In the NYT, 10/22, Ashley Ahn quotes Anita McBride, chief of staff for First Lady Laura Bush: “Betty Ford had the best quote for how special the East Wing is: ‘If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart.” That rings true. Trump is destroying the heart of America.

I need an accounting of all the companies contributing to Trump's Big Bloated Ballroom, so that I can put them on my growing boycott list.

From the Justice Department: "Former Congressman George ... Santos was sentenced ... to 87 months in prison for ... wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. ... Santos was ordered to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $373,749.97 and $205,002.97 in forfeiture." Nothin' to see here.

Trump told AG Pam Bondi to prosecute Letitia James-calling her “guilty as hell” When the US Attorney wouldn’t do it, he replaced that lawyer with his personal attorney And despite the fact that career prosecutors refused go forward The DOJ got an indictment anyway THIS IS VINDICTIVE PROSECUTION

The New York Times today: "Detonation Underscores Inherent Dangers of Manufacturing Explosives" Well, duh.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, of all people, is arguing that Republicans could reopen the government if they wanted to, using a tactic they used to confirm Trump nominees a few weeks ago. Her argument is veeeeery close to one made recently by Bill Scher in Washington Monthly.

A great thread. Stick with it until the end. There was another post on Bluesky about the idea that even the Republicans, behind closed doors, are saying that Trump has dementia.

Here's the headline from the lead story in the Oct. 2 New York Times major news email today: "White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

🗣️THIS is the message!! Brava, Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social!!

More guns than people… Is it freedom or a national death cult that keeps growing?

I assert that The NY Times has changed its approach to writing about Trump. A good example is this piece by Shawn McCreesh. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

We’re here! But guess what? … All the doors are locked as the GOP cancelled votes and is pushing us towards a government shutdown.

Is this supposed to be a threat? They did this exact thing while the government was open

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center issued a statement on the use of acetaminophen while pregnant... 🤰🏽💊👀 #NHnews #Tylenol

I’ve played nice. I’ve held my tongue. But no more. The lie that vaccines are dangerous is killing people. We have lives to protect. Vaccines are safe, effective, and essential. Enough of the fear-mongering.

It’s time to speak up for democracy. And Rep Jason Crow is with us. Who else?

Can't happen here. Because it already has.

Ooooookay.

God, I love the British!

An old story, but a good one, from The Onion: Newborn Loses Faith In Humanity After Record 6 Days — theonion.com/newborn-lose...

Please read Jamelle Bouie's brilliant article on the essence of our country's great experiment and the threat it faces. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

Here's my full report on today's order: www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tru...

Just think! The money Bill Gates makes on flights to enable Trump's evil deportation agenda will go into the Gates Foundation work supporting global health initiatives. That's great, right? No?

This is what the appeasers and capitulators don't seem to get (or perhaps willfully deny): You're not going along with one awful thing, you're setting the baseline for the next awful thing, and the expectation that you'll acquiesce to that. Which forms a new baseline... Call it out and say no.

🧵 An open letter to the US Open and USTA: Trump will attend the #USOpen as a guest of ROLEX. Yesterday, Trump declared 'WAR' on Chicago. The USTA has called for media censorship of dissent against Trump today. I played NCAA tennis many years ago and still play. Today I resign my #USTA membership.

"She did her job with relish." — Steve Inskeep, host of NPR's Morning Edition, commenting on the retirement of NPR reporter and host Susan Stamberg after more than 50 years on the air. NPR listeners and supporters will understand his reference (and his reverence).

What's the expression? A day late and a dollar short.

This video, in which CNN's Erin Barnett speaks to Zohran Mamdani about the effects on raising taxes on the wealthy, is more than a month old, but I have to say that Mamdani makes real sense here. www.youtube.com/shorts/MstDs...

We must not let anyone forget what happens after, AFTER the 2026 midterms. H.R.1 will be in play the day after the results of the midterms come in. Make sure you vote for your own security and welfare.

This brings to mind Groucho Marx's quote about not wanting to belong to any club that would welcome him as a member. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...

Great news! I'm apparently on a roll on LinkedIn!

NY Assemblyman and Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Confronts Border Czar Tom Homan Over Threats to Flood NYC with ICE Agents and Plans for Detentions at Guantanamo Bay, an Infamous Military Black Site That Has A Long History Of Human Rights Violations insane

[writing the constitution] Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president" Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down

He might need to release the Epstein files to distract from the Russia summit

Please read this. If nothing else has already done so, this news marks the beginning of the end of our freedoms of speech and of the press, and by extension of our noble experiment in democracy.

If it’s the Golden Age & everything is great & the economy is booming & Trump has ended all wars & slayed inflation & everyone is happy & drug prices are down & his approval is at 71% & everyone hates Dems, why would they need to do mid-decade gerrymandering to hold the House?

Remember that, in the movie this cartoon references, Indy escapes the giant rolling boulder. I HOPE Trump won't escape, but I'm not betting on it.

Succinct summary here of the timeline of the ins and outs of the Trump/Epstein relationship. Many have said that, if Trump's lips are moving, he's lying. It's pretty clear that we haven't heard the real story about their friendship. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Trump tomorrow: "We increased jobs by 390 million & brought gas down to 83 cents per gallon in all 53 states. Eggs are now free. The cats, dogs & pets in Springfield, Ohio are now safe. We've increased Medicaid & Medicare & every American will get a check for $1.5 million because of our tariffs."

Can someone explain the logic behind Trump's "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" thing? I mean, he basically says "I'm moving our nuclear subs to positions where it'll be easy to start World War III," and then adds, "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" WTF does that mean????

I'm betting on Ghislaine Maxwell's being pardoned and (completely coincidentally) her testifying that Trump never participated in Epstein's criminal activity: a win/win situation. (Well, win/win/lose, if you consider the victims, but they don't count, right?)

If I started making stuff up like this, my daughter would quietly take away my keys and contact my long-term care insurance provider to start a claim.

When Trump uses $1 billion of our hard-earned money to buy himself a gold-plated gift, he reminds us all of how he has shredded the Constitution’s two Emoluments Clauses, which he violated from the first day of his first term.

No, Marjorie Taylor Greene isn't. Democrats from every state in the union have spoken out against this. Even President Obama has spoken out on this. For fucks sake people. This anti-Democrat shit is reaching psychosis levels.