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Eric Schmitt (r): “something, something, close the barn door…”

14 Saturday Nov 2026

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

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Gee, if only someone had the power to do something about it during the last two years.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2025 file photo].

Yesterday, in the aftermath of the FAA nationwide groundstop:

Senator Eric Schmitt
[November 13, 2026]

No more kicking the can. If today proves anything, it’s that we need to update our air traffic control system & rebuild our airport infrastructure.
Our Modern Skies Act gives the FAA the resources it needs to update old systems.
The Senate needs to take up our bill next week.
[….]

Some of the responses:

Y’all (ALL the GOP) PASSED your Big UGLY Bill that gave the FAA $12.5B and the Epstein class over $1TRILLION in tax cuts… who are you BS’ing?

Do you have any poster boards to explain this, or can we just say it is a real Schmitt show

No problem- just call Markwayne, your friendly PLUMBER. 😂

dumb plumbers don’t help

Thanks, Republicans, for your gross incompetence

I am not worried – I feel safe knowing two reality show personalities and a plumber are in charge

let’s build a ballroom instead 🙄

and an arch.

and more monuments to name after Trump! 🙄

Arch,ballroom,golf course,reflection pool? Now it’s time for aviation?

What have you been doing for 2 years?

complaining about Biden. Didn’t that help you?

making up accusations against jack smith

And, Duffy’s been on a summer-long road trip reality show!!!!
I mean…do they think we don’t notice this shit????

Say it in a poster-board.

And why are we just now figuring this out?

we’re not. This has been known for years, but Congress just kept kicking the can down the road like they do with everything.

“Gee, if only someone had the power to do something about it during the last two years.”

but we have plenty of money to give tax breaks to billionaires.

and 52 days to fix it all before most are booted out of office! when they’ve had TWO UNPRODUCTIVE YEARS to do something. Anything!
More time off then they worked.
BS! Now you get busy Eric Schmitt? Really??

Great idea! have you talked to your boss- upgrade infrastructure not ballrooms reflective ponds or arches 🤦🏻‍♂️

Maybe, instead of a ballroom……

I wonder what it’s like at the Atlanta airport. 🤣

We see what you did there.

Are you flying on this tour?

You know you drive from Atlanta to Iowa right?

Remind me who’s been in charge of the government for the last two years

Maybe if you went to a Hawkeyes game it would help.

Who exactly has been kicking the can down the road?

But, a ballroom…

But the ballroom

Hawkeye, you are part of the Senate!!!

Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis.

Was this video filmed in Atlanta or Iowa?

President Joe Biden enacted major Federal Aviation Administration safety legislation, and while President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally repeal congressional laws, his administration did reverse several executive actions and reshaped safety oversight and staffing.
​During his presidency, Joe Biden signed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, officially known as the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, on May 16, 2024. According to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and aviation labor unions, this bipartisan law funded the FAA through September 2028 and included major safety provisions. Those provisions maintained the 1,500-flight-hour training requirement for pilots, funded new runway safety technology to prevent near misses, mandated increased air traffic controller staffing, updated pilot mental health protocols, and required secondary cockpit barriers on commercial aircraft. Biden also signed Executive Order 13998 on January 21, 2021, which mandated masks and COVID-19 testing protocols for domestic and international air travel.
​When Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he did not repeal the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act, because only Congress can repeal a federal law, and the FAA continued implementing provisions of that act into 2026. However, Trump took several immediate executive actions that altered FAA policies and personnel. On January 22, 2025, Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum terminating Biden-era diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring policies at the FAA and ordering a performance review of employees in critical safety positions. On that same day, according to PBS News and The New Republic, the Department of Homeland Security dismissed all members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, a panel originally mandated by Congress in 1988 to examine airline and airport safety.
​Later, on January 30, 2025, following a fatal midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Trump signed a memorandum titled Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety, directing officials to reverse what the White House described as concerning safety and personnel trends from the prior four years. In February 2025, PBS News reported that the administration also fired hundreds of probationary FAA employees, including personnel who maintained radar, landing, and navigational systems. Meanwhile, the White House and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that these actions, along with new helicopter restrictions and updated air traffic control initiatives introduced in 2025 and 2026, were designed to eliminate wasteful policies and restore merit and safety to the aviation system.

Another words airport safety crews who provided on the ground feedback to air traffic controllers were let go.

yep

Thank you for sharing this. It’s so important for Americans to understand how the government is actually working, or in this situation, not working. Too bad Sean Duffy didn’t know this.

Yes. We need to update all infrastructure. Work on that in a sensible manner. It’ll improve our lives and create jobs. BUT, that doesn’t mean we need a ballroom or every gaudy project with Trump’s toxic name on it.

Republicans have controlled every branch of government, then blame the government. Make it make sense.

he can’t bc it doesn’t.

The money we wasted in Iran could’ve been used here.

Its happening on your watch pal.

Perhaps we should have investigated this last year instead of letting DOGE fire the people who work on these systems?

So who has controlled Congress the past 2 yrs, why didnt you do something

They had total control of the government for almost two years- what were they waiting for?

trump and republicans have controlled Congress and could have funded the system, but they were too busy changing the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.

Wasn’t there an upgrade already in process when doge cut it then gave the same contract to musk, well musk gave it to musk and starlink? Us flights down the same week ukraine lost access to starsheild? Weird how these same results surround that guy who has secret meetings with putin. Maybe giving the power to override congress to some rich schmuck wasnt the best idea?

Why did the GOP defund the faa?

Republicans should have voted for the funding that they didn’t the last three times it came up.

So you have been in charge for two years..

where has congress been the last two years? republicans have the majority.

Yes, rebuild the air system, so we know whether we’re in Atlanta or Iowa!!

Are you going to places like Iowa and Georgia to discuss this?

You had years. Why now?

Dude; the sky is blue, grass is green, shit is brown.

Ballrooms and arches>airline infrastructure. STFU DIRTBAG!

Pretty sure he spent that money on a ballroom

I know! A new ballroom will fix everything, and if that doesn’t work a Triumphal Arch will make everything ok…

Because the Senate has a stellar record of taking up consequential bills.

Republicans have the White House, the House majority and the senate majority…..
Why haven’t you gotten it done?

Don’t worry the plumber guy is here 😂 😂

Just think if all the money that was spent on ballroom, reflecting pool, arch, gold statues, golf games, birthday parades, UFC fights, war etc was spent on better things like this.

So why hasn’t the GOP funded it? Take some of the BILLIONS you gave to ICE. Much better use of those funds.

Duffy got 12.5 billion in the BBB. No more money. Maybe sell the steel from the ballroom and fund the FAA

I thought the arch and ballroom were more important.

No Ballroom
No Arch
No Golf Course

Priorities.

“[Eric] Schmitt is a Fascist doosh”

Previously:

Perfect timing (November 13, 2026)

Perfect timing

13 Friday Nov 2026

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Mark Alford (r): that right wingnut echo chamber just got a lot smaller

13 Friday Nov 2026

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4th Congressional District, corruption, former newsreader, gaslighting, hypocrite, incompetence, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, sycophant, Trump sycophant

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Yesterday:

Congressman Mark Alford
[November 12, 2026]

🇺🇸 Democrats campaigned on affordability, but where are their solutions to bring down costs for hardworking Americans?
I joined Miranda Khan on Miranda’s Right on KCMO Talk Radio to discuss Democrats’ focus on impeachment instead of affordability, why I oppose impeaching Secretary Pete Hegseth, continued pressure on Iran, and making the VA the GOLD STANDARD of healthcare for our veterans.
[….]

Some of the responses:

The Big Beautiful Bill you voted for comes due in January.
You will tout it as a tax cut. It is for billionaires but Missouri children will go hungry. Cuts to WIC, food assistance/ EBT and school lunches.

Wasn’t the Hegseth Impeachment Articles written and introduced by a Republican?

Yep.

and before the midterms. Mike Johnson sent everyone home to avoid the vote

Where are YOUR solutions?

You know January is in 1 and 1/2 months…😉

Where are YOURS???

How about lifting the tariffs, tax the rich, retract the billionaires tax cuts, end Iranian war

I believe the Dems stated that many, many times. But, Alford is only appealing to his ignorant MAGA base who don’t watch anything besides Fox.

they don’t wanna do anything to actually solve any problems. They just wanna talk about how they’re going to. And offer absolutely no path forward all while stealing everything that isn’t nailed down.

The Republican Congress passed The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (H.R. 9237)—on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2026!
The bill contains provisions estimated to reduce future veterans’ disability compensation by $57 billion over 10 years
Ironic don’t you think? Republicans screwed veterans over on the very day established to honor them.
Try harder Mark. Actions speak.

Isn’t is disgusting how they name bills that make it sound good, but in reality, they’re just a big “fuck you?”
-Right To Work
-One Big Beautiful Bill
-The Patriot Act
-The Lower Energy Costs Act
If you look up all of these bills, they favor Big Corporations and Big Government and screw over the average American.

my husband a Vietnam Veteran, was denied benefits for agent orange, but ..thanks to President Biden pact act, after all these years, he’s finally getting some disability for it!! Now you have a president that wants to take disability away, make it make sense 😡

you mean trump right?

Hell, they haven’t even been sworn in yet. Also Trump ran in 2024 on lowering prices and no new wars how about YOU deliver on that?

Put your listening ears on, I have read where the Democrats plan to vote to undo broad import tariffs starting with Canada goods like steel, aluminum, dairy and household appliances, expand the number of drugs subject to federal price negotiations, reverse Medicaid funding cuts, reinstate premium tax credits for ACA, reassert Congress’s authority over setting import taxes to lower costs of groceries, fertilizer, & building materials just to name a few. Also read plans on housing costs, tax incentives and investor limits, buyer and renter aid, raising Federal minimum wage to $15.00 and the list goes on…..kind of odd how an old woman (me) seems to be better informed on their platform to help ensure affordability. 25th Amendment, Section 4 works for me. Iran operated under the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, this is a senseless war that Benjamin Netanyahu & Trump started to takeover the Gaza Strip to develop it as the “Riviera of the Middle East”.

Just stop the tariffs- end the war and see what happens

I guess if they just undo everything republicans have done in the last 2 years, prices will drop 10%.

Read the room

90% of mid term voters said corruption in current administration was crucial or major factor.
Investigate selling early access to social media posts for stock market info. Accepting a Qatari jet. Accepting half a billion dollars for family crypto from UAE sheikh. Son getting Pentagon contract for drone company they just bought stake in. That’s just tip of iceberg

VC-25B Bridge aircraft arrives at Joint Base Andrews, begins commissioning flights. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) [edited for size]

Don’t forget the “bribe jet”.

When democrats reinstate my benefits YOU cut on Veterans Day it will help my affordability problem.

Shouldve been voted out…..

I know you like to ignore me, Mark Alford, but vets and VA employees deserve answers for exactly how you’re going to make the VA the gold standard for vet care when you and your party destroyed the VA. Kansas City is still short hundreds of staff members. It takes a year to get in with some specialists because your party chased off a lot of really talented and effective direct care VA staff. Providers are literally working out of their cars in the parking lot because there’s not enough office space to accommodate the RTO you fools pushed out without a plan. Please explain how you’re going to fix the damage you’ve done to the VA. We are all due answers

Um, they haven’t even taken office yet. Republicans are still in control and we still haven’t heard any Republican plans to bring down prices. Thanks for showing your ignorance.

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

Didn’t Trump say he’d bring prices down “day 1”, yet EVERYTHING is more expensive 2 years later?? And he said he “didn’t care” about nothing being affordable?? Where’s your outrage for you dear leader who lied to everyone? Who the hell keeps electing your stupid ass!?

Where are you and the republicans plan? All prices have done since Trump got back in office was go up. Where are your plans for healthcare, or your concept of a plan. Maybe the blue wave was more of a reflection on the total incompetence of Trump and all you republicans support for it. Your boot licking ass should have been voted out as well. We are so sick of the lies, greed and incompetence you and your party have become. This isn’t even a shell of what the Republican Party use to be. I always had some disagreements with republican policies but at least you had elected officials that could somewhat be respected. The way you have adapted to the MAGA narrative and supported Trump through all his disrespectful comments and actions is deplorable. As an independent I always had values that leaned to both sides but now I agree with nothing this party has to offer.

He’s delusional and so is every ass hat that let him keep his job.

Like
Tariffs
War
Cutting Education
Yeah those worked.

right next to the perfect call transcript, the pedo files, the GOP healthcare concepts of a plan, the orange menaces tax returns, the plan for a day 1 ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine, the missing Venezuelan gold/oil, the nuke from Iran that was 2 weeks away that we’ve obliterated beyond repair every week for the last 37 weeks…I mean I could go on, but let’s hear from the guys who’ve been in the majority for the last 4 years and passed OBBA that’s about to screw tons of working class Missourians over…but yeah. Let’s talk about the Democrats who aren’t in power yet and why the prices of things haven’t come down yet.
Again. Alford is either disingenuous or inept, possibly both. But neither of those qualities are what you should look for in an elected rep.

Alford you are pathetic!!

How did this empty get elected in the first place?

But where are their solutions?!? Are you serious? Let’s talk about who started this and who enables him at every turn. I’ll help you since you and your maga comrades have zero self awareness. It’s you, Mark.

It’s a shame you didn’t come up with anything for the past several years.

GOP has had two years and tried nothing at all. Things have gotten markedly worse. I think about that every time I’m at the pump and the grocery store.

So now that you and the Republicans have screwed everything up, you point the finger at the Democrats for not being able to fix it?

That’s their plan.

Besides licking Trump’s toes, what have you done while in Washington for the last two years?

It’s possible to do two things at the same time Mark. Not like you, avoiding town halls and obstructing real legislation, wait… I guess you can do two things at the same time too!

Well, a lot of the most harmful things impacting affordability in the “big beautiful bill” start to hit next year, with things like my student loan repayment forgiveness being entirely thrown out the window as a direct result of legislation you and your RNC colleagues rammed through. Worried that will make my student loan payments skyrocket.

Stop the stupid tariffs and the stupider war. There’s a start.

Your solution of being a Trump sycophant didn’t work.

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

Ummm….they haven’t taken control yet Mark, but we trust they can do BOTH—clean up the messes left in the wake of unprecedented corruption that YOUR party took ZERO action to address, AND work to make life more affordable. But why don’t you talk to someone in Congress instead of already gearing up for 2028 by spouting off on the news? News folks don’t have lawmaking power, you and your colleagues do. Why don’t you roll up your sleeves and actually get to work. Maybe start by talking with Elizabeth Warren, she ALWAYS has a plan and has a track record of reaching across the aisle.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) [2019 file photo].

Shut your mouth. You never cared about us or tried to
Lower prices. You voted for alll this bad shit that’s happening and now you want to try to blame the Dems. You’re an idiot and will lose your job In 2028. Just wait. Loser (thats what Trump calls people. I learned that from him)

Where are yours? You guys have had the last 2 years to do something.

So why is socialized medicine good for our veterans but not good for the rest of Americans, Mark?
You can’t have it both ways.
Stop being an affordability hypocrite!

You had 2 years of a unified government, but decided to use it to lick the boot of the guy that called affordability a Democrat hoax. Until you have a plan and get it out of the House, you can kindly stfu about lowering the cost of living for everybody.

If you’re the solution, you sure haven’t done shit yet

Trump and his complicit horde of stooges are the problem, removing you types is a big step in fixing the problems that you people have caused.

Mark is wrong again.

Where is the Republicans solution to Healthcare costs. You’ve had a total of 6 yrs under trump to implement something an another 4 under Biden to come up with one and you haven’t so shut the fuck up you pitiful little boy. Your actions, or lack there of has spoken volumes you waste of dna.

That post again, “Congressman doesn’t know how time works”.

Suddenly you’re worried about affordability. Your man Trump said affordability is scam, fake news. He says he loves inflation, and high gas & diesel prices are okay because the Iran non-war has eliminated their nuclear weapon which no one can verify. Of course he says he’s keeping 1/4 of Venezuela oil sales to his personal bank account in Qatar, he likes the high oil prices.
Nice try faking your constituents out trying to say you’re worried about affordability when you’ve blindly signed every Trump legislation causing the problem.
Will you be voting yes on the Epstein discharge petition in the House?
Oh, that’s right, you voted yes before on DOJ to release all remaining Epstein documents and didn’t care the 12/19/25 release date hasn’t been met.
Why am I reading you voted to reduce future VA benefits to the toon of $57 billion, per Veteran support groups?

Congressman Alford, your party has been in charge for 22 1/2 months – what have you been doing all this time? And you are blaming the Democrats who haven’t even taken charge yet? Help me understand your complaint please… I’ll wait.

Why are you all so worried about the Dems? The Republicans have done absolutely NOTHING but take away everything possible from everyone with all kinds of cuts to programs that people actually need. Somenody has to come up with some ideas because the Republicans have shown without a doubt that they have nothing but corruption and greed on their minds. So stop acting like you all are doing something great. You had your chance and blew it. Let someone else take over who might actually do the job right this time around.

They haven’t even taken office yet
Are you really this stupid in real life

Just when I think you can’t get any more ridiculous. What an embarrassment to this state.

The Democrats who ran on affordability aren’t in office yet… You’ve been in office for a minute… WTF have you been doing?

They want to reinstate the SNAP and health insurance cuts. They want to cut off anymore war funding so it can come to a close and prices will come down. I guess like all other magats you don’t watch real news.

Where were yours, bitch? You’ve BEEN in office and haven’t done shit for Missouri.

A Republican brought up the vote to impeach Hegseth you vegetable.

You oppose impeaching Hegseth because you are a MAGA bootlicker. You have always done as you were told, fecklsss.

Solutions? To bring down costs? They did — don’t start a war with Iran so that the Iranian government doesn’t shut down the Strait of Hormuz!
Talk about an ELEPHANT in the room.

You spent the last 2 years controlling all 3 branches of the federal government and did nothing. Republicans controlled all 3 branches of Missouri government and did nothing. You worked for your donors and not for people. Democrats very well could do the same with power, but they at least sort of pretend to want to give people things like afforfable healthcare. This election showed that everyone is tired of the corruption and bullshit. Any party that shows that they want to work for people over donors has a chance to rule for a long time. Unfortunately, you have never even pretended to be for that

STFU. You’ve had years. Where’s yours?
Thought so

Get rid of random tariffs and end the war. Or, you could just tell your cult leader that. 🤷‍♂️

So you went on the show to bash them for not having a plan for affordability, and didn’t at any point in time talk about what plan you have for it? You can’t be serious 😂

Oh, Mark! How did you vote on Veterans Day? Let me guess….

Such a whiny little bitch. You are so clueless. End the self-imposed Republican war(the one you voted for) Reduce / eliminate tariffs (taxes) the tariffs you abdicated your constitutional responsibilities on, make health care more than a concept of a plan, I guess you have not heard this as you are tone deaf

They aren’t in office yet. You’ve had two years. You’ve done nothing but jump whenever you’re told to jump. That’s not leadership. That’s a yes man.

Where the hell are YOUR solutions…. You literally caused this crisis and you somehow think you get to ask this… you mi$erable pos! YOU did this… to millions.
This comment is like choosing to burn your own house down and blaming the fire department for not saving it for you. Zero accountability
Democrats have half solved the problem already by stopping you a$$holes from making any more corrupt and terrible decisions. Thank god

“They can’t solve the problems I helped to create before they’re in power” is a WILD take lol

Can you please stop with the divisiveness? So sick of it. Any chance you could work towards solutions that actually benefit all of YOUR constituents instead?

Congressman Mark Alford, telling lies still?? The Democrats are focused on affordability AND oversight responsibility over the executive branch, the latter of which has been totally ignored by you Republicans for two years. 🤷

Republicans campaigned on affordability two years ago. You’ve had control of all three branches of government since then and have made the economy worse. You need to sit down.

Little Mark you are still in control till January. And STFU about cost like all of a sudden you give a damn. Get out of the way clown.

Better than the big shitty bill you passed to fuck the American taxpayer, so let’s talk affordability mark

Are you fucking serious with this???????
The election was JUST LAST WEEK! They haven’t even been sworn in, yet!
And, we’re still fearful that YOU will participate in some sort of coup to prevent their swearing in!
WTF did YOU do on the issue of affordability??? NOTHING!!!!!
My god…you have learned NOTHING.
What a fucking, disgusting jackass you are.
And, Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time.

Shooting innocent fishermen in the Caribbean is a high crime, Mark. You stupid fuck.

Very soon you will be irrelevant. But sure, keep talking maga bullet points. It’ll be fun to watch.

Was he ever relevant?

Where’s your outrage about Trump and Lutwick literally ignoring a Chinese spy?

You did absolutely nothing about affordability. Democrats aren’t even in charge yet. They can focus on corruption and affordability at the same time.

They seem upset.

Medicare for All

12 Thursday Nov 2026

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“Medicare for All”

Today, from Senator-Elect Abdul Al-Sayed (D):

Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is a message for Donald Trump.

Donald, this is on the table. Guarantee healthcare for every American, from cradle to grave.

[….]

11:53 AM · Nov 12, 2026

Some of the responses:

It’ll be cheaper than what we’re doing now.

#MedicareForAll

Absolutely brilliant.

Thank you Abdul. As Churchill said, Americans can always be relied on to do the right thing after everything else has failed. You impress me greatly and thanks for stepping up.

Hmm…the bastard might be tempted.

Playing on T****’s desire for adoration and praise, but using it for the common good.

Checkmate.

Fuck yeah. This is the way to do it

Love your creativity, energy, and commitment, Senator!

Bold strategy. Asking a man who views the world as a series of luxury real estate acquisitions to suddenly appreciate the concept of a “public utility” is a high-stakes gamble in socio-economic translation.

Sweeten the pot. There’s a Nobel in it for him

This is the way!

Genius.

I see what you did there.

Best part is, if it were to somehow happen…..we’d change the name Jan 2029 anyways.

Genius

If it had “war” in the name it’d surely be approved now.

As long as we drop the name as soon as he’s gone.

And on and on….

Campaign Finance: wasted money

12 Thursday Nov 2026

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Still trickling in.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commision for the failed anti-choice, anti-trans, bigoted, anti-women’s health care Amendment 3 pushed by the right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly and Missouri’s right wingnut governor and his spouse:

C253648 11/12/2026 Her Health, Her Future PAC Drury Displays Inc. 8315 Drury Industrial Parkway St Louis MO 63114 11/11/2026 $14,550.00

[emphasis added]

Just threw it away.

The “final” unofficial results on Amendment 3 via the office of Missouri Secretary of State:

State of Missouri – State of Missouri – General Election, November 03, 2026
Unofficial Results
as of 11/4/2026 3:33:42 PM

Constitutional Amendment No. 3 3214 of 3214 Precincts Reported

YES 941,065 44.511%

NO 1,173,172 55.489%

Total Votes: 2,114,237

[emphasis added]

10 + points. With 1,173,172 “NO” votes statewide. Losing by 232,107 votes statewide.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Next (August 3, 2026)

Campaign Finance: bring a nuke to the fight (September 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: there’s plenty more (September 24, 2022)

Campaign Finance: even more (September 28, 2026)

Campaign Finance: be under no illusion (September 30, 2026)

Campaign Finance: an emphatic “NO” (October 2, 2026)

Campaign Finance: “…and they shall sow the public right of way and all the empty lots across the land with their yard signs…” (October 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: that about sums it up (October 5, 2026)

Campaign Finance: keep it coming in (October 7, 2026)

Campaign Finance: all that right wingnut money, just to vilify a tiny minority (October 9, 2026)

Campaign Finance: “…It’s the only way to be sure.” (October 14, 2026)

Campaign Finance: no quarter (October 14, 2026)

Campaign Finance: keeping it up (October 15, 2026)

The current temperature out there (October 16, 2026)

Campaign Finance: you’re next (October 16, 2026)

Campaign Finance: “We will not go back” (October 16, 2026)

Campaign Finance: Solidarity (October 19, 2026)

Campaign Finance: all-in for the anti-choice propagandists (October 20, 2026)

Wasting all that money (October 22, 2026)

Campaign Finance: – no quarter – “NO” on Amendment 3 (October 23, 2026)

Bigots and Anti-choice lunatics spend millions to lose…again (November 3, 2026)

Campaign Finance: more on Her Future, Her Health PAC – anti-abortion – Amendment 3 (November 4, 2026)

Missouri republicans: an eternal incapacity to learn (November 5, 2026)

Eternal Vigilance: They will not stop (November 6, 2026)

Campaign Finance: bad money after bad (November 7, 2026)

Mississippi Goddam

11 Wednesday Nov 2026

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Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi, Mississippi Goddam, Nina Simone, Scott Colom, Senate, U.S

Dayam.

Mississippi Senate Results 2026

Race Results Projected winner + flip
Candidate Party Votes Percentage

Scott Colom D 473,336 49.2%

Cindy Hyde-Smith Incumbent R 468,667 48.7%

Ty Pinkins I 20,234 2.1%

Total 962,237

98.7% expected votes in (Est. remaining 13,000)

Dayam.

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com

🚨BREAKING: Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, unseating Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, CNN and others are projecting.

Colom will be the first Black senator to represent the state in over 140 years.
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4:17 PM · Nov 11, 2026

Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com

The power is with the people, and the people of Mississippi are with Scott.
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6:23 PM · Nov 11, 2026

Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com

scolom.bsky.social makes history today as Mississippi’s first Black senator since 1881. I saw firsthand when campaigning with him in his hometown that he is a brilliant leader and dedicated public servant who will work tirelessly to serve every Mississippian with pride.

Congratulations, Scott
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6:25 PM · Nov 11, 2026

Dayam.

Power to the people.

Power to the People.

Oopsie!

11 Wednesday Nov 2026

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Fascist pig, gaslighting, health care, hypocrite, Josh Hawley, missouri, right wingnut, U.S. Senate

“…Josh Hawley on Monday blamed Republican election losses on his party abandoning working Americans, criticizing cuts to Medicaid that he voted to approve last year…”

Josh Hawley (r) [2024 file photo].

Yesterday:

Josh Hawley calls for ‘fasting and prayer’ after election, criticizes Medicaid cuts he voted for
Missouri Independent | By Jason Hancock
Published November 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM CST

The Missouri Republican criticized Medicaid cuts and questioned Senate leadership following Democrats’ sweeping election victories. However, Hawley was one of the Republicans who voted to pass those Medicaid cuts in Trump’s sweeping tax bill.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday blamed Republican election losses on his party abandoning working Americans, criticizing cuts to Medicaid that he voted to approve last year.

The Missouri Republican also called for what he described as a “historic response” to last week’s election: a one-hour gathering for fasting and prayer at the U.S. Capitol next month.

[….]

Speechless.

Pete Hegseth (r): everyone knows

10 Tuesday Nov 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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“…murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war, of persons on the seas…”

“…The fact that a person who committed an act which constitutes a crime under international law acted as Head of State or responsible Government official does not relieve him from responsibility under international law…”

“…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….”

“…Complicity in the commission of a crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against humanity as set forth in Principle VI is a crime under international law…”

Principles of International Law Recognized in the Charter of the
Nürnberg Tribunal and in the Judgment of the Tribunal

1950

Principles of International Law Recognized in the Charter of the Nürnberg Tribunal and in the Judgment of the Tribunal

Principle I

Any person who commits an act which constitutes a crime under international law is responsible therefor and liable to punishment.

Principle II

The fact that internal law does not impose a penalty for an act which constitutes a crime under international law does not relieve the person who committed the act from responsibility under international law.

Principle III

The fact that a person who committed an act which constitutes a crime under international law acted as Head of State or responsible Government official does not relieve him from responsibility under international law.

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.

Principle V

Any person charged with a crime under international law has the right to a fair trial on the facts and law.

Principle VI

The crimes hereinafter set out are punishable as crimes under international law:
(a) Crimes against peace:
(i) Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances;
(ii) Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the acts mentioned under (i).
(b) War crimes:
Violations of the laws or customs of war which include, but are not limited to, murder, illtreatment or deportation to slave-labour or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war, of persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns, or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity.
(c) Crimes against humanity:
Murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation and other inhuman acts done against any civilian population, or persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds, when such acts are done or such persecutions are carried on in execution of or in connection with any crime against peace or any war crime.

Principle VII

Complicity in the commission of a crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against humanity as set forth in Principle VI is a crime under international law.

Josh Hawley (r): “historic response”

09 Monday Nov 2026

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Josh Hawley (r) [2024 file photo].

Today:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO

🚨What happened last Tuesday was shocking and historic. It calls for a historic response. Christians need to gather and seek the Lord. I’m going to host a time of fasting and prayer for the nation on Tuesday, December 15 from 12 to 1 at the Capitol. Meet me there!

1:52 PM · Nov 9, 2026

Running for something?

Mark Alford (r): you can smell the desperation

07 Saturday Nov 2026

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Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo]

The new ultra-minority party in the upcoming U.S. Congress is presenting panic.

This evening:

Congressman Mark Alford
[November 7, 2026]

SHOW-ME RESULTS! 🇺🇸
Your tax dollars deserve accountability!
This Congress, as Chairman of the @HouseSmallBiz Oversight Subcommittee, I joined my Republican colleagues in demanding answers from the SBA over allegations that the Biden Administration concealed misuse of pandemic-era relief funds.
Small businesses played by the rules. Washington must be held to the same standard.
[….]

Was this written by a seventh grader using crayons? Just asking.

The responses are lit:

Why wasn’t that done in the last two years?

Audit the pentagon?

“Small businesses played by the rules”—unless you count the millions in forgiven PPP loans that went to wealthy corporations and members of Congress. Funny how “accountability” only matters when it’s not your own caucus cashing the checks.

That left a mark.

Like the reflection pool and ball room!

He is chairman of the “small” biz committee, how fitting.

Not for long.

What bills have republicans passed to help the working men and women of America?

👏take me to your leader

We will see how tough you will be in January?

We showed you results on Tuesday.

“Washington” — “held to a standard.”
This really can’t be being said with a straight face. My word. Is the electorate really presumed to have not been seeing the events of the past two years?
A war that closed the Strait of Hormuz.
The deaths of servicemembers.
The combat missteps.
The waste of weaponry.
Proposed sell-offs of public lands.
Destruction of heritage landmarks.
Federal officials treating individuals as if they deserved to be assaulted, thrown around, or shot.
Rapacious impoundment of federal funds.
Pushing DoD away from political and religious neutrality.
Firing senior military personnel apparently for upholding standards.
The Oval Office, the East Wing, a “ballroom,” the the Reflecting Pool, statues, Kennedy Center, or attempts at changing names of territory.
If I were to actually search for the trashing of standards instead of riffing on the obvious, this list would be interminably long.
“Upholding standards,”indeed —

An investigation of data from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) finds that, in Donald Trump’s final days in office, his administration rushed to eliminate oversight for loans which were flagged for potential fraud or further investigation — and wiped flags from nearly every one of the largest PPP loans.
As the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) revealed in a report published Wednesday, over the course of several weeks before President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the Trump administration went on a spree of eliminating flags on PPP loans, the majority of which went directly to personally enriching the richest Americans. Officials in the Small Business Administration (SBA) eliminated 2.7 million flags between December 2020 and January 2021, as the administration was in its lame duck period.
Special preference was given to the largest loans, which often also went to the largest corporations. On January 16, 2021, four days before President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Trump’s SBA wiped 99 percent of special review flags, which were given out to every loan above $2 million for separate investigatory purposes.

How about focusing on stuff that DIDN’T happen four years ago.

So no more for the war and the bullshit trump has wasted on

Stephen Miller. Dana White. Mark Alford.

Alford definitely doesn’t deserve his paycheck!

I thought after this feckless Muskrumpian shill saw the results of November 3 he would quit being such a feckless Muskrumpian shill. But, I was mistaken because lil Markie Allfraud doubles down on his stupidity and continues to support and worship the sexual predation of women and children, a 34 times convicted felon, serial grifter, and mentally unstable traitor. Such an ignorant twit lil Markie Allfraud is.

Voted for the war voted for BBB no accountability

Like you g.a.s. about fraud and abuse..stop with the propaganda statements 🙄

$1.4 Trillion for socialist redistribution of wealth/voter bribe
(~ although I guess that’s off the table now ~)
$170+B for ICE and Border Patrol
$160B (& counting) in Iran
$40B for Argentina (not incl. beef)
$8B to bail out farmers as a result
$3.8B annually for Israel
$1B to refurbish Trump’s Qatar jet,
which is not in service
$1B to Colombia
$900M+ for DC construction
$495M for an old prison worth 1/10
$464M for unused deportation planes
$230M for Trump’s DOJ
“compensation”
$200M for Kristi Noem’s jets
$185M for Trump’s golf outings
5+M for Liberia
Even $2M + for banners of Trumps face
Etc., etc., etc.
Add: The largest deficit in US history, up almost 30% in only 6 years under trump/GOP
But no money to lower your healthcare costs. No money for SNAP benefits.
“AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, THE BALLROOM IS REALLY THE PRESIDENT’S MAIN PRIORITY.”
Karoline Leavitt, verbatim
YES REALLY ~

OMG …. Let’s keep focus on issues Mark, time to take accountability and stop blaming others.

Now you pretend to get outraged? What a dick head you are,

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

What a joke! Accountability? Hypocrite.

The Trump administration has transferred or reallocated $1.25 billion in federal funds to the Board of Peace, alongside a total announced U.S. pledge of $10 billion

Does little Mark know that almost every abuser is Republican? Is he about to ask Cushner to repay, or Chuck Grassly to repay the $1.5M he took for tuning up his hubby farm?

What the fuck does this mean? Please interpret. Let’s talk about DJT

I would like answers from this administration. What are you going to do to help with health insurance? Did you not see what is going on with Children’s Mercy?

Hear it comes I saved the fiscal responsibility request but new that you would circle back to your circus, let’s see 468 million for a Minnesota jail that they have had listed for 75 million the word among locals is they would have taken 25 to unload it, then you have cor civic in Leavenworth empty for decades they where trying to bull doze it 238 million maybe you should try toilet seats seems to be more up your alley, never mind tearing up healthcare offering nothing cutting 180 billion then adding 50 billion to claim you where doing something besides helping the 1% another not yours joke, finally we got the tearing up a 1.2, billion dollar NATO agreed upon with international inspectors with Iran 🇮🇷 to spend 50 Billion to attack Iran using 2 million dollar missiles to take out 200 dollar drones more fiscal Alford alfalfa math gymnastics. Finally the farmers market buddy diesel fertilizer through the roof we could have purchased the diesel from Canada according to Ford and Carney and most of the fertilizer at 1/4 of the cost and delivered almost immediately if we did not turn are backs on Canada South America Europe and buy oil from Marks fascist Communists friends Putin congratulations you are now seeing real political politicians that want to reach across the aisle and serve all constituents read this and absolutely do not say you support this or actually understand The Fake Press book burning 🔥 diplomatic former television host dipstick if it fits scum bag wear it

Oh, that’s rich. Now apply this to your beloved felon.

How about impeachment? Ending the war in Iran? How about working on affordability?
Stop being a lapdog for Trump. It’s embarrassing

Audit the grifter in the Whitehouse.

You have no sense of reality about what is going on!

And just like that Mark Alford is pretending he cares about fiscal responsibility after 2 years of writing blank checks for Trump. Classic Alford so full of 💩

How much was spent on Trump’s failed campaign rallies?

Use RICO laws to indict the entire Trump crime family. Be a fucking hero instead of a loser.

Not likely.

Good luck, with Democrats owning Congress now. (Thanks to Trump’s screwy priorities.)

Just shut up Mark! You’re the minority now and I’m really happy republicans got their collective azzes kicked!

You work for trump. Buzz off.

Stfu

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