is VERY encouraging. I want to see PUBLIC repudiation of MAGA.
Here in Murrells Inlet (Myrtle Beach), SC, there's a roadside tent store that used to be a Trump store and is now a "patriotic" store. There are still a few Trump flags, but most of the merch is now pro-police, America 250, military, etc. I rarely see a car stopped there anymore.
Laura - I always wonder if these people will ever regret spending their hard earned money on T’s products? They thought they were buying into America First but all they bought were Chinese made products. When they finally realize that they have been used (if they ever do) what will they do with their useless gold sneakers, cologne, hats, shirts, decals, their empty crypto wallet, etc? They depleted their bank accounts just to support a man who won’t bother to give them a second thought. All their money went to a man who made over $2 billion while in the highest office and these people are now worse off. What is it going to take to get through to the maga crowd?
My daughter lives in North Carolina and she says gas prices are up way to high, she rent is very high. Jobs are far and few, She works hard and her partner does too! Yet they are struggling to make ends meet. North Carolina will vote against everything Trump! Our America will also vote out everything Trump
Watch them take it (MAGA) nonsense down, but never forget the damage they have done to America at home and abroad.
I do not think we are likely to forget the damage. Especially when we have our allies reminding us. That is going to have to be one heck of an apology and we are going to have to SHOW them that we are not going to do this again. EVER
I won't forget or forgive.
Absolutely. It's crucial to remind people they stood/stand with him, especially when it comes to our vote.
This is good news and I hope this downturn in the MAGA brand carries thru to the midterms!
From your mouth to God's ear...
While 1 in 3 Americans may still approve of Trump, they are increasingly wary of displaying that sentiment in public. Their MAGA pride has turned into quiet acceptance of their leader. And the next stop for those sorry souls is shame and embarrassment.
And then, in a few years, denial that they ever supported Trump.
Oh this for sure. You know they are going to be hating this. The Republicans that enabled him, I am sorry to say are going to have to live with this shame for a LONG time. I really don't want to say they deserve it, but sadly they do.
Sadly, I don't think many of his supporters are capable of feeling shame or embarrassment. They will never admit to playing a big part in the damage that has been done to our country. They will just continue to whine about how hard their lives are & how unfairly they are treated.
Well written. Shame on him, but mostly, shame on the Republicans and cabinet lackey kids who allowed him to do this.
The brand "may be going out of business" but the damage continues every day and the dictatorial grip on SCOTUS, Congress, in many State Legislatures endures, if not getting worse. That's because the media refused to tell everyone the truth about Trump and his enablers real goal in cementing their power. It never had to do with making life better for all of us. It has only to do with establishing a dictatorship supported by oligarchs that exists to increase their wealth and control, period. The Technocrats see us only as worker bees, disposable. The media has never held itself accountable for getting us here. But we can get together, get these people out of power and start to repair the system so this doesn't happen again in America; the home of democracy that was once respected and revered by the world. The world is watching our elections. This is the time to let them know: who are we?
Well said Olivia. “Worker bees” is so spot on.
Olivia - While I can’t argue with what you said I think it’s a good sign that even Floridian’s don’t want to re-elect someone like Cory Mills. It’s small but it’s something.
Yes good. Meanwhile if you care, RUSSIAN internets are still down.
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