Tags
This is why we can’t have nice things
13 Wednesday Mar 2024
Posted social media
in13 Wednesday Mar 2024
Posted social media
inTags
11 Monday Mar 2024
Posted Uncategorized
in08 Sunday Oct 2023
Posted social media
inTags
cult, Democrats, Donald Trump, Jess Piper, MAGA, missouri, social media, voting
Yesterday:
Piper For Missouri
[October 7, 2023]
How we can “flip” Trump voters? I remember so many of them wearing shirts that said “I’d rather be Russian than a Democrat” and “Grab them by the 🐱”
I don’t waste my breath. We have to register new voters, engage apathetic voters, and get them all to the polls.
Some of the responses:
Once a person joins a cult it’s hard to get them out
The right is very good at creating outrage and misleading people. They are excellent at that. People love that rage diet, you’d think it would be exhausting but they eat it up. One of my friends is a literature teacher and brought up banned books (she was speaking against banning) and one of her friends piped up about books that needed to be banned in 1-5 grade that showed “sexual positions” and other immoral subject matter. I asked her to provide the titles of those books. She told me to Google that it was “all over the news and that her friends took her kids out of public school because of it” I told her I did Google and could not find these sexually explicit books being taught in 1-5th grade, could she please tell me which books because I have elementary aged kids and I agree 1-5 graders should not be taught “sexual positions and sexually explicit content”. She responded to me but blocked me before I could read her response.
utterly ridiculous people just spewing straight up BS.
Ask them what evidence would change their mind.
IMO, the problem is the 20-year-old “get a trade, not an education” campaign. Critical thinking skills, bias, and logical fallacy are all taught in college. Not public school, not trade school. [….]
…Completely missing from the dialogue is the fact that education being available to people who weren’t born into the “upper classes” is a fairly recent development and was something for which people fought hard. This whole idea of “you won’t need it so why learn it” is exactly how they justified not teaching peasants how to read. Scary to me that people would even be willing to flirt with going back to that. But I’m a first generation college student, so I have never taken for granted how lucky I am to have gone to college, and I can see exactly what advantages it has given me over my parents.
I have asked the “what evidence would it take?” question hundreds of times. Literally, not one citing.
They’re choosing the Rule of One over the Rule of Law.
I thought We settled that 250 years ago.
I appreciate your perspective. I think we should learn our whole life. But I think empathy and consideration of the Rights of others can be taught at any (every) level. School or job site.
I’ve barely a high school education, retired from const/maint sector. Trying to see the world through another’s eyes has taught me, wherever I have ventured.
Please, don’t get me wrong. These attacks on higher education are appalling and clear as to their intent. I have and will fight for free and equal education always.
Because my education was majored in empathy.
I’m not saying [higher education] is the only way; it’s just the current accessible way. College is Bloom’s Taxonomy, a reading list, and rhetorical modes. People who are curious enough can access these and self-teach. I have much more respect for the people who did the work autonomously. They are my favorite thinkers. My famous people to learn from and be in a room with. However, we kill curiosity in this country with shaming. It starts in elementary school with smart shaming and dumb shaming. We put so much value on diplomas that people stop learning after achieving that goal. There is a great book called I Don’t Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t) by Leah Hager Cohen. She talks about this. It is the answer to Carl Sagan’s question, what happens to students between kindergarten and sixth grade. Reading is a great teacher of empathy but it must start at home. Travel is a great education.
the greatest freedom I ever found was realizing how little I know. The greatest peace, being OK with it.
It allows me to still learn and grow, but helps to beat back my hubris. And judging of others. Because of how much I just don’t know. I still do judge, no doubt. I’m not going to be blind, but it tempers it some.
After “playing outside hard” for 60 years, I’m too broken down to travel very far. All the more reason to be thankful that my parents had a subscription to National Geographic. Empathy 101.
The cult members are a lost cause. They’re brainwashed and can’t be convinced of anything. Need to go after new voters, never voted, undecided folks.
Fifteen years ago, on undecided voters.:
What. He. Said. (October 22, 2008)
Because we ourselves don’t realize the magnitude of what we’re fighting for. If we did, we’d be a lot louder. Magnitudes louder.
We’re deciding whether All have Equal Unalienable Rights or not.
How many of Us fall into “All”?
Republicans have proven they will take Unalienable Rights from Women, POC, and the LGBTQ Community. Attempting to violently take it from Voters.
The very Core of our Country, Equal and Unalienable means nothing to them. If everybody thinks they’ve got nothing to worry about, ask Women, ask POC, ask the LGBTQ Community.
Declare to all what we have at risk.
All with Equal Unalienable Rights.
I’ve also surrendered. Back in 2016 I worked in a pretty Trumpy department. There was wild support for that wall that Mexico was going to pay for. Then, Trump said something about keeping families together and allowing families with little kids into the country. And suddenly the MAGA folks were wildly in favor of that. He clarified after a couple days that he didn’t actually support families coming here, and everyone flipped back. That was where i threw up my hands. If your only “ideology” is supporting whatever Trump said most recently, there truly isn’t any point in engaging.
They will never cast a vote for anyone not named Donald Trump. They didn’t vote before 2016. They won’t vote in 2024 if TFFG isn’t on the ballot. They don’t matter.
You can not flip a Trump voter, but there are some republicans that will not vote for either candidate. So it will be blank and not count. We need to get people to the polls and to register. I also know people who think because we are such a red state now that there vote in the blue pockets, like STL do not matter. We need to scream yes they do matter.
We out number them just vote
Otherwise, why would republicans make it more difficult to vote?
100%. We can’t afford to waste our time on minds we can never sway or educate. We have to spend every minute wisely
The Trump Cult is alive. Can’t do anything about it.
It is impossible to speak on logical subjects with totally illogical people. A person who still supports trump isn’t dealing with a full deck.
because it is a cult. It is emotional. Logic has nothing to do with it.
Yep.
25 Tuesday Jul 2023
Posted Uncategorized
in09 Friday Jun 2023
Posted Congress, Mark Alford, social media
inTags
4th Congressional District, cult, Donald Trump, Dumbassery, former newsreader, gaslighting, indictment, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, right wingnut cult of the victim, that ridiculous hat, WTF?
Numerous news sources are reporting that former president Donald Trump (r) will be indicted on Federal charges related to classified information in Miami, Florida on Tuesday.
FAFO.
The cult members are saying cult things.
Last night:
Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
The political persecution and witch hunt continues for Donald Trump.I guarantee that if he weren’t running for President this would NOT be happening.
They’re scared s***less that he is actually going to win and when he does, it’s game over. Everything gets exposed.
8:09 PM · Jun 8, 2023
Bullshit.
Some of the responses:
Your guarantee ain’t worth s…!
We see what you did there.
You’ve always been a cheap suit, Mark.
You are a embarrassment.
But what about the crimes?
You are a disgrace to the #ShowMeState
You are embarrassing your constituents.
It would be happening because he is a lifelong criminal. Someone finally managed to nab him; someone he couldn’t bribe, coerce or manipulate.
Go ahead, claim he’s innocent.
Dude you should just be quiet. When you see what they have this will be embarrassing for you.
Actually, it’s called accountability.
[….]
cry harder treason lover.
You’re horrible. You’re an arrogant, mean, nasty little man. We loathed you as a morning Fox 4 anchor and you’re just as bad in Congress.
Keep crying.
You’re an even worse congressman than you were a news anchor. What an embarrassment to MO
This tweet alone is sufficient evidence that you are utterly unfit for office. Disgusting.
Leadership? Yikes
Are you tweeting this off Putin’s teleprompter?
This traitor has believed he was above the rule of law if you believe in the rule of law and believe in America this is a just day. It’s a sad day because he thought he could skirt the rule of law. NO ONE IS ABOVE the rule of law.
You can’t guarantee anything
They (democrats) have nothing to do with this. This is all on Trump, himself. He was given multiple chances to turn over those TS documents. Not only did he not do it, but he lied about having them.
It’s laughable that you’re lawmaker.
In a normal world, you’d have a sense of shame at spouting such nonsense.
No, not Mark Alford (r).
Clown.
You
And him
So classified docs mean nothing to you?
Apparently not.
Ever heard of the Presidential Records Act? Ever heard of obstruction?
Apparently not.
I guarentee you it would be happening. He announced so early because he knew he was toast and was trying to shield himself. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
You’re embarrassing yourself.
I’ve watched you read a teleprompter for what feels like my whole life. Find some integrity.
A grand jury of his peers voted for the indictment. It’s not a witch hunt. He’s not a victim. He has confessed to doing it. Get a clue.
You’re a joke.
WTF?
You seem to forget that this started well over a year ago when Trump decided to blow off the request to return all the missing documents. He did not so the FBI executed a search warrant. Then they were lied to. Trump is finally being held accountable.
Trump isn’t running for office, he’s running from accountability.
Sit down.
You’re pathetic
You are pathetic.
It’s your view that former presidents should steal classified documents, keep them at their homes unsecured, lie about having them and refuse to return them when asked? Really?
You didn’t say he’s innocent
Um…the investigation was underway before he declared his candidacy.
Sweetie, we know all of you feel compelled to follow the GOP script on this. But maybe think of Trump as a real person and not an untouchable king? Nobody is above the law. Let the courts do their job.
Shame on you!! He broke multiple laws and is now suffering the consequence for his bad actions. What exactly do you teach your kids? You should lie, cheat and steal and then whine when you get caught? Pathetic!
Nah. It’s the constant criming.
Being dumb doesn’t make it go away.
Of course this would be happening.
He decided to run for POTUS again in hopes they wouldn’t jail a sitting President.
No one is above the law. Especially a former or sitting President.
Among his indictments is ESPIONAGE, Mark.
E S P I O N A G E !
Take that seriously. FFS.
So you would vote for a violent serial lying sexual abusing insurrectionist traitor?
Please grow up and say the word “shitless.”
Trump is a career criminal.
He is not persecuted.
It took him 50+ years but he finally came up against an opponent he can’t bankrupt or bribe.
#TrumpIndictment
Justice is truth in action.
Weird how he hasn’t exposed anything except his own crimes. Why does he have to be elected again? How is that game over?
They have meds for delusions, skippy.
You should sit this one out. He stole classified documents, then refused to give them back. If you do this, they will arrest you to Mark. Don’t be stupid for once. No one is above the law.
You are embarrassing yourself. No one is above the law. He is being held accountable for his actions. He broke the law.
If you think *some* people are above the law, you have no business being in your position and should resign. Shame on you.
Wipe the cheeto dust from your face, take out the earwig and step away from the teleprompter you arrogant little excuse for a man. Its amazing how anyone thought you had morals and ethics.
The DOJ began their probe months before he announced his candidacy. Stop your false narrative. He thought announcing would save him. Do you support espionage?
He was indicted by a grand jury. Not by the Democrats. Not by the President. Not by the DOJ. Trump did this all to himself.
And here you are defending him. The party of “law and order” can’t even police themselves from keeping a criminal con man at the top of their ticket.
There are people in the news all the time going to jail for mishandling sensitive documents. Your guarantee doesn’t hold water Mark. This has nothing to do with his candidacy and everything to do with his criminality. Have some respect for yourself.
Previously:
It’ll be Smithmas Eve in Miami on Monday (June 8, 2023)
07 Wednesday Jun 2023
Posted Uncategorized
in14 Tuesday Mar 2023
Posted meta
inTags
cult, cult of the lost cause, cult of the victim, dumbass, meta, right wingnut, Show Me Progress, troll
From time to time right wingnut concern trolls try to leave comments here. Our system defaults to automatic moderation – that is, comments have to be approved. We don’t allow such comments to be linked to the original post, but on occasion, when we see fit, we’ll mock these attempts.
We see fit.
An attempted comment to Spitting into the wind (March 14, 2023):
Do any of you left wingers know that all of the SVB executives got big bonuses before they closed? Also this is all planned. Biden sold us out to the WEF so that they could further their One World digital currency to give them complete control of all of us. Josh Haley is looking out for the American People but the Democrats would rather stick behind a President that can’t even finish a sentence without shuddering or talking complete nonsense. Tell me exactly what has he done that is good for this country?
A libertarian is just a republican who wants to blow dope.
For starters – Joe Biden (D) doesn’t pay porn stars $130,000.00.
By the way, the IP address and email address of all comments are attached to the original comment in our blog operating system.
Previously:
What gives you the mistaken impression that we give a fuck about what you think? (October 8, 2022)
What gives you the mistaken impression that we give a fuck about what you think? Part the infinity… (November 21, 2022)
Because, like, you know, Missouri is a fucking libertarian paradise (March 4, 2023)
You had to come here to read it (March 5, 2023)
And ye shall know them by their misspellings, bad grammar, and malapropisms (March 13, 2023)
30 Monday Jan 2023
Posted meta, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House
inTags
cluelessness, cult, General Assembly, ignoranimus, maroon, meta, missouri, right wingnut, WTF?
You miss out on those early basics of critical thinking.
One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn’t belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
From time to time a right wingnut concern troll will try to leave a comment here. Our system defaults to automatic moderation – that is, comments have to be approved. We don’t allow such comments to be linked to the original post, but on occasion, when we see fit, we’ll mock these attempts.
We see fit.
An attempted comment to a post about the priorities of the right wingnut republican controlled Missouri General Assembly:
Why not even the odds…why are you not doing the same on the Democrats? If your really concerned about inflation check on all parties Not just one!
Uh, actual reality:
Republicans maintain supermajority in Missouri Legislature following midterms
by Ryan Pivoney | November 10, 2022 at 4:03 a.m.Republicans maintained their supermajority in both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly after Tuesday’s election.
Republicans hold 111 of the 163 seats in the Missouri House and 24 of the 34 seats in the state Senate, according to unofficial election results from the Missouri Secretary of State. Democrats have 52 seats in the House and 10 seats in the Senate. A two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate are needed to override governor vetoes.
Republicans have maintained control of both chambers for the past two decades.
[….]
Contemplate the meaning of a “veto proof majority” and how the Missouri General Assembly has operated for the past twenty years. You know, actually pay attention.
“…Even the odds…”
What is that supposed to mean?
Previously:
That sums it up (January 28, 2023)
MoGOP’s 2023 Agenda (January 29, 2023)
02 Sunday Oct 2022
Posted Uncategorized
inTags
18 Sunday Sep 2022
Posted Uncategorized
inIt’s really hard to tell with the cult these days.
This afternoon in northwestern Missouri:
Maybe they all forgot about January 6, 2021.