Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that. No phones, no staff, nothing. I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny": Listen for dangerous words.

Tom Homan took a bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent the right way. by Ezra Klein

You need to know what might be coming. Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk. Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

If you see people having their windows smashed in, thrown on the pavement, and ripped away from their children and your thought is to ponder legality, I think you should reconsider what’s important in this moment.

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

This day in history, an abuser resigned in disgrace. He will never hold such power again. We won’t let him.

INBOX: Former US attorney Preet Bharara is representing Adam Schiff and has issued a statement blasting Ed Martin's "glaring" bias as he examines allegations Bharara says are "stale" and "debunked" re Schiff's mortgage.

If the federal government can simply seize privately held patents then that is the end of the U.S. patent system, the legal basis for American innovation.

In 2016, Ghislaine Maxwell falsely stated, under oath, that she was not aware that Jeffrey Epstein recruited underage girls for sex (you know, the ones she was actually recruiting on his behalf). She was charged with two counts of perjury for this. Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?

If you get fat after giving up your gym membership, the gym isn't punishing you. Because you chose to quit, you don't get to use the gym equipment or take fitness classes. It's the same with Brexit. The EU didn't punish us for leaving. We surrendered the benefits of membership.

I guess I just don't understand how starving children to death is 'defending your right to exist.'

The distance between what is in happening Gaza, fully backed with US dollars and political support, and the reaction of American politicians who by and large just don’t seem to care or support it is just completely brain-breaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency. "Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die" Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.

LAT posts a picture of Narciso Barranco, who was violently assaulted by ICE, with his 3 Marine sons. These are the proud Americans Stephen Miller is targeting. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Sen. Chris Murphy: "I was briefed on the intelligence last week. Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States."

Brad Lander is being charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer who is doing everything in his power not to identify as a federal law enforcement officer.

So ICE is now more powerful than a sitting US senator? I hope every democrat congressperson stands up for their colleague and demands accountability for what happened to Alex Padilla. They won’t but I wish they would.

Not everything is bad. Following the dismal spectacle of tarnished honours given out to endlessly venal mediocrities in recent years, it’s hard to think of a more suitable recipient. Congratulations to the decent, competent, triple Mayoral election winner @london.gov.uk 👏

The United States is hosting the 2028 summer Olympics in Los Angeles

State troops sent to Los Angeles by the Trump administration, without the approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, were expected to sleep on floors or outdoors, a source told the Chronicle.

In what world is it OK to put someone who overstayed their visa in a concentration camp for life?

Just so we’re clear, a Sieg Heil is not a side effect of ketamine.

My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin." member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...

“If your favorite president doesn’t receive an Oscar, a Golden Globe, or an Emmy this year, a lot of stations will lose their FCC licenses.”

I've never seen it so well put before.

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

"This is the largest redistribution from poor to rich in American history."

You want to know why Thompson, Tapper, et al. spend their days hassling Dems? Because Dems *care*. Dems react. Dems make them feel like they have agenda-setting power. Dems beg & scrape for their approval. Republicans don't give a shit. Writing about GOP crimes doesn't bring the same ego boost.

It's almost as if granting a criminal blanket immunity was a bad idea.

Remember that several people asked Pam Bondi during confirmation SPECIFICALLY what she would do on matters pertaining to Qatar (which she did not disclose) or GEO (pertinent to the Baraka arrest). She said she'd consult top career lawyer at DOJ abt recusal. Then she fired that lawyer.

He means "the government can snatch brown people off the street and send them to a gulag in a foreign country forever, whether or not they committed a crime, and even whether or not they're a citizen". People would be a lot more concerned if they understood what this really meant.

Big week for Villanova alums. ✝️🏀

Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.

"We've got about 5-7 weeks of normal inventory in the country right now. Then we start to see spot shortages if it goes much beyond this."

That’s all he’s got. Until there are no more good parts.

“L’ami est celui avec qui on peut rester silencieux.” (Camillo Sbarbaro) ✏️ Sempé

Seeing a redacted birth certificate of a two-year-old attached to a habeas petition is what broke me.

Trump is a terrifying fascist who is likely to destroy our country. That’s why I spent most of my time criticizing Democrats.

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When you think of Easter, carrots come to mind. As families gathered together to celebrate, remember the farm workers who bring the food to our holiday tables. #WeFeedYou #easter

“You can’t say people are our most important product and then treat them like shit.” - Jim Sinegal, co-founder of Costco

Van Hollen on Fox News Sunday: "My whole point here is if you deprive one man of his constitutional rights, you threaten the constitutional rights of everybody ... if you threaten the rule of law for one person, you threaten if for everybody in America."