Platner as the nominee in Maine would make it harder for national Democrats to tear into this fucking guy. No Nazi shit. Stop fucking around.

Israel simply does not have the power to force the US government to do something it does not want to do. What Rubio is doing here, by claiming Israel forced the US hand, is making Israel the scapegoat for a US policy he knows is unpopular. This framing is going to be so bad for Diaspora Jews.

Struck by the number of people on this app who typically (+ reasonably) don't believe anything Trump or anyone in his administration says but are now so willing to accept and repeat the idea that Israel dragged us into this war while ignoring all the reasons that's obviously complete bullshit.

I’m pretty sure this contradicts just about ever else they’ve said since the war began

You people are insane. The U.S. government did it because it wanted to do it, not because Israel manipulated us to do it. You are absolutely delusional and normalizing terrible views that could lead to terrible things.

I will say that is probably not a great sign that the alternative reading of Rubio's statement is that they are intentionally attempting to create an antisemitic backlash to cover for their bad foreign policy decisions

Pre-recorded straight-to-truth-social video messages in lieu of a press conference isn’t quite as cowardly as hiding in a bunker beneath the reich chancellory while sending out 12 year old boys to do a last stand against the red army. But it’s in the same zip code

I have never seen a politician more directly copy this speech in my life

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,, Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

Feds blew a deadline in one of my habeas cases. Didn't file everything until 4pm the next day. Court ordered the AUSA to explain why he filed late. His response? It was 11:30pm and “I do not know how to file documents through CMECF.” My response below:

The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny! I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti

A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all. Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.

Masked, armed cowards wearing protective gear bullied and abused a couple unarmed women before ~6 of them attacked the man who fearlessly filmed their behavior and tried to help the women. Then the candy-a$$ feds murdered the man. I guess we really do have a crisis in masculinity in this country.

What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.

This was the first thing I saw when I opened Instagram today

Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸

BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability. But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down. They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.

Dude this is why you can't let lesser programs like those from the SEC get into the college playoff. It's a safety issue.

The Contrarian

Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University. We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish

My 2 year old son, a few weeks into potty training:

I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.

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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.

honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

one of the interesting thing i have seen in the platner discourse is a refusal to confront a thing on its own terms. to his pundit supporters, platner isn’t a novice candidate with perhaps questionable judgment to be evaluated on his ability to win, but a symbol to wield against rivals

when i say that i yelped in shock at this kid’s sign

Two things can be — and are — true here: Bowser is not the champion DC needs in this moment, and The Washington Post has become a Trump rag. A newspaper that actually cared about the city in its name would not publish such an inflammatory, bullshit headline.

BREAKING: Trump, Hegseth violated the Posse Comitatus Act with their troop deployment to Los Angeles, Judge Charles Breyer rules after trial. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Crime Spree in DC - Yes, this is a real event. No, it’s not sarcasm. Lmao. Your taxpayer dollars are at work.

#NationalGuard #WashingtonDC #Democracy #Authoritarianism #Trump

I am sounding the alarm on the real crisis we face today. Donald Trump’s overreach is what our founders warned against – it is unprecedented, unwarranted, and un-American. There’s no emergency here that calls for military intervention.

DC is beautiful. #FreeDC

"The fact that huge mine-resistant vehicles are being driven aimlessly around a city that is notably not littered with IEDs tends to indicate that their presence is meant for intimidation, as the same kind of vehicle was used during South African apartheid."

Thread. Read it.

Take it from the citizens of DC. This is all a distraction, and another power grab that threatens the health of our democracy. op: @washingtonpost.com

Full series of events

For Micah Parsons, Terry McLaurin, Trey Hendrickson, and other players in contract years, there's a powerful piece of leverage lurking in plain sight. They can make it clear now that, when the postseason rolls around, they will not be playing. www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

Good morning to everyone who thinks today would be a good day to pay Terry McLaurin.

Some of my fellow Jews think a college kid wearing a kaffiyeh is a greater threat to their personal safety than an authoritarian government rounding up people to send to torture camps and the world's richest man who made a Nazi AI, and I'm really not sure what to say to them anymore.

Here's how Lisa Murkowski's vote is playing atop the site for her state's biggest newspaper.

Dear God, watch this ad to the end. Then share, and tell Congress to stop the abductions this Father's Day. www.nea.org/advocating-f...

USMC Ret. Lt. Colonel Joe Plenzler deployed with the same Marine battalion now heading to Los Angeles. Marines training for war are now being deployed against American citizens. This crosses a dangerous line. Brothers, remember your ethos, #RememberYourOath.