Rubio: "He's not asleep, he's just leaning a little as he lets one rip."

Read 'em and weep. left.mn/2026/06/caug...

He is an enemy of the United States and everything we were fighting for on D Day. He is a victory for fascism and racist nationalism.

“The Founders would never have wanted… hang on, I’m being handed a note.”

Three Cat Night on #Caturday. Alternately, it's Yin and Yang but Who's the Third One? These are cat cousins to Rocky and Molly; the photo is by my daughter-in-law. #CatsofBluesky

Happy 250th everyone. The Founders’ faith is now disqualifying.

Not Somali.

Donald Trump has acquired a tilt, And he speaks with a guttural lilt, His Resolute snoozes, Disease from them oozes, It’s a public and obvious wilt. Photo by Jonathan Ernst of Reuters.

Trump dozes off as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin delivers remarks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Without the crop is better. Jonathan Ernst of Reuters. I smell Pulitzer.

Heh.

Drinking Liberally in Minneapolis starts shortly (Thu., 4/4, 6 PM). Come for some lively conversation on the 331 Club patio, including a post mortem of the conventions, especially the Republican one.

The essence, a virtual tincture, of 'bothsiderism.'

C'mon, Will. It's as though you ask whether you'd rather be shot or hung. Maybe the real question is whether you'd rather have a wind or solar farm or a data center.

Meanwhile, I'm just, they take a day off to celebrate Jefferson-fucking-Davis?? Does Oklahoma have a Tim McVeigh Day?

Dan has a good story about the dwindling prospects of the Summit carbon pipeline. left.mn/2026/06/the-... And a letter writer in the Strib lays out the simple climate arithmetic of why we've got to stop burning ethanol. It's the first one at the link. www.startribune.com/readers-writ...

Defending racist bullshit while standing in front of the old racist Minnesota flag. Nice work, Alex.

It is just ephebophilia, Ignore the memorabilia, Megyn says forget it, She votes to acquit it, She’d give us all the amnesia. That's what Megyn Kelly said about Trump's birthday card to Epstein. But listen to her now.

Here's looking at you, Lisa Demuth and Royce White. Republicans can never just lose, It’s a truth they will always refuse, They bleat out the slogan, “It had to be stolen,” While they whine over several cheap brews.

Molly looks out the window. Big skylight light source = soft portrait. This was taken when she was about a year old; she two and a half now, and she tipped the scales at a whopping 5.8 pounds at her last vet visit. #Caturday #CatsofBluesky #MollyChristmas

From an account on X.

This endorsement ought to be game, set, and match in the Hennepin County Attorney race.

These fools are providing evidence for their own trials in the Hague.

Angie Craig will not be on the podium to accept the silver medal. www.startribune.com/angie-craig-...

The world heaps obloquy on Grandpa Donnie -- whose keys should obviously be taken away -- but Wally Hudson and his fellow travelers hang in there. left.mn/2026/05/wall...

#2 especially is a huge problem. There is virtually no due process once you are an immigrant or other alien outside the US. That's partly why GITMO is on Cuba.

Only Donald Trump has what it takes to bring triumph to a nation and humiliating defeat to its enemies. Unfortunately that nation is Iran

Ahahahahahahaha Ahahahahahahaha Ahahahahahahaha 👇👇

The suspect was undoubtedly pronounced "dead," not "deceased." He wasn't pronounced "passed away," either. Jeepers, people, get a grip. Call it what it is.

"Wool is a girl's best friend," says Molly, on #Caturday. #CatsofBluesky #MollyChristmas

Come on, Sen. Rick Scott's company ripped off Medicare/Medicaid to the tune of $1.7 billion. Don't give me this 'unprecedented' bullshit. www.startribune.com/aimee-bock-s...

I love the smiles of Christian charity these clucks always wear.

racket currently has exactly 5,161 paying members. that is... genuinely amazing to me. we support ourselves and pay a host of local contributors with this thing we created almost five years ago. if you've ever wanted to join us, this is a great time to sign up. we couldn't do it without yr support.

Exactly. 👇

In paragraphs 1-19 of today’s story on Trump’s Jesuspalooza, evangelical zealots are repeatedly quoted stating that separation of church and state has no historical basis. The only actual historian consulted isn't quoted until paragraph 20. For a busy NYT reader, it's hard to know who to believe.

Tragic. Not really.

I won't leave this warm stack of towels; I won't, says Rocky on #Caturday. #CatsofBluesky #Rocky

Dan's observation is right: our present predicament was kicked off by the '71 memo by then-corporate lawyer Lewis Powell, followed by Reagan's election in '80. There are a lot of Never Trumper types who still worship St. Ronnie, which is proof they really don't get it. left.mn/2026/05/trum...

If you can't afford your rent, you need to take responsibility and cut back on the avocado toast and lattes If you struggle to pay for a $50,000 car, it's because your tabs cost too much

Prove me wrong, humans! Prove me wrong.

This is perfect, just perfect. It's better than legislative or city council testimony.

Word.

A fate that awaits us if we permit data centers unchecked.

Sadly, yes.

As last week's #Caturday photo suggests, Rocky and Molly are great pals. Molly has always been crazy about Rocky, but in the first few days after Molly came home, the feeling wasn't mutual. #MollyChristmas #Rocky #CatsofBluesky

Funny how whenever we post about abortion, trolls yell in the comments that we should be talking about birth control instead. We post about birth control, and they yell about abstinence. But of course as soon as women actually refuse sex in real life, they're a tease.

There is something deeply pathological about Chief Justice Roberts insisting the Supreme Court isn’t political while sitting atop the most ideological supermajority in modern history.