It’s worth noting that when Jan. 6 happened, the pro-Trump right used dozens of conspiracy theories to try and offload blame from themselves—e.g., claiming it was “antifa,” “feds.” Now, they seem keen to just admit they did it—all of it—and it was good.

Behold, an ideas man:

BREAKING: Mitch McConnell just slammed the Trump slush fund: "So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong – Take your pick."

SWIFT OPPOSITION: There are now House *and* Senate bills to impose 100% tax on payouts from Trump’s $1.8 billion fund for convicted crooks Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) & Ron Wyden (D-OR) have just introduced their version Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) already has bill in House

Justice Dept. Charges Former Cuban President in Fatal Downing of Planes www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Introduce yourself with 10 bands / musicians you've seen live Fugazi Sonic Youth Guided By Voices Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Del McCoury The Jacksons (Victory Tour) Arcade Fire Ray Charles Joni Mitchell Jerry Garcia Band

BREAKING: Sen. Ed Markey calls for Trump's impeachment.

MacFarlane: I'm filling a notebook with misinformation spreading about January 6th today. The idea that these cases were wrongful, no case was overturned, not a one on appeal. And lots of people appealed. They had a 100% success rate for juries at trial.

Yeah well that's what happens when you have all the money.

the reason you hear about trans sports is because, after failing to create a culture war about bathrooms, GOP strategists all got together and figured out they could exploit the fact that every single adult spends an insane amount of money on their kid playing sports to attack trans people

Trump is paying off people who assaulted police and tried to stop the lawful and peaceful transfer of executive power in the United States. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Keep your eyes on Cuba.

Essential background documents on the case at the heart of the Raul Castro indictment from @nsarchive.bsky.social nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

[Sigh] I've looked into this, and AFAICT what happened is that Gabbard dismantled her controversial DIG group after it was widely criticized for being crazy and incompetent, so then people from CIA came and took back the records DIG had been reviewing when she shut it down. What am I missing?

This is a truly disgusting, antisemitic comment. I’m appalled at the level of bigotry and xenophobia that has become normalized in our politics. We cannot accept it, and we must call it out regardless of what party or individual it comes from. (1/2)

Very relatable thing to say in Washington these days.

1. Number of stories about Trump buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the first three months of 2026: CBS: 0 CNN: 0 Fox News: 0 NPR: 0 PBS: 0 Politico: 0 Semafor: 0 Business Insider: 0

[Sigh] I've looked into this, and AFAICT what happened is that Gabbard dismantled her controversial DIG group after it was widely criticized for being crazy and incompetent, so then people from CIA came and took back the records DIG had been reviewing when she shut it down. What am I missing?

FIFA painted over a beloved Wyland mural of whales, one of just 100 in the world, to advertise for the World Cup. Apparently without talking to anyone before doing so. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

man wonder what kind of stuff inspired the attack on the san diego islamic center

One thing lost in the IRS convo is that there will be a new president at some point who has every right in the world to revisit the conditions of the signed agreement. I suspect that arguments about upholding the good faith of govt contracts will be hard to hear through all the laughter.

what do you call it when the president steals an unfathomable amount of wealth from the treasury and then declares it illegal to investigate him

A **majority** of those arrested for the Jan 6 attack were white small business owners with past histories of bankruptcy, liens, and tax problems. An attempted coup carried out by realtors, auto dealers, and former cops.

BREAKING: Senate finally advances resolution to end war with Iran. Keep speaking out!

On Eve of Possible Raul Castro Indictment, Archive Posts Declassified FAA Documents on Events Leading to 1996 Shootdown of Cuban Exile Planes nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Trump's appalling corruption here is ripe for congressional intervention. Raskin suggests a legislative overhaul that would bar such slush funds going forward. Importantly, Raskin casts the stakes here as very high, as a matter of Congress taking back its power. newrepublic.com/article/2106...

Every day brings a new set of headlines that if you'd predicted them in October 2024, you'd have been diagnosed with a terminal case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

This is crazy!

The real victims of Watergate were the burglars.

There is only one reason, and it is extremely obvious, for why Trump is exempting himself from IRS audits. This move is beyond corrupt and can't be allowed to stand by Congress or the courts www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

They really led with the successful brewery nypost.com/2026/05/17/u...

This suggests a lack of internal alignment among political appointees as to legality. Needless to say, it takes a lot of illegality for this administration to get to that point.

"I ask all of you to think of it, graduates and families alike, let yourself dream of a future in which we can harness this amazing new technology to eliminate entry-level jobs entirely. Indeed, that work has already begun, and that future is now." /college kid booing intensifies "Wow okay,"

This is what decoloniality looks like.

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

The person who got banned for displaying a white nationalist banner at Nats Park was indicted by a DC grand jury for assaulting police officers during the Jan 6 2021 attack on the Capitol. www.nytimes.com/athletic/728...

Peter Kornbluh: "It is a historical irony that the CIA director would be sent on a diplomatic mission to issue a do-or-die ultimatum to the Cuban government. In many ways, the CIA may end up accomplishing diplomatically what it has sought to do covertly." www.ksjd.org/2026-05-15/c...

I'm browsing one of the Lomax archive websites and found some pictures of a 1944 rodeo in Pittsburg Kansas featuring an unknown all woman string band. archive.culturalequity.org/field-work/k...

Get the nuke, guys. Do not rely on the rotting hulk that is the current US security state. If you have any desire to not be sold out at the first opportunity, dash for That Bomb.

NYT confirms — with new details: Last year, Navy SEALs used two boats to escort Kash Patel and nine others on what a Pentagon email called a 'VIP Snorkel' next to one of the military's most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona. One Navy vet called the swim "horrifying."

Was just reminded of the Oval Office tapes of Nixon lobbying to target North Vietnamese power plants, oil facilities, docks, and dikes in Operation Linebacker II, 1972

It is crazy how much professional Democrats have invented a genre of progressive activists to hate who both don’t exist and hold zero power in the corporatist party.

“.. This is an insane amount of trades,” he said, adding that it looks more like something done by “a hedge fund with massive algo trades” that buys and shorts securities than a personal account. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I don't think this word means what you think it does.

USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine leaving Gibraltar - May 12, 2026 SRC: X-@PeterFerrary

Last Thursday, Trump not-so-subtly threatened Iran with nuclear weapons, to coerce its leaders into a ceasefire and to renounce any nuclear ambitions. Yesterday, the US Sixth Fleet announced an Ohio-class SSBN (armed with up to 97 nuclear warheads aboard 20 Trident II D5/LE SLBMs) was in Gibraltar.

Internal AutoZone memo: “.. We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.” (via Costa Oil) #$AZO

Multiple times a week someone on an e-bike passes me when I'm on my road bike and most of them say some version of sorry for cheating. I'm like, look around, there are a million people driving 4,000 lb SUVs alone to pick up a cup of coffee, you are not cheating my friend.

“Snorkeling around Arizona is as disrespectful as playing kickball on top of the graves at Arlington.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/u...