(Jan 7 2026, 9:41 PM)VerdantHorizon Why are those plaques what's breaking me right now? How is this real? How are so many Americans okay with this? My coworkers voted for Trump. They still support Trump. They see things like this and they're pleased. No matter how (if?) the midterms and 2028 go, how am I supposed to share a country with these people moving forward?

Quote:Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday.

In a video announcing the probe, Powell said the US justice department served the agency with subpoenas and threatened a criminal indictment over testimony he gave to a Senate committee about renovations to Federal Reserve buildings.

He called the probe "unprecedented" and said he believed it was opened due to him drawing Donald Trump's ire over refusing to lower interest rates despite repeated public pressure from the president.

Jerome Powell This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation. I have deep respect for the rule of law and for accountability in our democracy. No one, certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve is above the law, but this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure.

(Jan 13 2026, 10:21 AM)ShameMustChangeSides Has anyone seen the "One of Ours, All of Yours" picture of Kristi Noem standing behind a podium with that phrase on it? Is that real??

Quote:It is not a direct quote from Nazi Germany, but it certainly embodies the spirit of how they acted when a Nazi was killed by the resistance. One example was the massacre of the Czech village of Lidice...
Hitler, of course, misplaced his excrement at one of his favorite Nazis having been assassinated. His mentality was that “one of ours” had been killed, so we’re gonna murder “all of yours.” A wave of reprisals followed, including exterminating the village of Lidice.

Quote:President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.

Quote:The Democrats masterfully reversed reality after January 6, branding peaceful patriotic protesters as “insurrectionists” and framing the event as a violent coup attempt orchestrated by Trump—despite no evidence of armed rebellion or intent to overthrow the government. In truth, it was the Democrats who staged the real insurrection by certifying a fraud-ridden election, ignoring widespread irregularities, and weaponizing federal agencies to hunt down dissenters, all while Pelosi’s own security lapses invited the chaos they later exploited to seize and consolidate power. This gaslighting narrative allowed them to persecute innocent Americans, silence opposition, and distract from their own role in undermining democracy.

Quote:White House aide Stephen Cheung suggested the site was made as a trolling effort, writing he couldn’t believe media outlets “actually fell for our trap.”