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Nah, people are just mad that they can’t be openly racist and misogynistic anymore. They lash out at cancel culture instead of just being a better person. That’s why so many of the worst people love Trump. He normalizes racism and misogyny with the pu$$y grabbing comments and calling black people low IQ.

How did a thread on herbicides turn into another anti-trans thread? Of course, it’s Max Overbite.

Yet another thread devolves into Max Overcompensation (and this time Volty too?) spamming anti-transgender screeds.

I’m glad you start drinking early on Sundays. We should all embrace the weekend more fully…

Here’s a discussion of what’s likely to happen when Trump walks away from this war. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/iran-war-trump-losing/687094/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxQsNAoumvTwglsKzbozefow (Gift link)

Maybe she’ll end up like the rest, or maybe the party will force her out. But I’ll leave space open for at least a little hope. And not even for her personally. For more politicians to put people first.

In a number of jurisdictions, people get a “homestead” tax credit for the home they choose as primary residence. For a second home, they don’t get that credit. It looks like this is basically the same idea. Lower tax for your primary residence, and higher tax for a second home. No issues with this at all.

She didn’t grow up in poverty. But she’s definitely in the bottom percentile of wealth among members of Congress. There are others who worked for a living before getting into politics, and I like that for them too. I just used her as a famous example. And then her statement about policy being more important than keeping a seat was the big one for me.

I don’t want more people who hold seats for decades and do just enough to get re-elected. We’ve got a Congress overflowing with them. Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Chuck Grassley, John Thune, Ron Johnson, Richard Blumenthal… Just to name a few from both sides. SCOTUS is writing new laws and the President is trying to do the same. The biggest reason? Congress doesn’t do anything other than work on keeping their seats. Each campaign seemingly starts the day after the last election.

She is not part of the elite. No rich and famous family, or big money, or Ivy League connections. We could really use more politicians who have actually worked for a living. But here’s the big one; she’s more interested in policy goals than personal ambition. Here’s her response to being asked about a Senate or Presidential run. Whether you agree or disagree with her goals, it’s refreshing to have somebody who is interested in outcomes. Not just trying to lock down their seat and all the perks that go along with it for 50 years.

Some more highly efficient use of our taxpayer dollars… I guess this is what happens when the entire administration is reality TV clowns.

Video report from Lebanon… https://mastox.eu/@AssalRad/116545995236508870

I’ve got a friend from Hungary, so this saga has been something he’s talked about quite a bit. But let’s be honest about why this small country has gotten so much attention in the USA. Orban was embraced by American conservatives and given prominent speaking slots at CPAC. If not for that association, few people in this country would care one way or the other.

Republicans drew that map.