Just heard on the radio that there are so many spotted lantern flies in the sky above DC that they are showing up on the weather radar and if that is not one of the seven signs, it should be. It’s getting real folks.

When do we get a retraction from The Wall Street Journal for erroneously claiming the assassination was related to trans people? When do we get apologies from every journalist who spread that disinformation?

I have butted heads with Charlie Kirk on almost every policy issue, and my heart is hurt by this news. Taking a human life (or trying to) is vile. Political violence is never acceptable. May Charlie Kirk recover wholly and quickly.

The House Oversight Committee has just released new documents from Epstein’s estate. Former president of NARAL @ilyseh.bsky.social and former Joe Walsh 2020 campaign manager Lucy Caldwell join The Weeknight to discuss why Trump’s Epstein troubles are far from over. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv8q...

Because there's no bottom to the dystopian world we have entered, there's a deadly kissing disease making its way through our country. www.sciencealert.com/deadly-kissi...

A truthier Truth Social coming to you for one low, low price….and the grift goes on.

Filling this under "courts will not save us." Thanks to Rebecca Slaughter for fighting for the rule of law. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

In a time of weakness, caving and preemptive obeyance, @ejeancarroll.bsky.social's tenacity in fighitng Trump is something to behold. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...

…..and Ernst drops out of the race. Crazy.

Talked on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social tonight about the Iowa special where Caitlyn Drey broke the GOP supermajority in the State Senate in a Trump + 11 district. Far from an anomaly, it’s the fourth special this year in Iowa when the D candidate over performed by double digits.

Joy is getting to break down what’s going on in this crazy world with @symonedsanders.bsky.social on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social

Wow: this decision in favor of Media Matters includes all sorts of key details concerning the Trump admin’s coordinated assault on the First Amendment. For example: Steven Miller “seemingly” ordered Attorneys General in Missouri and Texas to go after MM. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Hey look, secure messages with end to end encryption coming soon to a bluesky near you! Courtesy of @tessa.germnetwork.com and @germnetwork.com www.404media.co/this-company...

THIS! This is the problem. @zachwahls.bsky.social transparency about perfectly normal experiences growing up should be treated as a superpower not a danger.

“Democrats can’t win these folks over if they’re not speaking the language that young men are speaking,” says @ilyseh.bsky.social. “Most people I talked to, Democratic operatives, have never heard of Red Pill Fitness, which is just huge online.”

This insane military parade is bad enough on the (lack of) merits but it’s making traffic unbearable for people who need to work downtown. People actually live in this town for chrissakes.

Michael welcomes Ilyse Hogue ( @ilyseh.bsky.social ) co-founder of the Speaking with American Men (SAM) Project, which aims to help the Democratic Party win back young male voters who are no longer aligning themselves with the party. Listen to the #podcast here 🎧➡️ loom.ly/7l3hQnE

So much respect.

In another episode of Trump's Patronage and Punishment chronicles, yesterday he pardoned a politican in NV who's a loyal supporter for using money allocated to erect a memorial to a fallen police officer to get plastic surgery for herself. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...

It may not feel like a lot but signal boosting and bearing witness is going to be an increasingly important part of our portfolio. The front lines will move and those on them are made safer by the many more watching.

FBI arrested a sitting Judge this morning for allegedly aiding the avoidance of ICE in her courtroom which a flaming red line that should not be crossed. If you're in the greater Milwaukee area and care about rule of law, head down to bear witness to the hearing happening right now.

This happened.

Wow, righties are really mad at Jordan Peterson for suggesting that there's a Woke Right and a Woke Left.

I love DC bc my kid’s elementary school gets to play the Italian anti fascist anthem Bella Caio on the Millennium stage at the Kennedy Center that the petty tyrant took over. The daily defiance is exhilarating.

The pronatalists are an often overlooked but very prominent faction in the MAGA coalition. They should not be confused with the Religious Right, who are guided by different values. good piece by @CAKitchener about how they have infiltrated policy under Trump Two: nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/…

Picking a fight with Susman Godfrey is “land war in Asia” levels of foolish.

Doubling down on the man thing.

It's a great day to Defy Tyranny. Protests in red states, blue states, purple states, even Paris and London. Hands off.

Protest against trump and Musk in Kutztown, PA - very red Berks County. #HandsOff

Thousands took to the streets in Raleigh, NC today! 🙌 A beautiful day to exercise our 1st amendment rights. #handsoff2025

Oldest city’s biggest protest in Saint Augustine, Florida #handsoff #handsoffflorida #saintaugustine #florida #staugustine #handsoff2025 #staugustineprotest #resisttrump #resist @eunacis.bsky.social #usaprotest #floridaprotest @rbreich.bsky.social

People treat Trump’s MAGA coalition as a monolith, but in truth it’s a messy aggregation of various factions in fragile alliance. Listen to Candace Owens go off on Elon Musk. youtube.com/shorts/n6MhV...

Good break down of WI vote yesterday. Despite Trump and Musk vilifying the judiciary, Republicans were not nearly as fired up as Democrats to tuen out and vote.

I'm a big Cory Booker fan. I've always worried that the American people can't accept a leader with a heart so big that he wears right on his sleeve. But in the last 24 hours, he's proven that his will and mettle are even stronger than his heart is big. That's a winning combo. Thank you, Cory.

Voters are not as worried about democrats being "woke" as they are about democrats being weak. Sure, bending to activist excesses can take a toll on the ability to define yourself to regular voters, but the overarching lesson here to to fight for what you stand for. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

This is how it's done, folks. Let the games begin.

UPDATE: A third law firm—WilmerHale—has filed suit over Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms. WilmerHale is repped by well-known Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump picked on the wrong law firm. Paul, Weiss caved but Jenner Block released a statement this morning saying complying with unconstitutional orders is “not in their DNA.” Read the statement. Defy tyranny. www.jennerfirm.com

Apparently, the 2025 twist on the old adage begins “first, they came for the white shoe law firms…”

Swimmingly; things are going swimmingly.

"One TikTok at a time, she has spoken their language and promised that they can be like her, look like her, have it all—but first, they should think like her. By the time they get to her more radical views, they have already bought in." ICYMI @ilyseh.bsky.social:

How could it come to be that someone too toxic for the Daily Wire had not only reinvented herself as an influential culture commentator in such a short time, but had risen to preeminence in her new role? @ilyseh.bsky.social on Candace Owens:

Radical alt-rightress Candace Owens coming for the girls who have no idea of her extremist past. I wrote about it for @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/shocking-r...

Good thread on what’s motivating the seemingly erratic behavior of the Administration.

part of what's happening here, i think, is that trump and his toadies do not believe that there is such a thing as legitimate opposition to him. instead, it has all but drummed up by various nefarious elites. go after the law firms, they think, and there will be no opposition.

If you help Judge Crawford win this race, it'll make Republicans much less scared of Elon Musk.

The unnecessary destruction of Black Lives Matters plaza with our tax dollars is next level. Defunding our schools to pay for this garbage.

Michael Roth at @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social speaking up, speaking out.

Spotted on a Tesla

Nothing says heterodox like The Free Press is now helping the Trump Administration ferret out government employees who were reassigned from DEI positions to save their jobs. Cool, cool. www.thefp.com/p/us-mint-co...