Amid the excoriation from Democratic activists, House members, and other Governors at Senate Democrats for caving in on the shutdown, the lack of resistance and drag on the Party by newly-elected Va Governor Abigail Spanberger has been overlooked. Why did she defect? www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

More facilitation of public corruption by Trump, which is largely underreported.

Re-posting from 8 months ago ... ⬇️

In no way do Trump's numbers add up. Under Trump the deficit is exploding, and his tariff-taxes while dragging down the economy are a trickle compared to the tax breaks he has bestowed upon the billionaire class.

Not one Democratic Senator has called for Schumer to step aside. Zero of them. Only 24 of them are needed to force a change, but none have stepped forward to be the first to call for it. It is left to Party activists and House Democrats to push the issue.

So Democrats agreed to allow Republican Senators to sue for money damages because their actions facilitating the January 6 insurrection were investigated (albeit tardily).

In the hotly contested competition for biggest dumkopf among medical doctors in Congress or appointed to the executive branch, Roger Marshall stakes a strong claim. Not a good look for doctors or public officials.

The even more fraudulent thing - or as fraudulent - is that not a single reporter on legacy media or drawing a salary to roam the halls of Congress every day has ever asked them why they allow this. Not one of them discussed it today. Thus most Americans have no idea that every Dem is rolling over.

Chris Jansing presses Sen Mark Kelly at length on the Democratic strategy, or lack thereof, of resisting Trump for 40 days only to cave in for nothing. He filibusters at length, refusing to put forth a position critical of Democratic defectors or Schumer. Sounds like he supports the cave in.

Our corporate media courtier class can't help signaling their allegiance to wealth & addiction to access at every opportunity. The punchline used to be, "Even the liberal NYTimes..." -- now it's, "Even the liberal MSNBC...."

Chris Jansing is fretting on air at MSNBC that the turmoil in air traffic control caused by Trump layoffs and shutdowns will affect her friends' ski vacation trip plans in February. She is reassured by her guest that her friends can make plans to ski in the Dolomites with assurance.

The same media that feverishly pushed the Biden must drop out narrative with relentless vigor is now showing up on legacy platforms to downplay any threat to Schumer's leadership. Jake Sherman appeared on MSNBC to pooh-pooh panelist and activist demands that Schumer relinquish leadership.

Oath Keepers leader interprets his pardon as marching order from Trump to re-start paramilitary activity in support of Trump, even where it violates the Constitution.

Poor confused Angus King. He declares that Trump is a bully, but thinks that means the bully must be appeased.

Still have not seen the media reporting address how pardoning those charged with or convicted of state crimes will have, or can not have, any legal effect.

Where is the reporting on Schumer's negotiations with the 8 Democrats who defected and formed the Quisling Caucus, and on other Dems who refuse to call out those defectors? Where is the reporting on sentiment, or lack thereof, to replace Senate leadership, instead of enabling self-serving leaks?

Just 24 Senate Democrats are needed to vote in new Democratic leadership. Those who oppose such a vote, or refuse to oppose Schumer will be marked as complicit in this giveaway to Trump. Senate Democrats who refuse to call out defectors will also be marked as complicit in the march to dictatorship.

Any one Senate Democrat can still delay the procedural votes necessary to get this cave-in formally written into law. Which one will it be? Already hearing at least one nominal opposing Democrat - Hickenlooper - saying his no vote is merely performative, he understands why Dems capitulated.

These Senate Democrats "are the type of players who would fold a Royal Flush." prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...

I know some folks like to show respect for veteran politicians, but I’m done with that. Dick Durbin has been useless in a job that could’ve been held by someone who actually understood the fascist threat. If you’re not built for the fight, get out of the fight. But don’t throw us to the dogs.

Dick Durbin can room with Merrick Garland in the Neville Chamberlain Retirement Home.

Preaching to the choir though. Call out and debate Shaheen and Durbin and Kaine and the rest of the Quisling Caucus who defected. Otherwise this is ineffective.

Josh Harris with an assist from no-name Ben Sinnot wiped out all the goodwill the Washington Commanders had built up in just one game by failing to read the city and the stadium.

Mucho double-speak here from Cavin' Tim Kaine. He claims the vote "guarantees" a vote (only if Repubs don't back out) only on whether to extend ACA credits. No guaranteed outcome which Dems could get by staying unified. Nor does this protect federal workers from more illegal firings.

Ben Sinnott celebrating the touchdown with the Trump dance while being blown out at home by the Lions. The 2025 Commanders are hot garbage.

Why are Mark Kelly, Jon Ossof, and Tammy Baldwin reportedly joining the Quisling Caucus to placate Trump? Are they so desperate for MAGA-adjacent voters that they will sacrifice the best interests of the country?

Meanwhile cowardly Senate Democrats are reportedly caving in to the most unpopular president in memory.

BREAKING: Trump was just viciously BOOED at the Washington Commanders Detroit Lions game. I’ve never heard a president booed this loudly in my life. Holy cow!

Coming off an unambiguous electoral landslide, why should Democrats cave now? Trumpists use access and credulous media enablers to push their psyops.

It is just totally unacceptable that the law has been interpreted to say no federal worker is allowed to get paid despite doing their jobs but that members of Congress can get paid just fine despite not doing anything.

AND SO IT BEGINS. Mamdani has only been mayor of New York for a few days and people are already reporting that the Subway now displays Arabic numerals all over the network😂

Seems clear that Trump supports this defamatory Russian disinformation campaign smearing the Bidens. Releasing him from prison is aiding this.

So according to this reporting at least these Venezuelan boats were mules carrying drugs. Had they been interdicted the whole network could be investigated and taken down, but now it can't be. Maybe Trump wants to take it over, or pardon the leader as he did with Silk Road.

Trump's Solicitor General has to pretend that tariffs are not paid by Americans and Justices are afraid to contradict him. 'Who pays the tariffs?': Chief Justice Roberts grills Solicitor General search.app/dzydm

Never let Republicans forget that Red States consistently rank at or near the bottom in most health & well-being categories. They also rank as the biggest recipients of federal benefits versus the federal tax dollars they put in. These facts prove Republicans SUCK at governing. #FDT #WPE #GOPTakers

Senate Republicans literally handing over their constitutional obligations to their aspiring dictator. How can this political party be allowed to exist under our constitution when they subvert it daily?

Man down. Novo Nordisk exec collapses. Trump looks away. RJKJr flees the room. Dems, if we don’t see this pic everywhere, you’re not doing your job.

Senate Republicans are putting forth a rare display of resistance, however mild, to Trump on the issue of nuking the filibuster. Though they have riddled the filibuster with holes even this year, they dare go no further now that they foresee a possibility of a blue wave in the Senate next year.

you are missing incredible things on X

Like clockwork already seeing credulous journalists as well as bought-off ones carrying water for the captured Court by proclaiming that their questioning of Trump's lawyers about the illegal tariffs demonstrates "intellectual independence" despite dozens of momentous failures to do this previously.

Trump's case against Comey is falling apart before our eyes. The only question will be what remedy Comey has against Halligan and DOJ.

What are the political and legal factors influencing the Supreme Court as they consider Trump's defense of his tariffs, which have been struck down by the lower federal courts? My discussion in French with Canadian television news. youtu.be/FD22b6MYAZg?...

Trump has long insisted pardons were null and void when the president granting them was not personally involved at every step. Then Trump granted one to the Binance CEO who had let Trump make a billion dollars off of his meme coin grift. www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...

CBS falsely claimed it put the complete Trump interview online, as opposed to the edited version they broadcast, but in fact they omitted from that a portion where Trump is stammering about his private crypto deal. Much more egregious than the Harris interview edits. www.axios.com/2025/11/03/t...

Bias or ignorance in NYT reporting? The authors dutifully parrot Republican propaganda that Democrats' challenges to gerrymandering are unprincipled "lawfare", ignoring that challenges are based on racial discrimination and that Dems had pushed independent commissions www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

Though this kind of disinformation damages all of society, the damage to a particular individual seeking redress from Musk and X is likely to be viewed by a court as insufficient to meet the requirement of "standing" to bring a lawsuit in the US. A huge gap in the legal system that also enables Fox.

Kinder gentler dictatorship it is not

the plan is to take the ACA apart brick by brick and replace it with nothing, there, i spoiled your top double secret healthcare plan

Nuremberg prosecutor and SCOTUS Justice Robert Jackson to Presudent Truman: The notion that leaders of countries have immunity is legally obsolete and un-American, a relic of history. Justice Roberts and Republican justices: We're bringing it back to help Trump. Trump to Roberts at SOTU: THANKS!

President Obama on the Supreme Court: I worry about a court that has shown no willingness to limit Trump's excesses even when they violate basic legal precepts such as no man is above the law.