Category Archives: GOP

Open Thread | The Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare Will Affect Families All Around The Country

Posted on August 10, 2026 by rikyrah

And, it didn’t need to happen. The cuts were for no other reason than to pay for TAX CUTS FOR MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES Peter Morley @morethanmySLE Starting 1/1/27: CUTS to Medicaid will total roughly $1T & SNAP CUTS will be … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Once More…THE PARTIES ARE NOT THE SAME

Posted on August 3, 2026 by rikyrah

NO…. The Parties are NOT THE SAME. Gene Trevino @GenoVeno73 🚨 DO YOU GET IT NOW!??! 1️⃣ August 1, 2018 — Democratic amendment for an extra $250 million in election security grants to States. Sought additional federal grants for States … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Disability Community is UNDER ATTACK By This Administration

Posted on June 29, 2026 by rikyrah

Celine Castronuovo @cecelou18 SCOOP: White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind DOJ’s memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation. From @benjaminpenn and me: https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2069518347641786506 Without … Continue reading →

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Posted Without Comment

Posted on June 26, 2026 by rikyrah

From Speaker Preacher: Acyn ‪@acyn.bsky.social‬ Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they’ll go after the president’s family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | They Have Outlived Their Usefulness

Posted on May 29, 2026 by rikyrah

Plain and simple. Willie Ross Jr. Knee Deep @RossKneeDeep Very interesting: All four Black House Republicans are retiring — the timing tells an important story. All four Black Republican members of the House of Representatives have announced they will not … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Fear of Another Dark President

Posted on May 18, 2026 by rikyrah

Excellent post from The Establishment Bar: Fear of Another Dark President Posted by Proud Establishment Dem May 11, 2026 Barack Obama broke the Republican Party. The election of the first Black man to ascend to the presidency of the United … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | About Tennessee Gerrymandering

Posted on May 15, 2026 by rikyrah

Eric Holder @EricHolder My statement on Tennessee’s immoral gerrymander:

Posted in Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Democracy, Gerrymandering, GOP, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , | 28 Comments

Open Thread | Nothing But Truth, Mr. Sellers

Posted on May 14, 2026 by rikyrah

Spitting nothing but truth: MCBN @MCBNNEWSS Sellers: “We are going to be the first generation to actually leave this country worse than the one that we inherited. Bakari: And I think for black millennials, uh the the the progress that … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | This Never Ending Cycle Is Tiresome

Posted on March 27, 2026 by rikyrah

I’m so sick of this cycle. Their money gets in trouble, so they’ll vote for Democrats to clean that up. But, as soon as they do, here they vote for some sort of culture wars nonsense to justify voting for … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Once Again, Republicans Cannot Win IF THEY DO NOT CHEAT….All they know is Voter Suppression and Cheating

Posted on March 4, 2026 by rikyrah

Once again, the Founding Fathers were very deliberate with their design around elections. They wanted a DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM WITH CONTROL BY THE STATES. With some input by Congress. They are attempting to FEDERALIZE ELECTIONS. WHY would the Department of Homeland … Continue reading →

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