The authoritarian takover of the state bureaucracy might not *sound* like a big deal. But SCOTUS giving Trump the ability to fire the federal government is a God-King power, and represents a failure of the American Revolution. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Hammers. Everyone involved with this. With hammers. Just all day every day every last one. Hammers.

#peaceprize #tacos

They’ve chosen to deadname her in her official portrait. The bigotry aside, that isn’t even her legal name anymore!

The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.

“Yes, yes, we can see all your ‘facts’ and all the adorable little ‘evidence,’ but you failed to consider that none of that matters if we all close our eyes and pretend the Texas GOP actually had pure motives here, you stupid little rubes.”

The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami. They are lying to us.

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

Speaker Mike Johnson is "crushed by his workload." Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.

The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture

Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad

I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.

The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer

And the thing is, even if the Senate does vote on subsidies (big if), Johnson and Trump will never allow a vote in the House. They’ll likely laugh themselves sick on Fox at how stupid the Dems are. Again.

Zohran’s win showed that the establishment’s grip is loosening. If this is the way they want to cement their removal in history, so be it. It’s unfortunate that so many people will suffer as a result of their cowardice. We demand new, young, leaders who aren’t afraid to continue to fight for us!

If true, it validates the GOP strategy: refuse to negotiate; send the House on vacation for 7 weeks; illegally starve SNAP recipients; & fire federal workers. And it puts blame for the shutdown on Dems, because it shows the GOP was right when they said Dems could unilaterally end it. Total disaster.

“They were careless people, … they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made" - F Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

It’s 7 and no kids have shown up. I have set up the front porch to be all Halloween-y and inviting. So when I am forced to house an entire bag of fun-sized Snickers, no guilt. I tried.

"Sliding Doors" thought experiment: if the other woman had not competed that day (had the flu, went to another school, etc.), and Gaines had instead come in fifth by herself, what would she be doing with her life now?

“You’re either cowards, or you’re with him.”

"If something evil is popular, is it still evil?" is basically the defining social question of our time.

Coming soon: You want your SNAP benefits? Report a neighbor or coworker to ICE.

"Tearing down the White House and replacing it with a facsimile of Mar-a-Lago isn’t any less appalling because Trump cajoled companies into paying for it. Indeed, it might be worse. Funding a pet project via the coercion of private donors creates a closed loop and complete lack of accountability."

The East Wing was historically the realm of the First Lady. This tells you what he thinks of those contributions, and I haven’t heard where those offices will be moved. I guess Melania will need to design horrific Xmas decorations elsewhere.

Part of the point of physical fitness requirements for law enforcement is so they can protect themselves. I could see an unfit agent getting into a tussle with an even averagely fit "suspect" and losing. Then comes the calls for more lethal ways to deal with immigrant "monsters."

Scenes from Tampa, Florida today. #nokings @utaaup.bsky.social

No Kings. Tampa

No Kings, Tampa.

No Kings in Tampa Bay.

Patiently waiting for my DOGE dividend check or a Trump Tariff rebate… or maybe just an explanation of where that $18 trillion Trump keeps mentioning went. At some point we have to admit this entire White House is a scam.

And if said presidents of parliaments don't agree to nominate my master, we'll tariff them into the Stone Age.

Years ago, I covered Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. No matter what you asked him about government, no matter how minor, he usually knew about it and could give you a detailed answer. When did the GOP decide being clueless at your job (or at least appearing to be) was the path to success?

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

What’s a true shithole country? One that zip-ties children’s hands and puts them in cages. One that sends people to a mega prison in El Salvador without due process. One where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents wear face masks to conceal their identities. And so on...

At one point this guy is like “I’m not arguing the merits of it, but the politics” and why the fuck not dude?! Maybe the problem with the media is that you’re NOT ARGUING THE MERITS OF IF SOMETHING IS TRUE OR NOT

It's like sending the Smurfs against Sauron

When you give yourself a Department of War, soon enough you are going to find a war to fight.

TBH there is no way to design any system to counteract an executive declaring "I have all power and can exercise it arbitrarily" when a majority of the legislative and judicial branches responds with "that's right." Such a society is too primitive for modern governance and the rule of law.

Sinclair restoring Kimmel to its networks, and this whole situation in general, needs to be a lesson that we imprint in our minds and add to our arsenal of fighting back against fascism. If we are forced to live under capitalism then we can wield capitalism as a weapon and win.

"So that's why you have got to be tougher. Ok, so thanks for coming, but before you go, let me talk to you guys a little bit about a Multi-level Marketing opportunity ..."

Once again, if you buy the premise that most viewers of the Kimmel show are left-leaning, and Nexstar says it opposes programs that don't reflect "the diverse interests of the communities we serve," it sounds like they only care about certain parts of the community.

Why is almost everyone in this administration from the president on down apparently unable to accurately articulate their thoughts? It’s always “I didn’t mean that” or “if you thought I meant that, you’re wrong.” Maybe stop governing by tweet and podcast?

Especially for the makers of hotel pillows. You have to build a virtual pillow fort to avoid breaking your neck.

I stopped watching him because a) the Islamophobia was gross and b) he runs a talk show but is a horrible conversationalist. A guest would begin making an interesting point, and Bill would interrupt with a cheap joke and then change the subject. I got tired of throwing things at the TV.

Remember: This is what he wants.