“Truly, whoever can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” -Voltaire

President Zelenskyy: Ukraine didn’t choose this war& it's wrong to assume that this is a permanent arrangement that others can stay safe behind Ukraine forever.Ukrainians are people,not terminators.

Can we talk about how batshit crazy it was for Trump to post that China was going to permanently cancel the Stanley Cup if Canada signs a trade deal with them, or do we just assume at this point that he’s completely psychotic?

The most blatantly corrupt gangster government in American history. Where are congressional Republicans on this stuff? Nowhere to be found. Vote them ALL out.

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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."

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Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar. Why? This chart has the answer.

Yes, it should.

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

FOSTER: You agree it's a historic fact that during Republican presidencies without exception manufacturing employment dropped and the dollar got weaker? BESSENT: I haven't seen the data FOSTER: I presented it to you in a graph BESSENT: I can't snap my fingers and create factories

I know we’ve gotten used to it, but this type of behavior is disgusting and people should speak up about it

The entire press corps should walk out, not come back, & we simply shouldn’t tolerate this. Months of “Joe Biden won’t do a press conference.” A nonstop national story. Same with Harris in Aug/Sep 2024 & interviews. Trump does this stuff & everyone shrugs. It’s appalling.

MAGA: “Can’t afford food or roof over our heads, but look at the ballroom Trump built for us”! 🤔🥴🤢🤮

Trump is now mobilizing the power of the federal government to relitigate the 2020 election that he lost by again advancing lies and distortions already debunked by Republicans and judges. Here is what really happened @reidepstein.bsky.social @nytnickc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...

Trump announced today that he was going to keep housing prices up, sued the US taxpayers for $10B, threatened Canada, made a few dozen posts about how he won in 2020, posted about prosecuting Obama for treason, then went to a movie about his wife that Bezos spent $75 million on.

If anyone needs more evidence that Alberta Separatists are just MAGA in disguise, their meeting with Trump's people confirms it in spades. They would probably end up as Trump's 51st State & start the breakup of Canada & its values. Treasonous? Definitely! White Supremacists? Yes! Racist? Probably!

I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one. It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.

Trump's conduct here and his comments about Pretti and Ilham Omar are all consistent with a diagnosis of severe malignant narcissism. A malignant narcissist feels no compassion for others or their losses and understands everything only in terms of how its affects him or his reputation or self-image.

You mean after a week and heavy political pressure and public outrage the Trump admin is going to do the absolute bare minimum that every law enforcement organization would do in an officer-involved shooting?

While Minneapolis mourned a man killed by federal agents, Trump’s elite gathered in black tie to celebrate a Melania vanity film. This is what a ruling family looks like. Let them eat cake. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

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Trump is now complaining that he’s being sued to stop construction of his ballroom.

On both the Renee Good and Alex Pretti situations: If the federal agents ever had to go under oath in front of jury questioned by a real lawyers about what they did they would get absolutely destroyed. They are only getting away with this because the govt won’t allow that.

At least we know that while federal agents are killing people for using cell phones and the country is going to shit, Trump was working hard playing golf, hosting a screening for Melania’s movie, and rage-posting about his ballroom.

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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.

How many January 6 insurrectionists were armed? Is the position now that Capitol police could have shot them all? Just trying to keep up

"Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict the accounts of federal officials, who said Mr. Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to 'massacre' them. Video footage shows Mr. Pretti stepping between a woman and an agent who is pepper spraying her. ...

We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun

It’s posts like this that make Canada and other countries want to do deals with China and leave the United States all alone. This is the language of an abusive ex.

Trump one week ago: "It's a good thing for him [Carney] to sign a trade deal. If he can get a deal with China, he should do that." Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products". 🎥 Credit AdamJSchwarz via 𝕏

What Trump said about allied soldiers is nothing new. He’s always been envious of people who had courage because he has always been a coward. Demeaned McCain & POWs, Gen Kelly confirmed he called DDay KIA troops “suckers & losers”, said he always wanted to “win” a Purple Heart.

UK PM Keir Starmer reacts to Cadet Bone Spurs claiming that allied troops stayed back behind the front lines in Afghanistan to avoid combat: “457 of our armed services lost their lives, many more were injured. So I consider Trump’s remarks to be insulting and apalling.”

Trump has his history wrong again NATO troops did not “stay away from the front lines” in Afghanistan. Hundreds were killed Perhaps he was thinking of WWII where America sat on the sidelines for the first 3 years. While Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India & South Africa fought the Fascists

Americans are more or less inured to Donald Trump’s incoherent ramblings and political theatre. After his speech in Davos, stunned Europeans are inclined to call his behavior what it is: out of control. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/IOTmJO

Who doesn't want to pay a billion dollars to sit at a table with a bunch of war criminals to discuss peace?

Canada doesn’t “live because” of anyone. We are a sovereign nation built by our people, values, and partnerships - strong with allies, not subordinate to them. Respect isn’t demanded; it’s mutual. 🇨🇦