The con job begins for the next 72 hours. We’ve seen this drill before.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Remember this the next time they’re blamed.

The President of the United States is a liar.

The reason why ICE agents continue to shoot people is because nothing ever happens to them when they do. They essentially have been granted full immunity for whatever they choose to do to people by a lawless regime of thugs.

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

U.S. military spending could soon hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that have routinely price-gouged the government, according to investigations. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed eight straight audits. Hello???

13 Billion Dollars is real money. This is not just business, but a racket. Autocrats are often also kleptocrats. #holdfast #corruption #steadystate @steverattner.bsky.social

Juan Proaño on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: There were three others with him in that vehicle. Those individuals are now being pressured to sign self-deportation orders. They’re trying to get rid of them as witnesses as well.

Tough guy James Woods has checked out.

Platner playing games and waiting until the Monday deadline to file the paperwork to withdraw is totally unacceptable. No reason he couldn’t file it today or tomorrow. He has shown in every conceivable way what a piece of garbage he is. Can’t even get out with any decency.

He fell asleep in a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, referred to Iran as the "Islamic Republic of Japan", TikTok as "Tic Tac", President Zelensky as "President Putin" & once again demanded the U.S. be given control of Greenland. He's much less dangerous while sleeping than when he's awake. 💤

A diarrhea parasite outbreak is what happens when you put a diarrhea parasite in charge of the Dept of Health and Human Services.

I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD!

ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.

Now if we can somehow survive the election attacks on the midterms…. And next presidential election…

Besides which it was a lie that he donates his salary.

Pat Bagley Cartoon: "Commander in Thief"

We no longer have a State department for the normal reasons a country has a State department.

Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.

SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.

Ever the relentless liars….

Today, I voted YES to release the names of Members of Congress who used taxpayer dollars to settle sexual misconduct and other misconduct cases in Congress. No more abuses of power and no more hiding behind a system that shields perpetrators. We will always fight for justice for survivors—period.

KARL: There's a constitutional requirement that you have to be a natural-born citizen to run for president. You were not born here. Do you think that's something that should be changed? MAMDANI: No. I think the Constitution looks good just the way it is.

Every state should take a page out of Hawaii’s playbook on tackling Citizens United

Tillis: "To call Paxton 'ethically challenged' is to call Jeffrey Dahmer suffering from an eating disorder. He's gonna be an anchor on our caucus"

No living US president has had their face on US currency in 150 years since Congress passed a law banning it. Because that’s what dictators and autocrats do.

Just insane. New Jersey Gov Mikie Sherrill says DHS just denied state health inspectors full access to Delaney Hall. She's calling for it to be shut down.

(cartoon Clay Bennett) #politics

For two years, Mike Johnson refused to hang the plaque on the wall honoring police officers who defended the Capitol on J6 against a mob of violent rioters, even though a law was passed to mandate it. But he supports paying over a billion dollars to the criminal rioters.

Time to drink an entire bottle of champagne!!!

NOBODY BELIEVES IRAN WAS A THREAT TO THE US NOT EVEN THE 18 US INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES THERE IS 1 COUNTRY THAT EVERYONE SEES AS A THREAT, IT IS NOT IRAN

Nothing makes someone look guiltier than forcing the Justice Department to promise never to investigate your taxes or prosecute you for anything they might find

MORE! Colbert is experiencing a massive, historic ratings surge! Monday's episode drew 3.3 million viewers, and for the week, Colbert BEAT ABC AND NBC COMBINED. But go ahead and tell us it's not profitable.

Trump sued his own government to pay himself $10 billion in taxpayer funds. He even said: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself." It's not strange. It's corrupt.

ICE agents were directly told to violate the constitution, and the agency tried to hide that fact. Here’s a source: apnews.com/article/ice-...

🤔 That sounds like it was hard to do, but I bet they felt relieved to finally speak the truth. Attempting to help others reach that space is a quality move. Well done. Now, help us FIX iT? #VoteBlueNoMatterWho #Resist&ProtestTrump

What gets me about homeland security posting religious doctrine is these people dont even believe in this religious ideology They use it as a means of control of the people who do believe it Thats all it is They arent christians, they are manipulators using christianity

critically this was the case in 1870 when the 15th amendment was ratified! there is literally no such thing as partisan gerrymandering and manipulation of voting rules in the south outside of the context of “white reactionaries want to neuter black political power”

The Epstein files changed me forever. I read them in painstaking detail over months, realizing in real time that we are not ruled by laws equally applied. We are ruled by wealth, access, and protection networks. America is a syndicate. I’ll never get over it, so don’t ask me to.

Hawaii just enacted a law that effectively neuters Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.

I miss having a President of the United States.

🚨 When GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans hears “cotton-picking hands” directed at the highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress and responds with “That’s right. Ditto” — smiling as she says it — that’s not a slip-up. That’s her mask coming off. 👉Let’s flood the replies with #JimCrowJen!

Let this radicalize you

Mockler: He took office and spiked 2.9% inflation, up to 3.8%. Gas prices are up to $4.50 in most states, and he did this all while stripping insurance away from 10 million Americans. I think the most impressive part is the deficit hasn't decreased at all.