Everybody Knows

So says a certain senator who obviously doesn’t care about the consequences when rural hospitals close down, children starve and the uninsured infirmed are kicked out of nursing homes onto the streets.

Everybody knows all are going to die and why not sooner than later she seems to say, saves money taking from the poor in order to give to the rich.

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Author: patd

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

38 thoughts on “Everybody Knows”


  1. Leonard Cohen’s official video for his live performance of Everybody Knows

    Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
    Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
    Everybody knows the war is over
    Everybody knows the good guys lost
    Everybody knows the fight was fixed
    The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
    That’s how it goes
    Everybody knows

  2. stephen

    Sen. Joni Ernst horrified constituents with a heartless comment about people who will lose Medicaid coverage under the GOP’s budget bill, Elon Musk denied reports that he is a heavy user of ketamine and psychedelics, and President Trump reposted a wild conspiracy theory about his predecessor.

  3. helping along the new GOP slogan “we’re all going to die”
    Attribution: Trump’s War on American Research by Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News, NY

  4. maybe the tooth fairy dies as the senator hinted but the truth fairy lives on even among some maga
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-are-guilty-period-jan-6-rioter-refuses-pardon-from-felon-trump-claims-president-has-been-gaslighting-followers/ar-AA1FWBHF?

    An Idaho woman who was found guilty of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and encouraging others to do the same is now working to ensure that she is not among the more than 1,500 rioters to be pardoned by President Donald Trump.
    Pamela Hemphill, who was 69 years old in 2022 when she was sentenced to two months in jail for her role in the attack, is actively refusing the president’s clemency, claiming that Trump’s mass pardons and commutations are part of his larger effort to push false claims about the crimes committed by his followers that day.
    “The pardons just contribute to their narrative, which is all lies. Propaganda. We were guilty, period,” Hemphill said in a recent interview with CBS News.
    “We all know that they’re gaslighting us,” she said. “They are using January 6 to just continue Trump’s narrative that the Justice Department was weaponized. They were not, When the FBI came to my home, oh my God, they were very professional. They treated me very good.”
    Hemphill in January 2021, flew to Washington, D.C., from Idaho to support Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, court documents show.
    Prosecutors said she pushed through police lines three different times as the crowd outside the Capitol grew increasingly violent. She also encouraged her fellow rioters to push their way inside the building, and she was later seen inside the Rotunda itself.
    Additionally, when police offered to help Hemphill, prosecutors said she “needlessly” exaggerated her injuries in an effort to distract officers from more violent protesters.
    Hemphill pleaded guilty in January 2022 to one count of demonstrating, picketing, or parading in a Capitol building — a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail, a fine up to $5,000 and up to five years of probation. Hemphill requested a sentence of probation only, while prosecutors suggested that she serve at least 60 days in jail, three years of probation and 60 hours of community service.
    Since storming that Capitol, Hemphill says she has realized that Trump’s claims about winning the 2020 election were not true and regrets getting caught up in the false narrative, referring to the MAGA movement as a “cult” and the president as “felon Trump” who should be blamed for what happened.
    “How could you sleep at night taking a pardon when you know you were guilty?” she told CBS. “You know that everybody there was guilty. I couldn’t live with myself. I have to be right with me. And with God.”
    According to CBS News, Idaho Sen. James Risch, a Republican, has been assisting Hemphill in her effort to formally refuse the pardon.
    Though his office told the network that it “cannot disclose details” about Hemphill’s case due to “privacy concerns,” records reportedly show that the Office of the Pardon Attorney wrote the senator about the pardon in April stating, in part, that “Hemphill’s non-acceptance is noted.” The correspondence reportedly also noted that Hemphill would not receive a formal certificate of her pardon.
    Asked what she thinks will happen if the president hears about her position, Hemphill said Trump would probably call her “an ungrateful lady” and will probably tell government officials to “give her the worst you can give her.”

  6. Former Tea Party Representative Joe Walsh is now a Democrat.
    Loudly proclaims himself and Republicans to blame for current state of affairs.

  7. riding high on a rogue wave
    Attribution: Poor About to Be Hit by Big Beautiful Bill Tsunami by Monte Wolverton, Battle Ground, WA

  8. and what comes next
    Attribution: A dangerous horde threatens us by Bruce Plante, PoliticalCartoons.com

  10. And did you see here “apology” — it was more like she was making fun of anyone bothered by her comment, then she brought up Jesus

  13. “Everybody dies [because Republicans are going to get them killed]”

    -sweet Joni

  15. “…nobody will ever let you know/when you ask the reasons why/they just tell you that you’re on your own/fill your head all full of lies. You bastards”

    Ozzy knew

  18. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-joni-ernst-we-all-are-going-to-die-im-very-compassionate/

    “I’m very compassionate, and you need to listen to the entire conversation,” Ernst told CBS News on Monday.

    *Here is the ~compassionate~ response she filmed in a cemetery. (Way to desecrate the dead, Joni.)

    “I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that, yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth. So, I apologize,” Ernst said in the video. “I’m really, really glad that I did not have to bring up the subject of the Tooth Fairy as well.”

    *Joni, Your constituents would like to live healthy lives, have access to affordable medical care (including vaccines) and food and shelter, and maybe live to raise their children and maybe see their grandchildren.

    *Of course, if Republicans can kill off enough folks before they turn 62, there’s a bigger pile of Social Security for them to try to pilfer. RFKJ is definitely into eugenics. How is this pickle-brained monster still walking the Earth? Maybe heroin is a preservative, I mean, look at Keith Richards.

  20. From the WaPo article noted above:

    TACO could damage Trump on multiple fronts.

    Politically, it highlights that economic authorities flatly don’t believe that Trump will follow through on his tough talk, especially if it impacts the stock market. And while his tariffs have caused uncertainty, they make Trump’s decisions look less strategic and more like bluster.

    Personally, it must sting. Trump built his political career on being a businessman, someone who understood that world better than past presidents. He was effectively introduced to the broader American electorate on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” a show that went to great lengths to tout his business bona fides.

    “I don’t think there is an adoration of his business abilities, but, generally speaking, the investor class likes that he is there, would prefer if he did less,” said Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management and a host of “The Compound.” “Everyone that I talk to says, ‘Can this guy just go f—ing play golf?’ They like his policies, as far as deregulation, they would like for the tax cuts to be extended, I just think they would like there to be less news every day.”

    I’ll bet they do say that.

  21. I want him to keep hating the TACO thing, and not embrace it. As long as the chicken part is prominent, I think it will continue to get under his orange peel.

  22. https://tnj.com/u-s-job-corps-centers-to-close-by-june-2025/

    U.S. Job Corps Centers to Close by June 2025: Thousands of Students and Staff Affected

    Job Corps closures directly affect thousands of young individuals. These centers provide education, hands-on training, and career development. Without them, many students face difficulties finding suitable alternatives.

    *WH: Kids don’t need college, they need trade schools. Closes trade schools.
    What better way to get kids to join the US Armed Forces. Or, of course, they can be free prison labor thanks to that clause in the 13th Amendment. Suggestion for Republican branding: HELLSCAPE 2028
    There is no liberty, just death.

  23. https://www.newsweek.com/white-afrikaaners-refugees-arriving-america-2080196

    More White Refugees Arriving In America: What to Know

    “The resettlement program is being scaled and the numbers will increase radically within the next three months,” she told Newsweek.

    “They are settling in states across the USA, but particularly southern states such as Texas, North and South Carolina, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska,” Kleynhans told the South African media outlet Independent Online (IOL).

    *No, thanks. We already have racists here, a plenty. Is this a program to infect the gullible with a new strain of racism?

  24. https://www.newsweek.com/jonathan-joss-death-king-hill-tributes-2080127

    Jonathan Joss Death Sparks Tributes From ‘King of the Hill’ Co-Stars

    Joss, 59, was known for voicing John Redcorn on Fox’s long-running animated series King of the Hill and its upcoming revival. He also starred as Chief Ken Hotate in NBC’s Parks and Recreation…

    Joss’ husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, said the attack occurred when the couple returned to check on the mail at their San Antonio home that had burned down “after over two years of threats from people in the area.”

    According to de Gonzales, who wed Joss on Valentine’s Day this year, “A man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.”

  25. https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliaries/the-most-common-covid-symptoms-nb181

    A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 has made landfall in the United States. The variant, which was first detected in China this past January, currently accounts for 10% of the SARS-CoV-2 sequences tested from around the world, recent surveillance data found. That’s a significant jump from 2.5% four weeks ago.

    “Currently, it appears that NB.1.8.1 would have similar symptoms to other COVID variants that have recently been circulating,” Dr. Zachary Hoy, a pediatric infectious disease specialist…

    Compared to the currently dominant variant in the US (LP.8.1), NB.1.8.1 has a handful of new mutations on the spike protein that may enhance its ability to bind to our cells, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

    Two of COVID’s hallmark symptoms are a mild but persistent dry cough and nasal congestion, Hoy said. Many people who come down with COVID are also hit with fatigue and tiredness.

    *ps – The contract for Moderna to make bid flu vaccine was cancelled.

    *pps – Since RFKJ had some vaccines removed from the CDC schedule, I’m not sure if insurance will cover them.

  26. https://www.sageforsenate.com/

    MEET NATHAN SAGE
    Raised in a trailer park in Mason City, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Nathan Sage is a mechanic, marine, veteran of the War in Iraq, sports broadcaster, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce president, husband and father – who’s going to beat Joni Ernst in 2026.

    NATHAN’S PLATFORM
    The American dream is under attack. The middle class is shrinking. Family farms and small businesses getting screwed over. Veterans return home and are abandoned. People are working longer hours for fewer dollars. The economy is rigged. And those in power don’t give a damn.

  27. “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche”
    You all know who this was attributed to, even though it was just a summation of Marie Antoinette’s disdain for lower class folks.
    I immediately thought of this when the Ernst stories broke.
    (“Let them eat cake.”)

  28. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/06/03/Ukraine-Russia-Crimea-bridge-attack-Simy

    June 3 (UPI) — Ukraine said Tuesday it successfully carried out a military strike on the Crimean Bridge, the culmination of an operation that took several months to execute.
    The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, posted to Telegram that it struck the bridge, which connects Russia and Crimea, in an underwater attack.
    The aquatic assault, the third strike on the bridge by Ukraine, involved SBU agents who mined the bridge’s pillars over a period of several months. The first explosive device was detonated early Tuesday morning, and SBU officials claim no civilians were harmed in the attack.
    The SBU said the structure’s submerged support system was “severely damaged at the bottom level,” with the equivalent of over 2400 pounds of TNT used, which ostensibly left the bridge is in disrepair.
    SBU Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk, who was in charge of the operation, said via the Telegram report that “the Crimean Bridge is an absolutely legitimate target, especially given that the enemy used it as a logistical artery to provide its troops.”
    Ukraine also suffered a major attack Tuesday as its president Volodymyr Zelensky posted to social media around an hour after the assault on the Kerch Bridge happened. He posted videos that purportedly showed bodies on the ground of the northeastern city of Sumy and confirmed that three people were killed and many were injured. “The Russians launched a savage strike on Sumy, directly targeting the city and its ordinary streets with rocket artillery. It was a fully deliberate attack on civilians.” said Zelensky.
    He did not mention the Kerch Bridge attack in his post.

    slava ukraini

  29. well, I can’t go along with Olbermann’s premise on his latest show

    I understand what he’s trying to do, and I’m the kind of person who would say that’s the kind of stuff liberals should do, and yet it just doesn’t work – we are not the political philosophy of bullshit

  31. Attribution: Joni Ernst Tooth Fairy apology by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

  35. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-palantir-maga-database-surveillance-2079905

    Supporters of President Donald Trump expressed anger and disbelief online following reports that his administration had advanced plans to create a national citizen database with technology firm Palantir.

    The reaction from Trump’s supporters reflected growing unease within conservative circles, indicating a rare rupture between the president and key segments of his constituency. The controversy underscores nationwide anxieties around privacy, civil liberties, and the growing influence of technology firms over personal information management.

    “People are so quick to suggest that I flipped on Trump…No, no, no…I didn’t flip on Trump. TRUMP FLIPPED ON US. I’m just not willing to continue living in a LIE, and I will tell you the unfortunate TRUTH about it,” The Patriot Voice wrote on X to his 158,000 followers.

    Nick Fuentes, a far-right Trump supporter described as an “America First” white nationalist, called the association between the Trump administration and Palantir “the ultimate betrayal of his own people.”

    “Feeding every ‘MAGA extremist’ into an AI database controlled by a CIA/Mossad cutout,” Fuentes said on X, where he has roughly 561,000 followers. “Seriously, if Palantir isn’t the deep state, then what is?”

    “I’m beginning to think it started when DJT walked down that escalator, before 2016,” wrote an X user with the moniker “Redneck Common Sense.”

    Other critics, including activist Jason Bassler, compared the plan to China’s “Social Credit System,” warning of the dangers of centralized personal dossiers.

    “No, this Palantir database isn’t like the others,” Bassler wrote on X on June 1. “It will combine:

    -Tax filings
    -Student debt
    -Social Security
    -Bank accounts
    -Medical claims
    -Immigration status

    “No previous database system has ever centralized this much personal info across various federal agencies.”

    Former Republican Representative Justin Amash: “The surveillance state…the police state…the deep state……are alive & well under Trump. He signed bills to extend & expand mass surveillance. Now he’s building profiles’ on millions of law-abiding Americans. It’s an extraordinary threat to liberty.”

    Paul Graham, computer scientist, said: “Palantir is ‘helping build the infrastructure of the police state.'”

    *Ive written to, and called, my members of Congress about this issue…so I guess that’s going down in my permanent record. LoL

  36. Trump… “the ultimate betrayal of his own people.”

    They failed to see the miles-long line in front of them of people betrayed by Dodo?!

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