BTW, are you the lucky MO winner of last night’s 1.8 B powerball?
After years of dominating the headlines, Trump now faces major hurdles on all sides:
⢠Explosive scandals refuse to die down, reviving questions about his past connections and campaign promises.
⢠The Republican Party is locked in public infighting, struggling to find unity as cracks deepen between its factions.
⢠Even parts of Trumpâs once-loyal base are starting to lose faith, shaken by ongoing controversies and a growing sense of fatigue.
Attribution: Four Departments of the Apocalypse by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com
I had âem backwards. Preston Brooks was the brave canesmanâSumner was the caned one.
On May 22, 1856, the “world’s greatest deliberative body” became a combat zone. In one of the most dramatic and deeply ominous moments in the Senate’s entire history, a member of the House of Representatives entered the Senate Chamber and savagely beat a senator into unconsciousness.
The inspiration for this clash came three days earlier when Senator Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts antislavery Republican, addressed the Senate on the explosive issue of whether Kansas should be admitted to the Union as a slave state or a free state. In his “Crime Against Kansas” speech, Sumner identified two Democratic senators as the principal culprits in this crimeâStephen Douglas of Illinois and Andrew Butler of South Carolina. He characterized Douglas to his face as a “noise-some, squat, and nameless animal . . . not a proper model for an American senator.” Andrew Butler, who was not present, received more elaborate treatment. Mocking the South Carolina senator’s stance as a man of chivalry, the Massachusetts senator charged him with taking “a mistress . . . who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sightâI mean,” added Sumner, “the harlot, Slavery.”
Representative Preston Brooks was Butler’s South Carolina kinsman. If he had believed Sumner to be a gentleman, he might have challenged him to a duel. Instead, he chose a light cane of the type used to discipline unruly dogs. Shortly after the Senate had adjourned for the day, Brooks entered the old chamber, where he found Sumner busily attaching his postal frank to copies of his “Crime Against Kansas” speech.
Moving quickly, Brooks slammed his metal-topped cane onto the unsuspecting Sumner’s head. As Brooks struck again and again, Sumner rose and lurched blindly about the chamber, futilely attempting to protect himself. After a very long minute, it ended.
Bleeding profusely, Sumner was carried away. Brooks walked calmly out of the chamber without being detained by the stunned onlookers. Overnight, both men became heroes in their respective regions.
Surviving a House censure resolution, Brooks resigned, was immediately reelected, and soon thereafter died at age 37. Sumner recovered slowly and returned to the Senate, where he remained for another 18 years. The nation, suffering from the breakdown of reasoned discourse that this event symbolized, tumbled onward toward the catastrophe of civil war.
Sumpinâ weird about my connection, but letâs see if it straightens out.
yes POGO i just did some analysis of that issue — it’s on the server end. I have noticed in the past that on Sunday mornings they mess around under the hood.
Two people won the Powerball last night. Neither was me.
Trump and JD have turned the US military into a hit squad
Organized crime government
where are all the vets? Was that all star-spangled bullshit the whole time
oh, say can you see?
That weâre all full of shit
We espoused high ideals
But we didnât really mean it
anon, those were a bunch of vets playing that Gen. Milley speech in my video. They’ve got speakers on Union Station playing it on a loop 8 hours a day. A very clever move, although the guardsmen having to listen to it probably don’t appreciate it so much.
yeah, I appreciate them Mr. C
What about the millions of other ones?
rhetorical
another sign from my footage yesterday. i so love the homemade signs
Craig – Those vets are keeping something in DC, but are setting up anew in Chicago and Baltimore.
today’s meme…
meme #2…
âGardenerâs Worldâ just featured a blind gardener who demonstrated how she works through sound and feel, her garden looks better than mine
Did anyone see the big DC protest on the national news? Curious if any MSM is actually in the news business if if itâs all state-controlled propaganda.
Hopefully, the boo-ers at the US Open will be vicious today. No peace for tRUMPsky.
*
lol@ jake tapper
The organizers of this year’s US Open tennis tournament asked broadcasters to avoid airing clips of Donald Trump being booed by the crowd, the Guardian reported. Trump — once a frequent attendee of the annual sporting event — is slated to attend the men’s final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcarez.
I don’t understand why Jake didn’t accompany his Biden book rollout with a hard focus on how another president’s failings are getting covered up. Turn it into the proverbial “teaching moment”. Might have saved him all this grief.
Jamie – So many videos with sound of tRUMP being booed will show up on the socialsâŚbut if everyone keeps booing, theyâll have to air it, or kick everyone out and start the match late.
To understand the modern media, you have to understand how social media algorithms work.
Craig you might find this article/newsletter interesting
When algorithms are hijacked this way, they stop reflecting reality and start reshaping it. The stories topping your feed aren’t necessarily what most people care about â they’re what was engineered to trigger the algorithm.
This creates a dangerous distortion. It rewards the loudest, angriest voices. It pushes moderate or nuanced discussion to the margins. It makes conspiracy theories appear mainstream while making consensus facts seem contested.
It also hijacks the news cycle. Journalists, trained to treat trending topics as newsworthy, end up covering manufactured controversies as if they were organic phenomena. The algorithm hands the microphone to the arsonist, and the newsroom amplifies them further.
The most sophisticated players â Trump’s digital operation, his media allies, and their orbiting influencers â understand that controlling the feed means controlling the conversation. And controlling the conversation is power.
Theyâve failed to control Epstein.
They’ve failed to control the fear message that is meant to keep folks afraid to speak out, show up at protests, or boo the tyrant turd at sporting events.
Theyâve failed to keep the lower courts from doing their jobs properly.
Those who obey or worse, obey in advance, are either on N&zis who arenât sure if itâs safe to come out, or they need something from the government (which is now just Orange Adolf, thanks to the Russo-Christo-fascist-Republicans in Congress), or they are afraid tRUMPsky will out-lawyer them.
Notice that Michael Wolff says terrible things about Pedo-Don without getting suedâŚbecause he had Epstein interviews.
Notice Hunter Biden didnât take back what he said about Melania and Epstein and tRUMP, but the threat of a lawsuit never transpiredâŚbecause it would open up a can of worms.
This pedo-ring is very widespread and those involved donât want to be deposed. They want it to go away, but it will not.
Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz both turned asshole but I still trust them more than Junior Brainworm.
âtrustâ is a funny word to use about any of those three
I described a genre of YouTube video that is AI generated, and the comments underneath it are all bots talking to each other; well, it looks like Iâm not the only one who has noticed, and the phenomenon has a name:
I wonder if anyone will use airtime to speak out against fascist asshats tonight? Cable on antenna TV, seems like life support.
Everything is behind a paywall. Everything is a subscription or a rental. Only the overclass gets to own thingsâŚand humans.
BiD
Nope, ain’t happening, and the article I quoted above helps explain why.
Combine that with Anon’s comment about youtube robots and you get a “never gonna happen” Unless national media change the way they identify “important stories”
Jack
i need a Ukrainian to help me turn all my electronics into broadcasting equipment, we can start the New Voice of America
A woman has accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her at the 1997 U.S. Open in New York. In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Amy Dorris said Mr. Trump groped various parts of her body and forced his tongue into her mouth outside a bathroom at the event.
Dorris told The Guardian the incident occurred when she was 24 years old and visiting New York with her then-boyfriend Jason Binn, who was friends with Mr. Trump. She said she and Binn attended the U.S. Open with Mr. Trump on September 5, 1997, where they watched matches from his private box. Photos published by the Guardian show Trump, Dorris and others in the box.
Dorris told the outlet that at one point during the event, she went to the bathroom that was located in the box behind a partition wall and Mr. Trump was waiting outside the bathroom when she left.
“He just shoved his tongue down my throat and I was pushing him off. And then that’s when his grip became tighter and his hands were very gropey and all over my butt, my breasts, my back, everything,” she told The Guardian.
The Guardian reported that Dorris had told several people about what allegedly occurred. The outlet said that Dorris called a friend in New York, as well as her mother, immediately after the alleged assault, and that she eventually disclosed the events to some friends and her therapist. What she told those individuals matched what she told the outlet, The Guardian reported.
*Instead of booing, the crowd at the US Open shouldâve just chanted EPSTEIN in unison.
Ticket sales at the Kennedy Center have continued to plummet following Donald Trumpâs takeover of Washington DCâs premier performing arts venue..
The outlet said the Stuttgart Balletâs series at the Kennedy complexâs Opera House in October is only âbetween 4 and 19%â full based on reservations so far, and BodyTraffic, a Los Angeles troupe booked for two performances in the smaller Eisenhower Theatre at the end of the month, is only booked so far at 12% capacity.
I was at a TV watcherâs house today and they were flipping through the channels and I saw Epstein Epstein Epstein for whatever that is worth
Start a radio station and broadcast it on tunein.com which is free with ads or no ads for $10 a month.
Red Trump
Blue Biden
FoxAnn Fury is back at the Mass Distraction Desk: fake coins, blown-up boats, troops on trash duty â all to steer eyes off Epstein.
Texas Rep. James Talarico to launch Democratic primary bid for U.S. Senate
The Austin Democrat has made a name for himself with his viral social media presence. His entry to the race pits him against former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred in the increasingly crowded primary.
A former public school teacher and nonprofit director, Talarico, 36, has served in the Texas House since 2018, representing North Austin and parts of Pflugerville and Round Rock, where he grew up. He hopes to one day become a pastor, earning his masterâs degree in theological studies last year from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Talarico will join former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and former astronaut Terry Virts in a closely watched Democratic primary that might still generate more candidates. Former U.S. Rep. Beto OâRourke of El Paso and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio have flirted with joining the race.
*They should all move to new, red districts & run for Rep seats, too.
Just took time out to listen to today’s quartet. Wouldn’t it be nice to just have them follow you around all day.
Charlie Sykes: To the Contrary
PBS isn’t going anywhere
thanks, Jack, very fitting for the morning moody.
BTW, are you the lucky MO winner of last night’s 1.8 B powerball?
After years of dominating the headlines, Trump now faces major hurdles on all sides:
⢠Explosive scandals refuse to die down, reviving questions about his past connections and campaign promises.
⢠The Republican Party is locked in public infighting, struggling to find unity as cracks deepen between its factions.
⢠Even parts of Trumpâs once-loyal base are starting to lose faith, shaken by ongoing controversies and a growing sense of fatigue.
Attribution: Four Departments of the Apocalypse by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com
I had âem backwards. Preston Brooks was the brave canesmanâSumner was the caned one.
On May 22, 1856, the “world’s greatest deliberative body” became a combat zone. In one of the most dramatic and deeply ominous moments in the Senate’s entire history, a member of the House of Representatives entered the Senate Chamber and savagely beat a senator into unconsciousness.
The inspiration for this clash came three days earlier when Senator Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts antislavery Republican, addressed the Senate on the explosive issue of whether Kansas should be admitted to the Union as a slave state or a free state. In his “Crime Against Kansas” speech, Sumner identified two Democratic senators as the principal culprits in this crimeâStephen Douglas of Illinois and Andrew Butler of South Carolina. He characterized Douglas to his face as a “noise-some, squat, and nameless animal . . . not a proper model for an American senator.” Andrew Butler, who was not present, received more elaborate treatment. Mocking the South Carolina senator’s stance as a man of chivalry, the Massachusetts senator charged him with taking “a mistress . . . who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sightâI mean,” added Sumner, “the harlot, Slavery.”
Representative Preston Brooks was Butler’s South Carolina kinsman. If he had believed Sumner to be a gentleman, he might have challenged him to a duel. Instead, he chose a light cane of the type used to discipline unruly dogs. Shortly after the Senate had adjourned for the day, Brooks entered the old chamber, where he found Sumner busily attaching his postal frank to copies of his “Crime Against Kansas” speech.
Moving quickly, Brooks slammed his metal-topped cane onto the unsuspecting Sumner’s head. As Brooks struck again and again, Sumner rose and lurched blindly about the chamber, futilely attempting to protect himself. After a very long minute, it ended.
Bleeding profusely, Sumner was carried away. Brooks walked calmly out of the chamber without being detained by the stunned onlookers. Overnight, both men became heroes in their respective regions.
Surviving a House censure resolution, Brooks resigned, was immediately reelected, and soon thereafter died at age 37. Sumner recovered slowly and returned to the Senate, where he remained for another 18 years. The nation, suffering from the breakdown of reasoned discourse that this event symbolized, tumbled onward toward the catastrophe of civil war.
i should have remembered that Stur. I made a video about it — recently. What did we say about word retention???
https://youtube.com/shorts/wbDYExWe9is
Sumpinâ weird about my connection, but letâs see if it straightens out.
yes POGO i just did some analysis of that issue — it’s on the server end. I have noticed in the past that on Sunday mornings they mess around under the hood.
Two people won the Powerball last night. Neither was me.
Jack,
Thank you. Excellent choice for our Sunday.
Just Dance Vance
Meme
wow, JD really is that big of a nazi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-vance-clashes-anti-trump-social-media-personality-i-dont-give-s.amp
Trump and JD have turned the US military into a hit squad
Organized crime government
where are all the vets? Was that all star-spangled bullshit the whole time
oh, say can you see?
That weâre all full of shit
We espoused high ideals
But we didnât really mean it
anon, those were a bunch of vets playing that Gen. Milley speech in my video. They’ve got speakers on Union Station playing it on a loop 8 hours a day. A very clever move, although the guardsmen having to listen to it probably don’t appreciate it so much.
yeah, I appreciate them Mr. C
What about the millions of other ones?
rhetorical
another sign from my footage yesterday. i so love the homemade signs
Craig – Those vets are keeping something in DC, but are setting up anew in Chicago and Baltimore.
today’s meme…
meme #2…
âGardenerâs Worldâ just featured a blind gardener who demonstrated how she works through sound and feel, her garden looks better than mine
Did anyone see the big DC protest on the national news? Curious if any MSM is actually in the news business if if itâs all state-controlled propaganda.
Hopefully, the boo-ers at the US Open will be vicious today. No peace for tRUMPsky.
*
lol@ jake tapper
The organizers of this year’s US Open tennis tournament asked broadcasters to avoid airing clips of Donald Trump being booed by the crowd, the Guardian reported. Trump — once a frequent attendee of the annual sporting event — is slated to attend the men’s final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcarez.
I don’t understand why Jake didn’t accompany his Biden book rollout with a hard focus on how another president’s failings are getting covered up. Turn it into the proverbial “teaching moment”. Might have saved him all this grief.
Jamie – So many videos with sound of tRUMP being booed will show up on the socialsâŚbut if everyone keeps booing, theyâll have to air it, or kick everyone out and start the match late.
To understand the modern media, you have to understand how social media algorithms work.
Craig you might find this article/newsletter interesting
Theyâve failed to control Epstein.
They’ve failed to control the fear message that is meant to keep folks afraid to speak out, show up at protests, or boo the tyrant turd at sporting events.
Theyâve failed to keep the lower courts from doing their jobs properly.
Those who obey or worse, obey in advance, are either on N&zis who arenât sure if itâs safe to come out, or they need something from the government (which is now just Orange Adolf, thanks to the Russo-Christo-fascist-Republicans in Congress), or they are afraid tRUMPsky will out-lawyer them.
Notice that Michael Wolff says terrible things about Pedo-Don without getting suedâŚbecause he had Epstein interviews.
Notice Hunter Biden didnât take back what he said about Melania and Epstein and tRUMP, but the threat of a lawsuit never transpiredâŚbecause it would open up a can of worms.
This pedo-ring is very widespread and those involved donât want to be deposed. They want it to go away, but it will not.
Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz both turned asshole but I still trust them more than Junior Brainworm.
âtrustâ is a funny word to use about any of those three
I described a genre of YouTube video that is AI generated, and the comments underneath it are all bots talking to each other; well, it looks like Iâm not the only one who has noticed, and the phenomenon has a name:
https://futurism.com/sam-altman-dead-internet-theory
good news: all the top trumpers-of-opportunity, like Mike Johnson, are tainting themselves with the Epstein cover-up
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/entertainment/mtv-vma-2025-winners-list
I wonder if anyone will use airtime to speak out against fascist asshats tonight? Cable on antenna TV, seems like life support.
Everything is behind a paywall. Everything is a subscription or a rental. Only the overclass gets to own thingsâŚand humans.
BiD
Nope, ain’t happening, and the article I quoted above helps explain why.
Combine that with Anon’s comment about youtube robots and you get a “never gonna happen” Unless national media change the way they identify “important stories”
Jack
i need a Ukrainian to help me turn all my electronics into broadcasting equipment, we can start the New Voice of America
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-dorris-accuses-donald-trump-sexual-assault-us-open/
From an old article:
A woman has accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her at the 1997 U.S. Open in New York. In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Amy Dorris said Mr. Trump groped various parts of her body and forced his tongue into her mouth outside a bathroom at the event.
Dorris told The Guardian the incident occurred when she was 24 years old and visiting New York with her then-boyfriend Jason Binn, who was friends with Mr. Trump. She said she and Binn attended the U.S. Open with Mr. Trump on September 5, 1997, where they watched matches from his private box. Photos published by the Guardian show Trump, Dorris and others in the box.
Dorris told the outlet that at one point during the event, she went to the bathroom that was located in the box behind a partition wall and Mr. Trump was waiting outside the bathroom when she left.
“He just shoved his tongue down my throat and I was pushing him off. And then that’s when his grip became tighter and his hands were very gropey and all over my butt, my breasts, my back, everything,” she told The Guardian.
The Guardian reported that Dorris had told several people about what allegedly occurred. The outlet said that Dorris called a friend in New York, as well as her mother, immediately after the alleged assault, and that she eventually disclosed the events to some friends and her therapist. What she told those individuals matched what she told the outlet, The Guardian reported.
*Instead of booing, the crowd at the US Open shouldâve just chanted EPSTEIN in unison.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/05/kennedy-center-ticket-sales-trump-takeover
Ticket sales at the Kennedy Center have continued to plummet following Donald Trumpâs takeover of Washington DCâs premier performing arts venue..
The outlet said the Stuttgart Balletâs series at the Kennedy complexâs Opera House in October is only âbetween 4 and 19%â full based on reservations so far, and BodyTraffic, a Los Angeles troupe booked for two performances in the smaller Eisenhower Theatre at the end of the month, is only booked so far at 12% capacity.
I was at a TV watcherâs house today and they were flipping through the channels and I saw Epstein Epstein Epstein for whatever that is worth
Start a radio station and broadcast it on tunein.com which is free with ads or no ads for $10 a month.
Red Trump
Blue Biden
FoxAnn Fury is back at the Mass Distraction Desk: fake coins, blown-up boats, troops on trash duty â all to steer eyes off Epstein.
Peace vigil dismantled in DC
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/politics/white-house-peace-tent-vigil?Date=20250907&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1757271481&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Texas Rep. James Talarico to launch Democratic primary bid for U.S. Senate
The Austin Democrat has made a name for himself with his viral social media presence. His entry to the race pits him against former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred in the increasingly crowded primary.
A former public school teacher and nonprofit director, Talarico, 36, has served in the Texas House since 2018, representing North Austin and parts of Pflugerville and Round Rock, where he grew up. He hopes to one day become a pastor, earning his masterâs degree in theological studies last year from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Talarico will join former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and former astronaut Terry Virts in a closely watched Democratic primary that might still generate more candidates. Former U.S. Rep. Beto OâRourke of El Paso and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio have flirted with joining the race.
*They should all move to new, red districts & run for Rep seats, too.
Just took time out to listen to today’s quartet. Wouldn’t it be nice to just have them follow you around all day.
Charlie Sykes: To the Contrary
PBS isn’t going anywhere
https://open.substack.com/pub/charliesykes/p/pbs-isnt-going-anywhere?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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