Jesus H, we’re living in a Dr. Strangelove re-make…

In case it isn’t clear yet, the fascists are carrying out a project where they drain all programs focused on the public good and well-being and dividing the money between themselves, their friends, and new programs designed to oppress and control.

Everything is bad except for dogs

A very nice reminder that seems to be pointed directly at one JD Vance, alleged Catholic who does not love his neighbor as himself, doesn't suffer the little children, and is very actively bearing false witness against his [undocumented] neighbors at the moment.

Ding ding ding.

Holy shit. Our cops are out of control.

Absolutely buckwild that Pritzker or any other Dem elected responsible for or supporting what’s happening this morning thinks this won’t go viral.

Everyone should listen to Chris Murphy's extraordinary warning about Trump on our pod. First, he says the logic must be that the more lawless he gets, the stiffer the resistance. "If I give in and consent to these kinds of tactics then it just normalizes it all." 1/ newrepublic.com/article/2013...

I will also reup my story from March about how Weiss’s for-profit University of Austin (UATX)—touted as a haven for free academic inquiry—has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary's speech-suppressing regime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

she is an incurious bigot whose only talent is syncophancy, and i can only hope her fall is as meteoric as her rise, with an attendant crater at impact

It’s going to take incredible leadership & capability…

Texas is not a safe place for women and children because men like these are in control of the systems that govern and the money that fuels them. Here’s convicted sex offender Robert Morris with Trump, Abbott, and Cruz. Birds of a feather flock together. #epstein #trump #texas #txlege #momsky

The 🍊👑 always believed in Project 2025 !!!

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Feds cancelling a whole raft of manufacturing & innovation projects in Washington state, because WA is blue & the federal government has declared open war on half the country.

Lt Governor for Virginia.

Having meaningful Fourth Amendment remedies in place is important because without them you eventually get this - federal agents dragging US citizens from their homes without cause.

Didn’t Senate Republicans prove last month that this is actually their shutdown? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...

Why *almost* every door? What made the difference? Hardware, reportedly.

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

The People have power, and I hope enough of them realize it soon.

In a little-covered speech, Clarence Thomas laid out his theory for how the Supreme Court can take away more of our hard-won rights. Here, @elienyc.bsky.social unravels the legal jargon to explain what Thomas has in mind.

There is absolutely no reason for Democrats to cut Republican friendly surrender deals giving political lifelines to Brett Kavanaugh supporting wingnuts like Susan Collins pretending to be moderates in DC’s right leaning political/media landscape. It’d be malpractice when public is blaming the Rs.

These people are absolute trash.

They’ve been AWOL since 2016

Please remember this in the days going forward: Everything going forward could have been avoided if Republican Congress members simply did their job and obeyed their oath to the Constitution. It’s that simple. They abandoned the country. They can say what they want, but that’s what happened.

47. #CONNECTICUT: ~150,000 ACA enrollees Avg gross rate change: +19.7% (FINAL) Avg gross 2026 premium: $1,099/mo We've broken the $1,000 mark. NET 2026 increase for 64-yr old couple earning $90K/yr if enhanced tax credits expire: +441% acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

Let’s be clear: Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans forced a government shutdown tonight. Rather than address the health care crisis that they created just earlier this year, they refuse to come to the table and do their jobs. What happened to the art of the deal?

Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days. Mike Johnson voted “no” on that. They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are easy to underestimate because they act like idiots, but they should not be treated as idiots. They are dangerous fascists with power and a plan. Democrats must act, and Republicans with any dignity left need to wake up

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance. Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn. We have been sent here to fight for people.

Amen!

He’s an evil stupid greedy criminal monster.

I'm tired of people suggesting this woman is not or can't be a true Dem leader. She speaks for the whole party and for the vast majority of Americans better than almost every other politician out there. We need leaders. She's one.

Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.

If you live in: South Dakota Louisiana West Virginia Wyoming Tennessee Mississippi Alaska Call your right wing Senator and ask them why they're pushing to increase their constituents healthcare prices so much.

Sen. Sanders breaks down the Republican-created health care crisis

Republicans are all such cowards. It is always "I don't know about it" whenever confronted by the hideous racism of this regime. They claim ignorance because the KNOW it is wrong -- and yet they stand by him. Total complicity.

The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.

SCOOP — The White House instructed all federal agency leadership on Tuesday to send out a mandatory message to workers blaming the impending potential government shutdown on House Democrats, The Handbasket was first to learn. Absolutely no modifications to the email were permitted. My story:

Democracy is at stake, and California voters get a chance to save it. Vote Yes on 50 - a temporary redistricting to offset the power grab by Trump and Texas politicians who re-gerrymandered Texas to get more House seats We put this sign on our front deck #VoteYesOnProp50

I need journalists to be able to identify a push poll when they see one.

Trump & Republicans are shutting down the US Government because they HATE America.

Clarity!

Wake up, America; the joint is on fire.

just the hubris on this guy! like every chauvinist mediocrity, he sincerely believes he is a top specimen, the pinnacle of human achievement.

Scoundrels, thieves, con artists, devils.