Today is the birthday of legendary artist & writer Darwyn Cooke (Nov. 16, 1962-May 14, 2016).

Had fun catching up with @dgchichester.bsky.social after many years—thanks to the fine folks at the @capeslunatics.bsky.social podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTSI...

We now know why Trump’s DOJ prosecuted Epstein in 2019 — and why he died in Trump’s custody medium.com/@dean.obeida...

NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States

OPERATION MY CANADIAN GIRLFRIEND CAN’T GET A VISA OR SHE’D HAVE COME TO THIS PARTY WITH ME

So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?

Wow.

Wilson is well-advised to commit only federal crimes (as many as he wants).

The amount of time these guys spend adjusting their masks …

Florida Republicans want to force teachers to pledge loyalty to the Constitution... and God. Their proposed oath would effectively ban atheists from teaching. It's unconstitutional and un-American. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/floridas-p...

The president of the most powerful nation on Earth is so terrified of the tales that an imprisoned sex trafficker can tell that he plies her with a comfort puppy and custom meals and is holding out the prospect of a pardon. 77 million people voted for this.

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First they blamed the Dems for not funding SNAP Then they went to court to ask permission NOT to pay The shutdown is ending & they’re making everyone reapply and “prove” they’re legitimately starving. It’s almost as though they spent the money and have zero intentions of ever funding it again.

Today is the birthday of Martin Nodell (Nov. 15, 1915-Dec. 9, 2006), Golden Age comic artist & creator of the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.

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We’re not even a full year in yet and America is unrecognizable.

Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Meanwhile, it's being reported this morning that Trump and Pete Hegseth are ramping up their bloodthirsty and incoherent threats to wage land war on Venezuela. Note how the fact that they're threatening to do this unilaterally has been relegated to an afterthought in much of the coverage.

The tranche of more than 20,000 documents provides further insight into how the convicted sex trafficker continued to mingle with an extraordinary network of powerful figures across the world even after his crimes became public knowledge.

Rudy Giuliani was disbarred Jenna Ellis lost her license and is now a felon John Eastman’s license was suspended Michael Cohen went to jail Like them, Pam Bondi is perverting justice at Trump’s command But it’s infinitely worse-because she’s Attorney General Plus she’s covering for pedophiles

Good morning. Just a reminder that Chuck Schumer orchestrated the betrayal of every American who needs healthcare through the ACA, while also approving a payola scam payment to GOP Senators who enabled and assisted insurrection. He needs to resign.

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I find it so weirdly dystopian to continue to be bombarded with sales adverts for xmas gifts,;while we are in one of the worst economies and state of the world I can remember. I've lost count of pre-Black Friday! sale emails I've gotten in the last few weeks.

Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction, five-year jail term

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This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money. Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...

This is what state sponsored segregation looks like in Texas. Racist radical Greg Abbott is starving kids in public schools of food, healthcare and education. His plan of cutting taxes will seal the deal. He’s ruined Texas. #FireGreg #FireKen #FireDan and for god’s sake don’t make Ken a senator.

Honestly, I wish the markets would react to an absolute moron being on the Fed. This is who gets to vote on how to manage US currency.

These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years

Hear me out … I think there’s a chance Trump might be losing his mind.

The man needs help.

Whatever Trump is desperately covering up about Epstein, it’s clearly so bad that he thinks it could destroy him

Everybody loves to haggle over their cancer treatment or their blood pressure pills.

I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here

This may be Trump's perfect social media post. A true work of art. He confirms: ✅He personally directs criminal investigations. ✅He is targeting opponents. ✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents. Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀

Imagine a world where revelations about a cabinet member’s drug use isn’t buried under stories about the president’s rapist party pal.

It’s really something. The greatest country in the history of the world twice elected the most stupid, most ignorant, biggest idiot in the history of the world.

I think at this point you have to think invading Greenland is back on the table.

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades. By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social (Published Oct. 2024)

Absolutely outrageous that taxpayers are paying Republican political consultants millions of dollars to make hype videos for Kristi Noem’s 2028 campaign for president or VP, which is what this is all about. www.propublica.org/article/kris...

Release the Trump-Epstein files.

In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.

For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.

I am honestly a little shocked that I haven't heard more pundits and interview subjects pointing back to the Trump/Miss Teen USA stuff from 2016, in light of all the once-again-increased Epstein scrutiny. I mean, it's right there. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate. Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents. couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...

Blurred lines: how Michael Wolff aspired to be part of elite circles he wrote about www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Epstein emails are a “skeleton key” for understanding a culture “in which the wealthy and powerful appear not as master operators but as bumbling sycophants, eager to cozy up to influence no matter how villainous or depraved,” Charlie Warzel argues. https://theatln.tc/TiM0i8bN