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The New York Times calla this a “deal” even though it’s a deal between Trump and himself, which means it’s a scam, not a deal.

NYT confirms — with new details: Last year, Navy SEALs used two boats to escort Kash Patel and nine others on what a Pentagon email called a 'VIP Snorkel' next to one of the military's most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona. One Navy vet called the swim "horrifying."

The NY Times quotes late-arriving war opponent Lisa Murkowski as saying Republican lawmakers “in a roundabout way” let the illegal war happen. No, it was in a very direct way, by their dereliction of duty. And they could still stop it if they wanted to. They don’t.

The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor is the only U.S. historic site I've ever visited that was 100% quiet, with Americans showing complete respect. On that day, I doubt that any of us thought about snorkeling at the tomb of 900+ sailors and Marines. But Kash Patel thinks differently.

BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of -- it's a battery

Multiple women serving sentences for nonviolent crimes at the minimum security prison where Ghislaine Maxwell is now serving time were punished for speaking to reporters about the special treatment Maxwell receives. At least two women were transferred to higher security facilities as punishment.

Trump announces that because of "Great Progress" the strait will remain closed. You read that right.

The Trump administration is closing the office responsible for investigating misconduct and abuse in the immigration detention system, per an email obtained by HuffPost

Exclusive: The Post reviewed hundreds of internal ICE emails, called the “Daily Detainee Assault Report,” which summarize every incident in which staff members reported using physical force against detainees at 98 ICE detention facilities.

ChatGPT: you’re right you’re so much smarter than him. He’s so schlubby and you’re so suave. Columbo will never catch you.

What I’m saying is … never be earnest on the internet

"Because the Convention Against Torture prevented her from being deported to Colombia, ICE instead packed her onto a bus and tried to abandon her in Mexico." Mexico wouldn't take her, but the Democratic Republic of the Congo will.

It's obvious that the federal prosecution of anti-ICE protesters in the Chicago area was harassment, not justice. Drop ALL the charges.

tremendous L for the weirdo freaks who tried and failed to get Americans to treat Canadians as our enemies before deciding they were more interested in starting wars with other countries

If I hear one more person say, "This is not who we are as a country," I'm going to scream.

As Trump's dementia worsens and he becomes more erratic with his little tantrums, we're going to be treated to the sight of congressional Republicans debasing themselves more and more on television, trying to pretend that his latest grudge is very serious and very important.

Both Trump and the head of the correspondents’ association talked about “unity” in the wake of Saturday’s shooting. But the press isn’t supposed to seek unity with politicians. It’s supposed to seek the truth. If the press gets cozier, our future gets scarier. My Stop the Presses newsletter.

Trump is a leading promoter of political violence. Here's an example: In 2018, Trump praised Montana politician Greg Gianforte for body-slamming a reporter, which led to a guilty plea for misdemeanor assault. Trump said he thought at the time that committing the crime “might help him. And it did."

The public understanding of journalism has been distorted by the rise of Star/Celebrity broadcasters. The percentage of journalists who make that kind of money is such a tiny fraction that no real journalist I know has ever set out expecting to join their ranks. They do it for the work.

LBJ: [on phone with bewildered tailor] this is why we need the ball room

TRUMP: I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody O'DONNELL: Oh, you think he was referring to you?

kyle was telling people to shut up about asking questions about a bears pick today because you should just inherently trust ben johnson as an NFC north-winning head coach if you like the pick, how is that better than just explaining the logic of the pick

This is one of those times where our smartest social media posts ever might be the ones we typed and then deleted without sending.

Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke

Journalists who are still attending the WHCD this year don't seem to get just how much things have changed. It isn't 1998. You're not going to pose for cute photos with the West Wing stars at "nerd prom." You're enabling a regime who's assaulting your own profession & you're torching your career.

Hegseth: "We're always on the lookout for CI threats, and internal threats, anyone talking out of school about things they should not." (Hegseth last year shared war plans in a Signal group that included a reporter.)

Holy crap, guys. His approval rating is down 300%.

These babies need to develop some self respect and just NOT GO.

some idiot team is crossing out Ty Simpson's name and dramatically circling Carson Beck's, at which point i will lose my mind laughing

“When I was a kid, a lot more people and animals got hurt, but not anymore—total disgrace!” wrote President Donald Trump

90,000 views on the accusation. 11,000 on the oopsie.

Burchett is right: the most DC thing ever *is* a member of Congress blaming the city for something he and his colleagues did themselves.

Journalists who attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner to party with Trump, Hegseth, Carr etc. are telling the regime that it's perfectly OK if they sic the FBI on them for doing their jobs.

👇🎯 Jake Tapper will have a very nice pocket square, though Today in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”

It’s utterly ludicrous and corrupt for any journalist to go to this event.

FCC chair Brendan Carr, who has threatened to revoke the licenses of broadcast outlets whose Iran war coverage displeases him, plans to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as a guest this Saturday. The suck-up media will never learn: When you invite fascists to dinner, they devour you.

This is even funnier now knowing he was the QB who lost to Columbia and ended their 44 game losing streak.

With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars. We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director. Please stand by for more.

Khanna: "You have the pope lecturing America about possible war crimes. You have the president threatening to destroy all power plants. What have we achieved? We've created devastation."

I mean, of course that’s what happening. It’s been clear the whole time

And here’s a gift link to the remarkable story about the FBI Director from @theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Trump: "Millions of American small businesses, including corner stores. What is a corner store? I've never heard that term. I know what a corner store is but I've never heard it described-- a corner store. Who the hell wrote that?"

If you paid taxes for 2025, you likely paid: $124 — school lunch & nutrition programs $49 — diplomacy to prevent wars $19 — USPS $19 — Federal Aviation Administration $18 — national parks and $4,049 — weapons and war. These priorities are hurting us all. We need change. #TaxDay

After I published this piece calling journalists toadies and suck-ups if they hold a correspondents’ dinner with Trump as guest of honor, I thought of one way they could redeem themselves: When Trump gets up to speak, shout in unison: “Quiet, Piggy!”

The biggest miracle is this guy having a job

Look, you are allowed to be a Catholic and say the pope got something wrong. But if you make a public statement like "Looks like the pope forgot a little thing called 'Just War Tradition' that says sometimes God *loves* war," then you are plainly too stupid to be in charge of wars, or anything else.

Despicable fucking government.

NEW: A ProPublica and MLK50 analysis shows that just 17 of more than 800 immigration arrests made by Trump’s crime-fighting task force in and around Memphis were for violent crimes. 82% of the immigration arrests followed a traffic stop.