The rapture

The federal government has shut down after a congressional standoff over measures aimed at protecting health insurance for millions of Americans

WATCH: “If Trump & Republicans get what they want, millions will lose health care and the rest of us will see our monthly bills shoot up.” Sylvia explains why the Dems are fighting. #TrumpShutdown

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

My takeaway so far from TV Pete's mandatory corporate speech to military leadership: he really hates fat people, beards, and women. Also the silence from the room as he rambled about wokeness and "standards" was notable, including during the apparent laugh lines. Can't say whether he was sober.

54 spins around the Sun and counting 😉

“Could have been an email”: Officials are balking at Hegseth's generals meeting. The last-minute gathering featured hundreds of senior military officials, who swear an oath to the Constitution, attending something more akin to a campaign rally.

Whatever it is that Hegseth understands as a standard for the US military is totally against their core principles. He doesn’t deserve to be SecDef of this country or any other nation.

this guy has no idea what the american military is (the most sophisticated logistics operation ever assembled in human history)

Saw this and… facts

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Happy birthday Ta-Nehisi Coates!

So, let me make sure I understand… the Trump administration just used around $6 million of our tax dollars for Pete Hegseth to denigrate people of color with racist dog whistles, encourage leaders to haze service members, and fat shame them? That’s what this was all about? Are we great yet?

"Can you say one positive thing about this administration?"

He’s so jealous of Obamacare…

I got tired of the institutionalized prejudice against gays in the Catholic faith while they cover up so many cases of sexual abuse committed by the clergy

Same here. This is my last.

I fully admit to being wrong about him but know some family who were rightly skeptical because of the at gunpoint story.

I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort

That’s what we need, Jeffries!

TJRS Monday: Trump is unleashing the military and ICE into U.S. cities to desperately distract from the Epstein files. www.youtube.com/live/erKU03Y...

And you gotta be careful with @scrappmusiq.bsky.social because he has a voice that can hypnotize 🤣🤣🤣 Love you brother!

Solo quiero fiesta, penderro!

My first peach cobbler 😌

Something is not right...

That's the type of protest that we need right here, right now. Peaceful manifestations, general strike and a loud call for justice.

Totally unnecessary and excessive use of force in full display. For how long?

Facts. A fine body don’t mean a fine partner. Discipline, consistency, empathy, and accountability is real relationship equity. Looks fade, sex slows, but character is what you’re stuck with bookie.

Joy and kindness and good things still exist in the world. Be a part of that as much as you can.✌🏾💙

I think it’s cute to see Dems playing by the rules but right now it’s totally ineffective. The GOP doesn’t play by the rules and their power grab is just getting worse. If Dems want different results, they’ll need different approaches. To start, give Mamdani full endorsement.

May your feet find swiftness, your spirit hold cunning, and your path stay hidden from the ones who seek to harm you. May doors open when you need them, and freedom meet you at every turn. And may the odds be ever in your favor.

This is why (when it was legal) these grown men were getting fixed up with 13 year old girls to take as a bride. Because he could parent her into being who he needed the girl to be. This is why the idea of "let's go back to traditional times" sounds so appealing to these men regardless of race. Sick

Great thread!!

Oh, Rep. Ann Johnson (D-TX) ate this right on up! I think imma call her L'DonnaKaren because she's clearly demanding to speak to the GOP's manager, chile! When she said "Don't shake your head!" I went UP!

they know they’re screwing our farmers with the tariffs, the bailout of Argentina, etc 👇🏽🧑‍🌾

Wishing a great week to all!

“Israeli Forces Kill 198 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days” It’s a genocide. Daily endless massacres, largely ignored in the West.

The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽 www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Damas y caballeros, prepárense para los subtítulos.

A little twist on my favorite Jedi Master

Sports 😅

cheers to the greatest song ever written 🥹

So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again. These two gotta go.

Try to interview Trump like that today…

Bryan Stevenson is a Harvard-trained lawyer, MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, and the founder of EJI + several legacy memorials to racial terror in America. And still, he feels he has to laugh at his own humiliation to do justice. Exhausting doesn’t even begin to describe the feeling… and I get it.

Obama on the coming shutdown. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...