Yesterday, all of America saw what happens when Trump is told “no.” Now now imagine America was an underage girl.

Overwhelm communities. Provoke fear. Suggest those enforcing the law are above it. Trump is dripping authoritarianism bit by bit into our veins—hoping we won’t notice the poison. We noticed.

When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.

George Wallace in 1962: "I started off talking about schools and highways and prisons and taxes and I couldn't make them listen. Then I began talking about n**rs and they stomped the floor." Donald Trump in 2023⬇️

Donald Trump will HATE this ad when he sees it during the Olympic hockey final. Let’s win gold. And then win back our country. LFG USA 🏅🔥🇺🇲

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

I’m not a Catholic and I’ve never been terribly interested in the popes I’ve seen come and go, not even the popular one I covered from the super-atmospheric Vatican press room, but this one seems really quite good.

Trump is going to blanket pardon everyone right before he leaves. If they were worried about consequences they wouldn't keep breaking the law.

The easiest way to understand this is that the charges are consistent with the way the DOJ operates now. Engage in lawfare against the innocent to protect the guilty.

He really owned the fake liberal media on this one.

Huckabee has now made 29 damage control posts after his embarrassing interview with Tucker Carlson.

Tips For Observing Lent https://theonion.com/tips-for-observing-lent/

Pam Bondi howling during The State of the Onion: “The Dow is over $50,000 right now!”

turns out almost nobody other than total freaks likes or wants this shit

DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THE SUPREME COURT?

Wow — “The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a law Thursday that would have allowed public funding to go to charter schools.” Very different story here in Tennessee, where @GovBillLee and the privatizers attack public schools daily. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

Much better to pleasure your date at a musical.

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A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I’m not keeping track, but maybe around the 134th consecutive day or so of Fetterman on Fox criticizing Democrats.

Interesting point from @mattpolprof.bsky.social in this thread: The real reason for Trump/MAGA zero-sum hatred of trade is that they see interdependence as being at odds with predatory dominance, which is the only ideal MAGA understands.

In poker, this is what we call "tilting." Even after the Supreme Court dealt Trump a loss yesterday, he's doubling down on higher costs for every American—and gambling away your tax dollars.

Quakertown: student anti-ICE protest ends with police chief chokeholding a teenage girl. Fascists - learn the Constitution here: www.PAXIS.app — Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) says students don’t “shed” free-speech rights at the schoolhouse gate. Fight ICE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS

Jeffrey Epstein's estate and its two co-executors have agreed to pay as much as $35 million to resolve outstanding legal claims by his victims who haven't already reached settlements. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I hate this SO much, cuz to Carr & MAGA, "Trump IS America," "Trump & America are the same thing." FCC's Carr urges broadcasters to air "patriotic, pro-America" content....to join a "Pledge America Campaign" that promotes civic education, national pride & {shared ?} history. Politico.com

So the President of the United States illegally taxed our groceries, clothes, and other basics goods for nearly a year. Where’s our refund?

I actually think Trump's focus on families might not have been empty threat.

🔥 @jamestalarico.bsky.social to @laurenboebert: “Y'all warned us about government overreach. You warned us government would cancel free speech. You warned us about government usurping the role of the church… All that is now happening and your party is enabling it.”

Trump: 'Based on a complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and anti-American Supreme Court decision on Tariffs, I will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff to 15%..'

I Interviewed @gavinnewsom.bsky.social About SCOTUS Humiliating Trump & About His New Book open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

Did trump put a target on the backs of the families of Supreme Court justices? Will they need extra security? Does he expect MAGA to intimidate, attack or assault the families? Too much tin foil after J6? www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

New Mexico officials are reopening the investigation at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. Let’s be clear: they’re investigating claims that girls may have been murdered and buried there. It’s a crime scene and should have been taken seriously years ago. Instead, here we are. Looking at a cold case.

Our government shot & killed an American citizen during a stop last year. We’re only finding out about it now. Where’s the outrage ⁦‪from Senators Cornyn‬⁩ & ⁦‪Cruz‬⁩ ? This is their constituent. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I've put RFK Jr.'s in the "batshit but sincere" category but the longer he is in office the more obvious the hypocrisies become. It is hard to Make America Healthy Again when you expose people to cancerous chemicals, and then deny them access to health care. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-trust-...

MAGA chief of staff to an Alaska senator arrested—for sex trafficking at least 12 children. Police report calls him "compulsive child exploitation offender" engaging in "high-volume conduct" with 13-year-old girls. Last victim was supposed to be a "birthday gift"—but her mother managed rescue her.

"Just imagine for a moment I call you… you better do exactly what I want or I'm going to impose… a 10% tariff that will last for 150 days and then go away." That’s not leverage; that’s a marshmallow test.

Beginning to suspect my colleague Justin has a team of comedy writers working for him

They like to point their fingers at the LGBTQ+ community, but it is becoming more and more apparent that the GOP is a refuge for sexual deviants and pedophiles. The scale of their degeneracy is shockingly tremendous.

The Doctor allegedly committed sex abuse at her office—but a Trump appointee is weighing in.

Your Royal Highness, it’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on the phone again.

We are a nation of laws, not of men. This banner symbolizes a disgusting betrayal of our values. www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...

"We Brooklyn Boys stick together," one CBP supervisor texted Epstein. "Atta boy", Epstein responded. In November 2016, Epstein texted the supervisor that another CBP officer had been “nasty”. “I will speak to him!” the supervisor responded. “I will handle it, formally.”

The FBI investigated Epstein's relationship with 1 CBP officer, and issued subpoenas about three others. The Guardian found direct communications with two more. CBP claims to be “uniquely situated to deter and disrupt human trafficking”.

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented. Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling

Trump says Obama leaked classified information when he said that aliens are real.

The FBI secretly controlled a staffer at a dark web drug market that did $100 million in sales. The informant allegedly approved the sale of drugs even after warnings they were tainted with fentanyl—including from a vendor whose pills led to a confirmed fatal overdose. www.wired.com/story/an-fbi...

“We’ve gotta give ‘em the mark of the beast. Team 6.” Nashville banner with VIDEO of @TNHighwayPatrol & ICE “Hunting” immigrants and writing in MARKER on their skin as they compete for who arrests more. (Few with criminal records) Full: nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/19/i...

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🔥 REP. @votebo.com MITCHELL: “I just get so sick of over and over the hate… I chose to run for office to help people. I didn’t come here to say who can I poke in the eye today.” Mitchell lights up Bully Bulso for the Pride flag ban, one of his many anti-🏳️‍🌈 bills. H/T @tndemocrats.bsky.social