Trump's ever-expanding list of taxpayer grifts: -$1.8B slush fund for political allies -$1B for ballroom "security" -$1B for Qatar jet refurbishments -$230M in DOJ "compensation" -$100M+ for golf outings When he says he "doesn't think about Americans' financial situation," I believe him.

A day after turning 18, Ziyi Yan unleashes a massive 71.74 m to move to 2nd on the all-time women's Javelin list. In 2024, she wasn't allowed to compete at the Olympics due to World Athletics age restrictions, as well as the 2025 World Championships. Original post

For a guy who gutted social programs for the purpose of saving money (they didn't save any), the president has sure spent a lot of taxpayer money for nonsense.

Abrego Garcia should apply for compensation from the weaponization fund

The most corrupt president in history:

It's funny how exactly the right number of Democrats, but rarely the same Democrats, have been consistently voting for Republican bills. Almost like the Democrat party is captured by fascists.

The proper headline here is CHARGES DISMISSED DUE TO DOJ MISCONDUCT www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/u...

Let them eat cake: MAGA edition

FUCK ICE NOW AND FOREVER

most non-cybertruck 4x4 failures are people getting into situations they could've handled but don't, due to arrogance and lack of experience most Cybertruck failures are people trying to do things no vehicle can safely do, because they believe their car is magic

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.

The amount of corruption that is happening is absolutely ridiculous. The Justice Department has agreed to permanently shield Trump, his family, and his businesses from IRS tax claims a last-minute addition to the slush-fund deal.

Walking very normal today sir. Looking very sober.

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.” — Plato

I'll be honest I don't think 6 oz of toothpaste is dangerous in a way that 3 oz of toothpaste is not.

I don’t think the GOP is adequately aware of the public's anger. They'll find out.

Saw huge turnout for this VRA rally in Selma yesterday but wanted to show it again for solidarity with people in other states that couldn’t join in. “Every blow against justice has historically awakened a sleeping giant,” said Rev. Bernice King. “This moment is our generation’s proving ground.”

very good and it zeroes in on a really important dynamic: the way the professionalization of the court and the industry around it serves to insulate the justices from democratic feedback as well as contribute to the idea that the justices are law wizards to whom we *ought* to defer.

There's a brand new (as of today) music streaming and marketplace service. It's co-owned by the artists on the website and the site does not take a cut of album sales. If you're also afraid of private equity's hold over bandcamp and music as a whole, check this out. www.subvert.fm/armed-jouiss...

Research funded by big bamboo, probably: A new method for creating high-strength bamboo molecular plastics with exceptional mechanical strength, thermal stability, and biodegradability that outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics while being cost-competitive and recyclable.

In his first speech as Hungary's prime minister, Péter Magyar called on Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok to resign or be removed: "It's time to leave, Mr. President — while you still can." Sulyok, a Fidesz-backed Orbán ally, sat awkwardly watching in the Hungarian parliament.

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virginia voters should call their delegates and senators and demand that they ignore this illegitimate ruling

"It's no big deal that your loved ones died of COVID. In fact, if you think about it, it was sort of their fault that they died."

as per melissa's thread, it is really important to understand that a major goal of this administration is the resegregation of key institutions of american society

Why settle for Rowling slop when you could just watch LOTR? It's got whimsy and joy, and doesn't platform/finance a terf.

how it started vs. how it's going

Hromuz? Uh, yeah. I would hope so...

Things will only get better when we realize that just because someone has a lot of money doesn’t mean they’re not a stupid asshole with nothing worthwhile to say.

They call them "data centers" because “mass-surveillance centers” would be harder to sell.

Zionists in English: "We are the victims." Zionists in Hebrew:

I left Twitter/X because of the torrents of abuse, including antisemitic abuse. I've been on a few Palestine solidarity marches and I didn't experience any abuse at all, even when carrying a sign that mentions I'm Jewish. Remind me where antisemitism is breeding.

5 out of the 6 Supreme Court Justices who gutted the Voting Rights Act were nominated by a president who came into office having lost the popular vote. 70% of Americans support the John Lewis VRA. The Supreme Court is historically unpopular. It is not a democratically legitimate institution.

This goes hard.

Half of the AI data centers have been cancelled. A quarter are under review. And just 24% are being built as planned. The AI scam is dying.

The way NONE of them look at all comfortable or happy to be there lol.

1. I wouldn't take at face value anything a candidate up for reelection says about his future plans for a higher office. 2. He's running. 3. He's going to win. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnj-...

I would pay real money to watch Democratic leadership play Family Feud, attempting to guess the will of their voters.

EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained documents show a clear paper trail of Trump administration officials planning to share sensitive voter data with an outside political group trying to overturn elections, as part of a secret agreement. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

High school teens are repairing used cars to donate to single moms A Virginia community is coming together to help moms in need, one car at a time.

I am watching The Testaments on Hulu—the follow-up to The Handmaid's Tale—and the men Trump surrounds himself with would absolutely recreate Gilead if they could And they still might, as all of the levers of power in America are in their weak, hateful hands

“We all need to play by the same set of rules” - @aoc.bsky.social

The court has simply recreated the pre-Brown world in allowing racial discrimination across a broad number fields as long as it is “facially neutral,” gutting the Reconstruction Amendments in the process.

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: A new mRNA cancer vaccine is showing early success against pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers with a 5-year survival rate of just 13%. In a small trial, 90% of patients who responded to the vaccine were still alive 6 years later! www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...

Omg

this is like a caricature of the small ball, no conviction, triangulating nonsense that many people associate with democrats

Pollution levels in Paris after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

they posted like this when beyoncé won a grammy for best country album

All of this arrives rather conveniently as Trump's legal team argues he needs his ballroom for "security reasons." It smells fishy.