"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Good things are still happening. Early voting numbers in Texas and results in special elections in Pennsylvania point to growing Democratic enthusiasm heading into the midterms. And the USA women's Olympic hockey team reminded us all that excellence and integrity can still shine through the noise.

Still cannot wrap my mind around the fact I'm often saying this about, of all people, Bill Kristol or Tim Miller or a member of the the military, but once again, this was an incredibly useful and thoughtful conversation. bsky.app/profile/bill...

Three Americans dead and Trump’s UN Ambassador waves it off with some bullshit jingoism. From the people who wailed about Benghazi for a decade. Absolute soulless ghouls.

ChatGPT is shedding users fast. Since yesterday alone, estimates suggest more than a million accounts have been deleted and the boycott continues to gain momentum. Incredible work, everyone!

What gives me special insight is that I’m a Military Sexual Assault survivor, and that I was in that documentary about it that he made fun of

If it’s true that Khamenei was meeting with 5-10 of his leaders in his house, that is peak personal security malpractice. They all knew this war was coming.

EXCLUSIVE: A draft executive order that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over federal elections is reportedly being circulated with the White House. Democracy Docket obtained a copy. Read the full, 17-page order below👇

Why has Trump been pushed in this direction? Follow the money. UAE, Qatar, the Saudis and Israel paid him to.

Serious question: Can anyone name a single campaign promise Donald Trump has actually kept?

Correct. Trump has no plan. And even if he had one, it would make no sense.

Wow. Huge, if true. And that’s probably why they struck during the day instead of in the middle of the night.

"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

Another innocent human being, murdered by the Trump regime. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

This is fucking crazy right. Like truly insane. I know this dude is a wacko but this is totally berserker. Epstein raped and trafficked kids and filmed it. There's audio and video.

Breaking WSJ: Kristi Noem for months failed to appropriately respond to the findings of an internal watchdog that one of her biggest changes to airport security—allowing passengers to pass through screening checkpoints with their shoes on—is creating "significant" security risks.

The government illegally took your money. They won’t give it back.

Once again, excellent, important brass tacks reporting from Marisa.

NEW: Voting rights groups are suing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for cancelling nearly 471,000 voter registrations — about 6% of voters — and allegedly failing to fully share records explaining how the purge was carried out. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...

The chief federal judge in Minnesota has threatened to pursue criminal contempt charges against ICE and the state's top federal prosecutor if they don't comply with court orders in scores of immigration cases. At least 97 violations involving 66 different cases have been documented.

Not letting you forget this promise, Little Marco.

NEW: Georgia removed nearly 471,000 voters from its rolls last summer — roughly 6% of all the state’s registered voters. Now voting rights groups are suing, arguing the state is illegally hiding records about how the purge was carried out.

“The midterms get a bad rap.The grand presidential contests stand out in American history like handsome swans gliding gracefully along a pond. But the ugly duckling midterms paddling away energetically underneath the surface are worth our attention as well.” www.thebulwark.com/p/same-bruta...

My EP and I used to have this conversation in his first term all the time. Question 1 is “How do tariffs work?”

Wow jmail.world/drive

This is different than when the military used a laser to take out a party balloon.

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Identifying an active duty Night Stalker by name at the State of the Union is wild. Well-deserved Medal of Honor, but it’s extremely dangerous to out members of JSOC like that

Cuban forces reportedly killed 4 people and wounded 6 on an American speedboat with a Florida registration. They claim they were shot at by the US boat. This is going to be a shitshow.

They should have just cancelled that meeting. Also, if we “completely obliterated” the nuclear sites, why does Iran need to destroy them? 🤷‍♂️

Quoting your own (inaccurate) statement and adding burn emojis to it is insane. Bro couldn’t find a hype man so he did it himself 🤣🤣🤣

Hi, The President has no authority to determine how states conduct their elections, not even if he manufactures a crisis involving Chinese interference. This will fail. Bigly. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

It sounds like the military accidentally shot down a customs and border patrol drone in El Paso. Accidentally. With a laser. How in the actual fuck?

Whenever I see Hillary- smart, witty, sensible I remember what a tragedy that Americans hate women so that they picked Trump over her. This is why we can’t have nice things.

Community note FTW.

Please read this in full. Brilliantly said. Now it’s Trump’s turn to testify under oath. TY @hillaryclinton.bsky.social

What a thing to say about a sexual assaulter and predator.

Not good when there is more accountability at the smug, self-satisfied, and oligarchic World Economic Forum (Davos) than in the allegedly democratic and accountable U.S. political system. www.ft.com/content/5b1f...

Moskowitz: It's not the galactic senate, just because the emperor says rise doesn't mean I get up. I’m a different branch of government.

We obtained the Dilley detention center’s 911 call logs. Among them are pleas for help for toddlers having trouble breathing, a pregnant woman who passed out and an elementary-school-aged girl having seizures.

A major win!! A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of summarily deporting immigrants to third countries (countries other than their nation of origin) is unlawful.

I don't know why the federal government has declared war on my state, but this is clearly because their attempt to conduct an invasion was thwarted. So they're now retaliating economically.

Actually, it’s hurting children.

Talked to Roger Sollenberger who was first to report on the DOJ covering up the transcripts of 3 FBI interviews with an underage Trump accuser in the Epstein Files. Reporting since been confirmed by NPR/WSJ. Big story. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCx...

Warnock: "We heard tonight the rumblings of a desperate man who's trying to present case he can for the midterms. It was half lies, half grievances. He knows he is quickly losing power."

Best quote I heard tonight was Gov Abigail Spanberger on Trump’s immigration policy: “Every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children, or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings.”

Mike Johnson: "If we lost the midterms -- heaven forbid, if we lost the majority in the House -- it would be the end of the Trump presidency in a real effect."