Wishing a happy 100th birthday to the inimitable and indomitable Sir David Attenborough - an incredibly kind, gentle and universally loved soul. I take great pleasure in knowing that long after Trump's name has been totally forgotten, people will still be talking about the greatness of Sir David. 🥰

Every time I see a clip of Trump lately, my mind immediately goes to Russian President Zorkin in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 telling his secretary "from now on I am to be described as 'robust' and 'healthy" right before he keels over. 😎

I realize Minnesota has no chance of ever convicting Jonathan Ross on state charges for the murder of Renee Good because of Supremacy Clause Immunity...BUT...I don't understand why they aren't at least indicting him, if for no other reason than to keep a spotlight on his and ICE's brutality.

Imagine you're a Republican Party bigwig (Thiel, Leo, Mellon, etc.) You're saddled with a deranged sociopath as your party leader - an albatross that will sink you in the midterms. But you can't push him out, or risk losing what's left of your shrinking base. What's the solution? Hmmmm 🤔

Except for their position to NOT supply weapons or troops to Ukraine, Péter Magyar's Tisza Party looks quite similar to the Democratic Party. Yet Tisza is considered a "center-right" party. In the U.S., we have absolutely ZERO conception of what a true left or even a center-left party looks like.

The 1943 Tehran Conference - oh, the irony - is where FDR and Churchill first hopped into bed with Stalin (i.e., "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"). Embracing MAGA supporters who are now turning on Trump for disrespecting their imaginary friend has a similar bitter taste. 🤮

Seeing some of the 'flat-earthers' tying themselves into knots this week has been an unexpected joy. I actually heard one, unironically, post a supposed gotcha video asking "If that's real, then where are all the thousands of orbiting satellites!" The stupidity is breathtaking to watch. 🤣🤣

Dear @apapsychiatric.bsky.social could you please explain to me how the most devastatingly destructive mental disorder of the past decade (MAGA) isn't listed anywhere in the DSM-5? It should have its own separate damn volume! 🫤

There's a part of me fervently hoping that Iran sends a big "fuck you" to Trump and refuses to open Hormuz until the U.S. withdraws all forces from the theater.

I'm really starting to feel like every single person in this country needs to be strapped to a chair, their eyes clamped open like Alex in "A Clockwork Orange," and then forced to watch this iconic clip (from almost a decade and a half ago) on repeat for 24 hours straight! 🫤

I look at this vicious clown-show of a regime - where stupidity meets toxic masculinity - and all I can think of is an old (mid-1700s) quote from British writer/politician Horace Walpole: "𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡." We are seriously fvck'd! 😖

"Put me in coach I'm ready to play, today Look at me, I can be, your AG!"🎶

In what should be a unanimous decision, you just know that it'll end up being a 7-2 ruling because these two corrupt fuckwits can't help but side with the MAGA Mein Kampf crowd. 🙄

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (self-portrait below). A criminally underappreciated woman artist (what's new), and arguably one of the greatest portraitists of the late-1700s to mid-1800s; perhaps most well-known as Marie Antoinette's preferred court painter.

If I EVER had the slightest hesitancy about replacing U.S. currency with a completely digital payment system...this just broke down any disinclination I may have been harboring!! 💸💸💸

Can you be both a prophet AND an atheist?🤔Seriously, when you go back and listen to Hitch's warnings from nearly two decades ago, it's a literal blueprint for where we find ourselves today - with christian nationalists (and others) gleefully and joyfully striving to bring about Armageddon.

The more I see Nick McKim (Australian Green Party) the more I love the guy...oh how I miss sane, rational, and passionate elected fighters!

Thinking lately how sad it is that the new "𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢" for more and more of us who are tired of the spiraling insanity, is to simply no longer live here. 180,000+ American citizens were fortunate enough to emigrate overseas last year; I expect closer to 250,000 will make it out this year.

I can hear the chant swelling now: But...but...but...but...whaddabout BENGHAZI!!! 🙄

It's a staggering and sickening realization when you finally come to grips with the immutable fact that somewhere around a quarter or more of the U.S. adult populace would gleefully sign-up to be guards at Auschwitz if given the opportunity. 😞

Finally got around to watching "All the Empty Rooms" on Netflix...the short (35 min) documentary about Steve Hartman's and Lou Bopp's 7-year project to photograph every bedroom of every child killed in a school shooting. It's like a cattle prod to the heart! 😭

I find myself watching these edits more and more frequently lately, just to make sure I never lose sight of what true class, kindness, leadership, and empathy actually look like!

Watching the unflinching determination of Minneapolis resisters this past week, it reminded me of this old Tumblr post about the RMS Carpathia's response to the Titanic sinking. When things seem futile, I like to give this a reread to remind me that we're far more capable than we realize.

If there's a more poignant social critique of the current state of western Democracy than this new release from Ren, I've yet to see it!! I'm by no means a huge fan of rap, but this is so on point and poetic. It's a 10-minute watch (turn CC on). Oh, and Act III is breath-takingly heart-wrenching. 😎

When Powell's term expires in 4 months (May 15th), you can bet Trump will nominate Kevin Hassett for Fed Chair - the man who Jonathan Last of The Bulwark called "Conservatism’s Invincible Ignoramus," and the one candidate who'll do exactly what he's told. It's going to be a bloodbath in the market.

Not that I'm grieving his disappearance, but where the F has the 'human thumb' gone? Did someone Jimmy Hoffa him under the new ballroom foundation? Seems like right after the "bag of cash" allegations he just went 💨 which makes me think there's a whole lot more people didn't want to see uncovered.

Two thoughts for the day, paraphrased from Gloria Steinem: 1. If cismen had periods: Generals, right wing politicians and religious fundamentalists would cite it as proof that only men should serve in combat, shouting "You have to give blood to take blood! [1/2]

Not that we don't already have enough on our plate to worry about...but think about this for a minute: When the ship is finally righted and ICE is abolished, we'll still have to deal with 22,000+ of the worst humans imaginable suddenly returned to their prior impotency...and oh how they will rage!

Okay, hear me out. We start a 'GoFundMe' that raises enough money to convince Prime Minister Nielsen of Greenland to officially change the country's name to 'Obamastan' for the next three years. If that doesn't trigger a massive ischemic stroke, I don't know what will!! 😎

The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations affords every nation the right to declare ANY diplomatic staff member (including the head of mission) as persona non grata at any time, without explanation. So, why don't western nations collectively agree to expel every one of Trump's ambassadors! 🚪

Instead of supporting Trump's economy this holiday season, please consider gifting to these two worthy charities doing amazing work in Gaza, Ukraine, and around the globe: World Central Kitchen and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)🙂 bsky.app/profile/wck.... bsky.app/profile/msf.ca

Whoever created this meme...you are diabolical and I love you for it!!! 🤣

I wish some researcher would conduct a new study to see what kind of correlation exists between lifetime distance traveled by Americans and their political views/affiliation. Most MAGA types I know rarely leave their regional comfort zone, let alone venture outside the U.S.

Welcome to the economic equivalent of Megyn Kelly's "There's a difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old" Epstein rationalization. 🙄

I fully realize small businesses like restaurants and small owner-franchised hotels/motels are struggling in this economy, but they still must be held accountable for feeding and housing ICE agents! We need to shine a brighter light on the facilitators of this racist purge.

Tried to come up with a list of men (alive at the time) who I'd be shocked to see on any Epstein list. I could only come up with eleven: Mr. Rogers Ken Burns Hugh Jackman Jeff Goldblum Keanu Reeves Steve Burns (Blue’s Clues) Barack Obama Anthony Fauci Robin Williams Bruce Springsteen Post Malone

I'm guessing it might only take a few dozen more horrifically misogynistic, racist or xenophobic Oval Office comments before the NYT drops some hard-hitting headline like: "Could Trump's Unique Rhetorical Style Begin to Erode Political Decorum?" 🙄🖕

Where's the U.S. outrage towards the brutal cruelty of Israel's government? As always, crickets! 🦗🦗🦗🦗

It's been almost a decade since she filed suit (eventually dropping it due to death threats to her family), but I wish we could somehow make it mandatory that every MAGA supporter watch Katie Johnson's entire sworn deposition. She was a 13-year-old CHILD when Trump raped her at Epstein's.

Saw the photo on the right from ICE confrontations last month in Chicago and was struck by the parallels to Goya's 3rd of May! More than two hundred years later, and we're still doing the same evil shit. 😑

This is what my car tires look like when the rim says 38psi maximum but I inflate them to 60psi 😱

Let's pump the brakes on giving accolades to these assholes considering they used the same gathering to formally ban all catholic hospitals from providing any gender-affirming care.

I posted this way too late last night...but it's the earworm we all need this weekend. 🤣

Things that Trump has blown (one more added to the list): - Democracy - The U.S. economy - The rule of law - Our reputation on the world stage - An opportunity to bring down Putin (the world's most destabilizing influence) - Bill Clinton

What I wouldn't pay for the White House press corps members to all stand there pressing their tongues back and forth against their cheeks the entire time KKKaroline is yammering.

Sooo...do you think it will be tomorrow or Friday that Pam Bondi suddenly announces a full-scale DOJ investigation into "damning new evidence that just came to light" regarding Pizzagate, and Hillary Clinton's role in the ritual murder of children? #AnyDistractionInAStorm

Back in the day, you could start at Madoff’s Palm Beach home and drive 4 miles down to Mar-a-Lago. Along the way you could stop at two of the Koch brothers homes plus swing by Jeff Epstein’s place. Oh, and Limbaugh was just up the road! Instead of Palm Beach it should be called "Asshole's Island"?

The only way we will EVER see genuine accountability on the part of the Democratic party is by financially holding their feet to the fire. Unless and until we get these two installed as minority party leaders, we shouldn't give them a single damn💲!!

(checks notes to see when Schumer finally endorsed Mamdani)........oh, that's right he NEVER FUCKING DID! 😑🙄 Anyone who tries to paint that invertebrate as a "hold out" for voting against this CR has zero clue how party politics works. We absolutely must primary his ass into oblivion.

I'm really confused why everyone's trying to tie the Tenn District 7 special election to the Epstein discharge petition. Massie's one signature short of the needed 218 signatories - that's Rep Grijalva's. Regardless of Tenn7 outcome, once she signs...that's it. There's no vote offsetting involved. 🤔