Comments on: Friday Talking Points -- Outrage After Outrage http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/02/06/friday-talking-points-outrage-after-outrage/ Reality-based political commentary Fri, 08 May 2026 01:45:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/02/06/friday-talking-points-outrage-after-outrage/#comment-221864 nypoet22 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:37:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=27273#comment-221864 I wonder how much of the Washington Post situation was intentional maneuvering, just as I sometimes wonder how much of donald's behavior on Russia and Ukraine was engineered by the Russia supporters in donald's circles. it's hard to evaluate, as there's such a fuzzy line between conspiracy and mission creep - or is it creep mission, one or the other. I wonder how much of the Washington Post situation was intentional maneuvering, just as I sometimes wonder how much of donald's behavior on Russia and Ukraine was engineered by the Russia supporters in donald's circles. it's hard to evaluate, as there's such a fuzzy line between conspiracy and mission creep - or is it creep mission, one or the other.

]]> By: italyrusty http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/02/06/friday-talking-points-outrage-after-outrage/#comment-221854 italyrusty Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:55:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=27273#comment-221854 And my vote for MIDOW is for every person who showed up at anti-ICE protests. It takes a lot of courage to continue to show up after others have been gunned down. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/check-out-photos-from-protests-across-the-us-against-ice_n_6962bca6e4b0068b96893635?origin=article-related-nonlife And my vote for MIDOW is for every person who showed up at anti-ICE protests. It takes a lot of courage to continue to show up after others have been gunned down.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/check-out-photos-from-protests-across-the-us-against-ice_n_6962bca6e4b0068b96893635?origin=article-related-nonlife

]]> By: italyrusty http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/02/06/friday-talking-points-outrage-after-outrage/#comment-221853 italyrusty Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:53:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=27273#comment-221853 Washington State Democratic legislators didn't originate the idea, but they deserve at least an honorable mention for continuing the momentum: 'Democratic lawmakers in Washington state introduced a proposal Tuesday to impose a tax on residents whose annual incomes exceed $1 million, becoming the latest state to weigh a millionaire’s tax... The proposed legislation would place a tax of nearly 10 percent on residents with annual incomes exceeding $1 million.' https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/washington-state-millionaire-tax-00762278 Washington State Democratic legislators didn't originate the idea, but they deserve at least an honorable mention for continuing the momentum:

'Democratic lawmakers in Washington state introduced a proposal Tuesday to impose a tax on residents whose annual incomes exceed $1 million, becoming the latest state to weigh a millionaire’s tax... The proposed legislation would place a tax of nearly 10 percent on residents with annual incomes exceeding $1 million.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/washington-state-millionaire-tax-00762278

]]> By: italyrusty http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/02/06/friday-talking-points-outrage-after-outrage/#comment-221852 italyrusty Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:51:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=27273#comment-221852 Another winning Democratic candidate deserves at least an honorable mention: 'Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.”' https://apnews.com/article/congress-special-election-houston-redistricting-59fe9c414540572bb783b5e98eb586e1 Another winning Democratic candidate deserves at least an honorable mention:
'Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.”'
https://apnews.com/article/congress-special-election-houston-redistricting-59fe9c414540572bb783b5e98eb586e1

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/02/06/friday-talking-points-outrage-after-outrage/#comment-221851 nypoet22 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 03:46:14 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=27273#comment-221851 lunacy. lunacy.

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