It's a theme. Even in his fevered imagination, and after he's carved into rock, someone still has to paint Donald's face orange.

Trump is just realizing that nobody is coming to the party he stole. It was *our* birthday, dufus, not yours.

Another of the souvenir pics Xi Jinping gave Donald. Trump is pulling in hard, but Xi is still at arm's length, leaning away as if Trump's breath smells. Trump must think this is good stuff; I think Donnie just looks desperate. No, Donald, nobody wants the U.S. to be more like China.

In this shot, Trump and Xi are together, but leaning away from each other as if they hate each other's company. Trump is stooped and angry; Xi might be struggling to hold back a smile. Psst! Donnie! You're listing a bit to starboard there. Is it time for another infusion?

Trump made several posts insisting that the U.S. should be more like China, and treat Donald like he imagines they treat the autocratic Xi. This is weird, odd stuff, even for Trump.

Donald. People only steal food when they can't afford to buy it. They're *hungry*. And your solution? Throw them into overcrowded jails. Just as well, I suppose. "Christian" never fit you well.

Trump must be feeling sad. He's losing so often that his staff posts lots of AI slop, hoping to perk him up. Shame they suck at this. Notice that, even in Trumpian wish-fulfillment land, Cubist Donald is still orange? Would they have to paint the rocks?

Interesting, this is literally true, presumably because Trump doesn't know what "discombobulated" means. Sad old man.

Whatever might fix the U.S., Project 2029 ain't it. Nothing about accountability, corruption, Congress, Executive overreach, SCOTUS, Citizens United, monopolies (outside utilities), inequality, billionaires, etc. Safe, unimaginative, and insufficient. It's the primaries. Demand more than this.

Interesting. China understands that the US is absent, and they're filling that vacuum. Now, if only someone besides Trump would fill the vacuum where Congress should be acting.

Go to sleep, you little baby Go to sleep, you little baby Your mama's gone away and your daddy's gonna stay Didn't leave nobody but the baby Go to sleep, little baby Go to sleep, little baby You and me and the devil makes three Don't need no other lovin' baby...

Fun fact: Barack Obama set the record for the biggest U.S. Presidential inauguration ever in 2009 — with an estimated crowd of 1.8 million people.

"Everyone says he is crazy — which maybe he is — but the scarier thing about him is that he is stupid. You do not know anyone as stupid as Donald Trump. You just don't." Fran Lebowitz

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

Trump is a corrupt shit, and yet our system will let him steal $10B. From us. The average household will pay about $75 just to cover that one theft. Trump's cruel, stupid Iran war? Another $600 per household. $650 for ICE. The DOD gets $7,500, and they want another $3,700. A lot of fucking money.

Sure, Donald. How's that working for you? You're losing the war. If you face up to your mistakes, you can start moving forward and free yourself from this debacle. Or you can keep masturbating to this tripe, I suppose. Your call.

Well, it's encouraging that billionaires know their privileged position is fragile. Let's show them they're right.

The gas tax holiday is just a stupid distraction. Roads cost money. We'll have to pay more from general taxes later, or let our roads decline. But gas taxes are hugely regressive, and income taxes are less unfair, so maybe that won't hurt people as much. Assuming Trump hasn't stolen it all.

I want real democracy. I want the Dems to win. I mean, a huge, crushing victory, big and durable enough to rebuild the US into a functioning democracy again. But is that something *Democrats* want to do? Maybe, but they won't tell us. They only repeat "We're not Republicans" over and over.

"MAGA pastor defends Trump statue..." Well, of course he does! Trump would be a pretty crappy antichrist if he couldn't get priests to defend his sins.

Dems don't have the juice. I mean, vote for them no matter what, but they won't say how they'd fix things. Bland MF'ers. It's up to us. Push them to do the right thing. Accountability, fixing the House, the Senate, SCOTUS, the Executive, all of it. We're driving this. Tell them what we expect.

The US military budget is more than the combined budgets of the next six most expensive militaries. We don't need that much, and it weakens America, but big corporations get trillions. More, if there's a war. We can't fix it without limiting corporate power. Do Dems have any ideas about that?

So, Trump is a mad king, and all we can do is hope he dies of old age. The House is run by a despot who controls everything. The Senate can't work outside of unanimous consent. SCOTUS has a supermajority of racist zealots. Democrats will get a small majority so they can… what? Do nothing again?

Is #ActBlue spamming the crap out of anyone else? I stopped donating after they mailbombed me, but I get texts every day. "Hamilton for Kansas!" Nope. "Noelle from The Workers Circle, FL." Fuck off, Noelle. I STOP each one, but it doesn't even slow the text deluge. Anyone else suffering?

We already know that Democrats aren't Republicans, but that's all they'll say while Schumer and Jeffries take the position as the bland, tasteless alternative, void of ideas, inspiration, or hope. Leadership that's always ineffective. They've found the strategy most likely to alienate voters.

The entire Trump administration, from the top down, is like a Make A Wish event that's gone tragically and unspeakably wrong. Riding in a fake Batmobile on TV doesn't make you into Batman, no matter how hard you wish.

Trump ran on this. He *told* us he'd deport (or magically 'disappear') 20M. Some people hoped Republicans couldn't be that batshit crazy. They'd understand that Nazi-level deportation camps would destroy the economy. Nobody would accept anything that horrid. I was not one of those people.

Trump plans to take over the hugely popular public East Potomac golf course to make a "championship golf course" and tear up West Potomac Park for a "Garden of Heroes." The Interior Dept. has no plans or approvals, but they're closing West Potomac soon for 'renovations.' Another East Wing moment?

WaPo eventually names two Republicans down around paragraph 16. That's a WaPo failure, not theirs. But just two. The other 268 "Strong on defense" Republicans are so alarmed about Trump shredding our ability to act internationally that it's frozen their tongues. Lying cowards.

WaPo eventually names two Republicans down around paragraph 16. That's a WaPo failure, not theirs. But just two. The other 268 "Strong on defense" Republicans are so alarmed that they're completely silent. Lying cowards.

Oh, look! Some unnamed 'Republicans' are alarmed that Trump is withdrawing from NATO and destroying our international standing. And they're so alarmed that they're completely silent about it. As much as I talk about systemic problems, these are just cowards. Vote them all out of office.

Reminder: We have enough food for everyone. We can shelter everyone. And we have enough doctors and medicine to give everyone a minimum level of care. But in the US, we choose not to. Starvation, homelessness, and untreated disease are always — always — *political* choices, not economic ones.

@blumenthal.senate.gov is right. Trump doesn't care if these lawsuits succeed. He's stealing people's time, harassing them, and bankrupting them with endless legal bills. Trump has the DOJ. He could file new cases every week, forever. But Comey will pay thousands every time. We should fix that.

Man, I read more and more posts on social media sites about how the Dems need to reform the court, impeach people, hold people accountable, completely rebuild institutions, implement universal healthcare, etc. etc. ... and then I look around at the actual elected leaders of the party ...

Its scary to think about what could happen in ICE detention centers—where people who are awaiting CIVIL proceedings can be locked up for months and forced to work. Join our call and help end forced labor in ICE detention centers! ow.ly/MAe650YysHr

It's great that Katie Phang is suing to enforce the Epstein Act. The DOJ has stonewalled for five months. But where are the Democrats? The Epstein files include politically powerful people. It's deeply suspicious how weakly the Democratic establishment fights for disclosure. #EpsteinFiles

Trump wants his "Top Secret Ballroom." Does he know how weird that sounds? Hard to tell. Would a despot-sized sofa pillow fort keep Trump cozy and safe? If he never leaves it, I guess. And I'm OK with that. But there's a specific tradition around fascist leaders hiding in secure bunkers…

Reminder: like earlier concentration camps, ICE prisons depend on slave labor to function. The prison industry planned it that way before the first detention center opened. Slavery is much more profitable for the owners than, say, paying people minimum wage. America first, or so I've been told.

The crazy never stops. Trump's billionaire bud rebuilt the Navy from tatters into the strongest "BY FAR!" So he was fired. And Phelan just decided to move on. After being fired. Trump approved this, but someone literate wrote it, trying to *imitate* an illiterate, demented old man. Weird, right?

"The Republican battle royal that's consuming Washington." Sorry, MS NOW, but no. DC is a big town. We don't care that much about Republican infighting. Did you mean the political chattering class? www.ms.now/opinion/gop-...

Sorrowfully, this report is unconfirmed. The only source is this X/itter account, and they appear to be a crank. But I'd be reassured if the top military were unhappy about committing war crimes.

Wow. We've been talking about how Netanyahu talked Trump into this disaster since the day after he started this war, but he's just now offended by it? Where has he been all this time? Do his handlers really keep him that isolated and unaware? Might explain a lot.

More utopian predictions from the greediest, most selfish man on Earth, who compulsively tries to grab everything valuable, leaving you in destitute poverty. Uh... sure, dude.

In these dark times, it's nice to see some good news. The California Supreme Court upheld John Eastman's disbarment for repeatedly lying in court filings. www.ms.now/opinion/john...

Interesting points. Worth a read. thehumanist.com/commentary/t...

Imagine the state decided what you could print: nothing copyrighted or illegal, no dangerous ideas, and no building your own printer. This California law is about printers that make things. Yes, there are subtleties. But in America, we should be careful about legislating thought crimes.

Oh, look! Another federal judge just rejected one of Trump's stupid lawsuits, this time against the Wall Street Journal. And it only cost the WSJ a few hundred thousand dollars in legal costs. Oh. Now, compare that to what Trump paid. Nothing. Not a damn dime. No, this isn't a victory.