Meet two heroes of our times.

Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.

I still can’t figure out why the taxpayers of this country have to pay for FBI security details for the girlfriend of the Director.

That’s interesting. Last time I heard the phrase “Quick Reaction Force” was during the January 6 investigations when the Oath Keepers stashed an arsenal at a Virginia hotel. Gift link: wapo.st/46UGmic

"That’s the sort of thing you hear before having to make a difficult decision about grandpa’s future..." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Bass: If you want to go back in time, where was LA on Thursday? Fine, peaceful. Nothing was happening. The minute ICE rolled into town, that's when the chaos started and then add to that—bringing in federal troops.

More dancing, less rioting. Damn, just love LA. The protesters are planning for a huge dance/protest party. I hope the Marines bring their dance shoes. Trump, you are not welcomed here. ICE go away! Folks just want theirs community back. As it was before deportations.

Marines do two things REALLY well. We fuck the place up and make people unalive. That's what we do. To send Marines into LA for "riot control" is one of the dumbest shortsighted fucking things I've honestly ever seen in my life. This bullshit needs to stop.

The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.

If you want to understand why LA residents feel under attack, undercover DHS agents lying about their identity and authorizations to try to kidnap LA children seems a good start. People just do not understand the attacks LA is under by Trumpists right now.

"We do not want to give Trump an excuse to crack down on peaceful protest, which is exactly what he wants to do." @ezralevin.bsky.social explains why No Kings protests are leaving Washington, D.C. to Donald Trump for his "pathetic little parade."

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass @mayor.lacity.gov : "When the administration started, he talked about violent criminals, drug dealers. How do you go from drug dealers to chasing people through the parking lot of a Home Depot where there's day laborers working, just trying to survive?"

Mayor Karen Bass @mayor.lacity.gov to Trump: End the raids

CNN’s reporter on scene in Los Angeles: I’m being detained..

"They are not helpful! There was no reason for them to be here in the first place. If anything, it was a provocation." L.A. Mayor Karen Bass @mayor.lacity.gov makes clear that the presence of the National Guard in her city is not a helpful thing.

Stand back. Rescind this illegal, and immoral order. The absurdity of threatening the people of the United States with their own military— Act like the Commander-in-Chief. If you want to be president, at least try to play the part. Fake it, if nothing else. Stand back— We’ll clean up your mess.

When the story of troops sleeping on the floor in California after Trump sent them with no plan went viral… Musk’s Grok quickly sprang into action and told people the SF Chronicle pics were actually from Afghanistan in 2021. BBC Verify: Grok lied.

Link: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8M7D8Jk/

#ProudBlue This man was at the protests yesterday & he said it was definitely the police escalating the tension. They were violent & inciting violence. Listen to his whole video. It’s broken into two parts because it’s longer than 3 mins. Please don’t take the bait when you are out there.

Gov Newsom is very very good at this.

So much this…

go.bsky.app/53yy9WJ “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” Martin Luther King Jr. my heart is in LA now - resist the nonsense violence we have to grow past the hate & violence for our species to survive - connect - call - post - talk - march - scream 💙

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Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.

A lot of this is untrue

Let's talk about Attorney General Bondi's attack on Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan and the weakness of the DOJ's criminal charges against the judge -- simply by closely examining the government's own affidavit. youtu.be/9mvdg_Ap4EU

Despite staggering evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare Advantage, Donald Trump gave these for-profit insurers another $25 billion after they cozied up to him. He gave them more money to keep ripping you off.

Thank you @debbie156.bsky.social for including me in your Starter Pack 💙🦋🥰 Freedom Fighters! Resisters go.bsky.app/QCVn9gP

Macron shook one hand.

Welcome, @katiephang.bsky.social!

i genuinely want to know what the hell is wrong with this guy. he is a total monster and i am a little interested in how he got to be this way.

You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

Remember the 6 men who forcibly removed Dr. Teresa Borrenphol from the Coeur d'Alene town hall? They’ve been arrested and charged! www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...

Paying taxes with tears in my eyes knowing what they're paying for - disappearing innocent people to a concentration camp in El Salvador. What have we become?

I would not have predicted that large universities would show more courage than either Big Law or corporate media. Good for them.

This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.

Oh look. Another bribery and extortion scheme.

Bring back Kilmar Abrego García... NOW. 🧵(1 of 6)

NEW: The govt has filed it's daily status report on Abrego Garcia. ICE official Evan Katz declares Abrego Garcia was removed illegally, but that's okay now because the government has declared he's a member of MS13, and they have no further updates. WOW. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

China has offloaded $50 Billion in US Treasury bonds & limited further purchase of Dollars. Meanwhile, an anonymous buyer is purchasing European Bonds.

Cody Balmer, 38, jumped a fence and managed to evade state troopers as he broke into Josh Shapiro’s house and set the fire. He fled the scene and was arrested in Harrisburg. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...

Things are getting so stupid so quickly I’m having trouble catching up

Anderson Clayton reacts to the NC Supreme Court ruling that may impact thousands of voters who placed ballots in the NC Supreme Court race back in November "We've got to take this to the highest of high courts that we possibly can to defend these voters" #SundayShow