Very Special Boy throws a tantrum. Somebody give him another fake trophy…

Millions of hardworking Ohioans rely on Medicaid and Medicare. Vivek Ramaswamy — a billionaire who shipped jobs out of Ohio — says they're a "mistake." Disgusting.

“This seems totally insane,” one staffer said of a $2.1 million renovation plan for office enhancement.

So let me get this straight. The Justice Department WON’T investigate the shooting of a woman protesting ICE excesses in Minnesota but WILL investigate the Governor and Mayor? What are you going to charge the Mayor and Governor with? “Felony disagreement?” Absurd and shameful.

Corrupt AF…as usual…now as expected…

Plus, Trump has a job approval of ONLY 38% in a new Marist poll. Happy Friday! maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/u-s-fo...

Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Even Greater and Most Prestigiouser than the Trump-Kennedy Center Board?!? Anathema sit!

Good. More of this.

Ohio Republicans undermine voters and block a citizen-led ballot effort. Democracy, apparently, only counts when it’s convenient.

Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.

OUT: “Golden age.” IN: “Desperate times.” 🇺🇸

I was worried…we hadn’t had any war crimes in a few hours…

Two of the eight wars Trump claims to have ended didn’t actually happen, and two of the six real wars are still ongoing. www.slowboring.com/p/the-wars-t...

It’s been one month since 100% of the Epstein files were due by Act of Congress. Thus far they’ve only released .6% of them and are using murder and war to distract you from this fact.

The only way to stop this is for Dems to win Senate in Maine, Ohio, Alaska, Florida, etc. Focus on that. Pick good candidates.

REMINDER: The Trump administration was required by law to release all the Epstein files by December 19 and still has not released 99% of the files

Over the past year, the US has been at war to at least some extent in Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Iran, Nigeria, Venezuela, the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Plus threatened war against Greenland/Denmark, Canada, Mexico, and Panama. If the 2024 election went the other way, it’d likely be only Syria.

If “she” is AI, she’s neither a girl nor a friend…”she” is a computer…

Corrupt AF

“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire

ICE just reported its fourth in-custody death of 2026. It’s only January 10.

I thought we were “running it”? Hmmm…

The week has concluded without release of Epstein Files

Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do. What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.

Corrupt AF

“Mr. Trump’s policies are helping ‘to create a world without America,’ said Robert Z. Lawrence, a professor of international trade and investment at Harvard. And ‘it’s not only in trade,’ he added.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/b...

Cool, cool. The Orange Menace known for his prayerful discernment and solid moral center. This will turn out great I’m sure…

School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.

We have a JD problem!

Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.

John Miller: If you're confronted by a moving vehicle that could be a threat to you, get out of the way. I'm reading to you from DHS policy; 'DHS law enforcement officers are prohibited from discharging firearms at the operator of a moving vehicle or other conveyance.'

Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis. Say bad things are bad.

Unless you are stabbing them with a flagpole to stop the steal, obviously.

Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world. It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office. Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

50 million barrels of oil (high end estimate) $60 per barrel price (higher than it’d actually be) We’re talking at most $3 billion in revenue, almost certainly less. How much has US military operations in and around Venezuela cost? Corrupt, unconstitutional, and even on its own terms a bad deal.

If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.

Guessing someone needs a regulation overlooked or some other grift for govt subsidy for his over-valued “businesses”

It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.

"The Constitution does say that war powers belong to Congress. But there are important exceptions, like if the president really, really wants to go to war. Or it’s the weekend. Or it’s January. Or he thought he saw a spider," petridishes.bsky.social writes:

The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply. I want to make sure this is very clear.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SAID WE ARE IN CONTROL OF VENEZUELA

NEW: Source familiar with the Epstein files release tells me that Congress has yet to receive the Justice Department’s explanation for the Epstein files redactions. This is another violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

MAGA making it harder, not easier, for Ohioans to vote. This isn’t about security or “election fraud”…it’s just about rigging elections against the will of the voters.

Sen. Van Hollen: "It's my view that the Trump administration has been lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs…This from the beginning has been about getting rid of Maduro, grabbing Venezuela's oil for American oil companies and Trump's billionaire buddies."

You ever think about how the Roman Senate kept meeting centuries into the reigns of emperors. Hanging out, shooting the shit, giving speeches, and play-acting that their positions of privilege remained positions of power.

You know what’s weak & stupid? Dragging us into another costly endless war that puts our troops & innocent civilians in harm’s way. Strong leaders have moral clarity & use power responsibly. Weak men like Trump make other peoples’ kids fight in their unnecessary, illegal wars.