FACT: If you Invested $12,500 in Melania Trump's memecoin scheme 11 months ago at its peak, you now have $118. Congrats for getting scammed by the First Family.

A report reveals the DOJ—after frantically realizing the files would be released—has been paying FBI agents nearly $1M in overtime to work on the “Epstein Transparency Project." Ostensibly aimed at protecting victims' privacy, the project could also prevent exposing Trump. trib.al/su4zh6N

MAGA is absolutely infuriated that James Comey and Letitia James have already had charges against them dismissed. This was their big Tulsi Gabbard-led deflection from the Epstein Files, and it's already over.

Reasons Trump wants war w/ Venezuela: • To steal oil – pure financial greed • To steal land • To kill/to feed his sadism • To emulate Putin's totalitarianism and his invasion of Ukraine • To distract from and prevent full release of the Epstein files • In an attempt to justify martial law in the US

Today's threat against Sen. Kelly follows from what I suggested on Friday: "A cornered and angry Trump will lash out, with an attack on Venezuela, with further attempts to purge the military, and with new moves to intimidate dissent and attack opponents." www.thebulwark.com/p/brace-your...

🤡BIG BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding Trump's handpicked prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed. Will Halligan (and maybe Bondi) get disbarred for gross incompetence and serious ethics violations?

Calls for Pam Bondi to be fired grow as James Comey case collapses "Bondi has twice submitted affirmations to this court about the propriety of Lindsay Halligan’s grand jury presentation. She lied, or she’s equally incompetent, but more likely she lied." www.irishstar.com/news/politic...

The mob boss who is ruling America is going after a patriotic astronaut while the rest of the free world waits for America to wtfu and defend it's democracy.

A federal judge on Monday threw out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges, Lindsey Halligan, was illegally appointed.

Can we just savor the fact that, in these days before Thanksgiving, a federal judge threw out the cases against James Comey and Letitia James and noted that Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed (making clear that Trump's the one who violated the law)?

Havel’s insight must never be forgotten. Tim Snyder kept it alive. Asha Rangappa has reinvigorated it

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

In the #HoC for Friday #QP. Kmiec in the Big Chair. Lantsman leads off, demands the government passes their “three strikes” bill. Fraser reminds her this failed in the US, and he would rather have laws made in Canada.

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Since Donald Trump's second term began on January 20: The U.S. national debt has increased by approximately $1.33 trillion. US food prices are predicted to rise about 2.9% for all food in 2025, at Home (Groceries):+2.2%.(Restaurants):+3.9%. The Trump family's net worth increased by $5 billion.

Isn’t this the definition of crony capitalism?

How Americans aren't totally ashamed that they elected a felon, a bully, an idiot and a pure evil person is beyond comprehension.

“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget. Republicans did it. Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate. Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due

A U.S. citizen who was arrested for filming an ICE raid at Home Depot is suing the federal government for $1 million— and I hope he gets every penny. THIS‼️ When being transported, Garcia heard agents boasting about how many ‘bodies’ they had gotten that day and saw them celebrate with high fives.

Oh the hypocrisy.

Iran reportedly preparing to mine Strait of Hormuz, a possible boon for Russia's Ukraine war coffers If the Strait were mined, Iran could block 1/5 of global oil demand and spike world energy prices (via Kyiv Independent) Once again, who will benefit from this? (Tip: the one who kills Ukrainians)

Terrific thread from the congressman here:

They call themselves the party of fiscal responsibility? What a joke. The GOP Tax Scam shovels hundreds of billions in tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires – all while adding more than $5 trillion to the national debt. Stop them. #HealthCareCutsKill #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

2/ I wrote about the NWS cuts in this new piece: Cutting essential weather balloon launches & forcing regional forecasting offices to shutdown overnight is a recipe for disaster. Tornadoes don't take the night off. open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

Was quite a moment, a sense we reached some kind of inflection point in U.S. history. You can now personally pay a U.S. president to gain an audience.

As we head into Memorial Day remember Trump indiscriminately fired 1,000 National Park employees and froze 2,000 seasonal hires Plan accordingly: hours long lines at Grand Canyon, camp ground closures at Great Smokey Mountain, shitty bathrooms, limited emergency rescue resources

No lies detected from The Great Jon Stewart 👇 #ResistTrump

About those Medicaid cuts... My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com (gift link):

Scores of staffers at the White House National Security Council have been abruptly dismissed as part of a sweeping overhaul that slashes the staff from over 300 to just 50. The move shifts the NSC’s role from policymaking to simply carrying out the president’s directives.

Davey is actively campaigning for separatism. And he clearly wants the new republic of Alberta to be his own private Gilead. Under his eye indeed. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Jake Tapper's new book should be titled, "I'm all about the money !" youtu.be/0iTebtC6Zio?...

In a new round of sanctions, the EU is looking at cutting more than 20 Russian banks from SWIFT, slashing the oil price cap, and banning Nord Stream pipelines, Bloomberg reports.

When someone as evil as Dick Cheney openly calls the orange felon the greatest threat to the United States, you know we are in some terrifyingly serious shit.

“Everyone has to make everything in the United States, or else!” he yells… as his family signs deal after deal for golf courses in other countries… and he accepts hundreds of millions in crypto bribes from unidentified foreign actors…

The U.S. has—had—one of the top intelligence operations in the world. What a resource to make informed decisions. Yet we have an ignorant WH occupant who relies on fringe conspiracists to spread false information. What a danger. What an embarrassment. What a tragedy.

I'm proud of Donald Trump for curing North Carolina of socialism by denying the Hurricane Helene relief after he won the state. Hopefully this disproportionately impacts MAGAs.

N.W.T. making good progress on conservation goals, auditor general finds Report recommends territory include more Indigenous involvement in hiring processes, better monitoring #NorthwestTerritories www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

He got a REAL ID, is a citizen and was arrested and told his real id was fake. ICE is a disgrace.

Maureen Dowds on point… www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/o...

It is clear that the Donald Trump regime has contempt for the American constitution and the rule of law. What are the American people going to do about it?

💻⚠️ European and North American cybercrime investigators say they have dismantled the heart of a malware operation directed by Russian criminals after a global operation involving British, Canadian, Danish, Dutch, French, German and US police, - The Guardian