Fina-friggen-lee!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Good news! The Republican-led South Carolina state Senate rejected a measure to extend its legislative session for redistricting, defying pressure from Trump and blocking a GOP push to redraw the state’s congressional map before the June 9 primaries.

A win! Florida will shutter “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility.

Well ain’t that GREAT America maga? 👇

What USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings): Life Expectancy: 46th FreePress: 42nd Healthcare: 30th Education: 26th Happiness: 23rd Freedom: 17th What the USA is #1 in: Military Spending Number of Billionaires Incarceration Bankruptcy filings Medical debt Gun deaths Funding israel

The same administration that told you America was broke that we “have to gut the Forest Service”, slash public lands budgets, and fire federal workers to save money, just spent $29 billion on the Iran war. In only a few months.

Mockler: He took office and spiked 2.9% inflation, up to 3.8%. Gas prices are up to $4.50 in most states, and he did this all while stripping insurance away from 10 million Americans. I think the most impressive part is the deficit hasn't decreased at all.

Well, this should be much bigger news!!!

Hello civics class 👋

FDR’s Fireside chat on March 9, 1937 explaining his proposal to expand the Supreme Court stands up surprisingly well. “We have reached the point as a nation where we must take action to save the Constitution from the Court and the Court from itself.”/1

Burn. It. Down. www.wired.com/story/i-work...

Our front porch southern Oregon sunset.

“The Reflecting Pools in Washington, D.C. were designed for one purpose: reflection. They are supposed to mirror the beauty, dignity, and symbolism of the monuments around them. They were never intended to look like a chlorinated Olympic swimming pool where you can count pennies on the bottom.”

ICE Launches Door-to-Door Sweeps in NJ

Trump is Putin’s bitch. Period.

Yep, nothing like admitting you’re a criminal.

Time to Go Scorched Earth Again Trump, MAGA, and Establishment Dems with Kyle Kulinski Kyle Kulinski is done playing "nice" & civil with MAGA Reeks and corporate Democrats whose complicity allows a right-wing authoritarian movement to devour our democracy. thelefthook.substack.com/p/time-to-go...

This is only breaking news to members of his cult.

Another no-bid Trump contract and another project turns to 💩 “Interior Department staff members raised concerns about the quality and speed of repair work a contractor is performing on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington…” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...

So not only did TN Republicans strip Memphis of representation, Speaker Sexton is also stripping Dems of committees for protesting it. Watch fascism work. www.wsmv.com/2026/05/12/m...

So the Republican Supermajority breaks the law and violates the constitution to strip Memphis of representation — then Speaker Sexton strips Dems of committee assignments for daring to protest. Welcome to Tennessee.

LOUISIANA: “These bills have diluted the voice of African-Americans, and don’t allow us to see us in Congress… i want to hold office in the future, but I can’t if my voice is diluted in the community.”

“My childhood home is being taken by @GeorgiaPower to supply power to a new data center…” 🤔 They are now seizing people’s homes in Georgia via eminent domain to build power lines for a $17 billion data center. One has been forced into Utah. And xAI in Memphis. And on and on.

Trump one month before the 2024 election: “Think of it - within one year you’re gonna have electric bills and energy bills and gasoline for your cars is going to be 50% cheaper than it is right now. That’s a big thing.”

This should be in every Democratic ad in the midterms for every candidate running for every office. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

You will never guess who has a tough runoff election on May 26 in the Republican primary.

Trump and Hegseth continue to lie to the American people and hide the truth. Thank God for journalism or all we would have is regime lies.

Wait, wait I got it… melanin?

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump is building an “Amazon for Guns” and his son, Don Jr. stands to benefit. Under your noses, the Trump Administration is quietly reshaping gun regulations. The goal? Creating “Amazon for Guns”—a one stop shop to mail guns to your doorsteps. My exclusive report:

Yesterday I spoke with Tennessee state rep @brotherjones.bsky.social about the Supreme Court's shameful gutting of the Voting Rights Act. We discussed what's now happening in the south, and some ideas on what to do about it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-the-rebirth-of

According to 404 Media, ICE officials have admitted that Palantir has helped build a database of 20 million people for the agency to use for raids and arrests. Yet another reason why Palantir is America's most dangerous corporation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88

There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Don’t believe the self-made myth.

Without ACA subsidies that Trump and Republicans let expire, 1 in 5 ACA enrollees have been dropped from coverage after failing to pay premiums. It would cost about $30 billion to extend the subsidies for a year. Meanwhile, Trump’s war on Iran has already cost at least $29 billion. Priorities.

What is it like being on the frontlines of the gerrymandering wars? Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones knows firsthand. I spoke with him about his state's new gerrymander — and what's next for democracy in the South. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEANThP_k6Q

U.S. households have paid an extra $268 every week in fuel costs since the start of Trump’s Iran War. With the spike, it's estimated that ExxonMobil’s full-year earnings will climb 46%. And Chevron's profits are expected to jump 56% for the year. It’s far past time for a windfall profits tax.

Missing from history books is a key moment in America’s culture wars. It took place in May of 1970 and later came to be known as the "Hard Hat Riot." The tactics used by Nixon to stoke division then are strikingly similar to those used by modern culture warriors. Watch.

Checks out.

I had dinner recently with a group of political operatives who for years have been advising politicians and candidates. During dinner they shared with me their thoughts about how Trump might be removed using the 25th Amendment. I can’t decide whether to be elated or worried.

Trump family trip to China

BREAKING NEWS: Trump tells the truth.

Well, this should be much bigger news!!!

Trump has publicly championed the U.S. steel industry, and yet, the White House just secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for Trump's $400 million ballroom project.

Breaking NYT: Brad Raffensperger received a "manifesto" deemed to be a "credible threat on his life" on Monday, the day before a suspicious object disrupted a campaign event in Macon. The handwritten document included a photograph of Raffensperger with the word "Boom" written across his forehead.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cindy Burbank wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska.