America is a peerlessly wealthy, predominantly middle-class nation very near the historical peak of its prosperity. But its politics are almost entirely driven by lurid images of collapse and decline -- economic, moral, demographic -- pilfered from very different historical eras

just incredible to have a literal trillion dollars and spend your weekend crashing out because a movie you don't like was a hit

This is such a strange response to the question, "what happens if Dems win the next election, enact things to constrain future antidemocratic conduct, and SCOTUS arbitrarily invalidates them because Dems implemented them" I mean, at least acknowledge the potential existence of this dilemma

Absolutely deranged understanding of American government and the current times. The number of Justices isn't even in the Constitution, it's a statute from 1869! It is, in fact, not essential our Republic has a hyper-partisan GOP SCOTUS that makes sure its favored candidates and policies always win.

A sinkhole swallowed a car in Baltimore late last night:

Every time they make it harder for foreign students to study here, they're just jacking up the tuition costs for American students and robbing America of incredible new talent too.

Preventing some Iranian villagers from getting drinking water does nothing to prevent the IRGC from firing missiles and drones. Water is a red line. I know those of you who hate the US military and US foreign policy won’t care about the difference, but it’s significant, with very bad implications.

Nicholas knows this but to put a fine point on it: to assuage and exploit the insecurities of people who weren’t successful but won’t blame themselves.

Says the guy who looks like his head is stuffed in a condom.

Mamdani left soccer field lights on all night…..the lights usually go off at 10pm. They set a camera up and guess what they saw?? Residents playing soccer with their friends ALL NIGHT. One man said how much he loved it because his friends work late and can’t get to the field before 10pm.

🇳🇴 Erling Haaland driving biodegradable golf balls off a yacht to feed the fish 🐟

The documents that Trump released show that Trump and members of his inner entourage including John Solomon and Rudy Giuliani wittingly participated in a disinformation campaign operated by the Russian intelligence services aiming to smear Joe Biden.

The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

It's amazing that Trump have a speech dedicated to pushing his election fraud lies, still get in weird comments about trans people, and pundits will be like, "Are DEMOCRATS too focused on trans issues?" No, dummies. There's only one side that's obsessed with trans people, and it's certainly not Dems

Pro tip for smokers in the DC area today. Save a few bucks this weekend on cigs by just going outside and breathing deep for ten minutes.

MAGA is less popular with Americans than Democratic Socialists.

Honestly this whole thing seems to have gone over like an even bigger led shit balloon than I would have anticipated.

I hate that this kind of ankle-biting is necessary, but it would go a long way for even a single Democrat who was instrumental in letting them off the hook five years ago (Biden? Harris? Garland? Coons? Pelosi?) to admit that they fucked up, their critics were correct, it can’t happen again.

My takeaway from that speech is that we are headed down the road of Trump trying to outright rig elections. It probably won't work, but he's going for it.

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

I know at least one Alabama Senator doesn't even live in the state

Sen. Booker to Todd Blanche: "Your nomination should fail. The Attorney General's client is not the president, it's the American people. You've been protecting one person for most of your career…You should not be confirmed to this job."

this guy wants as many americans as possible to die of preventable diseases. he views that as preferable to vaccines or long term medication. makes us “stronger”

England lost doing what they love. Blowing a big one.

England choked like a dog!

We are tolerating too much. We are being assaulted.

This is complete insanity. But it’s their new apocalyptic talking point: that we are somehow on the brink of a communist takeover and we need them save us. And they use these end-times warnings as a pretext for power grabs.

Least unethical thing anyone in this administration has ever done.

CNN re-ups the clip of Trump reading out Lindsey Graham's phone number at a 2015 rally and urging people to call him

*turning to my s/o* Change of plans, I have to post all day

I too am "alive"

With Lindsey Graham's passing, South Carolina is left with just one closeted gay senator.

My wife woke me up with, “Lindsey Graham died.” Me in my groggy state, “Oh they finally announced it.” Her, “No, LINDSEY GRAHAM.” That woke me up.

A few days ago, Lindsey said he was going to check on Mitch McConnell.

Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup

RIP Lindsey Graham

RIP Lindsey Graham. You taught me it was okay to be a coward whose only skill is debasing myself until death for a tiny, ultimately illusionary crumb of power.

what a great text to recieve while at a party

Worlds worst gay dead at 71.

It is undeniably funny that Chris Rufo - whose whole career is based on the idea that identity politics is so bad that its fine to ruin people's lives over it - is unhappy that Mamdani is not adequately appreciative of his identity

Citation needed

Mamdani wants to make it easier for consumers to cancel gym memberships and magazine subscriptions…so, just like Trump’s authoritarian overreach.

Business idea. A child free airline.

After a months-long occupation, Minnesota is still recovering from a retribution campaign waged by the federal government. Now, Minnesota stands with Houston in demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. This bloodshed cannot be normalized.

Wow. I just heard back from ICE on this. Here's their statement. No comment at all on the claim that the three witnesses in the van with the deceased man are being pressured to self-deport, and ICE refers further questions to the FBI:

just knighted a bug in my backyard

Seen in Pompei

And that's the dagger!