I, for one, would love to see a special election for Senate in Texas in mid-2027 ...

Republicans call themselves pro life while cutting health care for children, seniors, the disabled, and working families. If your politics strip medicine from the sick, your politics are not pro life. #HealthCareNotTrumpsWar

Speaking of presidential documents being withheld, here is an op-ed by the longtime NARA general counsel... [gift link] wapo.st/3OqfT4Z

Sen. Warnock is right: Republicans found $200 billion for a war in Iran overnight. But for 25 million uninsured Americans? Nothing. No urgency. No bill. No vote. They fund what they value. And they just told you exactly what that is.  #HealthcareNotTrumpsWar

“Public records appear to show the most prominent member of Vance’s closest circle with connections to Orban’s Hungary is Chris Buskirk, head of the Rockbridge Network, the secretive fundraising group backed by billionaire Peter Thiel…” 4/13/26 … 1/

GOP senator blasts 'grotesque' sex abuse from lawmakers — and hurls Trump under the bus #RawStory

Senate Republicans are ready to replace Alito — before the midterms: report #AlterNet

BREAKING: Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to ban the use of surveillance data and dynamic pricing at grocery stores. The Maryland House has just passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act. Governor Wes Moore plans to sign the bill.

Because many of those same voices have no issue bringing religion directly into government spaces when it suits them. Across the country, lawmakers are pushing to require the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, while others continue the drumbeat for organized prayer in schools.

There’s a familiar line that gets trotted out whenever the Pope speaks on something uncomfortable war, poverty, immigration: “He should stay out of politics.” It sounds principled, even reasonable, until you notice who’s saying it and what they support the rest of the time.

Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women by the pussy. He was credibly accused of sexual assault by 20+ women. He is alleged to have raped at least one child. He was found liable of sexual abuse. And Republicans made him president. Twice. They don’t get to pearl clutch now.

A Mississippi hospital may shut down by June 15... and this is what healthcare collapse actually looks like in real time. Source: Mississippi Free Press, Andrew Cass, April 13, 2026 #HealthcareNotTrumpsWar

More than worth the watch.

Aziz and Maoz rushed to the reception after filming an episode of The Daily Show. Watch it now: youtu.be/DU45iLNBwro?si=TzjzGWTI7r4t-6wC

04/14/26 - Trump claims Europe is "desperate" for oil and his genius solution is to just drill more. Also, tilting at windmills. https://www.reddit.com/r/trumptweets/comments/1slbzv2/041426_trump_claims_europe_is_desperate_for_oil/ #truthsocial #trump

The Trump administration is being saved again from its flagrant contempt of court in the original Alien Enemies Act case, this time by two Trump-appointed judges on the DC Circuit. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-ci...

1/2. Two months ago we came very close to an ethnic cleansing in Ohio, one grounded in Nazi slogans. It was held off by a court order. snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...

"It’s really not ideology that’s tanking Trump right now. ... No, what’s killing Trump right now isn’t the extremist agenda — it’s the mind-blowing incompetence." Free link: archive.is/cr0Gk

Good News: The International Court of Justice has declared it has jurisdiction to put Israel on trial. Official legal ruling issued. Court asserts authority to proceed. Also: Italian Prime Minister Meloni announces suspension of military cooperation and defense agreements with Israel.

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“Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: ‘I don’t want…Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.’” @propublica.org 10/17/25… 1/ www.propublica.org/article/russ...

NEW: 50 House Democrats introduce legislation to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties, citing Trump’s unhinged, “volatile & incoherent” actions Bill enables Congress to play its role in 25th Amendment

Not feeling good about giving my hard earned money to the oligarchs, to fund illegal & unnecessary "wars,"or fund any of this admin's crooked schemes. Not at all 'good.'

Aren't we still waiting for Gym Jordan to comply with his congressional subpoena?

Pam Bondi was subpoenaed to appear before the Oversight Committee today. This was not a “pretty please.” This was a LEGALLY BINDING congressional subpoena. If she does not make arrangements to appear immediately, we will move to hold her in contempt.

ICE Concentration camps; though privately owned; are still under Congressional Oversight. Now, after DOZENS of Deaths, Congressman are showing up unannounced to inspect. One congressperson found conditions that he described as Squalid and Filthy. Worse than MAX Prisons.

Some AI-generated images of Biden depicted as Jesus have been circulating. These were created by MAGA supporters in an attempt to justify/normalize the post by Trump.

A concerned Jon Stewart spies a familiar face in Trump's now-infamous "Jesus" meme....🤔😎

the two most successful recent democratic presidential campaigns ran with progressive-coded messages -- obama 2008, biden 2020. the campaigns that adopt cautious centrism - harris 24, kerry 04, clinton 16, gore 2000 - fucking lose. so of course ny times editorial board wants dems to do the latter.

NEW: Raskin, w/ 50 House Dem co-sponsors, formally introduces a bill which would create a commission to assess Trump's fitness for office under the 25th Amendment. Bill text here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Story TK

I'm so glad the oil producers are finally getting to make a little money!

"If you decide that you will love humanity then the choices that follow will make themselves. This is one of two fundamental ethics that give rise to the politics of the world. The other one is fear."

When Biden left office oil was around $66 dollars a barrel. The Biden admin worked hard to fix the economy Trump broke the last time, and now he has completely fucked it up again in less than a year. Rinse and repeat. The next Dem is going to need 2 terms to clean up this mess. #Sheshed

People should laugh in the face of Trump flunkies who blame this on Biden. Biden left him decreasing inflation! On a platter.

The index of consumer sentiment isn't broken; models that try to predict it just don't have the right input variables. I fix that and find that, yes, high nominal price levels explain why the vibes are so off. It's the prices, stupid www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-14...

@macinewa.bsky.social “If we’re talking about expelling people from government for sexual assault there’s an important one that needs to go…”

Internal emails obtained by WIRED reveal how a conservative legal group with a direct line into FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s office built the case against Jimmy Kimmel and his employees. www.wired.com/story/the-fc...

BREAKING: Embattled GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales announces he will resign from Congress tomorrow, stepping down ahead of a potential expulsion vote after a House Ethics probe into an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.

In MAGA media, Trump launches a sustained campaign against the pope with a coordinated message.

Developing? Trump has been a malignant narcissist the entirety of his adult life — a psychopathy that worsens over time and exasperated by power and never being held to account. Combine all of that with dementia or Alzheimer’s and, yes, he will be more vile than ever before.

“One of the things that we need to consider is that he is drifting more into a natural state, being fed by the sycophants that are around him, and developing almost like this delusional level of narcissism” Dr. Geoff Grammer, Maryland-based psychiatrist and retired Army colonel told The Independent.

DoorDash grandma Sharon Simmons: "I am not a paid actor"

The right wants everyone to have to gamble for their future--but the house always wins. The left should guarantee everyone a decent life.

Today, Pamela Jo Bondi, our most recent head of the Department of Justice, is blithely ignoring a valid, legal subpoena requiring her to testify before Congress. We are not a nation of laws. We are a nation of some people can get away with anything.

Since Jan 2025, Trump has been a doctor, a pilot, a soldier, a rock star, a king, and the Pope. Let’s see him as an inmate next, please.

This is Hildegard. She doesn't blink during breakfast because she doesn't want to miss anything. Cowboy hat unrelated. 13/10 (TT: hildebark)