Two nights ago, I said Trump had been using our troops as pirates in Iran and a Republican got mad. Well… the president just admitted it. He literally bragged about doing piracy.

Please help the Lakota youth defend Pe'Sla (near Mt. Rushmore) from graphite/oil extraction! This is a sacred site to them, like Mt. Rushmore was before the faces were carved into it. Prevent history from being destroyed! News channels won't cover it (May 2026)

My latest is a call to action. I make no apologies for supporting Democrats using every tool available to stop the the GOP. As Leader Jeffries said, “we are in an era of maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/demo...

Dear Democrats, All you need to do to win Maine senate is to come hard after Susan Collins using the GOP’s own playbook against them. Strategy much more important than nominee in that race.

By all that is holy, if and when SCOTUS decides that birthright citizenship is protected in the Constitution, don't let the 3-3-3 numpties tell you this is a moderate, centrist court. Rejecting an a-textual stupid Hail Mary doesn't cash out to a push when it comes to eviscerating the VRA today.

Exactly and that’s precisely why they do it.

Direct quote: Sometimes, after fascists break political networks, it’s the choirs or the knitting clubs where civic discourse can regrow. emptywheel.net/2024/11/14/g...

This week, the Supreme Court finally killed off the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspective, and where I think we're headed. This will be a long thread; buckle up.

The Fifth Circuit just told millions of women that three judges know better than the FDA, their doctors, and 25 years of evidence. They don't. This restriction on medication abortion is a nationwide abortion restriction, full stop. I have no intention of letting this stand.

It’s ok to strongly dislike Netanyahu. Hell, it’s ok to strongly dislike Israel as a whole. It’s not ok to blame all Jewish people for the actions of Bibi or Israel. That’s like blaming all Christians because Donald Trump is an asshole.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin — the third-richest man on the planet — is reportedly spending $57M to defeat California's proposed billionaire's tax. So he and his fellow oligarchs can't afford a wealth tax, but they'll spend a fortune buying elections? See the problem...

That would be bad if that ever happened.

EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life.

If you’re a time traveler visiting from November 2024: 1. Trump covered up the Epstein files and started a war in Iran 2. The price of gas is now over four dollars and headed to five next week 3. Republican popularity is totally underwater so they brought back Jim Crow laws

This will sound very nerdy, but when I was a kid, I revered the Supreme Court. If they could rule unanimously against segregation in 1954—when the two other branches of government would *never* have been brave enough—I thought they're the lone voice of good. That is all trashed now. They're garbage.

In a city of over 8 million, just 400 people showed up to speak at the last Rent Guidelines Board hearing — where decisions about rents are made. We can do better. The next hearings are this June — show up and make your voice heard. Visit ORGANIZE.NYC.GOV to get involved.

If American history was taught correctly.

All out of f*cks…

DOJ is paying out millions of dollars in taxpayer money to Trump’s pardoned henchmen who were convicted of crimes by juries or after guilty pleas, while indicting the former FBI director for posting a picture of seashells.

There are many parts of this prosecution I take glee from. One is this gives Comey's reason to subpoena all the buyers of this shit.

63% of Florida voters voted to ban drawing maps to favor a political party. The people spoke. DeSantis doesn’t care. #StopIllegalFloridaMaps

The real headline is: The World Calls On the United States to Fire Donald Trump.

I think this is 100% correct.

Trump wants Jimmy Kimmel fired for a joke. I want Trump fired for rape, abuse, fraud, theft, corruption, and a derelict of duty.

No ballroom. No arch. No Kings. open.substack.com/pub/quillett...

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Yesterday, Ron DeSantis released a proposed congressional map in Florida that would eliminate four Democratic seats and tilt the scales for Trump. In 2010, FL voters overwhelmingly approved a statewide referendum to ban partisan gerrymandering, meaning DeSantis’ scheme plainly violates Florida law.

Is the president going to stop going to MMA fights since they can’t be held in the ballroom? Is he unsafe at the fights? Is he going to demand an arena be built at the WH now? Or…. Is this just about using this bad thing to justify another stupid thing?

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 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

ICE brutally detains U.S. citizen mother & leaves 2 little kids in backseat. "I was shouting: I'm a citizen! I have my children in the car—9 year old girl and 1 year old boy!" She was held hours before being released, despite proving she was a U.S. citizen. Incident occurred in Asbury Park, NJ.

Republicans in Congress have prioritized Trump’s whims, wishes and desires ahead of the welfare of the American people. Some because they worship him, others because they are afraid to stand up to him. They will pay a heavy price for that at the ballot box in November.

oh my god

The DOJ violates the Epstein Files Transparency Act on the daily. So I'm suing Todd Blanche. As a journalist, I cannot report accurately on the Epstein Files if I cannot even read them. I am represented by @brendanballou.bsky.social & we seek to hold the DOJ accountable for its noncompliance.

📌Barack Obama was targeted 11 times in assassination attempts during this two terms. I bet you don't remember any of them because they were handled through proper channels, professionally, and he isn't a whiny bitch.

But he can’t go anywhere so he needs a ballroom bunker fortress. bsky.app/profile/ronf...

Time to share this again.

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Whoa. 🐸 #USDemocracy #MomSky #FuckICE

Life was 600% better before Trump.

As I have repeatedly laid out, before Trump rolled out a Fraud Task Force run out of the WH (and so inherently political), he fired the Inspectors General who had found the underlying fraud, effectively weaponizing fraud. CATO lays out how he wants to do more of this. www.cato.org/blog/trump-c...

Brian is just a 25 year old kid & a US BORN CITIZEN...and he was picked up by ICE & deported after repeatedly begging agents to let him retrieve his birth certificate & social security card. They forced him into a voluntary deportation. www.newsweek.com/who-is-brian...

Get today's at youtu.be/qj-8-1518i0, find them posted each week at nicolesandler.com and emptywheel.net and youtube.com/@nicolesandler...

NEWS: Bette Midler just released a new music video for her remake of "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"—featuring Barbara Hershey, other celebrities, and crowds from the No Kings protests in a joyful, powerful show of resistance. You have to see this.

“Expanding the Supreme Court is no different that redistricting in California and Virginia. It is a proportionate response to Republican attempts to degrade liberal democracy and move America toward a post-liberal order.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Organizers now say more than 180 protests planned for this weekend -- Saturday April 25 -- against Trump ICE prison camps nationwide: www.mobilize.us?org_ids=44001