No empathy for Republican enablers. What did they think would happen? Trump doesn't have an ideological bone in his body. He demands unquestioning fealty to his brand... whatever that is at any given moment in his addled mind. Heritage thought they could use him as a tool. They have chosen poorly.

Signalgate, blowing boats out of the water, seizing oil tankers, ICE kidnapping US citizens because they're racially profiling... I could go on and on. . . . Republicans, ask yourself this: would I be ok with any of these things if Obama or Biden did it? If not, find some f'ing integrity & courage.

This hearing is a fucking bloodbath...but, then again, it's kind of like having a battle of wits with an unarmed man. bsky.app/profile/atru...

This is just inane. A colleague was having a health crisis this summer & the local hospital airlifted him to Cleveland Clinic thinking he was having a stroke. How was he supposed to shop that?? Last year my father broke a hip. His town has one hospital. How is he supposed to shop that?? Stupid. 🙄

And those Max OOP numbers don't include premiums, which, for us is another $6k per year. Our deductible is $6500...each. $1000 is like a cheap tip.

The max out of pocket on a bronze plan in 2026 is $10,600 for an individual. An $8,000 deductible is common. $1,000 in a HSA is the R solution to affordability. Wow... Republicans unveil health care plan to counter Democratic effort to extend ACA subsidies - ABC News share.google/VVEtrTKf8oCp...

Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association, on Trump's farm bailout: "This is a band-aid on an open wound ... what we truly need are market-based solutions"

They have nothing on healthcare. They've never had anything on healthcare. They will never have anything on healthcare. Fundamentally, Republicans do not believe government has a role in solving problems around healthcare. They are increasingly out of touch with most Americans.

Some context: in a bronze plan the policyholder pays 40% of the bill with a max out of pocket at $10,600/individ or $21,200/family. An $8,000 deductible is typical. In other words, the first $8,000 of medical care is yours and then you pay 40% of the bill until you've shelled out $10,600.

This meme kinda feels like the recent Trump announcement to save farmers from the tariffs that he himself imposed on us all at (in part) the expense of farmers.

MTG has the intellect, reading comprehension and temperament of a kid in junior high.

In the movie 16 Candles, Anthony Michael Hall sings a bar of the Beatles song "Birthday." That song had only been recorded 15 or so years before the making of that movie. 🤯 For reference it would be like using Katy Perry's "Firework" In a movie made right now.

All the historians

🚨New episode🚨- King Charles X of France has arrived on the scene! 👑 Special guest & podcast host of The Siècle podcast David Montgomery joins the show to discuss the second attempt at replacing Napoleon. open.spotify.com/episode/54Us... #napoleon #CharlesX #kingoffrance #frenchrevolution #History

I'm on a road trip and I decided to listen to Beatle albums in the order of their release. And I am struck by just how creative Ringo's drumming is from the get-go, how fantastic the harmonies are, of course, and how underappreciated John Lennon's rhythm guitar style is.

Who remembers these? 😛

#Pooligans! I'm on at 430p with the Julie Mason on SiriusXM 124 - tune in!

If you're on the microphone when the president starts dozing off, you need to tell him, softly but firmly: "go to the light"

Absolutely hilarious. When we tell Europe, essentially to go fuck themselves, favor Russia over Ukraine and slap tariffs on our allies and we're surprised when they don't want to buy our stuff. I mean. . . . 🙄

This is so sad. The deployment of the National Guard in Washington, DC, was ruled illegal six days ago. Absolutely tragic. If the 2,200 existing troops didn't prevent this, what will 500 additional troops do except provide 500 more targets for the bad guys? NONE of Trump's policy makes any sense.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!! 🦃🍂🍗🥧 Listening to Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant" is a Thanksgiving tradition in our family. It's more timely than ever. Enjoy. 😊 music.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKI...

Well... This didn't age well.

Trump on ACA subsidies: let's give the people the money & they can go out and buy their own insurance plans. So, the insurance companies can get money from the fed govt through the ACA subsidies or they can get money from consumers directly. They get the money either way? What am I missing here??

Wow... I guess we might actually get some snow. I just drove by a car dealership and all of the windshield wipers have been pointed up. 🤔

It really is disgusting that Trump can insult, berate, single out, threaten, and demean female reporters on a daily basis for asking fair and legitimate questions and you can’t find a single Republican woman in Congress to say it is inappropriate behavior.

He literally has NO IDEA how insurance works or why we even ended up with the ACA in the first place. It's not only that he's uniformed, he doesn't know he's uninformed & even if he was subsequently informed, he wouldn't care, he wouldn't try to understand the issue better & won't change his mind.

How hard would it be to say something like: the package contains much less this year. If Walmart included everything from last year it would cost ___, a ___% increase year over year. 🤷‍♂️

ICYMI, new episode!

Are they suing Texas too? Trump Justice Department sues to stop California from redistricting to give Democrats more House seats | CNN Politics share.google/IqN9xyF2g1UA...

I wonder how many of my Napoleonic friends know this... I just learned that in 2015 Belgium issued a €2.5 commemorative coin to mark the anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. They wanted it on their €2 coin but France vetoed that idea even after Belgium minted 180,000 of those coins (they

Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct 🐔🌮🍊🤡 In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

Flying to Arkansas today with my oldest for my dad's 90th birthday celebration. I absolutely breezed through airport security in Cleveland. Thank you CLE TSA!! 🤗

Poor Trump... Trying to take a page from the Biden book. 😅 I'm sure this is going to go over GREAT with the MAGA crowd. They love to be told they're in denial. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food prices are up 29% since Feb 2020. Why grocery prices are so high — and what people are doing about it www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...

Once again, I messaged both my senators and my Congressional representative to get the federal government open now. I encourage my American friends to do the same.

This photo will win that photographer a Pulitzer.

I just took some cash out of the ATM and the heads on the bills aren't even pointing the same direction... What kind of bullshit is that?!?

But it's okay to vote for a president who actually has a felony record for sexual assault?... Maybe we should just stop voting for any sexual predators. 🤷‍♂️

Pizza Hut would see a lot more of me if there's a new owner that ditched Pepsi in favor of Coke.

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

It would really bother me personally to appear this stupid. I guess it doesn't bother the speaker. 🤷‍♂️

I'll remind Republicans again: you control both houses of Congress. If you can pass a budget with just Republican votes, do it. If you need Democratic votes, time to get busy negotiating. Unless, of course, they don't want to fund the government. . . .

Perhaps an unpopular opinion but I think U2's sophomore effort October is quite good. Obviously 3/4 of the band was in the midst of Christian soul searching and self doubt but the *music* is super creative, especially for a young band. Adam Clayton (bass) doesn't get enough credit for his energy.

I just drove past a Hobby Lobby on my way to a different store and all I can see are Christmas decorations... 😳

“The Irises” by Genievre Le Huidoux

The Republican controlled Senate can change the rules, blow up the filibuster and pass a Republican budget anytime they want to. Apparently, the speaker doesn't seem to know much about how our government works. 🤷‍♂️