When Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson made this point, the response was basically: PACs are different. Trust us! 🤦🏾‍♀️

The point here: if the SCOTUS holds that such limits violate political parties’ First Amendment speech rights, then PACs with their unlimited spending and court-protected 1st Am political speech rights will be next. Then it’s unlimited spending everywhere. How is that pro- democracy?

When's the list of the accomplishment of Trump coming out? I need a good laugh after 11 months of this political chaos. BTW... Thanks, Joe

Doris “Dorie” Miller was a 22-year-old Black messman aboard the USS West Virginia when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. —a reminder that institutions can celebrate a single act of Black bravery while resisting structural change that bravery demands. open.substack.com/pub/advocacy...

What. An. Ass.

I LOVE THIS!!!

WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN

Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...

They were so busy bragging about the murders to look tough—performing toughness—that they never paused to consider that they were bragging about murder. Why would they? They’re so rarely held accountable.

And all you had to do to see this coming was read P25 (or the journalism of those of use who broke it down in detail) . None of this agenda was hidden.

This was never about targeting violent criminals. This was always a wind up to the full attack on Black, Brown and Muslim immigrants we’ve seen burst wide open this week. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan: "[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."

I just fucking spit my soda everywhere (The Needling is the Seattle version of @theonion.com)

HA!!! Don Snoreleon!!!💤 I wish I could take credit but heard it on The Daily Beans!💜

This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)

DOJ sues WA Secretary of State, demanding info on all state voters

The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the dignity of the United States military. That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.

Trump thinks he’s a king and I hope the people in Minnesota step up, and with their deeds and words, let him know that he is nothing more than a wannabe dictator.

Meet the new Deputy Chief of Staff at the CDC.

This is too much.

If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:

Family Not Sure What to Do with Other Trees in Costco Christmas 6-Pack: tinyurl.com/2kywaau5

I will never get sick of Gavin Newsom trolling Donald Trump.

There have been at least 19 murders in D.C. since Trump deployed the National Guard here in August. One was the murder of a Guard soldier less than a week ago.

Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.

More Salish Sea cephlapods - The brave Rubies are out and about in Cove 3 right now! This is rhe same individual showing off its colors for the camera. #octopus🐙 #pnwdiving #underwaterphotography #coldwaterdiving #marinelife #macrophotography #macro

This is Salem. He waited for his mom to leave the car before stealing her breakfast. Loves the thrill of the hunt. 12/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (TT: unhingeddogmom)

White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby

Remember, too, that Hegseth would have been rejected if a single additional Republican senator — or, JD Vance — had joined Sen. Collins, McConnell, and Murkowski in voting no with the Democrats. See: www.senate.gov/legislative/...

Is the reason they had to dig back to 2019 because Trump is golfing?

Witkoff, Kushner and Trump sold out Ukraine and our allies. Thank god the info was leaked. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.

I would call Pete Hegseth a war criminal, but we aren’t at war. He’s just a mass murderer.

Straight up war crime

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On this Thanksgiving weekend: I will be thankful when i no longer have to put up with Donald J. Trump. I never want to see another photo of him, hear his voice or see headlines about him(unless it has to do with permanent demise.)

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Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly told the White House that most Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies. Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican. They're selling out their own voters.

Donald Trump isn't wielding his antitrust authority to protect the American people — he's using it to reward his allies. He's instilling his own twisted version of Bork-era antitrust enforcement, which gave corporate monopolies outsized power at the expense of everyone else.

This is Scotchy. He is here to collect the belly rub toll. Would like to remind you that failing to pay results in a fine of even more belly rubs. 12/10 (TT: scotchythedoxie)

WTF?!

The payola that has been perpetrated by the Trump admin has seeped into every action taken by him. He will get a cut of this action fm those Russian oligarchs. As long as he enriches himself & his pathetic family,he doesn’t care who it kills/affects, or about the ruination of a county & culture.

He’s calling for the execution of congressional military veterans.

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence. We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.