"Ahab surrounded himself with 400 yes-men: false prophets paid to affirm the King's delusions. And those delusions led him to his defeat." — Senator Jon Osoff

President Trump promised that other countries would pay for his tariffs. The truth: American businesses and consumers paid nearly 90% of tariff costs in 2025. With prices rising and paychecks stretched thin, working families are paying the price for Trump’s reckless trade agenda.

AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:

Despite having no connection to MN, I somehow ended up watching some of this series 20 y or so ago, and it was fascinating. The score is beautiful; we used a small portion of it in our wedding.

This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free. Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.

Excellent point! (& otherwise perhaps lost in the political debate/sensationalism/clutter of the meeting itself.)

Had some additional thoughts on the sedition thing that I felt compelled to jot down. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...

Does that include socialism for the rich?

California needs a fighter and protector. I’m running for Governor.

"𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍."—Donald Trump's ignorance-based medical expertise (like his suggestion that maybe injecting bleach could treat COVID-19): & 𝑛𝑜𝑤: "The MMR I think should be taken separately. This is based on what I feel. It seems to be that when you mix them, there could be a problem."

Childhood vaccines don't contain mercury. Babies are not given 80 vaccines and other stuff. Injecting bleach is not a thing. The Republican Party does not care that Trump is a global embarrassment. Fox will always support Trump. Trump poisoned pregnant women. 2018: apnews.com/article/5c67...

This should be bellowed from the mountain tops. eliseforcongress.com/2025/08/16/s...

"Aiming to…accomplish impossible but rational things."—Kushner I'm no historian—so I wonder if any of @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social habitues know of any circumstance where this kind of wholesale transformation occurred without unconditional surrender/years-long occupation. bsky.app/profile/nypo...

#MAGA True Believers:

Political dementia…

@erinburnett.bsky.social 𝐒𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬 (peripheral edema) are a 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 of Nifedipine, 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞: a calcium channel blocker that dilates blood vessels, wh/can lead to fluid leaking into the surrounding tissues, especially in the feet and ankles.

@annegimbel.bsky.social #AGBondi "wasn't there to answer questions."— @nicollewallace.bsky.social After a few rounds of Bondi swatting down Dem questioners, I was very surprised that no Senator asked her, "Why did you come here today, Madame AG?" @andrewjweinstein.com @clairecmc.bsky.social

Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov on rural hospital closures: “We’re the wealthiest country in the world. Every community—rural, suburban, urban, Black, white, rich, poor—deserves world-class healthcare. That’s the bare minimum.”

ATTEMPTED fascism is when the FCC arm-twists a media company to cancel Jimmy Kimmel for criticizing the regime. ACTUAL fascism would be when people are too scared to protest and Jimmy Kimmel stays off the air.

@johnsipher.bsky.social @ignatiuspost.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/zacs...

This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for. But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem

Next excuse has to be Joe Biden forged “Donald” with the auto pen.

Keep a light in the window, dear friends. (Home of abolitionist John Rankin which overlooked the Ohio River on a bluff easy to spot by refugee slaves making the crossing) #WeCanSurviveMaga

This book was written by my step-grandfather. It was published in 1947.

Empathy is a quality most people feel, even if they lack the means/will/desire/skills to act on the feeling/perception. So that makes it all the more difficult to imagine/understand that some people—even some very highly successful people—are completely lacking empathy. bsky.app/profile/glas...

Let this sink in.

Speaking of #SecDefHegseth:

Six months ago, the US economy was stable. NATO was united. Our personal data was secure. And our military bases weren’t under attack. Maybe Jake Tapper could write a book about that.

@blakethomasjones.bsky.social 𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 #SlyStone 's cultural impact/oevre, #WolfBlitzer & #PamelaBrown forget #TheFamilyStone 's perhaps most illustrious/glorious creation— #𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 —a 'celebration of life/friendship/joy, urging listeners "to enjoy the moment" & "be with friends".' —GoogleAI

@clairecmc.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/zacs...

@maddowblog.msnbc.com bsky.app/profile/zacs...

@allinwithchris.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/zacs...

@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social Respect—but even if headlines are his goal, he empowers policies of those around him (eg, Stephen Miller) to largely destructive effect—incl. generating fear among intelligent/powerful/informed folks who question if 2028 elections will occur. Also: Abraham Accords, etc.

It is particularly painful that this attack occurred as the Jewish community prepares to celebrate Shavuot. We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to combating antisemitism in all of its forms.

"children and the poor"—just "waste, fraud and abuse." — #TrumpReign

Justice Souter— without a doubt—for his measured analyses, deliberations & decisions; without regard/impervious to partisan politics — one of the great ones, whom History will one day so regard. bsky.app/profile/trib...

It's been the North Korean model for years & years.

@crampell.bsky.social Pardon the interruption, & not that it's at all relevant to the issues at hand, but am I the only one who sees Catherine Rampell's resemblance to the late actress Darlene Fleugal?

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell struck down Trump’s EO against Perkins Coie as an unconstitutional attack on the American judicial system, echoing Shakespeare’s line, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Her decision should and will be upheld on appeal. search.app/msccAsjXYNrv...

"the worst quarter since the Covid era in mid-2020" Whereas this one's called "the Trump era."

Somebody woke up! 'U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Friday urged Trump to “put the toughest of sanctions on Putin," arguing there is “clear evidence that he is playing America as a patsy.”'

Trump's kitchen cabinet General Secretary Putin lost:

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

Ukraine accepted President Trump’s 30-day ceasefire proposal in March. Putin rejected it and continues to pummel Ukraine – including with today’s attack on Kyiv, Russia’s deadliest strike on the city in nearly a year. Russia is the obstacle to peace, not Ukraine.

@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social You can take #SecStateRubio out of Castro's Cuba—but apparently you can't take Castro out of Rubio, whose Dept.-wide "reorganization" plan 𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 "the office of the under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...

@kimkelly.bsky.social It's crystal clear the #TrumpReign gives not a flying figleaf for union workers (or non-union workers, for that matter)/their kids/their futures. Why any union workers (or non-union workers, for that matter) find his policies vote-worthy is stupefying! bsky.app/profile/kimk...

His father is turning in his grave.