Just a reminder that the last two government shutdowns happened under President Trump, with Republicans in control of both chambers. These people cannot govern, and they need Democrats to bail them out.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

Superhero movie that's just a "Flash" type guy flying around grabbing guns out of people's hands, then flying to the next one, over and over for hours www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

So yes, Jimmy Kimmel, but also any people in boats who we decide to blow up for any reason They can use the same logic on anyone

In case it wasn't already clear, even a weak and flailing government can still easily crush individuals

I was going to get a massage but the guy seemed really touchy-feely

Just a note that Tyler Robinson is still alive, so hey, maybe someone will ask him about his beliefs, and everyone can relax on throwing out their theories

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

Not really up for this "but look at how those people reacted to other victims of gun violence" discourse. Just be against shootings and murders, don't get dragged into the mire.

We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.

Seems like he really must be sick, we haven't gotten the traditional list of his favorite books from over the summer

Stuck in my head for some reason youtu.be/KeKGPhcSPHk?...

So let's talk about mental illness. The desire to have a military type weapon in your home seems like a sign that you are having unhealthy thoughts and might be prone to violence.

Yes, unfortunately, it's very difficult to always know which people around us are having violent thoughts and fantasies. So perhaps we should limit the types of military style weapons available to the general public.

RADDATZ: You talk about what can be done. After shootings in Buffalo & Uvalde, Congress passed a bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It provided hundreds of millions for schools to expand mental health services. You didn't vote for it. Why? TOM EMMER: I don't remember the reasons I didn't vote for it

Trump limits National Guard assignments to 29 days at a time to keep the called up service members from getting healthcare and housing benefits while on duty. And the NG troops are catching on. Stereotypical Trump. Don't give those losers and suckers an extra dime. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...

Can folks stop with "what will it take to get people in the streets?" Lots of people are and have been in the streets. This isn't France or Hong Kong where they can all be in the same place. Over 300 protests held Saturday against Trump redistricting push | Reuters share.google/c8zrAuuSQADD...

As more troops come to DC I'd like everyone to brush up on the Reichstag Fire The True Story of the Reichstag Fire and the Nazi Rise to Power share.google/AusCV5uP9L4f...

I do not care that you are not “surprised.” Please. You have no idea how tiresome it is when you post that something horrible, fascist, authoritarian is “not surprising.” Nothing is “surprising” anymore. But a lot of it is horrible and frightening. Let’s deal with it together.

NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. These are their stories.

How about we move Colbert to PBS and use the YouTube / Insta revenues to fund the rural stations - he's gotta be generating some $$ there

I mean, I guess I'm fine with it, but how is anyone just now realizing that Trump has been abusing women and girls his entire adult life

Whoa Max has HBO now too!!

Written this morning. I once noted, "Dante had Beatrice. Orwell had Stalin." Negative muses are a thing. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/cynicism-is-...

Let's all be clear, Republicans do not support access to affordable healthcare, and they do support cutting taxes for the richest people and harassing immigrants

You can not come close to understanding the role of trans issues in US politics if you do acknowledge the very basic, fundamental fact that it was the right, not the left, that drove those issues to the top of the public agenda.

State legislatures pass anti-trans laws, the President signs executive orders, the Supreme Court sides with conservative lawmakers - but it is the Gay Rights Movement that is overreaching because of some strident social media posts?

5 months in - we're bombing Iran, grabbing people off the street and courthouses, destroying decades of scientific research and international aid, and watching as people in Gaza are gunned down while trying to get food. How much longer do we put up with this?

The Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause does not protect everybody equally. Instead it upheld the Tennessee law that seeks to eradicate trans kids. My latest in @thenation www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Horrible news - Hortman was not a household name, but was one of the legislative leaders in Minnesota who helped accomplish so much in the 2023-24 legislature. A compassionate female leader (and her husband), clearly targeted for her beliefs and what she represents. A tremendous loss for us all.

Misogyny is core to the American fascist project and feminism must be core to its opposition.

Those who don't criticize the government have nothing to fear.

BTW we should be making it easier, not harder, for honest and hardworking people to move to the US. We should be happy they want to come here. Our current "undocumented" mess is due to Republicans making legal immigration next to impossible.

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...

So when the can of foam crack sealer stuff tells you to wear gloves, you should really listen. This stuff is part of me now...

Really important and timely article about the attempts to distort and spread conspiracies about what happened to George Floyd www.startribune.com/george-floyd...

Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

Real Capitalism™ is the President telling an individual corporation how to set its prices.

This is so good "But after Amarillo, where I bought underwear and T-shirts at a Texas-size Target and began to live out of the trunk of my car, I relaxed into the landscape. This truly was the sort of place where you could watch your dog run away for three days." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/t...

Someone really needs to start monitoring screen time in this administration - they all seem to think life is a big TV show

There should be an APOLLO 13 style movie about the people who made the first ketchup or mayo bottle designed to squirt out of the bottom

There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.

Man I sure hope Qatar doesn't convince Trump to do something stupid or harmful to the country

Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies. 📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro

All I know is that I better fucking get my usual 30 dolls for Christmas

Real Americans: Finally someone is standing up and fighting for the things we want! Trump: We should tax foreign movies! And re-open Alcatraz! Right? Real Americans: Yes, these are things we have wanted for a long time Trump: And girls have too many dolls and pencils!! Real Americans: Um OK yes

Remake of THE WAGES OF FEAR but it's me driving a decorated sheet cake across town

Remove a letter, ruin a movie Rear Widow

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