JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4hTrump at a rally said if he doesn't maintain control of congress, Democrats will "destroy everything we've done." Don, you've done so much it will take 100 years to fix it all. I'll be dead before we manage to undo the damage from just your top 100 Greatest Grifts. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4hIn an effort to improve the Pentagon's ratings, Hegseth announces firing squad execution will be live streamed. “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public,” Hegseth said. apnews.com/article/fort-hood-shoote… 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h(Homes.com) Mortgage rates climb to another three-year high. 30-year, fixed-rate loan averaged 7.4% on weekly basis as of Thursday. #housing #affordability www.homes.com/news/mortgage-rates-c… 021
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h(while accusing them of doing so) . . . "Vance did not present evidence that Microsoft had laid off U.S. workers and replaced them with foreign labor through the H-1B program." apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-program… 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h(Reliable Sources) President Trump keeps holding midterm rallies, and Fox News keeps choosing not to air the rallies live. It’s a programming decision with huge political and cultural significance. For Trump, it’s like being deprived of oxygen. He keeps posting about his frustrations with Fox […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10h" Putin. He just said it's not Russia. I will say this: I don't see any reason why it would be." - DJT July 16, 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/… 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10hThere are other signs the body’s internal clocks may be altered in people with #adhd . . . the daily cycle of cortisol, a hormone involved in alertness, energy use and the stress response, can be delayed and blunted compared with people without ADHD. An MRI imaging study found the pineal gland […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12hWill Trump "bomb bomb Iran" - again - prior to mid-terms? Does he really think that would help him keep control of Congress? www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/us-iran-war… 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13hDon't get too excited about those polls - "A systematic polling error on the level of 2016 or 2024 would mean that Democrats fall short of Senate control. If the polls overestimate their chances by exactly three points in every state, then Democrats will barely win Alaska, Texas, Michigan, and […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21hHe might not be president forever, but he plans to make any future presidents come to him - and pay for it. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202… 001
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21hwhat a lede - WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026#Obama to campaign with El-Sayed, Benson in Michigan www.detroitnews.com/story/news/poli… 020
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026#ICE assures Law Enforcement not fully trained in the laws they're required to enforce. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/… 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026You're saying Trump bowed to public pressure & stopped using taxpayer money to pay for his self promotional ads & I'm saying some lawyer convinced him #SCOTUS might rule what he did was not "in furtherance of his official duties." No, they didn't give him a get out of jail for EVERYTHING free card. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026#journalist Maxim Tucker reporting for the Sunday Times takes you inside #Ukraine, inside a #drone secret outpost, where you'l see what the young men and women of Ukraine are designing building and piloting to defend their country from #Putin Video runs just under fifteen minutes […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 120
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026Trump bans Politico from AF1 and nobody was willing to take its place, leaving Trump free to sleep, fart, scream, and run up and the down the aisles with toilet paper stuck to his shoes without the public being any the wiser […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026AP Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike. apnews.com/article/iran-war-port-sh… 010
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026(AP Video) Soldier who survived Iranian strike says he raised safety concerns before deadly attack. apnews.com/video/soldier-who-surviv… 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026(AP) Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military’s medical system failed them. apnews.com/article/iran-war-soldier… 010
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Said: a steely and nimble presence at the White House lectern . . . (Trump said) her lips “move like a ‘machine gun.’” Not said: The White House Press Corps is an easy target. Leavitt ends up on a panel with Jessica Tarlov, things are going to be different […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 010
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Just after the moment I think I need an #airtag on my always missing #coffee cup, I realize it probably wouldn't last long in the microwave. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Life is short but not as short as a Meme Don't live yours like one. Thinking is hard but gets easier the more you do it. Exercise your brain. Your short life will thank you for it. So will the world if you think about it. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Say what you want about #mainstreammedia, but note the open of #thetodayshow this AM. They said "paid for by taxpayers," describing the ads he's blanketing our airwaves with. He's not only the world's biggest pickpocket. He turns around, fans the bills in our collective faces, and prances away. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026I think I know the reason why so many #Missouri and #Kansas city council and county board members don't lay out all the reasons why they feel major boosts in #propertytaxes are necessary. Because the State and Federal government cut deals that made them look good to voters by cutting OTHER […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026I suppose Senator Schmitt could blame trying to place Jack Smith at a Jays game when he was at a Jayhawks game on AI, but you know at bottom of that screen in fine print it says "AI can make mistakes" for a reason. But at least AI will admit it - most of the time - if caught. Senator Schmitt? Nope 011
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Trump isn't just stealing money from programs and emergency funds set up by Congress. He's not just using that money to try and bribe us to let him keep control of a Congress that has no intention of controlling him He's making every American who takes that dirty money into a willing co-conspirator 101
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Interestingly, a lot of Americans were fine kicking democracy to the curb in order to get what they wanted, but my, how fast they flipped when to get what HE wanted he'd kick them to the curb too - & call them names for opposing #datacenters. Maybe Democracy is not such a bad thing after all, eh? 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Interestingly, a lot of Americans were fine with democracy being kicked to the curb in order to get what they wanted, but my, how fast they flipped when he proved to get what he wanted he'd kick them to the curb too - and call them names for opposing #datacenters , Maybe Democracy's not such a […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026(WaPo) Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. A House measure would block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026(HCR) The festival featured a “Freedom Village” where attendees could find ways to get involved in government, grassroots organizing, education, mutual aid, and social impact organizations. Festival organizers donated a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to VoteRiders, a nonpartisan […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026In #Missouri proponents of #Amendment3 keep tying it to preventing transgender youth from receiving reassignment surgery. Didn't the legislature already pass a law addressing that? If so, why are they talking that way? Isn't it really about banning abortion? Yes it is. Read about it at […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 010
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026If you live in #Kansas, and haven't figure out yet that Roger Marshall is marshaling the entire GOP and every right wing and tech bro PAC to smear the man on the verge of unseating him, just look at the disclaimer in that tiny print at the bottom of each ad and imagine if they REALLY told you […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026The reason we need Democrats to control Congress is very simple. - This guy needs an intervention. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026what happens when you let a thief get anywhere near your piggy bank? This. Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 001
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaron Siever was never a single-party voter. But now, the 41-year-old from southwest Virginia is more frustrated than ever with the two political parties whose chief accomplishment, he says, is blaming each other for getting little done […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026Trump finds another way to try and bribe voters with money that comes from - voters. Fine, send us money in October. We're still going to vote to castrate you in November. apnews.com/article/trump-medicare-p… 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026(AP) “We’re taking the Trump administration to court for this reckless rollback that prioritizes Big Oil and automaker profits over American families,” Katherine Garcia, director of Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All program, said in a statement. “It is unlawful for Trump to turn back […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026(AP) For Ossoff, it means attracting endorsements from Republican officials, including Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, that have made it harder for Mike Collins to land attacks claiming that the liberal first-term senator from Atlanta doesn’t represent Georgia. For Susan Collins, it means a […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026(AP) Patel’s critics say he has weaponized the FBI and that his scrutiny of his predecessors and their decision-making is part of an effort to rewrite history in favor of President Donald Trump. Patel pledged at his confirmation hearing last year that he would not look “backward,” but as […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Yes, Donny, even The Wall Street Journal's not going to cover for you this time. #taxpayertheft 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026The latest Attack Ad from #Kansas Roger Marshall doesn't seem to be getting much traction over on losingfacebook. Check out the comments. #EpsteinFiles 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Trump has put the world in a very tough spot. Sure, he tapped our SPR but China's had to dip into its massive reserves too and in doing so has kept the fuel crisis from getting a LOT worse. The EU just did the same thing. Other countries are taking drastic action, pulling together for us all […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Winning elections all across the country takes teamwork, but it's not a football game where points go up throughout four quarters and if a team is way ahead late in the fourth, they can ease off, put in new talent, give them experience. We don't have that luxury. We don't know who wins until […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Homeland Security Money, provided by American Taxpayers, Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads. White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Trump defies CONGRESS, diverts aid for Europe to authoritarian countries instead. The diverted funds include tens of millions of dollars that Congress approved for countries affected by the war in Ukraine […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026I just don't remember him running on a "if you put me in I'll stick my name on everything and you won't be able to stop me" plank. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Know what radioactive waste sites have in common with Flock surveillance & #datacenters? Bipartisan opposition. Know what's starting to happen to the Trump administration.? Yeah, same thing. America wins when American sticks together. Stop letting them divide us & maybe we can get more shit done. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Fearing they've already lost N. Carolina and now worried #kansas might go blue, kick out the guy who gets women jailed for non-payment of chump change, the GOP is going all out to muddy the waters. Don't buy it. www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-gop-gro…cbsnews.comSenate GOP group pours millions into defending Kansas seat, scaling back in North Carolina, sources sayThe race for control of the Senate is changing in the final weeks before the midterms, with the GOP defending several traditionally red-leaning states. 000
JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Soon, John Roberts will be vacationing with Clarence in the maxxed out RV we all know Clarence didn't buy with his own money. www.thedailybeast.com/chief-justice… 000