Did you see that Trump now is asking for an expanded military budget of $1.5 trillion? Good god, the one they just passed is vastly too high. And where would they find that extra $500 billion? Oh, right, by further gutting the safety net. The country I loved is becoming unrecognizable.

In which "us" does not include "you," but only the administration and the barely trained MAGA dudes they're dispatching to terrorize Americans with impunity.

Thread from a local politician...

Every once in a great while, the guy proposes something out of character that I totally agree with, but the rest is a complete shitshow.

I am a lawyer and yes, they should be doing that.

The NYT does a lot of great reporting, but its headline writers are too afraid to say what everyone can see in the videos. The woman was simply trying to drive away, and they shot her dead.

There is no justification for this heinous crime.

I'm no lawyer, but I think it would absolutely be appropriate, and desirable, for blue cities to direct their police to arrest any federal agent who breaks the law in any significant way on local turf. Cities cannot let these thugs terrorize and kill people.

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

"Get the fuck out of Minneapolis" mayor tells ICE after an agent shoots and kill a woman. "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I wanna tell everybody directly, that is bullshit". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

As everyone debates whether it makes economic sense for oil giants to go into Venezuela, @olliemilman.bsky.social and Dharna Noor looked into the climate angle, and yep, Trump's grand ambitions would be a friggin' disaster in that regard. Via @theguardian.com and @climatedesk.org.

ICE is now killing Americans, apparently. Wake the fuck up, Congress!

Law abiding asylum seeker is arrested by ICE at SF immigration court hearing, packed off to a prison in friggin Hawaii, then finds out she's pregnant. Dad was about to propose, but now his true love is in Colombia. A family separation before the family could even begin. Your tax dollars at work.

Trump’s attack on Venezuela is for himself and even his own party is beginning to realize it.

More accurately, it's the "Don't Know Doctrine."

Trump cutting off billions in funding for low-income people in blue states is just fucking evil and makes my blood boil, and it really, really makes me want to stop paying federal taxes. Alas, I listened to some music and did some research, and...

This vvvv

A. He runs the most corrupt administration in memory. B. Florida is a historical hotbed of frauds and scams. C. He gave clemency to one of the biggest fraudsters in history, who operated out of, yep, Florida. (Dude was just re-indicted for domestic violence.) And, of course, there's Rick Scott.

Trump seems to view energy geopolitics “almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board—you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil.” That's not reality. via @mollytaft.com @wired.com @climatedesk.org

As we fret about Venezuela, the administration is quietly attempting to upend mail-in voting.

There is a line where partisanship becomes treason, and Trump and his cronies have blown right past it.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Is the United States running Venezuela right now? RUBIO: What we are running is the direction this is going to move moving forward. Absolute soup

Chris Murphy: "Clearly this is wildly illegal. This is a president who has been operating illegally since he was sworn in -- stealing from the American people, seizing spending power, now dragging America into a war overseas ... Donald Trump's entire foreign policy is corrupt."

If someone came and took Trump, probably plenty of Americans would be jubilant, too. But that doesn't make it the right move.

@maddow.bsky.social: “There are very few Americans right now who have any idea why the United States did this. If this was about drug trafficking then why did President Trump just pardon the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending hundreds of tons of drugs into the US?”

This is turning into the most elaborate game of wac-a-mole in the history of armed conflict. First fentanyl, next cocaine, next regime change, and now not international lot at all, but US domestic law-enforcement. And it’s our oil is in there somewhere.

Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Trump is gonna run Venezuela? Dude can't even run America properly..

Same mistakes as Bush made. Destabilize without a plan.

Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York

In the private sector, disparaging one's workers, getting rid of the most experienced, and undermining the ability to collect revenue would constitute a huge management fail. Yet that's what Russell Vought, may he rot in hell, has done to our government and its dedicated, service-oriented workers.

I've had this sitting around for years. Seemed like a good time break it out.

Read it and your day will get better. www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...

To be fair, windmills do kill some birds. But a shitbird is killing windmills.

Trump granted clemency to the biggest Medicare fraudster in history. Well, the guy was just re-arrested and charged with domestic violence. Here, via @motherjones.com, is the wild, sordid tale of how Phil Esformes made a fortune screwing taxpayers and nursing home residents.

I agree. That monster targets residential buildings in Ukraine. Fuck him. He deserves to die early, and painfully

Public lands 2.5x the size of California are leased to livestock ranchers for grazing at bargain rates. Who benefits most from this? Yep, the very rich--again.

It's been a year of hell for federal workers, the heroes of this year-end piece I wrote for @motherjones.com. Can you guess who the villains are?

My sentiments exactly.

#BestOf2025, from @stevanzetti.bsky.social: The Texas Observer revealed that ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden operated "GlomarResponder," a white supremacist account on the social network X.

About what I've come to expect from the mendacious trolls of Trump's press corps

Never in all my Gen X life have I witnessed such behavior from an American president. For me there was always a certain protocol of behavior from Presidents tRump is a constant source of embarrassment.

"The First Lady and I send our warmest wishes to all Americans as we share in the joy of Christmas Day and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” Donald Trump, who worships only himself, posted this. Coming from him, it's utterly blasphemous.

The beloved character used his fortune for good, unlike certain zillionaires.

ICE acting director Todd Lyons: "Like Prime, but with human beings." Yeah, Merry Christmas to you, too, dude. How do these people look their children in the eye.

Right. Not wealth builders. Wealth hoarders.

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My friend Kiera is funny.