Don’t get caught up in the Washington horse race reporting on Republican congressman Thomas Massie losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger in Kentucky. Massie lost because he worked with Democrats and Republicans to force Trump to release the Epstein Files. That’s why Trump wanted him gone.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Democratic nomination for governor in Georgia.

Gov Jared Polis told a Colorado Sun event that his decision to give clemency to Tina Peters "will be remembered fondly." He was later interrupted by protesters carrying an enormous banner reading EAT SHIT POLIS coloradosun.com/2026/05/19/j...

Overuse of the word 'racism' has diminished its impact over the past 20 years. Overuse of the word 'Fascism' has diminished its impact over the past 10 years. Overuse of the word 'antisemitic' now will diminish its impact in the coming years. It is already happening, with any criticism of Israel.

A story about KY GOP Senate nominee Andy Barr: In 2019 he got mad at AOC and demanded she come to his district to visit a coal mine. She said yes, which he didn't expect, so he withdrew the invitation. Then it turned out there were no working coal mines in his district. Because he's an idiot. 1/3

"This is not leadership. Our service members deserve far better" -- Rep. Crow demolishes Adm Cooper for repeatedly refusing to acknowledge that the law of war manual prohibits declarations of no quarter like the one Hegseth made

Even Trump appointees know how disgustingly corrupt this is, and it still has not received 10% of the coverage and attention it deserves as media moves on to other things.

Shapiro: Somehow, he can’t find the money to pay for healthcare, but he can steal from you to pay off the criminals who stormed the Capitol.

I guess we now find out if Thomas Massie uses the rest of his term to continue leveraging his position, or he becomes a quiet mouse biding his time. I don't know if he has further political ambitions or not. He may decide he gave it his best shot, can hold his head high, and returns to private life.

Thomas Massie: “Today is the six month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social

“.. What we are talking about is nothing short of the sitting president of the United States looting from the Treasury for his own gain,” she said. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5733...

Testify at a Senate hearing today, Todd Blanche told Senator Chris Van Hollen he's met with Epstein survivors and their lawyers. Within hours, 18 Epstein survivors released a joint statement contradicting AAG Todd Blanche's testimony, directly accusing him of making false claims. I believe them.

MOULTON: I'm not asking you to talk about the Iran nuclear program. I'm asking you to talk about the English language. What's the difference between 'obliterated' and 'significantly degraded'? Are they the same? ADM COOPER ... MOULTON: Why did we start this war? Was President Trump lying to us?

Full investigation please!~

SIGN OF THE DAY…

Holy shit! This is absolutely huge, folks. #iPadMusic

Jared Polis should resign today and never return to politics.

The announcement, made by the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach — “FAFO” — comes after Trump refused to rule out sending ICE to the polls, which could be illegal voter intimidation. If that happens, local prosecutors say they’ll file charges. bit.ly/4wCPl1R

WOW — the NAACP joins the call for Black athletes to boycott schools in the South over racist Republican erasure of Black representation. “What these states have done is not a policy disagreement. It is a sprint to erase Black political power.” naacp.org/articles/naa...

People forgot what the economy was like after Covid.

It’s Election Day, ‘Bama (hoping this guy will be my next governor)

BAN DATA CENTERS,NOW !......

CBS backlash has pushed Colbert to 2.70 million viewers. Weiss is now faced with canceling the MOST WATCHED PROGRAM in the late-night time slot. Fire her - keep Colbert is the answer.

This security guard died protecting children at the Islamic Center of San Diego. If you can help support his family, it would go a long way. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

Nearly 800,000 Louisianians voted yesterday and won, rejecting all five state constitutional amendments put forward by Gov. Jeff Landry...

The Epstein files changed me forever. I read them in painstaking detail over months, realizing in real time that we are not ruled by laws equally applied. We are ruled by wealth, access, and protection networks. America is a syndicate. I’ll never get over it, so don’t ask me to.

They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you.

This framing from the @nytimes.com has to be a deliberate attempt to put their thumb on the scale. 1/3 of the voters mistrust and disagree with the handling of Covid. No one thinks badly of entrepreneurs.

so *sometimes* they understand what effect tariffs have on prices www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

oh that's embarrassing. iowastartingline.com/news/politic...

Tennessee NAACP goes to court to stop "late-decade Congressional redistricting," and the law sure looks to be on their side.

In other words, Trump and Hegseth have been lying to the American people.

Donald Sherman, president of CREW, called the inspector general's response “incredibly alarming" and something "we've never seen before." "If Secretary Hegseth gets to choose what gets investigated and what doesn’t, then independent oversight is functionally over at the Defense Department."

The Defense Department IG has rejected a request by @citizensforethics.org to investigate the use of a military helicopter for a fly-by at Kid Rock’s house in March, saying Pete Hegseth doesn’t want to look into it. Which is not how an IG works. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

The background makes me think they are in a VisionWorks.

I find myself incredibly sad at the passing of Ted Turner. A giant in media and sports, an important conservationist, and a guy who was very hard to dislike. Forever grateful for WTBS, bringing #Braves games and reruns of The Andy Griffith Show to TVs coast to coast. Condolences to Jane. #RIP, Ted.⚾

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I haven't been posting much about the #Braves, just enjoying their run so far. They haven't lost a series, lead the majors in runs, and Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin leading the majors in hits, with Matt Olson right behind. Olson and Baldwin lead in RBI. Olson leads #MLB in Xtra Base Hits. ⚾

Fake assassination attempt brings out the drooling sycophants.

Not a shred of sympathy from me. In fact, I hope it was painful. These arrogant sons of bitches deserve every gore, maul, and trample that they get.

Warnock: "I know that there are those who are tired of the remedy. I'm tired of racism. I think it's a strange position to be more concerned about the medicine than you are about the malady."

I really need someone to tell him to go fuck himself, directly to his face, preferably in public and on camera.

Trump asked Sean Hannity to serve as his intermediary in getting John Fetterman to switch parties, according to Politico. Hannity then conveyed Trump's offer of "more money than he ever dreamed of" to Fetterman the next day on his podcast. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

I watched 'Marty Supreme' last night and was sorely disappointed. The main character is just not likeable at all. You don't root for him, you root for someone to punch him in the mouth. Which, I guess is a testament to Timothée Chalamet. The Table Tennis action is outstanding, though. 🎞️🎦

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I just read this, in hopes that Kansas Senator Roger Marshall will lose his reelection in November. Now I'm depressed.

Academy Awards organizers issued new rules to clarify that acting and writing must ‌be performed by humans — not artificial intelligence — to be eligible for the movie industry's highest honors

WATCH: @RepLuna calls for a vote to strip the pesticide corporations immunity provision from the farm bill… chair Mike Simpson (RH) claims the “the NO’s have it” when clearly the YAY votes were louder… Luna asks for a recorded vote… Simpson postpones it… Wildly corrupt stuff