White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

It’s going to be weird watching the Roberts court overturn every single executive power ruling they’ve made when a Democratic President takes office. Will Kavanaugh be outraged by their previous decisions?

WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN

I miss the days when mentors had protégés- “mentee” reeks of commodification

“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”

While we’re all freaking out about today, consider that Trump also gets along well with Lula

It occurs to me that candidates running as Democratic Socialists have an advantage specifically because they are not viewed as part of the Democratic Party. Very few voters are reading Marx, and some don’t care what “Socialist” means, but they know old line Democrats don’t like it.

Another red line that was crossed in the Trump/Mamdani love fest was Trump’s praise for FDR and the New Deal. This probably means nothing to most Americans, but at The Heritage Foundation it’s high treason.

Zorhan Mamdani just said Israel committed genocide while standing next to Donald Trump, and Trump let the statement stand

Cooking up some extra popcorn for the Trump/Mamdani press conference reaction

The US half cent was retired in 1857, at which time it had an inflation adjusted value of 17¢ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_ce...

Things I’d like to know: - was this capitulation baked in the cake from the beginning? Smug analysts are pointing out that R’s would never extend ACA subsidies. So why choose this as a core issue? - did Schumer orchestrate this? Clearly he’s at least incompetent, but did he support this privately?

Never forget who sold us out: Hassan King Cortez-Masto Shaheen Kaine Fetterman Durbin Rosen

One of the traitors was Hillary Clinton’s running mate 🤦‍♂️

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

The time to tigger a shutdown was the March CR. It was impressive that caucus was able to pull together now for a “make up” shutdown, but they had already missed the boat. It was still a mistake to cave right when they were drawing blood however.

"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.

It was very shrewd to base the ACA on a Republican plan that was Romney’s big accomplishment. This left Republicans with no where to go, after 15 years they still have no alternative.

This is the second President in a row with clear signs of cognitive decline. We should be talking about maximum age restrictions.

With _The Jungle_ Upton Sinclair was trying to focus on slaughterhouse working conditions, but the public reception focused on the need for meat inspection. Perhaps the reaction to _House of Dynamite_ will focus on more money for ABM systems. I hope not 🤞

Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.

The Trump White House

First draft Project 2029: - 4 new SCOTUS justices - recreate the Special Counsel law - constitutional amendment to lower the impeachment threshold and eliminate Presidential pardons - very high marginal tax rates for very high earners with no distinction for earned income vs. return to capital

This would be a very good time for Senator Schumer to step down and hand over leadership to a colleague who understands what’s at stake

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Fundamental Interests Of United States Of America Would Be Irreparably Harmed If It Race-Based Harassment And Detention By Masked Thugs Were Even Temporarily Halted

this one came out a week ago and after a bumpy start the reaction has been very encouraging, and has led to some great conversations and interactions. if you haven't seen it yet check it out and let me know what you think. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd2I...

I’m a California voter and I’ve already gotten 3 mailers opposing the redistricting - it’s nice to know the Republicans are panicking

Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

open.substack.com/pub/shaulmag... “There is little more dangerous than living in the past and thinking it is the future” - this applies to so many of us at the current moment

Happy birthday Social Security open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Does it feel like the Democratic fundraising texts you’re getting are a scam? Guess what: they are!

You’re trapped in a horror movie with your most famous birthday twin. Who is it? And how are you surviving? Me and Liberace are dazzling our way to safety.

Motherfucking wind farms…

I declare this National Brotherhood Week in memoriam Tom Lehrer youtu.be/aIlJ8ZCs4jY?...

CBS can cancel Colbert for purely financial reasons, and I can cancel Paramount Plus for purely financial reasons

This makes me want to dance over to the airport and get on a plane to Vancouver right now

A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41. Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.

The real Epstein scandal is our society’s acceptance of wealth as a sign of moral rectitude. Epstein did everything right is a society that values only asset accumulation.

To be fair, records for the Gulf of America only go back 5 months, so we can’t be sure the water is warmer than normal

Deporting children of military veterans because they were born on an overseas military base. This man has no citizenship now.

So grateful to wake up to headlines other than “fascists still winning.” Let’s hope for more days like this.

still think this is one of the greatest posts ever made

Not all of our political norms are gone open.substack.com/pub/coreyrob...

Super apt by @rtraister.bsky.social. This is why, as a person who also has her head in NYC despite not living there currently, I am totally mystified by powers-that-be turning toward Cuomo! Do people have no memory for even five years ago??