Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

“[Trump] might have to release the Epstein files to distract us from this now.” @jimmykimmel.com

Catastrophic thinking never provides a way forward.

Panic is the very opposite of determination

They’re afraid of the scary people.

More of this please!!!

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece. It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out. 1/2

Look, I know this is controversial, but I’m on the side of the ones who **aren’t** shooting priests in the head with pepper balls.

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in. Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators. The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Wow 👇

Timeline cleanse.

Even in the darkest article, I have to allow myself a chuckle now and then

Honestly, this post could be about anything

Hitler was Hitler long before 1935.

More cheatin' for the #Chiefs.

"The Dems pragmatic wing has been pleading to broaden the tent, ideally before the Trump administration stamps out all opposition. Party progressives seem determined to reeducate the public rather than compromise for their votes." - @jonathanbchait.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Most, if not everyone in the current administration, is. #ChangeMyMind

Just a fucking disgrace that any president would say this to active duty military. But I expect it from this asshole, who has never respected the apolitical military tradition we’ve had since Washington. No, what’s more disgraceful is the silence of Republican vets in Congress.

Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."

BREAKING: We just won in court — again. A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States. America is on the brink of martial law. Do not be silent.

Who's telling you to "wait?" My argument is: act using the tools of democracy because *you still have them* Constantly saying that "it's over, fascism is now here" is incorrect, defeatist, and a dead-end. When did we become such a rigid and blinkered people that everything is either fine or fatal?

There are days when it can feel like it’s already over and the bad guys won. That’s how they want us to feel. But it isn’t. Not by a long shot. Let’s not make it easy for them.

👏👏👏

Doctor: You have cancer, it's early and we can treat it. You: It's obviously Stage 4 and in my liver, what's the point. Doctor: It's not that and it's treatable. You: Why are you so obtuse about what "cancer" means, you heartless quack

It's alway *just about to happen* Been hearing this since *checks watch* 1981

Wow, they did all that and got *two* suspected gang members? Suspected? Wow. And two of them? Wow. Plus a guy with a previous charge of marihuana possession? Wow. Wow, that is impressive. Wow, when are we throwing these heroes a parade? Wow.

1 year in prison for burning a flag. Presidential pardon if you use it to beat up a police officer in the name of Trump.

The Hawaii Constitution offers safety to Hawaii’s people that exceeds the federal constitution’s suddenly fluid protections,” Hawaii Justice Todd Eddins wrote in a recent ruling, taking a shot at the U.S. Supreme Court.

I had a great chat today with Rep. Jason Crow about the insanity on Capitol Hill. We are both former Army officers and the cowardice of the silent is as bad as those on the front line. The cynical cowardice like my opponent Ann Wagner who hide from the spotlight but compliantly go along with it all.

Laughable.

And that, of course, is why Mondale never brought it during the campaign. I mean, why mention stuff when you're trying to win votes?

Because critics of the Reagan administration want to know why he wasn't reacting in 1982. But if Reagan was so behind in 1982, why wasn't Mondale stripping the bark off him in 1984? (Because this was not a salient issue until at least 1985)

Congrats Stephen King! 🥳 Your goal is to terrify. You scare the hell out of em. You nailed it! 🏆

I would like to discuss my complaints of no longer being able to drive in the carpool lane with my electric vehicle. But, the government has shut down to prevent an Arizona congresswoman from being lawfully confirmed in attempt to avoid releasing the Epstein files. 🙃

"Women who served in the US military are pushing back against DefSec Hegseth's announcement that the requirements for combat roles will 'return to the highest male standard',saying the standards have always been the same for men and women." @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Not sure why everyone thinks longer is better. Get to the point.

"the president is fuckin unhinged!"* ~speaker mike johnson (R)

The Government is now shut down, but apparently nobody called the school in the Bronx that had come to the Capitol for their tour today, so they're getting the treat of a lifetime since AOC agreed to give them the tour herself! I’m loving this for all of them!

My grandfather fought in WWII in Germany. My Father fought in Korea. My Cousins fought in Vietnam. All took the oath to defend our constitution and serve our country just like these men. They would be as ashamed as these proud men obviously were! 💔🇺🇸💔

Here we are in another Republican government shutdown and my Rep is home doing photo ops instead of in D.C. trying to help working Americans. I didn't think I'd have to run to the trumpets again but I am. I'm running for Congress because I'm not done yet and neither are we. youtu.be/OSOAPMl_BSc?...

Rieckhoff: A vet on CNN said we haven’t fought to win in 20 years. I said, I was fighting to win. You were fighting to win. Kander: That shit pisses me off. Rieckhoff: He said he meant the generals. Which one? It’s boogeymen—and now cosplay warriors who never served join ICE to bully immigrants.

"You don’t need to be a mental-health professional to see that something’s very seriously off with Trump—particularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.

I came to the Capitol, ready to be sworn in and get to work for the people of Southern Arizona. Instead, Speaker Johnson chose to delay, denying our community the representation we deserve.

The GOP CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE has total control of OUR government. #RICO GOP Unfortunately, the criminals control OUR DOJ! YOU ARE IN DANGER! Without Constitution-based rule of law, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS! #usdemocracy

So, thinking maybe there won't be loyalty oaths or mass purges or a Day of the Long Teaspoons or anything else.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

A queen