Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

What MOS is this?

The amazing thing about brave people speaking out is that it inspires others to do the same by creating a permission structure. Since I published this article 4 hours ago, I've heard from multiple sources confirming what's in it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...

If you're scooping up students off the street for writing op-eds, you're secret police, and should be treated accordingly.

What a trunt. www.rawstory.com/alina-habba-...

DOGE uses the word "fraud" to destroy in at least 6 ways: 1) The bait and switch. When Musk says "fraud," people who benefit from government programs are supposed to think "that applies to others, but not to me." The idea of "fraud" creates a sense of us-and-them. snyder.substack.com/p/the-fraud-...

Brilliant.

Kakikleptocratic Invasion of National Government

Cancelling CONTRACTS isn't automatic savings. When you or me cancels a contract there's a penalty. When I "cancel" my mortgage, they take my house. When I cancel my car insurance.... don't get into an accident. When trump cancels the FAA, CDC, SS, etc. people die

This is like being outside watching a blind bull on meth run rampant through the family china shop.

If you voted Republican, and you care about your country, please act rather than rationalize. Unless you cast your ballot so that South African oligarchs could steal your data, money, country, and future, tell your elected officials that you wanted something else. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

What could possibly go wrong?

Want to hire someone to build a highway? Feed a military base? Conduct cancer research? Develop a new fighter jet? Forget about it! Why would they trust you to pay up if a president can just cancel your contract or refuse to pay up at any time for no other reason than they just don't like it? 🧵

“I think I've figured it out this morning. They want to break our solidarity.”

A middle school student. patch.com/california/s...

After his salute Musk said “It is thanks to you that the future of civilisation is assured”. I can’t be the only one who hears at least an obvious dog whistle to the white supremacist/neonazi “14 words” slogan “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children”.

A documented antisemite who openly supports a NeoNazi party and gave a platform to espouse their beliefs back re to white supremacists says he used a well executed Nazi salute to mean“my heart goes out to you”, a gesture never before used for that meaning. Riiiiiggghht.

That Jim Cramer's job outlived the 2008 crisis is one of the many ways we got to this place.

Anyone else getting tired of accidentally hitting the “scroll back to top” up-caret-thing in the lower left corner of the app?

Spot on.

THIS NEW YORKER PIECE IS STUNNING! Pete Hegseth has no business being in charge of defense when the military is dealing with an ongoing issue of sexual assault against women. This is some next level shit. PETE HEGSETH’S SECRET HISTORY… (1 of 2)

What’s the over/under on Kash Patel initiating a brand new investigation that finds previously unknown evidence that the 2020 election was actually stolen from Trump?

Chilling.

This checks out. www.facebook.com/222731605570...?

It’s a mistake to think Elon Musk’s fans like him DESPITE him being a mediocre sociopath instead of BECAUSE.

Cue two minute hate towards woke schoolteachers in 3… 2… 1…

The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s

A reminder courtesy of @hcrichardson.bsky.social that one of the most violent riots over identity politics in the last century took place 61 years ago yesterday.

I see a lot of this: “Trump doesn’t care that his cabinet and administration picks are all incompetent criminals.” “Trump thinks it’s funny to troll the left with his horrendous cabinet picks.” I think that gets it completely wrong.

Of course… www.econotimes.com/Donald-Trump...