It's becoming clear that this is not an administration that is popular or skilled enough to do the consolidation needed to implement actual fascism, so they've decided that constantly creating fascism-flavored content is good enough

These remarks follow the U.S. military’s lawless premeditated killing of people aboard boats in the Caribbean.

This passage nearly broke me.

So...Hegseth called up all of the top brass to a high risk in-person meeting, just so he could tell them they're all fat to their face?

as a christian, one thing i love about trump is that he explicitly rejects the teachings of jesus

running for office on this platform.

Who could have known putting s Fox News personality in charge of the world's most complex bureaucracy would lead to clownish mistakes

A sure sign that Trump has seen his abysmal poll numbers. His modus operandi is to speak into existence what he wants to be true.

Strong response from Comey here.

Who are they summoning?

This really feels like a last ditch panicked effort to get the Democrats to capitulate.

dead 😭

I honestly have a hard time believing they will convince a Grand Jury to indict Comet.

i would honestly love to see pritzker or walz or some other governor give a speech focused on the idea of civic responsibility and the responsibility of leaders to behave with decorum and professionalism

*screaming, crying, throwing up*

good job chat we successfully bullied a major corporation to the point that the late night host they canned is making jokes about it in his return monologue american fascism versus the cancel subscription button: who will win

Here is Jimmy Kimmel’s full monologue from tonight. Jokes on FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Trump, Tylenol, etc.

Kimmel is lighting Trump up in this opening monologue.

NBC News projects: Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins the special election for Arizona House District 7. Grijalva will bring the important 218th signature to the chamber's Epstein files discharge petition — forcing Mike Johnson to handle a fight that has divided his conference.

Really starting to feel like the wheels are coming off.

It's so messed up that I'm actively planning to watch Jimmy Kimmel tonight.

lmao, incredible. Protect whoever did this at all costs.

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

At last someone speaks to the real kitchen table issues.

So I'm assuming that financial journalists are hard at work figuring out who in the administration shorted Kenvue today, right?

"heyheyheyyy c'maahn I'm a little guy, I'm just a little guyy, noo, it's also my birthday, I'm a little birthday boyy"

It's incredible how the tone of coverage changes when political reporters are removed from the equation.

double down, you stupid motherfuckers, every car dealership, personal injury firm and local franchise is about to get inundated from the angriest fucking libs you have ever met in your life demanding they stop advertising on sinclair stations

The McRib is back for a limited time

I know we clown strongly worded statements but every medical professional in the US needs to issue one by tomorrow morning saying "we're not following the bullshit guidance of a lifelong antivax activist & his senile boss"

As America's most pro-business leader in a generation, I will choose one company each week and accuse them of witchcraft

I have zero fucking sense of humor about this rfk shit. besides the obviously gross misreprestation/othering/etc of autistic people it's catastrophic from any sound scientific POV. any doctor who consults governmental guidelines for anything at all under this admin is guilty of malpractice

how I feel after watching those ghouls give that nightmare of a press conference.

THIS is how you cover it.

Trump is aggressively ignorant. He does not learn, actively resists it, and has surrounded himself with people who enable his stupidity.

As the uncle to a beautiful autistic niece I cannot stress how utterly P I S S E D I am right now.

Tylenol’s lawyers

regardless of the details I think it’s important to spin the Kimmel thing as a win Trump is weak, he’s unpopular, he massively overreached and inspired enough of a revolt that Disney had to backtrack immediately he wants to paint himself as an all-powerful dictator, paint him as a loser who sucks

This is worse than you'd expect, basically nonstop antivaxx propaganda and disinformation. Makary and Dr. Oz should honestly lose their medical licenses

A national embarrassment.

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel has been swift, and severe. The whole episode underscores something I've been blogging about for a while: A lot of powerful people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...

Logging off for the day. ✌️ Plan to touch grass and spend time with my daughter. We gotta keep living, even as the world burns.

a related thought: Homan presumably found out it was a sting in early 2025. did he claim the Cava Cash on his 2024 taxes?