Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance. Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn. We have been sent here to fight for people.

Just gonna keep tapping the sign* *𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦

I woke up, and it was a good day, at first. Then came the news: a strike on Sumy wiped out an entire family. Husband. Two little boys. Wife, pregnant with twins. I had to process it and move on because work, responsibilities, you know? 1/5

I came to the Capitol, ready to be sworn in and get to work for the people of Southern Arizona. Instead, Speaker Johnson chose to delay, denying our community the representation we deserve.

Massachusetts placed strict limits on the amount of food waste that businesses have been allowed to discard. A new report showed that this program succeeded in reducing hunger but also that it has created thousands of jobs while stimulating hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity

In the discussion of who is "causing" the shutdown, keep in mind the reason we need another CR to keep the government open is that since the last CR in the spring, the GOP majority has passed *zero* appropriations bills. They need to be bailed out (again) because they're not doing their jobs.

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

Neguse: "I would challenge anyone to make sense of the rantings and ravings you just heard from the president. These are not serious people tweeting out offensive videos last night on Truth Social ... I think it's important for all of us to acknowledge what we see with our own eyes"

If you post a racist video as a joke it doesn't make it not racist, it just means you think racism is funny. I remember when officials used to be pressured to resign if they were caught telling racist jokes, because citizens shouldn't be represented by someone who thinks they're less than human.

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

The way Trump puts it, he’s disappointed not by Russia’s invasion, but by Putin’s inability to finish off Ukraine quickly.

Ok. I’m starting to wonder if Mike Johnson is in them files…

New: Last night in the Senate, Ted Cruz blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

I work with Veterans. If I told them that they "killed people and broke things for a living" they would (rightfully) tell me to go to hell. Those that have had to kill someone in the line of duty most often view it with sadness, regret, and one of the worst experiences of their lives.

Please read the entire gift article, because it describes how the records of previous enforcement actions might be lost, how the public no longer will be able to access those records. This is the direct opposite of government sunshine. Republican thugs of corruption want others kept in the dark.

They found 38 unmarked graves of Indigenous children at Immaculate Conception Mission in South Dakota and it didn't make the news outside of Indian Country.

The whole “it’s the left’s fault the right supports censorship” bullshit is rubes and propagandists trying to save face for being useful idiots or willing accomplices for the greatest censorship campaign since the red scare. Otherwise they’d have to admit to being wrong bsky.app/profile/jeff...

To Donald Trump: Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities. Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US. Stop attacking the 1st Amendment. Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.

Does anyone have any idea how many of the people in that room today would have seen Hegseth and Trump speaker in person previously? I’m assuming the majority have not but I don’t know. I guess what I’m getting at is to how many was this a bucket of ice cold water?

It is bad that Trump wants to use American soldiers against their fellow Americans. And it is also bad that Trump wants foreign powers to exploit his unnecessarily, artificial, and pre-scripted civil war.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Shorter Trump: “So we’re going to be doing more war crimes very strongly and big boats.”

Priztker: if federal agents fired upon journalists and protesters, when unprovoked, what would we call it?  I don't think we'd have any trouble calling it what it is. Authoritarianism.  So let's not pretend it's something else when it happens in our American cities.

Many of this are left cold by this. I sure am. But this - the kind of performative Andrew Tate cartoon-masculinity, the clumsy swagger, the maundering braggadocio, the needy desperate I‘M A MANLY MAN I’M A MANLY MAN, speaks to a howling void of inadequacy in some people’s souls.

A great researcher I work with @carlysagan is looking for research funding or a remote position! It is really depressing how little funding is available to research the effects of satellite reentries... we REALLY need to get more scientists on this, because 1-5 Starlinks per day are reentering […]

Trump Audibly Counting Non-White Generals

Every US military base larger than a combat outpost runs off the labor of a handful of old, broke, and fat DA civilian and contractors who run all the infrastructure and logistics. And the combat outposts use all that labor too they just rely on soldiers to set it up on the ground.

okay which one of you jokers called Mr. Trump and said you were Canada

…. Does he think this is a winning argument for him?

when you don't know anything about anything you fall back on encouraging bigotry, war crimes, and crusader looksmaxxing

JD Vance quietly inquires if there's a backpfeifengesicht exemption to the no beardo rule.

This is correct. If you heard someone in an assisted-living facility rambling on this way, you'd be talking with the doctors about appropriate next levels of care. No kidding. And every officer in the room has to realize it.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p... I saw this earlier and found it remarkable that this is the *first* time the president will meet with Schumer since inauguration, and he has never *ever* met with Jeffries

It works on so many levels…

The William Calley Most Improved Award

The best thing about Trump addressing the generals (I'm watching it right now) is that by the end of this speech there will be no question in any of their minds that he is batshit insane, and unworthy of their loyalty. And when push comes to shove, they will not back him.

This meeting could have been a meme.

i will admit that it is very funny to imagine generals (and their egos) reading an email telling them they’re being summoned to washington by a fucking guardsman for a lecture on the wArRiOr MiNdSeT

A record number of Americans are living on the streets, roughly a quarter with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other severe mental illness. The overwhelming majority pose no public danger, and research links only 3% to 5% of violent acts to those with serious mental illness.

More importantly, if your objective is regime consolidation over the military, then bringing together 800 irritated top officers is the worst possible idea. They wouldn’t normally conspire electronically, but stranding them together during a govt shutdown gives them time to talk & compare notes.🚨

"Please clap." #TrumpIsJeb #TrumpIsWeak

Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

They said Hegseth is becoming increasingly “obsessed” with his own security and exhibits frenzied behavior, such as fidgeting and pacing during meetings. “Dude is crawling out of his skin,” another source said.

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

When did illiberal cancel culture destroy America? We asked three free speech warriors performing standup comedy in Saudi Arabia.

Really need the power users of this website to accept that what we want has very little bearing on what will happen, & prepare ourselves to help Democrats make the best of the consequences, rather than providing theater criticism for how we get there

By the way if Trump sabotages his own govt during a shutdown well, that’s his choice and he owns it.

Here's a recap of Trump's week: - Spewed false and dangerous claims about Tylenol and childhood vaccines - Announced new tariffs that will make furniture and home construction more expensive - Directed the Justice Department to indict James Comey How does any of this help you?

A leading Democrat in the Senate just released an important report documenting how NASA has been working to implement the president's proposed budget, not Congressionally approved funds, in slashing missions. Read more ⬇️