Everything.

Disgusting 🤢

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY 💯

Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking: TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem. MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too. TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥

NEW: Trump has named his lawyer and spokesperson Alina Habba to serve as Counselor to the President.

Yum yum. "The raw milk producer at the center of several bird-flu recalls says RFK Jr. has encouraged him to apply for a position at the FDA. "The recalls were the result of positive tests for H5N1 bird flu among his cows. His farms have since been quarantined...” www.latimes.com/environment/...

Can anyone say hypocrisy? This sickens me not just as a human being but as a disabled person with an extremely rare progressive neurological disease. #democracy

NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform. With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.

Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.

NEW: Jerry Nadler to step down from the race to be ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, endorses Jamie Raskin

Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, told incoming the Senate Armed Services Chairman, Roger Wicker, that he wouldn't drink if he got the job. Because a "trust me bro" should suffice. 🙄

This could get lost in the shuffle, but it’s big in and of itself, and as a sign of power struggles in Trump land: Trump just President-replaced his choice for White House counsel, from William McGinley (who gets landing pad at DOGE-ha!) to David Warrington, another former personal counsel.

The things that make you go hmm 🤔

SCOTUS is hearing oral arguments today in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a major case on transgender rights. Some background from June: newrepublic.com/article/1830...

"I do think Hegseth’s bags are packed, and that his nomination won’t survive the week. In my mind’s eye, Hegseth’s taxi is waiting." Crisis, however, not averted. Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social plus Will Selber: www.thebulwark.com/p/its-not-ju...

In that week when Musk bought Twitter & started bungling it, the possibility occurred to me that he'd bought it to end its usefulness as a pro-democracy tool. I'm so grateful for BlueSky & the fact that we're all here now & that it's increasing possible to get our news here too!

"These discussions are real. It’s serious. I can’t say it’s definitely going to happen, but the governor is receptive and Trump is serious, too," a top Republican source told The Bulwark. New reporting from Marc Caputo: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-talk...

The people of #Georgia are amazing, and refuse to be subjugated to the Soviets. The youth of the country will save it #Georgiaprotests

I need one of these!

Hegseth’s trotting out of his mother to defend him reminds me of the greatest SNL cold open of all time: www.nbc.com/saturday-nig...

Pete Hegseth worships at the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, led by “Doug Wilson, an untrained and self-proclaimed pastor who advocates for Christian nationalism…” Wilson also wrote that “sexual violence is women's fault for not being submissive enough.”

I’ll support a chair for DNC who’s willing to stop playing chess in a boxing match

So Trump branded Ron DeSantis "Tiny D"... and now expects *that* guy to command enough respect to lead the Pentagon?

Texas and Georgia are blocking the review and release of information on the deaths of pregnant women from abortion bans. The GOP knows the stories of pregnant women dying preventable deaths sounds bad. So they're making sure you never hear about them.

Remember: HR's job isn't to be your friend. It's to protect the company from you. #employmentlaw #humanresources #californialaw #womeninlaw (8/8)

3 rules for protecting yourself: 1. Document everything (Keep a daily journal of incidents) 2. Be strategic w/ HR (Only share what's necessary, in writing) 3. Know your rights (Before, not after, you need them) (7)

Their narrative? She wasn't being harassed. She just "couldn't handle the job." Don't let this be you. (5)

Real story continued: 2 months later, HR & her manager twisted her words: "You admitted feeling anxious, maybe you misinterpreted the jokes." "You said you felt less confident, perhaps this isn't the right role for you." "You noted feeling distracted,this could explain your recent mistakes." (4)

4 lies HR tell employees continued: 3. "We take this very seriously" Means: We're building our defense 4. "We'll investigate thoroughly" Means: We'll find ways to discredit you 🚨 Real story: An employee reported harassment. HR invited her to "share everything." She did. (3)

HR is like talking to the police: Everything you say can & will be used against you. 4 lies HR tells employees: 1. "We're here to listen" Means: We're gathering evidence 2. "This is a safe space" Means: For the company, not you

'Everything you tell HR is confidential.'That's the biggest lie in corporate America. An employee told HR about harassment last week. By Friday, 'performance issues' suddenly appeared. After years of helping companies handle HR issues & now fighting for employees, here's what you need to know: (1)

Resharing this piece from my newsletter Civil Discourse earlier this week in case you missed it while you were stuffing your turkey (or whatever). I get the burnout, the anger, the disgust with everything Trump. But we cannot afford to look away right now. joycevance.substack.com/p/not-broken

When we survive this dark chapter and there are sane people back in charge, can we agree that education and specifically civics education to ensure an informed, educated citizenry will be a high priority?

Funny because true.

If you voted Trump to lower costs, the next four years are going to be a real kick in the pants. Luckily, you won't be able to afford pants.

Meanwhile over at the bad place

This! A big part of what is going on right now is an effort to get you to give up. The most meaningful step you can take right now—the first one towards preserving our freedom—is to refuse to do it. Don't give up.

This will mean higher gas prices, higher alcohol prices, higher food prices, higher building prices, higher car prices, higher pharmaceutical prices, etc. Trump is about to teach Americans who *actually* pays for tariffs (the consumers do).

👀 www.meidasplus.com/p/resistance...

‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

If you still have a Twitter or threads account, start encouraging more people to join Blue Sky, especially if you are European. Twitter (X) is being used to manipulate elections globally and suppress information. Post at least once a day, encouraging others to join. #bluesky

If you are in Oklahoma or know others that are with school age children, please pass this along to them. Defense of Democracy created opt-out forms for Ryan Walter’s forced bible instruction. Let’s keep getting in good trouble! #EduSky #Resist kfor.com/news/oklahom...

Protestors in Georgia bang on the walls of parliament, they are calling the election illegitimate and standing up against the Russian backed fascist government. #georgiaprotests