Hakeem Jeffries voted IN FAVOR of Friday’s House resolution “Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk” — along with the other top House Democrats. JEFFRIES HAS GOT TO GO — along with the other top House Democrats (as well as Schumer and feckless, spineless Senate Dems).

Unbelievable. Except that it’s not, in this grotesquely corrupt administration. Question: Is anyone named “Trump” involved in this scheme? www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

Be careful what you wish for.

If, say, 15% or 20% of Musk’s workforce walked off the job, they could bring Musk’s companies to their knees. (He is, after all, nothing without his workforce…) They could save not only their jobs, but their country.

This insanity must stop. Don’t give Trump, Musk, Trumpistas, and DOGE-bags more runway.

Taking bets: will Trump try to fire the CBO? thehill.com/homenews/hou...

The sad part: millions will swallow all, most, or some of it.

1. Alienate your friends. 2. Destroy your business environment. 3. Slaughter your golden goose (i.e., science and research). www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Let Zelenskyy know Trump & Co. do NOT represent decent, patriotic Americans. Sign this MoveOn petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...

It is a sad, sad day when the strongest and most forthright answer to a constitutional Grundfrage comes not from any Democrat but from Louisiana’s rightwing Republican Senator John Kennedy — in his response to Trump lawyer and Solicitor General nominee John Sauer, who… waffled.

Memo to Pennsylvanians: Dump this mush-brained DINO. Fetterman is NOT what we need in the US Senate. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

Of course he’s done this. “Experts are alarmed that the cuts could leave the United States defenseless against covert foreign influence operations and embolden foreign adversaries seeking to disrupt democratic governments.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...

Thank gods for John Oliver. Maybe the best — the sharpest and most humane — sumup I’ve seen of the shitstorm we’re in… www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw0F...

“You wouldn’t think … a Federalist Society member and former clerk for the archconservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia would show more grit in the face of Trumpism than the entire leadership of the national Democratic Party, but here we are.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Amazon-owned Whole Foods asked regulators to dismiss union election results at a Philadelphia store, citing Trump’s firing of two leaders of the NLRB. Without NLRB enforcement, there’s nothing to force Whole Foods to abide by the election. Except US. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

“The United States’ standing in the world, its ability to keep the country safe, the federal government’s fundamental capacity to operate effectively — all of these will take years to repair, if that can be achieved at all.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Friends, meet Darren Beattie, now tapped to serve as our US State Department’s acting Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

POD Save America: Did D.E.I. cause fhePotomac crash? “We don’t know that.” Hold up there, cow pokes. This is EXTREMELY UNLIKELY — without the patently bigoted presumption that “D.E.I. Hires” are UNQUALIFIED, which is totally unsupported by reliable evidence. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

It may be a prevailing attitude in corporate America. But it’s no way to run a government of, by, and for the people. The burning question now: How much will we, The People, let them get away with?

Essential reading — from Timothy Snyder. Addendum: Trump would be NOTHING without the support of millions. “The Trump phenomenon looks like it has a much more solid social base,which neither Hitler nor Mussolini would have had.” That’s the really scary part. www.newyorker.com/magazine/dis...

Disgusting. Bottomlessly disgusting. Can we set up a GoFundMe to protect this American hero — who has faced (and will face) death threats from Trump’s vile minions? www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

OK, we need to focus on what’s being done and not on what he’s saying. Snark is an empty distraction. Still, it should never be overlooked: this is the stupidest person ever to run for the presidency (as well as the vilest) — and win. And that DOES matter. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

If just TWO more Republicans vote against Hegseth, the most grotesquely unqualified candidate for a cabinet post since… Matt Gaetz… this disgraceful nomination will fail. If one or both of your Senators are GOPers, call or write to them NOW — and urge them to vote NO on Hegseth.

A question for Day 3. (As we go forward, pin this old cliche to a nearby wall: Fool you once, shame on him. Fool you twice, shame on you.)

Sentence du jour, from the MAGAt “influencer,” Jack Posobiec. God help us all.

At the Hegseth hearing, GOP senators covered themselves in shame

Lawless — and classless — from the git-go. It now appears that the Trump administration will start off with violation of federal law — thanks to the aid of craven sycophants in Congress. In its way, this is perhaps as appropriate as flying the flag at half-staff during Trump’s inauguration.

MAGAts are using thuggish intimidation to deter witnesses from appearing at the Hegseth hearing, deter spineless Republicans from putting America First — even constraining theFBI background check (as in the Kavanaugh hearings…) www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

“A terrible, terrible transition.” Rachel Maddow was on fire tonight. Starting next Monday, she’ll be on-air five nights a week for the first 100 days of Trump’s new term. youtu.be/5Au88UrVeoc?...

“Jeff Bezos and his fellow billionaires accommodate and enable the most acute threat to American democracy—Donald Trump—at a time when a vibrant free press is more essential than ever to our democracy’s survival and capacity to thrive.” dianeravitch.net/2025/01/13/j...