There is nothing more insane than Mike Johnson - from the state of LOUISIANA - setting the precedent of conditioning disaster relief on political concessions.
Louisiana.
Louisiana.
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Been there, done that.
Seen it. Didn't vote for it. 😒
#stoppayingtaxes. Americans might consider changing their tax withholding status to 11 people until November of next year, and see what happens to #trump #musk, all of their rotten ilk. The government will go completely tits up. #donotobeyinadvance #resist #bluecrew
Reading a good book about secession
Erik Larson’s The Demon of Unrest
Really explains the hazards of secessionist thinking
Trumps powerful but California will get relief!
U.S. News and World Report: Louisiana ranked last in the 2024 Best States report
Louisiana's pre-K-12 education ranking improved from 46th to 40th in the country. This is the highest ranking the state has ever achieved in this category
I love/hate my state/people.
Not long before people start talking about abolishing the constitution.
At least we have a few days to get the hell out of here.
That sawed-off prick needs a history lesson!
The North [and west] remembers.
Winter will come for these bastards.
That fits today's GOP sadly.
now to where they are way ahead. Nobody was paying attention. Perfect storm of mentally ill extremists are in control .
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/new-orleans-la/#:~:text=The%205%20largest%20ethnic%20groups,(Hispanic)%20(2.2%25).
And admitting it!!! 💞💞💞
but really 👍
As for MY post…NO malice intended at all!
While factual, I was hoping my light-hearted intention would shine through and still hope I didn’t hurt your feelings.
This is so wrong.
Specials we watched on the US channels we got were in any way accurate. It seems very far away now.
50%. HALF.
And CA pays those bills for them.
https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-money-does-the-federal-government-provide-state-and-local-governments/state/louisiana/
I see today the state that takes the most is Alaska 57%.
Maybe it's changed year over year and 50% was a prior year?
The darker the color, the more the state receives federal support.
Louisiana is a heavily subsidized state and California subsidizes large parts of the country.
In 2025, Mike Johnson/Repub Congress considers withholding funds to help CA, a US state, unless "conditions" are met.
How is this NOT a violation of oath and/or Constitution and betrayal of people?
"War"? You're barely going to hear a peep when then come for Griswold. Or Loving. Or Obergefell.
Perhaps Cali should hold off sending those tax $ and use them to rebuild their state. How quickly would our economy implode?
They will always, always, always (I'm gonna say it again because I think it's important) ALWAYS disappoint you.
They'll do literally anything but that. And yodel about "virtue signaling".
Trump/GOP New Plan-No Desaster Relief- If Debt Ceiling Not Increased-For Rich Tax Breaks-Only Lower Income Americans Will Pay Back! Blackmail—Screws Avg. Americans Either Way!
This cntry has bcme satirical bad joke about the strongest cntry in the world
Tear it ALL down!
Start over w-ppl that aren’t just sitting in god’s waiting room collecting money for their votes
Or rapists—or pedophiles—or Russian spies
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Wisdom is clearly not his force.
Stupidity on the other hand . . .
Because he 100% knows that Dems would never retaliate in kind. It will never happen. So the precedent is meaningless - Dems wouldn't use it.
Wrong direction. Look how close the margins were. Not all of the "others," our fellow citizens, are unreachable. Fix the Union, don't break it.
Legal extortion? Oh! my!
but then the "bad men" came and burned the church to ashes 🎶
I know the tune, but I can't quite make out if it's past or future Don McLean...
I guess we'll see?
All antifascists should prepare for a potential general strike.
This is an overt takeover by a fascist dictatorship enabled by the christofascist SCOTUS super majority with collaboration by Merrick Garland.
The Constitution is ashes.
It died the day that Biden appointed Merrick garbage.
them FAFO. Newsom isn’t playing.
The federal government is about to become completely unconstitutional, as is letting the felon off the hook because of his political status.
No Constitution, no contract between the people & the fed as well as the states & the fed.
Blue states should prepare to eliminate all federal withholding.
Antifascists should prepare for a general strike, sheltering in place.
I do not consent.
No quit, no quarter, 24/7.
NQNQ247
They will fight us, but the bond market would crash. Very bad for the economy.
Too Bad! Don’t Fuck With Us!
And how are they going to get it, the idiots have defunded the irs, can’t even get the money back if they wanted to
The IRS is clearly complicit -- covering up the traitor's massive foreign debts when he was a candidate, not auditing him annually while in office as required by law, auditing his political enemies...
The two party system is structured to maintain & further the privilege of the obscenely wealthy while mollifying the masses.
Unionize, volunteer for FoodNotBombs and other orgs to connect with people who hate the way things are as much as you do, etc.
I agree that we all need to take action in our neighborhoods, communities, counties & states.
"Anyone who's interested in making change in the world, also has to learn how to take care of herself, himself, theirselves."
- Angela Davis
NQNQ247
Unfortunately, he won't suffer consequences, but his people will.
That makes him even more insane.
Six Flags in New Orleans was abandoned and never reopened (nightmare fuel)
Which was a blow to tourism and also local employment
They hate the French Quarter most of all. A terrorist attack and all they could look at was which democrats to blame.
Why do you think so many people died during Katrina?
All of you, everyone, start paying attention to how legislators make us exist in Republican states. You’re WAY behind if this is your first wake up call.
they're all traitors to humanity
The asshats cheat.
You didn't vote for them
neither did I
but they're claiming victory over all of us just the same.
So maybe lose the smug.
The difference between a “red” state and a “blue” state is voter suppression.
You can’t really believe that the entire Deep South enjoys living in poverty with a crumbling infrastructure and no social services
You also have plenty of neighbors who vote red. Why are you talking to me and not them.
We don’t, btw. Our votes just don’t get counted.
Good.
Get back to me when you’re fucking enraged.
Your oppression is their profession
What health issues so bad that Dems "covered up"?
Fuck all the way off boomer.
Either your disgust meter is very low, or you were making a flippant comment to try to be edgy.
I'm no super Biden fan, and I believe he should have bowed out earlier.
However, none of that comes close to what the OP is talking about.
You go on and blame a few peeps.