One way to solve the army of incompetents Trump has placed into important positions is for more statutory minimum qualifications. Even for cabinet positions, maybe especially for cabinet positions.

Ironically, the only hope to end gerrymandering is more gerrymandering. Dems need to so aggressively pursue it (and achieve it) that Republicans beg for it.

Notice how a book can make you gay, a vaccine can make you autistic, a mask can make you sicker, and a poster of the Ten Commandments can make you moral, but guns don’t kill people.

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

The attack-the-academy movement was never, ever about freedom and diversity of thought in the academy. It was always going to play out this way. It’s never been “nobody should dictate thought,” it’s always been “WE should dictate thought.” www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-tech...

"Who would want to risk their lives to reveal the inner workings of right-wing extremist groups if they know the FBI is comfortable revealing their identities? Then again, perhaps that’s a fringe benefit of this whole case for the Trump administration."

PUMP THIS INTO MY VEINS! This is the energy I want from everyone (especially Dem candidates) opposing this horrid regime and fake Christian republicans.

Widely distributed paper copies of books are the best way to preserve knowledge and spread literacy

"Strategically, Ukraine has a theory of victory that looks increasingly plausible, while Russia’s is crumbling....Russia bet the farm on the theory that meat waves would overwhelm Ukraine while the United States and Hungary blocked Western support, and failed." www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraines-s...

"You're just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay" -- holy shit, Tim Kaine is *demolishing* Russ Vought

Flour comes from a plant, sugar comes from a plant, and chocolate comes from a plant. So, basically a chocolate chip cookie is a salad. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

LMAO

Oh man it IS lead poisoning that makes us GenXers so awful politically.

More evidence submissions for Section 4, 25th Amendment

"Orbán’s Hungary has been the model for the global fascist assault on democracy. Maybe it can also serve as a model for its defeat." Important piece from Jason Stanley for Zeteo on the big story of the day:

Anti-Orban concert in Hungary with the audience chanting “Russians, go home”

Whatever happens with Iran from this point on, the American president has done permanent damage to the global status of the dollar, for absolutely nothing.

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

"One year later: How US tariffs and trade policy have reshaped the landscape" They're not finished reshaping either. This is a good review of the past year by RBC Economics. Very readable by non-professionals. Thanks @scottlincicome.bsky.social.

I see the Artemis crew came back okay.

This is art. Hang it in the Louvre and play it on a loop.

Imagine that

He's taking it well

Alright let's see. In 2019 Trump was angrily posting about the 1.8 billion in cash the Obama administration gave Iran in 2016. 1.8 billion divided by 2 million is 900. Prior to the start of this war, about 135 ships went through the Strait of Hormuz every day.

This would be the headline news if we had a President Harris. Instead we’re reading about a double tap strike that killed rescue workers. Absolutely heartbreaking to think what could have been and horrific to see what is.

What the fuck was that

Raging Trump showed up at the court to watch most of his arguments in this case fall flat before the conservative justices. As @stevevladeck.bsky.social tells me, this underscores "how likely he is to lose it." newrepublic.com/article/2084...

Man with his dog flees from bombs in Tehran. (Photo by Pooria Hatami)

I’m definitely working this into my next credit memo.

As if by magic I see this which basically illustrates my point in a way that isn't convoluted (i.e. my style): bsky.app/profile/dunc...

Look, if this country ever gets through this, MAGA memorabilia needs to be treated like Nazi memorabilia. Trump's signature should be akin to scarlet letter. Having a MAGA hat in your house should be like having Klan robes or family photos taken at a lynching.

1/ It's not just that unilaterally paying TSA agents is illegal. It's that Trump has now repeatedly undermined the core of the congressional power of the purse. He's not spending money that has been appropriated by law (impoundments) and he's spending money that has not been appropriated.

“As a result of the disfigurement of the Republican Party, conservatism is politically homeless. That is a terrible loss for the GOP, and a greater loss for America,” Peter Wehner argues:

Just as we learned that execs at Facebook and Google didn’t let their kids use their products, I’m willing to bet no exec at an AI company would let their kids use their products for school, let alone send them to this school. And that really all you need to know.

Allowing your enemies to earn more money because your elected leader is a corrupt moron.

The mask is completely off. You can’t meet these people in the middle. We’re not working toward the same goals. They hate America. They hate democracy. They hate freedom. And they hate you.

You have to be 35 to be president, 21 to do lots of things. We already have ageist policies so that’s a nonsense argument. “Biology is undefeated” and the science is clear that people over 70 have slower processing speeds, reduced multitasking, cognitive impairment, and decreased attention.

NEW: "The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it." fortune.com/2026/03/23/u...

The mess the Middle East is now in can be largely traced to one factor: Donald Trump's belief a) that international political negotiations are like New York real estate negotiations (they're not) and b) that he is a supremely skilled negotiator (he's not). 1/n

I'm receiving reports from airports all over the country about ICE sightings. I'll be sharing updates here as I get them. ⬇️

My return flight is Friday, I’m sure everything will be fine by then, right? 😬

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

“Growth is lower, not just for one quarter. It stays lower throughout all of 2026 and all of 2027.” In English: this isn’t a blip. It’s a persistent hit to jobs, incomes, and the economy’s trajectory.

The Pentagon said the Iran war cost $11 billion in the first week. But it's way way way more than that. Hundreds of billions more. Your family's share is thousands of dollars. And I've got receipts. Lemme youtubesplain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCF_...

republicans are in charge of everything and they are getting everything theyve ever wanted and doing everything theyve ever wanted and the world is on fire and the global world order is collapsing. is there a correlation? who can say

There's a hauntingly beautiful irony in these morons thinking that carefully crafted American hegemony was actually weak and woke, and they would be the ones who would do Power and Dominance properly, and immediately bringing everything crashing down

That’s an oldie but a goodie. From the #$DJT 8-K.

The new US Mint Dime will no longer feature an olive branch (symbol of peace), but it keeps the eagle holding arrows, transforming the symbol image to only represent war. Use and spread of symbols, even when casually, is a metaphysical act for manifestation of energy toward a desired outcome.

McGowan: You're saying 46 Americans died, so we should attack this country. Here at home, 68,000 Americans die a year because they don't have health insurance. So, if we're going to spend billions of dollars on something…