In short, the Trump cult, headed by a leader who emulates the current leader of Russia’s Evil Empire, has become what the Republican Party used to despise. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

in other news, Trump continues to drive us into a recession

"We don't have billionaires" - a particularly ridiculous lie from an RNC fundraising pitch sent from J.D. Vance, whose entry into politics was funded by billionaire Peter Thiel, and whose inaugural platform was stacked with billionaires.

Has anyone ever, so publicly, admitted their impotence in their job as much as Wiles did?

A few points here: - Over 300,000 jobs on average were created each month of Biden Presidency - In the last 3 months of his Presidency the average was 203,000 - Only 64,000 jobs were created last month, and the unemployment rate has risen from 4 to 4.6 under Trump This Trump thing ain't working.

Donald Trump (winner of the FIFA Peace Prize) continues amassing warships in the Caribbean while bombing small vessels without any legal justification and threatening a full on invasion of Venezuela. Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.

It's infuriating that the press allows Trump to announce peace accords as if they're real. This one is "shattered" only in the way that illusions can be shattered. www.bbc.com/news/article...

It's time for the roundup of Trump's weekly debacles - and it's only Tuesday! How any one man can be this inept is beyond me but future political historians will have job security forrevvveerrrrrr.

Would probably get at least a million

“I’m the town crier, literally and figuratively. That’s all I seem to do these days,” Rollins told The 19th during a recent interview.

Under Trump: - The economy has slowed, heading towards recession now - Inflation is rising, most things cost more - His cutting of energy subsidies is driving up utility prices - He's taken 100s of billions from health care/food assistance in a war on working people - He's making measles great again

The Trump sycophants and spinmasters can twist the jobs numbers all they want to fool people, but here is one simple number they can’t change: the US unemployment rate is now the highest it’s been in 4 years.

Like much of the Trump Party, Congressman Chip Roy only believes in free speech when it serves his interests.

"We suffer through daily reminders of the weakness of his mind, but the U.S. has muddled along with other dim presidents. Where Trump occupies a category all his own is in his breathtaking moral depravity. The man is a moral abomination, and so are his defenders." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Somebody ask Mike Johnson about the unemployment report and Susie Wiles, he needs to get his 10,000 steps in.

Now I understand why Bessent is always saying hes a soybean farmer. He'll be first in line for a big cut of this $12B.

"[T]he hundreds of billions of dollars being poured into data center construction have created a bubble that could take down the entire American economy if it pops. Should that happen, Silicon Valley could become the target of a degree of anger they haven’t seen before." Very good read today:

Everyone knew this was retribution (Nixon’s enemies list all over again) but now it’s confirmed. Trump’s own chief of staff said she urged him to stop “settling scores” against political enemies after his first 90 days in office.

Musk has started backing Republican fundraising efforts for House and Senate ahead of the 2026 midterms, Axios reports. He’s described as a “significant donor”.

"In many cases, borrowers have paid back much or all of the total cost of their loans but continue to see balances rise because of accrued interest."

Scary AF, but a 4-star general admits it all!😱🤬 The commander of the arm of the U.S. military responsible for Trump’s illegal military occupations of American cities said he's willing to conduct attacks on so-called designated terrorist organizations within the U.S😖 theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...

This Day in Labor History: December 16, 1977. Eight women bank workers at Citizens National Bank in Willmar, Minnesota went on strike, charging sex discrimination they faced on the job. Let's talk about these brave women and their fight for justice!

All of this is so stupid, etc. But again, I mentioned this during the shutdown, it's fascinating how their tone has shifted here from "lmao fuck u libs, we ain't paying suck it." to "(girls get mad at me) sorry, sorry, I'm trying to fix it."

This is extremely important

If you think it’s OK to have a trillionaire in the same America where parents skip meals so kids don’t have to and folks have to choose between healthcare or rent—then we do not share the same values. An economic system with such obscene greed has lost its moral compass.

President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/Jvmdiu1

Momentum is building for a ban on congressional stock trading, which would help restore trust that our elected representatives and senators are responsive to voters — not their personal financial interests. Add your name to demand your representatives fight for this reform:

NEW JOBS DATA: In October, the U.S. economy lost 105k jobs—the most in a single month since December 2020. This is Trump’s America.

Some of the most useful insights into what’s happening to America are coming from political analysts outside the United States. Here’s a particularly lucid essay that I think you should read. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-true-catastrophe-of-trump

New dashcam footage shows a couple tackling one of the Bondi Beach shooters before the attack began. CNN's Senior International Correspondent Will Ripley reports. https://cnn.it/3MPmGEd

Trump isn't building a ballroom...

Two Talents Teach - a "Talk and Draw " by @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @lizadonnelly.bsky.social History is remarkably relevant right now. #RuleOfLaw #LongNationalNightmare youtu.be/xqPrJJivR7I?...

Up until this year, it was unheard of for a sitting American president to sue a news outlet. In just a few months, President Trump has managed to make it seem normal. But legal experts are VERY skeptical of his new suit against the BBC.

MOMENTS AGO: Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth after briefing lawmakers on the Sept. 2 boat strike says, "We are not going to release a top secret, full, unedited video of that to the general public."

yes this www.youtube.com/watch?v=10J-...

"Wiles believed a middle ground on tariffs would ultimately succeed, she said, 'but it’s been more painful than I expected'” They're admitting what we've all known - the cost of everything is going up, the economy is flailing, jobs are disappearing, and Trump is everything worse.

here's today's post: "sack of shit mocks beloved icon’s death" — shut the fuck up, Piggy. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

#GVerse via @captmarkkelly.bsky.social "Tonight, we learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation." If #Shit4Brains or #WhiskyLeaks think they can stop me from doing my job and serving the American people, they've got the wrong guy."

I am literally banging my head on my desk. 2008 Global Financial Crisis 2009 Great Recession 2010 post-recession recovery, marked by high unemployment (peaking around 9.8%) This mother fucker is so stupid. I love my job, I love my job, I love my job.

Hegseth on the second Sept 2 strike: "Of course we're not going to release a top secret full unedited of that to the general public"

There is zero evidence, as of this writing, that student Ella Cook was targeted for her conservative beliefs. trib.al/8nmYd3k Yet Right-wingers' victimization, honed after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, has been relentless—and their goal is to justify further repression of their perceived enemies.

Unemployment has reached a four year high, reaching 4.6% after 105,000 jobs were lost in October. The Trump administration's on-again, off-again tariff strategy and inability to correct rising inflation is hurting Americans who are looking for jobs.

IF THIS IS THE GOLDEN ERA, PLEASE MAKE IT STOP.

Hope we don't have to wait too long for this principle to be applied.