So some good has come from this #shutdown after all…

It’s properly known as the trump shutdown, not the Schumer. Even he said so: "A shutdown falls on the president's lack of leadership. I mean problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the president is weak." Donald J. Trump

The president has no authority to order flags at half-staff to acknowledge the murder of Charlie Kirk. Kirk simply doesn’t qualify per the US flag code: 1/2

@govmikedewine.bsky.social as an Ohioan, you among all governors should know the consequences of deploying National Guard troops against American citizens. I urge you to rethink your decision.

If you want the best perspective on Ohio politics, look no further than @davidpepperoh.bsky.social This piece gives me more hope for Ohio than I’ve had in years open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

After decades of being a national punchline, looks like Cleveland might have the last laugh (that’s our skyline in the background)

“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell

@repmaxmiller one last plea: There are 145,979 Medicaid recipients in Ohio's 7th District (you represent them, remember?). That’s about 40% of your constituents. VOTE TO HELP THEM BY VOTING NO ON THIS DISASTROUS BILL!!

Air layers taken from a volunteer crabapple my neighbor and I let grow between our houses. It gets cool orange apples in the fall. The first air layer didn’t take, so I recut and kept the sphagnum less wet and less packed. That did the trick. Last pic is the debris I cut off—fully 8 feet! #bonsai

Of all the cruel things in this tax bill, the fact that millions of parents won’t receive the increased child tax credit because their incomes are TOO LOW is the cruelest of all. From ITEP:

And remember, this from a president who was the 5-star General who was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe in WWII.

His look of total disappointment is *almost* worth $45 million

…and the Book of Moron is subtitled Art of the Deal.

One of my favorite signs from the Cleveland No Kings rally @kingarthurbaking.bsky.social

Ready for the afternoon!

I need to apologize to Neanderthals for suggesting Marge must carry their DNA. Just read an amazing piece saying 40,000 years ago they fashioned an epoxy-like adhesive to repair their tools. No way MTG has that highly developed intelligence.

Interesting day. I actually agree with Elon about this.

Powerful words from Langston Hughes. For millions, these tumultuous times are not new. But if we choose to open our eyes, hearts, and minds to unite rather than divide, then: “O, let America be America again— The land that never has been yet— And yet must be—the land where every man is free.”

The three judges were appointed by Reagan, Obama and Trump. This could mark a return to the sanity of checks and balances. www.axios.com/2025/05/28/t...

If only he had bone spurs in his all-caps thumbs

Thanks, @repmaxmiller for voting to hurt seniors in Ohio and nationwide so you can give even more tax breaks to the filthy rich. Oh, and saddling future generations with even more crippling debt: $2.3 Trillion added to the deficit.

By questioning “whether the former president was capable of doing the job,” he’s of course referring to 45, not 46. www.threads.com/@aaron.rupar...

This 15-year-old exhibits more maturity and compassion than her state rep. The country needs more Amelie Feldmans, less Laurel Libbys.

Politics trumps public health again. Sadly, Ohio won’t be far behind. Gift article from The New York Times.

Turning tax-exempt status into a political weapon for the executive branch. What could possibly go wrong? open.substack.com/pub/populari...

All three Cleveland coaches (Stefanski/Browns, Vogt/Guards and now Atkinson/Cavs) won Coach of the Year as rookies (Stefanski’s was his first of two COY). All three won one playoff round, then lost in round two. Futility doesn’t play favorites in The Land.

Great work, Gov Mike Dewine and Ohio Legislators. You’ve made our state even worse than last year

Not sour grapes because the Pacers are kicking the crap out of the Cavs, but aren’t those Indy uniforms the ugliest?

Ohio is on the brink of a measles epidemic, with at least 25 cases this year. If only there were a safe and effective way to prevent it... signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-cou...

Good start to the day, or will it go downhill from now on? Wordle is the new half full/half empty test.

Could one of my MAGA “friends” (if I have any left) tell the erratic dolt you elected that he’s the chief executive of a government, not a damn TV show?

So Celtics are also down 0-2? And blew a 20-point lead in Game Two? Sounds like they’re stealing our narrative.

If the Allies retreated as much as this guy, we’d be where MAGA GOP is taking us 80 years earlier!

Hope this is just an editing error…

www.reuters.com/business/aut... Reuters based on WSJ reports: Unclear if Musk was aware of the board’s succession plans

Jarrett Allen sheds light on why this Cavs team is special www.theplayerstribune.com/jarrett-alle... #LetEmKnow

Methinks the veep protests too much…

Given this Easter message, can’t wait to see what he writes about Pope Francis

First the OSU National Championship trophy, then the Pope. Let’s hope Vance will have a meeting with his boss soon!

I know of an American convicted of 34 felonies. Is he the kind of “homegrown criminal” that should be deported to El Salvador?

@rep-jeffrieshakeem.bsky.social what is the plan for introducing articles of impeachment? Surely thumbing his nose at SCOTUS and the Constitution gives legitimate grounds. #ConstitutionalCrisis

Guardians lost today. Otherwise I’d be smiling

One big problem some liberals have is they eat their own simply for doing the job they are elected to do. Like trump or not, a sitting governor needs to work with the president. That’s all Whitmer did here.

If only they could afford a good lawyer, they could stop this extortion

I’m sure Ron Vara confirmed it

20 years of Republican leadership has gutted a once-great state. This David Dewitt piece explains why Ohio’s economy will decline even further. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/03/a...

So Congressman Max Miller, will you be answering your boss’s question and filing articles of impeachment?

It took today’s @nytimes four screens and two pro-trump photos/headlines before any mention of the millions who protested across America … with no photo on the homepage. #lamestreammedia

With the momentum of today, it’s time for a semantic shift: refer to democrats as the opposition party, not the minority party.