It's wild but not surprising that last week the White House was leaning into "these seditious Democrats dared suggest that troops were receiving illegal orders!!!" and this week they are scrambling to figure out who to blame for issuing illegal orders.

Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.

So am I.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

Again! WTF did you expect from a candidate who LITERALLY sold #ExecutiveOrders in exchange for a billion dollars in campaign donations from #BigOil? THEY wrote them, he signed them. You KNEW this, and voted for him anyway.

Let's stick with triangles for Day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar I love birds so here's a piping plover, strutting along a beach with confidence

Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar Little owl sketch in graphite and ink on moleskine

A watercolor painting for the first day of #ArtAdventCalendar. 🧡 This is Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl of NYC. I enjoyed following the story of this amazing #owl and loved painting #Flaco in watercolor. #art #watercolor #owls #birds #nature #wildlife 🎨 1-elizabeth-kennen.pixels.com

Happy decembirb #ArtAdventCalendar

Oooh, it’s time for #ArtAdventCalendar again! I haven’t made much art this year but I’ll see what I can find in the archives. 😉 Day One: A pencil drawing of a juvenile Tawny Owl, inspired by a pair of Tawny Owl fledglings which frequented our garden a few summers ago.

Ceramic sculpture by Beatrice Wood (1893-1998) #MenWithCats

dɯnɹʇ's an Epic, (twice in our country's history-level,) Fückup.

RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women". Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

Men congratulating themselves for "ending" a war on women as they are currently waging a war on women's ability to control their own bodies, find work that pays a living wage, afford health care, afford child care, afford food, and afford shelter. This is Animal Farm drama at its finest.

The image drew criticism from many, including Democrats, for the lack of women in a meeting about a bill that would impact healthcare for all Americans, including women

Criminal Netanyahu continues to starve and kill the people of Gaza. He has no apparent desire to stop. He, Trump and Putin are three of the leaders of the new axis of evil.

Facts

A relentless look at the second strike, the lies that followed, and the pathetic political theater that proves this administration fears accountability more than any foreign enemy. Subscribe. Read. Comment. Restack! therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/p/orders-wit...

Tiamat the Dragon Queen #aiart #dragontuesday

Can a person do an investigation on a judge? My question is it Aileen Cannon. She seems to not have equal justice. She tips way towards Trump. I think she should be investigated and if found guilty, she should be disbarred.

The military should be nonpartisan, not apolitical. You can’t ignore politics when your profession is “politics by other means.” Professional soldiers aren’t just a gun for politicians to point at an enemy.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... Congress is playing politics with people's lives. These are the very people that Congress supposedly works for. Tell your Congresspersons to stop playing games and extend the damn ACA tax credits #HealthCare #BlueCrew

As a veteran who served in intelligence, I want to introduce you to EXORDS: the execute order from the President to SecDef. This allows 60 days operations under the War Powers Act. The President must advise Congress and gain approval to continue. No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal

🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department launched a new wave of lawsuits against six more Democratic-led states Tuesday — escalating a federal effort to seize unredacted information from millions of voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

You have the right to record ICE. You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it. Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.

Our FOIA requests focus on things that could tell us if the relationship is swaying the decision. We asked for the forms submitted to file these financial claims as well as key communications from DOJ leadership, legal justifications, and recusal documents regarding the payouts.

Some Republicans are big mad about these war crimes, too, and if impeachment is sought we might get a bunch of votes. There is only one way to find out. (We're pretty sure you can figure out what that is.)

The two most meaningless words in the English language: "Trump says ..."

Release the unedited and unredacted Epstein Files.

Sure, Jan…

For all trump knows, they could have been from 'The Congo.' www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging

The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.

Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.

LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD: It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS. I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x

Beautiful mural in SE Portland #Photography #Mural #StreetArt #Portland 📷🐸

As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs. @amanda.ie Gift link!

Ex-NATO official issues startling warning about Trump's peace offer

#EpsteinFiles UPDATE

It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration. But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants. The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.