We can have NICE things…

What happened to all the art, furniture and priceless historical treasures that were in the East Wing? Did Trump just give it away to his buddies? Is it at Mar-a-Lago? Did Jared and Ivana just help themselves to it? No one knows

How long will it take to build the Epstein Ballroom attached to our White House? When will the Epstein Ballroom be dedicated? Too bad Jeffery Epstein can’t attend, cuz he died mysteriously in federal prison under Trump & Barr’s protection.

Trump in the presidency is like a big turd in our soup kettle. Repubs: Eat your soup. Turd soup is good for you. Dems: We worked so hard to make this soup. How do we get the turd out? We need to cook a new batch of soup. A 4th American founding, this time “with liberty and justice for ALL”.

Sometimes it hits you: why aren’t Democrats talking about that? This is one of those things. While Trump’s bailing out Argentina, Dems could be talking about creating jobs right here by expanding the domestic use of soy. This is about innovation and American jobs. open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...

This is how shitty Dear Leader is feeling tonight.

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

Fascism is a big topic in politics today. Reporters should ask every politician, every day, if they are antifascism or profascism.

I’m a patriotic American, so I’m proudly anti-fascist. How about you? 🇺🇸

"Those three words perfectly sum up the priorities of Donald Trump and the soulless ghouls running his administration: RFK, Jr., Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Russ Vought, and so on. Indeed, FUCK THEM KIDS might as well be Trump’s 2028 campaign slogan." #FTK

An evil troll lurking in our White House is trying to start a civil war. Don’t let him.

“Surely you wouldn’t let this happen again!”

Extreme wealth is a poison in our societies. Tax it.

This is illegal, unconstitutional, un-American behavior by Trump goons paid for by our tax dollars. Make it stop.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Republicans hold the power, and the responsibility, for funding the US government.

Christian nationalism is a direct repudiation of this nation’s founding. In reality, Christian nationalists want to form a new nation - one in which they can impose their will, masked as the will of God, on everyone else.

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Theodore Roosevelt

Crockett: When you I say you are the least qualified in the history of the FBI, it’s real… Patel: That’s false Crockett: I didn’t ask you a question. I want to talk about why you're a failure and honestly we need to tell you, bye, bye

Looking for leadership in the Democratic Party. (Thx to governors who have stepped up). Anyone?

Inanity has truly taken hold in America. We are so focused on things that aren’t actually problems (trans panic) while ignoring stuff that could really be our undoing (climate change, infectious diseases). We are governed by mad men. All this was paid for by lunatic plutocrats who want low taxes

Maybe wishful thinking, but I hope there is a group of very smart, cunning people who are meeting to figure out how to rescue the US from its new status as cruel dystopian dictatorship.

Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:

You could be next. I could be next. Thrown in a lockup where you have a couple of square feet of concrete floor to sleep, no food or meds. The pedo rapist in our White House is doing this to innocent folks.

The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it. Contemptible & pathetic.

Re-upping these questions about the boat that Trump claims to have destroyed in the Caribbean. I’ve seen no reports about the boat, its occupants, or the US attackers. Is it an AI hoax? Why do I even have to ask?

It's not just that we have to save our country from Trumpism. We have to save the entire world from a ravenous, reckless, criminal U.S. government. It's a moral imperative.

The most plausible explanation for the Trump-Epstein cover-up …

RFK Jr. spits out a mouthful of asbestos and takes a swig from his sewage bottle. "I can already see children getting healthier," he gurgles, a bone from a roadkill bat lodged in his larynx. "The spike in measles deaths is a sign their mitochondrial vitality is spiking." His left ear drops off.

✅All men are created equal. ✅Liberty & justice for all. ✅No one is above the law. ✅One person, one vote. This is what makes America great & exceptional. Trump & his fascist, racist GOP minions are dismantling everything that distinguishes our nation as great & unique.

You are living through the unthinkable: the president of the United States using the military to seize domestic power. The greatest crisis of executive power in American history, at the hands of the worst, most corrupt, and most unfit president in American history.

Few charts show our current American weakness like this one. The minute Trump came into office, Putin knew he had the green light to do whatever he wanted and kill as many innocent civilians as he wanted.

Everything she said…

Republicans under Trump want to bring back the USSR in the USA: top-down rigid control of society & culture, state-sponsored violence, government ownership of business. Americans did NOT vote for this.

Epstein was up to his eyeballs in Russian money laundering & international blackmail in addition to trafficking young girls. Trump was right there with him.

Good news! Humans no longer need to burn stuff to capture energy. We can point a pane of glass at the sun and get *unlimited energy* at low cost, and store it in efficient batteries. Activists have scheduled “Sun Day” to celebrate this historic milestone in human history. We can have nice things!

Good morning, I stand with Ukraine.🇺🇦 Putin can go fuck himself. I stand with the sovereign country that was invaded, the sovereign country that has valiantly defended itself for the past 3 plus years. I stand with 🇺🇦 this morning. You? Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦

Taking photos and video of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public is our constitutional right. This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.

“Closing the wealth gap is crucial to both our economy and our democracy.”

Ways Trump/MAGA is trying to rig 2026/2028 elections: EO calling for new census, gerrymandering in Texas an elsewhere, effort to end birthright citizenship, new cases seeking to reverse/negate voting rights act, prosecution of opponents, take over of major media outlets...

“The whole idea that Trump would ever sanction or be tough on Russia was a sham from the start. Trump never had any intention of doing anything to harm or even slightly weaken Putin—far from it. The American president has been entirely consistent and loyal to Putin…”

If you’re wondering how ICE recruitment and training is going under Kristi Noem—South Park already nailed it.

I don’t know if he’d accept, but some political party needs to hire this guy as a senior advisor. @democrats.org

The rapist is in the White House.

For the sake of argument, let’s say Trump is a robot who was programmed during a 1980’s trip to Russia to hate the US & to try to destroy it. Let’s also say that Putin has the code to control robot Trump today. In that hypothetical, Trump would do exactly what he’s doing.

Talking to working folks, I get the sense that AI is like a really smart, quick intern who constantly makes mistakes, tells sneaky lies, and makes up citations to sources. Glad to be retired so I don’t have to put up w it.

It’s time for American to start listening to RobertReich.

THE best summary of where we are today regarding Epstein’s best friend….

Donald Trump not only is a traitor to his country, he's a traitor to every single citizen in it. He's a traitor to democracy, a traitor to decency, a traitor to liberty, a traitor to justice, a traitor to education, a traitor the Civil Service, a traitor to the Military, a traitor to human life.

Breakfast today: Yemeni shakshuka (recipe from WaPo) with homegrown tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic & parsley.