"I do feel, both for the sake of political hygiene and the historical record, that someone should tell the simple truth: Donald Trump is a vulgar bigot and a reprehensible human being." Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

OBAMA: 3 TRUMP: 0 This is *really* get under Donald's thin-skin. Good. deadline.com/2025/09/pres...

We condemn the Supreme Court’s decision to allow federal agents to profile people based on how we look, the language we speak, and the type of work we do. This is a dangerous attack on workers’ freedoms in Los Angeles and across the country, and our solidarity will not waver!

As I’ve said a few times now, with Trump’s war on career civil servants and replacing them with partisan hacks, and their penchant for lying about every number, the time will come when smart people are going to have to question the data coming out of Trump’s Labor & Commerce.

And it begins. Republicans haven't passed their bill yet, but if you live in Lincoln Nebraska you can thank them for making you less healthy. There will be many more. www.klkntv.com/rural-southw...

This is the definition of patriotism 👏🏼👏🏼👊🏻✊🇺🇸 Marine officer in LA speaks out against the rise of fascism in our country!! 🇺🇸💙

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom just posted this mocking Trump’s military parade.

This Father’s Day, I’m thinking of the families torn apart by Trump’s cruel deportation policies. Innocent kids are paying the price — simply because their dads showed up for work, were near a Home Depot, or were in the wrong place at the wrong time. This cruelty must end.

The Trump sycophants just keep proving there is no humanity among them. Mike Lee should be ashamed.

💥 Target Board urges shareholders to vote to reject an anti-DEI proposal at its annual meeting today. Despite Target DEI rollback and ensuing foot traffic decline, proposal asks TGT to report on how "affirmative action initiatives" impact "risks related to actual and perceived discrimination."

The right to peacefully protest is protected by the Constitution. But no one has the right to destroy property or commit violence. These are crimes and they will be prosecuted.

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It’s crazy how much open corruption and nepotism is accepted as normal in this administration. It’s completely unacceptable that Trump accepts lavish gifts while getting ready to kick millions of Americans off their health care.

This is what brain drain looks like in practice. Highly educated, highly skilled people in the sciences who will now be working minimum wage to make ends meet. A net loss for society.

Closing Saturday. #photography

What horseshit from DOD that they "mistakenly" deleted pages on the Navajo Code Talkers, black Medal of Honor recipients, Jackie Robinson, and more. They labeled them DEI and deleted them and then got caught and now they're scrambling. Nobody changes a URL by mistake. Constant lies.

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See you all out there. Pretty sure I’ll be speaking at the LA one

“You sad, shitty human,” said Lincoln Project founder Rick Wilson. “You know the damage to America this will do in the world, but can’t resist the lure of power and Trump’s approval.”

So Romania, Serbia, Hungary. People rising up against authoritarianism. Clearly, we’re up soon.

Companies with a representation of women exceeding 30% (which puts them in the top quartile) are significantly more likely to perform well financially than those with 30% or fewer, and top quartile for ethnic diversity show an average “financial advantage” of 27% over others.

I'm giving a ZOOM talk about the work in my exhibition currently on view at The Photographer's Eye Gallery in Escondido. March 19. 2pm HI time, 5 pm PDT, 8pm EDT. Info here: bit.ly/41ZWL1I #artisttalk #contemporaryphotography #photography #femalesinphotography #womanphotographer

Please take some time to look at this feature I wrote for @analogforever.bsky.social. It's filled with amazing work by women who are working with film and analog process photography. www.analogforevermagazine.com/features-int... #photography #womeninphotography #filmphotography

Today is #InternationalWomensDay, and today and every day, we celebrate and honor women. We tell the stories of incredible women who have fought for equality and blazed a trail. We fight side-by-side for equality and women’s rights.

That is exactly true.

In Minnesota, we value the people who care for our veterans, even if DOGE doesn’t. If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.

Going on the record on this: everybody having civil rights is good

PHOTOS: Democrats protested President Trump throughout his address to Congress in a variety of ways tonight.

I walked out of Trump’s Joint Address. I couldn’t listen to the incessant lies anymore. Trump’s actions have demonstrated nothing but contempt for our Constitution, our country and its people. He’s corrupting our government, selling it to billionaires, and making hard-working Americans pay for it.

If you want to see Dems fight back, celebrate the Dems who are fighting back like this.

Trump is saying “America is back” but he’s putting America last. Now more than ever we must come together to demand our elected leaders stand up for our communities and stand up to Trump’s billionaires-first agenda.

This is an embarrassment. If you are a Virginian and don't like this, let your senator who is up for reelection know.

Two market meltdowns. One common denominator.

Every single Democrat should be doing this.

We cannot control the actions of the White House. But we can control how we respond. Yesterday, we took additional actions to protect our public servants, our communities, and our economy. go.md.gov/FactSheet-ActionsForFederalWorkers

DAILY DEMS DOING THE WORK, MAKING NOISE, AND FIGHTING BACK Day 34 Today I attended a zoom with @raskin.house.gov and @repstansbury.bsky.social substack.com/@ariellaelm/... So on top of what we can see, like what’s in this post, there’s a lot of bts too. On that note, here’s today’s fighters 🧵

Here. I’ll help. “Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky embarrasses Trump and Vance in a tense, White House meeting by standing up to their ignorant, childish bullying and proving once again why he is the hero the rest of the world knows him to be.” You’re welcome.

Here’s a story: I sat the at the WH press room working on my newsletter. Suddenly I get a Bluetooth request as if someone wants to send me something. I turned around - RT reporter He requests again.. and again..I accept - some handwritten note in russian. I sent a dick pic back and blocked him.

Vance and Trump are, for all practical purposes, Russian foreign assets. Zelenskyy has more patriotism, decency and commitment to democracy than these two will ever know.

And some speechwriter for Trump just underlines the horror of how the American President and VP acted. Shameful.

This was a disgusting display by the soft, uninformed VP Vance trying to school Zelensky, the man who has led his country through the most surprisingly resilient and effective fight for sovereignty against a global superpower. Every negative stereotype about America is confirmed in this exchange.

What a shameful and disgusting display going on in the Oval Office. I'm ashamed to be an American.

This underscores how unpopular #Project2025 is with ordinary Americans. You’d think Trump, Musk, and the Speaker might adjust course. Kidding!

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