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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries. Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves. "Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks. "No, guess he should've complied," agent says. Yakima, Washington

This is critically important. Democrats need to pass it if they retake Congress. Trump will veto it. So pass it again. Campaign on it. Given current polling, corruption of the FBI, and the brutality of ICE and BP, there’s no better time to say, “Federal police are not above the law.”

Was wondering if there was money to be made getting ahead of the US going to war with Venezuela, but the markets have already decided it’s on by March.

The RADICAL LEFT LUNATIC Aftyn Behn is a PHONY! Her plays promote immorality, when she’s not schilling for the “TERRIBLE TORIES!!!” Many people are saying “The Rover” was plagiarized!!!!! I am urging you, my fellow Whigs, to vote for “JUMPIN’” JAMES SCOTT, who is NOT MY SON!!!

I dunno. If I were Hegseth, I might implore the President to do something—anything—to improve the fortunes of his party, in hopes of getting a fighting chance to avoid the noose.

They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.

A 20 clown-car pile-up in Virginia today

The Republican President?

Hold up

Ah well, nothing a couple of good news cycles can’t fix! Now to take a big mouthful of coffee and open up the ol’ internet!

Mobjects in the mirror maybe closer than they mappear.

Also in case its not being mentioned in your feed, there is still a remaining vote for this and Somehow they didn't anticipate the outrage, so there's apparently some hesitation now. If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine

Senate Dems who opposed the deal and want a future should read the room. Do you really want to be the only ones standing with Chuck? Throw him over. Save yourselves and actually fight for the people.

Important to note that the DNC, House Dems, 2028 contenders, and even the most pro-leadership pundits and influencers are all laying on Senate Dems right now. They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.

This is absolutely right. The eight who signed off on this disaster of a deal were acting as a shield for colleagues who are up this cycle. Don't let any of them off the hook just yet.

okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway: 1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.

Vibes among House Democrats and activists, "The Senate is the enemy"

Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him And they should, given this is his fault.

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

We can't vote Schumer out until 2028 but we can make him being the senate majority leader a litmus test for 2026 candidates. Every single Dem senate candidate should be forced to go on the record and state they will not vote for him as majority leader.

Even by the standards of the Democratic Party, this is the stupidest shit I’ve ever seen.

It’s a shame that Chronic Lyme Disease isn’t real, because then Ross Douthat might actually have it.

We’re saying Happy Holidays again and we’re saying it more and more.

Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now

Today’s episode is about Civil War heroes, Civil War villains, and Pete Fucking Hegseth. Give it a listen, and maybe leave a review, since we’re probably gonna get 1-starred by a bunch of conservatives.

gonna reiterate a hobbyhorse of mine: 'let the ATF keep electronic records' is a good fight to pick on guns. it doesn't impact normie gun owners at all, it's an insane bit of GOP mandated dysfunction in government, and it's being "tough on crime" in a way that actually matters

I hear they’re eating cake. That’s what people—a lot of people are. And it’s a beautiful cake. The people come up to me on the street, they say “we’ve never even had cake,” they’ve never even heard the word. And now they’re saying it: cake. And they’re gonna be eating it, too, til they’re sick.

“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits

I’m baffled by the pod save guys. That interview was an embarrassment. They pitched to him underhanded the whole way and he had best fouled off. If you can put aside the Nazi tattoo (don’t put aside the Nazi tattoo) I still don’t see why you fight for this guy.

Honestly, I didn’t know about the Nazi skull. But, also honestly, I neither a) am running for congress, nor b) got it tattooed on my chest

Says the man who’s never watched It’s a Wonderful Life 🙄

I don’t know how the They’re 12 Year Olds theory could get better evidence than “I’m a king and I have an airplane and the airplane drops diarrhea on you” but I’d put money on finding out in the next two weeks.

Critics suspiciously agree: Ball X Pit is “moreish”.

Narrative is fundamentally a system of deception that creates only irrationality and misunderstanding

This is insane. I feel like I’m going insane when I’m watching this. Not just the fact that it’s clearly their fault, but the way a heavily-armed squad of masked thugs immediately jumps into the street and brutalizes the woman they just hit, despite having no idea who she is.

I’m not body shaming but I’m also honest this Texas boy is gonna roll through Portillo’s once and switch allegiances

Is there really no footage available of the supposed ramming of ICE vehicles and subsequent shooting? The ICE version of events is beyond suspect, and I can’t believe that—whatever happened—we don’t have cell phone video of it.

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

I make my living reading stupid things people have said, fr thousands of years ago until the present. I’ve read people who say the earth is hollow, that geese fly to the moon in winter, that meteors are formed spontaneously in the atmosphere from dust. This made me say, out loud, “man that’s stupid”

Sure seems like Ed Martin will be an especially soft target for prosecution in the future, huh? Acts like it’s never even occurred to him that his 80 year old, unpopular, term-limited sugar daddy might not always be around for him.

claim: corn flakes were invented because kellogg was a freak obsessed with masturbation and thought a bland diet would discourage masturbation what's true: the claim what's false: well the box didn't say you wouldn't cum

Man, if we ever get this admin out, we’re going to have to throw so many of them in prison. There is no reasonable alternative that preserves the republic. All other paths are worse.

Sometimes (read: frequently) I neglect to post about new episodes. But not today, because this one comes with pictures! From Abbott Handerson Thayer, painter of angels, discoverer of camouflage, nemesis to Teddy Roosevelt.

“He couldn’t even cancel a talk show,” feels like a good benediction when you start wondering whether he’s gonna kill everyone.

A blind person with anosognosia cannot understand that they’re blind. Ask them what’s in your hand and they say “a diamond.” Correct them and they say “oh, I thought you meant the other hand.” Correct them again and they say “I had something in my eye.” Klein has political anosognosia.