"The war was not necessary. Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the American homeland." @mcfaulmike.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

"Shitter's full!"

"Geese are reportedly swallowing chunks of the blue paint flaking off from the bottom of the Reflecting Pool and leaving blue poop all around the National Mall." @halfwaypost.bsky.social

"... while the war was a resounding defeat for the United States, Vance’s “peace deal” could be a key step toward implementing his plan to place America in alliance with authoritarian regimes across the globe." - David R. Lurie

Trump’s humiliating Iran surrender in one chart: Obama: 98% uranium cut, enrichment capped, sanctions in place, 0 American lives lost. Trump: $25 BILLION unfrozen, sanctions lifted, Hormuz tolls for Iran, 15 dead + 543 injured Americans, $2.2 TRILLION cost. Pure weakness. #TrumpSurrendered

The Obama Presidential Center is finally opening! Tune in today on Obama.org starting at 11am CT as Michelle and I share what this moment means to us and celebrate with friends, family, and members of the community in Chicago.

Feel good story! Colbert ‘accidentally/on purpose’ played some unlicensed music on his last show, forcing CBS to pay a fee for it. Like that isn’t good news enough, the company that owns the music rights donated the fee CBS paid to a great charity. 😊 #DemsAbroad www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesot...

Will Sommer @willsommer.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com outlines another weird saga from MAGA World .... Just when you think it cannot get more bizarre, it does! open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

HAPPENING TODAY: The Supreme Court will consider hearing two cases, both involving a common-sense federal law that prevents voters from being kicked off the registration rolls shortly before an election. Here’s what could happen if SCOTUS takes the cases:

HOLY SMOKES! Moscow right now 🔥🔥🔥

"I never imagined I’d watch stunt riders doing motorcycle backflips across the White House lawn with the iconic curved portico of the Truman Balcony as their backdrop, but here we are." @chriszappa.com (The Gonzo Report) Cartoon: @andertoon.bsky.social for @rawstory.com

"The fact that Trump is making JD eat this shit sandwich is proof that Trump (and America) got smoked by the Iranians." @jvl.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com Cartoon: @andertoon.bsky.social for @contrariannews.org

JD Vance - one of the most craven of Trump acolytes - is looking to rewrite the history of Jeffrey Epstein and The Donald while promoting a new book about his religious enlightenment, according to @tarapalmeri.bsky.social Really ... you can't make this shit up! open.substack.com/pub/tarapalm...

So it’s bad to point out the dumb things Trump has done in Iran? That’s according to the WSJ Editorial Board! On the latest Next Level, @timmiller.bsky.social, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social break it down.

@andertoon.bsky.social for @rawstory.com

Compare and contrast. #G7

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Sometimes you myst eat your vegetables to gain the knowledge to understand the precarious times we live in, according to @jvl.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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"Poets, priests and politicians Have words to thank for their positions Words that scream for your submission And no-one's jamming their transmission And when their eloquence escapes you Their logic ties you up and rapes you" - Sting (The Police) Cartoon: @deadder.bsky.social

@propublica.org showing this administration is destroying everything in its path ... www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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"This administration is at war with our American creed, e pluribus unum - out of many, one." @warnock.senate.gov on @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social Cartoon: @anntelnaes.bsky.social

Aaron David Miller confirms Gulf nations are furious at Israel and deeply resent Washington for starting this disastrous war. The conflict shattered the region's economy. Oman and Qatar already cut deals with Tehran, abandoning the US-Zionist alliance!

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"You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!"

Simply awesome!

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"Top White House officials are reportedly concerned that Trump keeps announcing nonexistent deals with Iran because he falls asleep every 20 minutes and can no longer discern reality from his dreams." @halfwaypost.bsky.social

Something has gone horribly wrong in a civilization that has trillionaires and homeless people

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"The U.S. government has intentionally killed at least 205 people outside any lawful circumstances...We don’t know exactly where the strikes have occurred. We don’t know what intelligence was used...It doesn’t seem that anyone knows whom the government has killed." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

@willsommer.bsky.social once again captures the relatively awkward to blatantly weird of MAGA World in a new False Flag article for @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

"This is the most corrupt president in American history. And the urgency to confront this menace is only growing. “It’s a race against time…The longer we let this go on, the bigger the blast radius.” @gtconway.bsky.social Cartoon: @anntelnaes.bsky.social

"The first question senators should ask Todd Blanche is why they should trust him any more than anyone in the legal world trusts the organization he’s been helping to run. Right now, that’s not a lot."

CNN Counts the Eye-Popping Amount of Times Trump Has Claimed Iran Deal Is Close www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...

As interim CEO and President Bryan Fair testified at a congressional hearing over Southern Poverty Law Center’s recent criminal indictment, the embattled civil rights organization released its annual “Year in Hate & Extremism Report.” www.courthousenews.com/splc-release...

Excuse this interruption of your regular doom scrolling to turn up the volume and scream, "Fuck Donald Trump" into the ether. You may now continue to scroll. Cartoon: @andertoon.bsky.social for @contrariannews.org

@lincolnproject.us says MAGA is screwing everyone who played by the rules. action.lincolnproject.us/played_by_th...

#EvictTheTrumps is going viral worldwide with more countries planning protests like the recent Albanian riot to force their governments to revoke all licenses, permits, and other ties with the Trump family’s businesses and real estate holdings. @halfwaypost.bsky.social

1. "Maybe it makes sense that the signature event of the country’s 250th birthday will be a UFC fight. What could better define today’s United States than enraged, veiny-necked, mouth-breathing fellow Americans beating the hell out of each other in a cage of our own making?" @davepell.bsky.social

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Chris Hedges explores our nation's father descent into a police state. open.substack.com/pub/chrished...

@timmiller.bsky.social on Trump storming out of his interview with Kristen Welker: "It's unbelievable, honestly, that the American people could put this fucking ass clown in the White House."

"Trump is reportedly forcing JD Vance use a “Trump Phone” so he can read all of Vance’s text messages and see his call history to make sure Vance stops leaking to the media that he was skeptical about the Iran War." @halfwaypost.bsky.social Cartoon: @andertoon.bsky.social for @contrariannews.org

"Ivanka Trump was just named “Nepo Baby of 2026” for her impossibly oblivious inability to read the room while announcing her and her husband’s Albanian resort project in a video interview that revealed surprisingly out of touch, silver spoon vacuousness." @halfwaypost.bsky.social

@justinglawe.bsky.social explores the precarious state of Donald Trump's mental and physical decline in the must-read article for Public Notice. open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...