THOMPSON: What should I constituents when they ask about costs? Farmers who are being hit by high costs of fuel & fertilizer, who can't get their product to market bc of the War in Iran -- should I tell them it's 'golden'? BESSENT: You should say we've had 2.6% growth since Trump took office

McGOVERN: Do you stand by your comment that kicking people off food assistance is somehow 'good news'? BROOKE ROLLINS: Most of those were fraudulent McGOVERN: I've talked to people who lost benefits. They were kicked off of SNAP. Hunger is getting worse in the United States.

McGOVERN: Do you believe pesticide companies deserve liability protection? BROOKE ROLLINS: We cannot destroy our framers' ability to plant McGOVERN: So even though you say glyphosate is safe, you believe they should have some sort of liability protection?

The usual bullshit: starting with the assumption that fraud rates are high, then working backwards to find someone to blame for the data not backing that up. In this case, the states must be giving the feds bad data, it couldn't simply be that Rollins' assumptions are wrong.

My favorite part is when Brooke Rollins says, "Don't be rude" as she's trying to defend cutting food benefits for children. Truly MAGA in a nutshell: They get to be horrible people and then act offended when someone criticizes them.

LARSON: Are we at war currently? BESSENT: The conflict has been halted LARSON: The conflict has been halted. So we're not at war? BESSENT: If you'd like me to call the Secretary of War, I can ask

Larson to Bessent: "You know, when I'm home in my district, I'm just gonna tell those people -- 'Jeez, you missed this whole thing. Don't you understand core inflation? You guys are better off! I mean, these gas prices, you should be doing cartwheels in the street!'"

Devil May Cry Netflix series renewed for 3rd and final season

Scott Bessent on the DOJ slush fund: "This matter is still subject to ongoing litigation…That means I am also not able to discuss any part of the settlement agreement…Any additional questions about the settlement or the fund should be directed to acting AG Todd Blanche."

I believe I ran the first Bluesky-first congressional campaign in the country. Some folks thought I was nuts. But it was absolutely the best move. Bluesky has better fundraising metrics and engagement for candidates, and the site isn’t overrun with Nazis. Take note. youtu.be/XOfkMBMpw3s?...

Rep. Angie Craig demolishes Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins: "Joe Biden is no longer the president. Mr. Trump is. Your party controls Congress. You own these numbers at this point. I'm sick of hearing you blame an administration from a year and half ago. You own every single bit of this."

ANGIE CRAIG: I don't think you understand the difference between error rates and fraud rates. I honestly don't. SNAP has one of the lowest fraud rates of any program BROOKE ROLLINS: You can't be serious when you say that CRAIG: Your own data says that

Rep. Jimmy Patronis why he supports Blanche being nominated to be permanent attorney general: "He's been steadfast and loyal to the president. The president needs somebody he can trust, and Todd has shown he can be counted on."

FCC Chair Brendan Carr says too much screen time is associated with "cognitive decline"

The Supreme Court's first opinion is a unanimous decision in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin. We will get more opinion(s) and they could come from any justice since Jackson authored this one. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Ossoff: "If we want to stop these spectacularly incompetent, loyalist nominees from getting confirmed in the Senate, we're going to have to stop relying on a few Republican senators to suddenly discover their courage and integrity. We're going to have to win the majority."

Trump worked hard to cover the back of his right hand from cameras today but you can see in this pic that it was discolored, painted up, and swollen (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)

Maria Bartiromo: "I mean, the president is expressing optimism about a potential deal with Iran. He said yesterday an agreement could come as soon as this weekend." 🙃🙃🙃

Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford on Bill Pulte's lack of qualifications: "Maybe you should think about something else. This guy, whether anybody knows him or not, at least is not guilty of trying to orchestrate a coup against a sitting president. I would say that bodes well for him."

WGA EAST PRESIDENT TOM FONTANA on Bari Weiss and CBS News(max): “CBS brass has engaged in near-constant editorial interference… too thin-skinned to handle honest scrutiny… profound contempt for the journalism profession— and for honesty, integrity, and objectivity…”

Rep. Lieu: “The Supreme Court is out of control, out of touch with the American people…This is the most corrupt Supreme Court we’ve seen in our history, and reform is going to come next year."

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Can I get a hell yeah going in the chat

I would really like for outlets to, after stating the government’s allegations, at least mention the fact that the car ran into us. An ICE agent drove into a crowd. Of people. Who were peacefully protesting. And then the government tried to paint us as a lawless mob.

God damn

TRUMP: Be quiet. You should be ashamed of yourself. You used to be a conservative from Alabama. KAITLAN COLLINS: I'm still from Alabama.

His face is swollen like a tick about the burst. His eyes barely open.

lmfao

Trump does not sound or look well

Trump sounds nearly comatose as he tries to attack CNN

Trump, sounding very tired, attacks a woman reporter for not smiling more

Trump, who is currently doing a proof of life appearance in the Oval after a week of not being seen in public, sounds extremely tired and haggard

Folks, there is something gravely wrong with the president’s health and the White House is covering it up. This man is obviously not well.

Trump is an irredeemable asshole who appeals to assholes.

Trump’s first round of MAGA hires to work in his administration in 2025 scraped the bottom of the barrel of unqualified hacks and grifters. Now he’s moved on to scraping the sludge and slime that was stuck to the bottom.

Rubio: I have never seen Trump fall asleep. Lieu: I’m going to show you a video that shows you just lied to congress. Here is a video of him asleep while you are talking.

Mullin: Are you calling me a racist? Green: Reclaiming my time. Ask him to shut up! Shut up! Mullin: No one will call me a racist. I’m Cherokee.

Lujan loses patience with Bessent's refusal to answer questions LUJAN: Are you the Secretary of Treasury? BESSENT: ... LUJAN: Yes is the answer. Scott, are you the Secretary of Treasury?

"To say that you as Treasury Secretary do not know what the DOJ is giving away to people? C'mon man. That's just not on the up and up" -- Lujan is underrated as a Democrat who does a great job grilling the Bessents of the world

MADELEINE DEAN: How many people were killed simply trying to access food sites in Gaza? RUBIO: Well, since Hamas killed them, you should ask what their role was DEAN: IDF soldiers shot some of them. Propaganda ain't gonna work with me

WARNOCK: Do you still driving deeper into debt to extend billionaire tax cuts was a good investment? BESSENT: During the Biden admin-- WARNOCK: Look, Joe Biden has been out of office for two years. The fact you keep talking about him tells you everything.

The farce continues. ICE and DOJ's official position to Judge Xinis is that it would be "prejudicial" to the United States national interest to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica and not Liberia. Then at a hearing, Secretary Mullin says he'd be "happy" to send him there.

Compare what the judge wrote (left) and my paper, posted today (right). Amateurish, innacuate history is everywhere these days. Judges doing this kind of stuff is embarrassing beyond belief. My draft paper on the historical Anglo-American constitution is here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

lmao he knew he had to defend the shoes hahahahahaha

Devine: "The anti-weaponization fund have you dropped that?" Trump: "No, a court ruled against it…These are people that lost their lives over nonsense where the FBI said, 'Go in.'…These were many great people, and I gave them pardons. I'm very proud to have given them pardons."

This is so brutal.....well done Senator Cortez Masto.....

Computer, enhance ... What the-

WARREN: Do you agree that it's a conflict of interest for President Trump to trade stocks? BESSENT: President Trump is not sitting in the Oval Office engaging in a high-frequency trading strategy. Congress should get their house in order first W: You think it's okay for the president to do this?

WARREN: Trump purchased up to $1m of Nvidia stock. A week later, he changed US policy and loosened the rules on export controls so Nvidia could sell its chips to China. Now the stock is through the roof. Should SEC be knocking on his door? BESSENT: Get your house in order, senator. Lead by example