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I'd separate three groups. 1. The rich. Trump has helped them. The core of his political support is Gen X. And those people have stuck with him for a decade. They were kids when Reagan was President. And they think conservatism works. Economic growth. Win the Cold War. That kind of stuff. John Meacham did some interview recently where he joked that this is the country club crowd. They are well off. Meacham wonders why even the country club crowd would want a POTUS who shatters alliances and violates every norm we are used to. But he lives in the same state as my rich nephew, who doesn't mind lower taxes. And who thinks if they really fuck with us we can just nuke em. 2. The working class. As far as I can tell, these people have stuck with Trump for a decade. And what they got from it is a good question. Are these old factory towns that got gutted when W was President back to life now? No. I think one answer is they do get their culture war victories. Harris was for us/them, and Trump is for us. And abortion. And getting rid of the illegals. And the Gays who want to chop our sons' dicks off. Oh, and do people not realize the BIGGEST FUCKING THREAT IN AMERICA TODAY IS THE MUSLIMS? Way worse than the socialist fake Jews in Minnesota, frankly. Sis, i know you still wake up every morning thinking what well hung cock you can suck today. @Barknaway wakes every money thinking about what TikTok treat he will get that makes him bark and bark and bark for his Master. But there are people who wake up every day worrying that Muslims in America will definitely not only fuck up Making America Great Again. They will go so far as to End Western Civilization. This Mamdani shit is gonna spread. And I don't mean the hung cocks, Sis. I mean, having to tolerate the Gays getting married was bad enough. Now we have Gay hockey players on TV. We are definitely heading into the shitter. But I'm sorry. Sharia law is a bridge too far. Trump knows what is right and wrong for us! 3. The Zoomers. I think it is true that if Zoomers had voted the way "youth" did in 2020, Harris would be President today. They were pissed about a lot of things. And some of that was cultural - like "toxic masculinity." But they were the most pissed about prices, and rent, and the cost of a big ass truck. So they bought Trump's lies and promises. And if the GOP pollsters are right, Zoomers are fleeing the Trump tent in droves. Personally, I can live with same sex marriage and some barking dogs. But I gotta admit thinking about Sharia law and Western civilization keeps me awake at night. 🫢 And, yeah, it is ironic. Beating the shit out of cops at the US Capitol to try to steal an election is okay. But a Muslim community center in Texas? No fucking way! BARK, PUP, BARK! GO BITE A MUSLIM! BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

It is true. There is a certain sadness to it. His own mother liked Joe Biden. And now it has come to this. That said, we have to remember that @Barknaway is good and loyal and true. He cares about one thing: being loyal to his Master and King. There is something to be said for that. He barks and barks and barks. And it is all about his deep need to be good and loyal and true. It's cute, when you think about it. Except for the part about being innocent and shot 10 times while you are labeled a "domestic terrorist" by thugs and murderers. But, hey. We all have our flaws.

Sorry. Dozed off. But at least it confirms why the dog barks rather than writes. He really has nothing to say. That said, I learned one thing in my long escort career. Anyone can be to taught to lick rather than bite. So I'm holding out hope for our pup still. SUCK, PUP, SUCK! BE A GOOD DOG AND SUCK! SUCK HARD, PUP! YOU ARE A GOOD AND LOYAL AND TRUE PUP! SUCK!

Q.E.D. But try again. SUCK, PUP, SUCK! BE A GOOD DOG AND SUCK! SUCK HARD, PUP! YOU ARE A GOOD AND LOYAL AND TRUE PUP! SUCK!

Boring. and stupid. Why am I not surprised. But you are capable of getting simple ideas. So let's go back to square one, and why I started this thread. SUCK, PUP, SUCK! BE A GOOD DOG AND SUCK! SUCK HARD, PUP! YOU ARE A GOOD AND LOYAL AND TRUE PUP! SUCK!

No es posible. My teeth are simply not as sharp as yours. Besides, who here actually wants to be near you?

I'm Shocked! Aaron Schock: 'Haters are gonna hate' For the record you are way cuter than Aaron Shock. And way more honest about what you stand for! But those old Instagrams gave me an idea. How about a global "BARK BITE KILL!" tour? Why not bite and kill the immigrants in their shit holes before they even come here? That way ICE doesn't even have to kill more Americans. Save Kristi Noem the trouble! Looks like it's off to Mexico for you, MAGA hero pup! You are good and loyal and true. Get that wicked socialist Jew Sheinbaum! Spread some MAGA around the world. Cause the Mexicans wanna immigrate-grate-gate And that Mexican puta gonna hate, hate hate Let's have Barknaway bite off her leg, leg, leg Gonna bite it off, bite it off! Buen viaje, perro valiente. We sure are gonna miss you. And, yeah, I know. Just biting her leg off isn't as cruel as 10 bullets. But just between you and me, we all know you're a kind pup at heart. Just gotta do what your Master tells you to.

Republicans set to make ‘best and final’ Obamacare offer, Moreno says If I had to bet right now I would bet that Democrat Sherrod Brown will take back the Ohio Senate seat Moreno took from him in 2024. Moreno rode a wave of anti-Bidenflation and anti-Harrus/them-ism to defeat a true working class advocate like Brown. Brown will probably ride Trump's trail of broken promises on prices and Trump's cruelty back to power. But Moreno got the memo. He is no dumb dog. He's fighting for all the moderate Republicans who are on the cusp of political suicide in November. This would be good news for the working class, if they can make a deal. So, @Barknaway, I know you are good and loyal and true. I know your Master and King may be a bit upset about this. It's a free country. So feel free to bark all you want, you loud and noisy pup. We love you. It's cute. But please do not BITE or KILL RINOs like Moreno or Independents like King. I know your King may not like this. But it is bad, @Barknaway. If you BITE or KILL Moreno or King, you will not get your treats.

BARK! BITE! KILL! SUCH A GOOD PUPPY! SO GOOD AND LOYAL AND TRUE! Trump dings Murkowski, Tillis after their Noem criticism, calls them ‘losers’ Murkowski and Tillis are the first GOP senators to publicly say Noem should step down as DHS secretary. BITE BARKNAWAY! SHE IS A RINO! SHE IS NOT GOOD AND LOYAL AND TRUE!

I worry for Kristi Noem. Trump may have to put her down. I guess it means our barking dog is safe from the dog murderer then? But now I hear the barking dog is under investigation for rigging Tik Tik, even on THIS website! If @Barknaway goes to jail will I still be able to send him treats? How is it even possible that each and every Tik Tok @Barknaway posts could not be truthful? Strange and sad times!

You may have indirectly answered your own question, @lookin What US President actually has been honest? "Honest Abe" comes to mind. And Jimmy Carter. Which did not work out great for Democrats. Two of the three people you mentioned were historically transformative leaders. Arguably more important than many or even most elected Presidents or Prime Ministers. That may be where the action is. For all his flaws, Trump is the leader of a massive right-wing populist movement. What might have happened if Bernie had been elected instead, ushering in left-wing populism? Back in Trump 1.0 I somewhat arrogantly described Trump as the leader of a "failed peasant's revolt." And by failure I was not talking about Trump. I was talking about the peasants. And I was mostly right. There were plenty of news articles in 2020 about how these American shit holes in the Rust Belt that were bad in 2016 were actually worse off after four years of Trump. So far, once again, Trump 2.0 has given us massive tax cuts to the rich and even more enormous deficits. What did the peasants get? Let them eat cake. Well, okay, let them eat no taxes on tips. I'd be looking less for a new partisan leader, and more for a successful peasant's revolt. There are words for these things. The New Deal. The Great Society. The Civil Rights Movement. The War On Poverty. Led by the kind of guys you mentioned. I remember reading some post from a Sandernista several years back, when Biden was POTUS, basically saying all hope is lost. Her point was that 2016 and the Sanders insurgency was the one chance a New Deal-like populist movement had. And we didn't need Trump to crush it. The Democratic Establishment crushed it before it could even get to Trump, she argued. There's some truth to that. How's that for honesty and integrity on the part of Democrats? But I think that prediction will be wrong, in the long run. 2024 was a hot mess where Trump barely squeezed in in part because young Zoomers really had no leader. Trump went on some podcasts. And Joe Rogan proved he is a gadfly. And that was about it. Zoomers were pissed and Trump was the least bad option for many of them. Hey, it was at least worth a try. When he fucked up his first term they didn't even have pubic hair yet. Can you blame them? My guess is it may take a real crisis to get you and me what we want. Arguably, The Great Recession was that crisis, and Obama was that leader. As my conservative nephew likes to say, that apparently did not solve the problem. So who knows. I sure don't. But history may figure it out for us.

The growing lack of respect for law and order in this country disgusts me. It is not like we are some shit hole country in Africa or Asia or whatever. We are the United States of America. African Americans know this better than most Americans. That is why they voted overwhelmingly for President Trump and for STRENGTH and TRUTH and ORDER. Here are just a few African Americans, including a former police officer, who speak up about all the things that President Trump is doing right. Blacks know better than anyone that people who choose to come to America should do it legally. And love their country. And there you have it. Thank God for President Trump and ICE and Black police officers who ignore the socialists and haters and just speak common sense.

You are the best Sister In Cock ever. Which is why I have always wanted to be you. Sadly, I can't be. You are unique. But at least I can love and admire you. Yes, even more than I love and admire Melania.

In fairness, this is a matter of perspective. @Barknaway can't speak, Sis. You know that. He can only bark. And he is busy biting and killing socialist radicals in Minnesota. So let me make the argument for my Republican friends and family members. At least the GOP is promoting equal opportunity. They took away free admission to national parks on MLK Day and Juneteenth. When you think of it, why honor any Black man? Even if he was a Republican? I'm sure almost all Blacks agree. It makes so much more sense to honor our President instead. He actually achieved peace and freedom, even if he got no credit for it. Meanwhile, Republicans are working hard to promote equal opportunity among poor kids of all races. It doesn't matter whether you are Black, or White, or Hispanic, or Asian, or even Gay. Thanks to the GOP, and cuts to SNAP and Obamacare, all poor children will have an equal and better chance to go hungry. Or not have health care. Yeah, @Barknaway is extreme and applauds when innocent people are killed. But Republicans have not all gone to the dogs. We need to give credit where credit is due.

It's actually worse than that, SIs. Republicans are worried about Trump’s deportation campaign, and our new poll shows why A slim majority of voters still support Trump’s deportation agenda, but the GOP base is splintering over tactics. We learned in 2024 that you do not have to win 50 % of the votes to be elected POTUS, and unleash hell on Earth. While you pretend to be King. The surprising thing to me is that only 49 percent of voters say Trump's mass deportation campaign is too aggressive. If I were not American, I would say there is no fucking way the rest of the world can count on us. By the way, I am American. And there is no fucking way the rest of the world can count on us. Trump voters who do not identify as MAGA are getting turned off. So those could maybe be voters for a Democrat in 2026 or 2028. But not if the campaign slogan is "Abolish ICE." There's a saying attributed to MLK or John Lewis or someone like that: "If there were not a Bull Connor, we would have had to invent him." I don't know whether that quote is true or someone made it up. And some people think it sounds cruel. Why would you want a racist cop beating the heads of Black people, like John Lewis? But anyone who has studied Gandhi or MLK understands the politics and principles of non-violent protest. No one is asking to be killed. But the worst of these ICE guys, who are not professionals, will kill you. They have just proven it in Minnesota, twice. And America does not like these Nazi-like fucks. Then again, among the MAGA cult, you simply can't be too Nazi-like for some. 12 % of Trump supporters who identify as MAGA say ICE is being too aggressive. But 21 % say they are not being aggressive enough. I am happy for out barking dog, at least. He gets to bark. He gets to bite. He gets to kill, even. He gets blood. He gets to feel like he is good and loyal and true. And part of something special. What could possibly be wrong with that?

I'll say one contrarian thing. "Defund the police" hurt Democrats in 2020. Jim Clyburn has said that the South Carolina Senate race was tied for a while in 2020, when his young protege Jamie Harrison was on the ballot. His analysis is that all the "defund the police" stuff is what ensured The Divine Miss Graham won again. That's a stretch. That said, if Democrats could have figured out how to break through to moderate voters who are right of center on some cultural issues, we could have won Iowa and North Carolina. Obama did. Obama was also Deporter In Chief. So Democrats have a history of being able to elect liberals who can play to the center. Biden was one, before age and inflation led him to defeat. So the danger now is that Democrats will fuck it up again, and go back to "Abolish ICE." Sorry, but that is why Trump was elected again. People don't want that, either. I agree with Doug Sosnik, who I quoted above. Carville was the 1992 icon who famously said, "It's the economy, stupid." But Sosnik had just as much to do with that message and Clinton's successes. Democrats need to let Team Trump Crazy do the Crazy Thing, which they do better than ever. We need to moderate to win. Especially on immigration.

Great post and great question, @lookin. If there is someone who can wash off the political stink, it ain't Jack Smith. Like you, I respect him a lot. But he is at the core of the partisan "lawfare" debate. So I assume a lot of MAGA people view him as the Wicked Witch of the West. Their whole idea now is that the violation of laws and norms and the destruction of alliances and institutions is just fine. As long as you lead our team. Smith is someone I suspect many of them would like to burn at the stake. I view the failure to prosecute Trump for Jan. 6th as a massive fuck up on the part of Biden. And Merrick Garland specifically. They had four years. I'm not a lawyer. And I am sure there were all kinds of political and legal nuances involved. But I still think they fucked up. Had a jury found Trump guilty, it may have changed the outcome. Or maybe not. One of the disturbing things about 2024 is that the party that usually likes to throw Black criminals in jail suddenly decided that being a felon was a mark of honor for Trump. One of the smartest guys in the room is Doug Sosnik, one of Bill Clinton's top political advisors back in the day. He said in a recent interview that "exhaustion" will be a theme in 2028. When voting for POTUS people often tend to go for the opposite of what they had. We of course did that already in 2020, when Boring Biden was viewed as a solution to Trump Crazy. But for inflation, I don't think almost half of voters would have wanted Crazy back. Arguably Democrats have an advantage in 2028 simply because they are not the party of Trump Crazy. JD Vance won't be able to get away from Trump Crazy any more than Harris could get away for Old Joe. Sosnik thinks - to state the obvious - Democrats need to focus on economics 100 % and play to the populist tide. Clinton was the last Democratic POTUS who could win in states like Arkansas. What Sosnik also said is that one way Democrats can help our 2028 nominee is by toning down the "toxic" parts of the Democratic brand that make Democrats unelectable in states like Missouri and Montana. I agree. Probably the best way Democrats can do that is by emphasizing affordability and things like "tax the rich" and deemphasize the stuff that drives culturally conservative voters crazy. Democrats seem to be getting and reading that memo. One can hope. Several Republican analysts have been saying lately that the part of the Trump 2024 coalition that is most at risk is the younger Zoomer voters who tilted toward him, mostly because of economic concerns. High inflation, high rent, high mortgage rates. To state it bluntly, young Latino men could give a shit about law and order. If anything, they saw Trump as a force for law and order in 2024. Close the damn border. They care about prices. They applaud when Ruben Gallego says every Latino man wants a big ass truck and cheap gas to fill it with. Democrats should focus on that. Not law and order. Democrats have the vote of the people like you and me and my beloved Sister In Cock, who are appalled and exhausted. If I had to bet, Gavin Newsom will be the 2024 nominee. A successful (right now) Governor of a huge blue state running is not a bad idea. And he owns the Resist Trump lane, which he clearly sees as the ticket to ride. I doubt the party will go for AOC in 2028, any more than Sanders was able to close the deal in 2016 or 2020. So the interesting question is people like Andy Beshear or maybe Josh Shapiro. In theory, at least, 8 years of Andy Beshear would help to close the red state/blue state divide. But, in theory, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were supposed to do that, too. Didn't work. I tend to agree with the Big Thinkers who see this polarization and populism as one part of a much bigger trend or cycle that plays out through history. They'd argue that we're hurtling toward some kind of crisis - of institutions, of monetary systems, inflation, federal debt - and these are just all symptoms. So, sadly, I agree with my Sister In Cock that these things are pipe dreams right now. It will probably get worse before it gets better. First thing is we have three more years of a piece of shit President who destabilizes everything to go. And he is screaming and shouting that he is above the law. Ugh! Then again, when you think about it, why would anyone feel exhausted, anyway?

It is just a divine mystery, I guess. I worry for our barking dog. Noem could end it all with a bullet in his head. Trump could turn him into Trump steaks. Here, in Oz, we offer only love and kindness. You'd think he would bask in it. But no. I guess this is why they say he is a stupid dog.

COME TO YOUR SENSES AMERICA! LISTEN TO THE WISDOM OF OUR GREATEST LEADERS EVER! SO WHAT? ICE KILLS A COUPLE HATEFUL MUSLIMS, OR MEXICANS, OR JEWS, OR WHATEVER. THEY WERE FUCKING ASKING FOR IT! HATERS! PRETTY MUCH ALL FROM SHIT HOLES. EXCEPT FOR ISRAEL, WHERE THEY RESPECT ORDER. WE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST DEPORT THESE HATEFUL AMERICAN JEWS LIKE FREY TO ISRAEL. OR GAZA!

GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS OUR GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER! GOD BLESS HIS VALUES, WHICH ARE TRUE AMERICAN VALUES! GOD BLESS OUR SPECIAL PUP, WHO IS GOOD AND LOYAL AND TRUE! STOP THE FAKE AMERICANS WHO HATE OUR NATION!

"A negative is as good as a positive." My favorite organizing line is, "The action is in the reaction." I learned that from a hateful Minnesota Jew who was, even worse, a liberal college professor! And we are seeing that in Minnesota today. But "a negative is as good as a positive" is a close second. People often mean, or are, the opposite of what they say. So, coming from you, that's a huge compliment. Thanks. Now go bite a Canadian. Or some Muslim or Mexican or Minnesotan. Or whoever the fuck from some shit hole.

THE FAKE JEWS HATE AMERICA THE FAKE AMERICANS HATE AMERICA THEY SPREAD THEIR SICK HATEFUL VALUES OF HATE I HATE THE FAKE ONES AND THEIR WEAKNESS PUT A FUCKING FENCE AROUND MINNESOTA AT LEAST THAT IS A SOLUTION IF WE CAN NOT JUST KILL THEM ALL THIS HATE HAS BEEN SPREADING ACROSS MINNESOTA FOR FAR TOO LONG FAKE JEW! FAKE AMERICAN! AMERICA HATER! AT LEAST THEY ARE SHUTTING SOME OF THEM THE FUCK UP!

Q.E. D. The dog can't be trained, I guess. No harm in trying. But let's all just go with the flow. Minneapolis police chief confirms federal agents shot and killed resident Saturday FAKE JEW! FAKE AMERICAN! FAKE VALUES! I am so fucking sick of these homo loving fake Jews and fake Americans like Frey and his predecessor Wellstone who whine like bitches. Oh my ancestors fled oppression in Russia! Whining bitches! Fake values! Our loyal and true and good pup stands for TRUE STRENGTH and TRUTH and REAL AMERICAN VALUES. Kill the fuckers if they show no RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY AND OUR GREAT PRESIDENT! GOOD BOY, MY LOYAL AND TRUE PUP! BARK! BITE! KILL!

Q.E. D. The dog can't be trained, I guess. No harm in trying. But let's all just go with the flow. Minneapolis police chief confirms federal agents shot and killed resident Saturday FAKE JEW! FAKE AMERICAN! FAKE VALUES! I am so fucking sick of these homo loving fake Jews and fake Americans like Frey and his predecessor Wellstone who whine like bitches. Oh my ancestors fled oppression in Russia! Whining bitches! Fake values! Our loyal and true and good pup stands for TRUE STRENGTH and TRUTH and REAL AMERICAN VALUES. Kill the fuckers if they show no RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY AND OUR GREAT PRESIDENT! GOOD BOY, MY LOYAL AND TRUE PUP! BARK! BITE! KILL!

SUCK, PUP, SUCK! BE A GOOD DOG AND SUCK! SUCK HARD, PUP! YOU ARE A GOOD AND LOYAL AND TRUE PUP! SUCK!