DHS has so much money (thank GOP) that now new secret service detail agents get two new tailored suits each! "The initiative to have the Secret Service purchase suits happened because Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem disliked how a protective detail was dressed"

Pritzker demands a $1,700 refund per family for the people of Illinois after Trump's tariffs were ruled unconstitutional. Dems, pay attention. This is your midterms message.

I should note that there are hundreds of awesome small businesses that - if they’re refunded - will get to continue to operate. So that’s good news.

Democrats should run this year on returning tariff revenue to Americans. Trump already said today he’s going to fight this in the courts. An easy mode way to be on the right side of the affordability issue.

Her father fled China because he organized student protests during Tiananmen. He was a political refugee. The story of this family, and Alysa Liu, would have played out very differently today. This is what we're losing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...

start each broadcast day with This Land Is Your Land you cowards

Now do immunity...

According to Kristi Noem, when you name-call government officials like this, you are encouraging other people to assassinate them—and that is treason.

Trump: "I can do anything I want to do to them ... I'm allowed to destroy the country."

Your now-regular reminder that Republicans in Congress are okay with all of this...

1. Trump's global tariffs were always on shaky legal ground. 2. Still heartening that Roberts, Gorsuch, & Barrett had the spine to say they're illegal. 3. The liberals held on the line on major questions! 4. Kavanaugh's dissent is an abomination. 5. Thomas' is even worse! slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Far Side By Larson

The Supreme Court:

now that the tariffs are gone i don't see a reason to stop charging $100k per knife. People found a way to pay it so they must have the money to do so, and I'm not incentivized to do otherwise. I am every business.

The default position of every Democrat toward Donald Trump, personally and individually, should be shunning. Do not meet him. Do not attend events he is likely to attend. And say, loudly, and publicly, why: “I do not do business with child rapists.” Say it again and again. And act on it.

"free/cheap/non-toxic youth sports" feels like one of those skeleton keys that would have knock-on effects accidentally fix 100 unrelated things about America or, you know, even if it didn't, at least a bunch of kids would be able to have fun playing sports

I could understand this mindset if it was still the 1980s and Chick-fil-a was great, but it’s by far one of the crappiest fast food options on the market.

NEW: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from entering Labor Department HQ after two female staffers accused him of sexual assault inside the building, according to NYT. One alleged incident was captured on security cameras and is now part of a criminal investigation.

“Make a deal (aka: surrender) or I’ll kill you” is not negotiation and I’m tired of people pretending it is www.ft.com/content/0b47...

“They vilified a man who committed crimes and then confessed to his crimes!” Yeah that tracks: Republicans really don’t like when criminals are vilified in popular culture.

Congress must make it a felony with no statute of limitations for any federal employee to disburse federal funds without authorization from Congress. POTUS may get away with ordering the theft of taxpayer money, but anyone obeying such an order should face prison.

So he writes every Truth Social rant himself… but the racist one magically wasn’t him? They can’t even keep their lies straight.

fuck nazis

Re-posting this for, you know, no particular reason. https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos #wipolitics

USA Beat Canada In OT For Olympic Gold With just one more assist or goal, captain Hilary Knight would become the definitive all-time top points scorer in Team USA history at 33. She did that with the tying goal in the desperation hours for USA. www.flohockey.tv/articles/154...

Kristi Noem shot a puppy, whose name was Cricket, while her kids were riding home on the school bus. That is the only thing you need to know about Kristi Noem before making a judgment about her. Because the rest of her is cut from the same cloth.

Honestly I respect this lawyering.

Princes in the tower

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

Things actually preventing Trump’s removal under the 25th Amendment: 1) VP needs agreement of at least 7 cabinet secretaries; 2) Trump would instantly reinstate himself unless 2/3 of both the House and Senate vote to keep him removed. It’s harder to remove a president via 25A than via impeachment.

Contrast of Forms, by Fernand Léger, 1913, (rotated) 📸 by Mike Segar

Self-Portrait (rotated), potential sketch for The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo, late 15th//early 16th c

Blue Currents, by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, 2025, 📸 by @tiltoncreative

"With these policies out of the way, we can ensure a brighter future for all Americans, one where smog blocks out the sun and stars, and everyone has emphysema." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...

King Charles has issued a statement following his brother Andrew’s arrest

La Retraite de Hugues de Payens, by Georges Mathieu, 1958 (rotated), 📸 by @tiltoncreative

GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!

Congress should make it a felony, with no statute of limitations, for any federal worker to disperse funds without legislative authority from Congress. SCOTUS may place POTUS beyond the reach of the law, but random Treasury bureaucrats should feel constrained.

Bored of Peace

The greatest US Olympic hockey goal since 1980!

If only there was a short, three-letter word for “extended military assault” that journalists could use to save space and maximize clarity.

BREAKING: Trump on Prince Andrew's arrest: "I think it's a shame. I think it's very sad. I think it's so bad for the royal family. It's very, very sad. To me, it's a very sad thing."

Why yes I did order this hat from the Hub City Spartanburgers solely because of the excellent initials. @hcspartanburgers.bsky.social

Trump: "This building was built for peace. Nobody knew what to name it, and then Marco named it after me. I had nothing to do with it. I swear. They said, 'There's a surprise coming.' I thought they were gonna give me a lot of money or something. Maybe cash. Can always use some extra cash."

The Constitution bars Congress from funding “standing armies” for more than two years. Why the One Big Beautiful Bill violates this forgotten constitutional check and how Congress can enforce it now, from @scott-levy.bsky.social and Kevin McNellis: www.justsecurity.org/129908/congr...

Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?

NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results" and i was like. oh!

New to me: the history of Greenland in World War II, coveted by Hitler for its cryolite, natural supplies of which were then a vital resource in aluminum production [Timothy W. Ryback, gift link]