....nothing?

My biggest lesson was that I lost respect for George Clooney and Nancy Pelosi.

‘Mike Johnson is now the weakest Speaker we’ve ever had.’

This would be very funny

chopping it up on the phone with my good buddy, Isaac Chotiner, when he suddenly gets serious and starts asking me very pointed questions about my “repeated, vigorous defenses of Watto from Star Wars”??? I don’t have anything to hide so I’m going to keep answering his questions

I love Jon Stewart but I'm still pissed that he told everyone they were overreacting about the Trump regime ushering in fascism and then when they, he just goes "Oops, my mistake." His kids aren't going to starve or go without like millions of others will.

California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The move underscores a growing standoff between state election officials and a federal government many voting rights advocates say is weaponizing oversight.

Lakshya Jain working for The Argument putting together bullshit polls predicated on not giving respondents the proper context to make an informed choice so that he can get something clickbaity definitely tracks for a hack like him

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

good piece. and nirav shah gets it exactly right — grievance and retribution are trump’s motivations for destroying our nation’s public health agency. as simple and horrific as that.

Mourners have gathered at a church in Kyiv to honor two Ukrainian journalists killed last week by a Russian drone strike.

"I put the star in the star hole. A lot of people can't do that. They try to put it in the hexagon hole. But I put it in the star hole, and it only took me three attempts. I'd like to see AOC do that."

It’s not just that they don’t have to turn off SNAP benefits — they’re not legally allowed to. They legally must use the contingency fund. The admin is pretending they can’t use it even though their own guidance from a month ago (that they’ve since deleted) contradicts that.

Biden’s Administration passed $2 trillion worth of economic bills and delivered on lowering inflation. People just didn’t care or lied about it.

Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"

i think this basically gets to @jamellebouie.net's point. this is a document that is attempting to solve a perception problem by doing policy. but biden made economic policy--IRA, CHIPS, BIF--absolutely central. every national dem has been running away from "abolish the police" for years!

The fuck!? #icenapping - Santa Ana - Points gun at moving vehicle w/ community watchdog

my favorite part of most chotiner interviews is watching someone who has spent significant amounts of time working in or engaging with the media being forced to think through the logical consequences of their own opinions for the first time

Really, really sorry this wasn't a Wendy's parking lot. bsky.app/profile/bgru...

Judges, man. Judges who think they have a real job applying the rule of law, instead of runner stamping regime papers Which is why the USSC is so disappointing and damaging

Burquenos: It's come to our attention that SNAP benefits may not be issued next month, and a lot of local families will likely feel that impact. For parents already doing their best to juggle everything, even small changes can make a big difference when it comes to keeping kids fed.

Ah, they got more info on who funded it. Previously I only heard of Turning Point's contributions to J6 logistics/funding www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

We really should have requirements for recyclability of consumer packaging

Real bravery and patriotism. www.cbsnews.com/news/illinoi...

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"I have not asked the president for the identity of that person because they want to remain anonymous, and I respect that," Johnson said. "I've heard the rumors, but I'm not 100% certain.”

Little late

did anything else happen pandemic-wise during Biden's term. was there a gigantic free vaccine rollout for example. or universal free tests. or an eviction moratorium and workplace vaccine mandate that both got shot down by SCOTUS. I guess we'll never know

we're all trying to find out who in the media is spreading all this misinformation

Holy shit ventilated

Bill Essayli Moves to Dismiss Key "Assault" Case before DOJ Has to Explain What It Knew www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/27/b...

I was in Chicago last week with nineteen of my Democratic colleagues to hear directly from people who have been terrorized by ICE. People are being kidnapped off the streets by masked agents. It is unlawful and unacceptable.

Tweeting this when you haven’t come to work a single day since the shutdown started is really brave.

Greatest American century.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is on to President Donald Trump’s plan to undermine free and fair elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This is a bad string for them to pull

CHOTINER: I'm still trying to understand, *why* did you open these bank accounts and credit cards in our names? PETER: Well I thought we should build credit together. CHOTINER: But why? We'd never met, or even communicated. PETER: Well, surely you agree building credit is good, Isaac?

"Dicus said the suspect was traveling at speeds in excess of 150 mph and sometimes almost 200 mph. “You can imagine what that could have done to unsuspecting motorists on our freeway,” he said." That's why you stop chasing him, guys.

Good retail politics

Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle... "On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.” Absolutely. Please get on with it.

Great. Again. Maybe deal with it shitlibs?

“The greater threat to the economy of the United States is not that the Trump Administration’s tariffs will be struck down, but that they will be allowed to remain in place.” I am proud to join 480 economist colleagues across the political spectrum, incl. 9 Nobel laureates, in signing this letter.

About a year too late

Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."

We need to lay the groundwork to seize assets stolen by the kleptocracy scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcont...

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

Unless Congress controls what he spends, what is the utility of bringing Congress back?