My state leadership sucks and so does MAGA.

Can we get some relief from the ICC now?

For several years, I lived an hour south of Syracuse on a grad school stipend of $11,000 for the entire year. The Hitler Middle Age here spent twice that in a weekend.

$1 trillion??

Wow, I shouldn't be surprised but this is really bad.

When this story broke earlier today Republicans claimed it was probably fake news since it was reported by the NYT. Now multiple media outlets have confirmed it, including Fox. Hegseth and Vance are complete morons for pulling this dumb stunt.

I took part in a small town protest today in very very red rural Missouri. Initially, a few days ago 43 people were "going". Turned out to be 640 of us in a tiny town square! I was beyond exhilarated.

Seven million patriots celebrated the real America today.

Humor is kryptonite to Trump, so let's have fun tomorrow! March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings @gtconway.bsky.social

You know who hates America, Mike? Your friends. The ones who beat cops w/ flagpoles and sticks. Crushed them in doorways, using their taser against them. Put their grubby feet up on lawmakers' desks. Rubbed their shit on the walls of the Capitol. We won't be doing any of that. We DO love America.

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities. Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

Sydney Reid acquitted. This was a case where someone filming was assaulted, and then arrested and charged with felony assault. The grand jury no billed that, so they took her to trial on a misdemeanor charge. There were a bunch of discovery problems. And now this. Kudos to the FPDS!

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

Yup.

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A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing. And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power. When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

We're in a very bad place folks.

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

Today, Trump a new all-time low in favorables.

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces. This is truly terrifying.

This is not good news. Wish it was.

That is different from what the admin said. They claimed it was coming out of DOD R&D funds. Tariff money cannot be touched by the Trump Regime without congressional approval.

Safety first Bring your cones

The talk about sabotaging US military assistance to Ukraine made me think instantly of the horrendous and unexplained explosion at a Tennessee munitions plant that appears to have killed 19 Americans. But there's no evidence yet to tie this to Russian saboteurs.

I mean…😂

I so much want this to not be true. Marco Rubio/Mike Waltz nominated her for the prize???

"President Trump continued to describe Portland as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear." Sometimes there is a good sentence or two in the NYT.

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

America First: $20 billion in American taxpayer funds has been invested by the US Treasury in Argentina's domestic currency market in order to salvage a devastating investment made by Trump election donor and Bessent friend Robert Citron. www.ft.com/content/778e...

One is an Iraq veteran who is days away from retirement, and who will lose all his retirement benefits as a result. The persons fired engaged in no misconduct of any sort. But Trump is angry at them.

VIRGINIA CALLER: “As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you… I am begging you to pass this legislation. My kids could die... the audacity of someone who makes 6 figures a year to do this to military families is insane.” #TrumpShutdown

Michigan Avenue right now.

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

“.. we’re going to take care of our people,” Trump added. “There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of. And we’ll take care of them in a different way.” @thehill.com thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Another tragic accident.

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

Another cost of the Trump shutdown: "If the shutdown continues and more workers aren’t brought back within a month, the Social Security Administration’s work of calculating the percentage adjustment and notifying recipients of their benefit increases could be delayed."

Never in Social Security’s 90-year history has a commissioner held a second job. But it always takes less time and effort to destroy something than to build and maintain it. The Trump administration is allowing Social Security to rot through sabotage and neglect.

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement? The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy. At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

curtis yarvin seems somewhat unhappy

@govpritzker.illinois.gov 37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois. This is assault.