John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.” via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book re-written, every picture re-painted, every statue and street building renamed. —George Orwell, “1984”

Christopher Anderson, the “Vanity Fair” Photographer, says after he took the pictures, Stephen Miller was the most concerned about the pictures and said to Anderson, “You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”

Christopher Anderson, the “Vanity Fair” Photographer, says after he took the pictures, Stephen Miller was the most concerned about the pictures and said to Anderson, “You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”

Trump watches Putin invade Ukraine and Xi posture over Taiwan, and the comparison exposes his insecurity. So he reaches for Greenland and Venezuela not as strategy but as salve for his ego. It’s playground politics.

Rob Reiner stood for fairness, decency, & accountability. Reiner’s “A Few Good Men” draws a sharp line between authority rooted in responsibility and authority enforced by intimidation. Reiner embodied authority grounded in responsibility, whereas Trump embodies authority grounded in intimidation.

Senators Jeff Merkley and Cathrine Cortez Masto have introduced a bill (Change Corruption Act) that would block Trump and any other sitting or living former POTUS from appearing on U.S. currency. Narcissism? Legacy Anxiety? Self-Mythologizing? Insecurity Masked as Grandeur? All of the Above. ☑️

Senators Jeff Merkley and Cathrine Cortez Masto have introduced a bill (Change Corruption Act) that would block Trump and any other sitting or living former POTUS from appearing on U.S. currency. Narcissism? Legacy Anxiety? Self-Mythologizing? Insecurity Masked as Grandeur? All of the Above. ☑️

Preservation Groups sued Trump yesterday to stop construction of White House ballroom. They say project lacks architectural reviews, environmental assessments, public input & approval from Congress. Trump violated Administrative Procedures Act, National Environmental Policy Act, & Constitution.

NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The partisan gerrymander has become a tool for locking in power and stifling competition. —Sandra Day O’Connor Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice

This is perfect.

Trump’s appeasement toward Vladimir Putin is not a policy of peace but a prelude to war.

The Times has identified 50 people within DOGE. Few DOGE members have Washington experience. Many are software engineers. All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government. And they are all unelected.

According to the CBS NEWS Poll, 52% of Americans support Ukraine. 4% support Russia. What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject? In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.

History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.

No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. —John F. Kennedy This is what Zelensky courageously did.

Trump and Vance just made Zelensky one of the most popular leaders in the world.

Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.

The greatest enemy of authority is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter. —Hannah Arendt

Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims but by the way it justifies them. —Jean-Paul Sartre

Dictators use empty words like fairness, justice, law, and order. And when words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom.

Dictators use empty words like fairness, justice, law, and order. And when words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom.

I present to you the next deputy director of the FBI!

Make no mistake. Empathy is not weak or woke. 'Woke' just means you give a damn about other people. —Jane Fonda

NHTSA is a federal agency that ensures safety on America's roads. It regulates autonomous cars like Tesla. In 2023, an investigation by NHSTA led to a recall of 2 million Teslas because NHSTA had documented numerous deadly crashes involving Tesla's Autopilot. Musk is now cutting NHSTA in half.

By using words without meaning, tyrants make oppression sound like liberation. —Václav Havel

NHTSA is a federal agency that ensures safety on America's roads. It regulates autonomous cars like Tesla. In 2023, an investigation by NHSTA led to a recall of 2 million Teslas because NHSTA had documented numerous deadly crashes involving Tesla's Autopilot. Musk is now cutting NHSTA in half.

“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder

The first nationwide database tracking misconduct of federal police officers has been shut down by Trump. Federal police officers with a record of misconduct can now jump to new agencies and start over with a clean record. Trump’s malevolence knows no limits.

The first nationwide database tracking misconduct of federal police officers has been shut down by Trump. Federal police officers with a record of misconduct can now jump to new agencies and start over with a clean record. Trump’s malevolence knows no limits.

The law says the Special Counsel must be confirmed by the Senate, serves for a five-year term, and “may be removed by POTUS *only* for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” The Supreme Court should have rejected the Trump Administration’s request for intervention outright.

When people tell me that I became President on January 20, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don't become the President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people. —Ronald Reagan

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) was completing 24 investigations into Musk's corporations for violating workers' rights. Trump has now fired 3 NLRB board members, thereby stalling its ability to rule on Musk cases. The greater the concentration of wealth, the deeper the roots of corruption.

Fed up with corruption & inequality in 1894, Americans took to streets & joined The Pullman Strike To fight corruption & inequality, Roosevelt was elected & broke up big corporations Congress enacted Capital Gains Tax, Progressive Income Tax & Estate Tax It's 1894 again. We need another Roosevelt

NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) was completing 24 investigations into Musk's corporations for violating workers' rights. Trump has now fired 3 NLRB board members, thereby stalling its ability to rule on Musk cases. The greater the concentration of wealth, the deeper the roots of corruption.

Fed up with corruption & inequality in 1894, Americans took to streets & joined The Pullman Strike To fight corruption & inequality, Roosevelt was elected & broke up big corporations Congress enacted Capital Gains Tax, Progressive Income Tax & Estate Tax It's 1894 again. We need another Roosevelt

Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

If the President does it, that means it is not illegal. —Richard Nixon Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up.

A new Ohio bill by Democrats wants to hold men accountable for their role in conception. The bill criminalizes discharging semen without intent for pro-creation. If you think it is absurd to regulate men, you should equally think it is absurd to regulate women. Make Ejaculations Great Again.