Wild to watch the limits of the imagination of the human race shrink in real time.

Churches are free to discuss politics and social issues from the pulpit. What they can't do is intervene in elections by endorsing or opposing candidates, telling congregants how to vote, or using tax-exempt resources to campaign. www.christianpost.com/news/most-ch...

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

Questions Grow Over Mystery Of Missing Legislative Branch

I love visuals that show what's actually happening. I wish our military would save us, but I'm starting to think that won't happen.

Todd Blanche got rich defending Donald Trump in criminal court. Donald Trump then made him Deputy Attorney General. Then Acting Attorney General. Then Blanche sat before the Senate and called himself independent. That is not independence. That is a man protecting his only client from inside the DOJ.

These brave January 6th officers are once again standing up to men who seek to destroy our country. We owe them a debt greater than a slush fund can pay out. apnews.com/article/irs-...

The Constitution of the United States, Fourteenth Amendment, Section 4: “. . .neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.” Well, look at that!!

In America we have the right of free speech.

REUTERS: “Enrique Tarrio, Proud Boys leader sentenced ‌to 22 years for seditious conspiracy over the January 6, 2021 riot, said he planned to get between $2 & $5 million.” We are so far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

I call them traitors.

This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.

The New York Times editorial board: “Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”

Reporters: So we hear that Americans are recently returning to religion, especially young people. That true? Reputable Pollsters: Nope. Reporters: Well, our vibes say yeah. So we’re just gonna do 100 articles and podcasts about how Americans are returning to religion.

A bit of geography. Because this isn't just "legitim defence"

Please join journalist Gareth Gore, researcher Rachel Tabachnick, professor Julie Ingersoll and me. Thursday, May 14 at 1pm EDT for a groundbreaking conversation about rifts on the Christian Right and how opposing groups can strategically respond. Register here politicalresearch.org/2026/04/28/c...

Retractions never get proportional attention. This one should.

Can’t wait to interview @robertdownen.bsky.social about this piece. Interview coming Sunday on SWAJ.

We fought. We won. Others can too. www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

Countries where it’s illegal to criticize the president • China • Russia • North Korea • the United States

Is it just a coincidence that the DOJ indicted James Comey today after a judge ruled that his daughter Maurene Comey’s termination lawsuit can move forward? 🤔 Probably just a coincidence, huh? Probably also just a coincidence that she was a lead prosecutor on the Epstein case too.

The amount of misinformation we’re getting about an incident that just occurred in front of 1,500 news reporters is truly the metaphor of our generation.

The SPLC indictment is straight out of the Project 2025/Project Esther playbook. We explain here: youtu.be/UXDS91YzmO4

The richest 10% of Americans own roughly 87% of stocks. The richest 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks. As war rages on and millions of people struggle to make ends meet, it's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. [Via @itep.org]

Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ? Trump: It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker, which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one.

Not dunking on Zack or this post, I’m just always struck by how easily American journalists will admit that the media shapes public polling and political outcomes when they’re not talking about America.

In which President Trump, among other things, claims Pope Leo is only the pontiff because the papal electors — who are from all over the globe — "thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump." Trump also posted the picture on the right a short time later.

first in my bloodline to see someone get excommunicated by a community note

A good who's who by André Gagné (@profgagne.bsky.social) and Frederick Clarkson (@fredclarkson.bsky.social). If you're unsure who the movers and shakers are in the NAR, this is a perfect primer. religiondispatches.org/2026/04/02/m...

Lol, have fun JD Vance. Pete thinks you're going to hell.

Many people don't realize that the second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan (in the 1920s) was more anti-Catholic than anti-Black. So this tracks.

Someone sent me this.

Just a quick note to say -- Of course, California <try this link> 👉 www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...

The New York Times rolling up its sleeves to do the hard work of normalizing the idea that women should not have the right to vote.

Pope Leo on Palm Sunday: “This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: ‘Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood’ (Is 1:15).”

Mainstream journalists are abdicating their duty. Cartoonists are the real heroes of the moment.

ICYMI: The Trump administration is reportedly receiving millions of immigration applications, pocketing the hefty fees, and never processing the applications. It’s collected over $1 billion in fees so far. Where is the outcry over this fraud and abuse?

In all seriousness though, elder millennial jokes aside, I think it’s important to resist the media framing of any mainstream resistance to the status quo as just the shrill nonsense of middle-aged women with nothing better to do. This isn’t the first time they’ve run out this playbook.

(RNS) — The new survey finds support for Trump’s immigration agenda weakened even among his steadfast supporters: white evangelicals and white Catholics.

Holy New York.

Many congratulations to Archbishop Mullally and all my Anglican / Episcopalian peeps. What a glorious, holy thing.

oh my god is it a calf, please tell me its a calf

And somehow, many people represented by the line at the bottom cheer for, and vote for, those who promote continuation of the trend