"You know what Socialism looks like? It's when the government comes in and tells you what you're gonna do!"

Oh, do you mean like when the government comes in and tells you that you can't get an abortion or get gender affirming health care for your trans kid?

If that's the case, I'd say there's a lot of that there socialism stuff going on down there in Oklahoma!

Narrator: The state of Oklahoma has a complete ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest. Gender-affirming health care for minors is also banned in Oklahoma. Efforts have also been made (as yet unsuccessfully) to ban this care for people under the age of 21.

Mary Trump: Donald isn't Going to His Son Don Jr's Wedding

My take: Schlump has no interest in attending an event in which he is not the star.

ICE detains person with child as federal agents again spotted in Waukegan, North Chicago area

Another YouTuber weighs in on Virginia Foxx's rude response to a 10 year old

This story has been all over DU this last week. If you missed it somehow, check out one or more of these links:

Grumpy meemaw GOP Rep Virginia Fox Humiliates Boy, 10, for Writing Letter About Electric Cars https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221236621

Congresswoman Accuses 10-Year-Old Of Being Indoctrinated By Propaganda After He Sends Her A Letter About The Benefits Of EVs For A Class Assignment https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016428927

'Unhinged': MAGA lawmaker melts down over 10-year-old's letter - All In - MS NOW https://www.democraticunderground.com/132172447

I found this YouTuber's take on the story to be uproariously funny, especially her impersonation of Foxx.....

How I Will Stop Trump's Brazen Grift: Jamie Raskin

Allow me to recommend a book about that!

The title is The Worst of Times, and the author is Patricia G. Miller. It was published in 1993 and has been out of print for a while now, but there are still used copies floating around that can easily be found online wherever used books are sold. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about what abortion was like in this country pre-Roe.

This book is not for the faint of heart; there are stories in it that will curl your hair. But this information has never been more vitally important than it is now.

From the jacket blurb:

Dr. John Gartner makes a terrifying prediction 😵‍💫

My heart sank when I read that the victim was a trans woman.

Trans women, especially black trans women, are more likely to be the targets of violence than any other group in this country. Some cis males just can't tolerate the idea of anyone wanting to leave their "superior" ranks and will use any excuse to "punish" anyone who does so.

Trans women are the real targets of the bogus war on trans people that the right is currently waging. Bullies always go after the most vulnerable. It makes me sick.

AOC Is Running for President and No Establishment Can Stop Her

What do y'all think? I think Riverboat Jack made some really good points here.

Good grief.

I knew he was obsessed with Obama, but this is insane. If I counted correctly, Obama is attacked (singly or jointly with others) in 11 of these tweets, more than anyone else. That's exactly 20% or 1 out of 5!

The second most mentioned person is Hillary Clinton. Her name comes up in 6 tweets, 3 of which also mention Obama.

Check it out:

1. Accuses Obama of attempting a coup in 2016
2. Says Obama worked with CIA to overthrow Trump
3. Reposts tweet saying Obama is a “traitor” and that he should be arrested
4. Accuses Obama of personally making $120 million from Obamacare (wtf? Is right)
5. Posts fake JFK Jr account that says Obama wiretapped Trump Tower (Note: JFK Jr died in 1999, when Obama was a nobody serving his first term in the Illinois state senate. He didn't become even semi nationally known until he gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. These pieces do not fit together lol.)
6. Accuses Obama, Clinton, and Comey of treason
7. Reposts a tweet from a MAGA account saying they have secret intel proving Clinton and Obama committed crimes
8. Accuses Obama, John Brennan, and Clinton of sedition and treason again
9. Calls Obama the “most DEMONIC FORCE” in American politics
10. Reposts a fake Charlie Kirk account that claimed Obama blocked Hillary Clinton from being prosecuted
11. Claims Obama was part of Hillary Clinton’s emails in some way

In addition to all of the obvious projection, I think each of these late night tweeting sessions is a snapshot of Trump's current insecurities and fears and who he is blaming his problems on. Since he is incapable of ever admitting the slightest mistake, he has to blame everything that goes wrong on an ever shifting cast of recurring characters. He chooses these based on who he thinks has "done him wrong" as well as who he most resents for the unconscious surges of insecurity certain people trigger in him.

I suspect Obama triggers more of those surges than anyone else, because imo, Trump feels more inferior, inadequate, and deficient iin comparison to Obama than to just about anyone else. Barack is all the things Donald will never be: whip smart, charming, witty, respected, admired, accomplished, articulate, athletic, handsome, deeply loved by his wife and children, 100% self made in the way Trump pretends to be - the list goes on and on. Obama is also black, which may be the worst part for someone as deeply racist as the Orange One. Trump will happily cozy up to white men he admires, like Vlad and Bibi, but a black man? Perish the thought! How DARE a black man be superior to him in ANY way? That's how racists like Trump think, but most of them don't put it on public display the way T does.

Last night's tweeting session, like all the others, is ample demonstration of just how unwell a man he is.