News flash: They are benefiting his personal financial holdings.

Rep. Maxwell Frost gives me hope for the future. Video: buff.ly/ZJFjPbf

Who wants to tell him? Video: buff.ly/zlWLxXW

The universe could do the funniest thing right before they start printing this. Hey, a rule’s a rule, right? Video: buff.ly/hm7DNl8

Narrator: You can actually boo JD Vance any time. Video: buff.ly/bPYKsHv

ICE needs to be abolished, not handed tens of billions more. Video: buff.ly/S16O87r

1/2 These past days I’ve seen a great deal of courage and pushback from protestors and elected representatives in the New Jersey and New York areas over the deplorable conditions and hunger strike happening within Delaney Hall.

We’re going to need a new term for this level of obsequiousness. “Orange glazing” perhaps? Video: buff.ly/DDNARZP

War should never be a punchline, never be a laughing matter. Video: buff.ly/BK8Qy1X

Mullin is a liar and a shameless propagandist.

1/2 Narrator: There are no humans in the U.S. known to be alive above the age of 124. They remain nominally in the system as legacy entries, and do not collect any benefits, because it is too expensive to update our old systems to remove the presumably deceased.

Lately Trump has been peculiarly indifferent toward what we assume are very important things: Americans’ financial situation, terrible polling from inflation to the Iran war, and the looming midterms. The media is treating this like it’s nonchalance, but that’s a mistake. It’s just a shell game con.

The kids are alright. Video: buff.ly/CwlAGHR

1/2 He’s only saying this now because he knows he’s going to get crushed. Having your ultra MAGA candidates win the primary isn’t the same as winning the general. Like, at all. He sure cared a lot about the midterms when it was about tilting the House playing field through gerrymandering red states.

This is the man Texas MAGA voters picked to represent them in the Senate. Video: buff.ly/KDwhsTX

This, like their election fraud claims, has been debunked repeatedly. Video: buff.ly/UyTg3QI

That’s called hitting back where it counts! Video: buff.ly/vffqWwe

Talarico loves BBQ and isn’t a vegan at all. They are desperate.

That’s…quite a big drop. If he doesn’t fix this soon, November isn’t going to be pretty for the GOP. Video: buff.ly/SutNJcU

With this single payoff, think how millions of lives will be negatively affected. The corruption knows no bounds with this regime.

Calling this proposal “insane” would be giving it too much credit. Video: buff.ly/Q5Efuwe

The GOP relies on the idea that it is an anti-establishment, anti-expert, anti-science party that champions aggrieved white voters and disaffected young men. That message falls apart after it tries to govern in any meaningful way, so its messaging has to be one of constant underdog status.

I wish we didn't have to talk about Ken Paxton again. He's the indicted, investigated and impeached AG of Texas. But he just won the U.S. Senate GOP primary, and it's back in the news. So let's look under this rock and see why all the wriggly things spell disaster for the GOP in Texas this November.

Notice which senators the feds are attacking. First Alex Padilla and now Andy Kim. Plenty of other lawmakers have visited facilities or spoken out against ICE, but only two U.S. senators have received this kind of treatment. It’s no coincidence. Video: buff.ly/ERI6U3B

That’s an amazing line lololol

An incredible photo. An exemplary senator.

Packing the Supreme Court after we take power is like responsive gerrymandering. We need to do it because the other side already did, and they will wipe out our rights if we don’t answer their aggression. Video: buff.ly/tfiNYkY

I wrote about this earlier today, if you didn’t catch it. Story: buff.ly/XTw3AP6

It’s grotesque and utterly disrespectful. Video: buff.ly/qT1NmA4

Whoops! Video: buff.ly/U4mL9bn

Remember, some GOP officials even want ICE run like an Amazon warehouse. To them, people are simply expendable resources.

An amazing graphic from the NYT of how much time cabinet members spend ass-kissing Trump in meetings. "On average, at least one of every six sentences either flattered Mr. Trump, gave him credit or criticized his political opponents." (1/2)

After the catastrophic Callais decision gutting the Voting Rights Act & the rush to destroy Black-majority districts across the South, things can feel hopeless. But a federal panel, including 2 Trump appointees, just followed Justice Sotomayor's roadmap, telling Alabama: "Not so fast." Hope endures.

This you?

If they won’t even let a sitting governor in, and they’re tear gassing a sitting senator trying to stand with the protestors, what do you suppose they’re doing to far less powerful people inside? Shut it down. Shut all the ICE concentration camps down.

This story is infuriating and tells us a lot about what’s wrong in Texas. Story: buff.ly/eXqe81E

Thank you, Marlon Wayans, for speaking up for our trans family members. (Now please work on your friend, Dave Chappelle.) Article: variety.com/.../marlon-w...

Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) has made anti-corruption his mission. We have to hold the thieves and grifters accountable, and that takes sturdy, unflinching leadership. Glad he’s on the case and won’t let it go. Story (paywall) buff.ly/IHIstnt...

It’s a mistake to censor, because Streisand Effect. Video ad in comments! Link: buff.ly/ww7YeR1

Great response!

These ICE detention facilities must be shut down and those running them charged with criminal abuse of detainees. Link: buff.ly/42TRlxS

The Pope is an important voice not just for the dignity and fair treatment of migrants, not just for an end to wars of aggression, but also for our collective humanity and the need for moral clarity around AI. Huge respect. Video: buff.ly/PjtD1vh

I honestly don’t know which candidate I would prefer in CA, but I do want all candidates to take this position on our trans youth. (Please keep your comments about the need to speak out for trans kids, and not about the primary, thanks.) Video: xcancel.com/marcofoster_...

Narrator: It’s there in the data. Video: buff.ly/yhVvjMi

Iran and other countries have learned this, too. It’s a disaster for our projection of military strength and a historic failure of our foreign policy, one that political science students will study for generations. Link: xcancel.com/acyn/status/...

This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...

If the GOP thinks it can get low propensity voters to turn out in a midterm to help Trump, they had better check the numbers on this demographic first. Video: buff.ly/NwA1R0U

An amazing moment with a true hero of the Voting Rights movement. Link: buff.ly/hRcYTgn

I propose we do exactly this and see who’s right! Video: buff.ly/7IedV9F

Rep. Becca Balint is a frank and fearless fighter in the House. She’s one to watch! Link: buff.ly/B6CtJN4