So important to remember a malignant narcissist's goal is to mentally & physically exhaust targeted prey by crushing their hopes, soul & mind with lies & insanity. CNI advocates that by recognizing the horrors they create as the gaslighting, they lose most power to trigger us.
Yes - creating a feeling of despair in the electorate is their goal, and they've done a damn good job of it, if you ask me. Thankfully, Kamala and Tim are doing their best to counteract that and to give us an infusion of hope.
Please don’t lose hope. We’ve got this. Tfg is getting more and more afraid he’s going to prison, so his behavior is more and more erratic.
Kamala and Tim are normal candidates, and a majority of voters recognize that. Tfg is a flat out fascist who wants unlimited power, like a king. The U. S. is a democracy, not a monarchy. Anyone who has crossed him is at risk of facing his ire. We can’t go back, we must move forward. Vote blue up and down the ballot to send him into obscurity where we never have to hear his voice or see his made up face and cotton candy hair again.
I’m waiting to see what this Madison Square Garden rally is all about and its impact. If they march, I’ll freak. If there are outsized flags and images, I’ll freak. A sea of red, for sure.
This is Trump’s final push in the final days. He’s been practicing his solemn dictator pose jutting his jaw out in past rallies. A freak. If they break out Y.M.C.A. I’ll fall on the floor laughing!
Harris must have something spectacular to pull out of her hat to counter all this, yes? As they say “a week is a lifetime” during elections. Anything could happen. May lightening find the right target!
Sam Ray, what you describe is the 'big lie' theory in action, perfected by Hitler and Goebbels. Drumpf has punished the nation with his insidious hypnotic drivel until half of them join in the rapture and accept him as their Messiah, when actually he is their ultimate destroyer. I admire Harris, Walz, and the group of luminaries who support them, mainly for supplying truth with panache in the face of Donald's and his toadies' vile lies. Respective to D's thirst for vengeance, the comparison of his motivation to that of Hitler is rather clear. Donald like any effective paranoid malignant narcissist, promotes retribution as a primary goal of his return to office, and his much-maligned cultists as they see it, line right up to deliver that to him. Hitler's ambition was to destroy or make impotent his arch enemies in which he was successful to a point. He named the inventions of his rocketeer von Braun, the 'V1' & V2' for 'Vergeltungschlag' ( retaliation strike), intending to reduce London and then further reaches like America to rubble. Now drumpfster is set with his rocket man schmuckz and his stainless monstrosity to command the skies and space. With his trigger finger, I wouldn't trust him with a water pistol!
The ultimate proof of what you wrote is that Trump’s proxy, the Uriah Heep-like Tucker Carlson, could stand up and say “you’ve been bad girls and now Daddy’s home to give you a spanking” and not only was he cheered by the MAGA crowd but the craven media barely uttered anything about it.
Tucker is one sick puppy. And the worst part was that when *rump made his entrance to his rally, the crowd was chanting "Daddy's Home! Daddy's Home!" What Tucker really wanted to do was to infantilize women as if we weren't able to reason or make decisions. And I think that's what Tucker is afraid of. He has mommy issues. Maybe he ate too many Swanson TV dinners as a child.
I live in Texas and am a native. Not once have I suggested that Texas should secede. I hate the repubs in office; abbott, paxton, price, etc. They are awful and have been terrible for this state, the women who live here and the education system they are starving to death of money. It doesn’t matter that there are billions in their so called rainy day fund (aka slush fund). I am no longer living here by my own choice. I can’t afford to move, at least at this time.
I understand your dilemma. I live in the reddest county in Arizona. The one where the two county supervisors refused to certify the midterm vote until they were told the county's vote would be thrown out. Which was going to be the ultimate payback because without those votes Kari Lake (this was when she was running for Governor and, no, she still hasn't conceded that she lost) was DEFINITELY going to lose by more than she did. So they were forced and then they were charged with felonies. One pled guilty and the other? The other is running in this election to retain his seat and the sick thing is he'll probably win. Even though he too has felony charges hanging over his head. He's got to hope that Trump gets in and pardons him too.
The reddest county in Arizona? Not sure of the metric to make that claim.
I live in Pima County. Here the suburbs of Tucson are red. To the southeast is Cochise County where the local government is controlled by crazies. Pineal County is to the north filled with crazies. To the west is Yuma County fill with crazies.
The issue is not the geography but the percentage of older white people in charge of the local governments and legal systems.
I’m white, I have done consulting work in these counties. I have personally seen the stupidity, the corruption, the greed, the racism…..I can go on and on. However, I do not need to be Hamlet to recognize that something is rotten in Arizona and many other geographies.
So sorry to hear this. I live in true-blue California, and even we are frightened. I think Gov. Newsom should retaliate by activating our National Guard to our borders to protect us from those fascists.
Texans are always flapping their gums about secession. Let them go there, declare independence from the US. Then they'd hit us up for money if something happened.
Let 'em go fend for themselves. When the first major natural disaster hits, who will help them? The big oil companies? They want their taxes so low, resulting in very little in return.
And to add more scary to an already not sleeping well month... I heard from a Vietnam vet that the US is now opening and bringing troops to our bases outside the states to be ready to keep the ancient orange dictator from trying
to give china or Russia part of us!!
If losing democracy and our way of life isn't enough...
Folks. We’re not the ones who are going to have to move. It is they who are mistaken about a great many things. Their callous disregard for the law, ignorance of the deep seated truth of America Democracy, and their childish clinging to their oh so beloved money is going to be their downfall. So, after we’ve all voted, taken friends and family to vote, put the final touches on our last donations to the candidates of our choice, grab your favorite beverage, maybe some popcorn, a comfy blanket, sit back and watch Donald and his sycophants come unglued on live television in front of all our eyes as they push more and more election denial and evidence of election interference in real time. Jack Smith and his team are going to have a field day. They simply can’t control themselves.
Keep as many options as possible. I'd gladly go there if things turn to shit here. Of course, my FREEDOM / DEMOCRACY- HATING COUSIN would probably wonder why I wanted to be around non - Protestant BROWN PEOPLE whose 1st language wasn't English.....
Well I have Canadian and Irish citizenship as well as US (I have as many citizenships as Musk does) but, no, I'm not heading up to Canada. Couldn't afford to buy a house there and they don't have a welcoming attitude toward spouses of Canadian citizens unless you're uber rich. Ireland would be a possibility--we did it from end of 2016-end of 2017 and you know why. Problem is it is SO far from any family and we are in our 70s.
It's not accidental that Musk didn't stay in Canada but came to the US to make his fortune. In Canada at least he'd be taxed higher and he wouldn't be able to buy himself into power. Trudeau might not be great but he has huge checks on him in Parliament. Still he's probably on his way out and my Canadian friends are terrified that Pierre Poliviere, the leader of the Conservatives will be PM next. They call him Trump Light.
Valerie - Hopefully Kamala WILL WIN & the most that the MAGATs will do is blow up an AT & T communications center or something equally moronic & inconvenient in protest. That happened in Nashville in 2016 & the wannabe terrorist turned themselves into FLAMBE'. Just exploring the options. If Dump wasn't facing PRISON TIME he wouldn't give a rat's tuchis, & wouldn't be so desperate to win. DUMPSTER is as popular as ( name the disorder, disease, illness ) with anyone who has more than a BRAIN STEM.
I have so much experience of living with insane laws. When I was barely 20 I had an illegal, one-step-up-from-backstreet abortion because abortion was illegal in Quebec and I didn’t have any money to get to New York State where it was legal. You can’t imagine what the pain was like—worse than childbirth which I was grateful to experience years later, when I could be a good mother. Adoption you say? I was profoundly depressed at 20, part of the reason I became pregnant, and I would have been shunned by my family had they known whatever I did. My father never knew that I scraped together enough money to pay the doctor who was doing these abortions because he’d survived the Nazi death camps and knew how women could suffer. So, yes, I loathe and detest Trump and Vance for saying they’ll “take care of women” and I hope that every thinking man and woman listens to what Michelle Obama has to say. Even my “by the book” older sister almost died in 1966 when she started hemorrhaging late in her pregnancy. The doctors told her husband—it’s her or the baby—and thank goodness he chose her and the doctors felt free to do the necessary procedure on her! They went on to have two sons.
If TFG is elected I’ll be heading to Canada, most likely Toronto. Canada is tough to immigrate there but a US citizen can stay for 6 months on a tourist visa.
Because I have no money either but I’d sell my condo and car so I’ll have a chunk of change.
and you have to vote. Understand that many of these polls are fake. Their goal is to discourage democrats, independents and republicans against Trump from casting a vote for Kamala so they can win. Vote Blue - if we all do, we will win in November.
I just mentioned to Law Dork what we elderly are going through with all this horror. He's brilliant and is watching cases in Virginia and Alabama where the MAGAs are demanding a bunch of possible votes of people be withdrawn even though they might include votes that are legal. The request is breaking some law that prohibits such action during a period less than 90 days from voting ends.
Law Dork is on SubStack. I think he should be placed on one of the higher court benches.
I'm 'centre left' at the moment... (was formerly 'Green' because of obvious environmental changes developing, but have stepped back towards centre-Left because of more local issues).. & thoroughly GRATEFUL to be NOT living in the USA. but in a relatively (politically/military) insignificant part of the globe.
I simply don't understand how such an unhinged clown can be seriously even nominated to represent the USA! Even Right Wing elite disown him !¡
My husband and I were in NZ on holiday back in January of this year. We loved it there and the apparent lack of acrimony between people with different backgrounds and beliefs. Not to mention your beautiful country and people! Things never used to be this acrimonious up here. In a way, it's making me almost embarrassed to reveal that I'm an American.
Wenn hinter Elon Musk schon Leute mit sehr viel Geld gestanden haben, würde mich nicht wirklich wundern, dass man Musk in Ruhe gelassen hat. Andererseits hat man sich offenbar etwas davon versprochen und damit richtig gelegen, weil er unfassbar viel Reichtum angehäuft hat. Die eigentliche Frage, die zumindest mich interessieren würde, ist dann, warum man einen Rassisten wie Elon Musk in die USA überhaupt einen Rassisten wir ihn einreisen ließ. Zu welchem Zeitpunkt kam Musk in die USA und wer war zu der Zeit Präsident?
Elon Musk steht doch für alles, was der Demokratie entgegensteht und damit eigentlich als Verfassungsfeind gelten sollte.
Es war also wie schon immer: Wer Geld hat oder im Hintergrund Leute sind, die viel Geld haben, ist alles egal.
Das erinnert mich als Deutschen daran, dass die USA nach dem 2. Weltkrieg Wissenschaftler wie Wernher von Braun aufgenommen hat, obwohl er ein glasklarer Nazi war. Auch andere Wissenschaftler, die ganz eindeutig Nazis waren, wurden aufgenommen als wäre nichts geschehen.
Wer nicht zu gebrauchen war und natürlich auch ganz üble Nazis waren, wurden dann bei den Nürnberger Prozessen hingerichtet oder zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt.
Ich habe als Schüler diese merkwürdige Sache nie verstanden und eine Weile gebraucht, bis ich verstanden haben, was da passiert ist. 50 Jahre später sehe ich überall diese Art der Selektion bei potenziellen Verbrechern, die einen Nutzen haben oder eben auch keinen.
Bei Elon Musk scheint das zumindest zutreffend zu sein; jedenfalls ist der Verdacht sehr groß, dass es so ist. Irgendjemand verspricht sich einen großen Vorteil daraus, das ist wohl nicht zu bestreiten. Fragt sich nur, wer das ist.
I’ve seen multiple comments about Bezos being afraid of Trump. I don’t think Bezos is afraid, I think he actually supports Trump. Bezos thought that in having a patsy write a mealy-mouthed justification for nonendorsement that he (Bezos) would cover himself with a veil of objectivity. It hasn’t worked. In effect, this is Bezos’ support of Trump.
I think Bezos’ decision is driven mainly by GREED. I think he bought the Post so he could control a major media source to his advantage, so he planted his minions there immediately and they are doing what we all feared.
The MSM are doing their level best to help Trump at every turn. They'll help democracy burn for share price. Media has become no different than anyone else with too much money and influence.
They can stage fake WWF battles while actually helping each other profit!
The closer it gets to election day, the more anxious I get. When you want something now, 10 days seems like a year!
When Kamala wins I will be celebrating in the streets wearing this rainbow flag "We the People means everyone" shirt 👇
I'm not originally from the Bible belt and thank goodness too. They aren't fond of Yankees here, but I really don't give a shit about those braindead maga Republicans.
I wish that I could EDIT my personal history since Southerners & rural Midwesterners have a reputation - not completely undeserved - for being barely literate, Bible - spouting dipwads who enjoy ignorance & scorn critical thinking.
I have voted a straight BLUE ticket since 2002 and will for the rest of my life after my middle brother died of Trump’s HOAX virus on 4-09-2020. The day he died the Orange Idiot was urging Americans to pack the church pews for Easter 2020 because the virus was a HOAX! Some hoax with 1,250,000 dead Americans!
The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times is also South African. It's not that I don't like South Africans, but I'm not crazy about their billionaires.
Curious, isn't it? All these South Africans who immigrated, that's right immigrated, to the United States to do what all immigrants do, make a better life. They grew up under Apartheid. From their actions, they seem to remember it fondly. Guess they thought that it would transfer to the new country where they continue to prove their loyalty is to discrimination and money. Actually, these South Africans seem to be the epitome of everything the traitorous turd wants to get eradicate - wait a minute - these guys represent all the turd admires - Fascism.
Mary, I am determined to fight the kleptocratization (how's that for a word?) of our country. After the election I will be trying to get together with others to come up with a strategy. I may be a nobody but that doesn't mean we can't band together and change things. Expect to hear more from me.
If we survive this election, the best way to accomplish that is help me - a former teacher - expose our corrupt schools that created all this. The pillar that was to hold up democracy is totally corrupt. It’s why we have this chaos. Learn about it at WhiteChalkCrime.com. It’s the best kept secret that I’ve been trying to expose since 1995. I need help!
I went to your site, and found it very interesting. Please do something to clean up the audio on the YouTube interviews, though. There are ways to screen out excess background noise from spoken word audio. I think there are things being said here that should be heard!
Its a real tragedy that the paper that brought down Nixon. Who's slogan is "Democracy dies in Darkness". The owner decides to dim the lights and toss that in garbage can? WTF?
That Donny, who as Mary put it, is "bigoted, ignorant, deceitful, narcissistic, vengeful, petty, misogynistic, fiscally reckless, intellectually lazy, contemptuous of democracy and enamored of America’s enemies." That such a vile creature could not only be the presidential candidate for a major American poliltical party, but would be attractive to anyone let alone jerks like Bezos and Musk is beyond me.
History will not treat these three kindly. I also feel the cliché "Love of money is the root of all evil" has relevance.
Moved to another state but registered immediately and have voted. Blue all the way. We don’t matter to them and it shows. Middle class Republicans who vote for him will be in for a shock sooner or later under his fascist fist and fiscal policies. Musk will be laughing all the way to Wall Street We all need to boycott anything he produces.
Lights are shining, like Solar Rays, all over their sneaky, skeezy illegal actions.
Maga's " po crackers" really believe none of the shyzer will land on their plates. How stupendously foolish of them!!😵💫🥴😭😱; just watch and wait for it.
This is all extremely horrifying. Our beloved United States of America is being brutalized to the max by our own version of oligarchy. Please. vote. BLUE. EVERYONE.
Speaking from Canada, it’s blindingly obvious that the choice should be Harris/Walz.
But clearly, oligarchy and Russian Mafioso-style intimidation is the order of the day for those who lean towards (or are all-in for) another four years of the sub-human, sub-normal knuckle-dragging Trump supporters.
I sure hope the light gets through the cracks in the Liberty Bell as you move into the last week of campaigning.
I live alone too, Bonnie. Thankfully, in San Francisco, where I'm surrounded by a sort of blue cushion, but I still don't feel safe about what is going on. I am so glad Melon Husk went to TX, the Twitter/X office is literally 2.5 blocks from where I live, and when he blasted in and took it over, I felt toxic just by proximity to it. I don't have the comfort of a mate to console me and if things go sideways, I have no family to take refuge with.
I'm so mentally and physically exhausted by all of this Mary. It's soul and mind-crushingly horrible.
You are not alone, Carrie.
I agree, Carrie.
I hope Michelle's intense speech today immensely helped Kamala.
Thank you, Mary 💙.
Michelle's speech was killer. The best one I've ever heard from her. Wow.
Loved her frank oration on what it's like for ALL of us women and what we endure by just being born.
Remarkably, many women will vote for tRump...
But how many people actually heard the speech?
It is on YouTube, X, and will probably get picked up by people like Lawrence O'Donnell. But the people you wish would hear it will probably ignore.
So important to remember a malignant narcissist's goal is to mentally & physically exhaust targeted prey by crushing their hopes, soul & mind with lies & insanity. CNI advocates that by recognizing the horrors they create as the gaslighting, they lose most power to trigger us.
Yes - creating a feeling of despair in the electorate is their goal, and they've done a damn good job of it, if you ask me. Thankfully, Kamala and Tim are doing their best to counteract that and to give us an infusion of hope.
It's a main default of narcissists to create despair because that's their familiar 🧠 state.
Please don’t lose hope. We’ve got this. Tfg is getting more and more afraid he’s going to prison, so his behavior is more and more erratic.
Kamala and Tim are normal candidates, and a majority of voters recognize that. Tfg is a flat out fascist who wants unlimited power, like a king. The U. S. is a democracy, not a monarchy. Anyone who has crossed him is at risk of facing his ire. We can’t go back, we must move forward. Vote blue up and down the ballot to send him into obscurity where we never have to hear his voice or see his made up face and cotton candy hair again.
I’m waiting to see what this Madison Square Garden rally is all about and its impact. If they march, I’ll freak. If there are outsized flags and images, I’ll freak. A sea of red, for sure.
This is Trump’s final push in the final days. He’s been practicing his solemn dictator pose jutting his jaw out in past rallies. A freak. If they break out Y.M.C.A. I’ll fall on the floor laughing!
Harris must have something spectacular to pull out of her hat to counter all this, yes? As they say “a week is a lifetime” during elections. Anything could happen. May lightening find the right target!
Sam Ray, what you describe is the 'big lie' theory in action, perfected by Hitler and Goebbels. Drumpf has punished the nation with his insidious hypnotic drivel until half of them join in the rapture and accept him as their Messiah, when actually he is their ultimate destroyer. I admire Harris, Walz, and the group of luminaries who support them, mainly for supplying truth with panache in the face of Donald's and his toadies' vile lies. Respective to D's thirst for vengeance, the comparison of his motivation to that of Hitler is rather clear. Donald like any effective paranoid malignant narcissist, promotes retribution as a primary goal of his return to office, and his much-maligned cultists as they see it, line right up to deliver that to him. Hitler's ambition was to destroy or make impotent his arch enemies in which he was successful to a point. He named the inventions of his rocketeer von Braun, the 'V1' & V2' for 'Vergeltungschlag' ( retaliation strike), intending to reduce London and then further reaches like America to rubble. Now drumpfster is set with his rocket man schmuckz and his stainless monstrosity to command the skies and space. With his trigger finger, I wouldn't trust him with a water pistol!
The ultimate proof of what you wrote is that Trump’s proxy, the Uriah Heep-like Tucker Carlson, could stand up and say “you’ve been bad girls and now Daddy’s home to give you a spanking” and not only was he cheered by the MAGA crowd but the craven media barely uttered anything about it.
That was sick SHIT by Moscow Tucker! He is really screwed up!!!
yes, an equally vile yet more energetic drumpf extension. Complicit media are mere shells of themselves from 8 years ago
Tucker is one sick puppy. And the worst part was that when *rump made his entrance to his rally, the crowd was chanting "Daddy's Home! Daddy's Home!" What Tucker really wanted to do was to infantilize women as if we weren't able to reason or make decisions. And I think that's what Tucker is afraid of. He has mommy issues. Maybe he ate too many Swanson TV dinners as a child.
I'm a guy.. Often embarrassed by it.!
Hoping that "The dawning of the age of Women" brings peace to this planet
Unfortunately, there are some nasty MAGA women out there. I hope we can cancel out their noise.
Malignant narcissist was coined to describe hitler's psych. donny is circa the same. https://samray.substack.com/p/trumps-nazi-narcissist-paradox
He's a Malignant Narcissistic Psychopath.
Yes, he is. He should have been committed years ago.
They can't commit people for being a - holes, & I'm not giving him, of all " people ", a pass or Golden Ticket to be one.
Stage 4 on the malignancy scale.
If you want to reach me, I'll be in Ontario. I WISH. Not enough money & you have to have family in Canada. that's been my understanding.
Let THEM leave the United States if democracy is so offensive to them. You stay here.
I live in Texas and am a native. Not once have I suggested that Texas should secede. I hate the repubs in office; abbott, paxton, price, etc. They are awful and have been terrible for this state, the women who live here and the education system they are starving to death of money. It doesn’t matter that there are billions in their so called rainy day fund (aka slush fund). I am no longer living here by my own choice. I can’t afford to move, at least at this time.
Abbott and Paxton are criminals. I feel for you.
I understand your dilemma. I live in the reddest county in Arizona. The one where the two county supervisors refused to certify the midterm vote until they were told the county's vote would be thrown out. Which was going to be the ultimate payback because without those votes Kari Lake (this was when she was running for Governor and, no, she still hasn't conceded that she lost) was DEFINITELY going to lose by more than she did. So they were forced and then they were charged with felonies. One pled guilty and the other? The other is running in this election to retain his seat and the sick thing is he'll probably win. Even though he too has felony charges hanging over his head. He's got to hope that Trump gets in and pardons him too.
The reddest county in Arizona? Not sure of the metric to make that claim.
I live in Pima County. Here the suburbs of Tucson are red. To the southeast is Cochise County where the local government is controlled by crazies. Pineal County is to the north filled with crazies. To the west is Yuma County fill with crazies.
The issue is not the geography but the percentage of older white people in charge of the local governments and legal systems.
I’m white, I have done consulting work in these counties. I have personally seen the stupidity, the corruption, the greed, the racism…..I can go on and on. However, I do not need to be Hamlet to recognize that something is rotten in Arizona and many other geographies.
I live in Cochise, the County that’s controlled by crazies and where our sheriff—who if you are elderly and white is a nice guy—is an OathKeeper
The women need to put their rights ahead of the sinister games of Trump. Paxton, Abutt and Cruz and vote blue in this election.
So sorry to hear this. I live in true-blue California, and even we are frightened. I think Gov. Newsom should retaliate by activating our National Guard to our borders to protect us from those fascists.
Texans are always flapping their gums about secession. Let them go there, declare independence from the US. Then they'd hit us up for money if something happened.
Let 'em go fend for themselves. When the first major natural disaster hits, who will help them? The big oil companies? They want their taxes so low, resulting in very little in return.
And to add more scary to an already not sleeping well month... I heard from a Vietnam vet that the US is now opening and bringing troops to our bases outside the states to be ready to keep the ancient orange dictator from trying
to give china or Russia part of us!!
If losing democracy and our way of life isn't enough...
Mexico is looking like the safe bet!
Folks. We’re not the ones who are going to have to move. It is they who are mistaken about a great many things. Their callous disregard for the law, ignorance of the deep seated truth of America Democracy, and their childish clinging to their oh so beloved money is going to be their downfall. So, after we’ve all voted, taken friends and family to vote, put the final touches on our last donations to the candidates of our choice, grab your favorite beverage, maybe some popcorn, a comfy blanket, sit back and watch Donald and his sycophants come unglued on live television in front of all our eyes as they push more and more election denial and evidence of election interference in real time. Jack Smith and his team are going to have a field day. They simply can’t control themselves.
From your lips to God's ears, Mr Glaser!
Praying my heart out that you are correct, sir!
I was thinking the exact same thing.
Puerto Rico could become a sanctuary since it's not technically a state.
Just take rolls of paper towels! You do not need a passport!
Don't know how many could be accomodated there, though.
Keep as many options as possible. I'd gladly go there if things turn to shit here. Of course, my FREEDOM / DEMOCRACY- HATING COUSIN would probably wonder why I wanted to be around non - Protestant BROWN PEOPLE whose 1st language wasn't English.....
Bigotry is a drug.
Sad!!!!
Where they now have their first woman President.
And the president is Jewish, too.
I thought that's where all the rapists and drug dealers and murders lived.
I thought that they all came up here by invading our southern border.
Well I have Canadian and Irish citizenship as well as US (I have as many citizenships as Musk does) but, no, I'm not heading up to Canada. Couldn't afford to buy a house there and they don't have a welcoming attitude toward spouses of Canadian citizens unless you're uber rich. Ireland would be a possibility--we did it from end of 2016-end of 2017 and you know why. Problem is it is SO far from any family and we are in our 70s.
It's not accidental that Musk didn't stay in Canada but came to the US to make his fortune. In Canada at least he'd be taxed higher and he wouldn't be able to buy himself into power. Trudeau might not be great but he has huge checks on him in Parliament. Still he's probably on his way out and my Canadian friends are terrified that Pierre Poliviere, the leader of the Conservatives will be PM next. They call him Trump Light.
Valerie - Hopefully Kamala WILL WIN & the most that the MAGATs will do is blow up an AT & T communications center or something equally moronic & inconvenient in protest. That happened in Nashville in 2016 & the wannabe terrorist turned themselves into FLAMBE'. Just exploring the options. If Dump wasn't facing PRISON TIME he wouldn't give a rat's tuchis, & wouldn't be so desperate to win. DUMPSTER is as popular as ( name the disorder, disease, illness ) with anyone who has more than a BRAIN STEM.
I have so much experience of living with insane laws. When I was barely 20 I had an illegal, one-step-up-from-backstreet abortion because abortion was illegal in Quebec and I didn’t have any money to get to New York State where it was legal. You can’t imagine what the pain was like—worse than childbirth which I was grateful to experience years later, when I could be a good mother. Adoption you say? I was profoundly depressed at 20, part of the reason I became pregnant, and I would have been shunned by my family had they known whatever I did. My father never knew that I scraped together enough money to pay the doctor who was doing these abortions because he’d survived the Nazi death camps and knew how women could suffer. So, yes, I loathe and detest Trump and Vance for saying they’ll “take care of women” and I hope that every thinking man and woman listens to what Michelle Obama has to say. Even my “by the book” older sister almost died in 1966 when she started hemorrhaging late in her pregnancy. The doctors told her husband—it’s her or the baby—and thank goodness he chose her and the doctors felt free to do the necessary procedure on her! They went on to have two sons.
If TFG is elected I’ll be heading to Canada, most likely Toronto. Canada is tough to immigrate there but a US citizen can stay for 6 months on a tourist visa.
Because I have no money either but I’d sell my condo and car so I’ll have a chunk of change.
Good luck
They don’t want retirees and you have to have a desired job skill if you are still working.
Wait until Canada decides to stop the "invasion" across their southern border.
They can't keep people out who appreciate good beer & enjoy poutine. Some of us are barred because we don't have Canadian relatives.
Elon Musk worked illegally
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/
Like Melania. Rules for thee, not for me.
If Elon Musk worked illegally, can the US government deport him and seize his assets?
I was about to say the same thing. I need a long internet break. My head is hurting.
The negativity is affecting damn near everything, 98 % of it is coming from the POD ( Party of the Demented ) PEOPLE.
Hold on, Carrie, please believe that Kamala will win. We have to believe. Wishing You and Yours Best Days
and you have to vote. Understand that many of these polls are fake. Their goal is to discourage democrats, independents and republicans against Trump from casting a vote for Kamala so they can win. Vote Blue - if we all do, we will win in November.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
I just mentioned to Law Dork what we elderly are going through with all this horror. He's brilliant and is watching cases in Virginia and Alabama where the MAGAs are demanding a bunch of possible votes of people be withdrawn even though they might include votes that are legal. The request is breaking some law that prohibits such action during a period less than 90 days from voting ends.
Law Dork is on SubStack. I think he should be placed on one of the higher court benches.
Richard La France
Thankful to be living in NZ.
I'm 'centre left' at the moment... (was formerly 'Green' because of obvious environmental changes developing, but have stepped back towards centre-Left because of more local issues).. & thoroughly GRATEFUL to be NOT living in the USA. but in a relatively (politically/military) insignificant part of the globe.
I simply don't understand how such an unhinged clown can be seriously even nominated to represent the USA! Even Right Wing elite disown him !¡
My husband and I were in NZ on holiday back in January of this year. We loved it there and the apparent lack of acrimony between people with different backgrounds and beliefs. Not to mention your beautiful country and people! Things never used to be this acrimonious up here. In a way, it's making me almost embarrassed to reveal that I'm an American.
Just Vote and tell 💥💙💙💙💥
It's been shocking to watch the crown jewels of our 1st Amendment be purchased & silenced.
Maybe redeemed:
Elon Musk worked illegally
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/
PASS IT ON!
Yeah, reporting a main rival was illegal redeems not endorsing sanity over nazis. 🙄
At least some reporters did their job!
Wenn hinter Elon Musk schon Leute mit sehr viel Geld gestanden haben, würde mich nicht wirklich wundern, dass man Musk in Ruhe gelassen hat. Andererseits hat man sich offenbar etwas davon versprochen und damit richtig gelegen, weil er unfassbar viel Reichtum angehäuft hat. Die eigentliche Frage, die zumindest mich interessieren würde, ist dann, warum man einen Rassisten wie Elon Musk in die USA überhaupt einen Rassisten wir ihn einreisen ließ. Zu welchem Zeitpunkt kam Musk in die USA und wer war zu der Zeit Präsident?
Elon Musk steht doch für alles, was der Demokratie entgegensteht und damit eigentlich als Verfassungsfeind gelten sollte.
Es war also wie schon immer: Wer Geld hat oder im Hintergrund Leute sind, die viel Geld haben, ist alles egal.
Das erinnert mich als Deutschen daran, dass die USA nach dem 2. Weltkrieg Wissenschaftler wie Wernher von Braun aufgenommen hat, obwohl er ein glasklarer Nazi war. Auch andere Wissenschaftler, die ganz eindeutig Nazis waren, wurden aufgenommen als wäre nichts geschehen.
Wer nicht zu gebrauchen war und natürlich auch ganz üble Nazis waren, wurden dann bei den Nürnberger Prozessen hingerichtet oder zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt.
Ich habe als Schüler diese merkwürdige Sache nie verstanden und eine Weile gebraucht, bis ich verstanden haben, was da passiert ist. 50 Jahre später sehe ich überall diese Art der Selektion bei potenziellen Verbrechern, die einen Nutzen haben oder eben auch keinen.
Bei Elon Musk scheint das zumindest zutreffend zu sein; jedenfalls ist der Verdacht sehr groß, dass es so ist. Irgendjemand verspricht sich einen großen Vorteil daraus, das ist wohl nicht zu bestreiten. Fragt sich nur, wer das ist.
Shame we can't put him in jail and more!!
Easy choice for me. Voted straight Blue
I’ve seen multiple comments about Bezos being afraid of Trump. I don’t think Bezos is afraid, I think he actually supports Trump. Bezos thought that in having a patsy write a mealy-mouthed justification for nonendorsement that he (Bezos) would cover himself with a veil of objectivity. It hasn’t worked. In effect, this is Bezos’ support of Trump.
I think Bezos’ decision is driven mainly by GREED. I think he bought the Post so he could control a major media source to his advantage, so he planted his minions there immediately and they are doing what we all feared.
The MSM are doing their level best to help Trump at every turn. They'll help democracy burn for share price. Media has become no different than anyone else with too much money and influence.
They can stage fake WWF battles while actually helping each other profit!
The closer it gets to election day, the more anxious I get. When you want something now, 10 days seems like a year!
When Kamala wins I will be celebrating in the streets wearing this rainbow flag "We the People means everyone" shirt 👇
https://t.co/RicxEuibhi
Indeed!
I appreciate your confidence. We have to believe.
Same for me! VOTE ALL BLUE!!!
Living in a Red state, voting BLUE.
Me too. Red state. Husband and I voted blue on the ticket.
TN. Most of the Republican politicians are Bible - spouting hypocrites with the moral compass of an algal bloom.
I'm not originally from the Bible belt and thank goodness too. They aren't fond of Yankees here, but I really don't give a shit about those braindead maga Republicans.
I wish that I could EDIT my personal history since Southerners & rural Midwesterners have a reputation - not completely undeserved - for being barely literate, Bible - spouting dipwads who enjoy ignorance & scorn critical thinking.
Same
Me, too. Vote blue--no matter who.
Me too
I did too, straight ticket..
I have voted a straight BLUE ticket since 2002 and will for the rest of my life after my middle brother died of Trump’s HOAX virus on 4-09-2020. The day he died the Orange Idiot was urging Americans to pack the church pews for Easter 2020 because the virus was a HOAX! Some hoax with 1,250,000 dead Americans!
I am a Republican and got independent to do just that BLUE for the last few years
The corruption has to stop !! I did what I could and have asked so many " do you really want to lose your independence about how you live?"
As trump is going to gut our government no more entitlements to seniors and disabled no medicare no SSI SSA....
And ohh did you know yer pension may be subsidized by the fed ... ??? Hmmm think about losing yer retirement if your working now
And what about leaving all this mess for yer children to solve ... NOT FAIR!!
There's only one choice and ya better be sure or be sorry for a very long time
If you don't think I'm right talk to someone who went thru the " McCarthy era" !!
It was pretty awful and if we lose the above it won't come back for a long time!
I am serious this is not a game it's yer life ( and mine) you are gambling with!!
The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times is also South African. It's not that I don't like South Africans, but I'm not crazy about their billionaires.
Curious, isn't it? All these South Africans who immigrated, that's right immigrated, to the United States to do what all immigrants do, make a better life. They grew up under Apartheid. From their actions, they seem to remember it fondly. Guess they thought that it would transfer to the new country where they continue to prove their loyalty is to discrimination and money. Actually, these South Africans seem to be the epitome of everything the traitorous turd wants to get eradicate - wait a minute - these guys represent all the turd admires - Fascism.
Elon Musk worked illegally pass it on
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/
Patrick Soon-Shiong, a friend of Musk's
They all, also seem to be of the Apartheid mind-set younger generation.
Mary, I am determined to fight the kleptocratization (how's that for a word?) of our country. After the election I will be trying to get together with others to come up with a strategy. I may be a nobody but that doesn't mean we can't band together and change things. Expect to hear more from me.
I can't give up. Too many of my friends are buried in Arlington.
I am so sorry, Chris. We have to turn this ship around.
Good word, Paula.
I'm glad you like it. 🤣
Elon Musk worked illegally
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/
I heard about that. What a hypocrite.
If we survive this election, the best way to accomplish that is help me - a former teacher - expose our corrupt schools that created all this. The pillar that was to hold up democracy is totally corrupt. It’s why we have this chaos. Learn about it at WhiteChalkCrime.com. It’s the best kept secret that I’ve been trying to expose since 1995. I need help!
Thank you for the info, Karen! Education is very important to me. I will get your book.
I went to your site, and found it very interesting. Please do something to clean up the audio on the YouTube interviews, though. There are ways to screen out excess background noise from spoken word audio. I think there are things being said here that should be heard!
GLADLY🫠💙🌀🌊
While they are screaming about rigged elections, they are actually freaking doing it.
Right before our eyes.
And roughly hall of America thinks it's a great thing. " Can I have another?"
Yep and they’ll blame the democrats however they can of course
" please sir, may I have...... ". " ANOTHER KICK IN THE TEETH ? Coming right up ".
Its a real tragedy that the paper that brought down Nixon. Who's slogan is "Democracy dies in Darkness". The owner decides to dim the lights and toss that in garbage can? WTF?
That Donny, who as Mary put it, is "bigoted, ignorant, deceitful, narcissistic, vengeful, petty, misogynistic, fiscally reckless, intellectually lazy, contemptuous of democracy and enamored of America’s enemies." That such a vile creature could not only be the presidential candidate for a major American poliltical party, but would be attractive to anyone let alone jerks like Bezos and Musk is beyond me.
History will not treat these three kindly. I also feel the cliché "Love of money is the root of all evil" has relevance.
LOVE of money is root of all evil. It's a distinction with a difference, :D
Thanks! I fixed it. :)
Bless you
I take comfort that when their end of days comes it won't be pretty or painless.
You forgot ... fat.. ugly... and STUPID!!
Moved to another state but registered immediately and have voted. Blue all the way. We don’t matter to them and it shows. Middle class Republicans who vote for him will be in for a shock sooner or later under his fascist fist and fiscal policies. Musk will be laughing all the way to Wall Street We all need to boycott anything he produces.
Canceled my WaPost subscription today!
Me too. And early voted yesterday in a red state with several blue dots in line with me. Hopefully that’s a good sign.
Hey Jeff Bozo, how’s that “Democracy Dies in Darkness” going for you?
Just the way a man who was raised in an apartheid South Africa would expect it to - to his lily livered white advantage.
Elon Musk worked illegally
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/
Lights are shining, like Solar Rays, all over their sneaky, skeezy illegal actions.
Maga's " po crackers" really believe none of the shyzer will land on their plates. How stupendously foolish of them!!😵💫🥴😭😱; just watch and wait for it.
This is all extremely horrifying. Our beloved United States of America is being brutalized to the max by our own version of oligarchy. Please. vote. BLUE. EVERYONE.
Speaking from Canada, it’s blindingly obvious that the choice should be Harris/Walz.
But clearly, oligarchy and Russian Mafioso-style intimidation is the order of the day for those who lean towards (or are all-in for) another four years of the sub-human, sub-normal knuckle-dragging Trump supporters.
I sure hope the light gets through the cracks in the Liberty Bell as you move into the last week of campaigning.
TY, WE do, also. This is so tiring though.
THE IMMACULATE MOTHER, IS THE USA'S PRIMARY SAINT; HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL BE WORKING SOME MIRACLES FOR HER CHARGES.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I canceled my WAPO subscription. I hope thousands of subscribers do the same. Shame shame on Bezos…what another weak and disgusting human being.
Are we going to be okay?
Yes.
We need Kamala's confidence.
I sure hope so. This is terrifying. I wish I didn't live alone because sometimes my fears about this election overwhelm me.
I live alone too, Bonnie. Thankfully, in San Francisco, where I'm surrounded by a sort of blue cushion, but I still don't feel safe about what is going on. I am so glad Melon Husk went to TX, the Twitter/X office is literally 2.5 blocks from where I live, and when he blasted in and took it over, I felt toxic just by proximity to it. I don't have the comfort of a mate to console me and if things go sideways, I have no family to take refuge with.
Mesila, I hope you can take some comfort from the wise, compassionate commenters on Substack?
Keep showing up, look for & repost the positive 💫
Hold onto Hope. It’s a virtue 💫
Red State Missouri here. Waited a long time in line yesterday to vote a straight blue ticket. It made the rest of my day.
Thanks for everything you do and the inspiration you provide.
This is so disheartening.