“It feels like we are not just observing the universe; we are designing it to match the stories we tell ourselves.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “The plaques are eloquently written….As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself.”

“It’s called separation of powers—we separate you from your powers!” a 1973 political cartoon from Herb Block still works for today

So. Americans don’t like what Trump is doing. Haven’t liked it for almost all his administration. And, yet, here we are. 🤬

It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression. Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.' None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack. 1/

Congressional Republicans just made health care more expensive for millions of Americans.

Susie Wiles is upset about an article in the NYT about Trump 2.0 being all about settling scores. Here’s a gifted version. Please share: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...

Listening to Christmas songs and Michael Buble is singing “Santa Baby”? Does he not get the song? I mean I’d dig a gay version, but this is just 💯 cringe. Burn it down!

I am losing my mind DO ANY OF THESE JOURNALISTS KNOW THAT VENEZUELA IS NOT ON THE PACIFIC THAT THE CARIBBEAN SEA DOES NOT TOUCH THE PACIFIC THAT IN FACT THIS IS WHAT THE PANAMA CANAL WAS BUILT FOR WTF IS THE EASTERN PACIFIC PLEASE LOOK AT A MAP

Today in the casual media normalization of personalist, nepotistic authoritarianism. Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.

What’s your favorite song in the top 10 on this week’s Hot 100?

Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it

I mainly point this out because you see writers say that the Washington Post and CBS are making horrible business decisions. Or that CNN's audience will tank under the Ellisons. True! But it's beside the point. No one doing this cares about any of that.

One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.

They’re try to put @nytpitchbot.bsky.social out of work.

I was on maternity leave with my first baby. The spouse was running daily’s above a skating rink in Adam’s Morgan. I met him up there with the babe. Rob Reiner, Demi Moore and Tom Cruise were in the screening room. There were like 18 takes of Cruise… 1/

Whoa.

🚨 Unarmed residents formed a human shield, demanded a warrant, and refused to move until ICE backed down. That is what real community looks like. www.instagram.com/reel/DSL0M_P...

> @miatretta.bsky.social

Ugh. I am ashamed.

This is 100% bullshit. A president can’t just create new immigration status. USA is a joke.

With this latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%. It's the guns!!! :(

Conservatives rebranded bigotry and every time the media uses “wokeness” as a euphemism they are helping a movement that it quite literally erasing the history marginalized people’s role in American life.

We are horrified and heartbroken by the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Our hearts are with our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world. We must do everything in our power to fight back against antisemitism and hate in all its forms.

DO❗️NOT❗️TOUCH❗️MY❗️GOLF❗️COURSE❗️🚫🍊⛳️

Srsly, now?

intrigued by the idea of a think tank report that doesn’t suck shit “In fact, moderating on some positions was more likely to reinforce Republican talking points and make Democrats seem weak, according to the report” newrepublic.com/article/2042...

Hey! I got a great idea to tank IS tourism!!!

Wow. I guess there are no privacy guardrails left. I know The Privacy Act of 1974 needed to get updated for modern times, but just gutting it is insane.

This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him. I don’t know how else to say it…

Hard NO!

I'm told House Dems on the Appropriations Committee are holding a secret vote *this* afternoon on whether to reinstate Cuellar. If you've got a rep who is on the committee, a quick call would do some good.

The stupid hurts.

“Voluntary” my ass.

ILLINOIS: “residents can sue federal immigration agents if they believe their civil rights were violated after @GovPritzker enacted a new law… restricts immigration enforcement efforts outside of state courthouses and lets plaintiffs sue for damages.” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Will there be some class action to hold these thugs accountable? This is madness.

So looks like the deal is Putin/Russia gets Europe and Trump/USA grabs the Western Hemisphere?

Whoa … this is really strange. Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone. 🎁 link ⤵️ www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

“If we do this, we give license to Xi Jinping, we give license to Putin, to say there are no rules in the international order.” @rokhanna.bsky.social

So let me get this straight a man, the President, can just be pissy with countries and totally upend the entire world order? Like what about checks or balances? I feel so naive.

Interpreting the 14A as narrowly as possible—as SCOTUS has done recently in Dobbs & Trump v. Anderson—aligns neatly with the larger GOP goal of destroying the New Deal state & reviving the overtly white nationalist apartheid regime of the Jim Crow era.

Read this. And tell me if you voted for this. I can wait.

This is a tragedy/travesty.

without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law. revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.

It's fun when Ohio State loses. Really brings the whole national community of college football fans together.

You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained. His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing. He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‼️ No. 2 Indiana defeats No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 to claim the conference title.

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Lololol. I don’t really care either way about Indiana EXCEPT!! they are my heroes for the season. 〽️