Why did I think the Senate had already passed the War Powers resolution a while ago? 🤔🤔 I feel like the reporting on this was confusing (not from Hopium but from some other sources), and maybe I misinterpreted something on the Senate website…
In any case, it’s great that they’ve passed it now!
Props to Senator Kaine for continuing to push the War Powers Resolution(s)--just as he pushed votes on the illegal tariffs.
And SHOCKING to see Sen. Cornyn's post saying the success of the USMNT "is a product of America's historically welcoming immigration system." Yikes, that's what happens when you lose a R primary and can become unshackled from MAGA--at least a little bit.
I have learned to lean into the positive and enjoy the wins as they come. Still life would be so much better if Cornyn, Cassidy, Tillis and others found their balls earlier.
"The Trump administration has said that it believes that the law is unconstitutional and that the provision allowing Congress to pass a war powers resolution without giving the president veto authority is on even shakier legal ground."
Good luck with that.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution grants Congress the power “To declare War."
Celebrate, we will. An open invitation to everyone to join SeniorsTakingAction.org tomorrow at 11:00 EST to hear Nancy Pelosi. It should be a good one. You can find the link for the Zoom on the website listed above. Glory be. Maybe we can rid ourselves of this rancid old ogre at last. At the very least, we can make his life miserable, which is exactly what he deserves. Onward.
And now AP is confirming that "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, jettisoning a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention capacity this year."
On the surface this seems positive. However as things go even further south in the negotiations this will just give DJT, MR and PH, etc an excuse to push the blame on Congress.
sorry, but it is hard to get excited about this...the Trump folks will just ignore it and are far more focused on gas prices than on this reckless war..no one in Senate R leadership voted for it...Collins got another free vote to look like an "independent." I would sign a recall petition for Fetterman...Mccormick mysteriously was absent even though as he always does, Fetterman gave him cover.
Karen in all honesty what you write here is just a wild misread of both the global and domestic dynamic at play. This is a huge, incredible humiliation for him during his failed Iran negotiations and tomorrow' Senate lunch. He has lost control over Congress. It's a huge, huge problem for him, and makes him look weak, losing, a failure - everything he hates.
Pennsylvania does not have recall petitions so we are stuck with Fetterman until 2028. I am very unhappy with him, but he does vote with the Dems most of the time so better than Oz, whom he ran against.
He put up a fence around the Reflecting Pool, much like the metaphorical fence around the Epstein Files.
I'm calling the fence around the Reflecting Pool the Epstein Memorial Fence.
Is the Reflecting Pool debacle a deliberate attempt to distract from the fact he lost a war? No. It's just what happens when you literally fuck every single thing up.
I've been so busy since pre-dawn, I haven't had a chance to watch the video of Bob Brooks, but I sent him $ anyway.
I even forgot for a while that today is Primary Day because I voted early (in person).
I've been thinking about how I would feel if my preferred candidates didn't win.
Here's the thing: For each of the major candidates, I found substantial things to like. They each had notable strengths, and each could be said to be cruising in their own lane. I can't help thinking that arriving at this place in my own head is a good thing - it demonstrates the talent in our party.
We might not get all results tonight.
From one Hopiate to another, thanks to everyone on this platform who invested all kinds of resources in these races.
Excuse me, but because our Constituion--which Donnie, baby ignores, but which is the basis for our Rule of Law, so he just keeps proving he's clueless and ignorant--states very clearly that congress, not any other branch, is the branch to declare wars, just how, dear Donnie, could it be unconstitutional to add another law that states what the constituion demands? The problem here is that Donnie is again violating our constitution and couldn't care less, figuring if he just makes up some lie, then that will somehow be true. WHAT?????? Further, there was NO "emergency," regardless of his false attempt to get anyone to believe that--when you are talking with those you think of opponents, which we were in this case, right in the middle of negotiating, there is NO emergency--the constitution demands the executive go to congress for the approval. Our founders definitely wanted lots of brains and ideas in on the decision, NOT a single person regardless of position. Part of why they decided to get away from a government in which one person had way too much power and formed one in which We The People were the actual government.
Simon.... I have great respect for you and have referred a number of friends to your site...if Tilis or Cornyn or Ernst or Sullivan or the guy in Ohio had voted yes on this I would agree that the Senate Rs realize the totally inept handling of this war could cost them the majority. The more terrifying story for me today was that it took a federal judge to shut down the illegal culling of personal files in an attempt to prove election fraud.
I have basically given up on the comments on bluesky, as every good news post seems to be followed by a slew of 'and why this is bad for Democrats/does it even matter/Trump will just ignore it etc..' replies.
ok guys...I live in the district where Janelle Stelson is runniing against Perry and is going to win...he has disappeared. And I don't want to jinx things but there is a chance that 3 seats and even 4 flip in PA...so I am not doomsday. Shapiro is up 50 to 28 in a poll produced by a Republican leaning firm. This is the second cycle that our state Republican Party has run a deeply flawed candidate. Perhaps your dismissive comments would be better focused on the New York Times which seems to think they know what the Democratic Party is lacking and which has run a front page story for at least two weeks straight that Trump has some deal with Iran...and a daily derogatory story about something wrong that Mandami has done. I want the Ds to win and I can't wait for the day that I don't hear or see Trump in the news.
Wow, great news, and bravo to Sen. Kaine for taking a leading role in this.
I'm back from Canada, great trip, still recovering. No Canadian we met treated us unkindly, although none has any plans to visit or support the U.S. anytime soon. My favorite encounter was with a man named Aiden who is an artist with Down Syndrome, who with help from his father was selling his artwork at the Salt Springs Island Saturday market. He gave me an original piece of art and insisted I keep it, apparently not an uncommon act for him. A card I bought from him has this quote from him on the back: "I love making bright patterns because colours become happy when they dance together. I hope my pictures help you feel joyful and up about your life, and the beautiful and crazy colours we can see everywhere all the time for free."
John, thanks for this posting. You might be interested in Pure Vision Arts Studio here in NYC, where people with developmental disabilities create and display their crafts.
I think you will get a kick out of this profile, John. It's obviously public info, so I don't worry that I'm intruding on anyone's privacy! Jessy Park is among the most admired "self-taught" artists.
Also, I know it might sound like small potatoes, but I find this about-face of ABC, that they are reaching out to the viewing public to help them push back on WH pressure, to be very encouraging.
I suspect they bought into the 'seismic change in America BS' just like a lot of big corporations that bent the knee and now are realising they may have misread the situation.
Why did I think the Senate had already passed the War Powers resolution a while ago? 🤔🤔 I feel like the reporting on this was confusing (not from Hopium but from some other sources), and maybe I misinterpreted something on the Senate website…
In any case, it’s great that they’ve passed it now!
Probably because the House and Senate did not previously agree on the same resolution (only that of one chamber). Here's some history. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whats-next-for-the-war-powers-resolution-on-iran-politifact-explains
Ohh, that is definitely what I was confused by! Thanks for pointing that out!
You're not alone.
Props to Senator Kaine for continuing to push the War Powers Resolution(s)--just as he pushed votes on the illegal tariffs.
And SHOCKING to see Sen. Cornyn's post saying the success of the USMNT "is a product of America's historically welcoming immigration system." Yikes, that's what happens when you lose a R primary and can become unshackled from MAGA--at least a little bit.
This is the off-ramp and the only off-ramp Trump will get, short of being blasted out of the Oval Office by Iran.
I have learned to lean into the positive and enjoy the wins as they come. Still life would be so much better if Cornyn, Cassidy, Tillis and others found their balls earlier.
"The Trump administration has said that it believes that the law is unconstitutional and that the provision allowing Congress to pass a war powers resolution without giving the president veto authority is on even shakier legal ground."
Good luck with that.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution grants Congress the power “To declare War."
Congress hasn't declared war.
I don't think he has read the Constitution!
He can’t read, so there is that.
I don’t think he ever has.
Celebrate, we will. An open invitation to everyone to join SeniorsTakingAction.org tomorrow at 11:00 EST to hear Nancy Pelosi. It should be a good one. You can find the link for the Zoom on the website listed above. Glory be. Maybe we can rid ourselves of this rancid old ogre at last. At the very least, we can make his life miserable, which is exactly what he deserves. Onward.
Hurrah!
And now AP is confirming that "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, jettisoning a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention capacity this year."
https://apnews.com/article/mullin-immigration-ice-warehouses-detention-c91e9a991664a7cdc18fe2e54138c9c4
Take the wins!
On the surface this seems positive. However as things go even further south in the negotiations this will just give DJT, MR and PH, etc an excuse to push the blame on Congress.
Doomerism alert!
Well he'll blame someone else for everything. It doesn't matter what happens.
sorry, but it is hard to get excited about this...the Trump folks will just ignore it and are far more focused on gas prices than on this reckless war..no one in Senate R leadership voted for it...Collins got another free vote to look like an "independent." I would sign a recall petition for Fetterman...Mccormick mysteriously was absent even though as he always does, Fetterman gave him cover.
Doomerism alert #2!
Karen in all honesty what you write here is just a wild misread of both the global and domestic dynamic at play. This is a huge, incredible humiliation for him during his failed Iran negotiations and tomorrow' Senate lunch. He has lost control over Congress. It's a huge, huge problem for him, and makes him look weak, losing, a failure - everything he hates.
Thank you for your reply, Simon! Could not have said it better … and I get tired of addressing the doomerists!
Agree. Fetterman has to go asap.
Pennsylvania does not have recall petitions so we are stuck with Fetterman until 2028. I am very unhappy with him, but he does vote with the Dems most of the time so better than Oz, whom he ran against.
He put up a fence around the Reflecting Pool, much like the metaphorical fence around the Epstein Files.
I'm calling the fence around the Reflecting Pool the Epstein Memorial Fence.
Is the Reflecting Pool debacle a deliberate attempt to distract from the fact he lost a war? No. It's just what happens when you literally fuck every single thing up.
Great news (about the rebuke to Trump)!
Then this evening - I will see how the primaries went and I'm pretty hopeful that there will be MORE good news!
From your lips to God's ears!
I've been so busy since pre-dawn, I haven't had a chance to watch the video of Bob Brooks, but I sent him $ anyway.
I even forgot for a while that today is Primary Day because I voted early (in person).
I've been thinking about how I would feel if my preferred candidates didn't win.
Here's the thing: For each of the major candidates, I found substantial things to like. They each had notable strengths, and each could be said to be cruising in their own lane. I can't help thinking that arriving at this place in my own head is a good thing - it demonstrates the talent in our party.
We might not get all results tonight.
From one Hopiate to another, thanks to everyone on this platform who invested all kinds of resources in these races.
Excuse me, but because our Constituion--which Donnie, baby ignores, but which is the basis for our Rule of Law, so he just keeps proving he's clueless and ignorant--states very clearly that congress, not any other branch, is the branch to declare wars, just how, dear Donnie, could it be unconstitutional to add another law that states what the constituion demands? The problem here is that Donnie is again violating our constitution and couldn't care less, figuring if he just makes up some lie, then that will somehow be true. WHAT?????? Further, there was NO "emergency," regardless of his false attempt to get anyone to believe that--when you are talking with those you think of opponents, which we were in this case, right in the middle of negotiating, there is NO emergency--the constitution demands the executive go to congress for the approval. Our founders definitely wanted lots of brains and ideas in on the decision, NOT a single person regardless of position. Part of why they decided to get away from a government in which one person had way too much power and formed one in which We The People were the actual government.
Simon.... I have great respect for you and have referred a number of friends to your site...if Tilis or Cornyn or Ernst or Sullivan or the guy in Ohio had voted yes on this I would agree that the Senate Rs realize the totally inept handling of this war could cost them the majority. The more terrifying story for me today was that it took a federal judge to shut down the illegal culling of personal files in an attempt to prove election fraud.
The need in our family to turn wins into losses is one of our most destructive and self defeating habits that we simply must learn how to shed.
!!!!!!
Oh lord.
It is EXHAUSTING at times!!
I have basically given up on the comments on bluesky, as every good news post seems to be followed by a slew of 'and why this is bad for Democrats/does it even matter/Trump will just ignore it etc..' replies.
ok guys...I live in the district where Janelle Stelson is runniing against Perry and is going to win...he has disappeared. And I don't want to jinx things but there is a chance that 3 seats and even 4 flip in PA...so I am not doomsday. Shapiro is up 50 to 28 in a poll produced by a Republican leaning firm. This is the second cycle that our state Republican Party has run a deeply flawed candidate. Perhaps your dismissive comments would be better focused on the New York Times which seems to think they know what the Democratic Party is lacking and which has run a front page story for at least two weeks straight that Trump has some deal with Iran...and a daily derogatory story about something wrong that Mandami has done. I want the Ds to win and I can't wait for the day that I don't hear or see Trump in the news.
I agree, that, thatis scary, but it was shut down by a judge. Take both of these as wins!
Wow, great news, and bravo to Sen. Kaine for taking a leading role in this.
I'm back from Canada, great trip, still recovering. No Canadian we met treated us unkindly, although none has any plans to visit or support the U.S. anytime soon. My favorite encounter was with a man named Aiden who is an artist with Down Syndrome, who with help from his father was selling his artwork at the Salt Springs Island Saturday market. He gave me an original piece of art and insisted I keep it, apparently not an uncommon act for him. A card I bought from him has this quote from him on the back: "I love making bright patterns because colours become happy when they dance together. I hope my pictures help you feel joyful and up about your life, and the beautiful and crazy colours we can see everywhere all the time for free."
John, thanks for this posting. You might be interested in Pure Vision Arts Studio here in NYC, where people with developmental disabilities create and display their crafts.
https://pure-vision-arts.square.site/
The work is extraordinary; many of their more advanced artists are now featured in lots of shows/galleries beyond Pure Vision.
I think you will get a kick out of this profile, John. It's obviously public info, so I don't worry that I'm intruding on anyone's privacy! Jessy Park is among the most admired "self-taught" artists.
https://williamsrecord.com/465397/features/jessy-park-namesake-of-colleges-mailroom-retires-after-43-years/
Thanks for sharing that. Super cool. Love the Chrysler building
Yeah, that's actually a pretty famous one.
Also, I know it might sound like small potatoes, but I find this about-face of ABC, that they are reaching out to the viewing public to help them push back on WH pressure, to be very encouraging.
Any step in the right direction is a win. Small things can actually be big things, particularly these days.
Just wonder how they reconcile their early settlement with this move, but I'll take it.
Things are very different now.
I suspect they bought into the 'seismic change in America BS' just like a lot of big corporations that bent the knee and now are realising they may have misread the situation.
Some of us will not forget what those corporations did (or didn’t do).
Im going with, " Live and learn..."