YIKES. Rep. Raskin notified AG Blanche today that he is digging into millions allegedly paid out to FBI agents who had been suspended, fired or had their security clearances revoked, including at least one agent who was in a restricted area at the Capitol on Jan. 6. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

The administration does appear to be doing a Sicario in Mexico. www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/p...

organizing gets the goods

Of course the Democrats could have spent all this time actually changing the party a bit so that it is actually popular but that was clearly out of the question.

"Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) is facing calls to resign from Democratic colleagues who say she expressed agreement with a radio host's remark that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) should get his 'cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.'" I am sorry, she did WHAT?

The fascists have been doing a pretty terrible job mobilizing people in DC lately so this is going to be interesting.

In general have the Democrats like...looked into Peltola? This whole situation is just asking for trouble.

It is a problem that so many members of Congress do not take their job seriously.

Am I correct there has not been a single person in the entire political system that has gotten in trouble for the Epstein scandal in either party?

Josh can never live this one down.

So far the big policy proposal I am really starting to see lots of Dems get excited about is cutting taxes.

Very possible they are right but also I don't know man. We will see I guess. Certainly if things keep going the way they are going we are fucked.

A few Dem Senators are (still!!) occasionally voting yes on Trump's nominees for lifetime federal judge positions in the name of their "qualifications" but these people are not qualified! securing a nomination from Donald Trump is disqualifying in and of itself! ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/...

I mean, it is the state government. I would imagine forcing all the judges to retire is very unpopular. If people want to go the whole way with this, primary challenges need to be funded.

Notably, the party is not planning for this in any serious way whatsoever.

I mean...he isn't all wrong. Mr. Nazi Tattoo is actively debating whether to do a podcast interview with Carlson. And the entire party endorses him?

has keir told people what a top bloke he is

I don't think that's a great sign overall, but I also don't know what impact it'll have. On the one hand, I think Trump did make it harder for Republicans to keep their legislative super majority here. I'm fairly certain Dems are going to pick up one of those seats in NWI.

Matt is cool! Support him!

It's not a given that just any Democratic majority turns back the tide. It matters who we send to Washington. The Democrats with the biggest war chests in my race are either opposed to or silent on impeachment, prosecutions, and Supreme Court expansion. Support candidates who will fight for them.

Lot of parallels to what activists were dealing with at the height of the Vietnam War. Often recall this speech / essay and the idea of what limits a Trump or Nixon sees on their actions, e.g. what would actually provoke something like strike waves in this country? www.marxists.org/archive/came...

Oh whatever with this. People make it seem like this is the first time the Republicans have considered bringing back Jim Crowe!

Nah.

I am not at all convinced AOC has the juice to win a Democrat primary for President because her current perch has given her no real responsibility to speak of and we have zero idea how she holds up in a national setting. But she obviously should try if she wants to run.

The big difference between Trump and the old school Republicans is Trump is all about extralegal coups and murdering everyone in Congress whereas the old school is more into legally becoming authoritarian.

Well Jeff clearly doesn’t have a clue because the Democrats will do that for him if she runs.

This is a smart thread that might be clarifying for some. Dems have two related goals (or should anyway): 1. Removal of the criminal 2. Restoration of democracy If you can steal a vote from a nazi for No. 1, great. But, you definitely don’t want to be making any power-sharing deals with them.

Oh this is the guy who smashed his staffer's car up because a member of the press once asked him a question? Cool guy.

Man when I was in college all the speakers were telling us how evil technology is and how it was melting our minds. Now when it sucks the hardest they are shocked we do not think it is awesome?

So what is the deal with this guy? Do we have good evidence he knows this is all bullshit or does he just read the talking points like a parrot without a clue in the world? I could see both.

This is a thoughtful, nuanced thread. Like Gabe, I'm not thrilled about these kinds of alliances, but I take his point that politically skilled activists can use the MAGA types to attain specific goals without giving them more power or conceding their own views.

Which is again raising the point that there is absolutely no reason Dems shouldn’t be trying to whip impeachment votes now. They know it’s popular. It’s their job to talk and negotiate. But they’re just… not doing it. And then saying they will if given more power. Like, just use the power now.

A common misconception that people have is they believe lawmakers actually believe the "bipartisanship" and "unity" stuff they espouse constantly. Nope! Not really!

Here is what I believe is the right way to think about accepting MAGA people into a coalition. First off, let us be super specific here about what one coalition might be and not pretend otherwise: it is removing Trump from office lawfully and throwing him in prison. 🧵

Here is what I believe is the right way to think about accepting MAGA people into a coalition. First off, let us be super specific here about what one coalition might be and not pretend otherwise: it is removing Trump from office lawfully and throwing him in prison. 🧵

I've been thinking a lot about that UK parliament drinking scandal and while the US is not as overt, it is disturbing how the world seems to be run by alcoholics.

Good piece. While I have no idea if Democrats could have stopped the reconciliation bill, they made it FAR less likely by moderating so aggressively.

Seriously fuck Trump.

ABC seems REALLY excited about One Nation.

NYT (gift link) During a private discussion yesterday Jeffries & Virginia Dem party leaders "vented anger" at the Dems Virginia Supreme Court redistricting defeat "and discussed a bank-shot proposal to redraw the congressional lines anyway" Read this: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...

Incredibly, Kelly has not called for Trump's removal from office and in fact pushed back on attempts to start the process.

The Dems have barely budged from a state where Trump is completely normalized. He recently had to directly refute that he was a pedophile and I have not heard more than a peep from the Democrats in Congress.

So how are things going with those masked death squads that is the single most well funded paramilitary in the world? Any news on that front or is that one of those things we all normalized?

Unlike most advice on novel writing, this makes good sense. It's all about the dreaded second act. www.rollingstone.com/culture-coun...

This is how I approached my congressional campaign. I am running on a sweeping agenda of what believe we *need* to do. I refuse to negotiate with myself to a place of *what's possible.* The job of a leader is to bring the people along with you so those two merge into achievement.

This article talks about it a bit, but the real reason why Ben Shapiro is losing influence on the American right is that he's a pro-Israel Jew, and the future of the extremely online right is anti-Israel and antisemitic. Simple as that. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Hello everybody, I want to believe just as much as anybody else does but I really need to tell you that in my 10+ years of experience as a disinformation expert, the only reason UFO shit gets put out by the government is to distract you from other really bad things

I still feel like we have talk a bit more about this "stock market is at record highs" thing while roughly 20% of the world's oil just disappeared.

If I had a magic wand to wave over discourse, it would be prioritizing precision and accuracy. And if one or the other is not available, trying to find it.

It’s Ro Khanna and Elon Musk all over again.