The legal case for Trump's 3rd term: American cities with Democratic mayors are hellholes of CRIME CRIME CRIME. That's why Trump is preparing Rapid Response Teams (RFTs). When protesters prevent RFTs from doing their jobs Trump will have to employ more stern measures. And if the protests 1/2

The AI frenzy will soon crash. It's very similar to the Dot Com frenzy. People who know nothing about AI are nonetheless ecstatic about the massive transformations they think it will bring. What transformations? *Massive power requirements, crowding out other customers (like families) 1/4

When Trump says that we can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again, he means that the Democrats rigged the election to give Joe Biden the win and that therefore Democrats are immoral and must never hold office again. It's a blatant statement that he wants one party rule.

THANK YOU Senator Merkley for telling the truth: the U.S. is now undrr authoritarian rule. And the Republican Party is cheering it along. ✊️

There's a point of no return. When, exactly? Is it when the Trumpies round up U.S. citizens to send them to detention? Is it when the law and the Constitution no longer have any predictability? Is it when the Prez declares war on just SOME of his fellow citizens? Is it when the Prez 1/2

Trump has fired about 100 immigration judges. That will increase the time required for immigration cases to be decided. But that's what the Trumpies want. They're spending billions on new detention centers. The plan is to enrich the rich who own the detention centers. They don't want to solve 1/2

Thune said that Senate Republicans have no control over what Russ Vought of OMB might do during the shutdown. That's a public confession that Congress is irrelevant. So this must be the WH org chart: Stephen Miller = God Russ Vought = Shadow God DJT = Puppet Congress = footrest

The Trumpies say everything is an emergency: Invasion by Venezuelans Massive trade deficits Loss of manufacturing jobs Crime outta control Massive federal debt Democratc terrorism None of it is true. The Trumpies are living in a total fantasy world.

Democrats need a new mascot. I'm thinking a velociraptor would be good.

Conservative: Sit still and don't make a fuss while I remove your eyes and your tongue. Liberal: WHAT?? C: If you protest you're just going to make it harder on yourself. L: You're INSANE! I'm not going to sit quietly while you.. C: Careful! If you protest I'll have you arrested for terrorism.

Okay I'm rethinking my position on a shutdown. Previously I had argued that it would be self-defeating for the Democrats to vote against the next CR. It's a major messaging battle, and the Trumpies are holding most of the cards. Besides, there's no guarantee that the Republicans would make good 1/3

The Trumpies are threatening massive firings of federal employees if the Democrats vote to shut down the government. Don't fall for it. They're going to fire massive numbers of federal employees anyway. It's just another way of trying to shift the blame for what they are doing to Democrats.

Many (most?) conservatives seem to be driven by a fear that the tenets of their faith are under assault. And the most obvious manifestation of this fear is the recitation of simplistic talking points: The Bible is the word of God Yahweh is merciful and just Jesus is the Messiah Etc. 1/3

Several prominent political figures-- Gov. Newsom for one-- are saying publicly that the Republicans are out to rig the 2026 election to ensure that they win. Q: if that does indeed happen, what should be the public's response? Timorous acceptance won't cut it. It'll have to be full on resistance.

Artifa = Anti-Fascist. And I am proud to announce that I am anti-fascist. Project 2025 is a fascist coup, and I oppose its goals and methods. If Antifa were an organization, rather than an ideology, I would contribute money to it. And I will continue to resist everything Trump represents.

I'm betting that tomorrow, when it's clear that the rapture did not happen, we'll learn that someone misinterpreted the signs and that really the rapture WILL DEFINITELY BE HAPPENING very uh... soon.

So MAGA is thrilled that they are finally getting even with the Biden administration for taking away their freedom of speech. Steven Colbet is gone. ABC has crumbled. Jimmy Kimmel is gone. Except that the Biden administration never did any such thing. And when I have to listen to Trump, 1/2

We are living through a period of mass delusion-- like the tulip mania. MAGA claims: Trump's tariffs will bring back manufacturing jobs Trickle down economics works The U.S. is headed for financial collapse due to massive debt Immigrants are invading the country and are stealing our jobs 1/3

Imagine what would be possible if some number of states were to secede: A Congress that represents all people proportionately No Electoral College No filibuster The John Lewis Voting Rights Act passed Citizens United permanently reversed Elimination of gerrymandering A guarantee that 1/2

SCOTUS is planning to rule on tariffs and on whether the president has the authority to impound funds allocated by Congress. Either ruling would relegate Congress to a mere footnote in the Constitution. It would amount to the final triumph of the Trump coup that began on Jan 20. Barely 7 months.

If SCOTUS allows Trump to declare war on Chicago, then we're well past the point where working within the system will ever get us out of this mess.

Why don't the SCOTUS conservatives just come out and tell us that the Constitution isn't really a set of rules-- it's more like guidelines which wonderfully good people like them are free to bend to whatever purpose they think best suited to the nation's needs?

If Trump tries to derail the 2026 election, whether by posting federal troops at voting sites or by issuing an EO to purge 100 million Dems from voter rolls, you can bet that he will appeal EVERY legal challenge to SCOTUS. I would expect Justice Roberts to enter all such appeals at the top 1/2

GOP solution to school shootings: turn every school into an armed fortress with metal detectors at every door and body armor and guns for every teacher. Q: Will children ever be allowed to play outside? Q: In an active shooter scenario how would law enforcement officers distinguish between 1/2

This country needs a functioning CDC. It needs medical researchers. It needs to push forward with green energy products and services. It needs a functioning DOJ, FBI, DOD, FEMA, etc. Trump is destroying all of that. Suggestion: States fund and operate an Alt-CDC, an Alt-DOJ, an Alt-FBI, 1/3

"We must have a Bipartisan solution" is the phrase Republicans have used for decades whenever they have had no intention of collaborating with Democrats.

Trump's looney notion that we need to get rid of mail-in ballots is impractical. EVERY state uses mail-in ballots because every state has military personnel stationed overseas. My state (WA) uses mail-in ballots universally. I love it. My ballot typically arrives at least a week in advance, so 1/2

I saw Putin and Trump talking when they were riding in The Beast. I thought Putin could speak little or no English. Does Trump speak Russian?

I used to believe that the president couldn't just shut down entire agencies with an EO. I used to think that NO ONE could be arrested in this country without being informed of the charges, being given the opportunity to contact a lawyer, and being able to defend himself in court. I once 1/3

In 1985 Rotary International launched a project to end polio throughout the world. As of 2024 there were only 2 countries where polio was still active: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now the Trump administration has ended U.S. support for a program that was so close to achieving its goal. It's madness.

MAGA thinking: Crime is OUTTA CONTROL!! But only in cities and states run by Democrats. We need to get the Democratic leaders out of office NOW!! IT'S AN EMERGENCY! Immigration is OUTTA CONTROL!! We need to round up all undocumented CRIMINALS and deport them NOW!! IT'S AN EMERGENCY!! 1/3

When should blue states give serious consideration to secession? Should we wait until SCOTUS finds that everything that DOGE did was not just permissible but necessary? Or until the Trump administration runs a 5th year census, eliminating anyone they consider illegal? Or until Trump 1/4

Hey my Lord and Master President Trump I've got the REAL employment numbers!! Since you took office in January your AMAZING policies have resulted in the creation of FIVE BILLION NEW JOBS!!! NO president EVER has created SO MANY JOBS!! It's a NEW AMERICAN GOLDEN AGE! #sarcasm, in case you wondered.

In case you were wondering what the hell is going on, we're all playing as extras in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Shield is the Democratic Party, Hydra is the Republican Party, Alexander Pierce is Donald Jackass Trump, Russ Vought is Arnim Zola, and Project 2025 is Project Insight.

8 days ago I called for states that did NOT vote for Trump in 2024 to secede: bsky.app/profile/dsm1... Since that time the Trump administration's attacks have only gotten worse, and now Trump is ratcheting up his attack on the courts. It's time to give secession serious consideration.

Republican solutions: School shootings-- arm teachers & lock down every school Undocumented immigrants-- arrest & deport every one, and make them suffer Homelessness-- commit the homeless to work camps Labor shortages-- make child labor legal Unemployment-- arrest all vagrants They want 1/3

Trump has threatened to arrest Mayor Bass of L.A. and Governor Newsom of CA. He claimed that he has evidence to charge Barak Obama with treason. He is sending ICE agents to NYC as to punish the safest big city in America for its "high" crime rate. Trump has declared war on states that didn't 1/5

I need a lawyer to explain to me how it is possible for someone (Emil Bove, e.g.) to attend Georgetown University Law Center and to develop the opinion that courts of law should not be obeyed when they rule against the current administration. Is that what law schools teach these days?

* Destroying entire U.S. govt agencies * Firing tens of thousands of govt workers * Cutting health care and food support for millions of citizens * Massively increasing the numbers of WORKING immigrants arrested by ICE *Raising tarrifs on all imported goods * and on and on... 1/2

Trump trade policy is profoundly stupid. Voters seem confused about tarrifs and trade deficits. Some still seem to think Trump's attempt to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. by tarrifs will work. MSM isn't pressing the Trumpies with enough hard questions. Could be because reporters are as 1/2

Republican solution to the immigrant "crisis": Finish building a 2,000 mile long wall on the southern border. (Q: What happens if immigrants turn to our 5,000 mile border with Canada? Or come in through our 95,000 mile long coastline?) Arrest and deport EVERY one of the roughly 11 MILLION 1/3

Hey SCOTUS-- Trump just told companies that they can freely violate the TikTok law that YOU LOSERS UPHELD!! Gee, it would really be great if there were a way to bring suit against our fascist dictator for refusing to uphold and enforce the law...

We're going to need a database of EVERY person who is harmed by the funding cuts of the BBB.

Just a point of information, for those who think the next step should be a real revolution: the situation in the U.S. today isn't comparable to that of France in 1789. Because the fact is that a very large sector of the American public still fully supports Trump. If you're thinking we need to 1/3

Conservatives love crime-- so long as it's committed by conservatives. On Day 1 of his second term Trump pardoned more than 1,000 criminals who had been convicted in courts of law for their ill behavior on January 6, 2021. Conservatives cheered over the release of the J6 "hostages." On Day 2 1/3

Some lessons of the BBB: Whenever you hear any Republicans yell about budget deficits, what they really mean is they hate your spending proliorities. They don't really care about deficits. Republicans believe 100% of people on Medicaid are scammers. Republicans still believe in trickle 1/2

WHY are so many Republicans afraid of Trump? Primarily because they are afraid of being "primaried." In today's parlance that means they're afraid Trump will endorse a candidate who is more willing to do Trump bidding. That's because of our LOUSY first-past-the-post elections. WE CAN END THIS!!

Most of the screaming about illegal immigrants is about immigrants who have invalid ID (purchased, no doubt, from forgers) who are employed by U.S. companies. The conservative approach to reducing the number of such immigrants is to arrest them all and deport them. And build a wall that 1/2

The BBB is sadistic. The harm it will cause is purely for the enjoyment of conservatives who think that absolutely EVERYONE on Medicaid is scamming the system. Most of them have forgotten that Senator Rick Scott's company was fined $1 billion for MEDICARE FRAUD!!! If they REALLY want to put 1/2

Many have said it, and I will repeat it: we're in the midst of a class war. The uber-rich have been funding platforms that spew lies for decades, and now we are reaching a tipping point. The rich want to shred the Constitution and rule over us as a benevolent plutocracy. Q: What is the best 1/5