Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has tattoos associated with far right white Christian nationalism. A woman accused Hegseth of raping her and filed a police report. He then paid her $50,000. So all the hypocrite Republicans can STFU about how horrible Democrats are for nominating Platner.

To the relief of Democrats in Maine (and elsewhere), Platner formally exited this afternoon, instead of waiting until Monday.

Trump doesn’t care about the midterms because Trump has every intention of rigging this all important election.

"The man is not a star but a black hole—a singular event in the spacetime fabric of America that bends and defies reality as we understand it and sucks in everything around it, destroying it in the process, as he was designed to do. Nothing can escape from it. That's what black holes do." - E. Mika

"This was a landmark housing bill. Trump refusing to sign it is going to reflect poorly on Republicans. I was talking to a Senate GOP aide who told me, 'Never in my lifetime have I seen a president so deliberately attempt to lose majorities for his own party.'"

“Is Mitch McConnell alive?” is a lot like “Does God exist?” In both cases…. if it were true, it would be very easy to prove. There should not have to be endless debate on the subject.

If this White House agrees with it, it’s likely not as strong as it should be.

What support did they have to drop to get Trump to agree to sign?

Our body remembers that it once came from dust, water, mineral, blood, and breath. Mother Earth asks us to remember that we belong to her. Not as owners. As children. Temporary ones. We arrive empty-handed. We take shelter, food, beauty, medicine, and breath. Then one day, we return everything.

Apparently the Unitary Executive theory now extends beyond death

Let's face it: ICE is *not* a law enforcement agency. It is a ragtag collection of angry, arrested development vigilantes and malcontents that has gone "Lord of the Flies" on us.

Before the whitewash comes in, a reminder that because of Mitch Mconnell American women are dying and bleeding out because they were denied abortion care. Because of McConnell the Russians were free to interfere in our elections. Because of Mitch billionaires are coddled while kids get screwed over.

The Cost of Access: Why some men sabotage the love they claim to want — and why more women are… lifecoachjennyd.medium.com/the-cost-of-...

As today’s SCOTUS campaign finance decision makes clear, our job is not saving democracy in America, it is restoring democracy in America.

Christ in a kayak! 🚨🚨 www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

R.I.P. Alan Greenspan: You were charming, thoughtful, powerful, and wrong. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/rip-alan-greenspan

Leader, King, Emperor, Ayatholla... Or how about the nazi name?

RFK Jr and Susan Collins are both awful and there are many valid reasons to criticize them but we should leave their vocal issues alone because there are many people including children that suffer from speech issues that aren't destroying the republic.

The Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers. For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name. No Trump KC, no money. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

with @mjsdc.bsky.social on the earthquake of yesterday's Alabama order.

Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or drop the lawsuit. www.wired.com/story/xai-as...

In his floor testimony, South Carolina state Senator Richard Cash appeared shook with the gravity of the moment, where the people’s right to vote in free and fair elections is on the line. The senator chose the people. thehill.com/homenews/cam...