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The one where Eric Burlison (r) steps on a rake…yet again

14 Monday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, social media

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7th Congressional District, Eric Burlison, Fascist pig, gun humper, missouri, right wingnut, social media

Eric Burlison (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday:

Eric Burlison
[July 13, 2025]
Before we even *think* about legalizing illegal workers, we should kick the freeloaders off the couch and back into the workforce.
Welfare is the real job killer.

Some of the responses:

Your rural constituents make up the majority of welfare recipients in Missouri. What jobs and matching skills are open to them?

There’s an abundance of jobs. The problem is, people don’t wanna do em..

Living wage anyone? Earned sick leave? [That’s a “no” in Missouri.]

interesting that Eric and the GOP have had state control for 20+ year and driven this state to the bottom of every quality of life indicator.
What kinds of jobs? Minimum wage with no benefits? Welcome to Walmart. MO GOP shot down sick leave and wage increases. Underfunded schools and funded “school choice” which allows schools to pick and choose what students can attend. Sounds great right?

If it’s so terrible in Missouri you are free to leave at any time. I’d suggest Colorado which is 100% controlled by your pals the Demonrats and I’m sure you’ll fit right in.

“When the gods want to punish you, they give you what you wish for.”

well she’s correct about schools and school funding. Vouchers will make public schools worse than they already are. Here in SW Missouri there are not many high paying jobs, especially if you don’t have an education. Educated people tend to be more left leaning. So it seems this is the GOP plan.

It’s factual. I live in a town with under 5000 people total, and our county is well under the poverty level. People do not want to work, they will lose their government benefits. This is factual. I was a manager at a restaurant years ago, and someone actually came in and told me they could only work 12 hours a week or they would lose their food stamps.

Left out the parts about paying a living wage and providing access to employer paid health insurance, right? The plural of “anecdote” is not “data”.

Many of these people are already working.

Hey Eric, you are the one on the dole. 🙂

What, exactly is ” welfare”?

Uh, subsidies for corporate agriculture?

Isn’t it freeloading by asking people to pay for your election, instead of using your own money?

I think it’s called something else when the money comes from corporate interests.

Time to wrap up your campaign Eric : Not a SINGLE good thing said about you : While you sit in your FANCY home (with aliens lol 👽) getting Tax Payer Paid PREMIUM Health Care : It’s time for you to pay for that YOURSELF! You’re completely out of touch (👽) And definitely not for the people!

Cancer patients should work?

Most of my friends who have or had cancer all worked and some are now cancer free and some have sadly died.

so because they had to do that it makes it a good thing?

yes!!! Says the GOP. Have seizures? I’m sure there’s a factory job for you!
Transplant patient you can work in customer service. Alzheimer’s? Meat packing plants. Dialysis patient? Into the fields.

that’s not true at all, that requirement is only for able bodied people who can work. It’s a minimum of 40 hours a month and they can volunteer somewhere, if they prefer!!

And what percentage is that?

how thoughtful of the oligarchs

Ma’am. Are we ALL going to have to go in to get our government mandated physicals to determine if we’re “able bodied?”
Government is going to make an “able bodied” worker class, and give us a star to wear?
Do me a favor, DO NOT lie to me that the GOP is about “small government.” Just own that it’s all about being intrusive, controlling and greedy.

if they are on disability, then technically by the records of doctors, they are not able bodied..

Well, actually, it’s actually.

exactly, but not everyone is disabled. You know, some disabled people want to work and may find more purpose in their lives. I had a deaf mute man who begged to be a dishwasher at the restaurant I managed, we were concerned due to hot and sharp things being carried and him unable to warn others. But he was determined and wouldn’t quit coming in to ask. We hired him, worked out a system and he was a great employee, it gave him such pride in hisself.

Left out the parts about paying a living wage and providing access to employer paid health insurance, right?

Keep beating that dead horse sir.

Elderly are suppose to work to the death, correct?

Or die earlier. Their choice.

Rural folks aren’t afraid of work. Freeloaders are.

That’s quite a persuasive marketing slogan there. Profit will follow soon.

Injured vets should work ?

What does that have to do with Jeffrey Epstein?

Well, somebody had to bring it up.

There are more important matters that need to be dealt with, like what are you doing to get the Epstein files released?

Do you even know what the current unemployment rate is? In Missouri it’s 4%. That’s near historical lows. For being in a Republican economy that’s good.

Most fraud, waste, and abuse comes from the provider side.

You know who are the real freeloaders? Representatives that ignore their constituents. I’m looking at you Eric.

Around 70% of welfare recipients are employed. Wtf are you talking about? How about not giving the guys who created this environment tax breaks if you want to save money, Eric Burlison?

Anf how the heck are you going to identify these “freeloaders”? By cutting funding? Delete thousands, good and a few bad. Great plan. NOT!

Just ask Rick Scott, who the fraudsters are! [….]

There’s that.

Rich mothers should stay home with their kids because it’s best for the kids, but poor mothers should work because getting assistance is freeloading? Just more mental gymnastics to justify screwing over poor kids because they deserve to be punished for being born poor.
Read Acts 4:32-35 if you ever actually open that Bible you thump.

The truth must be made known about Epstein and everyone involved!
Otherwise no one will ever trust the government or this administration again!

“…I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced…”

Epstein

Yeah …so when do you get a real job and quit shitposting on FB and shilling for the gun lobby?

How bout we get the healthcare you enjoy

Politicians like Burlison make policies that make life unaffordable and then demonize them. I think district 7 can do better with representation.

There you go.

Oh yeah, it’s a cult

13 Sunday Jul 2025

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

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4th Congressional District, cult, former newsreader, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, that ridiculous hat, Trump sycophant, WTF?

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Congressman Mark Alford
[July 13, 2025]
One year ago today, President Donald Trump was spared by the Grace of God so that he could lead us into the Golden Age of America. [….]

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

Eric Schmitt (r): “To yeers ago I couldn’t spel ‘economist’ – now I are one.”

13 Sunday Jul 2025

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

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Eric Schmitt, Fascist pig, gaslighting, missouri, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, Tariffs, Trump sycophant

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Friday:

Senator Eric Schmitt
July 11 at 4:14 PM

Remember when they told you tariffs were going to destroy the economy?
Wrong again.
Thanks to President Trump’s America First trade policy, our revenues surged to a record $27.2 BILLION in June—producing a budget surplus for the month.
Not tired of winning. [….]

There was much hilarity in the responses:

Lying dumbass. Tariffs are paid BY THE BUYER. That ‘graph’ is what’s happening to prices.

My favorite part of where Senator Eric Schmitt cites the source where this came from.
Tariff revenue ≠ economic health. Tariffs are taxes paid by American importers, not foreign governments. The cost is passed to U.S. businesses and consumers, meaning higher prices for everyday goods.
A $27B spike needs context. Without knowing if this includes one-time payments, delayed shipments, or changes in customs policy, it’s misleading. The net gain to the federal budget is only meaningful if it offsets broader economic damage.
No economic expert would use tariffs alone to justify a “budget surplus.” Budget surpluses are based on the entire federal revenue stream and spending, not just customs receipts.

We’ve already seen further increasing prices. This is great until there are no more goods to tariff, which is happening shortly. There’s a reason there’s no ships coming in. Train traffic is currently dropping as well.

I dont think Eric realizes that Americans paid all those tariffs. Hes clueless.

Aren’t tariffs still be negotiated????????

And prices are going up on just about everything. I wonder if Eric Schmitt has been to the hardware store lately? What’s the surplus of money(if there really is any) doing to lower prices?

Eric studied Economics at Absorbine Junior College. And still flunked out apparently.

but for some dumb fucking reason.You think those countries are paying directly to the government… CULT

you realize all those taxes are paid by Americans, dont you? Genius.

Tariffs are a TACO tax. Consumers pay the tariff.

only if you buy the product. So if you buy American, it’s no big deal.

And if the product isn’t made in the USA? Tell us how easy it is to just start manufacturing something. Or growing coffee or bananas.
Regardless, tariffs are a tax.

You buying American grown coffee? Idiot.

What a daft statement, when are you up for election?

Not soon enough.

Taco keeps waffling. Didn’t think the tariffs were in effect yet.Tariffs = more tax on consumers. Why did you vote to kick people off their insurance ?

All from the additional taxes on Americans

Here is a fact that you conveniently ignore. A tariff is paid for by the importer. If an importer brings in coffee from Brazil with a tariff that costs them 40% extra. the American importer pays that 40% tax, not the Brazilian exporter. If you believe that the American importer will not raise the cost to the retailer to pay for the coffee, you are naive. In the end American companies and American consumers are paying for all the tariffs . Those billions of dollars trump has bragged about have come out of the profits of importers and other companies, and the pockets of American consumers.

I can’t believe I voted for you. I’ll ensure there’s someone better on the next ballot-if we get another vote 💁🏻‍♀️

You can’t say you weren’t warned.

Lies

This comment section is beautiful lol

Yes, yes it is.

That’s what happens when you raise taxes instead of cutting them. That’s right Eric..tariffs are a tax on the little people. Imagine how much better the budget would look if you taxed billionaires instead instead of giving them big tax cuts??

Eric, I work 2 jobs. Both in sales. One is at Dollar Tree where the prices just jumped from $1.25 to $1.75 on most items. To you, that may not seem like a lot, but for those folks on fixed incomes, or trying to raise a family, and yes we sell food too, this will hurt them. The other job I work is selling plumbing supplies. Water and sewer pipes went up 20 percent. These costs cannot be absorbed by the business owners. The plumbers who buy from us, and their customers will bear the brunt of these outrageous tariffs. I cannot understand why you support this. You are literally sticking it to your own constituents. The worst part is that you don’t care.

And do you even read the comments in your feed? Or do you turn a blind eye to the truth?

90 deals in 90 days ended with zero deals and higher prices.

Uh no! Are you that stupid or just gas.lighting?

Yes.

LIAR ! LIAR!! these are tariffs, not the economy. this isn’t even a current graph. it stop the first day trump imposed tariffs. most of those tariffs have been walkd back because of the devastating effect they had on the stock market. currently the stock market is up and tariffs are down. let’s see what happens in august when TACO AND THE GANG impose additional tariffs.

Any republican in any office is a dark shadow on this country.

The money is coming from us! 🤣🤣 us citizens. Yall can’t really be this dumb. 🤣🤣

REmember when The Mango Mussolini swore over and over the EXPORTING COUNTRIES were paying the tariffs directly into the Treasury?
No?
That tariff money is being paid by AMERICAN CONSUMERS.
It’s a TAX for electing a moron-in-chief to run our country. And you’re enabling him. Do better.

You stupid fuck. Customers pay tariffs. Any revenue increase from tariffs means customers paid more. Also, why don’t you source your graph?

Hey Stupid, TARIFFS ARE TAXES!! You raised our taxes, and the economy is slowing. And I think you have an election next year, when the recession has settled into stagflation.

Liar. Stop this you are just making yourself look foolish.

My 33oz of Folger’s coffee…FROM WALMART…went from $16 to $20 just three weeks ago!
You are a disgusting, sleazy liar, Schmitt.

OMG, such utter bullshit!!!! What’s the source of this alleged graph???? Did Trump use his Sharpie again???
You fucking idiot.

American businesses and consumers essentially taxed, forced to pay more for finished goods and raw materials they NEED.

Misleading propaganda from Eric. Lying is the mother’s milk of MAGA

Bootlicker

Who paid the tariffs moron

That didn’t go well.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2024 file photo].

L’État, c’est moi

12 Saturday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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14th Amendment, Birthright citizenship, Donald Trump, dumbass, Fascist pig, No King, Rosie O'Donnell, social media

This morning:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship. She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

11.3k ReTruths 56.3k Likes Jul 12, 2025, 8:42 AM

“…She is a Threat to Humanity…”

…Rosie O’Donnell was born Roseann O’Donnell in Commack, New York on March 21, 1962…

14th Amendment, Donald.

What a dumbass.

“No King”

They’re practicing for St. Patrick’s Day

11 Friday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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DHS, Fascist pigs, pearl clutching, snowflakes, social media

You’d think, right?

The First Amendment to the Constitution:

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Today, from DHS:

Homeland Security @DHSgov
Desecrating American soil by waving a foreign flag in defiance of our law enforcement is an OUTRAGE.

We will relentlessly pursue our mission to deport criminal illegal aliens and restore America’s sovereignty.
[….]
11:48 AM · Jul 11, 2025

Desecrating American soil by killing a farm worker for a photo-op is an outrage. And it’s Fascism.

No human being is illegal.

Waving a flag is not a criminal act and is protected under the First Amendment.

United Farm Workers‬ ‪@ufw.bsky.social‬

UPDATE: we tragically can confirm that a farm worker has died of injuries they sustained as a result of yesterday’s immigration enforcement action.
[….]
July 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Principles of International Law Recognized in the Charter of the Nüremberg Tribunal and in the Judgment of the Tribunal, 1950.

Principle IV
The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.

“I was following orders” is not a defense.

Fascist pigs.

“…Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!…”

11 Friday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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4th Congressional District, Fascist pig, First Amendment, former newsreader, ice, immigration, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, that ridiculous hat, Trump sycophant

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

First Amendment? We ain’t got no First Amendment. We don’t need no First Amendment. I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ First Amendment.

Yesterday, from Mark Alford (r):

Congressman Mark Alford
[July 10, 2025]
Proud to join Congressmen Roger Williams & Pat Fallon in demanding an immediate investigation into the ICEBlock app.
The Trump Admin is getting dangerous criminals off our streets, and any attempt to interfere with lawful ICE operations cannot be tolerated.
[….]

Some of the responses:

Have the officers in uniform and displaying what department they are.
Stop grabbing brown people. Ask if a person is a citizen.
Several reports from US citizens of having masked men with no ID/ patches running up and grabbing them. Being roughed up, put on the ground and cuffed . Then a hour or too later being able to show ID. Often then charged with obstruction or resisting the officer.
Do US citizens need to obtain a passport and carry it on their person at all times?

“Your papers, please.”

Nothing else will do.

Perhaps if the ICE agents were wearing uniforms and badges, and not wearing masks, and behaved like respectful law enforcement with warrants, citizens wouldn’t feel threatened!

they do wear uniforms! And they are dealing with mentally unstable people who are trying to block them from doing their job!

Probably thinks Klaus Barbie was just misunderstood.

No they don’t. They have plain clothes on, and no identifier within plain view. There are bounty hunters running around as well, there is no accountability for these people, that is the issue.

participating in arrest, detention, and confinement without due process is a violation of the Constitution. Deporting to another country other than their home country, to be jailed, is participating in concentration camps.
Why do you not understand this?
Do you value due process? The Trump administration and the man himself has greatly abused due process in the other direction as well, by using every step available, even patently false arguments forwarded to extend the due process timeline.

Principles of International Law Recognized in the Charter of the Nüremberg Tribunal and in the Judgment of the Tribunal, 1950.
Principle IV
The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.

we have already seen many accounts of the judicial branch setting the record straight on the rights of citizens AND holding the Executive departments accountable to the rule of law they violated.
Just doing orders means you are equally complicit in said crime. Remember we determined that decades ago as well.

why are you supporting an agency that violates US Law against its own citizens?

he supports a man that pardoned hundreds of people who attacked and injured law enforcement officers. The two are not compatible

Congressman Mark Alford, Really, yet the Felon is still in office.
What about “Freedom of Speech”?

Please post the statistics for the number of undocumented criminals and non-criminals ICE has kidnapped. Or would those numbers not match your rhetoric?

“Dangerous criminals?” A few.
But overwhelmingly, the Trump Administration is grabbing ordinary immigrants who are following US laws on their path to citizenship.
Meanwhile, the guy ordering these immigration raids is a 34x convicted felon and serial sexual abuser whose name and image appears frequently with that of pedophile and serial rapist Jeffrey Epstein. He also happens to have fathered an anchor baby by an illegal immigrant who overstayed her visa.
So let’s be clear, Alford.
You don’t hate criminals. You hate dark skinned people.
You should read up on what your Bible says about Liars and Hypocrites, pal.

It’s time that ICE quit messing around and start using lethal force against people that throw rocks at them or anything for that matter. And when one of the protesters wave a flag handcuff and send them back to the country of the flag that are waving get them the hell out of the United States. 😡😡😡😡

St. Patrick’s Day is gonna be lit!

So much for freedom of speech, I guess
How many have been taken off the streets, Representative?
How many of those have been proven as ‘dangerous criminals’, because that’s not at all the stats I see.

Getting dangerous criminals off the street? You mean like beating a father of three Marines who was mowing the lawn of a local business? Or perhaps arresting non criminals who are attending scheduled immigration hearings? Or do you mean arresting and deporting a citizen who worked as a make up artist who had no criminal record. ICE isn’t going after criminals. They are going after minorities. They are trying to ethnically cleanse the country.

Awful, you’re a fn useless bigot. When are you going to light the ovens?

“Dangerous criminals” at job sites and federal buildings? BS! Human beings trying to live.

Another pathetic move from a spineless fake conservative. You all want small government and free speech, until you have control.

We’re just reporting unmarked, military-like activity to warn our neighbors of suspicious activity. Are they ICE? no idea. 🤷🏻‍♀️ they could be those Venezuelan gang invaders y’all were going on about.
If y’all want to identify and conduct yourselves as legitimate federal agents, then we wouldn’t have to be on the lookout for shenanigans. Seems pretty simple, really.

You have become as big of a joke as your golden idol. You can’t serve two masters. We know which master you have chosen.

Congressman Mark Alford is a fucking idiot if he thinks sharing information about ICE raids is illegal. The dumbass must have forgot about the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution. Citizens are like journalists. In fact, citizens that communicate news and information are journalists. ICE raids are a significant interest to the public. We have a right to know what government agents are doing on public property. We have a right to know what government agents are doing in public spaces. Furthermore, private property owners have a right to know what is happening on their own property. So Congressman, stop the tyranny. Stop the rediculous claims. Stop being a total government asshole

Trump’s little dog, woof woof.

According to TRAC Immigrations, over 71% of detainees have no criminal convictions. People have to do something to protect themselves. Here’s a question Mark, why isn’t ICE going after immigrants who are not Black and Brown?

Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo].

Governor Kehoe (r) spins like a top and signs deplorable anti-working people legislation into law

11 Friday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Governor

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Amendment A, anti-worker, General Assembly, governor, HB 567, Mike Kehoe, Minimum wage, right wingnut, sick leave repeal

HB 567, signed into law, repeals much of the pro-worker provisions overwhelmingly approved by the voters with Proposition A in 2024.

What the voters approved:

Official Election Returns
State of Missouri – General Election, November 05, 2024, Tuesday, November 5, 2024
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on Thursday, December 5, 2024

Proposition A (3572 of 3572 Precincts Reported) [pdf]

Yes Votes 1,693,064 57.6%
No Votes 1,247,658 42.4%

Total Votes 2,940,722

Mike Kehoe (r) [2024 file photo].

Yesterday, what right wingnuts taketh away:

Governor Kehoe Signs Bold Tax Cuts and Pro-Business Legislation into Law
JULY 10, 2025

Jefferson City — During a bill signing ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol, today Governor Mike Kehoe signed two major pieces of legislation—House Bills (HB) 567 and 594—delivering on his commitment to lower taxes and defend small businesses.

“Conservative leadership is about keeping more money in the hands of Missouri families, and less in government coffers,” said Governor Kehoe. “Today, we are protecting the people who make Missouri work—families, job creators, and small business owners—by cutting taxes, rolling back overreach, and eliminating costly mandates.”

HB 567, sponsored by Representative Sherri Gallick and Senator Mike Bernskoetter, modifies provisions relating to employee compensation.

Maintains the state’s minimum wage law at $15 per hour, repealing the annual Consumer Price Index adjustment, and extends the wage requirement to public employers as well as private.
Repeals onerous paid sick leave mandates on Missouri small businesses, including:
Requirements dictating when and how paid leave must be provided.
Burdensome record keeping and compliance obligations.
[….]

Yep, working people take it in the gut yet again, courtesy of the Governor (r) and our right wingnut republican controlled Missouri General Assembly.

The exhausting inertia of our time

09 Wednesday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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“…Do not diminish those who are raising alarm bells by scolding them that they are hurting the cause—do not believe that if only they dialed it back, then the troubling behavior they are describing will somehow go away. History shows that the opposite is true…” – Eric Larson – 10 Lessons from a Dark Past [David Pepper]

“…All we really have in the end is massive resistance. That is where we are heading–acquiescence or resistance. You and I will all need to make our choices about whether we will stand up against oppression in ways that a lot of our ancestors did not stand up…” – Erik Loomis

“…in the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one’s capacity for shock. This will lead people to call you unreasonable and hysterical, and to accuse you of overreacting. It is no fun to be the only hysterical person in the room. Prepare yourself…”

“…Don’t make compromises. [….] In an autocracy, politics as the art of the possible is in fact utterly amoral…” – Masha Gessen – Autocracy: Rules for Survival

“…Write down what you value; what standards you hold for yourself and for others. Write about your dreams for the future and your hopes for your children. Write about the struggle of your ancestors and how the hardship they overcame shaped the person you are today.

Write your biography, write down your memories. Because if you do not do it now, you may forget.

Write a list of things you would never do. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will do them.

Write a list of things you would never believe. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will either believe them or be forced to say you believe them…” – Sarah Kendzior – We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump

Our time:

San Francisco, yesterday.

Michael Bersin ‪@michaelbersin.bsky.social‬

“….People can’t get to [xxxxxxxx] work and be a normal person, that’s what I’m upset about…” – San Francisco man, upset about ICE protest/confrontation blocking traffic.

We’re doomed.

If you’ve ever wondered what you would have done had you lived in Germany in the 1930s, you’re doing it now.

July 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM

“RESIST” (2024)
Posterboard. Permanent marker. 22 x 28.

Not particularly convincing

07 Monday Jul 2025

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

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

Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo]

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[July 7, 2025]
The One, Big Beautiful Bill is the answer to the mandate that 77 million Americans demanded in November.
With wins for every single American, the OBBB ignites the Golden Age of America.
[….]

Some of the responses:

Golden idol maybe.

“No King”
(2025)
Posterboard. Permanent marker, acrylic. 22 x 28.
(Thank you, Tom Tomorrow)

You need to read the room! Have you seen the polls and opposition to the bill? You live in an alternate universe…

Fools Gold age in America!

“Golden Age” … isn’t there a tape or dossier about this? 💛

Congressman Mark Alford kissing the Golden Age ring when trump bends over

Not if you ever need healthcare.
The “BBB” will cause a massive shortage of doctors in about 12 years according the American Medical Association. (Massive cuts to Federal student loans and loans for graduate students eliminated)

Golden showers is what you mean.

We see what you did there.

One Big Beautiful BRIBE!!!

Delusions.

Doubt you read the comments. If you did, you’d realize you’re on a fast track to unemployment at the end of your term.

Fool

Let’s take a breath everyone. Calling Congressman Mark Alford a sellout, liar and a cockwomble, isn’t helping. By doing that we are playing right into the GOP strategy. Instead, let’s focus on the facts of what this bill did to Americans and Missorians. I’ll start. Over 100k people will lose Medicaid benefits in Missouri.

77,303,568 Americans voted for Trump — 49.8%. More people –77,937,385– voted against him, for someone else. His popular vote margin over Harris was razor thin. He has never won a majority of the popular vote in any election. Joe Biden actually did win a majority of the popular vote in 2020 with more than 81 million votes, and I don’t recall you ever saying he had a mandate. Hmmm.
[….]

GOP cuts are examples of money over people.

Liar !!!

The big bullshit bill was very unpopular and you never had a mandate for anything.

Screwing the people

Fuck you Congressmen Mark Congressman Mark Alford There is no mandate you ignorant son of a bitch. Explain why this prick gets a “ mandate” in your stupid little mind?

Bullshit

Congressman Mark Alford, there was no mandate in November. Trump won by less than 1%. Over a third of registered voters didn’t even vote. So take your mandate and fuck off. Your vote on this bill will end up being the end of your political career when people in the 4th district start losing SNAP benefits and Medicaid.

They’re not at all convinced.

They misspelled “Dachau”

06 Sunday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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concentration camp, Donald Trump, Fascist pigs, Florida, ice, social media, White House

“Lieber Herr Gott mach mich stumm / Daß ich nicht nach Dachau komm.”

German Nazi Swastika Flag, National Museum of American History. Catalog number 1977.0788.03, 29 in x 49 in; 73.66 cm x 124.46 cm.

On Tuesday:

The White House @WhiteHouse
ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ: MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
[….]
2:20 PM · Jul 1, 2025

Previously:

Concentration Camp (July 1, 2025)

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