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Mackenzie's avatar

When were Republicans ever fiscally responsible 🙄 they talk a good game and lower taxes paid for by borrowing more money 💰

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Ray Cefola's avatar

Excellent article Charlie. You are one of the reasons that I love my Substack subscription.

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jane's avatar

Thank you, Mr. Sykes.

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Snooker the Wonder Pom's avatar

For sure. Repeat after me: It's a Big Beautiful Bankruptcy.

#BigBeautifulBankruptcy

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Caroline's avatar

Just saw an ad on YouTube about Trump protecting Medicaid. WTF, they have no shame and think we are all stupid.

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KAY MCELRATH's avatar

Government financed propaganda. We really have passed the Rubicon.

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Robyn Boyer's avatar

So. Will the Democratic party come to Jesus and throw off "the groups" in order to frame a platform and message that resonates with the whole country? I know in my bones that the far left is a good deal responsible for pushing Kamala to places she didn't want to go and if she had been given the support she needed to reach out to middle America, I think she would have won. As to the Gen Z's who refused to vote because of Palenstine...I rest my case.

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Martha's avatar

First, the looming deficit increase should scare the shit out of us. Why isn’t EVERYONE sounding the alarm? Second, Dr. Jill Biden is now…an oncologist, not an educator? The stupidity is beyond belief. Third, Eli is amazing! He looks like he’s having the time of his life. 😆

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Diane Battista's avatar

Dogs are man’s best friends!

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Angie's avatar

Cool pic of monster Eli...lol

Piece was very good also

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Edeere's avatar

Thanks Charlie! And special ty for Eli pic!

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Jeff the Original's avatar

Though the original creator of this comedy sketch is now considered persona non grata...I have to say that the first thing that came to mind with the dog pic was The Chicken Heart that Ate New York.

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Laura Reich's avatar

Thanks for the dog pic. Just had to put down our 14 year old and I can’t stop crying.

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Jo Burns's avatar

Thank you for truth telling and helping to lead us forward. I never thought i would live to see the demise corporate network media. It was always the gold standard. The devolution of media into Mrs. Wishywashy's laundry is mind numbing. I have been slowly subscribing to INM sources. You were the first. Through you I have found others like MeidasTouch, Joyce Vance, The Contrarians, Heather Cox Richardson, Jack Hopkins, Letters from God, Borowitz, JoJofrom Jerz and Chris Cillizza ( different views). I'm sure there are others. I wish I had more resources to give more support. I do appreciate everything you wrute, the hope given, truth spoken, and of course the giant dogs terrorizing France. Keep it real!

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Diane Battista's avatar

Yes, I feel the same. I wish there was more money to subscribe to everybody. I listen to all the same people.

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MARYANNE C's avatar

My 2 biggest fears are 1) the raw number of stupid people in this administration …2) Democrats who think the stupid people will be so easy to beat that we don’t need a strategy and plan for 2026

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Susan Sommer's avatar

I am so tired of the current two parties. They have failed all of us.

Independents have a great chance now to rise up and run in the 2026 and 2028 elections with the Constitution and the Rule of Law as their foundational principles.

(Provided, of course, that we have free, fair and meaningful elections going forward in our country.)

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Joannie Reeves's avatar

Charlie, even I, an uneducated in economics, single mom, can see that if passed this bill will be detrimental to our economy and country. These people who are screaming that we have to do this are not serious about the deficit, in order to be deficit neutral or to reduce the deficit you need to strategically cut, and raise taxes, both need to happen.

I hear half hearted warnings from people like Jamie Diamond that should be hair on fire warnings. Our credit rating was down graded because of the willingness of the GOP in Congress to pass a bill that will decimate the working class and add 4 trillion to the debt to give the Billionaires a massive Earned Income Credit!

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