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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 23h

The basic Medicare Part B premium for 2027 is going up by about $188 for the year (from $202.90 to $218.60 a month). You would think that he'd make the check for that amount. Then he could claim that the GOP is offsetting the new premium increase.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What's amazing is that so many of the MAGA anti-trans culture warriors have never met a trans person. Or they have and they didn't realize it because trans people are just--people. But, then, the stupidity and ignorance of the average Republican who is swayed by these appeals is off the charts.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Really? Do you remember the Gaza folks in the last election? Those who said, "Don't vote for Harris--it will teach the Dems a lesson." It very much damaged the Dems and made life worse for the Palestinians. A real two-fer in terms of the effects of bad judgment. Stupid is as stupid does.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Property taxes aren't based on the GAIN in the property's value. The tax is based on value period. If the actual value of stocks were taxed annually, the American economic system would collapse. Small investors wouldn't invest at all. New firms would have less access to needed capital.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That Paxton is within 20 points of Talarico doesn't speak well for the citizens of Texas. I don't care how "red" the state is, people have to have at least minimal standards for their candidates. Paxton is a terrible person and a lousy public official. A vote for him is a vote for corruption.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If the goal of the ad is to let people know how much noise a data center creates, get rid of the piano music in the background. It may be there for dramatic effect, but it compromises the message. Let people hear the data center noise--and only the noise.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How much of a choice do they have when it comes to accepting these ads? Better off to run them so that their viewers can see them--and laugh at them. Would you like Fox to keep ads from Dems off the air? The issue of where the money comes from needs to--and will--be litigated. It's separate.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

He's contemplating a run for POTUS. MS NOW is a news channel. Unlike Fox, it's not a front for a political party. Rahm isn't likely going to get any traction if he runs, but he has a viewpoint that's worth air time. Agree. Disagree. But their responsibility is to cover the news.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not only have several of those, but also have some Grab-It bowls for smaller leftovers and individual servings.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ethics codes for the judiciary are nice, but they're worthless if they're not enforced. In this administration, who would do that? Create such a code, but don't rely on it alone. Create structures that limit the opportunities for judges to benefit from outside influences.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The steel mill in Iowa is vaporware. This is the Foxconn plant in Wisconsin redux. The economics of this plant make no sense, but that's not the point. It's just a distraction to attract votes for Iowa's GOP candidates for governor and senator.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Any time he starts with "Sir . . . ", he's inventing a story in his head. It's a big tell. You can safely ignore everything that comes after that.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If the Democrats don't at least take the House in this political environment, they should disband as a political party.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It might have been wrong. It was hard to determine if he had both feet in bounds at the point where he had full possession of the ball. Was he juggling the ball as he wen out of bounds?

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hey ... we're trying to move Texas toward being at least a purple state. We don't need any more crazies moving there. My first thought when I saw the post at the top was that you seem to have the same 30% of wacko cultist types that we have here in the USA.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Along with market size, that may be one of the things that keeps Quebec City from getting another NHL team.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Expand to 17 as part of a larger modernization of the judicial system. Add three Circuit Courts (go from 13 to 16) by dividing the 9th Circuit into three and the 5th in half. Each SC Justice (other than Chief) gets one circuit. After one SC term, have each case heard by nine chosen at random.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Even if Dems control both the House and Senate, fixing the SC is not an option. They won't have enough votes to override a veto by Trump. Nobody should hold that against them. This will take control of both chambers AND having a Dem POTUS.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Republicans will try to convince the largely uninformed public that Dems are responsible for anything that's bad, even if they only hold the House. (And they'll probably succeed.) So they might as well have the Senate, where they can conduct more investigations and block tRump's nominees.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There's an old saying that "The Democrats are the party that never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity." I'm just hoping they don't flub this one. It means too much. There's too much at stake.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Penix had lots of happy moments in Eugene. Unfortunately for the Ducks, he was playing for Washington.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Even if he hands back their credentials in the next 10 minutes, this is a total Trump victory. The media loves to talk about itself. The MSM has spent a week talking very little about Epstein, high gas/diesel prices, incompetent Iran war management, and general economic conditions.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why are they only doing a temporary injunction? The judge has all the facts. Why can't he just make a final ruling on the merits?

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can see some benefits in terms of employment for the State of california. Helps their economy. What did the other states get out of this "compromise" agreement?

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of my cats could qualify to be a pilot? Though, if it were a choice between them, I'd feel safer with a cat at the controls than I would with Sen. Potato City there.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Probably true, but there are far too many who acquiesce to the bad. 73 million voting for tRump in 2024 indicates that there's a sickness within our society that we have to deal with.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Shortsighted tRump doesn't think about how many ways a Dem POTUS could turn that "national security" argument back against the right-wing media. If his argument prevails, one of the first things that next Dem should do is to ban Fox from the room.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I hope that someday we find out what Putin has on tRump.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

That's only true under the present Senate rules. Those are determined at the start of each session by majority vote. If Dems were to get, say 56 or 57 seats (yes, that's a stretch), they could vote to have 55 or some other number represent the required number of votes to overcome a filibuster.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I'm surprised at how close the Senate races are in Louisiana and Mississippi. Both are within four points. That's almost within the margin of error. If Dems in those two states would just get off their backsides and vote in huge numbers, those two races are winnable.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If it gets built, the next Dem POTUS should arrange for a controlled demolition within his/her first week in office. Same goes for the ballroom.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Some company was selling external hard drives a while ago with the slogan, "Get a cloud of your own." I don't know why more people don't. You can't count on cloud storage, either. Microsoft One Drive just lost one of my really important spreadsheets and nobody seems to know how to find it.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If he wants to help the Dems stop tRump's anti-democratic nonsense (and I'm not at all sure he does), the best thing Hasan Piker can do is to shut up.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The WH press corps might as well walk away. It isn't like he actually answers questions. Or that the press gets reliable facts from him. We would get the same amount of real news from these "press availabilities" if tRump were the only one in the room. Just less Donnie bloviating.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One big difference is that the USA was much more unionized in the late '70s, so wages did a better job of keeping up with inflation. That cost-push element is one reason the inflation rate was so high and continued to ratchet up. Even though the rate was much higher, it didn't feel as screwed up.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Closing the Kennedy Center until (one hopes) January 2029 is the best course of action. Just leave it as it is. Trump and his Board of Lackeys aren't going to do anything that improves the situation. The next Dem POTUS can work with Congress to do whatever renovations/improvements are necessary.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

One of my favorite sages, H. L. Mencken, once said that "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." I just wish we'd stop proving him right.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trump is a coward, like most bullies. Under him, America has become the world's foremost bully. Attack those who are smaller and weaker, while quaking in his boots and deferring to those who are big and strong enough to stand up to him.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yes. I agree. My proposal is to "update" the SC by going to 17, with each case being heard by 9 chosen at random starting one year after the final new Justice is confirmed. I would also create three new Circuits. Each SC Justice would have one Circuit (at random), except for the Chief Justice.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If things work the way they normally do, her actions will lead to James Talarico and every other Democrat being saddled with the need to explain how they stand on the "Chris Brown issue." While zero Republicans will be asked to defend statements made by Bo French.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

They can be impeached--brought to trial--but there's zero chance that any of them will be removed. If your goal is to shine a light on some of the more obvious corruption and their loyalty to Trump (as opposed to the Constitution), go for it. If you're looking for results--it's a waste of time.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

He posted one the other day with him wearing a Team USA uniform standing over a fallen Carney. My first thought was how backward that was. Wouldn't it be fun to actually see them on the ice. Which is where Donnie would be, since I doubt that he can skate, while Carney played at NCAA Div 1.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Will we get to see you there? We know Tom will be there, but he's not the star you are.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

2/ Lower egg prices are something Repubs take credit for. Charles Blow of the NYT just made this reference on MS NOW. It's time to stop using that as a proxy for a lack of affordability. The fact that Dems allowed Trump to benefit from the Bird Flu epidemic in 2024 was political malpractice.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

1/ Dems and those in the MSM need to stop referring to the price of eggs as a problem for American consumers. Eggs were expensive several years ago because we had an H5 Bird Flu epidemic. It reduced the supply of egg-laying chickens. That's no longer the case.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Lots of Dems are saying that. Both leaders and those in the more left-leaning media. Open your eyes and ears.

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

His comeback, if he's legally confronted with this (which he should be if the Dems take over Congress), will be, "Nobody really believed that I was serious about that."

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Do I have this right? Trump was charging candidates $25K to $100K to attend. But there were so few commitments that the organizers had to scramble by giving away thousands of free tickets to attend the event because they were worried about the optics of a largely vacant arena?

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mpguy29.bsky.social @mpguy29.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The whole theme of this convention is "Let's Pretend." Let's pretend that: 1. Trump is on the ballot. 2. Paxton isn't one of the biggest crooks in politics. 3. Most people are benefiting from the economy. 4. Democrats are evil communists. 5. Citizens would actually get that $5,000 bribe.

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