Category Archives: Politics

Open Thread | Take Your Blood Pressure Meds Before Reading This

Posted on April 15, 2026 by rikyrah

Absolutely foul and disgusting human beings! Pure, unadulterated RACISM! Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man By JACK BROOK and SARA CLINE Updated 4:25 PM CDT, April 9, 2026 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The RE-Segregation of the Military?

Posted on April 13, 2026 by rikyrah

Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948) refer to captionEnlargeDownload Link Citation: Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. …………………… Executive Order 9981 stated that “there shall … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | They Threatened THE POPE

Posted on April 10, 2026 by rikyrah

THEY THREATENED THE POPE!!! Pedro L. Gonzalez @emeriticus The Catholic Church has become the greatest moral critic of Donald Trump and JD Vance. In response, the White House made a thinly veiled threat about using military force against it. The … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | If I Have To Choose A Label, I Choose Liberal

Posted on April 8, 2026 by rikyrah

Saw this at BalloonJuice, and had to bring it over: Kent March 15, 2026 at 1:06 pm Liberal or Progressive (I think of myself as both) are not about where you stand on some spectrum. They are about what you … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Catching Up With The Fox Host Masquerading as Secretary of Defense

Posted on April 6, 2026 by rikyrah

This is in no way, good news. Brian Allen @allenanalysis 🚨 Three generals have been fired today. Reports indicate they are being removed for refusing to put troops on the ground in Iran. https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/2039906808626659341?s=20 From the NYTIMES: Hegseth’s firing of … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | I Will Never Get Past Those Who Stabbed Joe Biden In The Back

Posted on April 3, 2026 by rikyrah

I realize I simply won’t. Chris D. Jackson @ChrisDJackson Every day I watch the chaos in this country and think about how many people got it completely wrong on Joe Biden, especially Democrats and the media. Democrats turned on him … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | How Is This NOT Thievery?

Posted on April 1, 2026 by rikyrah

Reading this… can you imagine this happening WITH ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION? Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86 BREAKING: The United States just took over $126 million from Switzerland’s fighter jet account to cover missile shortfalls in the Iran war. Switzerland did … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Posted Without Comment

Posted on March 30, 2026 by rikyrah

Greg Jaffe @GregJaffe Over the objections of top Army leaders Hegseth has removed 2 Black and 2 female officers from one-star promotion list. https://x.com/GregJaffe/status/2037477569818206683?s=20 i said last year that these people were segregationists and that “merit” just meant “white and … 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 | Financial Indicators

Posted on March 25, 2026 by rikyrah

The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter Absolutely incredible: The US 20Y Note Yield is now above 5.00%. At the current pace, we will have 7% mortgages and $4.00 gas prices this week. Talk about a turn of events. https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2036026417981325690?s=20 Gandalv @Microinteracti1 The … Continue reading →

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