I just did these, but I can't share on FB to get others to join me. Why is that? My FB account "has been restricted from advertising", according to the email I received. I don't advertise on FB, so what's that about?
Worse, the only way to fix it involves me giving them a video selfie in which I am to move my head so they can capture several angles. They say it will be deleted within 30 days. It's not just the email that said that; I got it again when I tried to log in.
Has anyone else had this? I don't trust it, but I get a lot from FB, so I'd like to find a way to resolve the situation without giving Big Brother more and better photos of myself.
“So when Greene stepped to the camera to announce her resignation, some wondered: Had she finally seen the light?
Of course not.
Her stated reason was that Donald Trump — the man she wrapped her identity around — was “not MAGA enough.” Not the extremism. Not the cruelty. Not the circus she brought to Congress every day. Her farewell wasn’t an apology; it was a complaint that the revolution she tried to lead wasn’t pure enough for her liking.”
Did Musk start it, or was it a calculated move to solidify MAGA? It's been an epic fail, but that hasn't stopped Trump and Elon from reigniting their bromance.
DOGE did not fail. It managed to do a lot of damage to federal agencies in a short period of time, with some actions subsequently, at least partially, reversed.
And, certainly no less potentially damaging, is the theft of data from previously protected systems.
This last may have been an impromptu pivot to grab the data before anyone noticed, or could mount an effective opposition. On the other, it may have been one of the nefarious objectives from the start. Musk and Thiel are two very wealthy bad actors who have been given way too much access to government operations, including strictly protected, confidential data regarding taxes, Medicare, Social Security and governmental contracts. Any access would have been bad. [edited for typo]
I actually believe this. I refuse to believe that there were enough idiots that voted for Trump in 2024. Seriously? A convicted felon? Why do we even allow a convicted felon to run for president? The one time I seriously want to re-write the Constitution.
Right? Whoever thought it a possibility that ppl would vote for a Felon to be a prez, esp when felons can't even vote? It's absolutely crazy! And this orange convicted Felon has shown exactly why we should NEVER vote for criminals to be leaders! Smh! 🤦
No need to rewrite the Constitution, just enforce it. There is already a provision in the Constitution to prevent any government official who has broken their oath of office from holding office again: 14th Amendment, Section 3. This would apply not only to Trump, but also many Republicans in Congress & 6 justices on the Supreme Court, but nobody bothers to enforce it.
What can you do to be a bit more like Ted Lasso, Rebecca and others from Ted Lasso? Or like a Mandy Patinkin/Kathryn Grody, etc.? I'm not just talking about voting and writing to senate/reps. Think of where your time and money go.
I think DOGE leaving early is because just like the rest of trumps team, they are all incompetent to understand the job they were there for. Not one person he has hired is competent. He has fired the decent civilian servants who knew how to do their jobs.
But maybe the only goal was to overwhelm us with their takeover of government institutions and then to steal our data to use it for who knows what. I think they accomplished their real goals.
They illegally grabbed our personal data from the government in violation of various privacy statutes. Ordinary government employees are required to verify the person they are speaking to before they can provide personal data to the caller, but these DOGE hackers sucked up all our personal data, and no doubt Russia has it also.
MUSKRAT was raised in SOUTH AFRICA during the APARTHEID ABUSE & brought with him those warped racist oppressive views. (That's part of the reason to opose bringing WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS to the US.)
MUSKRAT & COUCH CUDDLER JD VANCE traveled to GERMANY to support the RISING NAZI PARTY - called by another name pretending they're not NAZIS.
There are other comments in this thread addressing the failures of RED STATES to get over the CIVIL WAR. By continuing RACISM & OPPRESSION, it allows REPUBLICANS to distract from their failed policies.
If you focus on BATHROOM REGULATIONS, SAME SEX MARRIAGE & TARGET TRANS PEOPLE, you don't have to address the pathetic demographics: high poverty, piss poor education, piss poor health care, maternal & infant mortality rates comparable to Third World nations, environmental failures & pollution (like CANCER ALLEY), lack of pre-natal & post natal care...when you blocked access to PBS/NPR, cable access, library access, & promote media limited to propaganda like SINCLAIR, "KEEP 'EM STUPID" is the tactic.
Because their healthcare systems are so limited, one of the issues ignored is PRE-NATAL TESTING. There has been a sharp increase in CONGENITAL SYPHILIS due to the failure to test, among numerous other issues.
Remember that President Biden targeted RED STATES because they lagged so far behind.
REPUBLICANS opposed those efforts. Think about why anyone would oppose economic opportunities, lower internet access costs...."KEEP 'EM STUPID" !
While it's worked for REPUBLICANS for decades, notice that DEMOCRATIC groups have targeted those states & are winning elections. It's expensive - requires lots of folks knocking on doors, lots of time.
I encourage you to monitor THE DOWN BALLOT for races that are being targeted & won.
Watch for SPECIAL ELECTIONS that can be targeted to win.
Just as a footnote, MUSKRAT's SPACEX exploded over the CARIBBEAN causing flight delays & debris spread. The FAA adminstrators FINED Muskrat & suspended SPACE X flights.
MUSKRAT got him fired & we ended up with FOX NEWS INCOMPETENT BOOB SEAN DUFFY who can't keep planes in the air, but did a great video circulated internationally.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s Risque Past Performance Surfaces
I sadly believe that the threats are based on the foundation of racist, misogynistic hate in this country. The Mad King turned the rocks over for the snakes to come slithering out, & validated, supported, encouraged the hatred. Much easier to let them come out than to bury them again. The damage will take decades to heal, I fear.
Speaking of damage; Doge did its part. I'm glad they're disbanded, but the damage is deep.
Yeah. Getting rid of t will be great, but it's not just him. It's all much deeper than that!
DOGE never existed as a bona fide government department. It was the first appearance after the inauguration of the real Enemy Within. Dems just stood by and let nameless, faceless Muskovites wreak havoc upon our government. Will DOGE perpetrators and actors ever be brought to justice? Damned if I know.
It’s not Trump alone. Who are the people that enabled him to become an authoritarian? What is in the heart of the people who empowered his voice and spread his influence like a soulless plague?
Toxic Trump has always used negative adjectives describing others. He’s too dumb to realize he’s describing himself. Therefore is something deeper going on? Yes. With DOGE disbanding early, it will be replaced with another.
We can best handle lowering the number of threats against public officials by voting in people who are not afraid to run against the Trump MAGA regime- which is much bigger than we can imagine. We need to expose the intricate and huge network of treasonous individuals and corporations that are undermining our democracy. It is not just removing toxic people like Trump from elected office. We need to prosecute ALL OF THEM. We cannot repeat what happened during reconstruction with treasonous Confederates. The hard core followers cannot be rehabilitated. They need to be jailed- forever.
Thus will be a process. A systematic process. Like a chess game. We, the people can strategize and win thus the bite nation.
We need campaign reform for everyone.
Money needs to get out of politics. No more special interest groups writing our bills and buying our elected officials.and influencing laws that are passed
We need to look to our Constitution and see just how it was possible for this to have happened twice- once during the gilded age- and now in the age of mega- billionaires. We need better safeguards.
I think we also have to look at how political parties have contributed to this mess. Our founding fathers never foresaw the rise of the political party where people put party before country.
How do we look at AI and social media? How do we de-program those who have bought into the lies? I have to think about that one. A concerted effort is needed. Not sure of the process.
About DOGE being disbanded early? I don’t trust or believe that DOGE is gone. It is just going to moroh into something else. They have just gone underground. It will rear its ugly head in new and different ways. This is pure evil around us. I am not being hyperbolic
But— remember WE have each other. WE WILL CONTINUE to Unify. We will stand together. We will stand tall together. We will be brave… and we, the people , will never ever, ever, ever give up.
I am grateful for y’all. I feel less alone knowing I am in community with you.
I think you have a point there. Muskrat is using our personal data to train AI, while Thiel plans to build a surveillance database on citizens through Palantir. I think the goal here is to build a surveillance system comparable to the system China uses to monitor its citizens.
Certainly removing the toxic trumpy regime would be helpful in handling the threats to public officials but it’s so ingrained in the right wing; they have convinced themselves that they are the patriots. Law enforcement, will need to reestablish due process and go after the violent offenders. DOGE was just a sham to get our private information and remove anyone not loyal to the regime. Like everything else in this regime, they just disappear. We may feel the effects of their actions for a long time
Bravo to AOC for practicing kindness and care for others. Imagine what good could be done with the piles of gold the billionaires are sitting on.
I do not have any words strong enough for how disgusting DOGE is/was. As an older American drawing on Soc Sec, I am especially concerned. I am sure our personal info was sold many times over to bad actors. We have to do direct deposit for SS payments - what is to stop them from draining our bank accounts?
How to handle threats? We have to elect public officials with a SPINE to start with. Consequences with real teeth that are actually enforced. Guard rails put in place.
Threats are so easy to make nowadays, with social media and all. I don’t know how to stop them but enforcing the laws against such behavior might help? Or creating stricter laws with dire consequences might help? It’s a tough question.
Today we are focused on these four actions:
Stand with Ukraine over Russia: https://tinyurl.com/2khn59cr
Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits: https://tinyurl.com/w23tnvxm
Help us push for an investigation into the Epstein scandal HERE: https://tinyurl.com/4pfh2p4f
Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID here: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82
I just did these, but I can't share on FB to get others to join me. Why is that? My FB account "has been restricted from advertising", according to the email I received. I don't advertise on FB, so what's that about?
Worse, the only way to fix it involves me giving them a video selfie in which I am to move my head so they can capture several angles. They say it will be deleted within 30 days. It's not just the email that said that; I got it again when I tried to log in.
Has anyone else had this? I don't trust it, but I get a lot from FB, so I'd like to find a way to resolve the situation without giving Big Brother more and better photos of myself.
Notice that nobody is talking about fake Dem accounts. Hmmmm 🤔
🤷♂️ Does anyone know? Maybe that will be in a subsequent column. "What about- ism" isn't helpful.
It’s going to require generational change to lower the temperature from maga. But America is in it to win it.
Empty Greene may be leaving Congress, but I’m sure her ghost will have left lingering repercussions. (Still good news)
Adam Kinzinger⬇️
“So when Greene stepped to the camera to announce her resignation, some wondered: Had she finally seen the light?
Of course not.
Her stated reason was that Donald Trump — the man she wrapped her identity around — was “not MAGA enough.” Not the extremism. Not the cruelty. Not the circus she brought to Congress every day. Her farewell wasn’t an apology; it was a complaint that the revolution she tried to lead wasn’t pure enough for her liking.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzinger/p/trumps-piggy-moment-exposes-the-cruelty?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Spot on
I’m sure we have not seen the last of the gazpacho queen.
She will no doubt return to perform more stupid and attention seeking stunts.
Bouquet d'Onik
DOGE was illegal, and it was Elon Musk who started it. He also was illegal. AOC puts her money where her mouth is♥️
Did Musk start it, or was it a calculated move to solidify MAGA? It's been an epic fail, but that hasn't stopped Trump and Elon from reigniting their bromance.
DOGE did not fail. It managed to do a lot of damage to federal agencies in a short period of time, with some actions subsequently, at least partially, reversed.
And, certainly no less potentially damaging, is the theft of data from previously protected systems.
This last may have been an impromptu pivot to grab the data before anyone noticed, or could mount an effective opposition. On the other, it may have been one of the nefarious objectives from the start. Musk and Thiel are two very wealthy bad actors who have been given way too much access to government operations, including strictly protected, confidential data regarding taxes, Medicare, Social Security and governmental contracts. Any access would have been bad. [edited for typo]
So, how do we live in a world where we want to protect ourselves, but apparently we have no protection?
Totally agree
They've reignited their bromance just in time for Musk to hack the 2026 elections and turn both houses of Congress blood red.
I actually believe this. I refuse to believe that there were enough idiots that voted for Trump in 2024. Seriously? A convicted felon? Why do we even allow a convicted felon to run for president? The one time I seriously want to re-write the Constitution.
Right? Whoever thought it a possibility that ppl would vote for a Felon to be a prez, esp when felons can't even vote? It's absolutely crazy! And this orange convicted Felon has shown exactly why we should NEVER vote for criminals to be leaders! Smh! 🤦
No need to rewrite the Constitution, just enforce it. There is already a provision in the Constitution to prevent any government official who has broken their oath of office from holding office again: 14th Amendment, Section 3. This would apply not only to Trump, but also many Republicans in Congress & 6 justices on the Supreme Court, but nobody bothers to enforce it.
Remember 1 thing: it's a cult.
We all agree, but how do we stop this?
What can you do to be a bit more like Ted Lasso, Rebecca and others from Ted Lasso? Or like a Mandy Patinkin/Kathryn Grody, etc.? I'm not just talking about voting and writing to senate/reps. Think of where your time and money go.
I think DOGE leaving early is because just like the rest of trumps team, they are all incompetent to understand the job they were there for. Not one person he has hired is competent. He has fired the decent civilian servants who knew how to do their jobs.
Not mutually exclusive.
Esoteric response. I love it!
We must consider all of the options, especially with this bunch.
Is it bad that I wish I could be a 5-year-old that didn't know that this insanity exists?
But maybe the only goal was to overwhelm us with their takeover of government institutions and then to steal our data to use it for who knows what. I think they accomplished their real goals.
They illegally grabbed our personal data from the government in violation of various privacy statutes. Ordinary government employees are required to verify the person they are speaking to before they can provide personal data to the caller, but these DOGE hackers sucked up all our personal data, and no doubt Russia has it also.
MUSKRAT was raised in SOUTH AFRICA during the APARTHEID ABUSE & brought with him those warped racist oppressive views. (That's part of the reason to opose bringing WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS to the US.)
MUSKRAT & COUCH CUDDLER JD VANCE traveled to GERMANY to support the RISING NAZI PARTY - called by another name pretending they're not NAZIS.
There are other comments in this thread addressing the failures of RED STATES to get over the CIVIL WAR. By continuing RACISM & OPPRESSION, it allows REPUBLICANS to distract from their failed policies.
If you focus on BATHROOM REGULATIONS, SAME SEX MARRIAGE & TARGET TRANS PEOPLE, you don't have to address the pathetic demographics: high poverty, piss poor education, piss poor health care, maternal & infant mortality rates comparable to Third World nations, environmental failures & pollution (like CANCER ALLEY), lack of pre-natal & post natal care...when you blocked access to PBS/NPR, cable access, library access, & promote media limited to propaganda like SINCLAIR, "KEEP 'EM STUPID" is the tactic.
Because their healthcare systems are so limited, one of the issues ignored is PRE-NATAL TESTING. There has been a sharp increase in CONGENITAL SYPHILIS due to the failure to test, among numerous other issues.
https://www.cdc.gov/syphilis/about/about-congenital-syphilis.html
Remember that President Biden targeted RED STATES because they lagged so far behind.
REPUBLICANS opposed those efforts. Think about why anyone would oppose economic opportunities, lower internet access costs...."KEEP 'EM STUPID" !
While it's worked for REPUBLICANS for decades, notice that DEMOCRATIC groups have targeted those states & are winning elections. It's expensive - requires lots of folks knocking on doors, lots of time.
I encourage you to monitor THE DOWN BALLOT for races that are being targeted & won.
Watch for SPECIAL ELECTIONS that can be targeted to win.
Just as a footnote, MUSKRAT's SPACEX exploded over the CARIBBEAN causing flight delays & debris spread. The FAA adminstrators FINED Muskrat & suspended SPACE X flights.
MUSKRAT got him fired & we ended up with FOX NEWS INCOMPETENT BOOB SEAN DUFFY who can't keep planes in the air, but did a great video circulated internationally.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s Risque Past Performance Surfaces
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14356075/Donald-Trumps-new-Transportation-Secretary-Sean-Duffy-raunchy-dance-video-real-world.html
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s Risque Past Performance Surfaces
https://bostontimes.org/2025/02/04/transportation-secretary-sean-duffys-risque-past-performance-surfaces/
I sadly believe that the threats are based on the foundation of racist, misogynistic hate in this country. The Mad King turned the rocks over for the snakes to come slithering out, & validated, supported, encouraged the hatred. Much easier to let them come out than to bury them again. The damage will take decades to heal, I fear.
Speaking of damage; Doge did its part. I'm glad they're disbanded, but the damage is deep.
Yeah. Getting rid of t will be great, but it's not just him. It's all much deeper than that!
The primary instigators have perpetually ignored the outcome of the Civil War
and the subsequent enactment of the 14th Amendment, so it seems. Most complaints
can probably be tied to not wanting to move on - if only they would turn to columns of salt by all their backward-looking.
While being a 'king' in name only and flawed in several ways,
'Can't we all just get along' (close to what he said) as was asked by Rodney King
needs serious consideration. Being kind and patient is not hard to do, you don't break into
a sweat, and in the process you improve yourself even if you are rejected
by kindness and patience.
Turning into pillars of salt would be amazing! If only .........
Really, Richard. Agree!
Thanks - sometimes I connect all the dots / connect for
a line drive / paste a nice high-C.
DOGE never existed as a bona fide government department. It was the first appearance after the inauguration of the real Enemy Within. Dems just stood by and let nameless, faceless Muskovites wreak havoc upon our government. Will DOGE perpetrators and actors ever be brought to justice? Damned if I know.
It’s not Trump alone. Who are the people that enabled him to become an authoritarian? What is in the heart of the people who empowered his voice and spread his influence like a soulless plague?
Starting with the THUGS in the SCOTUS!!!
I like the heroes’ projected image at the U of Pitt’s campus - damned straight, “this is what courage looks like”!
Toxic Trump has always used negative adjectives describing others. He’s too dumb to realize he’s describing himself. Therefore is something deeper going on? Yes. With DOGE disbanding early, it will be replaced with another.
We can best handle lowering the number of threats against public officials by voting in people who are not afraid to run against the Trump MAGA regime- which is much bigger than we can imagine. We need to expose the intricate and huge network of treasonous individuals and corporations that are undermining our democracy. It is not just removing toxic people like Trump from elected office. We need to prosecute ALL OF THEM. We cannot repeat what happened during reconstruction with treasonous Confederates. The hard core followers cannot be rehabilitated. They need to be jailed- forever.
Thus will be a process. A systematic process. Like a chess game. We, the people can strategize and win thus the bite nation.
We need campaign reform for everyone.
Money needs to get out of politics. No more special interest groups writing our bills and buying our elected officials.and influencing laws that are passed
We need to look to our Constitution and see just how it was possible for this to have happened twice- once during the gilded age- and now in the age of mega- billionaires. We need better safeguards.
I think we also have to look at how political parties have contributed to this mess. Our founding fathers never foresaw the rise of the political party where people put party before country.
How do we look at AI and social media? How do we de-program those who have bought into the lies? I have to think about that one. A concerted effort is needed. Not sure of the process.
About DOGE being disbanded early? I don’t trust or believe that DOGE is gone. It is just going to moroh into something else. They have just gone underground. It will rear its ugly head in new and different ways. This is pure evil around us. I am not being hyperbolic
But— remember WE have each other. WE WILL CONTINUE to Unify. We will stand together. We will stand tall together. We will be brave… and we, the people , will never ever, ever, ever give up.
I am grateful for y’all. I feel less alone knowing I am in community with you.
I think you have a point there. Muskrat is using our personal data to train AI, while Thiel plans to build a surveillance database on citizens through Palantir. I think the goal here is to build a surveillance system comparable to the system China uses to monitor its citizens.
Absolutely agree!
Thanks for the mashed potatoes, Scott! 🙂
It is way past time to disband DOGE! There was no reason for them.
No one should be threatened and unfortunately, Trump opened the door to let the deep state enter.
If the democrats take over the house and senate, we will be able to clean up the mess.
Certainly removing the toxic trumpy regime would be helpful in handling the threats to public officials but it’s so ingrained in the right wing; they have convinced themselves that they are the patriots. Law enforcement, will need to reestablish due process and go after the violent offenders. DOGE was just a sham to get our private information and remove anyone not loyal to the regime. Like everything else in this regime, they just disappear. We may feel the effects of their actions for a long time
Bravo to AOC for practicing kindness and care for others. Imagine what good could be done with the piles of gold the billionaires are sitting on.
I do not have any words strong enough for how disgusting DOGE is/was. As an older American drawing on Soc Sec, I am especially concerned. I am sure our personal info was sold many times over to bad actors. We have to do direct deposit for SS payments - what is to stop them from draining our bank accounts?
How to handle threats? We have to elect public officials with a SPINE to start with. Consequences with real teeth that are actually enforced. Guard rails put in place.
Threats are so easy to make nowadays, with social media and all. I don’t know how to stop them but enforcing the laws against such behavior might help? Or creating stricter laws with dire consequences might help? It’s a tough question.