trump literally went to court to starve children to death.

the 2024 election was not stolen. people just voted for the fascist. no reputable analyst thinks Harris really won; his victory was completely in line with polls. I keep seeing people spreading this stuff. please don't do that. lies and conspiracies help fascists.

Mike Johnson suffers from a sensory deprivation condition common among Republicans: He can't see or hear anything inconvenient.

I swear, this fucking guy.

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just to clarify, "it is good for hegseth to start facing some consequences" does not mean, "hegseth should never face any more consequences" not sure why ppl are getting those things confused.

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"even a half-hearted investigation will impose costs on Hegseth. Preparing for Congressional inquiries is time-consuming and stressful. The hearings themselves are likely to be humiliating, and potentially much worse than humiliating. "

Fingers crossed

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Releasing files that expose the sexual abuse and exploitation of children should never be partisan.

23 days until Christmas🎄

@papasino.bsky.social good morning Dino. 22/30, and we got about 2” of ❄️ overnight. 🫤 I hope you have a great day.

I’ve long advocated for the press corps to stand in solidarity and do two things: 1. Follow ups should be directly at him being an asshole and defending their coworkers 2. They should absolutely ignore him and refuse to give him any press other than the fact that he’s an asshole

I think we’ll see charges (pending Trump pardons, obviously), but I don’t think it’s going to be during this administration. That being said, I do thing Hegseth and Patel are wearing out their welcome with Trump and we’ll likely see some junk drawer (Cabinet) rearrangement soon.

I worry more about the data than anything, honestly. They almost certainly aren’t managing it properly. It’s only a matter of time before it’s all compromised. The surveillance technology can - and should - be mitigated by our next Dem POTUS

She seems nice

it's crazy that jeffries is preemptively saying they can't impeach hegseth when very conservative Rs in both chambers are pushing ahead with hearings?!

but like...hard to argue with this.

Trump's MRI raises new questions about Biden's health.

And for World AIDS Day today, I’m reposting this important, sensitive, and profound essay. We all had, and have, our lists of love.

Republican lawmakers won't hold Hegseth accountable for war crimes because it might cost them their country club memberships. Service members face Leavenworth for following his illegal orders, but Congress won't act because donors might disinvite them from golf. Profiles in cowardice.

Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.

Trump: we’re going to keep America safe. We’re keeping the drugs out! Also Trump: pardons a guy convicted of trying to bring *hundreds of tons* of cocaine into the US.

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Today, hundreds of Hoosiers sent a message directly to lawmakers: we, the voters, reject policies that undermine fair representation within our state.

How's our boy Luigi doing

Dems “aren’t allowing women to be hot…” 😳 (What a gross thing for a Senator to be considering at all, never mind while being chummy with MAGA) Has he seen Mar-A-Lago face? 😳 share.google/ArvKShWHgTbC...

Musk cut off international aid; that's killed 600k ppl, and will likely kill some 14 million overall. He is a genocidal Nazi mass murderer. It's like asking Hitler what he thinks about philanthropy.

Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats

If you could have any musician, past or present, compose a soundtrack for your life, who would it be?

It would be nice if @cnn.com acknowledged this story was broken last week by The Handbasket: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-emplo...

‘We didn’t think Back to the Future sounded plausible – or good’: Huey Lewis and the News on The Power of Love

The proposed redistricting map was just dropped — on the same day the Indiana House is scheduled to convene. This is not how democracy should work.

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Happy December! Keep warm and stay cool... like Carole in this photo taken by Gerry Goffin. #december

We need to make a bigger issue of what Elon and Trump did when they destroyed USAID. The latest for my newsletter:

There’s an HIV prevention injection that could protect MILLIONS. But one company controls it. It’s time for Gilead to stop hiding behind restrictive patents, exclusionary licensing deals, & registration delays and start making this shot available to everyone who needs it.

Our country is broken.

@papasino.bsky.social good morning Dino. 23/36. I hope you have a great day.

It’s countdown time! 24 days until Christmas! 🎄

Bodily autonomy is NOT ego. Equal rights are NOT EGO. This is not negotiable.

Good on Welker for holding her feet to the fire here. Good on Noem for admitting absolute incompetence.

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Trans people deserve to live freely, without political interference.

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