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16 Sunday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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“…Asking the people who are the problem what the problem is…”

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Friday:

Congressman Mark Alford
[March 14, 2025]
For the past ten years at 2 PM every day,
Gary, Carl, Terry, and Jake have been sitting on these benches at a gas station in Lockwood Missouri, Dade County, watching the world go by and solving life’s problems.
I sat down and had a conversation with them about where we’re headed in America and what they thought of DOGE. There was no yelling and no hysteria.
They simply said “Just keep Trump going” and “keep shrinking the government”
THIS is the 4th congressional district and these are the conversations I love having with our constituents.
We don’t always have to agree but we do need to be respectful of each other.
I love our district!!!
[….]

There was much hilarity in the responses:

I bet if you told them YOU are doing away with Social Security that they would have took you out back and fixed your clock and your attitude. You’re a city slicker and these folks weren’t fooled by you, they are fooled by the media they follow. If you told the truth about what you Rs are really up to, you would have been out back. Your clothes don’t look like theirs and neither does your shoes. Where is your hat? See it is plain for me to see that you don’t fit in there, no matter how they made you feel about yourself. If you came to my city in the Fourth District, I would ask you why Trump is so buddy buddy with Putin? You would not tell me the truth of course and the next time I see you somewhere I’d throw you another hard ball and you would not recognize me.

There is no town in Dade County named “Lockton”
How can you know your district if you don’t even know what town you’re in?
EDIT: The original post said “Lockton” and I have photo proof. They changed it after I called them out on their ignorant and false grab at pandering to rural areas. My family has a farm in Dade County, and Alford’s big city crew probably didn’t even hear of Dade County before this trip. Shameful.

Okay, that’s funny.

If you want to shrink the government, then start with congress, let’s start with some pay cuts, then end the free health care you receive, then end the pension you get, being a politician was never meant to be a full time job and sure wasn’t meant to make you rich! This is where the cuts need to start. But instead you cut jobs of the middle class. America’s citizens need to wake up and pay attention! Elon Musk is out for is own gain, he’s not even an elected official and Trump is letting him make these decisions. Trump goes and play golf on his golf course, and the taxpayers pay for it and who gets the money, Trump gets it. The biggest con game ever!

Go to the redest places you can find, and ask someone what they want. That’s easy. I was through Lockwood yesterday. It was an easy cherry pick. You have staffers research friendly territory, and then you show up for a photo op. You’re not fooling your constituents, and you’re not fooling America. Your cowardice is making national television.

Safe spaces.

That looks pretty representative of a cross section of America. Asking the people who are the problem what the problem is. I’m embarrassed for you Mark Alford. You used to be a respected person to Kansas City. You should be ashamed of selling your sould to fascism

Amen
Rural Americans get it. God bless President Trump, those of you that are fighting along beside him, and God bless America.

Rural Americans get it, until they stop getting government support.

Wonder how they are gonna feel when social security is taken away from them? Did you perhaps chat about that? How about a little topic called Veterans Affairs and the 80,000 jobs with associated cuts in services to the men and women who served this country? I doubt those good old boys were on board with that too. It’s real simple. Tax the billionaires at the same rate as middle class Americans. No loopholes. No tax cuts. Same deal for them as for the rest of us. Budget balanced. Debt solved. Funding for school lunches, medical research to cure childhood cancers, Veterans services, Free College Education all around, heck while we are at it give yourself a raise. Oh wait. I think I read you guys already did.

Just to name a few.

Cuts to Social Security are coming, Representative Mark Alford . . .

So you found a group of old white guys rooting for trump. Color me shocked.

I knew his MAGA cronies would keep him out of prison and his monarchist followers would elect him. 😉 I hope you have the day you voted for! Thoughts and tariffs, bro!

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check. Conviction. Check.

the real question is, why are you so proud of putting the first convicted felon into the white house? Do you think federal laws only apply to democrats?

You’re pathetic.

Thank you, Congressman Mark Alford, for working as hard as you do to meet with your constitutents where they live, and have civil discussions about complex issues that face Missouri and the US. I may not always agree with your positions, but I very much appreciate your willingness to listen and engage in a reasoned back-and-forth conversation.

you clearly weren’t at the last townhall

I actually was. Rep. Alford responded to that mob with class and did everything he could to have a civil discussion with hateful fools that just wanted to curse and shout and spit and stomp their feet like spoiled toddlers.

“Mob”? Some people are so sensitive.

a handful of constituents with actual grievances and without pitchforks is what a townhall is supposed to look like. A mob is what happened on January 6.

from what I heard, he answered with Republicans talking points, instead of thoughtful answers. That’s why people were so upset.

That, and the constant gaslighting.

Did you ask them what they think about Elon saying that social security is a ponzi scheme? Did you ask them if they are okay giving up their SS checks? Did you talk about tariffs and farm subsidies?

If you loved our district, you should do another town hall and answer the voters questions.

yes, and we all need to hold each other accountable. No yelling, and no talking around the answers.

and no parroting, Mark. We want your answers with some thought about how your constituents are going to be hurt.

And I DARE him to show his face there again once consequences of DOGE settle in.

firing employees at the Social Security offices will only make it slower and more difficult to get Social Security. It already takes a month just to get a telephone appointment. How is making the workforce even smaller a legitimate “waste” saving plan?
I agree with not taxing Social Security; however, in order to sustain the program, the cap needs to be removed on the amount of income Social Security taxes are charged on. Why is the government so invested in “helping” those of us who are already doing extremely well, and leaving the rest hanging out to dry?

When’s the next townhall Mondays with Mark?

Heh. Never. This has been another edition of Short Answers to Simple Questions.

Sounds like you’re just afraid to do town halls

Or, ordered not to.

Sounds like they agreed with you. Wow, such bravery to face people who support you.

Hmmm. Wouldn’t expect any different out of the demographic you chose to sit and have a chat with. 🙄

So… thoughts on January 6th?

Tourism? Just a random guess.

You are the furthest thing from one of them.

Said the town’s name is Lockwood not Lockton.

Congressman Mark Alford how can I contact your office regarding an issue with how FASFA determines a students eligibility for loans/grants?

Good luck with that.

All I see is a bunch of old men gossiping about how the country was in the 60’s when women wore dresses and had dinner ready at the table. Times have changed. We have evolved the country under duress we have a corrupt president who is a felon convicted on 34 felony counts. We have unelected official tearing down the needs of good people. A president who is friends with putin. A dictator who wants to take ukraine down so he can take control back. I’m appalled I’m mad and I’m afraid. What have we come to. The weather has change from good to bad because we have a president who fails to acknowledge the climate has changed. Doest want any part of the Paris climate agreement to better the earth. I really hate Donld J Trump for causing so much hatred in the world. We are more divided then ever. Instead of loving one another and helping each other.

After that trash corrupt Joe Biden and what he did to our country you have nothing zero not 1 one thing good you can say about Biden. Move on with your hate and lies!!! By the way in your stupidity what Trump is doing is trying to make Peace around the world with All leaders!! Putin destroyed the bio labs in Ukraine that y’all’s corrupt democrat president Obama started there!!!!

Alford’s golden era. Back before the civil rights.

“There was no yelling and no hysteria” translates to “I wasn’t talking to women or people with a different opinion” Good job at avoidance. Sit down with just me! I’m a Dem, promise not to be hysterical or yell. I’m not even good at debating!

Mr. Alford, when are you going to stop blindly following trump and his rich friends? You need to stand up to the bully/nazi and his henchman elon and start doing what is right for the people you represent. I think the reception you got in Belton a few days ago should give you a clue!

Sycophant has to sycophant.

You’re such a disappointment.

I’m sure this isn’t something you completely made up.

This photo looks planned and not genuine.

Wonder how your boys will like it when the rural hospitals close and they lose social security and Medicare. Good times.[….]

with the goal to privatize everything, many services will be lost to rural communities because what the federal government previously had to provide, the private businesses no longer do. This will include health care, education and mail service. It’s amazing this is what his base voted for.

No respect for you
You sold your soul to the devil

It’s Lockwood! At least get it right. Did you tell them you plan to cut Social Security? At least a couple of them are probably veterans, did you tell them that you support Musk’s cutting the VA?

Shame they haven’t found work in ten years.

Heh.

or that their social security checks and medicaid/medicare/va benefits are likely going to get slashed.

Why can’t you talk to all your constituents, not just the ones who echo fox news? One time I was a Republican. The party platform under dt has disappeared. I have no idea what he stands for except himself. As leaders of the free world we stood with our allies against aggressors, we participated in fair trade, we upheld our treaties. What is happening now is dangerous. You are ceding all power to a power grabbing authoritarian. Please stand up for the people of your district and stop giving tax breaks to the wealthy. I don’t believe dt or elon are in our district and their lives are not impacted by owning 10 less homes. Our kids access to health care, home ownership, retirement should be your priority.

They used to hate Russia. Now, not so much.

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Maybe listen to some folks who have things other to do than sit on the same bench every day at 2?

Of course you loved them. They’re low information voters. Talk to some who stay informed, and I’ll bet you won’t enjoy the conversation.

Want respect? Give it!

I think you’re a liar. Just like Trump.

Why dont you resign and join them full time. You would be just as useful to the country.

Welfare queens.

Found four people who wouldn’t question your every assinine move? Congrats. You sure they weren’t “paid?”

Did you tell them the truth Mark ?

All you do is use gaslight and now you act like you want a group hug. You are a disgrace.

Congressman Mark Alford
In reality.
Truth is these die-hard Republican men don’t really pay attention.
They are old white retired men that haven’t been affected by Trump…yet…
They pass their day sitting at an old gas station in deep RED redneck hillbilly country & are clueless.
That’s why you liked it.
They knew nothing about anything, only gotta remember to head home before 5:00 for supper.
Come back to where people ARE paying attention & their lives are affected.
You’re a 🐓 💩 panty waste!
Always have been.

Previously:

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water (February 24, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water – part 2 (February 24, 2025)

Self-important snowflake is apparently afraid of listening to his constituents. (February 25, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – “Oh, the humanity!” (February 25, 2025)

Sycophant orthodoxy

13 Thursday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo]

Today, from Mark Alford (r):

Congressman Mark Alford
[March 13, 2025]
The Progressive Left is freaking out because the American people are finally seeing how their tax dollars have been wasted.
Funny how they don’t want transparency… 🤔

Eggs, it’s all about the eggs.

A king’s ransom…

Some of the responses to Mark Alford (r):

To be clear I am OK with feeding kids, providing the unhoused with a safe/ dry / clean place to live, having universal basic medical care, public school pre k to 14 and a country that people want to come to.
A country where everyone has their basic Human rights respected. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All created equal with freedom for all.
Not the hell hole you are working to turn our country into.

we could get the rich, who got huge tax breaks, to go back to paying what they were paying it would help a lot. You are aware of the permanent tax breaks trump gave the 1% when he was in office the first time? Aware of how much trump ran the debt up his first term.

Well a lot of people need to go find jobs because the folks now paying for all this are fed up.

the idea that our country is broke is false. We are a very rich country. We do spend a lot of money but we have a lot of money.

Most folks ARE working – sometimes 2-3 jobs – and paying for the already-filthy-rich folks’ tax breaks, write-offs, and loopholes. And YES – we should ALL be tired of paying for their yachts, 3rd mansion, and private planes

Funny that your constituents (paid agitators in your rote mind) don’t believe your ever-weakening lies…..

It’s the same old R broken record. Do not take responsibility for your actions and beliefs! Those bad ole D’s are acting up again and making you look bad!

Oh PUH-LEEEZE 🙄 You passed a POS bill that gives Elon more time and power to wreak havoc on US vets, avoids YOU having to VOTE on ANYTHING related to your JOB – and THEN you blame Dems and blast out of DC before the JOB IS FINISHED!! Just. Resign.

Transparency is great. I have asked you many times to show us the cuts here in Missouri, which programs and how many staff. Crickets. You don’t know. And you don’t care.

We’re freaking out because of President musk and the rest of you losers.

I support schools and education, universal Healthcare, veterans. Benefits, affordable housing, taxing the richest, US aid overseas, Ukraine support ( the war ends when Russia goes home), Medicare, Social Security insurance, Medicaiid ( because it lowers health care costs more that the aid costs), a strong and representative military, clean air and water, climate change initiatives to preserve our.planet, a strong college and university system, a great highway system for citizens and commerce, strong industries and railroads, immigrant rights…Not necessarily in that order.

You mean because we are paying for golfing, Super Bowl trips, and Nascar joyrides, oh and Elonia’s subsidies.

There’s that.

Where is the proof. It’s funny we are expected to drop down and believe every word that is said from Trump’s mouth with zero proof or lies. Take for instance Trump saying the boycott against Tesla is illegal. That is a completely false statement it is a bold face lie. So then Trump who never paid for wrote a check for paid cash for says he bought a Tesla. Do the people understand a president while he sits and former may never drive a car again on any public road. Only on private property. He didnt buy that Tesla he filmed a commercial to up the sales of Tesla that’s it. Now your going to have a ton of people that can’t afford it buying them because they have been brainwashed to do as they are told. It’s sick

No, we are laughing at your ignorance. 😆 The freak is your pal Elon Musk.

It’s easy to call names when your afraid to even talk to your own constituents….

Yep.

Down hard, Trumps tariffs will result in a deep recession! Good luck getting re elected!

Where’s the accounting of this? And what’s the criteria for determining what’s waste and what’s not waste. Where is the congressional oversight? I bet you can’t answer these questions. Seems to me your salary and benefits is wasteful.

Have another town hall

Heh.

Wasted on your salary.

I keep checking the DOGE site. Not seeing a lot of transparency. When will their actions be made public? Why so many cuts in staff to investigate civil rights violations in the Department of Education? Those investigations already take too long. Why cut a billion dollars in local food purchases from American farmers that make nutritious lunches more affordable and build a food supply chain that doesn’t rely as much on a handful of major food companies (seriously, doing this goes against everything you posted about farmers and small businesses over the last few days)?

When’s the next townhall Mondays with Mark?

We haven’t seen shit! Where is the proof? Where are the receipts?

No, we are freaking out because our democracy is being overthrown by an authoritarian/oligarchy regime, bent on vengeance and destruction. In less than six weeks, they have practically ruined our great nation, our economy, and our reputation in the global world. It’s outrageous and appalling. Wake up and find your spine , for heaven’s sake!!

Mark Congressman Mark Alford forgets he is in Congress and Congress determines what the Executive Branch spends money on! Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Stop voting this guy in and you’ll see different results! And the only thing Transparent about what’s going on is the lying and cheating from people like Congressman Alford. You’re shameless and the people of the 4th district deserve better. We deserve the truth! #Resign

No, Mark
That’s not it.
Try again with your divisive lies and maybe let’s actually be honest and transparent. Do ya got it in you?

No. This has been another edition of Short Answers to Simple Questions.

Congressman Mark Alford. Hey, dumba$$, a Federal judge JUST ORDERED **all** probationary employees across multiple agencies that were fired by POTUS Muskrat to be REINSTATED because the firings were ILLEGAL. So, not only did Muskrat DOGE get paid tens of millions to fire these employees, now they are hired back and must be paid. Do you see the WASTE in that, Alford? Let’s talk about the WASTE coming out of DOGE, and then let’s sit and talk about how many people are DEAD now due to the Muskrat, trump, DOGE, and YOU. Name your time and place, let’s sit and discuss this, Mr. Monday with Mark. When is your next town hall, Alford? Or, are you only brave when you post on FB but nothing but a small coward that cowers when it comes to meeting your constituents face to face? Let’s meet and you can even bring your SWAT team, how about that?

Funny how you push the lies.
Everyone wants transparency. Everyone wants efficiency and accountability.
The oligarch who bought his way into the role is not the person to be doing it.

You snuck out of your town hall.
You don’t want other government offices to give your phone number out when folks accidentally call the wrong office look for help YOUR office is supposed to provide.
You don’t get to talk about transparency when you are refusing to face your constituents.
Transparency were important Trump wouldn’t have made DOGE exempt from open records laws.
[….]

Funny, there’s been NO transparency by DOUCHE except a website full of useless lies that gets changed daily because of all the inaccuracies by the teeny boppers who are also using their DOUCHE offices to be social media influencers showing outfits of the day. How much do they get paid? Where are the numbers from your office of the cuts in Missouri? People have been asking. 🤔 What are five things you’ve done this week besides lame social media posts? When’s the next Mondays with Mark? 🤔

Republicans claim that their funding bill is a “straightforward continuing resolution”—they’re lying. It opens the door for DOGE to slash NIH funding for research on cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and maternal mortality, redirect money away from food and housing programs for veterans, and cut rent subsidies for low-income Americans. It also allows Elon to direct billions of dollars in contracts to his own companies, all while firing the air traffic controllers who keep us safe.
Trump’s mission is to help out his billionaire friends at the expense of the American people.

This is just talking points and lies. There is no transparency. We do actually want transparency!
It had to be taken to court and a judge to declare that Musk’s/DOGE records be released!
You don’t even make him testify in committees! You have given up Congress’ power of the purse. That’s your job – not his. You dumbass.
[….]

Stop lying. DOGE is the opposite of transparency.
You should be ashamed of yourself for your utter lack of loyalty to the Constitution.

You’re still pushing this bullshit? Of course you are.

No they are freaking out because teenagers with nicknames like Big Balls are firing thousands left and right with zero regard for what they are doing.
While corporate welfare and Elon Musks billions not touched.
That Elon Musk is canceling Verisom contracts and replacing with Starlink.
That Elon Musk doesn’t care that people starve and HIV medicine isnt delivered so the USAId investigation into Starlink is ended.
That employees were fired then it was discovered they were essential like people in charge of nuclear weapons so we the taxpayers paid for thousands to take a paid vacation.
That Musk is deliberately going after agencies investigating him.
That they are lying to judges saying all workers were fired for poor performance.

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

Previously:

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water (February 24, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water – part 2 (February 24, 2025)

Self-important snowflake is apparently afraid of listening to his constituents. (February 25, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – “Oh, the humanity!” (February 25, 2025)

Completely unhinged

12 Wednesday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Eric Schmitt, social media, US Senate

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“…God willing, we will prevail, in peace and freedom from fear, and in true health, through the purity and essence of our natural… fluids. God bless you all…”

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

From the guy who set up a snitch email prompting people to submit photos of school children (we kid you not):

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s (r) anti-mask public school complaint email address: illegalmandates@ago.mo.gov

Today:

Eric Schmitt
[March 12, 2025]
The Left spent the past decade building a vast censorship enterprise.
A shadowy network of NGOs, tech groups and governments working to censor the Left’s enemies—not just in America, but across the West.
Over the next four years, the GOP must expose + dismantle this system.
The censorship-industrial complex wasn’t built overnight. It’s been festering for years.
But the Biden administration mobilized an unholy alliance of government power, taxpayer dollars, NGOs and Big Tech companies to build it into a global censorship powerhouse.
Seemingly every agency was a partner in building this system: FBI, CIA, NSA, DHS, State Department, Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, USAID—even FEMA.
Through grants and partnerships, these agencies funneled countless tax dollars to censorship groups.
What you have to understand is that these groups operate as one cohesive class. There’s a revolving door between the “public” and “private” spheres.
Former government officials populate the advisory boards of these “disinformation” groups—and vice versa.
Biden’s transition team was STACKED with tech insiders. They staffed the entire executive branch—State, Treasury, EPA, OMB, etc.
Many of them were Obama alumni. When Obama left office, they went to work in tech. When Biden’s presidency began, they transitioned right back in.
So it should come as no surprise that these worlds are in constant communication with one another. Remember Jen Psaki boasting that they were “flagging problematic posts” for Facebook?
These weren’t independent actors. Under the Biden administration, it was one system.
And Biden officials didn’t just “flag” content. They pushed platforms to transform their algorithms to suppress ideas they disliked.
In an email, Biden’s Digital Director told YouTube that “this is a concern that is shared at the highest (and I mean highest) levels of the WH.”
Those are just a few minor examples of a trend that accelerated over the past decade: Western governments creating, funding or coordinating with powerful outside groups to clamp down on (mostly right-wing) dissent.
Just look at the State Department’s “Global Engagement Center.”
Between 2020 and 2021, two State Department-backed entities—the Global Engagement Center (GEC) and the National Endowment for Democracy—funneled $665,000 to the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), a British nonprofit which creates secretive blacklists of conservative media.
GDI’s blacklists were stealthily fed to advertising companies to financially cripple targeted news outlets.
The top 10 outlets on its “disinformation” list are all conservative.
GDI’s CEO openly boasted that this had “a significant impact on” the outlets’ “advertising revenue.”
The GEC was created to combat FOREIGN propaganda aimed at undermining US security.
But instead, it was turned inwards on our own citizens.
We’ve seen this stuff happen across our intelligence and security agencies.
I fought to shutter the GEC—for good.
[….]
During the 2020 election—under President Trump’s first term—the Department of Homeland Security’s CISA formed a “counter-disinformation” coalition with powerful outside censorship groups.
Here’s what that network did during that election cycle alone, per @FFO_Freedom’s analysis: 👇
This system operates across the borders of the West—giving it yet another way around our Constitution.
When their censorship machine faced legal challenges in the US, Biden officials and their nonprofit allies began using foreign censorship laws to crack down on American speech.
At least 23 US-funded NGOs, nonprofits and “disinformation” groups have received nearly $15.5 million of your tax dollars to help enforce the EU’s draconian new Digital Services Act—which levies hefty fines on tech platforms (including US platforms) for allowing “disinformation.”
In other words: Using these groups, our government was helping European bureaucrats bully US tech companies into censoring American speech.
That includes groups like NewsGuard—whose advisory board has boasted the former heads of the CIA and NSA, DHS, and the GEC, respectively.
To sum things up: American and European bureaucrats, along with their friends in the NGOs and the tech companies, have been working together to wage a war of censorship and suppression against their own citizens across the West.
I fought this censorship-industrial complex as Attorney General of Missouri, where I sued the Biden admin for pressuring tech platforms into censoring conservatives—and took them to the Supreme Court.
Now it’s time to work with President Trump to end this once and for all.
Thankfully, President Trump is dismantling the government arm of this regime. The State Department’s Global Engagement Center has been shut down. Funding streams for “disinformation” groups have been cut.
But many of the “private” censorship NGOs are still operating as we speak.
The stories I’ve shared in this thread are just the tip of the iceberg.
Stay tuned.
This fight is just getting started.

Sure, okay, Eric. Step away from the keyboard.

Some of the response to Eric Schmitt (r):

Is that why Trump is ditching our allies and favoring a war criminal -Putin? And bonding with Viktor Orban? Sucking up to the Saudi Prince.
Have you been getting into
Elon’s Ketamine?

You must be drowning in the orange kool-aid! The orange buffoon and muskrat are killing our country and the Republicans just watch.
STOP THE CRAZINESS!!

OMG Eric Schmitt i knew you were going to be a horrible senator but even I didn’t think you were this stupid. Quit pushing this propaganda and protect my Medicare and social security and my retirement as I’m watching my 401s tank.

How about spending our tax dollars helping farmers and supporting school lunches? 1 billion program cut by Musk and his minions.
Cutting the Education Department is one of the dumbest things so far.
You’re too worried about the words…woke, transgender, and DEI.
You are not governing.

Cultists always act like bullies, but they think they can pretend to be the victims at the same time. We see what you’re doing, Maga.

Free speech, Eric?! [….]
Your party just admitted to arresting a legal green card holder for participating in a peaceful protest against civilian genocide in Gaza. A straight up wrecking ball into the 1st Amendment.
No, I don’t think so. This isn’t about freedom.
You just want to allow foreign influence and election interference from autocrats and dictatorships bc it benefits the GOP.

You really need some mental help Eric!!!! Your NEO is getting out of hand!!

Anything to avoid talking about Republicans crashing the economy. Trumpcession

Dear elected officials: I have been closely following the Doge cuts being made to make America great again. Apparently, you fully approve of those cuts because you have not voiced opposition. It occurred to me that Elon has not yet gotten into how Congress runs, so I have a few suggestions for him. First let’s close the gym and any other wellness facilities in the congressional buildings. We can also shut down all elevators to allow our elected officials to get your steps in on the stairs. People who can’t use the stairs? That’s DEI, so you shouldn’t be in Congress anyway. Without fitness facilities, shut down those showers. Think of the water savings and if you get stinky on the stairs, maybe you will get your work done faster. While we are on personal hygiene, remove all toilet paper. That way no one has to touch TP that may have been handled by an LGBTQ individual, which heaven forbid, might then touch your personal parts and you would then find yourselves to be LGBTQ! Everyone can carry their own. Elon would probably find an $80,000,000,000 savings right there. Moving on, remove 3/4’s of all light bulbs. You aren’t reading constituent emails so 25% light source should be sufficient. Get rid of metal detectors and Capitol police. When your constituents show up it becomes a lovefest. Security only gets in the way. If there’s a problem, half of you will probably carry anyway. This is just a start. Judging from some of your constituents, they may have more suggestions at your town halls.

That was probably sarcasm. It’s sometimes difficult to tell these days.

Missouri has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature. You’re already in charge…. this is, in fact a YOU problem (or…more acurately… a fabricated problem)
Listen to your constituents and start acting in the interests of those of us embarassed by misleading tantrums like this one.

Heritage Foundation Propaganda.

That was the most gaslighting I’ve ever seen in one post. [….]

Do you not read any replies to what you post? Do you not interact with your constituents? If you did you would not be posting this nonsense

You are hearing these voices in your head right? Right?

Wow, you have completely lost your mind

I want to know who approves these posts by you, Eric Schmitt ?
Do you have a person who does your social media? Because you need to fire them and get a new person…
If it’s you, please, please, please for the Love of God and all that’s holy, think about hiring someone who won’t offend a good amount of your constituents…

We won’t censor you if you come out for a town hall!

Did you do dip into Elon’s ket?

How about those eggs?

A king’s ransom…

This is a set of blatant and elaborate lies and twisting of information to serve your fascist narrative. It has been America’s duty in the past to support and encourage Democracy everywhere in the world. Tamping down the KKK and all those right wing bros determined to end the founders’s vision of equality is now anathema to bozos like you and your ilk. But you’re not at all funny. Sad. Pathetic. Cruel. ANTIAMERICAN!!! Shame on you and the golden (orange) idol whose boots you lick.

Lie more, lie louder, lie about everything.
You maga cultists set the bar low. You follow the orange pustule and you ignorant goons march along in your boots.
And here’s the truth, you had the benefit of an incredible education, from prep school all the way to law school. You never lacked a thing, never experienced a Want much less a Need going un met.
And look at those that buy into your lies, your revised history, your absolute, purposeful, deliberate LIES.
Somewhere, deep inside, it’s got to sting that only the willing ignorant worship you.

You really are a delusional nut job. I knew you were leaning the wrong way but I didn’t realize you should be in a straight jacket. This entire rant is a nonsense vent that you should be ashamed of. You are lying and creating situations where there was none for what? For political gain? You want Trump to see you being his best guy? You are pathetic. If you don’t see through this BS you are just as delusional.

Elect clowns, expect a circus.

Eric Schmitt take off the tin foil hat you moron. Tech insiders were on the podium at the inauguration of Fat Caligula, this administration is rancid with tech bros like the parasitic illegal immigrate, Musk ( those are Steve Bannon’s words). If hate speech and misinformation is what you call conservative opinion I call bullshit. You must want to mislead and distort truth or create your own “alternative facts”. Do your job and stop kissing all that MAGAt ass.

You want to defund education and promote disinformation….keep them dumb enough to vote against their own interests.

So Joe Biden was this demented sleepy guy that had to be propped up by others AND a criminal mastermind anticipating the Trump administration’s moves in advance? C’mon

Eric Schmitt. Next you’re gonna be publishing Sasquatch theories but Trump told you to. You’re a toady for MAGA. Your lips are going to have an Orange butt hole stain.

According to the UN Department of Global Communications, an NGO is “a not-for profit, voluntary citizen’s group that is organized on a local, national or international level to address issues in support of the public good”.
This is what Jesus wants us to do.

Geez, you sure spend a lot of time avoiding doing your job!!

Says the party triggered by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Plus apparently pronouns really upset you.

Who wants to read your stupid drivel. Your supporters can barely read and those who know what a Putin suckup you are don’ read it either.

Lying = bad
Disinformation = bad
Fascism = bad
Villianizing groups = bad

TLDR

Heh.

Previously:

“Cheer up Schmitt. We hate you too.” (March 12, 20205)

“Cheer up Schmitt. We hate you too.”

12 Wednesday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Eric Schmitt, social media, US Senate

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Eric Schmitt, Fascist pig, missouri, right wingnut, sycophant, Trump sycophant, U.S. Senate

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday:

Eric Schmitt
[March 11, 2025]
Too many Democrats in Congress hate Donald Trump more than they love America.

No mention of the Constitution, eh?

Fascist pig.

This is for you, Eric:

Apparently, that is universal. Some of the responses to Eric Schmitt (r):

What an ignorant, divisive thing to say. Especially from someone who worships Trump, power, and money. How far you have fallen, Eric.

I love the Constitution. I don’t have to love the President/Felon/Grifter of the United States. To love a politician does not make anyone American or un-American. That is a ridiculous idea.

Too many Republicans love trump more than they love their country. Sad.

Too many republicans in congress love DJ more than America.

Actually, too many republicans in Congress fear his cult.

You need to stand up for your constituents and the constitution. We have had enough of this idiot. He is destroying our relationships with our allies and destroying our economy. Grow a pair and stand up to what is right

You have that backwards. We hate Trump because we love America. If you haven’t checked lately, he’s destroying the country.

He’s doing to Canada what Putin did to Ukraine. You ok with that?

Too many Republicans make Trump a God and King.

You love Donald Trump more than your constituents

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check. Conviction. Check.

Nope.
Too many Republicans in Congress love Donald Trump more than they love America.

Too many Republicans blindly following Donald Trump rather than having their own mind

Too many republicans fear Donald Trump more than they love the constitution or their country.

They don’t want to give tax breaks to the top 1%.

Sounds like something an abuser says to the victim

Yep.

I just shake my head when I read your crap

“[Eric] Schmitt is a Fascist doosh”

Sad for Missouri and our country for you to think this!

How in the world does a post like this show leadership? Your job is to be part of a solution and leading with such judgmental divisiveness doesn’t help at all. Can’t you imagine why you have constituents upset about anything right now? Are you interested? Because it seems like this is your task at hand.

From my perspective, there are an awful lot of us who are so strongly opposed to Trump BECAUSE we love our country and hope for our futures that we see him …with your support…weakening at every turn.

No, we love America and that’s why we hate trump!! He’s ruining our country!!!

Come on out for a town hall and tell us what you admire about him. I’m sure you’ll bring us around! 🙂

You’re selling us out!

Set up a town hall.

Not just democrats. Not just liberals hate him. For good reason. He’s evil. People with integrity and who know right from wrong and understand the teachings of Jesus and love democracy globally which includes yes, real conservatives also hate him. We hate him ( not a democrat nor a liberal btw) because we actually LOVE our county.

Cheer up Schmitt. We hate you too.

There’s so much to hate about Trump!

Why are you so hateful?

It’s in his nature.

Keeping your base all riled up, disgusting behavior. Not doing your job isn’t the flex you might think it is. Resign you complicit pandering lying hack.

You love Donald trump more than you love America. That’s the issue.

Well kiddo, certainly no one can accuse YOU of loving this country, you sycophantic little mamzer.

You are such a Trump nutlicker! I’m embarrassed you’re MO’s senator!

And too many Republicans in Congress love Russia more than they love America.

“Россия” (Russia) – a variant of the Russian presidential flag.

Fuck you you maga fucktard! Orange shit for brains and his south afrikan nazi pal are destroying our economy. Dotard is doing it for putin and is a russian asset and nazi boy is crashing it so he can step in and declare himself US CEO and ruler and corporatize the entire US economy.
You maga fucktards are gullible assholes and will be paying the price along with the entire country.
The market is crashing, prices are skyrocketing, recession and inflation are increasing and you continue to turn your hate towards the only people who are trying to stop all this.
All you maga assholes are traitors!

There’s that.

And you, Eric Schmitt, kiss DJT’s ass more than anyone!!

It’s difficult to be certain, there are so many.

You mean, “The Anticonstitutional, disestablishmentarian, false prophet of racist Christian Nationalists?”
Yes, as a political independent who swore an oath to the Constitution to protect against enemies foreign and domestic, I do hate MAGAts.
But I love America more.
Just not your vision.
Fixed it, bootlicker.

Too many Republicans in Congress love Trump more than the Constitution.

Too late, Iowa.

11 Tuesday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Today in eastern Iowa:

Missed it by that much. Actually, a lot.

Previously:

Local aspirational billionaire still pining for their windfall tax break (March 8, 2025)

Straw man (March 9, 2025)

On Wisconsin! (March 11, 2025)

Off Wisconsin. (March 11, 2025)

Feed the hungry, clothe the naked…yeah, not really (March 11, 2025)

Feed the hungry, clothe the naked…yeah, not really

11 Tuesday Mar 2025

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billboard, highway, sign, Wisconsin

Highway driver distraction today in Wisconsin:

Apparently, it’s pick and choose.

Previously:

Local aspirational billionaire still pining for their windfall tax break (March 8, 2025)

Straw man (March 9, 2025)

On Wisconsin! (March 11, 2025)

Off Wisconsin. (March 11, 2025)

Off Wisconsin.

11 Tuesday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Pence, sign, Trump, Wisconsin

It’s still there. Early this morning in southwest Wisconsin:

It’s a cult.

Somebody should ask Mike Pence (r) about that.

Previously:

Local aspirational billionaire still pining for their windfall tax break (March 8, 2025)

Straw man (March 9, 2025)

On Wisconsin! (March 11, 2025)

On Wisconsin!

11 Tuesday Mar 2025

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agriculture, Harris-Walz, hay, sign, Wisconsin

It’s still there. Early this morning in south central Wisconsin:

“Farmers for Harris-Walz 2024”

What could have been.

Previously:

Local aspirational billionaire still pining for their windfall tax break (March 8, 2025)

Straw man (March 9, 2025)

Great again fool theory

11 Tuesday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, former newsreader, gaslighting, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, sycophant, that ridiculous hat, Trump sycophant

Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo]

Yesterday:

Congressman Mark Alford
[March 10, 2025]
The Art of the Deal. [….]
Right now we may have some tariffs but we will come out powerful, and we will get the best deal for America.
[….]

Wait, we pay the tariffs? That’s not what he said.

Some of the responses:

What a disgusting man you have become! What would Jesus do if you are so religious?

Tariffs have hurt us in the past.

The Art of the Deal: “I just tell people what they want to hear”.

Say that at a town hall meeting with your constituents, why don’t you?

Heh.

Using the same self tanner as 47?

Sycophant.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check. Conviction. Check.

Mark Alford is just another politician getting free healthcare and a big pension and don’t forget the 401k. Trump screwing Ukraine and siding with Russia is bullshit, Putin invaded Ukraine, that should tell everyone that Trump isn’t playing with a full deck.

Dude, looks like you borrowed rumpty dumpty’s make up. Not a good look.

THE stock market is crashing so hard today it resembles a SpaceX rocket

We are about to enter a completely avoidable economic downturn, probably a recession and are now the envy of the world in chaos and disfunction. All because Trump must have his retribution, and no republican will stand up to him, I have no sympathy for the repercussions to them from this backlash

The Conmander and Thief and the art of the steal.

Art of the deal = Dow losing over 2500 points in a month! [….]

T’s a bankruptcy champ. That’s the only kind of deal he kniws.

Little Mark, you are nothing but a weenie! Such a loser! [….]

Bumbling over his own bullshit.

My investments are tanking [….]

The nut licking continues

So our groceries go up, our auto parts go up, our clothes go up, but you got yours so you don’t give a shit, right?

That sums it up, yeah.

This is what happen when you elect a tv personality that know nothing about

OH THEY KNEW!! They just DIDN’T CARE [….]

This is not a game show – maybe this , maybe that?? “There is waste, abuse and fraud in Medicaid.” OK. Do you slash every job in the government? More people will need Medicaid since they are now w/o a job. Sick

and they will push through the TAX BREAK EXTENSION FOR THE RICH!! ADDING $4,2 TRILLION TO THE DEFICIT!! [….]

All he’s doing now is pissing off our trade partners. A trade war is never a good thing.

How’s your 401K doing??

All we want is affordable healthcare, affordable housing, a living wage, social programs to help the elderly and struggling families, and basic rights for our fellow Americans. Nobody but the greedy rich criminals want whatever this is. [….]

can you explain why you guys are doing these Tariffs? more tax breaks for the wealthy?

Let’s make Smoot-Hawley great again! Party likes it’s 1930

Tell the stock market that one!!

You can’t possibly believe this.

He does.

This is what happens when you elect lazy people. He reads his script like he’s on tv. He doesn’t know if it’s true or not. Someone gave it to him. But we are paying him to think, evaluate, and act in the public’s best interest.

Must please Dear Leader

Chump you are.

This doofus actually believes what he is spewing!

No we won’t. What’s wrong with you people? We are literally giving away our status as leaders of the free world. EVERYONE is looking for ways to cut the US out of their lives. We are dismantling our place in the world and we will all be worse off because of it. Anyone with any sense knows that. Moron.

Is it getting crowded inside of don’s ass?

Most Americans stand with Ukraine.🇺🇦 Why don’t you?

When’s the next townhall Mondays with Mark?

Heh.

It’s like listening to a used car dealer braying about the great deals on used-up beaters. Face it — y’all are losing control of the narrative, and you’re only a month in. It would be hilarious if the stakes were not so high, but real people are suffering real harm thanks to Uncle Thinskin, Elmo, and the rest of you evil clowns.

We have a recession coming because of Felon 47. But, you will be able to pick up real estate for a song.

Alford, you’re an ignorant lacky for the most corrupt, dangerous, inept, dishonest, ignorant, insurtection inciting, egotistical, spiteful, and UNAMERICAN piece of shit on the planet. Grow a pair and wake the fuck up and stop this insanity.

Your idiotic policies are crashing the economy, and you’re telling lies to hide it. Your foolish leader has alienated all of our allies, making the whole world less safe. Quit licking his toes.

Sure, Mark. Tell me again how the republican-created recession with tariffs is making us great again? You’re destroying the success our economy had under Biden. We had constant job growth and wage increases. You MAGAts are sinking us and we will not be gaslit!

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Get your head out of Trump’s ass

Trumps “Art of the deal” is throwing the middle class under the bus

You’re such a fucking tool. You have no idea what you’re even defending .

Lil Marky never studied real economics, this is all manufactured to benefit your Orange Daddy and all the sycophants and cronies. Shame on you

Well at least we have cheap eggs—oh wait.

A king’s ransom…

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

Campaign Finance: someone should probably tell them

10 Monday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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campaign finance, Donald Trump, economy, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, stocks

In the past week or so:

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission

C211728 03/10/2025 Back on Track America PAC Great Northwest PAC P.O. Box 52 Jefferson City MO 65102 3/8/2025 $16,500.00

[emphasis added]

Not happening anytime soon.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check. Conviction. Check.

Own it.

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