@talkingpointsmemo.com So what is to stop Trump from demolishing the MLK and FDR memorials?

Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country? It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware. When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."

surprised The Diplomat hasn't had PM Trowbridge exclaim "What do you want me to do? Fuck a Pig?" #blackmirror #rorykinnear #nationalanthem

@hesherman.bsky.social I see you are already on top of this story. www.onstageblog.com/onstage-blog...

why are the comments closed on the @nytimes.com article on the protests? Not to mention the front page "headline" which is buried and just says there were protests - no reference to size and range. The paper is being kept alive by Wordle.

Not even a year into Trump.... meanwhile how long did it take Garland to appoint Jack Smith?

NEW: “The Justice Department seemed poised to pursue an indictment against Letitia James on pathetically weak charges. Yet the charges that actually ended up in the indictment a jury returned on Thursday may somehow be even weaker.” By @mollyroberts.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

@annabower.bsky.social Did Halligan present "classified information" to the Grand Jury? Which, I presume, means that the information no longer is "classified"? or did Halligan break the law?

Go Bears! Enjoy the parking spaces! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/s...

@kevinddaly.bsky.social Is this connections puzzle (which I wrote) too tough? connectionsplus.io/game/qSbVh5

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social If DOD is no longer going to think about climate change, then it will not be prepared for climate change - the resulting conflicts and the resulting logistic/transportation issues. Hegseth can call it whatever, but the planners have to deal with reality.

The GOP-usually so good at messaging - should be harping that "we are putting forth a "clean" continuing resolution just like the Democrats have demanded X times before. The current budget was agreed to by Democrats, so why do they want to change it now? We are not playing politics!" #budget

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@joshtpm.bsky.social I fully expect the shutdown to end with the ACA supports put back in and the GOP claiming they helped everyday Americans. It's part of the GOP practice of "cause a problem and then respond to the outcry by going back to what was and saying you'd solved the problem".

So, when does the UN move its headquarters out of the US?

Has Kenvue filed suit yet against the government over the Tylenol insinuations/allegations?

Disney/ABC have saved kids’ Halloween candy by cancelling Kimmel

I'm expecting the Supreme Court to reverse itself on the Heller decision and progeny before Trump sends military (of some sort) into Chicago, Baltimore, etc.

@presmax.bsky.social Was not aware that there was a real religious leader named "Ann Lee" - which, presumably, inspired the naming of "Annleigh" for Tigers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Lee

Bread and Circuses: sports.yahoo.com/mma/breaking...

@chrislhayes.bsky.social Wondering where all those threats to stage a John Galt strike went when it is now that the US Government is dictating to private companies how those companies should be running their business and what kind of kickbacks they must pay to the government?

The Reagan Revolution is getting its dream - the eviseration of the federal government. No regulation - no federal assistance - no federal government programs. Just a military and border control.

@pkrugman.bsky.social So what happens if the US Dollar is no longer the world's "reserve currency". And how possible is it in response to Trump's tariff insanity?

And those in the know no doubt made millions off the information

Do all those Amarillo injunctions now disappear?

@mingemi.bsky.social i hope your readers can get Cal to its goal! crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/46583

Go Bears! Let’s meet the challenge! #calbears #wbb #calwbb crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/46583

Are college athletes who are international students exempt from the student visa pause? #cbb #ncaa #visa #international #rubio

How did this Australian entry not make it to the #Eurovision Grand Final? Even Will Ferrell could not have done it better! #Australia #MilkshakeMan. youtu.be/EJ0RdIU_G8g?...

The Pope is All-American! www.tiktok.com/@bookofmormo...

Why is MAGA always surprised to find out a Pope adheres to Roman Catholic theology?

Of course Trump loves Les Miserables as it shows a protest movement being beaten down and all the protestors (save one) being killed. Also Valjean getting rich, "unfairly prosecuted" and then getting away without further punishment. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

@presmax.bsky.social www.theverge.com/microsoft/66...

Cal wins Rugby 15s 55-38 over Life U.

Why is the GOP afraid to say their philosophical reason for the cuts - that the GOP thinks those are not functions for a federal government.

I know these people are idiots - but why do they have to prove it every single day? #WPS #Hegseth #Rubio #Noem currently.att.yahoo.com/news/hegseth...

No surprise here. www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a... #wind #trump #windmill #windpower

GOP says extending tax cuts, which were supposed to pay for themselves but haven't, won't increase the deficit, because they already cause the current deficit. They will increase the national debt they claim to care so much about. What's the justification this time? When do they pay for themselves?

Given the near-certainty that Bukele would return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. if the Trump administration asked in good faith, the administration's desire to look strong could thus be leveraged here. The public campaign equating a failure to secure the return as weakness should start now. /END OF 🧵

@joshtpm.bsky.social I'm imagining the call between Xi and Trump where Xi says "The US will drop the tariffs to zero - or we start dumping US treasuries tomorrow"

@joshtpm.bsky.social So "fraud, waste, abuse" are programs that Musk/Trump et all don't like. "Efficiency" is not about whether a program is good or bad or even efficient - government is more "efficient" if it is limited to doing only "proper" things in the views of Musk/Trump et al.

The termination of Sasha's grant was "an urgent priority for the administration" according to the letter he received.

@democrats.org I would like to see the DNC put out a weekly "Weirdest Republican of the Week" award, including summaries of people who just missed out.

Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."

I never thought I'd be living in a real life production of Ionescu's Rhinoceros, but here we are.

Has Ferrari fired its weather person? #F1 #Ferrari #Hamilton #AustraliaGrandPrix #Rain

So, I'm agreeing with those who say the chaos is actually planned stock manipulation.

So now Earth is safe from Asteroid Y24 but theoretically, NASA will be monitoring with the James Webb telescope - that is, until Musk cancels the funding. Don't Look Up was not supposed to be a documntary.