Republicans said Mexico would pay for Trump’s border wall. Then they used our taxpayer dollars instead. They said his ballroom would be privately funded. Now, they want to use our taxpayer dollars instead. Notice a trend? They kiss his ass. You foot the bill.

A fascist movement is ascendant in the United States, and some of my illustrious colleagues are publishing papers that say race doesn't matter. Please be serious.

I’ve been mulling writing a piece about why this administration is full of bad writers. Beyond the cliche that “writing is thinking,” they can’t afford the introspection that serious writing demands. If they think too hard, they are forced to confront the fact of their venality.

This is one of the most “We’re going out for drinks to celebrate and abuse the staff!!!” photos I have ever seen in my life.

The light behind Bari Weiss’ eyes reminds me of when one of my LED lights needs recharging and I keep trying to make it brighter before I realize that that dim glow is as good as it can get considering the resources it has available.

/5 The message is clear: excellence, quality, persuasiveness are now measured by strict adherence to Trumpist dogma and talking points, however vulgar and stupid they are.

This is how the United States Department of Justice writes now.

In the SPLC case this morning, SPLC filed two motions: One for grand jury transcripts and one "to address the government's materially false statements."

The Trump flags are tattered now.

The Trump DOJ lied about the SPLC's role in Charlottesville. Using informant-provided info, the SPLC handed the FBI a 45-page "Event Alert," including names, photos, associates and criminal histories of the rallygoers—and their "weapons of choice," per a new filing. Background buff.ly/AwMBRNa

Prospero: "The Red Death is wrecking havoc all around, my subjects are wailing and gnashing their teeth and pleading God for deliverance. This will never happen to me!"

Thou shalt feed the troops instead of building ballroom.

Every school needs a ballroom.

“alcohol-related indiscretions not uncommon for PRIVILEGED MAN-CHILDREN in their teens and twenties.”

Now all I need is the final one in the series, Close To Your Garden But Not Technically In It (Due To The Restraining Order).

"The structure whose supports our elites are steadily kicking down is also the one that props up their own personal safety from disaster and political invulnerability to accountability. And all of this can go away." me in @bostonreview.bsky.social www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-y...

White men on wooden ships.

The 1st Amendment wasn't written so we'd feel free wishing each other a happy birthday. It was written so we'd feel free saying sharp and difficult things, such as stating plainly that the president of the United States is a convicted felon who is trying to destroy American democracy.

Every moment like this triggers a window of opportunity for the Trump administration to to curb dissent. Important to loudly stand up for rights guaranteed in the constitution to criticize our government at precisely these moments.

The president has no higher priority than the president's safety. For once, a plausible assertion.

This is what happens when one party’s interests are narrowly focused on using the state to build the power of one man or a small group of men over all. They can attack you, demonize you, murder you, and call you a terrorist, but they cannot abide with you voicing your disagreement. Quiet, Piggy.

And then there’s the timeless classic “I’m Not in Your Garden, Suzanne! Why Would Your Property Line Start Between My Back Door and My Potting Shed?! Stop Calling The Police When I Walk Through My Own Yard! This is Unhinged!” Bit clunky, but compelling.

so much talk about "security" wrt to the whcd when best I can tell said security worked exactly as it was supposed to, if you want increased security beyond that do something about the amazing proliferation of guns in this stupid ass country

Evergreen

I wish they cared this much about shootings when it happens to children at school.

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

this is the same type of posting they did when cracker barrel changed its logo

Are you laughing For being blind and pure

Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) El Capitan, 1925. Coloured Woodblock.

so uhh, to my followers: please don't repost me if you're gonna do crimes

Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions. 1. We unequivocally reject violence. 2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

Don’t do crimes.

Critical thinking clearly shows that a ballroom bunker can’t do shit when Trump exits the White House or leaves DC. A DC ballroom can’t save his ass in MAL. His traveling security team failed. They can do that at home or on the road. It’s all part of the scam. Don’t believe the hype.

You know, instead of debating how we should go overboard to protect the one man who's the most hated provocateur of malevolent violence in the entire nation, we could just remove him from office through the normal procedures.

You, an idiot: "This is why we need gun control." Trump, a genius: "This is why we need a ballroom."

Every lie incurs a debt to the truth.

Oracle Card OTD 💪

Ceci n'est pas un drapeau.

I don’t buy any of this at all.

*incredible* ten minutes for this rule

every few months, americans are asked to resume their banquet and pretend a shooting didn't just happen

You’re telling me that security was that lax? I WILL NOT BE CONVINCED!!

The media people who attended this dinner are content creators, not journalists. They're enabling fascists and having a good time doing it. You should unfollow them.

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[Enter Rumor, painted full of tongues.]

This isn't satire, this is just the correct answer to my Ecological Climatology final

Btw this describes the experience of someone part of one of Chinas millions of permanent underclass citizens that act as serfs to white collar workers and can’t access certain public goods due to their place of birth

WARNING: This thread is going to be a big selfie dump. I met with my stylist, aka my 15-year-old daughter, to decide on my Edgar Awards outfit. The assignment: spend $0, shop my own closet. We have a clear winner, but I’ll share all of them in order of preference.