Thanks Dan. The advice on Social Security, “I believe you will see that within the next 30 to 90 days.” O’Malley added, “People should start saving now.” My answer is HOW????? I'm now 92, I have two small pensions from teaching and being a State worker. They pay my rent, health insurance and telephone. I depend on Social Security to buy food and pay my two credit cards. I live in a senior apartment, most of the residents are in worse financial shape than me. As Dr. Krugman pointed out in his column; Social Security is not a government hand out like Elon Musk receives, we paid into it most of our working lives - I paid in for 78 quarters in addition to my two government pensions. That is MY MONEY trumpslime and musk are stealing - and for what? to allow musk and trumpslime to pay ZERO in taxes - sorry I have no tears to shed for either of them.
As far as the Dems, I like James Carville's recommendation to let the R's implode over the next month and then sweep in with real solutions for the issues. American's DON'T like chaos and they are already beginning to revolt all over the country!
Dan Rather and followers, please read the substack account of Malcolm Nance, an American career intelligence officer. His latest post is: URGENT WARNING: Trump is Planning to Invade Canada & Greenland.
Talking about Trump and his antics is not focusing on the real problem. Kamala warned about the Heritage Foundation and Russian connections.
It's tough to sit back and watch this going on. The Democrat's response is lame, but more disturbing is they lack a plan. A plan to win and take back control. There are at least a dozen House seats, almost 20 if you look a bit more optimistically, that are winnable. This should be goal 1. There are also at least 4 Senate seats that are in the same category. Andy Beshear needs to run for McConnell's seat for starters.
Find, build, or create candidates that can win those seats. Not just whoever happens to come along, those that can win in those districts/states. Someone who simply appeals to the left 50% of the party and wins the nomination may not be the candidate that can win. Find a few dozen "Obamas"; heck have them spend time with Obama or his campaign people.
And who is the leader of the party? It's not Schumer or Jeffries. Bernie can be a great inspirer, but the party needs a leader who can deliver a message in 10 minutes or less. It needs to be a quick highlight of the Trump/Muskrat damage and deliver a message that resonates to a majority of the people. Is it Elissa Slotkin? She certainly needs a leading role. But we need a couple, three more to have in 2028. And, as much as I hate to say this, from a practical standpoint, one of those needs to me a white, middle-aged, straight, Chrisitan white guy. Why? If for some odd, very odd reason, Trump's term isn't the disaster we believe it will be, that person will need to be the candidate to win in 2028. Don't push the envelope if it doesn't get you the win.
For the next four years, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing".
I live in a very red state and his supporters think it’s only democrats complaining about what’s happening. They think all will calm down soon and everything will be great. They only listen to far right media and think the majority of the country thinks exactly like they do. I’m not kidding, it’s sickening. Now it’s seen as supporting Trump to pay higher prices and not complain. I see no way where our country will ever be united again. I have lost even more respect for my republican friends and neighbors. The future is bleak indeed when some Americans cheer the suffering of others. I have little hope things will get better anytime in the near future.
We have to have a message. Not a laundry list of all that is wrong, not attacking dear leader, but something very short, concise that gets into their heads.
Unfortunately, living in a Red state, it sure hasn’t help writing to our representatives! The responses we get are all basically the same when we compare notes with each other: The President received a mandate and we are allowing him to choose his own cabinet members OR I am supporting the president’s choice for this cabinet position after speaking with them and listening to them respond to my questions.
Forget OUR questions and concerns, those of YOUR CONSTITUENTS!
They are following along with the GOP leader and they are NOT coming home to speak with us because they were told not to!
They don't give a rat's ass about what you say, but they do keep count. As the number of people pushing back starts to threaten their existence, you're making inroads.
After about half a dozen calls/emails to my two GOP senators, I finally just got an email back from one of them (the one bankrolled by Peter Thiel) saying that he welcomes comments from his constituents. That was it. Worse than useless.
Trump is a very sick disgusting person. The Republican Party has a combined zero backbone. The 53 senators are afraid of their own shadow. If the had any common sense they could put a stop to this mess. The House is even worse. they are lead by a smiling moron who just kisses trumps rear. All this could have been avoided if the spineless senator Mitch McConnell voted guilty in the 2nd impeachment trial. The only way out of this mess is vote blue. Just 3 seats and the Democrats will regain the house and then they can put an end to trump
Where are the Democrat elected officials? Where is their outrage? We can't wait for the 2026 election, it will be too late. Where are the former presidents? Obama has a huge following, money and security protection, why is he so silent? Where is Kamala? The Clintons? The Biden's? Why don't they say anything? I think Bernie is the only one out there speaking publicly. I think the time for polite protocol and decorum is over..... I'm scared.
To say I'm concerned with what this country is in the throes of, would be an understatement; because I'm one of those people who would be hurt if SS is dismantled. I shiver to think what America would devolve into without the benefits that people, like myself, have earned, be suddenly disrupted or discontinued. This would result in absolute mayhem and a breakdown of civil society as we've known it.
Many of you may not be so worried as I am about what's may come because you are financially well-off, or have enough savings to carry you through. If so, I ask that, like Mr. Rather suggested, you help those of us who would be devastated if the above were to occur.
I have an online store on Walmart. It would be so heart-warming if you'd decide to pick up a few items for yourself, or someone else who's special to you. And, currently, I have a special St. Patty's day t-shirt, that some of you would just adore. So, please use the link below and order today!
As a Canadian neighbour, I write this with love, despite trust being broken by your government.
Please stop waiting and hoping for change with 2026 midterms. If they actually happen, why believe they won't be rigged?
Rise up and keep rising. And rise again. I know it will be difficult, but if your country is worth saving it must be done.
We in Canada are now rising to push back against tarriffs, and we will continue to do so.
To paraphrase Robert Swan who wrote, "The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.", I say "The greatest threat to your country is the belief that someone else will save it."
Elon is very much still in charge. He asked for phone numbers of cabinet members and he gave his. So now they say I can fire 10 and he'll
say 14 and these are the ones. It just looks like he's not doing anything . Making it harder for him to be prosecuted. I heard they want to privatize everything. It took me 2 and a half hours to get a call back from social security. They used to take a half hour. So sad. They still haven't restarted usaid aide . My biggest heartbreak is ukraine . How can they be so heartless. It's all for the rich. Thats what the tariffs are about. Keep fighting we need to at least slow them down and let them know we know what they are up too. Thanks Dan.
Also, what’s needed is a national and global civil disobedience movement. America did many things in the past from women to civil rights, and this moment is no different, one of those game-changing moments. Be a light for the world. America is presently the enemy of the world even to allies because of the Gaza genocide. Hope that helps. Spend some time thinking about the many ways ordinary people can do much to change the status quo.
Thanks Dan. The advice on Social Security, “I believe you will see that within the next 30 to 90 days.” O’Malley added, “People should start saving now.” My answer is HOW????? I'm now 92, I have two small pensions from teaching and being a State worker. They pay my rent, health insurance and telephone. I depend on Social Security to buy food and pay my two credit cards. I live in a senior apartment, most of the residents are in worse financial shape than me. As Dr. Krugman pointed out in his column; Social Security is not a government hand out like Elon Musk receives, we paid into it most of our working lives - I paid in for 78 quarters in addition to my two government pensions. That is MY MONEY trumpslime and musk are stealing - and for what? to allow musk and trumpslime to pay ZERO in taxes - sorry I have no tears to shed for either of them.
As far as the Dems, I like James Carville's recommendation to let the R's implode over the next month and then sweep in with real solutions for the issues. American's DON'T like chaos and they are already beginning to revolt all over the country!
And he will keep the chaos going as he doesn't really have a plan. His baseline his chaos.
Dan Rather and followers, please read the substack account of Malcolm Nance, an American career intelligence officer. His latest post is: URGENT WARNING: Trump is Planning to Invade Canada & Greenland.
Talking about Trump and his antics is not focusing on the real problem. Kamala warned about the Heritage Foundation and Russian connections.
"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮—𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘮, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵—𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴. 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘩𝘰𝘸’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸?"
𝗔𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱
https://patricemersault.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-trumps-opportunists?r=4d7sow
It's tough to sit back and watch this going on. The Democrat's response is lame, but more disturbing is they lack a plan. A plan to win and take back control. There are at least a dozen House seats, almost 20 if you look a bit more optimistically, that are winnable. This should be goal 1. There are also at least 4 Senate seats that are in the same category. Andy Beshear needs to run for McConnell's seat for starters.
Find, build, or create candidates that can win those seats. Not just whoever happens to come along, those that can win in those districts/states. Someone who simply appeals to the left 50% of the party and wins the nomination may not be the candidate that can win. Find a few dozen "Obamas"; heck have them spend time with Obama or his campaign people.
And who is the leader of the party? It's not Schumer or Jeffries. Bernie can be a great inspirer, but the party needs a leader who can deliver a message in 10 minutes or less. It needs to be a quick highlight of the Trump/Muskrat damage and deliver a message that resonates to a majority of the people. Is it Elissa Slotkin? She certainly needs a leading role. But we need a couple, three more to have in 2028. And, as much as I hate to say this, from a practical standpoint, one of those needs to me a white, middle-aged, straight, Chrisitan white guy. Why? If for some odd, very odd reason, Trump's term isn't the disaster we believe it will be, that person will need to be the candidate to win in 2028. Don't push the envelope if it doesn't get you the win.
For the next four years, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing".
I live in a very red state and his supporters think it’s only democrats complaining about what’s happening. They think all will calm down soon and everything will be great. They only listen to far right media and think the majority of the country thinks exactly like they do. I’m not kidding, it’s sickening. Now it’s seen as supporting Trump to pay higher prices and not complain. I see no way where our country will ever be united again. I have lost even more respect for my republican friends and neighbors. The future is bleak indeed when some Americans cheer the suffering of others. I have little hope things will get better anytime in the near future.
We have to have a message. Not a laundry list of all that is wrong, not attacking dear leader, but something very short, concise that gets into their heads.
Unfortunately, living in a Red state, it sure hasn’t help writing to our representatives! The responses we get are all basically the same when we compare notes with each other: The President received a mandate and we are allowing him to choose his own cabinet members OR I am supporting the president’s choice for this cabinet position after speaking with them and listening to them respond to my questions.
Forget OUR questions and concerns, those of YOUR CONSTITUENTS!
They are following along with the GOP leader and they are NOT coming home to speak with us because they were told not to!
😡
They don't give a rat's ass about what you say, but they do keep count. As the number of people pushing back starts to threaten their existence, you're making inroads.
After about half a dozen calls/emails to my two GOP senators, I finally just got an email back from one of them (the one bankrolled by Peter Thiel) saying that he welcomes comments from his constituents. That was it. Worse than useless.
Trump is a very sick disgusting person. The Republican Party has a combined zero backbone. The 53 senators are afraid of their own shadow. If the had any common sense they could put a stop to this mess. The House is even worse. they are lead by a smiling moron who just kisses trumps rear. All this could have been avoided if the spineless senator Mitch McConnell voted guilty in the 2nd impeachment trial. The only way out of this mess is vote blue. Just 3 seats and the Democrats will regain the house and then they can put an end to trump
Assuming we have any more elections, Jay. I certainly wouldn't bet the farm on it.
Where are the Democrat elected officials? Where is their outrage? We can't wait for the 2026 election, it will be too late. Where are the former presidents? Obama has a huge following, money and security protection, why is he so silent? Where is Kamala? The Clintons? The Biden's? Why don't they say anything? I think Bernie is the only one out there speaking publicly. I think the time for polite protocol and decorum is over..... I'm scared.
This is a Friday speech by Bernie Sanders I recommend everyone watch...
Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eG0aV-WB-o
I love Bernie!! He's amazing!
To say I'm concerned with what this country is in the throes of, would be an understatement; because I'm one of those people who would be hurt if SS is dismantled. I shiver to think what America would devolve into without the benefits that people, like myself, have earned, be suddenly disrupted or discontinued. This would result in absolute mayhem and a breakdown of civil society as we've known it.
Many of you may not be so worried as I am about what's may come because you are financially well-off, or have enough savings to carry you through. If so, I ask that, like Mr. Rather suggested, you help those of us who would be devastated if the above were to occur.
I have an online store on Walmart. It would be so heart-warming if you'd decide to pick up a few items for yourself, or someone else who's special to you. And, currently, I have a special St. Patty's day t-shirt, that some of you would just adore. So, please use the link below and order today!
https://www.walmart.com/search?q=beaconwear&typeahead=beaconwear
Thanking you in advance for your generosity and concern for your fellow man. And, please send the above link to everyone you can.
RJ
Beaconwear on Walmart
As a Canadian neighbour, I write this with love, despite trust being broken by your government.
Please stop waiting and hoping for change with 2026 midterms. If they actually happen, why believe they won't be rigged?
Rise up and keep rising. And rise again. I know it will be difficult, but if your country is worth saving it must be done.
We in Canada are now rising to push back against tarriffs, and we will continue to do so.
To paraphrase Robert Swan who wrote, "The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.", I say "The greatest threat to your country is the belief that someone else will save it."
Elon is very much still in charge. He asked for phone numbers of cabinet members and he gave his. So now they say I can fire 10 and he'll
say 14 and these are the ones. It just looks like he's not doing anything . Making it harder for him to be prosecuted. I heard they want to privatize everything. It took me 2 and a half hours to get a call back from social security. They used to take a half hour. So sad. They still haven't restarted usaid aide . My biggest heartbreak is ukraine . How can they be so heartless. It's all for the rich. Thats what the tariffs are about. Keep fighting we need to at least slow them down and let them know we know what they are up too. Thanks Dan.
What can you do?
• Tackle money politics
• Tackle the news media infiltrated by influence operatives
• Arrest Trump, Musk, and Co.—outlandish abuses of power
• Throw away the key
• You’re fired
• Tackle hate speech
• Bring back newseum
• Outlaw cruelty
• Change the political system and electoral college
• Etc
• Get to work
And exactly how do we "tackle, arrest, outlaw" these things, HK? Where is the average person's power to do any of them?
Also, what’s needed is a national and global civil disobedience movement. America did many things in the past from women to civil rights, and this moment is no different, one of those game-changing moments. Be a light for the world. America is presently the enemy of the world even to allies because of the Gaza genocide. Hope that helps. Spend some time thinking about the many ways ordinary people can do much to change the status quo.
• Change mindset and first decide that ordinary people have all the power
• Organize your community
• Stop amplifying Trump and Co
• Once you decide ordinary people can do a lot, your next step will be shown to you.
Imagine, imagine if Obama tried all this. He’d be toast by now NO DOUBT.