Saudi Arabia is the only democracy in the Middle East and our relationship with them is based on shared values. If there did not exist a Saudi Arabia we would have to invent a Saudi Arabia to protect our interests. If Saudi Arabia didn't exist, not a single Arab on Earth would be safe.

they need to invent easier eays to peel lemons

what is it now

the TikTok zoomers have got into the Epstein emails

lmao Hassett is the stupidest looking guy ever

This is what ally ship looks like to me.

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i feel like the reason people would fall for this is if they’re conservative-culture aligned Christians who don’t read the bible and so are imagining what it’s like, who believe somewhat sensibly from context that a lot of Christianity is about extolling the virtues of heterosexual marriage

made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow

Trump sloppy toppy alleged in Epstein copy

True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer

He's a Brit; send him back on a boat and tell the UK it's got migrants on board. That'll solve this pretty quickly

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.

People think "y'all" is the defining southernism, but really it's saying "have a good one" when parting, especially if pronounced "havagoowuh." If you tag the y'all it becomes "havagoowahyaw."

you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it

Looking for an apartment is torturous, you can tell someone your exact budget and they'll just say "have you checked [most expensive neighborhood]?" It can even be a local who should know better, they'll still do it

“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I've had an uptick in orders for this print recently, for reasons which are not particularly mysterious to me

“The President sent his lawyer to negotiate a settlement with a convicted sex trafficker to provide cushy accommodation in exchange for her silence on his participation in said sex trafficking” is a cold description of the facts of an insane story that the media doesn’t find worthy of scrutiny

Fight don’t fold.

still hasn't passed lol

Julius Caesar crossing the rubicon with the 10th legion:

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

so currently defectors are: Kaine (2030) Shaheen (Retiring) Hasan (2028) Fetterman (2028) Durbin (Retiring) CCM (2028) Rosen (2030) King (2030)

Heh. The machines might have the upper hand right now, but never fear: I have a plan. (I sit back and smirk while a giant robot destroys the city until it’s clear I’m not going to do anything)

Tim Kaine saw Dems win by generational margins in his home state just a few days ago and then decided to cave to the fascists. fucking insane. primary him tomorrow

Text your older relatives, make sure they're activated too, mine says CNN isn't reporting stuff like deal details right now

Ahem: runforsomething.net/run/

If Trump openly supports it you can also forget the "the House won't vote for it anyway!" theory - Johnson and the House will pass whatever they're told to

Senate recess til 8pm lmfao

Mac from Always Sunny

in the midst of all of this, can we take a moment to appreciate how Trump has now shut down the government while holding a trifecta *twice*

if the airlines dying is what it takes to get reasonable rail service then so be it

i dont feel like posting proof here but the average con thinks kirk was assassinated by a fed in a false flag op. my dad has repeated the line "rumors there was mossad in the crowd" three times already

vertical video format feels psychologically limiting

rw wackos when the pretty woman isn't a completely programmable gynoid

infantrydork

What was Sean Dunn's sandwich? I want a Dunnwich tonight. @kenwhite.bsky.social sir I assume you follered this case close enough to know

Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict: “I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything…. “That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants… Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”

broke folk understand this even more clearly than richoids. it's insane. my personal trainer and i both bonded recently over the "what I'd do if I was rich" hypothetical and we talked abt how you gotta give back cause you never get there all by yourself, you always got shooters

lol r u kidding me

Bahahahahahaha

if i were running for office i would absolutely call my volunteers “the wide awakes,” i would hand out wide awake pins and stickers and hats for people to wear and campaign events would have wide awake banners

Some people see things as they are and say, why? I dream things that never were and say, why not? —Robert F. Kennedy, quoting George Bernard Shaw

I think a big reason that the Jay Jones “kill republicans” texting scandal didn’t completely sink him is because Republican freaks have just been saying out in the open on their public facing social media accounts for a while now!

average bluesky poster

Zohran has ended his victory speech by summoning and entrapping the spirit of Andrew Cuomo in a Greater Soul Gem. The translucent former governor's mouth hangs open in a pained howl as he writhes within the jewel, but makes no sound.