Mike Johnson's official bio says he has "two decades of previous experience in Constitutional law." Yet, when Trump threatens to execute Democratic members of Congress, he suddenly has no opinion. This is what shameful cowardice does to someone like Johnson and it is how he will be remembered.

If one weren’t worried that their plans for the military broke any laws they wouldn’t react in such a way.

I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate. Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.

I guess one difference between me and Elon Musk is that, if I was gaming an AI to say these things about me, and everyone could see that I had done this, I'd have simply no choice but to set myself on fire.

And there we go—Trump threatens ABC News:

Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."

A student journalist fired... For asking follow-up questions to the president of the state's flagship university.

The clowns in this admin are obsessed with daily media coverage and social media criticism. It’s because they came from that world - it’s what they know. They damn sure weren’t prepared, competent or qualified to run their agencies - they did podcasts about them.

Shit! I just pressed Post by accident!

Nancy Mace is expected to pull her support for the petition to release the Epstein Files, the day before Adelita Grijalva is sworn in.

If there's one thing I would like everyone over 25 to know, it's that way more of the government is run by the people who just decided to show up to meetings than you realize. Attend a couple city commission meetings yourself, and they lose a lot of the mystique.

In what sense is anyone in Congress negotiating with appropriations if Trump doesn't believe they have the force of law?

Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

The ease of suppressing votes by getting polling places temporarily closed on election day is a good reason to go to universal vote-by-mail...

if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103. 12 days of work in 103 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Scoop: FBI ousts senior official after Kash Patel’s fury over news of his use of government jet to see girlfriend perform. The removed head of critical incident response group was 27-year FBI veteran who oversaw aviation sections. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...

"the FBI director used taxpayer funds in a government shutdown to fly his country singer GF to sing at a Hulk Hogan-founded wrestling event aired on Fox Nation" is not the flashiest Trump-era headline but pound for pound it can compete with any contender

Democrats should run a TV ad in Mike Johnson's district, thanking his constituents for taking the hit on the SNAP shutdown and other government services they use all so Mike could keep the Epstein Files from coming out? "America's Richest Pedophiles Appreciate YOUR Sacrifice!"

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So we are supposed to believe that Trump had proof that the survivors of his latest attack were narco terrorists, but then he let them go home?

Why do they call us Nazis?

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

@ragnar-the-cat.bsky.social It was nice to see you today but I forgot to ask. When the fascists are overthrown and it's time to dispose of them, do you prefer them bird-favored with a hint of sock, or sock-flavored with a hint of bird?

Just sayin

NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it? MJ: Again, it's a distraction

There are a lot of really great reasons that vigilante justice is a terrible idea and that it won't get you want you really want. The arguments are solid and quite compelling. But every one of those reasons rests on the premise that there exists a non-vigilante justice system. Oh, shit!

The majority party in Congress sets the voting schedule. House Republicans canceled votes for all of the entire week. They haven't scheduled a vote since September 19.  Remember that the next time they try to blame the shutdown on Democrats.

I hope Democrats understand that if and when they get back to power, defaulting to “unity” politics and empty reconciliation without any real accountability would not only be morally abhorrent, but also politically suicidal: The desire for at least some semblance of justice will be overwhelming.

I cannot emphasize enough that this administration shouldn’t get 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 from the Dems until they start obeying the law. Not. One. Optics matter: if you want people to turn out next election despite troops in the streets, then show them it matters. Do your goddamn jobs and hold the line.

Someone could make a fortune founding something called the Dumb Store. Flip phones, non-smart TVs, refrigerators, irrigation systems, vacuums, etc

Trump and his regime are not invulnerable... brilliant suggestions open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

TIL the enigmatically anagram-friendly word "gamine."

This happened in real life. In *real* life! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqTX...

@lujan.senate.gov @heinrich.senate.gov I hope you guys are going to filibuster any budgets that can't be enforced and are instead vulnerable to illegal rescissions a.k.a. embezzlement. There's no point in passing any budget, if the president will ignore it. Make him obey the law or else get $0.

New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.

While it's a bad idea to let Republicans change the subject away from the Epstein files, I do think there's one exception that the American people ought to allow Republicans to immerse themselves in, legitimately back-burnering Epstein: The 25th Amendment.

are these the Israelis the ADL wants me to support or…

DC residents are more afraid of the occupying forces than of the "crime" they are supposedly eliminating

RADDATZ: Can you name any concessions that Putin made during this meeting? RUBIO: I wouldn't name them on your program

Trump got sloppy Epsteins

President Trump: "I asked a question to a very smart man that some people like and some people don't like - Victor Orbán, the head of Hungary. He knows the two countries very well. I said, 'So, can Russia be beaten by Ukraine?' He looked at me like, 'What a stupid question.'

Hello. The president's continued insistence that the BLS numbers are rigged, political, or otherwise manipulated is a lie. Please stop saying 'baseless claim.' Thank you.