"Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after Saudi Arabia suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, according to two U.S. officials."

Demographic changes means this country faces 3 options: ❌The Republic of Gilead ❌Soylent Green ✔️or mass migration I don't care whether you like it or not. Because we are absolutely fucked without it. That's the reality. And here's why (no paywall) open.substack.com/pub/russinch...

Whoopsie.

“As far as policy and the administration of her department goes, it’s fair to say Chavez-DeRemer abandoned every vestige of bipartisan pretense to betray her staff, American workers, and common decency in typically repulsive MAGA fashion. But there’s more.”

"Chavez-DeRemer ended up as a lesson in the signal truth of Trump’s second term: Those who agree to work for him are, by definition, unqualified and evil. There are no exceptions, and, by this point, there is no excuse for pretending otherwise."

He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that. Period. End of story. With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

We live in a world where Trump can post this, but James Comey apparently gets indicted for laying out some seashells saying 8647 and then apologizing and deleting the image.

Hegseth fired our Generals. And now is bringing Kid Rock to the Pentagon address our military??? These people are deeply unserious.

But it’s Democrats who need to tone down the rhetoric?!

Lindsey has become an absolute embarrassment—not to much to Congress or South Carolina, as to humanity. A silly little sycophant. But even for him, this is low and weird. Why is this vital? Because the President keeps asking me about it, of course! Why is he asking about it? Well, [trails off].

Trump is mired in an illegal war that's destabilizing the world while spiking inflation & immiserating Americans, a key part of the govt remains unfunded, & Rs who control Congress are fixated on...spending taxpayer $ for a vanity ballroom Trump vowed would be privately funded A complete clown show

They are silencing all the whistleblowers, muzzling all the watchdogs.

Not to "Actually...." here, but actually, it was the current Vice President that compared Trump to Hitler.

I’m fascinated by how obsessed Trump is with his ballroom but still unsure why he wants it so bad. There is definitely an untold story there that goes beyond him just wanting a larger event space.

O'DONNELL: How worried were you that were gonna be injuries? TRUMP: I wasn't worried. I understand life. We live in a crazy world.

O'DONNELL: It looks like you go down TRUMP: No. What happened was I started talking with them, and they said, 'Please go down on the floor.' So I dropped to the floor.

Trump on suspected WHCA gunman Cole Allen: "I think the NFL should sign him up. He was fast."

O'DONNELL: Do you think this will change your relationship with the press? TRUMP: We disagree on a lot of subjects. It's not so much the press. It's the press plus the Democrats, because they're almost one and the same.

O'DONNELL: He wrote 'what the hell is the Secret Service doing? They're doing nothing. This level of incompetence is insane.' TRUMP: Well, he was pretty incompetent too because he got caught and he got caught pretty easily. So I would say he was pretty incompetent too.

O'DONNELL: Is there something you as president can do about political violence? TRUMP: I do think the hate speech of the Democrats is very dangerous

moments after Trump called her a "disgrace" and "horrible," Norah O'Donnell tells Trump "the White House Correspondents Association very much appreciates you going last night"

O'DONNELL: In his manifesto, he wrote that 'I'm no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, & traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.' TRUMP: I'm not a rapist. I'm not a pedophile. You read that crap from a sick person. You should be ashamed of yourself, reading that. You're a disgrace.

published this morning and already aged like milk. when will legacy outlets stop falling for the "new tone" BS?

Trump: "The reason you have people like that is you have people doing 'no kings.' I'm not a king. If I was a king I wouldn't be dealing with you."

TRUMP: I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody O'DONNELL: Oh, you think he was referring to you?

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty down about my small business. I’m working so hard but it’s been very quiet. It’s bloody difficult at the moment. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk

TEASER! A new @thenerve.news has dropped into your favourite NHS contractor that’s also involved in blowing up schools in Iran. Any guesses which?

Correct! It’s techfascist favourite, Palantir. We’ve found a revolving door of UK officials who’ve gone from the highest levels of government into Peter Thiel’s firm. Transparency experts describe it as an ‘acute risk’ for corruption www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-r...

Apart from the actual stats, the most reliable indicator that immigration is plunging (to our obvious economic detriment) is Nigel Farage turning his dishonest attentions to the mythical millions of benefits claimants.

NEWS: Bette Midler just released a new music video for her remake of "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"—featuring Barbara Hershey, other celebrities, and crowds from the No Kings protests in a joyful, powerful show of resistance. You have to see this.

Is he hearing himself?

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

A little late for that, Tucker.

Wrote about the wheels coming off the house majority, as Johnson lost two key votes in less than 24 hours, and both in ways that suggest he has permanent problems with his moderate wing...and with everyone else. www.publicnotice.co/p/mike-johns...

WARREN: That's not my question. Are you refusing to tell us if you have investments in vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein? KEVIN WARSH: Those assets will be sold if I'm confirmed

"Up to now, moderates have seemed more scared of primaries and the wrath of Trump than of their own Trump-skeptical voters. But as midterms loom, and Trump's approval stagnates at historic lows, the calculus appears to be changing. That bodes ill for Johnson — and for his party’s 2026 prospects."

Fox correspondent: "I spoke with President Trump this morning who said if the Iranians don't sign the deal, their whole country is going to get blown up. He said, 'We're preparing to hi them harder than any country has ever been hit before.'"

The fact such a 24 carat liability as Mandelson was appointed against all advice, in the face of all logic, because he was seen as someone who would be a good fit for dealing with the world's most powerful angry toddler is quite the comment on leadership in Washington as well as in Whitehall.

Stephen Miller almost says that Trump is seeking a "final solution" in Iran but then catches himself

Sanders: The people have got to determine the future of what happens in our country and in the entire planet, not a handful of extraordinarily wealthy, arrogant, anti-democratic multibillionaires. That’s what they want. They have their goals. They are not our goals.

"It's her who's unacceptable" -- Trump in a new interview today attacked Italian Prime Minster Giorgia Meloni for criticizing his attacks on the Pope

It's wild that American Republicans see millions of people attending No Kings rallies and assume, with no evidence, that they're all being paid...and then some grandma who has literally lobbied for DoorDash delivers to the White House with the *cameras rolling* & they think it's an adorable moment.

Mike Johnson: "I talked to the president about it as soon as I saw it and & him that I don't think it was being received in the same way he intended it. He agreed & he pulled it down. That was the right thing to do. He explained how he saw that & I don't think he thought it was sacrilegious at all."

Despite seeming to be incredibly stupid, Roger Marshall is licensed as a doctor. He missed a chance to show up to the interview in white and red robes.

New in PN: Trump lost his war on Iran, bigly "The ability of the free press, much less regime propagandists, to grapple with the scale of the loss & its implications is very much in doubt. It’s worth, therefore, laying out the nature of the defeat, who's unwilling to describe it as such, & why."

JD Vance gets heckled at TPUSA event: “You’re killing children!”

There was no good way to organise this visit and nothing gained by sending him. A severe risk to national dignity, undertaken for no advantage whatsoever.

Trump comparing himself to Jesus while Vance tries to lecture the actual Pope on matters theological proves beyond any reasonable doubt that the ‘Christian’ element of their support is, morally & doctrinally, about as Christian as a hula hoop. Their conduct is literally unconscionable.

Well done Hungary. 👏