So are starting on to the next phase of tyranny? Not only continuing to push the lie that Trump really won in 2020, but escalating to say that everything Biden did was not only illegitimate but also should be invalidated. How soon before they illegally pull laws off the books based on these lies?

This seems like it’s going to be a big deal. Either the administration and its Gestapo will fold to judicial power (and give precedent to every other city fighting back) or it will completely ignore the judge and we’re that much closer to a fascist police state.

At least someone is reporting it as it is. How in the ever-living hell are regular media not investigating and screaming that the effing PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES appears to be undergoing dementia screenings while in office?

This coupled with intentionally causing a food crisis by stopping SNAP benefits on 11/1, and I fully believe that Miller and Vought are desperately trying to provoke a significant enough incident from the public to invoke the Insurrection Act and try to implement martial law. And soon.

Jesus Christ. Even if the next presidential election isn’t gerrymander to hell, the Democrats are somehow going to lose again because they keep listening to the stupid consultant class. Gotta keep chasing those mythological, moderate GOP voters rather than actually focus on your own party.

“It’s not *our* fault! It’s all those meanie Democrats!” Clearly, things are going great for Republicans among their voters.

Hey press and “reporters” - can you maybe dig into what test he was given? Because it sure sounds like it might have been a test given to post-stroke and dementia patients to check on their cognitive decline. Which, you know, would kinda be a HUGE FUCKING STORY.

Today was a beautiful - almost quintessential - Autumn day in the Midwest. Perfect to unplug, do some stuff around the house before winter sets in, and relax. The horrors of the regime will inevitably be there tomorrow. But I also know that I’m privileged to be able to take a break, even for a day.

Yep. They found something that Trump will pay attention to - at least as much as his dementia-deteriorating brain will allow - and have set him up to play with that while Vought and Miller actually run the country (and drive it to fascism).

I’m going to be real interested to see if Trump doesn’t they to sue to block this from being released or claim it’s protected under the Presidential seal or some other bullshit. I strongly suspect the regime will not want the public to know what they made the colleges agree to.

Live look at every Republican when confronted about the food crisis, health care cost crisis, or job crisis they have caused:

While I’m still holding onto hope that our country and democracy will survive Trump 2.0, it’s clear that our economy won’t. His tariffs and irrational behavior is going to drive all our trading partners away and by 2028, the US will be a shell of its former economic powerhouse self.

I fully expect Trump - who is now pissed at Canada for running an old clip of Reagan trashing tariffs - will launch his attack on Venezuela overnight. Probably via a 2am bathroom tweet. I will be shocked if we are not at war by the time I wake up tomorrow.

Maybe it’s the “echo chamber” of Bluesky or because every news outlet is owned by Trump-friendly oligarchs, but I have seen ZERO indications that the Republicans are nervous about the shutdown or the harm it’s causing to Americans or their reelection chances. Seems different than previous shutdowns.

I wonder if I legally change my name to “Argentina” if I can trick the idiots in this administration into giving me the $40 billion. Yeah, it sounds stupid and ridiculous, but stop and really think about this administration…there’s at least a 10% chance that works, right?

Cartels took over this country? I must have absolutely missed the Cartel Party and their candidates on all those ballots when I voted. Not sure how they got enough votes to win without a better campaign strategy.

Democrats should be running non-stop ads in every major market using this clip juxtaposed over pictures of people in food lines, losing their jobs/homes, and being kidnapped by ICE. They should be on a constant loop for the next year.

If this gets picked up, I cannot imagine a scenario where *this* Christofascist, corrupt SCOTUS does not strike dow same-sex marriage at the federal level and allow states to outlaw it as they see fit. Probably on a shadow docket with no statement by the 6 Justices who struck it down.

I’m not trying to dodge…

Cuomo or Mamdani. The choice is on the level of "cake or death" for difficulty. It's clear that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is a coward who cares more about his AIPAC donors than the Democratic voters, his constituents, the city of New York, or the United States. What an embarrassment.

The shit is going to hit the fan if SNAP benefits for Nov get canceled. And no one is buying the Republicans’ attempts to blame Dems. I wonder which outcome(s) is most likely: 1. Rs cave on the shutdown 2. “Tariff refund” stimulus checks 3. War (probably w/ Venezuela) 4. Riots and Insurrection Act

Ope! I just said earlier today that I’m surprised Trump hadn’t sent out stimulus checks to try to bribe Americans into ignoring how awful he is. Guess someone was listening.

Assuming his heart and/or brain do not fail him before 2028, I cannot envision a scenario where Trump does not put himself on the ballot as the Republican nominee, regardless of how illegal it would be. Nor do I see him accepting any result that would show him losing.

If they are actually admitting that food prices are going up, that means the entire food supply chain is probably going to implode and we’ll be at hyperinflation-level food prices before the end of the year. Everybody panic buy and hoard now!!! (he said mostly sarcastically)

If this is true (and I know the funding levels are, but I’m talking about what they are spending it on), it seems like this should be a bigger deal than it is.

I know they are talking about a bailout for farmers, but given how bad Trump’s polling is, I’m surprised they haven’t announced stimulus checks to everyone to distract/bribe voters. Paying to have his problems go away is his typical MO, after all. Maybe they’re waiting until closer to the midterms.

Hey Mike Johnson, tell me again about all those young men wasting taxpayer dollars by getting free healthcare without working.

Wait, Pelosi is going to run for re-election? She’s eighty-fucking-five years old! For Christ’s sake, fucking retire! This is part of the reason the Democratic Party keeps losing: the majority of your base is not living in - nor wants candidates from - the 80s and 90s like these choices.

So I’m trying to decide which movie dystopia is Trump - or to be accurate, Miller and Vought - are more likely to implement: 1. The Purge 2. The Hunger Games I lean more towards The Purge. What do you think?

The entire Republican Party is just the party of Christofascists. I fully expected them to start pushing for a “holy war” against non-Christians within the next year or two.

Going with the same old tired “I was joking!” defense that every racist or sexist white guy uses every time they get caught being racist or sexist. It’s one (small) step away from “I hit you because I love you.”

I don’t know which I find more insane: that Republicans have spend 45+ years falsely proclaiming themselves as the “party of the working class” or that so many working class people believe it despite all the gold-plated evidence served with champagne and caviar to the contrary.

In these crazy times, it’s a privilege and a delight to be able to unwind with a fire in your own backyard on a chilly Autumn evening. It is definitely not something I take for granted.

I know it would ultimately be something unenforceable, can can the ICC please charge Trump with war crimes already? Between this, Gaza, Iran, and more, Trump deserves to officially be a war criminal.

Gee, firing live weapons over a highway - especially by this comically and dangerously stupid administration - went wrong and was a dumb idea. Who could have predicted that?

I can’t wait to hear Mike Johnson claim “I haven’t seen it. I’m not aware of the video.” when asked about both Trump’s shit plane video and Vance’s King Trump video.

An estimated 7 million Americans were out protesting Trump, accusing him of being a wannabe king. His response? Some 4chan level trolling showing an AI video of him (in a crown) dumping shit on citizens. It should be clear that Trump is not dictating anything in this regime. He is just a figurehead

Reminder to all the No Kings protestors to submit your completed and signed TT-207 forms by 8am Monday to receive your pay. Failure to submit or complete the form will delay your payment from George Soros.

What the Trump regime has been doing is: - Unconstitutional - Illegal - Deeply unpopular with the majority of voters - War crimes - Tanking the economy - Dangerous And yet, they don’t care. They don’t care about consequences like being voted out or any legal/criminal repercussions. Why is that?

The reason our Dear Leader had to burn the Constitution and declare himself “King For Life” and executed all Democratic lawmakers is because he inherited Biden’s horrible economy 2 years ago.

Trump has nuked the international markets for our crops. Any bail out this year will be needed again next year because farmers will still not have anyone to sell their crops to. Republicans are effectively going to have to introduce UBI because of their own stupid policies they never thought out.

I’ll repeat it until it happens or I get hauled off by the regime: - Nuremberg trials - Nuremberg punishments Those MUST happen post-regime for this democracy to survive.

“The men, who are all in the same Republican group which is not the first Republican group to have these sorts of problems, are all mentally disturbed lone wolves and not indicative of any broader pattern of hate and bigotry.”

My state, like a lot of states, has a special license plate for cars that are considered oldies/vintage. I just saw one this morning on a mid 90s Pontiac minivan. And as Gen-Xer, a small piece of me shriveled up and died.

Hey @govevers.wisconsin.gov - can you please sign Wisconsin on to this alliance?

At some point, Johnson is going to have to bring back the House, swear in Grijalva, and have that formal vote on releasing the Epstein Files. Unless there’s some emergency crisis that allows the President to declare martial law and suspend normal gov’ment. But that couldn’t happen, right? Right?

The Water Wars are coming. And probably in my lifetime.

I half expect him to be staring straight at Bondi when he says stuff like “I hope they’re looking at Schifty Schiff.”

Once again, this administration is sure acting like it doesn’t have to worry about reelections. Tanking the economy, cratering jobs, exploding health care prices, etc. - all deeply unpopular as every special election has shown. But still they double and triple down on it. Got me wondering why.

So a private individual paying for the military on behalf of the President? I don’t believe this is true for one second, but if it was, this should terrify everyone.