“They just assaulted him. The whole f*cking thing is absurd.”

Today I wrote about a dangerous development that has not gotten the attention it deserves. JD Vance is building a prosecutorial office in the White House that will operate under his and Trump's direct control. Sign up to support Democracy Docket's work and access premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

AIPAC spends hundreds of millions buying primaries across the country. Now they’re trying to buy mine.

"You guys need to stop obstructing us, that's why that lesbian b*tch is dead!..They literally said, have you not learned? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch!"-2 ICE protesters arrested for legally following ICE tell our @jtcestkowski.bsky.social ICE slandered Renee Nicole Good. MORE⬇️

It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face. If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.

Poppy #MacroMonday #gardening 🌱

I was so happy to escape to Post in its earliest days, so sad when it closed down. I still try to follow all the ex-Posties that I find here, especially the ones whose photos always made me smile.

RIP Bob Weir It’s been a heavy week.

Sound familiar?

2/ When Elon Musk chose to develop Starship in Texas, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry. The FAA predicted the launches would have “minor or minimal” impact. The reality has been far different.

DOJ use of force policy. He broke the law and murdered a US citizen. Full stop.

Wish that members of this lunatic administration had the same energy about "complying with law enforcement " when it came to the insurrectionist who stormed the Capitol and assaulted law me and my coworkers. The mental gymnastics these clowns do is exhausting. Renee Nicole Good was murdered

Trump on why he pardoned notorious drug trafficker Juan Hernandez: “It was a Biden set up. Take any country you want. If someone sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail for the rest of his life.”

NPR made probably the best visual archive of the Jan. 6 insurrection that I've seen. It's fact-based and every American needs to see it including Republicans: apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/

To this day, I vividly hear the pounding on the doors of the House Chamber, the screaming of the insurrectionists threatening to kill us. Don’t let Trump and Republicans lie to you — January 6th was a violent attack on our Capitol and our democracy.

Five years ago, Sarah Matthews was working in the Trump White House. January 6 horrified her so much that she resigned. She looks back on that horrible day and Speaker Johnson’s refusal to honor the officers who defended the Capitol.

On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.

If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time? Really American FB

Feels about right.

What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

Rep. Jayapal asked Jack Smith what the toll on our democracy would be if Trump were not held accountable for attempting to steal the 2020 election. Jack Smith: “Catastrophic.” So, basically what we’ve experienced since Jan. 20, 2025.

Tell me we should trust AI to give us the facts. Tell me it's a future we can put our faith in. Come at me. I'm right here, waiting.

12/The key is that a neo-royalist order is not yet consolidated. It will face uncertainty both domestically and internationally. But only if actors recognize what is happening and come up with a plausible alternative. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

When Rebecca Solnit asks you to turn a thread into an essay, you fucking do it. jessica.substack.com/p/cbs-news-f... bsky.app/profile/rebe...

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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

He'll start a war to: 1. Distract from the Epstein Files 2. Steal oil 3. Justify emergency powers 4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment 5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned

11/ To learn more, Washington State is fortunate to have the UW's Center for an Informed Public out here breaking down how this works www.cip.uw.edu/resources/

Jim Jordan Buries His Own Cowardice in a Cowardly Document Dump www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/01/j...

2025 was a year where many of our worst fears came to pass. We watched a madman get back into the White House, who let billionaires hijack our federal government, slash our benefits to fund their government handouts & tax cuts, while stealing our data to feed their Orwellian surveillance systems 🧵

Top Senate Dems Demand Trump’s Chief of Staff Explain How She ‘Read the Epstein Files’ Mediaite

Great Blue Heron #BirdOfTheDay #Waders

Top Plays of 2025: No. 4️⃣ Cristian scored our first-ever Club World Cup goal v. Botafogo! 👏

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy

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Wild scenes. Absolutely wild. My brain can't comprehend this kind of behavior

MELIA is spending her second Christmas at the shelter. Lets end 2025 with a bang! By finding her a forever adult only home with no dogs. Cats are ok. Shes an amazing, smart, beautiful dog. Please adopt her Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793

A good news story for Christmas… “Why would I want that money just sitting in the bank when it could be helping these people?” Rick Steves buys ‘the most beautiful Christmas’ gift for homeless folks in Lynnwood replica.seattletimes.com/popovers/dyn...

That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.

Earlier today, the #Sounders drafted two Ballard FC players at the 2026 MLS Superdraft: midfielder Joe Dale and goalkeeper Stockton Short 🔥 Both have played for @goballardfc.bsky.social and have impressive college resumes 👀

Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.

UW Men’s soccer celebrated their 3-2 national championship win last night! They won 6 straight road matches against seeded teams, a first in NCAA. (Too bad the tv coverage ended before the celebration)

Go Dawgs! 💜⚽️🏆

Washington Huskies with their first College Cup win!! 🏆 ⚽️ 3-2 in a golden goal overtime win!

@maddow.bsky.social @stevebenen.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social I am loving Rachel Maddow’s interview with Timothy Snyder “We the People”. I would like Rachel to do another episode featuring American historian Dr Heather Cox Richardson. RP if you agree!

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits. This is the military industrial complex on steroids.