"Their in-depth study of Argentina’s military during that country’s era of coups and forced disappearances found that low performers — whom they refer to as “career-pressured” individuals — filled the ranks of the secret police" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/w...

The Secretary of Defense is doing political campaigning today in Kentucky.

To my knowledge, this has never happened in US history. This is a very dangerous precedent. Bring on the midterms, change the balance of power, impeach & remove Hegseth.

NJ Rep. Tom Kean Jr., 57, hasn't voted since March 5, location undisclosed, condition undisclosed. His chief of staff's best offering: "There's no cameras where Tom is." His social media, however, is thriving. Somebody's running this man's crypto caucus posts. 1/2

Rep Tom Kean Jr (or, his staff?) just sent out another #NJ07 "newsletter" that says absolutely nothing about -US-Israeli war on Iran -Resulting price shocks -GOP attacks on voting rights -Trump backing off Taiwan -Trump's massive corruption -and doesn't even mention he's been absent for 10+ weeks!

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Trump just put him in charge of the FDA. He has no medical background at all. But he does turkey hunt with Don Junior so ok. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

“.. We spotted nine Polymarket accounts .. who made collectively $2.4 million betting almost exclusively on U.S. Military operations. .. “.. Now, here is the crazy part. 98% win rates.” @mediaite.com www.mediaite.com/media/news/6...

Any President that sues his own government, while in office, should immediately be impeached.

💥 Israel is wiping out village after village in South Lebanon. Villages older than modern states. Villages that survived centuries of history. Not military targets. Civilian homes. Civilian infrastructure. This is what they call a “ceasefire.” Blida, over 2,000 years old @sarahabdallah.bsky.social

Oh my.

An IRS contractor leaked stolen IRS information, not an IRS employee that swore an oath. The contractor was sentenced to 5 years. It seems like the lawsuit should be against the contractor, Mr. Littlejohn, not the IRS.

1 in 3 Americans now skip meals, ration prescriptions, or cut back on utilities just to afford healthcare. That includes 1 in 4 families earning $90K to $120K. And when they can't pinch another penny?

The Brown v. Board ruling happened 72 years ago today. The reversal of the Supreme Court’s previous “separate but equal” decision highlights how it’s possible to overcome bad SCOTUS decisions. But it took years of activism from brave people to get there. Keep fighting.

Over the last two years, we have seen Trump pardon thousands of January 6th rioters, the family members of prominent Republican donors, and even heads of state convicted of massive drug trafficking crimes. Now for the 250th anniversary of our independence, he wants to pardon 250 more.

Trump couldn't even be bothered to send a new message to his own administration's National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving event. Instead, they just recycled the video of him reading 2 Chronicles 7:11–22 from the America Reads the Bible event a few weeks ago.

Is Israel funding and strategizing the war against Thomas Massie? Pretty much, yes. Through AIPAC, principally. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

In a non-governmental role, one would need to go on disability with an illness this long. I am not sure of congressional rules, but it sure does seem that Tom Kean, in a normal world, would resign for the sake of his constituents. But we know he does not consider constituents in his decisions.

Pete Buttigieg to CNN just now.. about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's controversial road trip reality show "I love road trips. I love America. I actually took a taxpayer-funded road trip lasting about seven months. It was in Afghanistan. This is something very different"

Deadly drone strikes on Moscow ‘entirely justified’, says Zelenskyy ft.trib.al/seHshJZ

🔥 So many targets in Moscow and the surrounding region are on fire this morning thanks to Ukrainian drone attacks that I’ve literally lost track. How does that feel, Russia? Karma, baby.

FP-1 maneuvers in the sky over Moscow 👀

Pound for pound, cats are the best athletes on the planet. Actually, scratch that condition; they are the best, period.

Joe: I am a 73 year-old retired mechanic in Forsberg, Nebraska. My 3 biggest problems are Iran's uranium enrichment capability, the casting of Helen in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," and the ability of Tennesseeans to check out "Roots" from a library 1000 media outlets: can we please talk at length

So-called physician Bill Cassidy who literally abandoned all modern medicine and scientific principles to help deranged chaos agent RFK Jr seize control of US Health has officially lost his primary coming in 3rd place. Good riddance asshole.

Congress wants you to believe that they can’t survive on $83/hr but that you can survive on $7.25/hr. These people don’t care about regular Americans.

Gunther is conserving his energy to ensure he can project maximum noise once there is a hint of hunger or his body clock detects that we are approaching his 11:30 midday meal. 🐈🧡 #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOnBluesky

Good morning & welcome to Roast Dinner Day Sometimes strength isn’t about running ahead It’s simply about continuing on even when the path feels uncertain, quiet, or much longer than expected. One paw at a time. One step at a time.

A $100 billion AI data center in northwest Utah just got county approval despite nearly 4,000 complaints. It would span 40,000 acres and require 9 gigawatts of power — more than the entire state currently uses.

Sabres!! ⚔️ 🔥 🦬 🦬

🚨Trump just named Marc Andreessen’s wife to the SF Presidio Trust board, along with other MAGA allies & ultra-wealthy tech figures. Meanwhile, the Tech Bros have made it clear that they want to build a “Freedom City” in the Presidio. sfstandard.com/2026/05/14/t...

OMG...is there a Zamboni driver available for the Sabres? Not supposed to end like this. WTF?

If it wasn't clear already... Trump does not care about your financial situation. Here he is again making SURE you understand... HE DEFINITELY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION!

Hence the repeal(late January 2025) of the of the fuel economy standards. It will cost a few dollars less to buy a US made vehicle but you will need more fuel to go from A to B. The world is turning toward electric cars and trucks but the USA has decided to stay behind.🤔

Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car Politicians in the US say they have “national security concerns.” In fact, Chinese cars are better and cheaper, and American corporations know they can’t survive market competition. www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-the...

Too little, too late from the NYT. If that rag hadn’t been trashing Biden for four years we might not be in this mess.

If it is based on inside information used in violation of his fiduciary responsibilities, it is brazenly criminal conduct, and he would not be immune from prosecution for that criminal conduct even under the Supreme Court's 2024 decision in his favor in the Jan 6 case www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...

The U.S. government requires visa applicants to make all of their social media accounts fully public or risk being denied entry. This is straight out of 1984. Your right to privacy doesn’t just disappear at the border for millions of people, it disappears before they ever set foot here.

“.. This is an insane amount of trades,” he said, adding that it looks more like something done by “a hedge fund with massive algo trades” that buys and shorts securities than a personal account. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

America is for sale. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump Attacks Taiwan in Wild Fox News Exchange: ‘They Stole Our Chip Industry!’

It must be tough being the Dumber of the Dumb. Rep. Beyer: “Trump’s assets aren’t in a blind trust, and he bought and sold individual Nvidia stock in 15 separate transactions totaling millions of dollars. That’s what Trump’s financial disclosure - which has his signature - says. See for yourself.”