Amount of time CBC News’s The National spent covering the US protests (and Lemon): 2 minutes, 30 seconds. Telling that CBC covers American opposition to Trump better than CBS. (This is a great report, btw. TV news is so much better in Canada) youtu.be/KBnCbCAscP8?...

Clouds, buoys, a beach, and (sun)bathers. Clinch Park, Traverse City, MI. 8-23-19 #clouds #BlueSkyArtShow #beach #Photography #PureMichigan

Wow, buckle up. The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat. This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset. This is already 45K votes.

The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Gregory Bovino https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-gregory-bovino/

Happy International Zebra Day to those who celebrate.

While Donald enjoys spending billions of dollars of taxpayers' money, he is notoriously cheap with his own:

Calvin’s got better things to do this weekend🤣. What are your weekend plans? #CalvinandHobbes

2/ Everyone knows that. It’s not up for debate. That imbalance makes it impossible to get the left on an even playing field with the right. One side is responsible, the other is reckless. It’s never a fair fight. Thus all the brainwashing. And the feeling that things don’t make sense. END

1/ The Epstein file release distills a central problem: Hideous allegations against a GOP president are being handled by mainstream news orgs with care, as they should be. But if it were flipped and the allegations were against a Dem president, right-wing media would go wild - zero restraint.

Oops!

I bet Melania is super mad that allegations of child sex abuse against Donald Trump are ruining her documentary’s opening day.

"Time to drop a really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files." -- Elon Musk Guess who else is in the Epstein files, Elon.

SUSIE WILES, CHIEF OF STAFF: "These Epstein files are really bad for us!" TRUMP: "Let's send ICE to invade Minneapolis!" SUSIE WILES, CHIEF OF STAFF: "These videos of ICE in Minneapolis are really bad for us!" TRUMP: "Release some more Epstein files!"

So, DC is dumping their ice and snow in the RFK Stadium parking lots? I mean, the Kennedy Center parking lots are pretty much empty. Just saying. wapo.st/4k9pnwQ

“Doctors won’t tell you this, but you don’t need medication for a tapeworm—all you need is the natural power of friction,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said as he dropped to the floor, lifted his legs high, and dragged his ass along the White House carpet during a press conference.

A statement from “the smartest man in Washington.”

As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the US and around the world, The Nation is honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

Be sure to remind the news media. So far tRump and Bondi have succeeded in distracting them with shiny new controversies.

If data is the weapon, participation is the shield. Make sure your registration is up to date. Stay informed leading up to and after the midterms. Show up in numbers that end the argument.

Any criminal charges over 2020 election in Georgia would seem barred by statute of limitations. More political theater. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

A Danish pension fund sold $100 million in US bonds. Trump said he “holds all the cards” and warned Europe against selling US assets over tariffs, or face “big retaliation”. A Swedish pension fund responded by dumping $8.8 billion in US Treasury bonds.

Took my goldfish to the drive-thru and asked, 'Do you sell fish cakes?' 'Yes,' they replied. Great, because it's his birthday.

Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that

Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop? www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...

Juvenile Otago Shag/Matapo (Leucocarbo chalconotus) what a privilege it was to get this capture. #writerslife #NewZealand #Nature #photography #Otago #birds

"The man is a 79-year-old slurry of ego and greed who wouldn’t know impulse control if it bit him on the swollen cankles," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/4bNxdtV

He, you dopes in the red hats, listen to your messiah. He says you shouldn't have guns. And you know that everything he says is true. Straight from God, through him, to you.

Probably had him executed....

if sex with two people is called a twosome, and sex with three people is called a threesome, I guess I understand now why they call you handsome... #DocAfterDark

Lisa DeMuth might want to leave Minnesota

Post of the day. Rocky and Bullwinkle (and Natasha) for the win.

He needs to be sent to Holland, Michigan where scores of illegal immigrants are living, people who have overstayed their visas and some of whom have committed crimes. Noem: Nah. They're all White.

Replacing Bovino with Homan is like shitting your pants and changing your shirt.

PS: Kyle does an excellent job of going thru the various videos to disprove the administration’s baseless claims.

What Colorado is doing to prevent — and prepare itself for — what is happening in Minnesota. (First half of last night’s @nexton9news.bsky.social @kylec.bsky.social on NBC9 in Denver.) THIS is what a journalist does, as contrasted to the “news media.” Well worth your time. youtu.be/LohVZh0aLys?...

Street art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...

The union that represents CBP agents calling for Noem and Miller to step down or be fired. A Catholic Cardinal calling for Congress to defund ICE. Yes and yes.

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution. If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.