When you hear Drumpf say that NPR is very unfair, very unfair, and smirk as he announces their devastating budget cut, remember: If he could have done the same financially to all the major networks, he would have. In fact, that's part of what the lawsuits are about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...

Maybe the best thing about the furor from the WH over the Epstein files is that it clearly has pulled the Once and Future Former President from his normal routine of wrecking the country. Golf is a constant, best of all if he played 24x7x365. But absent that, he either screams and waffles or governs

Every single outburst from the White House this past week has been an admission that he knew what was going on, that he kept up with Epstein long after he "threw him out". Which he didn't. I'm thinking it has to be much worse than "he raped them". It's probably more like "he had one of them killed".

Liberty Vote bought Dominion (of Fox-crushing fame) last month. I'm like, wha' hoppen? Guy who runs it speaks fluent 2020 conspiracy theory, this can't be good.

It's not just trying to strong-arm the GoP women that impresses me. It's the incredibly clumsy, last-second, horribly organized way they tried to do it. Full-on classic MAGA, folks. They mean ill, sure, but never underestimate the stupid.

There are significant indications that both the DoJ and the Epstein Estate have SIGNIFICANTLY more relevant material in their possession than the House has now. No Democrat is seriously suggesting any of their past leaders should be redacted. Let's go people. No more deflection.

Gemini sez (11-13-25):

This. This is the stuff I always get drawn to.

Am I missing something? Or does the CR Senate vote mean, since it's an amendment, that the House would have to come back in session to vote on it? Because if that's true, then this could be genius. Johnson's stuck, because a session means seating Grijalva, and that means files.

Legal scholar John Pfaff as quoted by Heather Cox Richardson:

Drumpf endorsed Cuomo because he thinks he can get more mileage out of panty-twisting over a socialist as mayor. Johnson has claimed ignorance of around a dozen major issues since sending the House GoP home to not hold town halls. Wonder if he's studying... Bill. The. Feds. SNAP, taxes, everything.

Hey grocery stores. Don't give a "discount" to SNAP holders. Just subtract the minimum monthly allowance from their bill as if they had the money now. Bill the USDA for it. Everybody bill the feds. (Kudos to DE Gov Meyer, emergency-funding SNAP in November. Psst- BILL THE FEDS!)

Did anyone have "ICE puts more masks on people than Covid" on the 2025 Bingo card?

Time to bill the feds. Can't use state funds to load SNAP card EBTs? Feds won't send grant money to state colleges? Drumpf won't use appropriated money for in-state projects? Keep the federal tax money you've been sending. Spend it on these things instead. Bill the feds for the costs of switching.

For somebody who reads tons of news I sure do miss stuff. Drumpf is abroad insulting female reporters and griping for the gazillionth time about the stupid escalator and teleprompter. And people there are pointing out- not a word about how someone tried to kill him? Cartilage doesn't heal, folks.

Put a re-staffed ICE under the Census Dept! They go door-to-door with all the documentation. They check your history, identity. Been here four years, no convictions, working a job? :: stamp, stamp :: Here you go, you're legal now, with a citizenship path if you want it. Bingo, no longer a criminal!

Does everyone grok that Republicans could end the shutdown tomorrow? Don't even have to nuke the filibuster (which Senators L-U-V). They can just suspend the rule for the one vote (they've done it before), and Creamsickle Caligula can sign it wherever he's flying next to cheat on his golf score.

Another thing. Ms. Grijalva gets sworn in, there'll be some interval before that vote comes up. During that time, I'd want federal agents to protect exactly 218 people we know of. A few hours, couple days, whatever. The nutjobs would only have to shoot one...

I'm thinking about how when Notre Dame caught fire they went to the gang from Assassin's Creed for really detailed schematics and (sort of) helped restore it. And I'm hoping against hope they did an AC game in the White House... www.tiktok.com/@gamingbible...

Yesterday I spoke to my Ancient History class about the end of Rome's Republic. "This is the story of a wealthy, multi-ethnic, powerful, democratic culture that fell into autocracy. It fell because people started to stretch the laws for good reasons, then broke them for gain." Total silence.

We might consider the significant possibility that Johnson's plan is to not call the House back into session. Ever. Plus, the White House will certainly ignore any call to release the files anyway. Blue states should work on how a tax boycott can happen. Including billing the feds for the cost.

My new favorite sign. @hcrichardson.bsky.social

The shape of a Blue-state tax rebellion. If you send more than you get back, start to keep it. Spend on what Congress said they would for your state. Bill Drumpf for the cost of diverting the money. Go to court to defend your position. What they gonna' do? Send CT's Guard into NY to collect?!?

The solution to gerrymandering will take 30 years. Appoint a third-party admin. They create an enormous rulebook with a ten-rule abstract at the front. E.g. "1. Congressional districts will usually have four corners and four sides." All the rest = exceptions. Both sides sue, takes years, then done.

Can ANYBODY explain to me what Qatar gets from having an airfield in the Rockies? Are they safer from Iran now? Or Israel? Does it boost the price of oil? Maybe it's a contest, other countries are betting they can prove Drumpf is the dumbest. In which case, the game is over. But WHAT do they GET?!?!

What do the VZ ship-bombings, sending the Guard into Dem cities, enormous cuts to social programs and health care, and brutal ICE invasions have in common? They're all being run by folks not named Trump. He's probably not been in charge since Jan 25. When it's revealed- Supremes will bow out too.

As bad as it gets, I draw comfort from knowing that this fellow will be here for DECADES after Drumpf is either dead or raving mad (might have happened already, hard to tell). Drumpf knows it too, and he can't. stand. it.

Dear Lord, if you could very kindly stop putting me in the position of agreeing with Sen. Rand Paul, Rep. Massie, and MTG, please?

Has anyone considered offering Drumpf the Nobel Prize if he releases all the Epstein files? I mean, that could actually work...

In the last week I've found myself agreeing with Rand Paul, nodding my head at something MTG said, and actually feeling like Peter Doocy is doing his job. I think I need to lie down now...

Those signs were not printed before this. Costs money.

These are all very recent photos from reputable sources. I viscerally dislike the man and everything he's doing. But my question: have you ever seen a famous, powerful person that virtually NO ONE is caring for? His people let him go out like this. Start a narcissist and then get THIS LITTLE help?

Make no mistake. Drumpf will still TRY to get Zelensky alone in a meeting today. But bringing the All-EU team with him will just make that attempt look stupid, even if it doesn't fail. Big win for Ukraine that this is happening.

One train of thought among Democrats wants to give Drumpf enough rope to hang himself. OK, walk and chew gum. Newsom is driving the other train. But after DisasAlaska-- meandering the red carpet, notes left behind, no deal-- I now believe that some of those giving rope include Drumpf's own staff.

“The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise—with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.” -Lincoln, then, Newsom now

Hear me out. Drumpf rounds up the homeless in DC... And makes them attend his Kennedy Center Honors because nobody else is coming.

When Drumpf activates Guard members, whatever good or harm they might do, they ALWAYS leave home and family. And work. Employers have to hold their spot but don't have to make up a gap in pay (for the six-figure jobs). It's actually the lower-pay jobs that provide a bizarre incentive to deploy. Bad

Hate to Say It Dept: If Drumpf really wants to raise his standing in the polls, gain a boasting point the Dems could never live down... He meets Putin in Alaska, and then places him under arrest. I hate it that I'm NOT rooting for that to happen.

Quick reference guide for voters confused about both parties' reps fleeing to avoid a vote: Are the running reps in the majority? = Cowardice, avoiding embarrassment. Are they in the minority? = Legit protest, trying to prevent injustice. Thanks for attending my TED talk.

Two rather hopeful scenarios: 1) The next-in-line at places like BLS has the guts to stand up and show the right numbers, take one for the team and increase pressure. If so, we should support them 2) Private firms to measure data are going to take it on directly; if so, we should support them.

Here's the thing. The files are coming out. And now, since we hear Drumpf's name was redacted, we get to assume that whenever there's a redaction, it's him. And prove otherwise, nyah. Could be lots of fun eventually. Plus, no idea how you can redact video (and obvs, they don't either).

One of the ways Drumpf is hoisting himself is that he can't afford questions right now, but he can never get away from contact with the media. He loves himself too much to stay back from the mike, and the questions are there even on another continent. If he were working, it would be different.

Nicely summarized by Mr. Kristol here. Drumpf could be in a situation where he was actually telling the truth. But of course no one believes him now, and he was too much the dope to stick to the course. If true (I think not) but if so he has zero others to blame. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-fume...

I'm lazy about reposting, sue me. But there are song parodies that utterly demand it. Good people, take the minute- how do they make those lyrics sound real!

Am I missing something? You check your notifications and someone has written a response... to, um, what exactly? There doesn't seem to be any way to back-track. There's a list of "he liked", "she replied", but how do I know which and where?

Why is mostly just foreign media coming out with this story? timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/enter...

Not that I AKCHULLY care, but I'm struggling with the meaningful diff between a "client list" (does it exist!) and the address book (published for years). Do people think there's a spreadsheet that says "9-16: gave him Angela as usual. He's rough with her"? Did we HOPE to see blackmail here?

Everybuddee got stuff to read. Not going to remind you about this one every day. The excellence you see is merely par for the course. Just read it. Every. Day. You've been warned, OK?

I think this corners it pretty well right now.

Can't see the risk in asking Drumpf about being a king. Take note of the protests, the slogans they use, and ask him if he thinks he is being a king. The response should be noteworthy, I'd say...