Putting this here to point back to later. Mar-a-lago and those beauty pageants were recruiting grounds for victims. He is at the center or a pivotal piece in a global human trafficking ring. He absolutely used (or Putin did on his behalf) info to control. Whatever we thought, it was worse.

I don't care who they are

Just got chastised by teenage daughter for playing music too loud as I make her breakfast. She called it loud, rachety jazz. It’s 21st century schizoid man by King Crimson. Never would have called it jazz, but ok?

But his emails… open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

My unreasonable take is that I am glad the children of politicians have spent their life around it and feel compelled to serve, but I am absolutely fucking finished with dynastic politics and would like to see an immediate end.

translation: you will never see reliable numbers again

Same.

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength. Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans. The American people need more from their leaders.

Angus King is a scourge on the people of Maine. He is decrepit and mummified at age 81. Retire you rotten potato.

People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.

Hey @schumer.senate.gov You suck at this.

It’s also, politically, the most insane own goal. I have never seen a dump truck of political capital go up in flames so quickly.

Yup. bsky.app/profile/palp...

It shows Schumer no longer has the caucus.

No health care, no deal.

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To the squishy Democratic Senators: what in the ever living fuck are you doing? The damage you will do to this country FAR exceeds this moment. You will lose everything. We will.

I want you all to get your books! It's why I put myself through all of this for the past couple months -- more than that, if you count all the prep work I did on files over the summer!

This is awful and I wish the Tribune headline did not say shots were fired, because that is what officers claim and not what video shows.

Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.

A tort claim says U.S. Marshals are holding people in Multnomah County jail so ICE can deport them.

My daughter said she wanted to do a marathon holiday watch of the extended LOTR series. I am not sure she can hold to that, but I am very much looking forward to trying!

Nice

If you won ALL 50 STATES and EVERY ELECTORAL VOTE, your big prize is political capital. That’s it. Theoretical influence on legislative direction based on politicians wanting to keep their jobs. The idea that you are granted some extra powers highlights the need to bring back Schoolhouse Rock.

Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con. Please.

How is Subway not on the phone right now with sandwich guy?

Looks like there will be a third movie, and it’s going to be lit. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Moms for Liberty (aka racist Nazi moms who need to get a life) went 0 for 32 last night. Every single one of their candidates lost. All of them. Teeee heee! 🤣🤪

This cup has been in storage for a while. Today, I drink with a smile.

Mamdani: "Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."

If he had been born in the states, we would be looking at a future President Mamdani. What an amazing speech.

I put good odds the ballroom never gets finished. The best grifting is in the process. The rubble brings his shriveled soul whatever approximates to joy.

Just finished leaving a message with Senator Welch’s staff. Reach out however you can, but people should remember that they notice phone calls way more than emails.

This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works. I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.

Empathy has never been a weakness. These days, though, it is feeling a bit like a curse.

Last night I saw one guy head to toe in 47 wear, all new and carrying a fake liberty torch. Because of where I live, I don’t think it was ironic. I saw one guy dressed as an ICE agent. He is just waiting for his moment. But only two idiots in a pretty red place. Pretty good.

My name is Ozymandias The best King, many people are saying that The FAKE NEWS MEDIA wants you to think I have "Vast trunkless legs of stone" but that's a LIE Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Mike Johnson is a truly horrible human being.

For some people, hearing JD Vance makes their skin crawl. For others, they haven’t listened to JD Vance.

When you talk to a conservative friend and think, “what in the merry fuck are you talking about?!” Take some time to watch Fox, OAN, etc. It still won’t make sense, but at least you’ll know the ingredients of the shit stew they choose to simmer in.

my god, what a paragraph (from tonight's @hcrichardson.bsky.social)

Victim-blaming rhetoric works against victims of sexual assault by imagining that they were really at fault for the offender’s violence. It works against victims of food insecurity by imagining they are at fault for the wealthy’s refusal to distribute resources fairly.

Are they in a mass grave?

And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job

It’s a Terror Squad. People keep begging these people to demonstrate humanity and they keep loudly refusing.

When we finally get around to abolishing ICE, we need to destroy Palantir. Shred it. Whatever dystopian horror show ICE brings, Palantir is leagues beyond. Like someone read the complete works of Philip K Dick and thought, “yes. All of this.”

A small but needlessly shitty side effect of Trump. De minimis exception gone. My $25 gift for daughter from UK now costs an additional $17. For absolutely no fucking reason but Trump.

There is NO LEGAL mechanism to “donate” to the US. You want to donate? Invest. Buy some fucking savings bonds.