It's time to retire this idea from some that Dems should nominate a straight white guy in 2028 to be "safe." Just look at GOP attacks on Talarico, a straight white Christian. They're calling him "Tofu Talarico," "transgender," and running the same culture-war playbook they use on everyone else.

Sen. Warren: The whole idea that your taxpayer dollars are going to do what? Fund the guys that beat up police officers? Fund the guys that rioted to stop the transfer of power? Fund anybody that Donald Trump wants? This is corruption with capital letters and flashing lights and fireworks going off.

Shapiro: Somehow, he can’t find the money to pay for healthcare, but he can steal from you to pay off the criminals who stormed the Capitol.

“Trump’s plan to gift himself, his family, and his friends $1.8 billion is the single most corrupt act in our nation’s history, a high crime and misdemeanor for which impeachment was created.” —ROBERT B. HUBBELL

“This fund is not compensation. It is not reconciliation. It is not justice. It is a standing infrastructure for rewarding political violence on Trump’s behalf.” —Heather Delaney Reese

“One of the most corrupt acts in American political history.” —Senator Ron Wyden

“The most brazen act of self-dealing in the history of the presidency.” —Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 The Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate President Donald Trump’s allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the previous administration. www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/p...

These were your tax dollars. Now they’re a $1.8 billion slush fund to go with the Billion Dollar Ballroom.

NEW: Tiny footprints. A blue blanket. The autopsy reports of babies who died after not receiving a vitamin K shot at birth included heartbreaking details about how small the babies were — and what items they had with them when they died.

“When you look at the place where a person’s face usually is, there’s face. But on her, when you look to each side, there is more face.” —Antonio Scarpacci

"I voted for strength. The Emperor projects strength. That’s important. But I didn’t think strength meant a planet-killing battle station this close to my planet. I assumed deployments like this were for Outer Rim situations. You know, for lesser things, like Jawas."

My latest Substack post:

"War is hell. But a glittering bomb-proof juke joint will feel like a little bit of heaven. And it will be a great place to hide if you happen to start another one."

"We are seeing a Crusader mentality play out at the absolute highest levels of government" - @swordsjew.bsky.social

Trump and White House officials were all smiles and appeared in good spirits at the press conference following the WHCD incident

Welcome to Day 2 of RFK Jr. testifying on Capitol Hill. Yesterday, RFK -- who has spent decades spreading disinformation about vaccine safety -- testified to Congress that measles outbreaks aren't his fault and said he's "never been anti-vaccine." Really. Really! www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-me...

LUTNICK: It is outrageous that Canada will not put US spirits on the shelf. It is insulting and disrespectful to America SHAHEEN: They won't do it because of the insults from this president and comments like yours

At this point it is crystal clear: any vote for any Republican is a vote for tyranny. All Republicans nationwide—Senators, Representatives, Governors—have surrendered their constitutional duties to serve the people and are serving Trump.

Like, for example, a Secretary of Defense citing a fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction to promote wars of aggression.

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇)

My new Substack post! (Always free of charge!)

His power is stronger than stronger! His might shall last longer than longer! open.substack.com/pub/gregoryb...

Trump fires entire San Francisco Presidio Trust board, all Biden appointees “The Administration has informed our board members that their appointments to the Presidio Trust board have been terminated,” the trust said in a statement to the Chronicle. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...

BREAKING: House Republicans block the Democrats’ attempt to pass an Iran War Powers Resolution—refusing even to allow a vote. During a pro forma session, Rep. Glenn Ivey sought unanimous consent to advance the measure. Presiding GOP Rep. Chris Smith ignored the request and abruptly gaveled out.

With just over two months until the World Cup begins, the hotel industry doesn’t see the promised economic boon on the horizon.

The Republican Party should be dissolved. They stand for nothing. They have no values. No ethics. No morals. For a long time now, they have done nothing but make the world less: less good, less safe, less sane, less fun, less happy, less joyful, less alive. Less.

You must speak up now. Any way you are able. Before it’s too late.

If you still know someone who’s still supporting this nightmare, I feel sorry for you.

The Republican Party is now the biggest enemy of democracy in the Western world.

This is the most horrifying, psychotic, grotesque message Trump has ever posted—openly threatening to commit genocide. This is beyond reckless. It’s dangerous, dehumanizing, and utterly unfit for any leader.

Every day, I think: there’s no possible way it can get dumber and more embarrassing. And then Trump does something like this. And yes, this is real. It is all too real.

JUST IN: Iranian media says all diplomatic channels and indirect talks with the U.S. have been frozen following Trump’s threats

It turns out that in Trumpworld, you’re only as good as your least bad congressional performance.

“Gentlemen, he may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot.” —Rufus T. Firefly

Jesus Murphy

Interesting theology lesson from the White House Faith Office’s Paula White as she compared Trump to Jesus [not kidding]: apparently Christ died not so much to atone for for our sins as much as to “show us a familiar pattern” of being “betrayed, arrested, and falsely accused”—just like Trump.

"In immigration detention, he missed 4 out of 5 chemotherapy sessions scheduled in his fight against aggressive lymphoma. A scan last month showed the cancer had spread into his bone marrow. “I was in shock, seeing those little dots,” he said of the scan...” www.startribune.com/how-ice-deta...

“Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” —Pope Leo XIV

"Jesus does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: 'Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood'” —Pope Leo XIV

The dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four was drawn from George Orwell's lived experience, not prophecy Raoul Peck, director of stunning new documentrary, Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5, interviewed by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social Link in post below ⏬

“Keep speaking out! Use your platform! Wherever you are, you have a voice. You have a platform. Use it! For those who say, “I don’t like to mix politics with friendships and relationships”—forget about it! Tell them politics is in their lives and in everything they do!” —Governor Maura Healey

BOSTON COMMON!! NO KINGS!!! 3/28/26

Trump wants you to believe he’s more powerful than he is - and that you have less power than you do. Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather to remind one another where power actually resides in this democracy: with us, the people.