Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

The largest ever settlement or jury award for government violations of constitutional rights to a single person is $100 million, or 1 percent of what Trump demanding for the leak of his tax returns. That case -- a killing by police -- was reduced to $1 million on appeal.

This settlement violates the separation of powers under Article I and it is being contemplated in order to avoid an order from an Article III that a President cannot instruct a federal agency to give him money. I am not sure this could be more wildly unconstitutional.

JD Vance, the VP of the man who is currently shaking down the DOJ for a $10 billion "settlement" and the Treasury for an additional $1 billion for his tacky, vanity ballroom, appearing at a "Protecting Taxpayer Dollars" event, is shamelessly comical.

If you found it shocking that Trump might collect a settlement from his own IRS, channeling tax dollars directly into his pocket, the alternative he's now pondering could be worse. Senior editor @michaelmechanic.bsky.social explains.

Chris Hayes says Trump’s IRS lawsuit settlement could be “the greatest heist in American history.” “A direct transfer of billions of your taxpayer dollars to Donald Trump—all dressed up as a ‘settlement’ of a lawsuit in which he is both the plaintiff and the defendant,” says Hayes.

What a deal. This adds to the deficit, so MAGA legislature will cut more programs Americans rely on. U.S. taxpayers pay for the damages Trump worshipping thugs did to the U.S. Capitol AND pay them a handsome reward from Trump's personal US taxpayer funded slush fund.

What the actual fuck is going on in this country? Why is there no way to stop this fucking ghoul from stealing everything that is not nailed down? What the fuck is wrong with the republicans in Congress and how much money are they getting in the kickbacks? Fuck I hate it here

Settlements are between two parties This is a theft of the treasury

NEW: Trump is going to give himself $1.7B from the treasury to pay his allies who were prosecuted under the Biden administration- including pardoned insurrectionists. This is a “settlement” deal in his $10B suit against the IRS. abcnews.com/US/trump-poi...

Tough break for the Trump Ballroom Senate Parliamentarian rules the $1 billion project will require 60 votes for approval, per Senate Budget Cmte Democrats Very very steep climb

Maybe Fox should have just complied. (See how that sounds, GOP?)

Market analysts expected China to agree to buy 500. 200 is a disaster. Art of the deal. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

An FBI agent visited the home of Milwaukee County's elections director earlier this week in an attempt to question her, the county clerk has said. It's the latest sign that the Trump admin is probing the results of the 2020 presidential race in Wisconsin.

What is the Republican Congress going to do about this? Spend $1 billion on Trump's golden ballroom.

The rush to silence Black voters ahead of the 2026 election is stone cold racism. It's Jim Crow 2.0.

This plan is absolute madness. Building a data center that is SIXTY SQUARE MILES in mountain west drought land which on paper will raise the temperature of the entire area by 5-12 DEGREES F is mental Unless the reality show is to create an American Aral Sea www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I feel I should alert Bluesky to the baby foxes in our yard

Golden sneakers. Scam phones. Red caps for asshats. Making China's Manufacturing Industry Great

Xi: America is declining as a world power Trump: HE MEANT UNDER SLEEPY JOE!! No, you assclown - he meant because you’re intentionally isolating the US on the world stage and GIVING our influence away.

I rarely say “major breaking” and rarely put out these video hits, but this is pretty major.

GILLIBRAND: How did we bomb 22 schools? COOPER: There's no indication we have G: So how do you explain publicly available information that 22 schools have been hit and multiple hospitals? C: There's no way we can corroborate that G: Have you investigated those claims? C: We have not

The only thing worse than a weasel is an incompetent, ass-licking weasel. Burgum is worse than a weasel.

Something that has gone under reported, at least to me, is this memo that the DOJ sent out last month saying the presidential records act is unconstitutional and Trump doesn’t have to follow it and can keep what he wants. A lawsuit against it has already been filed. www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

New York subway rule: dogs can only travel if they go "in a bag." New Yorkers took it very seriously... and became incredibly creative. 🐶

America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) defended his decision to suspend his state’s ongoing primary election to redraw the congressional maps, even after 45,000 ballots had already been cast, saying that discarding those votes was “not a big” deal. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

We need to flip four senate seats this November to overcome the Fetterman problem.

So id assume the black folks in America will stop paying taxes now that they no longer will have representation ?

As it should be. Kimmel and Fallon being classy and respectful. www.huffpost.com/entry/kimmel...

"Y'all are in a death spiral. That's why you have to redistrict. That's why you have to cheat." Watch this man.

“Say Something Normal” ❌

Reporters: For background ,start by reading this article I wrote for @theatlantic.com in 2019 about Trump's psychiatric disorders and his unfitness. Take notes. Then start asking questions about these issues of experts. In other words: DO YOUR JOBS. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Happy 76th birthday to the legendary Stevie Wonder.

Texans spoke up and spoke out, and it mattered! I was glad to work with people from across out great state and our entire Texas Democratic Delegation to bring voices from Texas to D.C. to protect Big Bend National Park. We will—and must—remain vigilant in our resistance to this effort.

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... Trump administration will temporarily block new home health and hospice providers on Wednesday from enrolling in Medicare, a senior administration official said, citing concerns ​about widespread fraud.

The president is now singling out congressional staffers, posting their photos, and demanding their firings

He's also telling us he's going to kill everyone who disagrees with him

This is the kind of shit that’s going to incite violence… but sure, tell more about how “the left” needs to tone down the rhetoric.

"Let us prey!" #ChristianPedophiles www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

PEER is suing the Trump Administration for diverting $100 million in taxpayer funds from the Freedom 250 fund to his own projects without Congressional approval. DOJ refused to answer PEER questions about the money. #aproudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 newrepublic.com/post/210303/...

Kash Patel looked senators in the eye today and said, under oath, that the FBI is “targeting and investigating no journalists.” Let’s check that against reality, shall we?

Trump is President of We, The People, and he doesn’t think of us at all. His rallies? For himself. His merch? A scam. His loyalty? To fascism. His morals? Bankrupt. His agenda? Stealing our money and pocketing it. Do better, America. Vote blue. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #Pinks #SheShed

It’s time. Meet in Selma. Saturday, May 16th. blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/

A 2026 contract to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was awarded for approximately $6.9 million, according to The New York Times. The area of the reflecting pool is about 340,000 square feet. The cost for labor and material should be about $3/sf; or less than $1 million to paint the pool.