The Supreme Court of the Confederacy: Only Republican maps can be approved. States rights only apply to Republican states. Discrimination laws are mean to protect white people. Same for due process. Unitary executive theory only applies to Republican presidents. Precedent means pre-1860.

Trump had two ideas: cash in on the Presidency and obey Putin. The rest is all Russell Vought and Steven Miller.

Lookit the Grinch peets. #Caturday

New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally. It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...

In case you missed it: first-person video footage of the U.S. Navy Divers Medical Team opening the hatch and entering inside the Orion Integrity capsule to meet the Artemis II heros U.S. Navy Courtesy Asset/ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One www.dvidshub.net/video/100269... #Artemis 🧪🔭

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

Artemis has more balls than congress.

OK for fun: top funniest tweet ever? I am torn between "moon's haunted" and "Denise I was at your wedding."

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CNN’s @donie.bsky.social : “Why did you come here today?” RANDOM NYC LADY: “Because I think Trump’s a prick.” CNN: “Is the Democratic Party meeting the moment?” RANDOM NYC LADY: “No.” HASAN PIKER: “How do you like Zohran Mamdani?” RANDOM NYC LADY: “I love him.” ❤️

I'm going on Krugman's substack in a few to talk energy, so I've been trying to wrap my head around a 30K view of the domestic energy landscape. It has brought to mind one of my favorite rants, which I will rant at you once again here. Let's talk about a contrast. 🧵

Edward R. Murrow famously used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. He got his start on CBS Radio, which will sadly be shut down after nearly 100 years of operation. We need more journalists holding the powerful accountable like this.

The demise of the petrodollar is a classic example of an unintended consequence; one that the Orange Bloviator and his band of whackaloon advisers would come to regret.

Calling everyone a terrorist after launching a strike that destabilizes global oil routes is not strategy, it is narrative control. When leaders justify escalation by redefining every consequence as proof they were right, accountability disappears and conflict becomes self-perpetuating.

Per an announcement for the event, Peter Thiel’s lectures in Rome “were ‘jointly organized’ by…the Vincenzo Gioberti Cultural Association, and the Cluny Institute at the Catholic University of America [CUA].” CUA (which is closely tied to Leonard Leo) has since distanced itself from the event. 1/

The biggest TACO anyone has ever seen. An absolutely yuge TACO. The Florsheim of TACOs.

According to Rubio's interpretation of Matthew 5:38-39, Jesus said in the Bible: "If you think anyone will slap you on the right cheek, you need to slap them first, and then slap their other cheek also”

This is Hippo. He's visiting Scotland for the first time. Had no idea they made squeaky toys for humans too. 14/10 (TT: kelseydarragh)

RIP NEIL SEDAKA

Joe Plenzler sits down with former WaPo Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian — who survived 544 days in an Iranian prison — to break down the real danger in the escalating Iran crisis.

"Directed to Stand Down" What I discovered in the Epstein files on FBI/SDNY telling NYPD/Manhattan DA to back off Epstein investigations. At the time, Manhattan DA had reached out to a victim who'd just come forward. 1/2 Full video in second link

“Puppy Bowl” but for the Olympics, when?

My father died 10 years ago today. I still miss him. He was a good man. He was a loving husband and father. He was loyal and kind to his friends. He contributed to his community. Ed Reich would have loathed Donald Trump. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-my-father-and-the

because I need to heal, here's the very touching moment when ilia malinin congratulated mikhail shaidorov on winning gold seconds after his own dream was crushed #MilanoCortina2026 #figureskating

Actually, we can answer the question:

“FBI Election Executive?”

“Fewer reporters, more Melania!” Desi Lydic & The Daily Show Win Again. A big F Off to Bezos.

New at Can We Still Govern: Here is one thing I wish more people understood about government. There is a lot of rent-seeking by private vendors in our social safety net. Trump's policies will make this worse. @lukef.bsky.social breaks it down. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-means-...

Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."

JENNINGS: “Let's not get our knickers in a twist here.” MCGOWAN: “Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying.”🔥 Good to see that more and more steamrolling Scott and the Smug Face he tries to throw up. #TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )

“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.

In the face of hatred, Dr. King inspired us to build a society filled with hope, kindness, and love for our neighbor. Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.

Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"

WATCH: DuBois & Dickerson sign off from Bari Weiss’ CBS News(max) for the last time

Philip Rivers can hold his head high — a lot of 30yo quarterbacks can't play that well against a 10-3 team

“Movie Intros in 2026” 🤣

The wealthy white male got tired of the few laws that bind him and bought the board, stole the property,bought off the cops, and are now working on getting all our money and leaving us indentured servants.

Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.

This a thread about one feature of the Trump Admin's EO regarding the Smithsonian that I haven't seen much explicit discussion of. The stated purpose for reviewing Smithsonian exhibits and collections is to ensure they align with something called "Americanism." That term has a notable genealogy.

EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.

Sustainable band lineups include four cool people (Ramones), four dorks (Weezer), or two cool people and two dorks (Cheap Trick). Unsustainable band lineups include one cool person and three dorks (Pixies)

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.

That’s by design. Billionaires monetize rage bait, and it has the added bonus of keeping us fighting with each other while they rob us blind. But one day soon, all the anger from the culture wars they’ve cultivated to distract us from the class war will be turned on them.

Donald Trump showing his appreciation for his Black soldiers, by Godfrey the comedian.

I’ve been invited to sing at The Casbah tonight. Been coming here for 25 years and it never gets old. In this strip mall real estate developed world, I love that some places never change 💙