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This is truly one of the worst things the court has done — both in terms of legitimacy and in terms of the law — since I have been covering the court.

This is correct. The Senate must be in Democratic hands period.

Ken Paxton just gave an Epstein-style deal to a pedophile. Paxton released Adam Hoffman — an admitted child rapist — back on our streets after Paxton’s rich lawyer friend got involved. The Epstein Class has no place in Texas. Ken Paxton has no place in the US Senate.

This is more of the same lawlessness we’ve seen elsewhere around the country. 

Our country deserves accountability. Our country deserves the humane treatment of every person here. In fact, our Constitution demands this. 3/4

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

In this week's newsletter I struggle to figure out if I hate the Washington Post, the Democratic Party, or the Founding Fathers more. Probably the founders. Without them, none of this other stupid stuff happens www.thenation.com/article/poli...

In Trump’s GOP, you kiss the ring or you die (electorally speaking)

May 18, 1980 | 8:32 a.m. The ground shudders. A M5.1 quake hits beneath Mount St. Helens. Weakened critically, the north face bulge collapses outward. Within seconds, a pyroclastic density surge bursts through the disintegrating slope. The clock strikes zero.

We've become numb to this stuff, but a president accusing a journalist of treason -- a capital crime -- for reporting on an ongoing war is not normal, and we should never accept it as normal.

Last season, the Bears had 3 tight ends on the field for the following plays: - Cole Kmet's TD in Philly - DJ Moore's walkoff vs. Green Bay - Colston Loveland's 2-pointer in the playoffs Story on rookie Sam Roush and "13 personnel" (free to read)

The Tennessee Speaker of the House will remove all Democratic Caucus members from standing committees and subcommittees as punishment for their redistricting protests. Democracy dies in Nashville.

One reason FDR's court-packing plan failed to catch on is that the Supreme Court was perceived by many Americans as apolitical and therefore a victim of unwarranted aggression from the president. This court, however, is nakedly partisan. And any Democrat in power should be saying so early and often

Reform this corrupt court now!

I'm also nervous about setting a precedent whereby SCOTUS can overrule state courts' interpretation of state redistricting law. In the long run, this expansion of SCOTUS' authority would benefit Republicans over Democrats and give the conservative supermajority more power to help the GOP rig maps.

“Both Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust.” An overt attack on Canadian sovereignty, meant specifically to manipulate Canadians. That’s what’s fuelling Alberta separation.

POLL: Republican Men Huge Babies, Turns Out

you don't have to like wil stancil or agree with his theory of politics to examine the evidence and conclude the tiktok conspiracy theory about him that's being circulated wider than just bluesky is insane

the basic reality is that this court has already destroyed the united states as a functional republic and none of the reforms necessary to rebuild it will survive the court as it currently exists any democrat not committed to expanding the court is not serious about fixing this country

I will keep criticizing the President and his administration for being a terrible president and administration

Happy Nameday to my fellow Thomases #Orthodox

The president’s number one promise was to drive inflation down. Instead, he drove it up.

Thune should immediately call the Senate back into session. Trump’s unhinged threats to commit massive war crimes against Iranian civilian targets show an increasing mental and moral instability we can’t ignore.

I have a father and mother in law in Iran. I have a sister in law. A niece. She's 14. She likes silly pink headbands and purses and dresses, just like kids her age all over the world. There are 93 million people like her in Iran. People who do all the normal mundane life things as the rest of us.

President Trump threatened to obliterate every power station and bridge in a country of 90 million people on Tuesday night in prime time and basically no one is bothering to even ask him how that is not a “war” that would require authorization from Congress under Article I of the Constitution.

If this is real. If his thumbs actually typed what is below... Citizens. Senators. Cabinet. The President of the United States is out of control. He is beyond reason or amelioration. We might really, really, really, I'm trying not to shout or capitalize here, really want to address this.

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

Happy Easter from me and President Trump

Someone needs to tell the American people what's going on in the Pentagon, and it obviously won't be Pete Hegseth, who is at war with America's senior military officers. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

How I imagine the war updates are going at the White House

Away from microphones and cameras, the players, coaches and executives in the league believe that the recent ire over tanking is completely tied to gambling. It’s hard to argue against that:

A lot of problems in this country could be solved simply by enforcing anti-monopoly laws

Seems like this ought to be a national story. This is straight-up Nazi shit.

A lot of places are about to be bombed in a country far away and a good many people killed because Donald Trump cannot make anyone forget or ignore the accusations of what he did with young girls. That is now the foreign policy of the United States.

The Cabinet this week *RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat *Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island *Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims *Noem blanket *Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it *Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

you can just not fund this shit under any circumstances you don’t have to pretend they need better training, or are doing an important job incorrectly they’re just racist thugs doing ethnic cleansing and the whole gang should be in jail

Trump's approval ratings are low so... they're going to stop reporting his approval rating. Can't make this complict shit up any more.

This cannot be reformed.

welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up

Trump and the Republicans are trying to rig the election. That's not being a "doomer," that's acknowledging reality. Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar" My latest solution in @thenation.com

The main argument against using judicial warrants in immigration cases is that it's inconvenient for the government. Is there an inconvenience test for the Bill of Rights?

Parents are afraid to send their kids to school, classrooms sit half-empty, children are being taken to detention facilities. We’ve crossed a line. I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.

Abolish ICE. There’s no reforming it. There’s no compromise. There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

Abolish ICE and fire all agents is the moderate position.

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

I just voted against funding for DHS, ICE, and Trump’s lawless administration. We need to defund ICE, get them out of our communities, and abolish this violent agency. Not one more nickel for Trump and his MAGA minions.

I certainly would not have been able to write my story about all the bravery I witnessed in Minneapolis without the access I was given! bsky.app/profile/whst...

Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.