I’m so sorry for your family ties to this despicable mob, Mary. I know you are, too. But I’m very glad that you continue to speak out against their horrible behavior.
As disgraceful as the people in the big house may be, and as vile as the thought of this behavior becoming normalized is, I believe the pendulum will eventually swing back. I still have faith that there are more decent human beings in this country than not. Maybe that’s naïve, but once we clear out the rot at the top, we can begin to recover. The sooner that happens, the better. My gut tells me to hang on—even though my grip feels slippery.
Vance's words sound just like a defense lawyer's plea and corrupt judge' agreement that a young (white) man's life shouldn't be destroyed just because he raped someone.
I’m so exhausted. Sigh… my response to Mary’s post 👇🏻
“[T]he reality is that kids do stupid things. Especially young boys. They tell edgy, offensive jokes. Like, that’s what kids do. And I really don’t want us to grow up in a country where a kid telling a stupid joke — telling a very offensive, stupid joke — is cause to ruin their lives.”
- JD Vance
Well, I guess we all know what JD Vance was doing when he was a “kid”. (And since he didn’t condemn the behavior, he likely still does.)
AND I’ll go out on a limb here and say that since most republicans, coughed, glanced sideways, stared at the ceiling, picked at the fungus under their fingernails, and looked the other way, I feel safe in assuming that they were also “doing stupid things” when they were just being kids.
These are the idiotic incompetent deviants and juvenile delinquents, the Keystone Cops, who control our government now. Just look where JD landed… next in line to be POTUS.
Aren’t we all SO PROUD!!! (Rhetorical question.)
SOMEONE, ANYONE - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE slap me HARD so I can wake up from this nightmare!!!
Oh, and lest we ignore, hence risk insulting, Paul Ingrassia…
As Mary said, he’s not exactly qualified. SURPRISE SURPRISE!!
“Recently, Paul Ingrassia, a deeply unqualified 30-year-old whom Donald nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, was found to have sent racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic texts in private Republican group chats. Notice the pattern here?”
And there’s more -
“Concerns over Paul Ingrassia's qualifications and controversial statements led to his withdrawal as the nominee for head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). He lacked the extensive managerial or prosecutorial experience of previous Special Counsel heads.”
“Ingrassia graduated from law school in 2022 and had only been admitted to the bar the prior summer in July 2024, giving him significantly less legal experience than many of his peers.”
(SIGNIFICANTLY??? YA THINK???)
But in all fairness,
“Ingrassia previously hosted a far-right podcast and promoted false claims about the 2020 election.” So there’s THAT!
And, OH, this is a good one! “He previously represented "manosphere" influencer Andrew Tate, who is, wait for it…facing rape and human trafficking charges.”
These are not young boys. They are not 10 years old, or 12, or 14, or even 18. These are, at least chronologically, adults. They have reached their majority. They should know better.
And memo to Shady JD: Boys will not be boys. Boys will be MEN and should act like it and that includes you.
Mary, yes!!! It seems these days, being a toddler-adult works well for Republicans in leadership. Cruz has acted like a brat since his election in 2012, pretending he cared enough about his kids while he was doing a filibuster that he had to poorly, read "Green Eggs and Ham." It was pathetic and I am sure his kids thought so to an even greater extent. He wants so badly to come off as something significant and he just can't manage it, going off on vacation when Texas was experiencing a terrible freezing event! /Why do Republicans keep voting for whiny bratty white mostly men, but some women too who care nothing for them, this nation, our planet, or pretty much anything else but money and power? It helps no one but the one in office. I know there has been a lot of voter fraud and seat purchasing, but I am not sure in Texas, although it would be the perfect place for Musk and his crew to try out his Starlink digital election fraud. So maybe Cruz isn't really the choice of Texans, just the choice of Musk and his crazies.
You answered your own question. They're white men, that's why the GQP/MAGAT cult keeps voting for them.
Don't forget that, when the Guadeloupe River flooded, destroyed property, and killed dozens of people, Teddy was prancing around at the Parthenon in Athens.
He does have a habit of not giving a tinker's dam about his constituents, doesn't he?
But then, he couldn't even bring himself to defend his own wife and his own father against Agolf Shitler's slurs and calumnies, could he? A real piece of work, that one!!
Mary, thanks for the reminder of Trump's other major ignoring of his constituents. The Repubs really are pretty pathetic. We need to keep them from power whenever we can.
I know that. My post was not intended to be directed to you, but rather to those who, like Shady JD, have the cock-eyed idea that the comments made by these GQP/MAGAT cult incels were nothing but harmless childish jokes
Carly, it is unlikely they will face any accountability for any length of time. They are just another clutch of whiny white boys who never have to grow up and whatever they say or do, you know "Boys will be boys." Heck we have a toddler as president who now has dementia and is being nudged around by a bunch of whiny white folks who want more power than they deserve. They need him and use him rather effectively. He is OK with it because he is not required to do any work, as usual, and yet gets all the attention. It really is disgusting!
If the POTUS, a convicted felon, hasn’t face any consequences or accountability for all of his significant high crimes and misdemeanors - and who now controls Congress, the DOJ and SCOTUS and is pardoning criminals - it’s extremely unlikely that these cretins will ever be held accountable.
Congress hasn’t even blinked about trump demolishing the WHITE HOUSE!
If it had been children, you correct them. Adult or child, when someone states something that doesn’t align with a love-oriented value system, those who believe in one should confront them about it. Make them face themselves. How about it, JD Vance? Excusing the behavior is enabling it, which makes me doubt your own (I’m talking to you, JD) commitment to good values.
William, Vance just "claims" to be conservative Catholic. What he really is can be summed up as an opportunist who will go with the wind. What amazes me is that his Indian-American wife puts up with the anti-immigrant BS. She is most likely smarter than he is, so she must be hoping to get something from being the target of male bullying. What is she teaching her children? We already know what Trump's children are and it ain't pretty!
I love and respect you, Mary! Keep doing what you are doing. This is so, so hard for all of us. Thanks for being a reasonable, intelligent, sane, and respectful voice out there! I appreciate you.
I had such high hopes for this country. I hope this is just a phase and we’ll be able to turn the page and move on someday towards a better future.
Paul Ingrassia’s mother Donna barged into the offices of Reps. Raskin and Garcia, insisting on speaking to them at once to argue in her son’s favor as a good Catholic and loyal Trump supporter. Her helicopter parenting and that of Mmes. Hegseth and Watters, etc., has had no Democratic equivalent since Joe Kennedy’s Chicago and West Virginia bagmen meddled in the 1960 election.
Apparently not many Republicans care about this disgusting rhetoric as JD Vance Seems to Dance through this horrible display of ignorance as just kids. Give me a break these guys were 30’s and late 20’s. They should be round up and fined or jailed.
The orange hitler and the magat regime are a racist criminal enterprise who's goals are to destroy America as we know it, eliminate people of color and remain in power for the rest of their lives. We the People must stand firm and do everything in our power to turn this authoritarian take over around. Neo Nazi America can not be allowed to stand.
I grew up in Aspen during the 70s-80s. The influential parents of my time there ranged from John Denver to Hunter S. Thompson. Trying to find ways to inspire influencers of today by some of the originals…before the computer.
This coming from a country that has not only allowed the existence of the Klan but has protected it. I don't understand how, and not you personally.. But white Americans in general seem to appear this is somehow both new and suddenly no longer acceptable. Sorry by not trying to stamp it out for the last 100 yrs. Leads many young and old white americans to believe these thoughts were not only Ok, but excusable.. There is a reason Trump was elected. The supreme court has been bought and paid for, starving poor people... Only the farmers appear to to come out as "wait" we thought you would attack "he others"...Not us.(tarifs). The problem as I see it.. White America has no problem watching the "others" suffer. Most actually enjoy watching it... Most of you can't see the evil in that... People of color will survive... Yes most young people of color won't know what to do.. But the majority of us older black generations will survive as we did for 400 yrs of slavery.. This is what apparently most of you voted for... You destroyed your own America the beautiful.. either by not paying attention or just secretly praising the darkness alive and well in the country.. Just my 2 cents...
You are such a wonderful writer, Mary. Please don't forget that the despicable Ingrassia creature was the guy who canceled a female colleague's hotel room so she had to stay in his room.
This quote is not exact but I like to think about it when times like these come up. “ Evil is such an ugly thing but too long familiar with its face, first we hate it,then we ignore it, then we embrace.”
I refuse to embrace evil. It is the antithesis of Light and Love. A lie. A prevarication. It is the original sin, the only sin because it embraces the thought of "lack" or of everything as not being "enough". and it is the idea of there not being enough of something "that fuels all the ills that flesh is heir to."
No, really, it is. No more "sliding towards authoritarianism" or "exhibiting some of the classic hallmarks of fascism." You are there NOW, and we Canadians, and the rest of the world, are bearing witness in dismay, and growing fear. We will also stand firm, but in the end, only Americans can save themselves. I hope there is still enough bravery, intelligence and clear moral purpose for your nation to achieve that increasingly difficult goal.
I’m so sorry for your family ties to this despicable mob, Mary. I know you are, too. But I’m very glad that you continue to speak out against their horrible behavior.
This piece is, 🔥Mary.
As disgraceful as the people in the big house may be, and as vile as the thought of this behavior becoming normalized is, I believe the pendulum will eventually swing back. I still have faith that there are more decent human beings in this country than not. Maybe that’s naïve, but once we clear out the rot at the top, we can begin to recover. The sooner that happens, the better. My gut tells me to hang on—even though my grip feels slippery.
I believe justice will come swiftly in the night without warning.. as it usually does for traitors!
Vance's words sound just like a defense lawyer's plea and corrupt judge' agreement that a young (white) man's life shouldn't be destroyed just because he raped someone.
They should face accountability. Lose their jobs. Be shunned.
I’m so exhausted. Sigh… my response to Mary’s post 👇🏻
“[T]he reality is that kids do stupid things. Especially young boys. They tell edgy, offensive jokes. Like, that’s what kids do. And I really don’t want us to grow up in a country where a kid telling a stupid joke — telling a very offensive, stupid joke — is cause to ruin their lives.”
- JD Vance
Well, I guess we all know what JD Vance was doing when he was a “kid”. (And since he didn’t condemn the behavior, he likely still does.)
AND I’ll go out on a limb here and say that since most republicans, coughed, glanced sideways, stared at the ceiling, picked at the fungus under their fingernails, and looked the other way, I feel safe in assuming that they were also “doing stupid things” when they were just being kids.
These are the idiotic incompetent deviants and juvenile delinquents, the Keystone Cops, who control our government now. Just look where JD landed… next in line to be POTUS.
Aren’t we all SO PROUD!!! (Rhetorical question.)
SOMEONE, ANYONE - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE slap me HARD so I can wake up from this nightmare!!!
Oh, and lest we ignore, hence risk insulting, Paul Ingrassia…
As Mary said, he’s not exactly qualified. SURPRISE SURPRISE!!
“Recently, Paul Ingrassia, a deeply unqualified 30-year-old whom Donald nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, was found to have sent racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic texts in private Republican group chats. Notice the pattern here?”
And there’s more -
“Concerns over Paul Ingrassia's qualifications and controversial statements led to his withdrawal as the nominee for head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). He lacked the extensive managerial or prosecutorial experience of previous Special Counsel heads.”
“Ingrassia graduated from law school in 2022 and had only been admitted to the bar the prior summer in July 2024, giving him significantly less legal experience than many of his peers.”
(SIGNIFICANTLY??? YA THINK???)
But in all fairness,
“Ingrassia previously hosted a far-right podcast and promoted false claims about the 2020 election.” So there’s THAT!
And, OH, this is a good one! “He previously represented "manosphere" influencer Andrew Tate, who is, wait for it…facing rape and human trafficking charges.”
Obviously Paulie da Punk woulda fit right in!
Kids these days! Am I right?
😫 MAKE IT STOP!!!
These are not young boys. They are not 10 years old, or 12, or 14, or even 18. These are, at least chronologically, adults. They have reached their majority. They should know better.
And memo to Shady JD: Boys will not be boys. Boys will be MEN and should act like it and that includes you.
Mary, yes!!! It seems these days, being a toddler-adult works well for Republicans in leadership. Cruz has acted like a brat since his election in 2012, pretending he cared enough about his kids while he was doing a filibuster that he had to poorly, read "Green Eggs and Ham." It was pathetic and I am sure his kids thought so to an even greater extent. He wants so badly to come off as something significant and he just can't manage it, going off on vacation when Texas was experiencing a terrible freezing event! /Why do Republicans keep voting for whiny bratty white mostly men, but some women too who care nothing for them, this nation, our planet, or pretty much anything else but money and power? It helps no one but the one in office. I know there has been a lot of voter fraud and seat purchasing, but I am not sure in Texas, although it would be the perfect place for Musk and his crew to try out his Starlink digital election fraud. So maybe Cruz isn't really the choice of Texans, just the choice of Musk and his crazies.
You answered your own question. They're white men, that's why the GQP/MAGAT cult keeps voting for them.
Don't forget that, when the Guadeloupe River flooded, destroyed property, and killed dozens of people, Teddy was prancing around at the Parthenon in Athens.
He does have a habit of not giving a tinker's dam about his constituents, doesn't he?
But then, he couldn't even bring himself to defend his own wife and his own father against Agolf Shitler's slurs and calumnies, could he? A real piece of work, that one!!
Mary, thanks for the reminder of Trump's other major ignoring of his constituents. The Repubs really are pretty pathetic. We need to keep them from power whenever we can.
😂😂😂 of course I know that. I was being sarcastic, by following Vance’s lead in.
I know that. My post was not intended to be directed to you, but rather to those who, like Shady JD, have the cock-eyed idea that the comments made by these GQP/MAGAT cult incels were nothing but harmless childish jokes
Thanks for clarifying that. I got an email indicating that you had replied to this comment.
I’m actually a really nice person 😊
Carly, it is unlikely they will face any accountability for any length of time. They are just another clutch of whiny white boys who never have to grow up and whatever they say or do, you know "Boys will be boys." Heck we have a toddler as president who now has dementia and is being nudged around by a bunch of whiny white folks who want more power than they deserve. They need him and use him rather effectively. He is OK with it because he is not required to do any work, as usual, and yet gets all the attention. It really is disgusting!
If the POTUS, a convicted felon, hasn’t face any consequences or accountability for all of his significant high crimes and misdemeanors - and who now controls Congress, the DOJ and SCOTUS and is pardoning criminals - it’s extremely unlikely that these cretins will ever be held accountable.
Congress hasn’t even blinked about trump demolishing the WHITE HOUSE!
If it had been children, you correct them. Adult or child, when someone states something that doesn’t align with a love-oriented value system, those who believe in one should confront them about it. Make them face themselves. How about it, JD Vance? Excusing the behavior is enabling it, which makes me doubt your own (I’m talking to you, JD) commitment to good values.
William, Vance just "claims" to be conservative Catholic. What he really is can be summed up as an opportunist who will go with the wind. What amazes me is that his Indian-American wife puts up with the anti-immigrant BS. She is most likely smarter than he is, so she must be hoping to get something from being the target of male bullying. What is she teaching her children? We already know what Trump's children are and it ain't pretty!
I love and respect you, Mary! Keep doing what you are doing. This is so, so hard for all of us. Thanks for being a reasonable, intelligent, sane, and respectful voice out there! I appreciate you.
I had such high hopes for this country. I hope this is just a phase and we’ll be able to turn the page and move on someday towards a better future.
Paul Ingrassia’s mother Donna barged into the offices of Reps. Raskin and Garcia, insisting on speaking to them at once to argue in her son’s favor as a good Catholic and loyal Trump supporter. Her helicopter parenting and that of Mmes. Hegseth and Watters, etc., has had no Democratic equivalent since Joe Kennedy’s Chicago and West Virginia bagmen meddled in the 1960 election.
Paul Ingrassia is an immoral douchebag.
opus dei
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SQN7y5I9poc&si=paOgxjSPEUhzNadp More like his spiritual father Satan with 45 Scripture verses to back it up with.
Man, that is an awesome video!! Thank you for sharing!!
Keep sharing this video with as many people as you can, Patricia:
These are SICK sub-human monsters...damaged in childhood, now hate-filled sadists.
This is what MAGA inspires....and reveals who Vance, Johnson, Hegseth, Leavitt, Bondi, Noem really are.
That’s pretty scary and sad that this is the future!
Apparently not many Republicans care about this disgusting rhetoric as JD Vance Seems to Dance through this horrible display of ignorance as just kids. Give me a break these guys were 30’s and late 20’s. They should be round up and fined or jailed.
The orange hitler and the magat regime are a racist criminal enterprise who's goals are to destroy America as we know it, eliminate people of color and remain in power for the rest of their lives. We the People must stand firm and do everything in our power to turn this authoritarian take over around. Neo Nazi America can not be allowed to stand.
I grew up in Aspen during the 70s-80s. The influential parents of my time there ranged from John Denver to Hunter S. Thompson. Trying to find ways to inspire influencers of today by some of the originals…before the computer.
So, I have created this series of articles. I am calling it…”Voices of the past talking about the present, trying to inspire a better future” … be it Positive or Gonzo. It’s time that generations join together. This weekend so many cities showed the world they are united in support for…. No Kings! https://open.substack.com/pub/growingupaspen/p/the-color-line-in-politics?r=2g93c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
This coming from a country that has not only allowed the existence of the Klan but has protected it. I don't understand how, and not you personally.. But white Americans in general seem to appear this is somehow both new and suddenly no longer acceptable. Sorry by not trying to stamp it out for the last 100 yrs. Leads many young and old white americans to believe these thoughts were not only Ok, but excusable.. There is a reason Trump was elected. The supreme court has been bought and paid for, starving poor people... Only the farmers appear to to come out as "wait" we thought you would attack "he others"...Not us.(tarifs). The problem as I see it.. White America has no problem watching the "others" suffer. Most actually enjoy watching it... Most of you can't see the evil in that... People of color will survive... Yes most young people of color won't know what to do.. But the majority of us older black generations will survive as we did for 400 yrs of slavery.. This is what apparently most of you voted for... You destroyed your own America the beautiful.. either by not paying attention or just secretly praising the darkness alive and well in the country.. Just my 2 cents...
You are such a wonderful writer, Mary. Please don't forget that the despicable Ingrassia creature was the guy who canceled a female colleague's hotel room so she had to stay in his room.
This quote is not exact but I like to think about it when times like these come up. “ Evil is such an ugly thing but too long familiar with its face, first we hate it,then we ignore it, then we embrace.”
I refuse to embrace evil. It is the antithesis of Light and Love. A lie. A prevarication. It is the original sin, the only sin because it embraces the thought of "lack" or of everything as not being "enough". and it is the idea of there not being enough of something "that fuels all the ills that flesh is heir to."
Every truth
America Is A Failed State™️
No, really, it is. No more "sliding towards authoritarianism" or "exhibiting some of the classic hallmarks of fascism." You are there NOW, and we Canadians, and the rest of the world, are bearing witness in dismay, and growing fear. We will also stand firm, but in the end, only Americans can save themselves. I hope there is still enough bravery, intelligence and clear moral purpose for your nation to achieve that increasingly difficult goal.