Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.

Trump's niece: Donald is a deeply insecure man. I refer to him as a black hole of need. He's constantly in search of things to fill that void, whether it's more money, more power, or stealing territory from sovereign nations.

Countering Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, California is the first American state to join the @who.int’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network. With GOARN, we’ll keep working to help protect Californians from public health threats.

If you’re defending kidnapping a five year old, you’re losing

If people who work for you are doing this, shame on you.

Dear rest of the world. I'm so, so, sorry.

I'm starting to think that, until he's finally gone, I should repost on a daily basis this 11,000+ word piece I published in @theatlantic.com about Donald Trump's serious psychiatric disorders to explain why, as a legal and constitutional matter, he was unfit for the presidency.

Someday corporations and technology companies will pretend they were always against this

Rachel Maddow mentioned something about protest activity I had never heard before so I looked into it deeper. What I found was illuminating open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

There's a reason why Fred Rogers used the word "neighbor." The older I get, the more powerful I realize "being a good neighbor" is... and I'm not talking about some damn State Farm.

No. It's not that complex. Nor was its trajectory in any way surprising. The University of Austin is just the latest case where people who profess to honor free speech served as useful idiots for the forces of bigotry and regressive politics. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

What i would give for bsky peeps to stop attacking democrats and stop spreading conspiracy theories that Kamala won. Please focus on taking positive action. This may help: liveingreatness.com/core-protoco...

If you’re American, the chances you had family members fighting against fascism in WWII is Very High. 12% of the US population served, a whole lot more held things together at home. Be the type of ancestor that, in 80 years, they look back at you with pride & gratitude.

My favorite one so far... 🤣

I've launched a campaign to raise money for the Democratic Party of Minnesota (@dfl.org) to help them combat ICE's lawless assault. MN Dem Chair Richard Carlbom joined me for the kickoff. Learn more, donate, and let's rally for the courageous people of Minnesota, together! 👇 bsky.app/profile/simo...

The idea that you can "steal" a spouse is pretty outdated.

I’m really tired of people who believe “everyone is good inside” who have never once locked eyes and stood their ground with a pure sociopath who can’t bring themselves to believe in evil because its too scary And who dismiss those who have survived encounters with it.

Today at 2:00 PM ET Ruy Teixeira Joins Joe Klein & @joetrippi.bsky.social LIVE on The Two Joes Podcast open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Except on Star Trek, the officers are diverse.

It's true.

some of these dudes like playing keystone cop occupying army but no matter how much of a front they put on it wears on you to have everyone around you curse your name and relentlessly mock you and a lot of the new guys are hopped up on twitter propaganda and aren't ready for it keep it up

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Bill Kristol: "Abolish ICE" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKPd...

There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good. This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it. A thread on how to do that 🧵

I think he was hired to refuse to certify a democratic president.

open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral... When your MAGA friends make statements that you disagree with, ask them if their POV is morally correct. I use it all the time in SC. It works. They stop talking. Some learn from it, and others walk away. BUT they stop talking hate and vitriol.

Donald Trump has not been seen in public since Tuesday and has no public events on his calendar today

Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US. If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.

I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK

"You gonna murder someone else? You can't kill us all, Nazis."

Take a look at this very good George Conway launch video here, for his campaign in the congressional district I grew up in. I look forward to joining him as he campaigns on Broadway near Fairway, Zabar's, and Absolute Bagels. (I only do the West Side.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5pQ...

I kept waiting for tRump to fall over while the other people were speaking. The odds are very good that it’s going to happen, he’s not a flamingo. #Pinks #ProudBlue #SleepyPedo

It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.

Opinions on "superintelligence" can reasonably differ. (Personally I think it's a terrible framing that obscures more than it clarifies.) But I still struggle to comprehend why anyone would think LLMs are the route to it.

we went to @montereybayaquarium.org on Tuesday and the woman next to me in the jellyfish room was like full-on weeping and then said “it’s like if a beautiful lady was a fish” hope youre having a good day, lady moved to tears by the jellyfish

If you're trying to cut back on exposing yourself to the Misery Machine, but still want to stay informed--a thing you could do is sign up for AP's Morning Wire. I'll post that sign up in the next skeet, but here is AP behind the scenes on some good stories from 2025: apnews.com/article/good...

What the KENNEDY Center used to be… Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

He is insane.

What can you do? Vote! Vote for Democrats in every election -- even if the Democrat is not your perfect candidate. Don't compare the Dem candidate to your ideal -- compare the Dem to their Republican opponent.

A group in San Diego has been patrolling neighborhoods to identify potential ICE presence. They keep watch for vehicles that may belong to federal agencies, and use livestreams, radios, and social media to keep communities informed.

I love how this backfired.

“We have published research showing that the models have started growing neuron clusters that are highly similar to humans and that they experience something like anxiety and fear…” says Jason Clinton NO. AIs aren’t “growing” SHIT. They do not *have* neurons. These AI people are smoking something.

They are so fucking OBSESSED with genitalia.

Feverishly working on this

He’s the worst of us. The absolute worst of us. And yes, that’s a big problem. But the much, much bigger problem is that the American people put him in power again. The American people put the absolute worst of us in power. This whole Trump thing is much more about us than him.

Incredible. Thank you @governor.ca.gov.