The MAGA cult is so far gone that they truly believe Dear Leader should be allowed to kill their own children.

Also on Christmas Day 1989, Ceausescu and his wife were arrested, given a one-hour show trial and then immediately executed by firing squad in front of TV cameras. In Italy, instead of Xmas TV, we watched the whole thing unfold live - it was insane. I don’t see why it shouldn’t be a precedent.

Assuming every boat Trump and Hegseth blew up contained the amount of drugs they claim, Hernandez was responsible for bringing more drugs into the US than every one of them had combined. By far. And yet, Trump murders 80+ people and counting while pardoning the narco kingpin.

ICE detains wife of U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant—who served 20 years and 2 tours in Afghanistan. She had just finished the final interview for green card—suddenly agents handcuffed her. "We do everything that we can to protect and serve our country. And then they go and betray us."

“Juan Orlando Hernández helped to facilitate the importation of an almost unfathomable 400 tons of cocaine to this country: billions of individual doses sent to the United States with the protection and support of the former president of Honduras.” — US DOJ

Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?

One of the five key signs of approaching recession

ICE pepper spray disabled woman using a cane—directly at her face from point blank range. Agents then shove her down hard to the ground—after she was already incapacitated and stumbling backwards. This is second incident of excessive force in St. Paul, Minnesota this past week. St. Paul,Minnesota

Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you? TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.

What a topsy-turvy time we live in.

Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"

When such a big percentage of GDP is being propped up by AI companies and their investors, that means that a tiny handful of people getting fabulously wealthy are accounting for the bulk of the economic benefits while everyone else is getting screwed. That’s Trump’s economy.

Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business. The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay. It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders. Textbook corporate greed.

With typical lack of self-awareness, the narcissistic and stupid Donald Trump reposts an image of himself wearing a crown while sitting on a throne with a Nazi eagle. Hardly a denial of the accusation that he's a Nazi who thinks he's a king.

The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.

Did Kristi and Kash get to Vegas in one of Kristi's Gulfstream G700 private jets taxpayers paid $200,000,000 for or did they use a $60,000,000 FBI private jet that taxpayers also paid for? These are incompetent fools only on the job for the attention and theft.

Owing yourself by voting to own the libs. Karma comes home to roost. Jones is the fifth generation in his family to run a lumber business — and the first to close a mill. finance.yahoo.com/news/north-c...

Odds this sign gets taken down like a plaque honoring a black hero?

First guy to try just reminiscing about Fudgie the Whale with Trump for 5 minutes

What the hell: The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” and triggered a standoff with armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map. 🧵 1/

TEN MONTHS IN: The national debt is higher. The trade deficit is wider. The inflation rate has worsened. The unemployment rate is up.

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

texting my mom about this

Back in March, Bloomington police swept up a GOP state senator in a sex-trafficking sting. Now one of Trump's ICE thugs.

Trump take Barbie. Trump take Farm. Trump take East Wing.

EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.

Wichita Falls hasn’t voted for a Democrat in nearly 40 years. But that didn’t stop a huge crowd from showing up for James Talarico.

Terrific

A group of emerging market and distressed debt hedge funds profited from double-digit rallies in Argentina’s US dollar bonds and other assets in October, as the US bailed out Javier Milei’s government and voters backed his party in critical elections. on.ft.com/4oZ6A96

I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.

There's definitely a consistent theme with the Trump White House

I'm old enough to remember when "armed agents of the federal government raiding churches on Christmas" was not, in fact, a cornerstone of the Republican Party's agenda.

ICE taze woman already detained in zip ties—throw her nonresponsive body into truck like a rag doll. "Unfortunately, my children had to witness agents throw a woman to the ground and taze her," said witness. "My daughter is traumatized... I feel so bad there was nothing I could do." Oak Park,MI

From @propublica.org: stories of the Venezuelans, none of them criminals, who were picked in a made-for-TV raid on an apartment building in Chicago that used blackhawk helicopters and military tactics

Looking to finish what they started.

Q: You voted for President Trump in 2024. Do you regret that decision? North Carolina Voter: Yes, 100%…DHS agents harassed me simply for being Latino

Charlotte is seeing the same playbook we saw in L.A.: raids that target faces and accents, not criminals. And the only thing it accomplishes is spreading fear through hard working immigrant communities.

5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage: “Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers” “Church members flee as federal agents arrive” “Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee” “Border Patrol questions people at Walmart” “Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”

A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina. The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I can disagree with the president at times, especially this past Monday, on the Marines' 250th anniversary, when he honored the new Syrian president who is an Al Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years."

Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone. With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Brian Krassenstein A Charlotte man was stopped twice by ICE. The first group checked his ID and let him go. Minutes later, another set of agents rolled up, smashed his window, dragged him out, and assaulted him He was a U.S. citizen…

Arrests have begun in North Carolina based on profiling. ICE needs to show clear ID before stepping onto private property and asking for proof of citizenship. This homeowner is 🔥

Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…

This was ICE seeing a black man walking down the sidewalk in Chicago & decided to stop their vehicles & jump out & pursue him because they say they have a right to get his identification which is not true! They had no probable cause & he definitely wasn’t Hispanic a U.S citizen! 🤬🤬🤬

FYI Epstein document searchers: “McGyver” is a nickname for Trump.

I have been told on the Facebook that systemic racism is not a thing in this country.

JFC. If there are no consequences for stuff like this, what are we even doing?

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here: