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Robert Garcia, out Democrat Representative from California, leading the charge on the Epstein files:

“[GOP Representative from Kentucky,  James Comer] and Republican leadership understand that we are picking off Republicans to join Democrats in assuring that we get as much disclosure and transparency as possible. We are going to raise hell. What we got was complete bulls**t [from the DOJ and from Comer]. “We demanded the full Epstein files, and that’s not what was sent over. The White House cover-up clearly continues. What they sent us was 33,000 pages of documents that have already been in the public domain. Handpicked, partial productions are wholly insufficient and potentially misleading. They are now trying to claim somehow that Ghislaine Maxwell was claiming that [The Felon] wasn’t involved? Give me a break. She’s a sex trafficker and known liar. She should not be trusted. Once again, [The Felon], Pam Bondi, [Republican House Speaker] Mike Johnson, they’re all involved in a massive cover-up. I think what James Comer and the Republicans finally know is that Democrats on the Oversight Committee are not messing around. We’re gonna force votes, just like we forced the Epstein files to get released. We’re gonna force them to take votes they don’t wanna take, and we are not going to stop until we get justice for all the victims.”

Garcia and the Democrats have used the fury from the MAGAt base over the Epstein case to their advantage and yet, Oversight Chair Comer issued 11 subpoenas for testimony from Democrats such as former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller, as well as former Attorneys General Merrick Garland and Bill Barr; The Felon was not on the list.

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Oliver Kornetzke, in his words, ‘not a historian … not a Kremlinologist … not a credentialed scholar on authoritarian regimes … a behavioral psychologist … not a PhD in fascism or kleptocracy’ but he can tell you a little something about The Felon:

“Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul—all spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased distillation of everything this country swears it isn’t but has always been—arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as toughness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like gospel. It is America’s shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power, and spite, it doesn’t just lose its soul—it shits out this bloated obscenity and calls it a leader.”

He ain’t wrong …

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Gavin Newsom, California Democrat Governor, taking apart JD “CouchF*cker” Vance over the recent shootings in Minneapolis:

“JD Vance just blamed mental illness for the epidemic of mass shootings in America. That’s rich considering that he and [The Felon] have cut over a trillion in mental health funding, including: $1 trillion in Medicaid, the nation’s primary funder of mental health services; $1 billion from school mental health programs; $1.1 billion from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; $1.81 billion in National Institute of Health mental-health related grants. Enough hypocrisy, JD.”

JD, woefully out of his league and his only qualifications are taking vacations and running away from protesters.

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Larry Krasner, Philadelphia' Democratic District Attorney, lays out a plan for arresting and prosecuting fascist ICEstapo agents and troops as the MAGA crackdowns spiral out of control:

"If what you have is a group of ICE agents or you even have the military coming into Philadelphia and they're committing crimes, they're committing assaults that are illegal, homicides that are illegal, they're kidnapping people, they're engaging in unlawful restraint which is a crime in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ... They're obstructing the administration of justice ... If you have people coming in—military, ICE, whoever it is—acting beyond their legal authority they can be prosecuted, assuming they commit crimes, in state court. And they cannot be pardoned by the president which means that they get to tell a Philadelphia jury exactly why it is that they thought that they could invade this city and they get to bear the consequences whether they are in handcuffs, a jury trial, or a jail sentence."

This is exactly what we need from all of our Democratic leaders. The Felon and his band of fascists are breaking the law at every turn and it's time that we started holding them accountable. And by prosecuting any lawbreakers on a state level, Democrats can circumvent the presidential pardon which has been irreparably corrupted by The Felon.

Do it.

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Mark Takano, out Democrat Representative from California, compared civil rights abuses that immigrant detainees face to the more than 125,000 Japanese-Americans forcibly sent to internment camps during WWII:

“I have seen that logic before, when the government imprisoned my family in camps, officials wrapped the policy in the language of necessity and security. They cited military zones and expedience, and they used banal words to mask a violation of the Constitution. There are distinctions between Japanese American incarceration of WWII and Alligator Alcatraz. But at its heart, there is not a wide gap between the two. In both instances, the government claimed that violation of human rights en masse was and is justified because of emergency circumstances. In both cases, there was and is no vetting, due process, or writ of habeas corpus. The government is so concerned with making it appear that they are executing on wild campaign promises that no human rights, no Constitution, and no court orders can stand in its way. This administration, which has leaned heavily into the optics of the prison and celebrated its cruelty, treats people as cattle to be processed rather than human beings with rights. [The Felon]’s ever-growing state apparatus makes sloppy, careless, and rushed arrests, which is precisely why independent oversight and real access are not optional luxuries but basic safeguards. None of this is radical. It is the bare minimum in a democracy that claims to respect the rule of law. The last time our nation failed this test, my family paid the price. I will not be quiet while others are made to pay it again.”

Is this the country any of us want to be? Locking people up in camps without due process? Separating families? Jailing children?

Seriously, this needs to stop and we all need to rise up against it.

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Pete Buttigieg, on his tenth wedding anniversary with Chasten:

“Ten years ago tonight, I went on a first date, arriving at the pub with tickets to that night’s (South Bend) Cubs game in my pocket in case our chat over beer went really well. Which it did. A decade later, I can’t imagine life without Chasten and the amazing family we have built together. And I can’t wait to see what the next ten years and more will teach us about life and love.”

The Future President and First Gentleman, y’all.

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Back story … several times over the last few years Carlos has played his trumpet at the local Catholic church mass for Christmas and Easter; he has also played at events for the Hispanic parishioners.

And, because I cannot always drive him to his translations, he asked if he could put up a note on the church bulletin board to ask for rides and one woman, Diane, answered and said she’d be thrilled to drive him whenever he needs it.

Now, he and I take walks nearly every day that I am off on various trails in and around Camden, but he wanted to walk more so he asked the woman who drives him—is he becoming Miss Daisy—if she knew of a group from the church. Well, she didn’t but she created one and they had their first walk today and Diane told Carlos that some of the women questioned walking with him because he’s a :::gasp::: homosexual and Diane told them that if they took issue with him because he’s gay that they could just stay home and not be part of the group.

Last week, we had car wash Karen and this week we have Diane, proving there are all kinds of people, good and bad, in the world and we need to school the bad and thank the good.

PS Diane brought him Gatorade so he could hydrate during the walk! 

This Tuxedo says is from March 2021 …

Tuxedo wants y’all to remember that, not only is he saving lives with the vaccine roll-out, but he’s not running off in the middle of a pandemic to have a play date at our expense. 

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, who has been whiny and unhappy ever since conservatives lost their stranglehold on the state’s Supreme Court in 2023, just can’t take it any longer and so :::foot stomp head snap::: she’s not going to run for re-election in 2026. 

Bye bitch.

Snoop Dogg apparently pitched a hissy because he took his grandkids to the new Pixar movie and it featured a Lesbian couple who were having a baby, and one of the youngsters asked how two women could have a child together. And then Snoop went apeshit about the cartoon lesbian kiss.

Imagine living as a Black man, and a rapper, in America and surviving the censorship, and the police harassment and being labeled a threat to society only to turn around and do the same thing to another marginalized segment of society.

Do better, Snoop.

When you hit the voting booth, in every single election, remember that any politician who tells you who you can love, what gender you are, what books you can read, what history you can learn, and what religion you can be is not pro-freedom.

Vote accordingly.

That's Polish CEO Piotr Szczerek stealing a hat that tennis player Kamil Majchrzak had handed to a young fan at the US Open last week. A statement ALLEGEDLY authored by Szczerek went out claiming he was just faster at grabbing the hat than the kid; Szczerek denies he said that but issued this apology:

"All statements appearing online accredited to us were false and were not authored by us or our representatives. For years, my wife and I have been involved in supporting children and young athletes, but this incident has shown me that a moment of inattention can undo years of work and support. It is a painful but necessary lesson in humility."

Really? Cuz I learned the lesson about not stealing from children without ever stealing from children in the first place.

Of note, Szczerek did not apologize until the story broke and his company took a financial hit. So, as I said on Facebook, I imagine Szczerek probably prefers one of those red caps most of the time.

PS Tennis player Kamil Majchrzak met the young boy personally and gave him a new hat.

Blake Leahy is a male model based in London who is into positive well-being and more so are you positive … Would You Hit It?

Architecture Wednesday: Topanga Canyon Craftsman

This home sits in the heart of Topanga Canyon, a stunning craftsman-style home on over half an acre.

The home is a combination of warm redwood and walls of glass showcasing the best of canyon living. From the front door, you enter the living room, a space flooded with natural light and framed by elegant beamed ceilings and a classic brick fireplace.

A large dining room and open kitchen, with spacious outside entertainment spaces just steps away, make it perfect for hosting, while off the dining room is a sunroom with built-in reading nook. The second floor is the primary retreat with a spacious bath, vaulted ceilings, a stone fireplace, and French doors overlooking the lush backyard with pool, an outdoor kitchenette, and a spacious dining area.

You can’t beat the views and the sense of privacy!

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