I knew when I saw Andy Harris drop in a “present” with Garbarino and Schweikert taking a walk that we’d be inundated with this take, which is understandable but wrong. They had 4 more votes if they’d needed them. Republicans did this, they made decisions, they don’t deserve to be excused this way

There's been a lot of attention lately on JD Vance's sordid conversion from Trump critic to avid Trumpist/VP. But less attention has been paid to Vance's previous criticisms of GOP Medicaid cuts. That should be a big focus now with the House GOP bill: newrepublic.com/article/1954...

Clyburn: "There's nothing wrong with bringing the govt in balance, but there's a problem when that balance comes on the back of working men and women ... when Trump indicated that he ought to be raising taxes on the wealthy, he got our attention. But then he retreated from that almost immediately."

If President Biden was addled…..he sure did a great job! He was the most effective president in my lifetime so the results sure don’t match the accusation. Meanwhile the Felon Dotard is ranting like a lunatic and destroying American because his feelings got hurt.

Sure, let’s dissect the mental and physical acuity of the former president who sought to make lives in America better while minimizing the reality of a deranged arsonist dismantling the country we’ve known and loved. What a failure to meet this moment.

RFK Jr starts having a tantrum as Chris Murphy details how he lied during his confirmation hearing about his anti-vax views

This is bleak reading

RIP Kurt Vonnegut. Gone 18 yrs. Dang.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has employed political appointees to make cookies and serve meals, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social report. "On at least one occasion, a political appointee was told to recook the cookies because the batch was subpar." theatln.tc/Xo3eE3Jm

Supreme Court to decide if Trump can exile people to overseas gulags “by mistake” and then leave them there to rot forever www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

He did it again bsky.app/profile/hous...

Hey, from Key Largo, FL, courtesy of a family member of mine! #KeyLargoProgressives #HandsOff #50501

I marched in a big city today, depicted in photos by an indistinguishable sea of people, which has beauty in its magnitude. Our small town protesters, though, rallied while their actual neighbors, relatives, grocery clerks, and co-workers drove by and saw them. That’s how we change hearts and minds.

“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.” —Victor Hugo We’re entering the “worse” phase.

All I’m saying is that President Harris wouldn’t have us looking at the futures market on a Sunday night.

“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”

Saw a ton of great signs today This one is my favorite #nyc #handsoff

Thank you, Canada. #USDemocracy

The worst news of the week. "The U.S. Senate confirmed Harmeet Dhillon, a veteran lawyer with a history of attacking voting rights, to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

get outta town, schmuck

The last day on which a majority of the Supreme Court’s justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, 1969. One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.

My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm. "Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."

I’ll just say it: make Cory Booker the majority leader.

If there's just God, Tom Homan and Kristi Noem are going to the Hague.

🚨There’s a BIG problem with their strategy. If you kill DEI, you also kill…hundreds of thousands of jobs for veterans! Watch more in the new @indyamericans.bsky.social on YouTube now: youtu.be/lxXt8QqzPwQ?...

remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...

If Trumpty-Dumpty is working with the Russians to screw up America, he's doing a great job. Eggs, $11 a dozen. Health & Human Services down the dumper, ditto VA. If you call Social Security, they tell you to call back later. Guys 'n gals, this is more fucked up than Peter O'Toole on his birthday.

As we begin the week, my law firm is litigating 46 voting and election cases in 20 states. I expect additional litigation to be filed this week.

The group chat with Jeffrey Goldberg is a scandal, but an even bigger scandal is the illegal & unnecessary war. A talk with Matt Duss: www.thenation.com/podcast/arch...

BREAKING: Trump and Republican leadership in Congress admit they are incapable of passing their own budget for NINE FREAKING MONTHS because they take a fuck-ton number of days off so they can perform angertainment spectacles, Trump can play golf, and because they hate each other.

Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help

Are you fucking kidding me dude

No surprise that this opinion piece apparently met the new Bezos imposed guidelines at WaPo. If you are looking for fearlessly pro-democracy news, analysis and opinion, consider supporting @democracydocket.com. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

On today’s episode of “if Obama” If Obama fired over a dozen inspectors general in the middle of the night, the media would have (appropriately) excoriated him over the illegality and absolutely tanked his approval ratings Trump does it, and CNN calls it a “shakeup” Shameful.

How are we enjoying Project 2025 so far?

Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home

Follow @jimacosta.bsky.social ... HE is doing his job every day!

ACOSTA: Do you agree with Trump's decision to pardon violent people? REP. BURCHETT: If they were truly violent, no. But I don't know that? ACOSTA: What do you mean you don't know? We're showing the footage right now.

Jim Acosta was on fire today during this interview with Burchett

Thank you!

"This is not Fox congressman. You can't just spin a tale and pull the wool over people's eyes. This is CNN," @jimacosta.bsky.social says. "This is the news. We are asking you to come on and tell the truth."

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Smart take on my interview with Burchett on Jan. 6. We can’t let the truth about that day be destroyed. newrepublic.com/article/1905...