In other words, Trump and Hegseth have been lying to the American people.

30 percent of Americans are against [squints at notes] the Pope urging peace

The golden age of corruption.

Looks like MBS and Trump broke up. Seems like it started back when the Saudis pulled out of LIV Golf. Now I’m curious what happens with the Saudi’s $2B investment in Kushner. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Nobody in the Trump administration has *any* self-awareness. None. Is Marco Rubio saying it’s “heartbreaking” to Donald to witness protesters being shot in Iran, but not Minneapolis?

This again is one of the problems of this whole thing. The Iranian leadership is not "insane." They're fairly rational actors that seem to behave in rational ways, but if you keep saying they're insane there's no way you can talk to them.

How, exactly, did we go from a $200 million privately-funded ballroom, to a $1 billion taxpayer-funded one?

Honestly, this is what I’ve been saying for weeks. They can’t stop the elections but intend to create mass chaos.

A Pulitzer for Julie K. Brown. Richly deserved, and overdue!

One of the most amusingly petty things Justice Alito does is to put deadlines on administrative stays *only* when he is deeply *unsympathetic* to the applicants. He did it in the 2023 mife case and the 2024 SB4 immigration case; and he did it today. In all other cases, his stays are indefinite:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - British military says a cargo ship is ablaze off the coast of the UAE as it warns of Iranian attacks. @apnews.com

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Katie Phang sued Todd Blanche this week, alleging his failure to turn over the Epstein Files interferes with her ability to report. Read her explanation of the lawsuit, what she hopes to accomplish & what comes next: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Trump officials bulldozed an ancient tribal site to expand the border wall. @washingtonpost.com Exclusive: Construction crews expanding Trump’s signature southern border wall ran machinery through a 1,000-year-old, 200-foot-long ground etching that looks like a fish.

How a planned Disney World vacation turned into four months in immigration detention: A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. (Published Feb.)

Stupid, ignorant...not usually words associated with the president.

There it is. Any questions?

Jimmy Kimmel has outdone himself this time! This pharmaceutical ad about Felon47 is hilarious! 👏👏👏👏👏😂👏👏👏👏👏 #ReZyne #JimmyKimmel

INBOX: A truly remarkable life story for the only Roman Catholic bishop representing West Virginia, courtesy of @christopherjhale.bsky.social:

Great group! Have been a member since 2017 when some people were still oblivious.

Beautifully summarized.

WARREN: Do you have any explanation for these perfectly timed spikes in trading activity other than insider trading? HEGSETH: Everything we've done is completely above board WARREN: What does that mean? HEGSETH: I'm focused on doing my job W: You're not paying attention to this insider trading?

The Senate passed the Voting Rights Act renewal in 2006 by a vote of 98-0. The Supreme Court majority gutted it on the grounds that the Justices personally dislike the impact.

The Callais ruling is the latest evidence that the real problem with #SCOTUS is that it can do whatever it wants without any fear of pushback from Congress. The way to fix that is by making the Court *accountable* again, something that expanding it or imposing term limits won't actually accomplish:

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Who owns whom 🧐?

The DOJ has just indicted an advisor to Dr. Fauci for “conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations”. This is a witch hunt, plain and simple. They will never forgive Fauci for making them look like the fools that they are.

Trump’s mafia DOJ just indicted former FBI Director James Comey for posting a photo on Instagram of seashells on the beach. This is where we are at.

KIMMEL: “You know how sometimes you wake up and the First Lady demands you be fired? We’ve all been there, right? — I agree hateful, violent rhetoric is something we should reject… a great place to start to dial that back would be to talk to your husband.”

FORBES: “.. he’s still doing fine, having boosted his personal fortune from an estimated $190 million to $280 million.. “.. The everyday investors who bought into the sales pitch, by contrast, are down an estimated $500 million.” @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Former FBI agent Dan Brunner: From what we saw, the suspect wasn’t even close to breaching security. He still would have had to go down two flights of stairs and get through additional secured doors. He didn’t even reach the magnetometers before being stopped.

After 79% of Hungarians voted, resulting in Orbán's loss, the new government lifted its veto of a loan to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. Elections have consequences that ripple far beyond borders. Now it’s our turn. Encourage your peeps to get involved and vote. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions. 1. We unequivocally reject violence. 2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

"In the US, especially among the elites that ought to be leaders, people are hiding because of what Trump can do to them. They're complying in advance, not standing up because they’re afraid. But once there are too many of you for the govt to do bad stuff to each of you, it’s almost like immunity."

Understanding the federal government’s indictment of a civil rights icon, the Southern Poverty Law Center: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The most accurate indicator that something bad is about to happen.

The biggest problem for the anti-vaccine movement from the start has been that vaccines work. That's why the arguments against vaccines constantly shift. At least in 18th c. Boston, the leading opponent to variolation changed his mind when the evidence became clear. In that sense, we've regressed.

Donald Trump appears to have missed—or is delaying—his 2026 physical, with no schedule or results released. At the same time, his behavior is raising concerns—even among some right-wing outlets. The silence is deafening.

Hope John Roberts, who assured us that absolute immunity would prevent presidents from going after their predecessors, sees this

EISEN: I wonder if you ever worry that by trashing the president over Iran that it weakens our hand and negotiation position at a critical moment ELIZABETH WARREN: 🤨 Donald Trump weakens Donald Trump's hand when he starts this war without ever consulting with the American people about it

A really good read and if you’re a lawyer (or just know the law) lots to laugh about. Really does feel like it was written by drunken fools.

Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing. (image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)

On the pod, @gtconway.bsky.social lays out accountability agenda if Dems win House: *Impeach Trump and top officials *Criminal referrals to DOJ *25th Amendment commission *Fix Impoundment Act *Codify DOJ independence There's much more here. It's a good discussion: newrepublic.com/article/2091...

BREAKING: The so called 'SAVE' Act has FAILED in the Senate and will not become law. I wrote this piece on how in reality, this is the Voter Restriction Act to prevent women from voting. It is fascism and would have installed Trump as a permanent dictator. www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-save-a...

There’s something mentally wrong with the President of the United States.

Al Gore: “This is the most corrupt administration not only in American history, but more corrupt than I could ever have imagined a president would be able to get away with to the extent that he has. It’s shocking to me.”

This is a war based on lies

“Bezos and the world’s richest men have left the world of consequences behind,” Noah Hawley writes. “Their actions are only ever judged by themselves.” Here’s what Hawley learned about the ultra-wealthy at Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...