“We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less.”

He never thought that the leopards old eat hi political legacy. Very surprising.

What we might refer to as a "Kavanaugh Stop"

Remember how lefties used to say "abolish ICE" back in the 2010s, and got roundly scolded by the centrists for it ever since, and now events have shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that they were 1000% on the correct side of history, but somehow they're still being scolded? Fun.

As a military security expert (I’ve watched the first episode of designated survivor) I think announcing the location of your entire top chain of command five days in advance is probably a bad idea.

cool

Cabinetry and upholstered furniture tariffs, for reasons of national security. The sheer bullshit of it all really is something.

Just in case you’re wondering what the soundtrack is today… “Smoke and mirrors, stripes and stars Stolen for the cross in the name of God Bloodshed, genocide, rape and fraud Writ into the pages of the law good lord”

One interesting question: Did Homan report the $50k on his *STATE* income taxes? You have to report your income — even if it’s an illegal bribe. And if not: Could be an opportunity for state tax fraud charges in NY….

CHOTINER: So You created us right GOD: Yes CHOTINER: In Your image GOD: Yes CHOTINER: And sometimes we do bad things GOD: Oh Yes CHOTINER: And then you send plagues and floods GOD: OK I think I see where you are going with this

And if you don’t want a candidate under any circumstances, you don’t rank them (Frey) at all.

Kimmel was a great first step, now let's talk about Karen Attiah

cc: @karenattiah.bsky.social @espiers.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net @lyz.bsky.social

Sometimes, government can be “people coming together to protect lives.” Does not surprise me one bit that it’s the Grand Portage Band taking point here. www.startribune.com/the-north-sh...

Hey, @mccollum.house.gov, I’m a constituent. How do you justify voting to honor this vile hate monger? #standuporsitdown

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

also, immediately after 2010, a huge % of them had their once-winnable seats permanently annihilated by gerrymandering

Every single senate dem honored this man’s life and legacy at the request of Mike Lee who mocked the Hortmans’s death just weeks earlier. Every single one.

No one should get violent threats. But if you’re gonna change your vote because of it, you should resign. I’Ve been getting violent threats all week and not only do I have no intention of shutting up, I think it’s evidence that we need to say it louder

95 democrats, including @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social voted to "honor" the life of charlie kirk, who called for joe biden to be killed and said black women like justice ketanji brown jackson are unqualified affirmative action hires. shame. clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...

Technically they’re likely worse than nothing. It’s a paper trail of scienter.

Pilcrow, it’s your time to shine.

Bill Cassidy really needs to start wearing a hot dog suit to all the hearings he's chairing.

On second thought, maybe confirming an avowed disciple of Nurgle to HHS was a mistake.

Just saying, because it should should be said, I fucking love the Lynx.

The major American newspaper is the Strib. Steve Grove should figure out how to find himself without humiliating the rest of us.

It really seems like @steveinskeep.bsky.social and @npr.org hate to see a meaningfully informed public, and prefer the easier work of “bothsidesing” democracy into the grave. I mean, how would their actions be different if that weren’t their primary objective?

Lol. If you look up "it's okay when the President does it" in the dictionary, they have a picture of John Yoo. So for him to say this is quite something. This is the guy who wrote the legal memo justifying torture. And now he's all "hey, there's a line!"

That’s a smart framing. I remember when the main debate was how best to address climate change, not whether it was happening. How to provide health care, not whether we should.

But if you defund the police, who will do absolutely nothing if you’re assaulted and later fatally shot by your assailant?

Everyone involved including these people

I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer. The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial. Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.

Civility is more than aesthetics. It’s not merely how the message is delivered. Civility necessarily includes the content of the message. A clean cut man wearing khakis, politely stating into a microphone that all trans people should be eliminated is not some laudable beacon of civility.

In case it was ever a question, I love supporting MN siblings in labor because they’ve shown up for us. Solidarity forever, my friends.

No elected official Democratic party will be as cruel about Kirk's death as Mike Lee was about the death of Melissa Hortman. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/17/s...

I feel like the “no killers” rule should never have needed to be written down. But maybe it does.

🗣️ UMN Teamsters Local 320 are on strike! 👉 “Workers are demanding parity with other university union settlements and preservation of hard-fought gains won in mediation.” 🔥 24 hour pickets are planned across UMN’s system of campuses until a deal is reached. #SOLIDARITY with the 1,400 workers!

Donald Trump may have sent a sexually explicit message to an infamous pedophile. But at least he didn’t write the message with an autopen.

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.

it’s fascinating. majorities of americans oppose the military occupation of cities. a substantial number of those are fucking furious about it, but rather than lean into this anger and attack trump’s perception of strength, these “strategists” want democrats to avoid the confrontation entirely.

He is including my 86-year-old mom, born in Dassel MN to a mom who was brought to America at 4 years old from Sweden, and to a dad who was born here but whose parents immigrated from Sweden also. She is a Trump supporter & NAMED karen & one of the evangelicals who are okay deporting elderly Hmong

Yale Law School never beating the “they don’t teach law at Yale” allegations

Jesus Christ, even for her, this is low.

Y’all this is absolutely wild. You need to read this article. Coordinated targeting of firefighters on a 10% contained wildfire for immigration enforcement under the pretense of *padding their time cards*. This is insane.

Epstein abuse survivor says Epstein's "biggest brag" was his connection to Donald Trump.

Here's the Letter to the Editor I was worked up enough to write about Karen Tolkkinen's inane article.