You win the thread.

As well you should be. I woke BOTH my cats with my outburst of laughter. And each time I finally stop laughing I start laughing again thinking about that. So, shame. Shame on you!🤣

My favorite story about jazz sax master Sonny Rollins, is that in 1959 he took a sabbatical from the music business, honing his chops by practicing up to 16 hours a day playing alone on the Williamsburg Bridge. RIP to a giant who was also always searching as a musician and artist: loom.ly/hSP333k

🔥 @repcohen.bsky.social : “Don’t tell me, John Roberts, The Supreme Court is not political. It is an arm of the White House. 🇺🇸 is being destroyed from within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” #Memphis #JimCrow #RacistRedistricting

The WHO says the Ebola outbreak could last months. The State Department updated its response yesterday. The CDC is issuing health alerts. Uganda is screening travelers. RFK Jr has not said a single public word in 48 hours about an active global health emergency with a 40% kill rate and no vaccine.

TODAY: Andy McCabe and I discuss the case against the prosecutor that emailed herself Volume II of Jack Smith's final report, and why Kash Patel has a keen interest in keeping that report a secret. Free to listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Make a video of the Cat > Look at Rocks As it should be. 😼 #SundayVibes #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

The U.S. and Iran are contemplating a preliminary memorandum of understanding to potentially consider opening exploratory discussions about the possibility of future negotiations, pending clarification, interpretation, review, regional consultation, weather conditions, and vibes

NEW Massie says he will read names of Epstein’s clients before leaving office

New USPS rules have voting experts worried. One advocate told Bolts, “There is more friction and more barriers being injected into our system in terms of registering to vote and accessing the ballot.”

Fun fact: North Carolina still hasn’t recovered from hurricane Helene, and Trump wants $2 billion to give people who smeared shit on the walls of the Capitol.

Probably soon at this rate. Depending on how Iran goes this weekend, that is. The NY Post dropped a pretty suspect story about an “Iranian assassination attempt” on Ivanka today. Expecting that to be used for new calls for strikes.

The right wing grifter train on social media is desperate to continue to sanewash this administration. They know there’s not an heir apparent and their sweet government money dries up when Trump is out of office. His support is being HEAVILY manipulated on social media, particularly twitter.

In my career, I’ve often had to watch the absolute worst of humanity. I often use the example of a Jordanian pilot being burned alive in Syria. I’ve gotten really good at compartmentalizing, and I’m also intentional about protecting my peace. Daily runs with my pup, hikes with family, etc.

I think more than our kids will be cleaning up this mess, unfortunately. And I’ll be back to my weekly Friday AMAs now - just been an insanely busy couple of weeks for me!

“Is nuclear deterrence still enough to keep us safe in the AI/Cyber/Drone warfare era?” (The answer is no, btw)

I saw that story yesterday. Made my blood boil.

Wait, so Howard Lutnick is just straight up bribing House Republicans now? Now we know what the price of child sexual abuse is for these goblins… a paltry $5 million.

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It’s honestly hard to say. A lot of folks have had to cancel their holiday plans, so I’m betting on real, but this wouldn’t be the first time a bunch of analysts cancelled plans for nothing

I’d put the odds above 50%, but he’s also really trying to force them back to the negotiating table with threats of attacks, so he could be bluffing. But he’s bluffed about 80 times so far, so I’m skeptical that will work.

This is why the war in Iran was always a fool’s errand. Trump was never going to commit the necessary resources to actually win it. Now, we’re apparently getting ready to leave with an emboldened Iran and a Middle East that’s in a worse position than when we started.

Can’t wait to watch all the people who criticized the JCPOA and excoriated Obama for “pallets of cash” try to sanewash Trump giving Iran even more cash for a worse deal than the JCPOA.

Peanut Butter cookies with Butter Finger bits and (wait for it...) Peanuts!

Fun to see WSJ saying Trump "has lost the governing plot." Would be great if they could remind us when he had it. www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

So I *think* this means that the decision about whether to dismiss the charges or appoint an Amicus now lies with Judge Mehta for the Oath Keepers and Judge Kelly for the Proud Boys. @rparloff.bsky.social @emptywheel.bsky.social do I have this right? Just trying to make sense of it all. END/

Time to buy ads to remind Americans what his supporters did and that they are being paid with our money because he wants them to stand back and stand by.

While we slept the DOJ deleted all press releases about charges against January 6 defendants: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

The welfare mom stereotype of the '80s was a Black woman, despite the fact that more white women (often rural?) than Black were receiving ADC

Marco Rubio when he finds out he’s the new Director of National Intelligence

Cool airborne shot. Two floating bridges connect Seattle to the eastside over Lake Washington. Beyond is the great salty water of the Puget Sound, and the Olympic mountain range.

Raskin. The Oath Keepers and Proud Boys cases were consolidated at the appeals court (I think) and now the appeals court has vacated and remanded to the respective district courts (Kelly for Proud Boys and Mehta for Oath Keepers)

Trump fails another cognitive test.

Help me out. Over a month ago, DOJ filed the motion to vacate with the appeals court. On 5/21 the appeals court issued the below order to grant amicus & remand to district court for the forthcoming motion. Am I correct that this new motion is pursuant to remand? s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Colbert has provided ample evidence with Only In Monroe that all the resources he had at The Ed was NOT what made him funny and worthy. He can literally go to a cable access channel, do the same thing, and still be funny and worthy. He doesn't need CBS. The Network was holding him back.

"The deepest offense here is not the legal violations—grave as they are—but the unconscionable affront to the American people. That affront operates on two distinct levels."

Raw Story: The White House's new app must be installed on gov't-issued phones of millions of federal employees. IT experts call it dangerous & unprecedented. "It's just making sure all federal employees are forced to see the same propaganda they push out to the public." #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

Dr Evil surrounds himself with his comfort fish before gazing into the black infinity of his internal void. A sensible precaution we all should take. #caturday

omg been there

Iceland! metro.co.uk/2025/10/19/t...

For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.

SEN. TILLIS (R): “These people don't deserve restitution. Many of them deserve to be in prison. This is just stupid on stilts. Republicans need to speak up. This is beyond the pale… This is bad policy, bad timing, bad politics.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )

Preach! 🧵🧵🧵🧵

"Clearly, the real tragedy here isn't the misuse of public funds, but the devastating emotional trauma these Republicans might face if Trump gets mad at them."

Celebrity crush