To the 22 million Americans who will see their health insurance premiums spike if Republicans get their way on this shutdown: Trump, Mike Johnson and Republicans in Congress say that you are all “illegal aliens”.

#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous & Cabinet vote to hand over $83M to one of his campaign donors in exchange for 4, count 'em, FOUR acres of waterfront property that the donor bought for $8 million. I watched -- the vote took just 2 minutes to ram through. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

To explain: At the start of his opinion, Judge Young includes an anonymous note received by his chambers, which reads “Trump has pardons and tanks..what do you have?” Responding to the note, Young says we have our “magnificent Constitution” and “here’s how that works out in a specific case —“

Judge Young is a Reagan appointee, by the way.

Electroinic Arts just got bought out by the Saudis and Jared Kushner's firm. Mass Effect 4 is going to have heteronormative romances only and you're going to be working to bring "peace" to the galaxy by crushing dissent. :(

Can it get any more embarrassing? No paywall

This.

😷😷FOOD RECALL😷😷

I will meet with our generals today. If I don't like them, I will fire them immediately. – Trump

Welp, looks like I'm done posting on @bsky.app for the day. I didn't even realize the daily video limit was still a thing. Any help, @support.bsky.team?

Trump summoned the top American military officers stationed around the world to VA to tell them that the enemy they should be primarily concerned with now is American citizens.

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

To Donald Trump: Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities. Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US. Stop attacking the 1st Amendment. Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.

I think Rep. Crockett and I were on the same page regarding Trump's Weaponization of government:

We’re selling hundreds of tees. Are they going to arrest all of us? Let’s find out. t.co/NrHYKVnlET

Trump on Gaza: "We're gonna create something that was my idea but unfortunately I got drafted. It's gonna be called the 'board of peace.' And it's gonna reign over that territory. They asked me if I'd be the chairman of the board of peace. I said yes."

Despicable humans

WHATEVER YOU DO, REMEMBER NOT TO CALL THE PRESIDENT A FASCIST THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

Does this seem like an administration with any interest in keeping the government open? The Republican Trifecta sounds gleeful about causing a shutdown.

Meanwhile, press is getting this email

I think I did some good work here overall, but my guess is that most people are going to want to fast forward to the 34:30 mark to hear me and "David" from North Carolina. www.c-span.org/program/wash...

BREAKING: A unanimous appeals court panel rules that reporter Catherine Herridge must testify about her source for a story that has become the subject of a leak investigation. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc...

Deranged, un-American fascism. bsky.app/profile/atru...

In a new filing, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys denounce the Trump admin's "gamesmanship" in threatening to deport their client to Uganda or Eswatini instead of Costa Rica. His continued detention is "unreasonable and unauthorized," they say.

JUST IN: American Oversight asks the 11th Circuit to vacate Judge Cannon's blockade of the special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's handling of classified material. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Trump to top military officials: "I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military. National Guard, but our military. Because we're going into Chicago very soon. That's a big city with an incompetent governor. Stupid governor."

Trump talks about the “next big thing for the people in the room” - he signed an EO for quick response force that will “take care of the enemy from within”.

Trump to generals and admirals: “this war from within will be the major part for most of you here”

#Florida dementia patient/convicted felon talking to the generals about the most important topic in the world.

#Hegseth is openly advocating that soldiers can do war crimes with his backing. This speech explains why Trump pardons murders and other war criminals.

Does someone want to tell the DUI hire that he can’t eliminate prosecution for war crimes?

Trump talks about “2 n words, and you can’t use any of them”.. he then talks about “US being ahead in nuclear submarines, others are 25 years behind and he sent a nuclear submarine in response to a threat from Russia, but let’s hope we never have to use it, when I see pictures of what remains..”

2/3 This is embarrassing as fuck. He thinks it will motivate these men, all it's going to do is piss them off because he literally barged in and turned everything upside down, calling them into one place, pulling them away from their command - for this rookie bullshit. What a fucking joke.

NGL I’M PROUD: That the Generals and SNCOs at Quantico had the military bearing to not cheer or clap for that disgraceful speech. @SecWar is a drunk, sexual assaulting racist who thought it was clever to give fuck ups in the armed forces permission to be drunks, racists, sexual assaulters!

Trump to a room of generals: "I've never walked into a room so silent before. Just have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud."

Democrats will support a spending bill as long as it won't mean Americans' health care costs skyrocket while Trump keeps getting blank checks for his power grabs. Ask your Republican legislators TODAY to stand up for you and prevent a shutdown. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

So we learned from Hegseth today that accountability and discipline for crimes and misconduct is a War on Warriors and must end immediately.

Trump and his minions are eyeing “wholesale destruction” of environmental science

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire [via @popular.info]

Joni Ernst’s lifelong legacy for women serving in the military from her time in the Senate is Pete Hegseth. Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

Hegseth: "Basic training is being restored to what it should be -- scary, tough, and disciplined. We're empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits, ensuring that future warfighters are forged ... they can put hands on recruits."

FYI. If the Govt shuts down, everyone stays in town including the president but you’re just bored with nothing to do because it’s all messaging and negotiations. GREAT TIME TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

No more socialism for socialism-haters:

Trump: "I'm gonna be meeting with generals and admirals and with leaders, and if I don't like somebody, I'm gonna fire them right on the spot."

Hegseth: "We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver seat. We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complains ... no more walking on eggshells."

Hegseth: "You should not pay for an earnest mistake for your entire career. That's why today, at my direction, we're making changes to the retention of adverse information on personnel records."