Vox Populi, our weekly live chat about the week’s events begins tonight at 7:00 pm PT. Hope to see you then!
AdLib2 hours ago
Howdy, Ad!
choicelady
an hour ago
Hey CL! How are you feeling after your ordeal?
AdLiban hour ago
Better. Two of our residents are moving out to go back to WI with family, and I’m hopeful this will ease things here, too.
choicelady
an hour ago
It’s something of a zoo lately.
choicelady
an hour ago
Oh, nice! Works out well for everyone.
AdLiban hour ago
How many people do you have right now?
AdLiban hour ago
One of the men has now got SSA, and I’m hoping HE will move on. But he is afraid of being alone, and he’s stalling.
choicelady
an hour ago
I have 4 and “overflow”.
choicelady
an hour ago
The 4 are the folks who’ve been there for a long time?
AdLiban hour ago
What’s annoying is that people I don’t know are leaving their stuff here because someone in the back said it was OK. NOT OK.
choicelady
an hour ago
Very nice! Glad for the guy who got SSA.
AdLiban hour ago
No, only two are long term.
choicelady
an hour ago
Oh, so you’ll still have extra residents.
AdLiban hour ago
It’s a nightmare – but one woman who has worked SO HARD to get herself off the streets is now in Atlanta w her daughter. She might, God willing and the creek don’t rise, STAY there.
choicelady
an hour ago
Yes – I want to get down to the legal 3 max.
choicelady
an hour ago
BTW, I am rewriting my project but will be pausing until I see a certain documentary for reasons of research: “Set to be released theatrically in the United States on Oct. 16, “Musk” is written and directed by documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, and a preview of the film from The Hollywood Reporter revealed this week that the documentary may expose the billionaire as “among the most dangerous” men “on earth.”
AdLiban hour ago
Hey TW!
AdLiban hour ago
I saw the write up for Musk. I think it will be helpful to you to see it.
choicelady
an hour ago
Good evening everyone
twilson117
an hour ago
TW!!!
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – Yep, will be very very helpful!
AdLiban hour ago
TW – how are things in MA?
choicelady
an hour ago
Things in MA are fine from my perspective
twilson117
an hour ago
I see Trump is unraveling
twilson117
an hour ago
Did you hear a judge ruled against Trump using the USPS to strangle vote by mail?
AdLiban hour ago
Ad – YES!!!! Here’s hoping nobody overturns her.
choicelady
an hour ago
Yes I saw that today, this guy is an f****ing trip
twilson117
an hour ago
TW – glad things are OK there. I keep up with the weather via my app tied to my brother in Rutland MA. Looks pretty nice there.
choicelady
an hour ago
It now seems so obvious Trump is deranged. He threatened to cut off trade with all countries we have a trade deficit with as extortion to force the Fed to lower rates.
AdLiban hour ago
He really is insane.
choicelady
an hour ago
He’ll be chewing the carpet any day now.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – The reports I read said that the decision can’t be overturned before this year’s election so it’s hopefully a final say for this year.
AdLiban hour ago
He certainly is completely triple A bonkers
twilson117
an hour ago
Oh – I had not read that! This is very good news!
choicelady
an hour ago
I never wished ill on anyone, but I’m prepared to make an exception now…
choicelady
an hour ago
I hadn’t heard either that’s good news
twilson117
an hour ago
I resent that he has medical intervention to stop the inevitable that anyone else would face.
choicelady
an hour ago
Trump is now claiming that cutting off trade with most of the world that the US has a trade deficit with will save the US billions of dollars. The moron thinks that trade deficit means we are losing money instead of a simple calulation of importing more than exporting. He is massively stupid! And Repubs just nod their heads to him1
AdLiban hour ago
The part I do not get is those who still stand by him and advocate for the overthrow of democracy it is mind-numbing
twilson117
an hour ago
I’ve lost so many people these last four years – 23, 24, 25, 26 that I’m well and truly peeved he is still here.
choicelady
an hour ago
Trump has no concept of how economics work
twilson117
an hour ago
TW – that’s impossible to understand.
choicelady
an hour ago
TW – he doesn’t understand how ANYTHING works because it’s all about what vents his spleen at any moment.
choicelady
an hour ago
TW – I have seen two videos today of three-time Trump voting Repubs who are angry and fed up with him. Nov will be a Blue Tsunami!
AdLiban hour ago
Ad – I fear his supporters will just NOT VOTE, and that could be a problem.
choicelady
an hour ago
This is a clear case of the emperor has no clothes and the staff standing around telling him his suit is jus lovely
twilson117
an hour ago
CL – I know how you feel, same here. We lose Dolly and Tim Curry at 80 but Trump remains alive due to some kind of voodoo medicine.
AdLiban hour ago
If they had the decency to vote Dem, it would help. NOT voting doesn’t necessarily get us there.
choicelady
an hour ago
Exactly.
choicelady
an hour ago
CL – Well, MAGAs just not voting makes every Dem vote count as two so that works too.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad – hope you’re correct.
choicelady
an hour ago
TW – You nailed it!
AdLiban hour ago
The insanity of this admin is horrifying.
choicelady
an hour ago
The people in his so-called cabinet are beyond the sycophant phase from my point of view they are clearly in the let’s overthrown the king and be done with it!
twilson117
44 minutes ago
I think Dems are highly motivated to vote and Repubs are really unmotivated so I think the turnout will be much more favorable to Dems…putting aside indie voters dislike Trump like 65% – 20%.
AdLib44 minutes ago
You can’t even count how many criminals or people committing crimes are in the Trump Admin, not to mention all the criminals paying him to get pardons.
AdLib43 minutes ago
Pay for Pardon is gross and should be voided leagally
choicelady
42 minutes ago
Legally.
choicelady
42 minutes ago
From my point of view everyone in his cabinet is guilty if they continue to support this fool
twilson117
42 minutes ago
Trump is the Dementia Mob Boss President. If The Founders could see what is happening, they’d beg King George to take us back.
AdLib42 minutes ago
TW – I agree. But they see him as their ATM and aren’t about to give it up.
choicelady
41 minutes ago
TW – I completely agree! They are part of a criminal conspiracy and aggressively contributing to it.
AdLib41 minutes ago
Too bad QE II didn’t take us – I undertand that in the Glorious Revolution the monarch’s powers were reduced, but not beheadings. Just saying…
choicelady
41 minutes ago
CL you’re right they are going to suck as much money out of the system as they can take their pardons and sail off to their private islands and live happily ever after saying I got mine to bad for you sucker!!!
twilson117
39 minutes ago
TW – always said the GOP motto was “Just so I gots mine!” They’re evidence of it.
choicelady
39 minutes ago
CL – Agree about the pay for pardon being illegal. It’s called bribery and it’s a crime…but the SCOTUS criminals who are themselves guilty of takin bribes, have decided cases making bribery cases almost impossible to win unless it is literally a politician on video handing a pardon for a bag of money and saying out loud, “Thank you for your purchase of a pardon.”
AdLib38 minutes ago
Yup. SCOTUS is a large part of the problem.
choicelady
38 minutes ago
CL – Weird to think about only having the freedom to choose between dictators.
AdLib38 minutes ago
Well, the Queen wasn’t, Charles isn’t, so we could apply for national re-adoption?
choicelady
37 minutes ago
Should the dems take both the house and senate they should immediately void all the deals his cabinet made that made these greedy jerks (and I’m being nice in calling them jerks) and hall them all before congress and if possible file charges for theft
twilson117
37 minutes ago
This won’t happen but I would love a Dem president and Congress in 2029 to join the ICC and use the DoJ to arrest and deport all of these war criminals to The Hague for trial and inevitable conviction.
AdLib36 minutes ago
I don’t know that Congress has that power, TW.
choicelady
36 minutes ago
I think if we get that trifecta of power we WILL join ICC and hand over our criminals. First, if he’s alive, Donny, then Hegseth. Others as the come to light.
choicelady
36 minutes ago
I know but one can dream 
twilson117
35 minutes ago
TW – I’m with you there!
choicelady
35 minutes ago
TW – Fully agree and they should do a mass firing of all Trump hires in ICE, DHS, DoJ, etc. After all, the Corrupt 6 in SCOTUS decided already the president can mass fire just about anyone.
AdLib35 minutes ago
I wonder if we can get enough GOP to vote w Dems to convict on impeachment.
choicelady
35 minutes ago
It’s not even a debate – president always can dump people above a certain pay grade, and ICE aren’t even employees but contractors.
choicelady
34 minutes ago
“To join the International Criminal Court (ICC), the United States would need to ratify the Rome Statute, which it signed in 2000 but never submitted for Senate approval. This process would involve addressing concerns about the court’s jurisdiction and ensuring that U.S. sovereignty is not compromised.”
AdLib33 minutes ago
So it can be done!
AdLib33 minutes ago
My SIL is an attorney who said the ability to fire heads of agencies is actually probably GOOD in the long run – we don’t have a fourth branch of gov’t. They should be accountable to the Executive. That said, the problem is the Executive!
choicelady
32 minutes ago
Ad – I’ve known that for a time – we CAN do that!
choicelady
32 minutes ago
CL – I doubt Repubs would vote for conviction on impeachment. They’re too afraid of MAGA and being primaried as the ones who did vote to convict were.
AdLib31 minutes ago
I think the lack of MAGA enthusiasm for Trump may be a game changer.
choicelady
31 minutes ago
CL – I knew you would know this about the ICC.
AdLib31 minutes ago
Here is the thing, I do not believe a majority of ‘the people’ understand how close we are to losing democracy as we have known it for 250 years. This current administration has all the ear marks of dictatorial governance
twilson117
31 minutes ago
TW – So true! And if Trump had succeeded in this USPS ballot theft, our democracy would be over this year!
AdLib30 minutes ago
TW – I think most of us know this, but we need to know how to stop it, and the DSA aren’t helping by demanding a new Pres. start with new programs of their liking. We won’t have any money. They are superficial thinkers and want to discredit Dems and liberalism first and foremost.
choicelady
29 minutes ago
Ad – I doubt if he stopped mail in that would keep people from the polls.
choicelady
29 minutes ago
CL – Couldn’t agree more! Repubs are so upset at Trump and finally, slowly, accepting that they were conned. They are not going to be highly motivated to vote for the people burying them in debt, making them lose their farms, and killing whatever hope they had for the American Dream.
AdLib28 minutes ago
Beware that USPS may still slow things down on getting ballots OUT to us.
choicelady
28 minutes ago
CL – I have faith that the intensity of Americans to put Dems in office to handcuff Trump will not be denied by a handful of DSA types trying to change that as a priority. They will be primaried if they do.
AdLib27 minutes ago
While I’m trying to be pragmatic about the farmers’ rebellion, they KNEW he did this before!!!
choicelady
27 minutes ago
It totally amazing to me how on one hand folks cry out for more technology in some areas and in others still want their old fashion ways
twilson117
26 minutes ago
I sure hope you’re right, Ad. I loathe those pipsqueaks.
choicelady
26 minutes ago
CL – So true, I saw Mullin this week saying that he may well try to send Feds or ICE to polling places…even though it is 100% illegal to do in federal law.
AdLib26 minutes ago
TW – I agree. I read an article to day though that people have already HAD it with big tech, esp. AI and aren’t rolling over for it. The crash is coming.
choicelady
25 minutes ago
Mullin is in deep crap with that comment.
choicelady
25 minutes ago
Even RED state governors are fed up with this interference.
choicelady
25 minutes ago
CL – Great point. The ballots may be slowed down or some other type of scheme using the USPS to interfere. I’m confident in CA that we will get our ballots one way or another in time and as usual, I will be depositing my vote in a drop box, I never use the mail.
AdLib24 minutes ago
Most of us don’t use the mail, but some do, and I worry about them.
choicelady
24 minutes ago
The are good things and bad things about technology but the interesting thing I’ve notice over time is people seem to want more of it that is not say they totally trust it, but once they understand it, they seem to adapt
twilson117
22 minutes ago
CL – Tribal morons will be tribal morons. The farmers who suffered under him the first time wanted him back to oen the libs without being smart enough to remember who was president when they lost or nearly lost their farms. Now it is FINALLY dawning on them that they are losing everything because of him. They do see him starting and continuing the Iran War and building his BS monuments to himself and hearing he’s grabbing billions while they can’t pay their mortgages, groceries or gas. It is a perfect storm and I think winning the Senate is very possible for Dems.
AdLib21 minutes ago
TW – that is slowing down, especially with AI. People don’t want it. It doesn’t serve anyone well.
choicelady
21 minutes ago
Winning doesn’t help PASS things if we don’t have 67 to override vetoes. We CAN block appointments and his efforts at other things, but we won’t pass stuff on our own.
choicelady
19 minutes ago
CL – You’re seeing what I am, people are intense right now about the madness we’re living under. If Dems win and somehow a few DSA convince the Dem Party (which they won’t) to turn away from stopping Trump to serve their unrelated priorities, they would put themselves in the crosshairs of Trump hate.
AdLib19 minutes ago
The DSA folks will just screech, but solid messaging that we can’t pass NEW things needs to out front.
choicelady
18 minutes ago
CL – But remember, in many states Repubs use mail ballots a lot. The irony is that it could diminish older Repub voters from having their votes counted while younger Dems vote at the polls.
AdLib18 minutes ago
Ad – that IS the joke on MAGA. Their folks use mail in more than Dems even!
choicelady
17 minutes ago
Cl AI well that’s horse of a different color from my point of view. It’s not really the AI that was in The Forbin Project that many are concerned about.
twilson117
16 minutes ago
CL and TW – I have been using AI extensively recently, for the first time, and I feel it has validated our views that it has been massively oversold as being far more capable than it is. My new quote about AI is, it doesn’t create, it regurgitates. And often, it doesn’t even do that well.
AdLib16 minutes ago
TW – I think a lot of people are dumping “smart homes” and other things as they realize they are being spied on. People really do value their privacy a lot. Even over convenience.
choicelady
16 minutes ago
CL – Unless we get rid of the filibuster, either completely or slectively, for issues of civil rights is my suggestion.
AdLib15 minutes ago
Ad – as I said, if all learning ends in 2026 because we give over to AI, there will be nothing new discovered or created thereafter. We will be stuck in 2026 forever. It does just regurgitate. It’s not capable of creativity in ANY field,
choicelady
14 minutes ago
And enlarging the Supreme Court seems to finally be a massively popular thing, James Clyburn is now saying it should be done and the Repub House tried to pass a bill this week to freeze the SCOTUS at 9…and failed miserably. Why would they attempt that unless they too think Dems will do this and Americans favor it.
AdLib14 minutes ago
I don’t know how I feel about that – the filibuster saved us now.
choicelady
14 minutes ago
CL I cannot argue with that aspect regarding what individuals are doing around the things they bought without truly understanding what they were getting.
twilson117
13 minutes ago
TW – I am very low tech. My boss is very high tech. But even he is getting worried about the impacts.
choicelady
13 minutes ago
CL – To be clear, I don’t oppose all DSA politicians but if some are so stupid to think they can pass very liberal bills when Trump would need to sign them. they will be chased out of Congress for their stupidity.
AdLib12 minutes ago
Ad – I’m against ALL who are in Congress and coming in because they ARE that stupid.
choicelady
12 minutes ago
CL technology has will continue to have an impact what I’ve seen and read is that many (not all) dive into it and have no understanding or take the time to ask themselves why they are doing it instead of thinking it through
twilson117
11 minutes ago
TW – that’s sure what has happened! We need to think about what we do.
choicelady
10 minutes ago
There has been a resurgence of analog things, people wanting albums, being with groups of people physically instead of digitally. Technology makes certain tasks easier but subtracts humanity and physical interaction and unity from us. People are recognizing that. Like everything else, moderation is the key.
AdLib10 minutes ago
Ad – that’s good to hear!
choicelady
9 minutes ago
I love my cell phone, but I have almost no whizz bangs on it. Basics. That’s it.
choicelady
9 minutes ago
And Google maps got dumped for MapQuest this week!
choicelady
8 minutes ago
Oh, did you see the WSJ article about Fetterman? And that his ex-staffers are going to be rolling out terrible stories about him in the weeks to come? He is going to be crushed in the public eye. And the article says he doesn’t seem like he wants to fulfill his duties at all.
AdLib8 minutes ago
There are some great analog hi-fidelity system out there that can’t be beat
twilson117
8 minutes ago
CL – Consider if Dems kill the filibuster ONLY for bills connected to civil rights. We could have our cake and eat it too.
AdLib7 minutes ago
Yes I saw the article. Very weird man. I loved “Mrs. Betty Bowers” on Bluesky who said, “Well, he can leave. He’s a public servant, not an indentured one.” GREAT line!
choicelady
7 minutes ago
Ad – I could live with that.
choicelady
7 minutes ago
I have a turntable, a more modern one, I am going to hook it back up to my system now and listen to true music!
AdLib6 minutes ago
I think Fetterman had serious brain damage from his stroke. He was always problematic, but he’s just out in Right field now.
choicelady
6 minutes ago
CL – My proposition is that SCOTUS reform should also add a limitation that they only have authority to increase civil rights, never to reduce them.
AdLib6 minutes ago
Ad – I’m so old I still have old Nonsuch records, the classical ones you could buy for $2 back in the day. I also have a turntable and will drag them out to play.
choicelady
5 minutes ago
Fetterman should just do the right thing and resign
twilson117
5 minutes ago
TW – the problem w Fetterman is he has no idea he’s damaged. This is not uncommon to stroke victims.
choicelady
4 minutes ago
He thinks he’s fine and everyone else is wrong.
choicelady
4 minutes ago
CL – I agree with you, Fetterman has brain damage now but sometimes those things only amplify who you are. Before the stroke and The Senate, Fetterman was despised by Dem pols in PA, his long feud with Shapiro is well known. Fetterman has always been an ass.
AdLib4 minutes ago
CL that sounds a lot like Trump as well
twilson117
4 minutes ago
Sorry to do this, dear friends – but there’s someone at the door and cats nipping at my ankles. Hope to see you next Friday! Have a great Labor Day weekend!
choicelady
3 minutes ago
Take care CL enjoy the weekend.
twilson117
3 minutes ago
CL – That is so cool! Yes, we should try to reconnect our turntables and enjoy the snap, crackle, and pop of music the way it relly sounds.
AdLib3 minutes ago
Bye CL!
AdLib3 minutes ago
Up for a chat, TW?
AdLib2 minutes ago
Yes give me a few minutes will call
twilson117
2 minutes ago
Ok!
AdLibin a few seconds
Leave a Comment