The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

Thanks for the serous sleep deprivation today, Dodgers.

Captain Obvious again but if a POTUS can’t declare war without Congressional approval, and he’s using War as the pretext for blowing up alleged drug boats, and he’s refusing to get Congressional approval for that, he’s clearly violating the constitution. Right, SCOTUS? Riiight?

We all know that what’s going on at the “East” Wing. It stands for the Epstein Avoidance Strategy Tactic.

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

Hey has our billionaire POTUS ever donated to charity? I mean, besides that time his charity settled for $25 million to get off the hook for egregious, illegal acts?

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton. I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

Sycophants. All in a row.

Congratulations to Taylor Swift for smashing record sales with her latest album release. And condolences to all her haters who can’t stand it.

When you have 12 minutes watch this genius beginning at exactly the 53 minute mark. Starts with Oscar. Ends with McCartney. Sure to bring a smile to your face. Incredible chops. Infectious joy. 🎹 ❤️ youtu.be/xcKd9OkMPcc

“Without mentioning” will be journalism’s epitaph.

So now the Salesforce founder has turned into a Trump sycophant, illustrating once again that most tech bros could give a shit about democracy.

Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.

I am so very tired of listening to Republicans lie. It's not just since Trump. Republicans have been blatantly lying since at least the 1990s. But Trump lies so constantly without being called out on it that the rest of them put their dishonesty on steroids. It's like their primary tactic now.

Immensely important insight.👇

If you think today's news media picture is grim, take stock of how Chicago's local journalists are getting at the truth despite Homeland Security's campaign of lies and intimidation. My Stop the Presses newsletter.

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

So a Pride Flag is a political statement? We are in deep doo doo people.

With receipts…nice work @emptywheel.bsky.social

Folks are saying "With Trump's insane speech at the UN, he has hit rock bottom. This is false. With Trump, there is no rock bottom. There is just how much further he travels down the bottomless pit.

Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:

“It’s not his signature” is the new “the election was stolen” A loyalty test

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Alternate headline: Johnson Lied.

Full blown fascism.

Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"

The irony of all this is that if he manages to take down the Sullivan precedent, one of the very first victims will be the right wing social media influencers who are basically his last group of political support these days. They will get buried in lawsuits.

The Extortioner in Chief

This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.

EXCLUSIVE: First play from scrimmage the Chiefs are going to run in their season opener just leaked. @kcchiefsooc.bsky.social @therealtaylorswift.bsky.social

“Jesus freaks. Out in the streets. Handing tickets out for God.”

It’s all about sending a message. The raid is the message. It’s all about retribution. He is the retribution president. As with troops on our streets, it’s all about normalizing fascism. This is fascism. Fascism is here. Too many Americans are too “busy” to care. But it’s here.

The GOP governors of South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee have all sent their states' National Guard troops to assist Trump's occupation of DC. All four of those states have cities with crime rates higher than DC. This was never about "fighting crime."

Wonder what Gladys Knight thinks about the new NYT puzzle.

I just casually referred to a date of a tv series I was checking out as “Before the fall of the world” bc it was made prior to 2020. I’m of the opinion this is a good contender name for everything before the past 5 years. But I’ll also consider “Pre-Apoc America”.

Jesse Watters did not believe the election fraud claims but still texted his colleague Greg Gutfeld to say he thought Fox would get “incredible” ratings if they “went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL.” Who cares about democracy if you can get ratings? www.mediaite.com/media/news/j...

It’s demoralizing to watch grifters grow absurdly wealthy by spreading lies that make their audiences feel good, while scientists lose research funding, some lose their jobs (as I did), and hiring freezes sweep across universities and medical centers.

Newsmax reaches $67M settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in defamation case.

Q: If Trump is gonna ban mail-in voting is he gonna make voting day a national holiday to help people deal with the massive lines? A: Of course not. Because it isn’t about voter fraud, it’s about voter suppression.

"Newsom’s threat to retaliate in kind is not a divisive attack on good governance. It is, instead, the only hope for democracy. Bipartisanship right now is appeasement. Democrats cannot and should not hide behind neutrality and fairness as MAGA incinerates the remaining tatters of our republic."

Here’s a big problem in the United States: Half the country thinks Kyle Rittenhouse is a hero and a guy who threw a sub should be jailed for life.

New in PN: The slide toward "competitive authoritarianism" "Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

This is not about crime. It’s about power. (+ distracting from the Epstein file cover-up)

The party of small government is currently advocating for federal troops and members of the military to patrol the streets and detain citizens. And the GOP fluffers on social media are just… fine with that?

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

aging well, unfortunately 👇

Is he wrong?

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