I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.

The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

Political violence is always immoral and always counterproductive for a healthy democracy. It solves nothing. It only leads to further violence and ultimately enables scapegoating of vulnerable communities. Committing acts of violence against those who disagree with us helps no one.

Utah is an open carry state. And remember the shooting at the KC Chiefs Super Bowl parade a few years back? So many people pulled guns after the shot(s) were fired that no one was quite sure who the shooter was.

Dividing the country and pushing extremism with easy access to guns is a recipe for this. That's MAGA

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment. Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

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“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...

A Minnesota state representative was assassinated. Masked thugs are kidnapping people off our streets. The military is being deployed in our largest cities. Putin just steamrolled American leadership. Millions are about to lose healthcare. They are protecting pedophiles. Trump's America sucks.

And I don't mind.

Best Buds, Ollie and Duncan

JUST IN: Judge Berman agrees that effort by DOJ to unseal Epstein grand jury files is a “diversion” when DOJ could just release a trove of far more comprehensive documents without court involvement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#ProudBlue Way to go, Washington. Way to go, Governor Ferguson. Washington will NOT be bullied. I can’t wait to see them hand Pam Bondi her ass. Video is in two parts due to length. Link to video: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BrN4PA/

And so it begins... Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]

Trump sent officials to see Ghislaine Maxwell quicker than he sent FEMA to Texas

Buffalo, NY!

If my taxes don’t pave my roads or fix my bridges or keep my schools open 5 days a week or pay local teachers a living wage or help keep my hospital open or help my neighbor’s kid eat lunch or fund public television or my healthcare… Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?

27 different named women accused him of sex assault, he’s on video with Epstein where they are grossly leering at young women, Miss Teen USA contestants said he came in dressing room when they were naked, he bragged on the Access Hollywood tape about grabbing women. It’s obvious.

Good Trouble 💪 Buffalo, NY

Buffalo, NY! 💪

“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.” www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

Yes. I think Trump was on the Epstein list. I think there has been a bunch of privileged perverts that messed with underage girls. I don’t care who else in on the list. All should be held accountable. All should be prosecuted. All should be jailed.

They are already talking about how we have to “rein in spending” — AFTER they get their tax cut, expecting us to believe they still care about the debt This means they’ll oppose programs that help regular people and call them “fiscally reckless” They think we are all morons

With the passage of Trump’s big bullshit bill, it’s time to post this again. Never seen a better, more accurate description of this guy.

Our memories will not save the country. YOU have the power to amplify the resistance to the fascist takeover, but all you do is write letters and post impotent drivel here. You can't do it alone, but neither can we. Why won't you help us save the country?

The Senate just passed the largest cut to low-income programs in a single law in history. It would rip health insurance from more than 10 million people & take food assistance away from millions of households, including families w/ kids. It now goes to the House where we have a chance to defeat it.

Dems have to publicize all the harm this bill has done. Getting names/faces of people kidnapped have helped turn public opinion on immigration. I hope they can do the same with this bill. Real people are going to be brutalized with this bill.

KING SHIT

Fuck you.

While dump blathers and babbles incoherently, this man’s plan is going swimmingly.

The only states worth visiting, just made themselves known…👇 Enjoy. 😎✨

Probably one of my favorite stories from the Bible is when Jesus told his disciples they were all going to die because he was giving tax cuts to the rich instead of caring for the sick & the poor and when they got upset, he went to a graveyard and filmed a weirdly condescending video mocking them.

Hey, if the media is interested in a cover-up of a senile president who's not really in control of his White House, there's one going on right now?

This monstrous bill strips health care from 14 million Americans, cuts $300 billion in food and nutrition from working Americans, while giving a temporary head fake to those working on overtime and those working for tips. It actually raises taxes on the poorest 20% of Americans.

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: The Pentagon just accepted Trump's grift from Qatar. Trump initiated asking for the plane. It'll cost taxpayers $1 BILLION, NEVER be used by any U.S. president, and VIOLATES the Emoluments Clause as Trump says he's keeping the plane. bsky.app/profile/that...

MUST WATCH: While Americans bury their children from mass shootings, House Republicans just tried to SNEAK in a provision to end the 100-year registration rule for GUN SILENCERS. Rep. Joe Neguse caught them red-handed. They wanted this quiet. We won’t be.

The current budget bill is an atrocity and out-of-touch leaders like Chuck Schumer laid the groundwork by voting for the CR. Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, they’ll break your leg.

The GOP Tax Scheme represents the largest wealth transfer from the poor to the rich in American history.

Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants

Warnock: Don’t lecture to me about meritocracy while I witness you nominate the most unfit unqualified people we’ve ever seen. You cannot lecture me about merit while nominating Pete Hegseth…

Senators: It’s your duty to support and defend the Constitution, not a red hat!

In case you hadn't noticed:

Save the dates!

Mayday protests in Buffalo, NY ✊

My wife and I visited the African-American Museum in D.C. a year ago. It was overwhelming — and unforgettable. We left knowing we’d be back. If Trump succeeds in deleting our history from the museum, there’ll be nothing left. This is what erasure looks like —and it’s happening right in front of us.