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Just published: What we didn’t know about trump’s strategy and planning BEFORE Jan. 6. Just imagine what we still don’t know. #TrumpCoupAttempt #LockHimUp washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

@adgirlMM @CheriJacobus Tonight’s the Night (Rod Stewart) has entered the chat.

What's the worst song ever made and why is it "Can't fight this feeling" by REO Speedwagon? I said what I said.

@DeanAbbott Kitten season is near! By early July shelters, rescues, and humane organizations will be full of cats and kittens needing a human. Go visit 1 or more places and the perfect feline will choose you. 🐾

Thinking I'm going to get a cat at the first opportunity. You guys have any cat advice?

@bsimendi @ForMYCanada @RadioFreeTom @tryingattimes *Democratic

@ForMYCanada @RadioFreeTom @tryingattimes At some point, y'all gotta stop saying "something's wrong with the President" and come to grips with the fact that something is wrong with the Democrat party, and the Democrat electorate who buy into so many anti-American, immoral and nonsensical propositions.

This is not normal. There's something wrong with the President of the United States.

@craig_paglini @KeruboSk omg listen to yourself. What is "alternative justice"? Are you really dying on the hill of blaming the victim?? Why don't YOU go ask the boy why he did what he did.

@KeruboSk Ask yourself why the boy did what he did? Is the daughter an Angel? Did she have a part in causing the ‘prank’? This is why we need alternative justice. Have the kid pay for the car to be detailed. He is an asshole and needs to face his actions, but was there any real damage done

Nothing makes you a feminist more than having daughters. My oldest had been dating a boy from church for a while and for her own reasons, she ended it on Sunday. Monday morning, she walked out to find her car covered in syrup, shaving cream, and dish soap. Our exterior cameras clearly show the boy and a friend doing it overnight. Local police are dragging their feet, calling it a “prank” and suggesting I “calm down and think about the boy’s future” since he is leaving for the Army this summer. I was left standing there with a 17 year old who is hurt, confused, and trying to figure out why this is being treated like nothing, and she was told to worry about his future instead of justice. I am starting to understand how often the person who was wronged is asked to carry the weight so things stay easier for the person who did it. I do not know how women live with that, being expected to absorb it, excuse it, and move on while the people who hurt them are protected from the consequences. ~ abnerdark182 ( threads)

@PaulSGundlach @donwinslow 💯

Look at how the Secret Service just stands there and does not move the President to a safe location immediately as their training demands they do. Why has this never been investigated?

@ChiefWaLStreet @nguyen1033xa @donwinslow Yes, he was telling SS agents what to do instead of the opposite. What person who just “got shot” says, Wait, let me get my shoes”? When there’s a gun, SS is 100% in charge. But not that time. 🙄🤔

@nguyen1033xa @donwinslow You can hear him tell them to wait

@donwinslow Agree. Shots fired: potus ducks & is covered by SS agents who SHOULD HAVE kept him down until safe to move, which plan SHOULD HAVE been in place. Instead he STANDS UP & his head and body is exposed 3 times (1st is fist pump to crowd) until secured in car. Total SS fail.

@DarrenAmos911 @mmpadellan “illegal” wasn’t used; gruesome was. Imagine: your kid dies in combat overseas. The military coordinates a dignified return with the utmost care to honor the fallen servicemember. A pic of POTUS saluting YOUR CHILD’S TRANSFER CASE is used for fundraising. That’s unimaginable.

@mmpadellan Please explain how it is illegal.

Good morning and Happy Sunday to everyone who agrees that it is GRUESOME and OBSCENE for trump to be using photos from the dignified transfer of soldiers who died in his illegal Iran war for fundraising. EVERYONE should condemn this.

@fatfabfeminist @R_JonAnderson I’m avoiding news in general but some sneaks in, for example yesterday I saw that iq47 was traveling, then I spit coffee on my screen at a photo caption: Hebron, KY. Well-known boxer and influencer Jake Paul … Well known by whom? 🤔😁

we all died and this is hell

@mariana057 @R_JonAnderson I watched/heard a distraught woman on the phone beg her husband to meet her with a spare car key because she had locked her keys in the car, but I could clearly see the keys, with the fob, in the same hand that was tightly clutching her phone.

Just spent 15 minutes searching for my phone in my car…. While using my phone as a flashlight.

@DanJKroll @notcapnamerica My mom was the gardener. She had a magnet that said, A weed is but an unloved flower. 🌼

@notcapnamerica Garden. Except weeding... weeds are very unrelaxing.

What’s an activity either indoors or outdoors you like to do that calms your anxiety

@socratessista @JBPritzker @WhiteHouse Let’s add up the # of hours federal employees worked to add gold accents to the Oval Office; to design, make & hang gold signs on the WH; to produce & hang plaques full of lies on the POTUS “walk of fame”; and to add a name to the Kennedy Center exterior. 🙄

@JBPritzker @WhiteHouse Glad that the Governors office of Illinois pays a staff member to take the time to do this type of post. Instead of highlighting issues that are impacting them everyday—like electric and water, gas costs for families

Fixed it for you, @WhiteHouse.

@JeremyWingert79 My guess is they don’t know how to increase font size. Bold, italics, and centered is all they got. I do appreciate the lack of typos.

As a fervent fan of fine fonts, formatting, & flourishes in all word processing endeavors, I will never understand why anyone uses less than 24-point typography on a sign. Heck, I’d do 48 on this one! And center it top to bottom. (I do appreciate the bold/italic, though.)

@TikiRose My neck muscles ache from the stress of the last few days, and we are still iced in…waiting for spring. A pre-sleep nap sounds good.

Wow, I fell asleep while sitting here and being on the computer. I guess I was decompressing after a few days of the snowstorm. I'm going upstairs to remove a layer of clothing and maybe lay down for a while.

@atrupar He posted THAT today!?! Jan. 25, when 23 states and ~180 million people…more than half the U.S. population…are in the middle of a winter storm. ~1 million are without power (sources: ABC & Fox news;TWC). omg. Deflecting from ICE murdering citizens much? 🤬🤯🥶

Trump: “I’m building, on top of everything else that I am doing, one of the greatest and most beautiful Ballrooms anywhere in the World, with more than 300 Million Dollars of Great American Patriots’ money, and working closely with, right from the beginning, the United States Military and Secret Service. This is a GIFT (ZERO taxpayer funding!) to the United States of America, of 300 to 400 Million Dollars (depending on the scope and quality of interior finishes!), for a desperately needed space, sought for over 150 years by previous Presidents and Administrations, so that the White House would no longer be forced to use a cheap and unsafe “tent,” for big and important STATE EVENTS, Dinners, Meetings, Conferences, and already scheduled future INAUGURATIONS (for safety, security, and capacity purposes!), on a very wet, and subject to weather, White House lawn. Making such a large gift to the U.S.A. was thought to be, by almost everyone, “A WONDERFUL THING TO DO” — But no, as usual, I got sued, this time by the Radical Left National (No!)Trust for Historic Preservation, a group that couldn’t care less about our Country! All of the Structural Steel, Windows, Doors, A.C./Heating Equipment, Marble, Stone, Precast Concrete, Bulletproof Windows and Glass, Anti-Drone Roofing, and much more, has been ordered (or is ready to be), and there is no practical or reasonable way to go back. IT IS TOO LATE! Why didn’t these obstructionists and troublemakers bring their baseless lawsuit much earlier? Congress never tried, or wanted, to stop the Ballroom Project! Everyone knew what was taking place at the White House — A great, big, beautiful gift to the United States of America! For those that are interested, the tiny East Wing was so “bastardized” and changed, built and rebuilt over the years, that it bore no resemblance or relationship to the original building. The so-called “preservationists,” who get their money from the most unusual of places, should not be allowed to stop this desperately needed addition to our GREAT White House, a place that a President has never needed permission to change or enhance, because of the special grounds on which it sits, no matter how big (and important!), that enhancement may be. Additionally, in this instance, it is being done with the design, consent, and approval of the highest levels of the United States Military and Secret Service. The mere bringing of this ridiculous lawsuit has already, unfortunately, exposed this heretofore Top Secret fact. Stoppage of construction, at this late date, when so much has already been ordered and done, would be devastating to the White House, our Country, and all concerned. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

@UltraLinx The red letter in each word was key for me. As soon as I locked on to it and relaxed, 900 wpm was doable and fun.

Can you read 900 words per minute? Try it.

@Mr_Husky1 Love it! It looks like it was made for you. Wear it and own it, with your special accessories. 👍 A great aunt retired from a U.S. garment workers union, where she was treated well and given a decent pension. Congratulations!

Kind of love this $15 dress from the 70’s that I found out goodwill but all my friends hate it! Is it that bad? Need honest opinions. I know my opinion is the only one that should matter, but I want to look beautiful on my wedding day! I also found a tag on this dress indicating that it was made by women in a women’s union in the U.S., and I feel like that special historical context may be clouding my judgement. I love the idea of the dress and how unique it is, but a few friends have said it looks “matronly.” It was only $15 so would love to hear from some unbiased girlies! Credit - niamh Duncan

@The_bald_shrink @Ike_Saul You spelled narcissistic wrong.

@Ike_Saul It’s a very childish response.

This guy was murdered in his home last night. And this is how the president of the United States responds. Idk man. How do you guys excuse this?

@ArthurDelaneyHP “Duh.” Furloughed federal employees agree. The House could have stayed in session and passed the 12 regular annual appropriations bills, which is its job. Fund the government and stop kicking the can.

“I want to say that all of this was utterly pointless and foolish,” House Speaker Mike Johnson just said.

@Danny_Stainview @queerthecloset @dieworkwear @mjskay The White House west wing colonnade has never had portraits. You can look it up. tysto.com/west-wing/west…

@queerthecloset @dieworkwear @mjskay It was already there. It was just a hallway with portraits of all the Presidents. Trump added the name and letters

.@mjskay points out that this appears to be a $40 stock font and the kerning is off. trump claims it's "carved," but that term gives the impression of hand craftsmanship. more likely it's machined.