Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

This is authoritarianism. Picking his media oligarchs.

I just voted for Seattle city leaders. I voted by mail, based on my voter registration and signature. I am a disabled person who would have lost an entire day of work if I had to vote in person. .

Kagi News 😍

There are 375 days until the Midterms, 1110 days until the next theoretical Presidential Election, and 1184 days until the next optional Inauguration Day. Midterms progress: ████▒▒▒▒▒▒ 42% Presidency/Regime progress: ██▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 20% Until Next Inauguration : █▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 19% #protest

Israeli forces carry out air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon in violation of US-brokered ceasefire.

Louisiana has refused to reconsider the convictions of 1,000+ mostly Black men sentenced by split juries, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2020 that such convictions are unconstitutional and based on an inherently racist law. By @richardawebster.bsky.social

More than 2,000 employees could be cut from the Department of the Interior during the ongoing federal government shutdown if the Trump administration gets its way. A report from our friends at @highcountrynews.org:

'Smacking the founders in the face': Conservative slams Trump for White House demolition

A new Colorado law includes requirements that dozens of cities provide multilingual ballots during local elections, bridging a major gap in access for voting in those races.

Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."

This is not a Kavanaugh stop. This is a Roberts murder.

Early access on the Patreon! My old work laptop is too old to get an update to Windows 11. Funnily enough, my daughter's school laptop runs Ubuntu. It's a LOT less powerful than my old work machine. Looks like it's time to swap the OS and give her an upgrade! www.patreon.com/posts/revivi...

Odds are this aggressively did not happen. But it would of course be just as unconstitutional to spend money donated to the government without a duly enacted appropriation as it is to spend tax money that way.

Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."

🚨BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) escalated her defense against what she calls a politically driven prosecution, signaling plans to challenge both the conduct and the legitimacy of the federal prosecutor leading the case against her. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“The ballroom may stand (though who knows, the administration seems to be dodging all oversight) but make no mistake: the wealth and power that produced it is grossly, unstably inflated. And we know what happens to bubbles.” Read Meghan Houser’s latest on the $300 million East Wing demolition.

The most interesting trend talking to Democrats: how much Trump 2.0. radicalized moderates against Republicans. Progressives start from the point that they can't trust Republicans on anything. But moderates always thought they could do business because they had to. That's gone.

Today's edition is 837 words, a 4-minute read.

Trump pardons another shady crypto crony

An immigration commander was accused of violating "multiple paragraphs" of a recent court order prohibiting agents from using certain tactics to suppress protests, according to a new report.

Podcasting... This time, digging into Australia's economic success, and the sources of our prosperity. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Trump and Vance Hit Unexpected Snag in Indiana

I obtained video of two FBI agents visiting an anti-ICE protester not charged with any crime. While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...

Demolition Man

Earlier today, Mother Jones talked to Bay Area faith leaders about what brought them out to protest ICE. Here's what they had to say.

Former special counsel Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Department allow him to testify publicly, according to a new letter he sent to the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary committees.

Stephen Miller: De Niro 'a sad, bitter, broken old man'

They can’t handle the truth.

Jack Ciattarelli bragging about cutting local government jobs, pay, and benefits: “I have decreased county personnel rolls by 12%. Through hiring freezes and workforce reductions, I’ve led the way in working with unions to reform worker benefits and institute wage freezes.”

The cost of President Donald Trump's ballroom addition to the White House has gone up, from its original stated price of $200 million to nearly double that, the president admitted while speaking to reporters on Thursday.

Don’t miss our DC bureau chief @davidcorn.bsky.social and his dramatic reading outside the White House.

Nebraska rancher: I don't think it's a good idea. We should just allow our market to dictate the price of beef. Most people out here would have the view that the government should just be limited and not meddling in the free markets

RAJU: You said yesterday you were still trying to get the details of this $230m Trump wants from the DOJ. Now that you've had some time, are you ok with taxpayers potentially being on the hook for that kind of money? MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not trying to dodge. I haven't had time to get the details

Trump wants to tear away health care from millions of Americans He has shutdown our gov rather than fund exploding premiums The American people understand what’s at stake I explained @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇

Old Soviet joke: Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three? One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals

When I say the MAGA movement is post-truth, this is the sort of thing I mean. Push blatant lies in advance of an event, see overwhelming evidence that the lies were false, know that others saw it too, but plow ahead with the same lies, opposed to the notion that living in factual reality matters.

HSI official: "The years of investigative work that culminated with this morning's operation seems reminiscent of a Hollywood movie. But this wasn't luck and this wasn't theatrics."

My favorite part about all of this is how he has a super majority backing of Christians, mostly evangelical Christians, to whom character was supposed to be of highest importance. Guess not.

wrote about trump's shit ad, and why the media doesn't care when he attacks Democrats or people in cities. (It's because only white cishet rural men are seen as authentic americans.) www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...

and the democrats go "but health care"

Here’s what is going to happen: 1. Trump will start working out of the ballroom area, like in Mar-a-Lago (he doesn’t do real work anyway) 2. He claims the West Wing is lopsided and needs to be replaced 3. He knocks down the West Wing too 4. Goes after White House itself 5. Presidential palace

Federal official: "We are not going to permit any criminal enterprise, whether it be Italian organized crime, Asian organized crime, Eurasian organized crime. We are not gonna permit any of those organized crime families and organizations to operate in our city or country."

💬 Zelenskyy: Long-range missiles would impose “real consequences” on the Kremlin and “can truly change the course of the war.”  🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

“What, you ask, will that grand structure be called? Did you have to ask? According to the pledge agreement sent to donors, they’ll be contributing to the construction of ‘The Donald J. Trump Ballroom at the White House.’” www.thebulwark.com/p/our-house-...

this is a terrible way to hit this issue. whats wrong with you?

an FBI official says the alleged NBA gambling ring involves the "Toronto Rangers" (not a real team), which doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the quality of their investigation

Melania Trump has declined to comment on Trump's East Wing demolition. Maintaining the East Wing, including its holiday decorations, has historically been the First Lady's responsibility.

⚖️TODAY, a Virginia court will hear a challenge to the state’s felony disenfranchisement provision, which denies the right to vote to those convicted of a felony. Pro-voting plaintiffs argue the provision violates state law and ask the court to block it. https://bit.ly/4nhZaw2

Glad Raskin is on this. I hope @robertgarcia.bsky.social gets on the demolition of the East Wing, and they link up to determine whether Trump’s trying to steal the $230 million to pay for the palace ballroom. newrepublic.com/article/2021...