We cannot safeguard democracy if we do not democratize our economy! It’s time to reimagine the system — so it works for ALL people — our democracy depends on it.

"Neither former President Barack Obama nor Joe Biden traded stocks or bonds while in office..." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"A scale of family separations that far eclipses that of the first Trump administration’s 'zero tolerance' policy in 2018, when about 5,500 children were removed from their parents..." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...

New from 404 Media: the FBI says it wants to buy nationwide access to license plate readers. This would likely mean the FBI could track vehicles, and by extension people, without a warrant. FBI offering $36m. Only really two companies could do it: Flock and Motorola www.404media.co/the-fbi-want...

TRUMP: Routinely falls asleep on camera, has unexplained injuries on his makeup-caked hands, regularly makes genocidal threats, posts nonstop AI slop, compares himself to Christ, goes on unhinged rants every time he appears in public THE ATLANTIC: "He's becoming purer"

@ms.now political analyst @basilsmiklephd.bsky.social on why “the midterms are not going to save us” – and what can be done about it

I’m not sure how or even if this type of mass stupidity can be combated - but we must repeat the truth. MAGA influencers falsely claim Officer Fanone’s body cam footage hasn’t been released when: a) it’s easy to find online & b) it shows him being assaulted by violent extremists loyal to Trump.

I used to think the constant contradictions in MAGA politics were weakness or embarrassment. I don’t anymore. The contradiction itself has become the badge of loyalty. The more obvious the hypocrisy, the more it proves you’ll defend the tribe no matter what. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Two Senate Democrats just voted with the GOP to advance a bill that serves the bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. The CLARITY Act would only help Trump, billionaires, and foreign governments profit at our expense. Demand that your senators vote NO: indivisible.org/actions/stop...

Candidates in this race have a lot of talking points, but I'm the only one with plans to back them up. When I'm Governor, I'll implement tuition-free college degrees, eliminate state income taxes under $100,000, and make California a better place for families.

A study gets into “the earliest evidence of the impact of cuts to USAID on the incidence of violent events” which suggests that “the radical cuts…led to an increase in conflict in the regions that received the most aid from the US.” @beckyferreira.bsky.social reports. www.404media.co/doge-cuts-un...

"Did you agree to put forth these proposals for rule changes while you were having discussions about your possible promotion? Yes or no" -- Rep. Maxwell Frost flusters by ATF Director Robert Cekada by grilling him on same question over and over until he actually gets a response

President Donald Trump's administration is pushing federal land management officials to lift restrictions on hunting and trapping in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas.

“Deduct your rent from your taxes.” @jackschlossberg.bsky.social This would be LIFE CHANGING! m.youtube.com/watch?v=9sNN...

Following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) Wednesday, legal scholars and advocates across the country demanded reforms to the Supreme Court to preserve free and fair elections and voting rights in the U.S. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

the whole thing is worth a listen/read but…….. yeah

A federal judge said that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination claims belong in federal court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to get the case moved out of court.

He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that. Period. End of story. With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

What are you up to this Saturday? Join me and Bernie Sanders in Rochester for the next stop on the Fighting Oligarchy tour. Together, we're going to kick corporate greed out of our politics. act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-...

This visit from the king is such a bad bad look right now with the #NoKings movement taking root and the country hurting so badly. Add to it the Lindsey Graham #Ballroom bill and you literally cannot make this up.

Smooth moves, Ex-lax

"State law requires a city/county to provide a 180-day notice and hold public hearings before allowing the reuse of a facility for immigration detention. "Advocates say they had no opportunity to raise concerns at public hearings before ICE began using the new site." calmatters.org/justice/2026...

NEW: I haven't forgotten about the Epstein files. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/anonymous-...

Curiouser and curiouser.

So, for the "tone down the rhetoric" people, they should start with this guy.

Steve Kerr spot on as usual

Quick point. We have had 4 baby boomer presidents. 5 if you count Biden, who is right on the edge. We’ve had ZERO Gen X. We went from almost no debt, to almost 40 trillion. That generation has left us with a debt we can never repay. Time to pass the torch

When facial recognition pinned a crime on Kimberlee Williams in a state she'd never been to, Maryland police didn't question it. Ms. Williams will never recoup the 6 months she spent in jail for a crime she had nothing to do with. We're demanding justice and policy change.

🚨BREAKING: Internal emails between DOJ personnel suggest that, from the very outset of the effort to obtain sensitive voter data from states — much earlier than previously known — officials there planned to share it with the DHS. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

My proposal for free tuition doesn't require a dime of new taxes for families. It’s about closing corporate loopholes and making our tax code progressive—just like your income tax.

Outbound Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina has promised to stand in the way of Todd Blanche’s confirmation if he’s tapped to take over the lead Justice Department role. As long as all Democrats are united against a nominee, Tillis’s vote is enough to tip the scales. trib.al/FloaP6B

@katieporterca.bsky.social had the strongest performance in last nights #California #CAGovenor #Debate. I’m officially 100% behind #KatiePorter

um wat

New from me: Trump's plan to pump more money into ICE and CBP is a missed opportunity to help Americans. Republicans want to give $70 bn to ICE/CBP, funding them through the end of Trump. Here's what we could do with that money instead. Read more here: www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

Senate is voting now to proceed to the budget resolution. It takes a simple majority to proceed. After that, there would be 50 hours of debate, followed by vote-o-rama, followed by final passage. If the House agrees, then would be the process of a reconciliation bill to pump $70 bn into ICE & CBP.

The defense secretary is derisively comparing the media to a maligned group of rabbinic Jews, the FBI director is denying reports of drunkenness on the job, the vice president is in a two-front theological war with the pope and Erika Kirk, Donald Trump is still president, and gas is $4. Happy Friday

Hegseth saying “The Pharisee Press” should be a fully mask off moment. He is saying “The Jewish Press”. But Christians of all political stripes are so devoted to using Pharisees as a rhetorical prop that liberal Christians regularly insist it’s totally fine, no matter how many Jews try to explain.

EXCLUSIVE: Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security. theatln.tc/SS6krazR

"There's gonna be a tremendous amount of propaganda that suggests that somehow this was a great deal when...this was a deal you could have had easily without fighting the war." @benrhodes.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social on the gap between what Trump claims and what his war actually achieved.

Whoa!!!!!!!! #Hitler #Trump #MAGA #Nazis

This is a crazy person

What the holy hell?

HARDER: The Trump admin allows coal plants to emit twice as much mercury. How are these actions consistent w/your agenda to make kids healthy? RFK Jr: I'm not familiar w/ what's happening at EPA, so I'd have to ask Zeldin H: You made a career out of fighting mercury pollution RFK Jr: Call Zeldin

Republicans just handed the Boundary Waters to a foreign corporation. For the GOP, it’s foreign billionaires first, America last.

I’ve never been afraid to call out Donald Trump and powerful special interests, and that’s not going to stop when I’m Governor.

A lotta economic damage from this war will persist long after it ends. Lemme youtube-splain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTuS...

Dear god. Very, very serious allegations of mass civil rights violations at the State of Florida's Everglades immigration detention center (officially known as "Alligator Alcatraz").

The average federal income tax for an individual is 14.5%. But in 2025, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, paid just an 8% tax rate. Meta paid just 3.75%. Amazon paid just 1.37%. Palantir and Tesla paid nothing. itep.org/corporate-ta...