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Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich marvels at the financial state of the Trump family, which Trump has increased by at least $4 billion since his return to the White House.

I registered for the Mammonth March (in June) so I would be forced to touch grass in the meantime. Never done anything like it—never a race or course for running/biking/hiking or anything at all. I’m pretty excited though ngl a little nervous. Have no idea what I’m doing 🙃

I still have about 1/3 left to finish Waging a Good War but this is my next. Historical nonfiction is my jam so I’m especially looking forward to this one!!

“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:

Snort!

The FBI did not reach out to state investigators for copies of prior investigations, 2 sources familiar with the ongoing probe who were not authorized to speak publicly tell NPR. Includes finding of some errors, but errors that "do not affect the accuracy" of 2020 results.

UPDATE/SCOOP: An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds. Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:

I was not prepared.

oh my fucking god dude

Imagining a completely sociopathic AG Patrick Bateman stress-crying to reporters between meetings about our country’s most sensitive law enforcement operations. Bondi moves through the world as if she’s seen a lifetime of ww tears working for her. Can’t imagine she’d stunt like this otherwise.

“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”

if elon had a normal dick he absolutely would have posted it by now

Forfeiting on appeal “in the interests of justice.” Certainly a choice.

People need to start understanding how much better for everyone but the Republicans it is for them to need to be on television saying these things because the Dems are not demanding "abolish ICE" than it would be for them to be able to get on TV and say "Dems want no immigration enforcement"

All country music still sounding the same as always “Boy shit. Boy shit. Boy stuff. Boy stuff. Trucks. Guns. Bitches. Jesus.”

“The families were originally separated at the southern border during the 1st Trump admin’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy. They were supposed to be protected under a 2023 settlement that granted them temporary legal status and a path to reunification, but they were deported last summer.” Shameful

We’ve really spent decades allowing our privacy to be eroded in name of “security” and convenience. That’s so wild

If ai is so good why did it need so many ads begging for us to use it??

gift link. so horrifying www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

First time doing Wegmans on a Saturday and I was not ready!! It’s done! All the errands are done! Going to prance around in the snow while it’s still fresh—need an iced coffee like a true Masshole.

I hate every thing about car maintenance 😩 oil changes, tire rotation and balance, the lil emojis that be on the dashboard like leave me alone please!!!

Going to dip out early today because I just bought a bullet blender and I’m after all the bougie ingredients. Need to get after it and make it home before it gets too violent with the parking wars.

I remember when Ayanna Pressley was first running against Michael Capuano and so many peopls said, they're both Democrats, what does it matter. Now look. And Andrea is THE state AG we need for right now. Imagine if their opponents won! This post is correct, primaries should not be a formality.

Times article has an incredible illustration

Suit is PHENOMENAL. And she looks phenomenal in it My god 🔥🔥🔥

I am not going to repost the vile and racist image that Trump posted last night of President & First Lady Obama because it is beyond disgusting. Trump is a vile racist as is every Republican that continues to support him. I don’t want to hear mumbling from Mike Johnson or stoic silence from Thune.

I don’t know, does it feel like every single person on this website has to repost the racist image, like, can we talk about it without sharing it.

Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...

2.5 hours was their limit. Tow truck arrived @ 7:30, they were out by 7:35. Should’ve been obvious this was the first move but that person wanted to fight reality. Lessons here.

y'all, lawyers saying "body cams are good" are not saying "body cams are sufficient to cure all ills and better than anything else." Those are different sentences.

I promise you the criminal defense bar is not uncritical of policing. please.

I’m listening to someone absolutely wrecking their car trying to get back over a snow covered half wall—with only one tire over the wall 😱😱 They’ve been at it with brief intermissions since I got back from the grocery store almost TWO hrs ago.

Republicans make many bold & often scary statements. I think people would be well-served by thinking about who the audience is, what the intent is, and how plausible an action is. This doesn't mean we don't take threats seriously. But we should be aware of things designed to provoke fear & anxiety.

Still a war outside and it’s been a week now. Time to move on.

The war on work from home is in large part a war on women having a career btw

beam me up lord

New 25-page @centeronbudget.bsky.social paper from me summarizing the distributional, fiscal, and economic effects of One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts and cuts to health care, food assistance, student loans, and climate investments. 🧵 www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

The thing about all these men is they could date anybody. They're rich, they're famous. They could bag socialites or models or actresses or whoever. Instead they single out the most vulnerable women and girls they can find. They cannot form relationships with women who are their peers.

crazy that basically every person complaining about "woke overreach" over the last 12 years is also in the epstein emails being like "thanks for the pussy, jeff ;)"

Adding to this with one of my biggest gripes: If rights in the Constitution aren’t enforceable by individuals when such rights have been violated or if the rights are held otherwise non-justiciable, then those rights in the Constitution cease to exist.

Cannot even imagine the level of scandal and/or illegality that was discovered to have prompted this move

It's so cold in Boston right now that packs of coyotes are able to cross the water today. 📸: @jcass35

In secret deal, 4 days before inauguration, Abu Dhabi sheik’s entity invested $500M to get 49% of Trump family’s crypto company. $187M went to Trump family; $31M to Witkoff’s. In May Trump Adm gave 500K ultra-advanced AI chips to Abu Dhabi. (Gift article). www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

I realized over the weekend that my resi sticker expired at the end of January. City website says it renews automatically but that sounds too good to be real so I called 311. IT’S REAL and WOW. What a magnificent, useful upgrade in city gvt administration. Great way to start the week!! 🥳

gift link

Sun sets after 5pm today— we’ll gain a full hour of sunlight by the end of the month! Come March, sunsets after 5:30pm 🥳