Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

“It was stunning to realize how closely many of the grievances our founders asserted toward King George III mirror the issues we are facing with the tyrannical despot currently occupying our White House.“ www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-i...

If Jesus came back today, the first den of thieves he would cleanse is the White House.

this is a great article. I saw the portrait of the black curtains in the doge palace a few years ago, and someone explained the story briefly, but learned a lot more about it here.

JD Vance said that the Watergate Scandal wouldn't end a presidency today. I break down how bad it really was and why Vance wants to normalize corruption: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPI_...

English version is here (I talk at length about what is and what is very much not new about this moment; I recommend reading first before making assumptions about what the author may or, in the case of your critique, may very much not suggest):

The old world is dying. Defending the status quo is no longer an option: It is neither an adequate response to the challenge we face nor is it viable electorally. We live in a profoundly disruptive moment. Restoration won’t do. A credible transformation is the only way forward.

That's not going to work.

Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

Susan Richmond Way, from a previous life in the film group. Welcome!

“Vance’s stance might be summarized thus: ‘Where there is the smoke that I made up, then there must also be the fire that I also made up.’”

trump’s approval rating is now lower than the number of felony convictions on his record. The man is polling beneath his own rap sheet.

There's a ton of evidence to back this up. It's not even close. And I'm baffled by why Dems don't run on this, repeating the data endlessly the way the right repeats their lies.

Despite precise instructions from Congress on how billions of dollars in foreign aid should be spent, Trump officials have failed to fund some projects and labeled money meant for global health as “unallocated” to control how it is spent.

It should have been a celebration that reminded us of everything that connects us as a nation a moment to showcase the incredible diversity and creativity of the American people. That would have been a celebration worthy of this historic milestone.

True Story!

AOC: The Republican Party’s brand is fear. They constantly want Americans in fear of somebody because, if you are not afraid of someone who is your neighbor, you’re going to realize who’s actually pickpocketing you.

He's a textbook example of vandalism - at its worst.

Bitcoin just hit a 21-month low — and has crashed nearly 54% since October. Meanwhile, Trump is doubling down on his crypto grifts and making it easier for the industry to infiltrate the broader economy. Be warned. Here's what you should know.

This is evil.... no other word for it. I hope those responsible are brought to justice. Publicly and soon.

Thou shalt vote blue no matter who. Even if it’s a bright young Democratic Socialist. Hey, we don’t make the rules, you do.

At some point we need to stop pretending these are "conservative" justices and start calling them what they've become: activist justices advancing a political agenda. Court expansion. Term limits. Ethics reform. Everything should be on the table. Doing nothing is no longer an option.

The women in this photo collectively hold 4 college degrees, 3 master’s degrees, 1 doctorate, 2 law degrees, and degrees from Princeton, Harvard, and Yale.

If we want to counter the gouging of consumers in the current Gilded Age, we need robust antitrust enforcement, not these enablers leading DOJ. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s Pentagon wants $80 billion to cover the cost of his illegal war on Iran. That money could… -Extend ACA subsidies for 2.5 years -Cover SNAP benefits for 35 million people -Cover Medicaid for 23 million children It’s not about what we can afford. It’s about our priorities.

It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican. It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong. Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up. The sleeping giant of America is roaring.

Thanks in large part to the GOP's so-called Big Beautiful Bill coupled with their profit/grift-sharing agreements with the WH.

I CANNOT BELIEVE how much I find myself agreeing with Elon Musk and the House Republicans. Okay—let's do this. Let's secure our elections! Step 1: Deport Elon. Step 2: Arrest any official who removes the names of citizens from voting rolls. Step 3: Impeach all insurrectionists.

Zohran Mamdani and AOC aren’t the main reasons democratic socialists are getting elected. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are the main reasons democratic socialists are getting elected. Eventually, people start to realize who’s keeping them poor.

Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation. This is a national crisis. Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention. So I went to the Senate floor to call his bluff. I told the ENTIRE STORY of his 500 days of corruption. 1/ Here it is - in one🧵

Some Democrats think the party has gone too far left and needs to readjust towards the “center.” Rubbish. Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?

Trump's second term is simultaneously 1) the greatest threat to democracy & rule of law ever. 2) a domestic & foreign policy disaster on every front. 3) an unending string of stupid, stupid stories driven entirely by Trump himself. Where to start with the crazy? • FIFA Peace Prize. 'Nuff said.

Major media apparently have decided it's not news that the most powerful person in the world is out of his fucking mind.

🔥Jewish Actor Mandy Patinkin (brillant in Homeland) gets really passionate about Gaza and the child killer Benjamin Netanyahu. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Just watched the original 1962 "The Manchurian Candidate" again for the nth time. Trump is Johnnie Iselin. Change my mind.

Trump promised to "drain the swamp" but failed to tell us he would create a literal swamp - at taxpayer expense. That isn't irony, it's the universe doing stand-up.

🎥 NEW: The DOJ sued 31 states to seize your most sensitive voter data — but they're tallying at zero wins so far. Marc Elias breaks down why Trump's voter data obsession isn't just a PR stunt, but an effort to build a national voter list he can control to decide who gets to vote in 2026👇

The Reflecting Pool problems reflect Trump’s whole deal Trump has a hubristic habit of claiming he’s getting things done that nobody has before, rushing through the efforts — and then ignoring when things fall apart.

The fight to define America will be won not by embittered, decaying bullies frantically racing to rewrite the past and savage other Americans. It will be won by a multi-generational movement constructing the most inclusive, values-based democracy possible. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

True Story!

seen on i-5 in seattle

Sums it up nicely

Donald Trump doesn't own the White House. He didn't own the East Wing. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is not his, either. They are ours and his acts of destruction are attacks on all of us.

No kidding. I can't wait.

At least a few people who once liked Trump must now see that he is embarrassing and ruining America If he can't *clean a pool* without stealing money from us, hiring the wrong people, overpaying, conspiracy-theorizing, lying to us and calling in the Guard, he can't run a country

How authoritarianism works: 1) The president's pet project fails. 2) The president blames vandals. 3) Underlings arrest people gathered around the project so the president can claim vandals are being arrested, as proof of his lie. No orders needed. It's what John Dickerson calls creating a market.

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In Opinion The system that turned Gila monster venom into GLP-1 drugs is being dismantled through research budget cuts, Jeff Coller writes in a guest essay. “Less support for scientists means strange questions no one will get to chase. Exploring those questions is how medicine advances.”