When those sworn to protect turn their weapons on those who comfort and protect others, something sacred has broken. This image says everything about who we’ve become.

From Clay Bennett:

Russia if you’re listening, please release the Epstein files! 

Ron Hart’s “joke” is racist. It doesn’t expose absurdities in policy or leadership as good satire does. It mocks the suffering of desperate people, many of whom are children. If you can’t distinguish between satire and bigotry, maybe consider another line of work.

I know we’re all calling, emailing, protesting, and doing everything we can, but if you’ve got a spare minute, please call and complain about the piece of trash who wrote this in our local paper. Plenty of us are furious, but a few more voices could really turn up the heat.

Karoline, you’ll go down in history alongside the likes of Eva Braun, Leni Riefenstahl, Ilse Koch, Magda Goebbels…women who propped up monsters, cheered on their cruelty, and cloaked barbarism in propaganda. youtu.be/ereZZOU3C50?...

From Clay Bennett.

I do wonder if Trump’s goal was to check a few boxes at once: appear to support Israel, distract from his mounting problems at home by starting a war, and help Russia by publicly warning Tehran, giving Iran just enough time to move its uranium.

I was added to a list: “Most Likely to Pass On or Post Disinformation.” I’m confused. I don’t fall into any of these categories. I create most of my own content and fact-check everything. I’ve been a strong supporter of Bluesky and have recommended it to so many others. So, what’s going on here?

And a few more!

More pictures from my hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Over 5000 strong in Chattanooga!

This confirmed by family in LA.

My response to Joni Ernst’s “apology”:

You want the names of foreign students at Harvard? Let’s pretend for a second you don’t already have them, which you do. But fair’s fair so you give us the names of all the foreign nationals buying into your cryptocurrency schemes. You work for the American people. We demand names.

The most important takeaway from Donald Trump’s speech at the West Point commencement …for both the graduates and the country… is this: America should never be about the president. It should always be about the Constitution.

From Trump’s commencement address at West Point. What say you now, Tapper?

Red state reality…just caring about equality, gun safety, or the planet puts you under suspicion. From Clay Bennett

Why didn’t Trump play the audio of Jamal Khashoggi being murdered for the Saudis? Oh, that’s right…he wasn’t outraged about that murder, he was on the payroll. When your pockets are lined with blood money, justice is muffled.

Joe Biden - even at his most inarticulate and even with his voice weakened by age — has more gut commitment to and understanding of what America at its best means to the world, and who our real friends are and must always be, than every member of the Trump administration combined. (T. Friedman)

President Biden’s cancer diagnosis is heartbreaking. He has led our country through crisis after crisis. Wishing him comfort and strength in the days ahead. As for Jake Tapper, may he enjoy a long, quiet timeout in the corner of irrelevance, with nothing but his own bad book for company.

Just going to leave this here for Jake Tapper!

The right is burning books, erasing trans people, and criminalizing dissent, and the pundits who spent years laundering their ideology want to pretend they had no role in it. But their reckoning is due. www.theindex.media/the-pundit-c...

Everything he touches goes bankrupt.

My cousin Brenda and I made the best of a rainy afternoon seeing Sinners. This film captures the tension between appearance and truth in a way that feels especially timely right now. Highly recommend.

“Baby Shitler is an evil liar.” Pass it on……..

A little girl stands in a parking lot in Nashville, Tennessee watching as ICE takes her father. No warning. No explanation. Just the finality of a door closing. If you can look at her and still defend this, check the border of your heart. (Photo credit: Madison Thorn Photography)

No matter how bad you imagine smallpox was, it was worse than that.

The good guys have blue lightsabers, right? Because this red one’s not just giving Sith vibes…it’s giving full blown fascism with a side of cosplay. Unfortunately, the threat isn’t fictional. May the 4th protect us!

In response to the EO requiring all truck drivers to be proficient in the English language:

Just came here to say, “Keep it up.”

This is Marjorie Taylor Green‘s response to the death of Pope Francis:

From Clay Bennett:

Due process isn’t a privilege…it’s a principle. In 1841, John Quincy Adams warned the Supreme Court that if a president can deny it to anyone, he can deny it to everyone.

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

Bet it’s short…starts late, ends early, and couldn’t care less if you read it.

While Chattanooga is blue, our county is (Or should I say was?) deep red, but today the Hamilton County School Board voted to oppose a Tennessee bill that would allow school districts to charge undocumented students tuition. More: newschannel9.com/news/local/h...

Big Ten Goes Full NATO! Echoing global alliances, the Big 10 Academic Alliance has entered a “mutual academic defense compact” to protect academic freedom, institutional integrity, and research against political interference. Looking forward to the playoffs!!!

Trump: 34 felony convictions, still running the country. Abrego Garcia: No criminal record, legally protected, deported anyway and rotting in a Salvadoran prison. Justice in 2025, brought to you by chaos, cruelty, and a broken moral compass.

Bill Maher is really not worth my time but here’s my message to him anyway.

“A court’s judgment is not some suggestion the Government can tactically ignore.” Justice Sotomayor