In Ohio, the lawbreaking legislators violated the Ohio Constitution, their oaths, and court orders seven times in order to illegally draw gerrymandered maps. Faced zero accountability. And then sat in their illegal seats. 1/

Scotland’s signs are delivering. Y’all understood the assignment. 😂

You’ve seen this movie before: Maybe Reagan guessed, Bush hoped, and Trump tried—but tax cuts never paid for themselves. Given the mountain of evidence, claiming once again that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" is no longer ideologically motivated optimism. It's a lie.

Our mighty military hardware – revered and feared by nations all! – assembled in the capital, parading by the Mall. But the whole “Dear Leader” vibe really casts a pitiful pall. It screams: His daddy didn’t love him and his d*ck is really small.

Every accusation is a confession

Who could've guessed joining a make-believe Resistance against an Evil Empire would ever happen in real life?

This is a great point I hadn’t considered: Trump is asking for shared sacrifice (economically speaking) from the same folks who refused to wear masks and get vaccinated for the greater common good during COVID. His base is comprised of me-first chuds.

Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

Oof.

What makes this visual even more stunning is that it was made possible by people who said their #1 concern when voting was the economy. What idiots.

This is just like 2008 -- except that in 2008, the government was trying to stop the crash, whereas now, the government is literally causing the crash.

It’s still hard to believe the simple fact that this is all self-imposed. Everything that’s happening right now wasn’t the result of some foreign adversary destroying the country. We did this all to ourselves by electing the dumbest motherfucker to ever rule a nation.

h/t @peff.com

The protections afforded by the Constitution apply to EVERYONE within US jurisdiction. Not just American citizens. Everyone within US territory, citizen or not, criminal or not, legally here or not, is entitled to due process and equal protection under the law. 1/

Appeasement is what Trump wants. Fuck that, and fuck him.

Who made this. 🤣

Protesting in front of a Tesla dealership is not terrorism. Gutting American soft power by abolishing USAID is terrorism

The markets are crashing, we can't afford eggs anymore, the economy is shrinking, our allies are abandoning us... But we'll always have the Gulf of America.

Zelensky must have been surprised. He went to Whitehouse and ended up speaking to Kremlin.

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

It's almost funny to watch Starmer and Macron, in their own way, fact check this chuntering moron, to little effect. Truth means nothing to him. He engineers his own crybaby reality.

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As Maya Angelou has so eloquently stated: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. This is who they are. Believe them.

What a start to the day seeing Mr. @markhamillofficial.bsky.social as a follower!

When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.

Not fun geopolitical times to live through but, as history teaches us, this era will pass and better people will rise.

Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu. www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

Roses are red Violets are blue

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.

Repeating myself, but the idea of Trump & Musk as "masculine" remains bizarre. They're just the toxic and immature parts with none of the traditional "masculine" virtues. They're whiny, entitled, unreliable, dishonest, self-absorbed, never take responsibility, never put duty over self-interest, etc.

How did Putin become a dictator? Mikhail Zygar lists ten steps open.substack.com/pub/zygaro/p...

If Elon can do for America what he did for Twitter, we should be an illiterate Nazi chatroom by the end of the month.

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I know so many atheists who are so much more Christlike than any MAGA member. Because atheism does't require rejecting the actual teachings of Jesus. MAGA does.

Today from Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny: snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

if we staff ICE with Uvalde police officers, they'll never enter schools

In his parting message @jimacosta.bsky.social said we should all post: I will not give into the lies. I will not give into the fear. We understand the assignment, Jim. And fuck @cnn.com.

CARTOON OF THE DAY

Our government is led by people who would not pass the background check to chaperone a school field trip.

Description of “fascism.” Seems like it might come in handy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

Front row of Trump's inauguration. Total net worth of almost $900 BILLION. THIS is who Trump will be helping. THIS is who Trump will be listening to. THIS is who he will pick up the phone for. Not you.