I hope you can get the stupid democratic leaders out of their safe lairs and start fighting for democracy. Don’t vote for any of trump’s nominees. It was a shame almost all of them voted for Rubio. Use your power to stop musk from being president. There are tools they can use and they are being useless
NO ONE should have supported little Marco. It is never right to bow down to a bully psychopath. I'm not angry - I'm one of the 51% who is reasonable and responsible.
I wrote my senators (r) and begged them not to confirm Any more of his picks. I warned them this will be their legacy. Doubt they’ll listen but maybe they will see the light?
They're all so afraid of Trump's wrath. Do they not realize that they have the ability to get back at him if he threatens them or tries to remove them. This is all new but we have to learn as we go.
I’m with you, Jo, but I have to say it. It all feels so hopeless right now. What musk is doing is scaring the hell out of me because if my Social Security disappears so does my house and my car. Not looking forward to those tent cities for homeless seniors!
Elmo Muck is going to find out tomorrow that he's not as smart as he thinks he is, when the lawsuit about people who are not federal government employees fucking around stuff that only federal government employees are supposed to touch gets filed with his name on it.
I've been feeling the same thing - hubs has dementia, we are doing "good" just making ends meet, and our country is going down the toilet like a hang-over morning spent in the bathroom...I'm trying not to be scared, but I'm really damn scared
Same here. I'm living on the very edge as it is. Most of the time my checking account is down to nothing by the time my SS check arrives. And I have $36 in my savings account. No credit cards to fall back on, my car is a 2008, and the mortgage is high. I'm terrified.
Great, tears in my eyes reading this. It’s like you’ve been inside my brain all through January. Thanks for acknowledging the shit, the outrage, the feelings of helplessness and the sense that January would never, ever end. It’s a new month. Let’s roll up our sleeves and do our bit because maybe you are right, lots of us doing our piece will make a difference. God, I hope you’re right.
1. WHATEVER they say, your response (as clearly suggested by Jo) should be a resounding FUCK YOU!
2. Small things: Fly your flag constantly and upside down; refuse to recite the pledge (you certainly cannot pledge allegiance to this horse shit can you); kneel during the National Anthem, which is a racist song and which should be America the Beautiful anyway - I'll stand for it once - Opening Day in Japan although I'll only be able to watch on TV.
3. Ask everyone of those ass kissers (ok Jo, taint kisser is admittedly better) what the price of eggs is today
4. ANYTHING they say just respond by saying BullShit because it is.
5. Bigger thing - I am REALLY fucking tired of being asked for money by every living thing, but, Move On, the Guardian, Public Citizen actually do something. So does Robert Reich. I cannot support all of them but cheer them on anyway. ACLU is a formidable adversary to the MAGAts and Muskovites.
6. Remember when "conservatives" said: "I'd rather be dead than Red?" Well that's a damn good T shirt referring to so-called red states.
Randi Rhodes says it every day. They want chaos because in chaos they can steal. That's what this is all about. We can't play by the rules when there aren't any anymore. We need to play dirty. Our collective asses depend on it.
Don tha Felon plays dumb ("I don't know; ask my lawyer" was the first alarm on AFOne) but he's savvy even though he's in his late 70's. Gawd, don't anyone--don't fall for that phony baloney act. He's transparent and wants chaos because of all sorts of reasons that I now don't care. We need to laugh at him as we throw each and every lawsuit we can before the Justice Dept. and local judges especially the ones from years before he "distended" the elevator because, for me, he was too out of shape to take the stairs. What a colossal pig.
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Thank you for your profanity, sanity and humanity. It all blends together into an unfortunate reality, that the entire world is facing. I’m pessimistic about the future, but optimistic because of voices like yours. You’re helping me keep the faith. 👍
SO GLAD TO SEE THAT grumpy cat still lives NOT ONLY IN MY heart, BUT as A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE TO REMIND US of what we must do to get the REAL LOSERS out of our OVAL!
No, I didn't wade through the Piers w/o Pints show. I would have to have been annoyingly unsober to view it. Just his opening remarks were enough for me to grasp where it was headed and click the buh-bye button.
I understand Jo, and I agree. It is too much for anyone of us to properly assess. But I feel from comments not only here, but on other Substacks, YouTube, Facebook, and Bluesky, there is mounting anger among a whole lot of people at the fact that none of our so-called elected REPRESENTATIVES in either Chamber, or the press in general, seem to be doing anything about it other than sending "sternly worded letters", and videoing their anger on those very platforms. We, the People, don't need to hear how upset you the ELECTED are, we want you to start getting less wordy and start getting a whole lot more impeachy, or start interfering in what the Scumwads are doing. Take a page from the Republicans and say NO to EVERYTHING. don't let them pass anything without making them own it all on their own.
And when it hurts their own constituents, remind those voters it was their elected official who did it to them. And I don't care if those voters say they don't care, when they can no longer afford to feed their families, and Dumpf's idiotic tariffs continue to bring the pain, maybe they'll start to realize they've been had. Probably not, but it's worth a shot.
But godammit! Get off their asses and start DOING SOMETHING!!
And had I been in your place Jo, I would have told Geraldo that I remember when he was just Jerry Rivers, so maybe sit quietly for a bit, and "Lara, please stop talking, because neither my ears nor my brain are calibrated to process stupid." and "Piers, maybe you should stick to British politics. Maybe you'll be good at that. Cause you suck at everything else." and then I would have taken off the mic and left them gaping.
Especially love the part about the rethuglicans owning their own shit. They had the nerve and audacity to block Biden at every turn then went to their home districts and claimed credit for all the relief flowing in. “Rat bastards” is an insult to the rats. 🐀
Ever more divine is the justice when a rethuglican appointed judge blocks the orange menace.
“chuck that motherfucker in the trash”!!! I love your grasp of the English language. Would like it on a T-shirt but I’m not sure I could wear it in public!
Also LOVE Mad World, especially the way Adam Lambert sang it.
Thank you so very much. The tariff nonsense is bad but this genuinely horrified me "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system late on Friday, according to five people familiar with the change, handing Elon Musk and the team he is leading a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending."
Setting someone on fire would be a lesser punishment.
JoJo, you were wonderful on that interview. The looks on your face are priceless. You are a class act. And, damn, you can definitely hold your own. I think your writing is fabulous!
Fuck these dipshits. Time to stop licking our wounds on move forward. I've been calling Republicans and Democrats all last week. Communicating anyway I can. I like calling Ron Johnson's office. Who by the way, looks like the headmaster of a white Christian Nationalists boys boarding school. Who's in charge of spankings. Call these fuckwads. Ask them why they declared war on us. Do they need a map to find their spines? Why do they hate us so fucking much? Tell them you know this is a coup. Then tell Democrats to get their shit together. Quit bringing a piece of cake to a knife. fight. This is war. Snap the fuck out it. Be a loud pain in their goddamn ass. We have the fucking power for Christ's sake. Use it, now!!!
I am insanely connected with you, Jo! I watched that whole fucking episode of the right wing apologists who tried to talk down to you like a red headed stepchild @ Christmastime! But, as always, you stood your ground and gave some in your face backlash to the duplicitous fucks!
Long time reader, first time commentator. Followed you on Twitter and glad you found your way to Substack. Long form suits you well. Love your humor and compassion.
“his Secretary of Fashion Plates, Puppy Shooting, and Botox, Kristi Noem is cosplaying as everything from an ICE agent to a cowgirl.” Best description of her I’ve heard. Something is off with that woman.
I hope you can get the stupid democratic leaders out of their safe lairs and start fighting for democracy. Don’t vote for any of trump’s nominees. It was a shame almost all of them voted for Rubio. Use your power to stop musk from being president. There are tools they can use and they are being useless
Little Marco Rubio is S of S. What a spineless, ballless POS. He's now licking the taint of the orange douche bag who publicly neutered him.
Sorry - are you angry at any dems voting for Rubio then? Must see who they were.
NO ONE should have supported little Marco. It is never right to bow down to a bully psychopath. I'm not angry - I'm one of the 51% who is reasonable and responsible.
Who are you upset with specifically? I’ll give you Schumer, but who were led?
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Senators who voted to confirm Bessent as Treasury Secretary. The guy who just gave Musk access to all our most sensitive Treasury payment programs.
Amen. I still can't believe it. Bessent should slow-roast in hell
I wrote my senators (r) and begged them not to confirm Any more of his picks. I warned them this will be their legacy. Doubt they’ll listen but maybe they will see the light?
They're all so afraid of Trump's wrath. Do they not realize that they have the ability to get back at him if he threatens them or tries to remove them. This is all new but we have to learn as we go.
Agreed. But Fetterman walked away from rationality very soon after he convinced us to vote for him. I don't look to him to help in any way.
I’m with you, Jo, but I have to say it. It all feels so hopeless right now. What musk is doing is scaring the hell out of me because if my Social Security disappears so does my house and my car. Not looking forward to those tent cities for homeless seniors!
Elmo Muck is going to find out tomorrow that he's not as smart as he thinks he is, when the lawsuit about people who are not federal government employees fucking around stuff that only federal government employees are supposed to touch gets filed with his name on it.
AMEN!
I've been feeling the same thing - hubs has dementia, we are doing "good" just making ends meet, and our country is going down the toilet like a hang-over morning spent in the bathroom...I'm trying not to be scared, but I'm really damn scared
Donna, you read my mind.
If my Social Security goes, I am in real trouble.
Same here. I'm living on the very edge as it is. Most of the time my checking account is down to nothing by the time my SS check arrives. And I have $36 in my savings account. No credit cards to fall back on, my car is a 2008, and the mortgage is high. I'm terrified.
I'll meet you by the water cooler? I run between utter terror and furious anger with no where to go.
Great, tears in my eyes reading this. It’s like you’ve been inside my brain all through January. Thanks for acknowledging the shit, the outrage, the feelings of helplessness and the sense that January would never, ever end. It’s a new month. Let’s roll up our sleeves and do our bit because maybe you are right, lots of us doing our piece will make a difference. God, I hope you’re right.
All we can do is our best and not be alone in this hot mess 🤗🥰❤️🖖
1. WHATEVER they say, your response (as clearly suggested by Jo) should be a resounding FUCK YOU!
2. Small things: Fly your flag constantly and upside down; refuse to recite the pledge (you certainly cannot pledge allegiance to this horse shit can you); kneel during the National Anthem, which is a racist song and which should be America the Beautiful anyway - I'll stand for it once - Opening Day in Japan although I'll only be able to watch on TV.
3. Ask everyone of those ass kissers (ok Jo, taint kisser is admittedly better) what the price of eggs is today
4. ANYTHING they say just respond by saying BullShit because it is.
5. Bigger thing - I am REALLY fucking tired of being asked for money by every living thing, but, Move On, the Guardian, Public Citizen actually do something. So does Robert Reich. I cannot support all of them but cheer them on anyway. ACLU is a formidable adversary to the MAGAts and Muskovites.
6. Remember when "conservatives" said: "I'd rather be dead than Red?" Well that's a damn good T shirt referring to so-called red states.
Randi Rhodes says it every day. They want chaos because in chaos they can steal. That's what this is all about. We can't play by the rules when there aren't any anymore. We need to play dirty. Our collective asses depend on it.
Don tha Felon plays dumb ("I don't know; ask my lawyer" was the first alarm on AFOne) but he's savvy even though he's in his late 70's. Gawd, don't anyone--don't fall for that phony baloney act. He's transparent and wants chaos because of all sorts of reasons that I now don't care. We need to laugh at him as we throw each and every lawsuit we can before the Justice Dept. and local judges especially the ones from years before he "distended" the elevator because, for me, he was too out of shape to take the stairs. What a colossal pig.
The Porcine Antidefamation League understands but hopes there's a better choice for association, We agree with "colossal" and suggest "excrement" as a better choice.
Thank you for your profanity, sanity and humanity. It all blends together into an unfortunate reality, that the entire world is facing. I’m pessimistic about the future, but optimistic because of voices like yours. You’re helping me keep the faith. 👍
SO GLAD TO SEE THAT grumpy cat still lives NOT ONLY IN MY heart, BUT as A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE TO REMIND US of what we must do to get the REAL LOSERS out of our OVAL!
No, I didn't wade through the Piers w/o Pints show. I would have to have been annoyingly unsober to view it. Just his opening remarks were enough for me to grasp where it was headed and click the buh-bye button.
Just thinking about watching that show made me get up for another beer.
I understand Jo, and I agree. It is too much for anyone of us to properly assess. But I feel from comments not only here, but on other Substacks, YouTube, Facebook, and Bluesky, there is mounting anger among a whole lot of people at the fact that none of our so-called elected REPRESENTATIVES in either Chamber, or the press in general, seem to be doing anything about it other than sending "sternly worded letters", and videoing their anger on those very platforms. We, the People, don't need to hear how upset you the ELECTED are, we want you to start getting less wordy and start getting a whole lot more impeachy, or start interfering in what the Scumwads are doing. Take a page from the Republicans and say NO to EVERYTHING. don't let them pass anything without making them own it all on their own.
And when it hurts their own constituents, remind those voters it was their elected official who did it to them. And I don't care if those voters say they don't care, when they can no longer afford to feed their families, and Dumpf's idiotic tariffs continue to bring the pain, maybe they'll start to realize they've been had. Probably not, but it's worth a shot.
But godammit! Get off their asses and start DOING SOMETHING!!
And had I been in your place Jo, I would have told Geraldo that I remember when he was just Jerry Rivers, so maybe sit quietly for a bit, and "Lara, please stop talking, because neither my ears nor my brain are calibrated to process stupid." and "Piers, maybe you should stick to British politics. Maybe you'll be good at that. Cause you suck at everything else." and then I would have taken off the mic and left them gaping.
Especially love the part about the rethuglicans owning their own shit. They had the nerve and audacity to block Biden at every turn then went to their home districts and claimed credit for all the relief flowing in. “Rat bastards” is an insult to the rats. 🐀
Ever more divine is the justice when a rethuglican appointed judge blocks the orange menace.
“chuck that motherfucker in the trash”!!! I love your grasp of the English language. Would like it on a T-shirt but I’m not sure I could wear it in public!
Also LOVE Mad World, especially the way Adam Lambert sang it.
Thank you so very much. The tariff nonsense is bad but this genuinely horrified me "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system late on Friday, according to five people familiar with the change, handing Elon Musk and the team he is leading a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending."
Setting someone on fire would be a lesser punishment.
Jojo you were brilliant on Piers! I had to fast forward through the others who are hard to bear, but you were impressive, smart and steady. Brava ❣️
JoJo, you were wonderful on that interview. The looks on your face are priceless. You are a class act. And, damn, you can definitely hold your own. I think your writing is fabulous!
Fuck these dipshits. Time to stop licking our wounds on move forward. I've been calling Republicans and Democrats all last week. Communicating anyway I can. I like calling Ron Johnson's office. Who by the way, looks like the headmaster of a white Christian Nationalists boys boarding school. Who's in charge of spankings. Call these fuckwads. Ask them why they declared war on us. Do they need a map to find their spines? Why do they hate us so fucking much? Tell them you know this is a coup. Then tell Democrats to get their shit together. Quit bringing a piece of cake to a knife. fight. This is war. Snap the fuck out it. Be a loud pain in their goddamn ass. We have the fucking power for Christ's sake. Use it, now!!!
I am insanely connected with you, Jo! I watched that whole fucking episode of the right wing apologists who tried to talk down to you like a red headed stepchild @ Christmastime! But, as always, you stood your ground and gave some in your face backlash to the duplicitous fucks!
I wanna be on team JoJo!
Long time reader, first time commentator. Followed you on Twitter and glad you found your way to Substack. Long form suits you well. Love your humor and compassion.
“his Secretary of Fashion Plates, Puppy Shooting, and Botox, Kristi Noem is cosplaying as everything from an ICE agent to a cowgirl.” Best description of her I’ve heard. Something is off with that woman.