This came from the 2021 infrastructure bill signed by Biden. Mace voted against it.

Very strong piece by Jack Goldsmith: “But there can be no conceivable legal justification for U.S. Special Operations Forces kill[ing] the survivors of a first strike on a drug boat off the coast of Trinidad who ‘were clinging to the smoldering wreck.’” open.substack.com/pub/executiv...

If it's true, if the US is willing to allow borders to be redrawn by force and let aggressors be rewarded, then the gates of hell are about to be opened. This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century. A truly Black Friday.

That pesky thing called The Constitution. Always seems to trip up MAGA - as the only thing they know about it is the latter part of the 2nd Amendment (somehow overlooking that whole “regulated militia” aspect).

I thought it might be a toss-up who got more people killed-Hegseth or RFK, jr. Global war vs global pandemic. Right now I’m leading towards RFK jr. But I wouldn’t count out Pete to prevail as global war can kill quickly Two seriously disturbed white men could easily take out the global population.

Closing the airspace over a foreign country is a de facto declaration of war but we’ve pushed so far into “let’s conspicuously underreact so everyone knows we’re savvy people not overreacting to Trump” that his de facto declaration of war is literally not even being reported on the news

Yep. Investors are often greedy but most know a sure losing hand when they see it.

In NYT’s manual of style- extortion is now called “the cost of doing business” Please folks -do not buy the NYT at the corner store, subscribe to have it delivered (physical or digital), or even click on NYT links. Do not support an organization that actively enables an openly corrupt racist/rapist

The crisis isn’t refugees. It’s not that one person committed one tragic crime and killed one other person. The crisis isn’t that America’s 250-year old history of hosting immigrants turned out to be a mistake. The crisis is that STEPHEN MILLER, a hateful little maggot, controls the government.

Many white folks are going to learn the meaning of hard work real quickly. Or do without a new roof, hamburgers, vegetables, or somebody to take care of mom at the nursing home.

Absolutely disgusting as another (once) fine institution has further enabled a racist rapist. Northwestern just moved to the wrong side of history.

How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal. Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military. Pure, mindless, barbarism. www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...

While little Bongo attempts to crawl inside the heat vent to stay warm this snowy morning, I’ll pass along the message of Happy #Caturday to all her #CatsOfBlueSky friends

I’m posting this daily until Poo can answer “Yes” and Piglet can reply with a resounding “Fuck Yes!”

I detect no lies here.

Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice (three, four, five times 🙄) - shame on us - we are not a serious nation, nor a good ally, to any other nation serious about democracy.

Lethal, kinetic strikes -aka murder on the high seas. A second strike to kill the survivors is akin to a German uboat sinking a Merchant Marine ship in WWII & then surfacing to kill all the survivors in lifeboats. Dems better get serious about tribunals for Pete when/if they regain congress/WH

Trump, Vance, and Miller have inherited wealth and power they did not earn, achieved through advancement of values they do not share, at a cost they cannot comprehend. Like every other degenerate child of privilege they think their birthright is THE REWARD and not THE RESPONSIBILITY

It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.

Once again, for those in the cheap seats, private health insurance exists for one reason only - to make money. These corporations do not care about your health.

Let’s face it -the WH press corps mostly consists of sycophantic, rapist-enabling, cowardly “journalists” who care more about getting a by-line or pleasing their corporate masters than standing up for a free press/1st amendment or democracy. It’s clear the journalists aren’t going to stand up 1/2

The corporate White House journalists are, by far, some of the most sycophantic, mealy-mouthed cowards I have seen in my life.

@repmcgovern.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov As long as Trump's threats to start a war with Venezuela go unanswered by Congress, he will take that as passive permission to proceed. Please tell your GOP peers, we will blame them.

Do with bookstores like you should be doing with your news media - go independent!

Once again, it’s the cartoonists telling us what the corporate media won’t.

Sounds very similar to what some guy with a funny mustache was saying in the 1930s about Aryans and the rest of the world. But hey - MAGA aren’t Nazis 🙄

Release the MRI results.

The WH Corporate journalists are only interested in promoting themselves & their own stories (and getting that invite to the yearly sycophantic WH correspondents dinner). They have zero interest in maintaining a free press, supporting democracy, or calling out the folks who are destroying democracy

If Dem politicians in DC ever wanted to make a easy statement about how they support working class folks, they should all take some time and stand on the line. Actually put your words into action. But no - they won’t 🙄 Find a line - spend some time.

Simple answer to the posted question- The corporate media is not interested in democracy, rule-of-law, or the constitution. Just only in maintaining status quo by enabling a rapist so that money keeps flowing to the shareholders and CEOs. Support independent journalists. Look around on BlueSky.

I detect no lies in the revised headline CNN, WaPo, NYT, CBS - don’t support them. Not one of those orgs is interested in maintaining democracy. Bezos (WaPo) is just laughing at you on his way to the bank each morning. Fight back. Find independent media to follow.

Support @marcelias.bsky.social He’s a great fighter in the courts and a provides a good independent source of news.

I’m posting this daily until Poo can answer “Yes” and Piglet can reply with a resounding “Fuck Yes!”

This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.

"Those who would twist this moment to attack Afghan families aren’t seeking safety or justice — they’re exploiting division and endangering all of us." Statement from the @afghanevac.bsky.social veterans on the DC shooting.

Trump’s “mass deportation” is not deportation at all. When people are captured without due process, that's kidnapping. When they’re sent to another country against their will, that's human trafficking. When they're put in a prison with no way to get out, that's a concentration camp.

The guy is overwhelmed just trying to get the top off his toothpaste each morning. People in elite/power jobs that actually wanted to be there ought not to bitch about how hard their work is. Try putting a roof on a house, cutting up a cow, picking lettuce, fishing in the Bering sea. Clueless🙄

Republicans and corporate media playing to one of their strong points- hypocrisy🙄

This is the way. Need more Dems in DC to got on offense. Even though they are in the minority at the moment, they have lots of plays in the playbook. If they don’t have the playbook for operating as a minority opposition party, ask Mitch McConnell for one - he wrote the latest version.

It’s pretty amazing. Back in the day, it seemed like drag queens wore a lot of makeup, a wig, and dressed in some pretty fancy women’s clothes. Now, they just generally dress like white male coaches, pastors, and politicians.

Gotta admit- she’s got a great point.

I still can't believe these goddamn fools are trying to get into a patriotism dick measuring contest with a guy who was a combat pilot and an astronaut and space flight commander.

The President of the United States of America - who is a stunning black hole of sociopathy and malignant narcissism - is emotionally incapable of wishing ALL the people of the United States a Happy Thanksgiving. Incapable. Oh and he threatened the lives of Dem legislators this week. #RemoveTrump

Over 200 men were sent by Kristi Noem-in violation of a court order-to the CECOT prison for terrorists She claimed they were criminals. In reality, most had no criminal records, and many had valid claims for asylum They were tortured. Beaten. Sexually abused. Even shot. THERE MUST BE JUSTICE

I’m posting this daily until Poo can answer “Yes” and Piglet can reply with a resounding “Fuck Yes!”

Probably not a a rational thought on my part, but child abuse and animal abuse have me leaning toward the death penalty for those acts. And make no mistake, denying a child a vaccine so it doesn’t have to suffer needlessly and possibly die is child abuse.

The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?

Corporate Media is going to pretend that Trump is heartbroken about the two West Virginian National Guardsmen being shot in DC, but the entire point of moving a standing army into a peaceful city was to induce violence by The People to justify more violence by Trump on The People in retaliation.

This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...