hmm, what if i told you that it wasn’t

The NY Times saves its harshest skepticism for progressives. Instead of being impressed by 3,000+ coordinated protests, NYT dismisses the value of “hitting a number” and asks if No Kings will be “a primal scream that fades into a whimper.” F off, NY Times. We'll defeat fascism w/o you. (Gift link)

Anyone not prepared for this is willfully ignorant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V75t...

A list of things you might do if you were trying to end the republic. In other words: a news review. snyder.substack.com/p/cabinet-ap...

Time to cancel my Max subscription. I'm not going to fund the Ellison's fascism.

Good speech. Seems like Democrats across the country are going to be campaigning with the message: Donnie boy ain't working for you and connecting all the chaos to affordability. That's what the polls are saying, but I also don't want Dems so beholden to the polls they lose authenticity.

Join me for a live conversation with Paul Krugman. Monday, February 23rd, 1:00pm ET, on Thinking Live.

It is concerning when over 50% of the net positive job creation is Health Care & Social Assistance. The combination of a K shaped economy and weak job market don't bode well for 2026. This doesn't seem to be the sign of a healthy economy.

Mark your calendars for March 28. No Kings 3! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

100% this. They actively tried to destroy our institutions to profit from the chaos.

jesus christ

January has been an absolute disaster for Trump and the GOP. This special election is the cherry on top. Greenland was a massive "L", Minneapolis was a model of heroic resistance. We're still in peril until Trump's stranglehold on the GOP endures, but all of this chips at his support.

You have to be immensely proud of the great people of Minnesota today. Their love of community, kindness, and courage forced Trump to back down. Bovino has been banished and Trump is weaker at the end of January than he was at the beginning. Greenland and Minneapolis were absolute failures. #MN

For those asking where we go from here: Not voting to fund ICE is a great place for us to start.

He was the lead investigator in the Minnesota fraud scandals. Which amplifies the point that none of this is about the fraud or immigration. It is all a pretext for Trump's authoritarian ambitions.

Apparently the 4th Amendment only applies to Republicans now.

We're just warming up. The mission is simple this year: keep eroding Trump's pillars of support in public approval, business, and media so that the midterms are such a blow out that the people get stronger and this fascist regime crumbles. #Chicago #ReneeGood #Indivisible #ICE

Just respond with the "First Amendment". It is our constitutional first amendment right to observe law enforcement in public places.

I've noticed that ICE agents keep yelling "18 USC § 111" at people filming them. I'd like to see the memo they all got on that talking point, and I'd like to know who sent it. Filming ICE or alerting your neighbors to their presence doesn't violate § 111.

Say what you want about Jesse the Bod in his time in office, he's spitting truth bombs here. #Minnesota #ICE

In 20 years I think people will realize that Elon didn't advance US electric vehicles, but was one of its greatest impediments in the US. His crony capitalism, creation of a meme stock, and turning Tesla into an 'AI Company' have done far more harm than good.

So basically, ICE can murder a US Citizen and the Federal Government will cover up for them which just empowers them to act with more impunity.

It is the exact same as DOGE. No one was in charge and there was no plan which meant DOGE was a catastrophic failure.

It is very on brand for a GOP president to start a blood war for oil or to mess with Latin American countries for no good reason.

True

Yet another loyalty and humiliation test for the Senate to see how low they will debase themselves. www.ms.now/news/trump-h...

100% this! "[S]trategists are obsessed with marginal vote gains for ideological moderation because much larger forces have decreased Democratic performance in red states... few activists are thinking about how to detach congressional from presidential voting at the individual, psychological level."

I could actually see this in the Times.

I remember when Cornell West wrote this and got so much heat criticizing Obama. But seeing the grotesque emails of neoliberals like Larry Summers and our corrupt elite in the Epstein files, you see how correct Cornell West was and how DNC neoliberalism helped pave the way for Trump.

I don't think the DNC establishment is ready for the blowback they are going to face from the Epstein files. They are so focused on Trump, but there are going to be a lot of questions at those who tried to burn Bernie like Larry Summers & other neoliberals. www.youtube.com/shorts/tWOvh...

A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.

@dansinker.com's piece is still the best thing I read this year. As he predicted, the immorality of the movement itself will be it's undoing. The fight isn't over, but what felt impossible in January, feels possible now. Atlantic/WSJ are joining the chorus. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

If Trump is okay with releasing the Epstein files, start demanding a special counsel now! Get ahead of any shenanigans they're trying to do and force them to appoint one or look shady. Bondi can't be trusted on this. @kenmartin.bsky.social @quigley.house.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social

With Trump's pivot to "release the files" I think the Democrats and any sensible Republicans should demand an independent special counsel not tied to DOJ to manage their release. Just get ahead of it and say we need someone everybody can trust to release all the files.

Been listening to this all day. #Epstein www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AG...

@durbin.senate.gov since your VM is always full and I can't contact you, I'm going to lay it out here. When I call @duckworth.senate.gov's office they pick up, you don't. She fights, she listens. You hide from your voters. We're tired of DNC senators more afraid of the GOP base than their own.

Excellent take by @joshtpm.bsky.social. If they fund USDA and Military then the GOP can't take SNAP away when another shutdown looms in January. Am I angry they caved for things Trump was legally obliged to do, yes! But they can have another shutdown just about healthcare in January.

So SNAP can be funded all year and another shutdown in Feb? "That proposal would fund military construction, veterans’ affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the legislative branch though Sept. 30 of 2026. It includes a stopgap measure to fund the rest of government through Jan. 30."

Sandwich Man is Innocent!! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

So true.

Break out your popcorn for the GOP internal civil war starting tomorrow now that they can't deny how big of a lame duck Trump is.

BREAKING: Mikie Sherrill to win the New Jersey Governor election, reports @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social

In Memoriam: Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War

Mirroring police tactics for humor. Sound on!

This AFL-CIO guy was easily the best speaker in Grant Park, Chicago. The Democratic party desperately needs more labor and working voices like him to help with their messaging. He was the only one to even mention the Epstein files and call out Mike Johnson for shutting down the House.

Chicago won't let you down Abe. #Chicago, #Nokings

I love this. My inflatable is coming soon.

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