Probably need some other consumables to really satisfy. Children, dogs and cats, personal property, bank accounts, retirement savings, etc.

And throw on some ketchup!

"I'm a leopard - it's what I do."
Also see:

"I saved you", cried that woman
"And you've bit me even, why?
You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die"
"Oh shut up, silly woman", said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in...

(From The Snake by Oscar Brown Jr. -
Often quoted by Donald Trump)

I'm having a tasty fresh salad for lunch, with extra Feta cheese and craisins, and some tortilla chips crushed in for a bit of crunch. BTW, Brianna's has a really good French vinaigrette with no sugar - you should try it sometime!

How about y'all?

I have a kale salad for lunch at least 4-5 times a week, and have found that I like the Creamy Cilantro Lime the best, at least with kale.

Brianna (and almost all shelf-ready) dressings need ingredients to make the oils and vinegar/water mix. I'm pretty sure they use xanthan gum. But all of these (guar gum, carrageenan, etc.) can do a bit of a job on our gastro-intestinal tract.

I believe crushed garlic and perhaps mustard can help with the emulsification without the artificial components.

and a bloody mary. little extra vodka these days.

Just picked up a bottle of organic Brianna’s vinaigrette, will try it when we finish the currently open bottle. I think it’s a new product, I haven’t seen it before.

My father told her how much Trump winning has upset her children and grandchildren, she replied, "I don't care."

I need time, if I talked to her now I would tell her it's over and I am no longer her son. But I am really considering being done with her anyway. No more contact ever, I can live with it really.

At least I went down fighting, unlike these assclowns.

They earned every bit of it.

in being able to look in a mirror and not see a GD moron that voted for a rapist.



Hey, I take pleasure where I can find it in these times.

Actions have consequences. I don't have an ounce of pity for any of them

LMAO over this. Just wait till they find out deportation doesn't end with illegals.

Enjoy your stay!

I missed it

It's just been awhile.

Then give me MORE.

guess not. I read the average reading level in America is 6th grade. I think it's the average maturity level too.

They want a nation of dumbasses!

Little Miss Mary Martyr.

Bone. Fucking. Dry.

🤣

…our Sanity vs Trumpism situation to discussing how to reach a compromise in a discussion on the merits of slavery. Not just no but hell no.

Apropos of this very thing: the notion that we should reach a “compromise” on women’s reproductive health. Not just no, but fuck no. OB/GYNs go to medical school for years out of their lives, and are in the business of treating a whole woman as their patient, not just the contents of her uterus. Politicians in red states have proven themselves incapable of decent medical care or even decent caring as a human being.

Christian Citizen
When does life begin? Reckoning with surprising answers in Scripture
Rev. Dr. Dan Brockway
July 19, 2022

Nope, he has NO STAKE and NO SAY SO in the whole fucking discussion. He can take his religious bullshit and EXTREMELY MISTAKEN BELIEF that he has something to bring to the table (or that he was invited to it in the first place) and SHOVE IT RIGHT UP INTO THE DARKEST REACHES OF HIS RELIGIOUS ASS.

Oh universe, I think I'm channeling Skittles a bit here.

... I'm a little confused by the vehement anger at the man.

and the "moral repugnance" of elective abortions after "viability." He has zero stake in any of that discussion. The ONLY conclusion he could morally offer would have been," we men need to trust women and stay out of the entire discussion." He has NO STANDING in this discussion otherwise, unless it was between him and his own partner. Where the fuck does he get off with opining about the appropriate time for a government or other citizens to have a stake in a woman's pregnancy. "How about never? Is never okay with you?" (This is a pop culture quote, not aimed at you pat_k.)

Roe was a barely acceptable disaster. What voters really want is for politicians to get the fuck out of the examination table stirrups. Forever. Completely.

I guess I've just always seen roe as a compromise. When the poster talked about "no compromise" it just triggered my thought that roe was the damn compromise -- a compromise we did a decent job of working with, and around, for half-a-century.

I want that old compromise back.

And, FWIW, that article has prompted shifts in a couple Christians I know who were slipping into the insane "my way or the highway" Christian Nationalist model of control. Both have come back to what I think they always believed -- that our government must not impose law that reflects beliefs that are not shared. And if you ever do happen to be confronted by someone slipping into Christian Nationalism, I find it to be helpful to remind the person that the opposite of faith isn't doubt -- doubt is a normal part of faith. The opposite of faith is control. When we start deciding it is up to us exert control over the lives of others, we have clearly lost all faith.

I mean, this is how women and little girls die.

TY for quoting Rev. Dr. Dan Brockway’s discussion of the (Christian) Bible on the issue of abortion. His counsel of “humility” makes me wish he’d been on the SCOTUS instead of Opus Dei fanatics like Alito.

* I specify the Christian Bible, because this is where we’ve gotten into so much trouble in this country. Back when Randall Terry was rampaging around with his “No Place To Hide” campaign, my late mother in law, an elderly Jewish lady from Vienna, let me know she thought he and his whole outfit were nuts for essentially telling women to just shut up and die. She said that was entirely contrary to the faith she’d been raised in. I had already been pro-choice for decades, but it was then that I started researching a multitude of religions’ attitudes toward abortion, and lo and behold, American Evangelicals do not even begin to speak for the rest of the religious believers in the US, much less the rest of the world.

WE ALL tried to warn them.

WE ALL told them the truth about that orange bastard. THEY CHOSE not to pay any attention or do any critical thinking or objective fact-finding.

THEY CHOSE.

No pity. Hope they don’t mind the consequences.

...what I am to do over the next four years, speaking both politically and otherwise. We'll be shut out for at least the next two years, and who's to say there will be a world remaining after even half of another Trump term? The first Trump regime (and Covid) really changed my views about who some of my neighbors are, and now they voted for another four years of the same thing.

DU is a terrific place to find friends, comfort, solace, safety, emotional support, reinforcement, encouragement, and kinship.

It’s pretty much my only hangout on the ‘net.

Perhaps you'll find some inspiration in this:

Lobbying for Change: Find Your Voice to Create a Better Society
by Alberto Alemanno
Amazon link: https://a.co/d/eTIipDH

I find it really hard to have any sympathy or compassion for anyone who voted for trump... and now is realizing how it's going to effect *them.* They didn't care how it was going to affect anyone else - only when it touched on their own lives did they regret it. I call bullcrap. You either care or you don't. They don't. The only problem I see is it'll take generations after I'm dead and buried before America can return to the "Great Experiment" once again, and even worse, everyone else in the country has to suffer for these idiots "oopsies." Just once, when called on their "oops" I wish some reporter would ask them how many people they think will DIE because of their bad choice. And then present them with true hypothetical numbers for an at least 4-year term. Then again, they didn't care enough to not vote trump, so they probably wouldn't care about that now. It's just sometimes telling someone the choice you made will kill "x" number of people does have an effect (but maybe only on those of us who are about others in the first place.)

You're in the barrel with the rest of us now.

...but beggars can't be choosers.

I'll take it.

before taking the plunge.
🤬 🤨 🧐

He had a Hispanic guy wearing a pro trump visor with orange hair connected. He said he voted and supported the deportation of the bad Mexicans, but he is a family man and they won't come after him.

Stupid.

How many of these Hispanics have such a low opinion of their brethren. Conditioned to see them as criminals, when the immigrants commit far less crime. So he voted for a whole rapist criminal? Just ridiculous.

Is filled to the brim with Chinese crap.

won't take responsibility for their (collective) action.

He lied to my face and told me he hadn't voted for Trump or Harris.

Later on the next day he admitted he did vote for Trump.

Dunzo. No I won't be attending the Friendsgiving party.

Destroying a two decade old relationship over politics is sad. It’s one thing if they never shut up about it and constantly rub it in your face, but if that isn’t the case it’s unfortunate.

I have conservative friends that know I am liberal and don’t go into politics because they know we don’t agree, but they didn’t write me off because I supported Kamala.

This trend makes us look childish.

I can't trust this guy at all.

I'm guessing you don't have to worry about the color of your skin. Trump sent ice raids to my neighborhood the last time he was in charge

I live in a Hispanic/Latin nabe, and I was thinking about that after he won. Uh, oh.

It terrorized the neighborhood. The neighborhood park which usually has hundreds of people exercising and relaxing, was a ghost town for a month. Noone wanted to step outside. Everyone was in their apartment.

It’s over morality.

And some sort of awareness of right and wrong and basic decency.

It's not complicated.

It's trying to be a good human being and finally hitting the Enough Wall with people who gave up trying a long time ago.

"Hier stehe ich, und kann nicht anders."

The person can cut whoever they want out of their life.

If it were a garden variety candidate, ok, fine.

But this is a monster who wants to grift and set the country backwards, you don't reason with that.hiw do we not know the person is a member of a minority group who has a target on their back? You don't know.

The person has a right to remove toxic people from his or her own life! It's their damn choice! I am sick of Dems being shamed for making our choice to avoid these toxic MAGAts.

Didn't bother to understand even the most basic issues.
Or listen to other people they love and trust.

Seriously, if every one of them disappeared right now, there would be no downside.

The coming Trump disaster is not in an way humorous.

Two words: Piss Off.

I started some direct local action this morning.
The Resistance starts NOW!
Elections have consequences…economic consequences. We went out for brunch at one of our favorite restaurants this morning. I walked up to the manager’s desk and said, “I want a booth for two…and I don’t want a server who voted for Trump.” She stared at me for a few seconds, smiled, and said, “Okay!” We had a delicious brunch with a cheerful server.
We can do this! We are customers and can decide where we spend our money. There are some categories of services that many communities have several options for us as customers. These include:
Restaurants: Tell the hostess or manager that you want a server who did not vote for Trump. If that person says something to the effect “We don’t talk politics, so I don’t know.” Wait until you are seated and ask the server if they voted for Trump. If the answer is “Yes” or there is hemming and hawing around, go back to the manager and say, I want a server who did not vote for Trump or I am leaving.”
Hair Stylists/Barbers: Ask the direct question of the manager or hair stylist. If the salon cannot provide you with a stylist who did not vote for Trump, tell the manager that you are taking your business elsewhere.
Dental hygienist: When you call to make an appointment, say you want a hygienist who did not vote for Trump. If you get any hassle, say that you are taking your business elsewhere.
Dentists: In my shopping community, there are six dental practices within walking distance of each other. I am under contract with my current dentist for an expensive Invisalign process, so I am stuck with that. However, I will ask the Invisalign Tech if she voted for Trump and when I need my teeth cleaned, I will ask for a nonTrumpster hygienist. If they don’t have one, I will go to one of the other practices to get my teeth cleaned. I have been thinking about trying one of the other practices, so a cleaning is a good introduction to a new dentist.
When you opt to not do business somewhere, always explain to the manager why you are taking your business elsewhere.

A total of 468 seats in the U.S. Congress (33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) are up for election on November 3, 2026.

Democrats need to hold every Republican House members’ feet to the fire and make them defend Trump’s policies.

I truly believe we are going to see inflation, high grocery prices, meat, vegetable and fruit shortages through out 2025. 😬 Let the back stabbing begin.

Building should begin in 2025 on tent cities to house immigrants - legal and undocumented.

I think Trump’s dystopian view of America will play out in real time.

I think most folks have forgotten what 2017 and 2018 were like. Let the games begin.

about thir programs cut . they thought the cuts were only going to affect the libs and not them.WRONG.

If I were she, I would have been biding my time hoping married life would improve (having done that myself) — but would also have been making contingency plans (that, too)

Trump’s re-election along with his supporters’ promise to “revisit” crucial rights like no-fault divorce would have been the final straw, and this election season would have been the time to move on drawing up the papers if hubby’s vocally expressed opinions went full-MAGA.

No surprise there.

He actually thinks Trump will be such a strong leader that all he'll have to do is sternly tell Putin to leave.
Add this guy to the list of people who won't be getting what they voted for.

That's gonna smart guys!

They FA'ed, now they can FO.

Yes, I know the rest of us will suffer along with them, but, it will be so much fun watching them suffer and hearing them bitch and moan about their savior who did not save them. I intend to laugh at loud at every one of them I hear complaining.

One week after the election his supporters are finding out? I dunno....

Schadenfreud is beautiful!

For This! has become my new daily mantra!

I remember reading articles about what happened in KY when then-Gov. Steven Beshear implemented the ACA in the state under the moniker - "KYnect" and MAGats were going on and on, literally apeshit about not wanting anything to do with "Obamacare", yet praising the state's implementation of it, literally unable to process the fact that "Obamacare" was what they were signed up for.

on the opposing bowling league say she wasn't worried about losing her Healthcare because she had "the ACA plan, not Obamacare".



I can't wait until I get to say "I told you so" to these ignorant trumpers.

F around and find out what happens after you voted for the orange guy.
No sympathy for them🤬.

maybe this will get their attention.

Disregarded and shamed.

They are traitors to this country. Anyone who supports a rapist deserves to be shunned. They are not good human beings.

Half the country are traitors and need to be shunned?

Painting with a broad brush I see.

But yes, those people most definitely need to be shunned.

Wait until those thousands of MAGA Federal employees find out that their jobs have been abolished. What then for the communities in which they live and work and the surrounding businesses that they support? Poor people and poor working people know how to deal with this kind of adversity and they will find some way to cope, love on each other, help each other and console each other. They know how to do without. They, or should I say, we know how to deal with it. And as my youngest granddaughter said, "It could be worse. Lucky we don't live in Gaza."
Nuff said.

It's almost like actions have consequences.

COVID-19 proved that...

for construction, agriculture, and hotels, etc will result in an expected inflation rate of 8 to 10 percent, higher than the spike of two years ago post pandemic supply chain shortages.

The bond market is already suffering TODAY in anticipation ( on the other hand the stock market, looking at corporate profits, is doing well - we will see for how long ).

from that inflation spike 2 years ago was nothing more than a miracle. Most likely we will enter a deep recession in the last 2 years of Trump2 as the Fed tries to reign in the resulting inflation.

But i have me doubts

We were shouting it from the rooftops. And not just us, members of his previous administration, economists, pretty much everyone who had expertise.

They can’t claim they didn’t know. They chose to be willfully ignorant.