NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

🤡 Crusty Gnome has been fired as #homeland #security secretary. 🤡👹👺

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack. Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay

Dow 50,000!

Dow 50,000! Also 21st out of 23.

Dow 50,000... But look around, and the real question is why isn't it 60,000?

Hell. Hell is where you go.

While operations are coordinated at a members-only, private beach club — in between fundraisers and parties.

A PSA from Thomas Massie:

BREAKING: Trump launches attack on Iran, and Donald Trump still hasn’t released all of the Epstein files. Tell your representatives: don’t lose focus, and keep the pressure on!

oops. White nationalism is a helluva drug.

PBOT must be thinking: "We just cannot win with some people." 🤣

I'm glad KPTV jumped on this story, but it would have been nice if they at least referred to the work I did on it nearly 3 months ago. They event used my same "selective enforcement" framing! bikeportland.org/2025/12/05/s... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XMq...

Excited to be a part of tonight’s lineup at State of the Swamp! It will be livestreamed so tune in (and I promise it will be a more entertaining alternative coverage than Kid Rock’s halftime show 😂)

Midterm message:

contrarian.substack.com/p/will-the-e... fabulous to get his take

@tomleykis.bsky.social I used to listen to her show a little on the road driving before I retired. Maybe I should have been a bigger fan.

@davidpakman.bsky.social @farronbalanced.bsky.social

The President is lying to the public: 1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land. youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI

@tomleykis.bsky.social #Republican Family Values! #Waterboarding

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller February 13,1964

Building on decades of evidence supporting mindfulness for stress reduction & cardiovascular health, a new study by Professor @ericbloucks.bsky.social finds that a #mindfulness trial, designed to lower blood pressure, significantly reduced depression, especially for those with early-life adversity.

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Terri Spath of Zuma Wealth says the scary stuff with the market now may be exactly what makes 2026 turn out to be strong. She explains in this clip from the 2/9 show:

@jackablin.bsky.social of @cressetcapital.com in this clip says gold is priced as if inflation will be at 10% sometime next year. He doesn't think inflation will get there, so gold has gone way too far (like, anything beyond $2500 might be too far). Wow.

@tomleykis.bsky.social Woman in the green sweater giving the signal to evacuate the room because #Trump crapped his pants?

(FT) - Big US companies have this week revealed plans to lay off tens of thousands of workers .. .. Amazon, UPS, Dow, Nike, Home Depot and other companies said they would eliminate more than 52,000 jobs combined ..” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/9953...

In the standoff between federal agents and the local community, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says his officers can’t win. O’Hara brought Isaac Stanley-Becker on a ride-along to show him the crisis the department is facing: theatln.tc/FFltkdmJ

Keep it up, Bari Weiss. A 23% loss in viewership for CBS News is nothing. We can do better. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Nobody’s watching CBS News anymore. They’re reduced to begging people to watch. www.thedailybeast.com/maga-coded-c...

“.. Hiring sputtered. The unemployment rate rose. 2025 put a decisive end to the hottest job market in a generation.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

@tomleykis.bsky.social With all the s**t going on, then there's this!

This!

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

BREAKING Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he’s under federal investigation. The Fed chair says subpoenas and the threat of criminal charges are retaliation for refusing to set interest rates according to the president’s wishes. Story: bit.ly/4aOOWAV

Jesse Ventura may be radical in some of his views but he is a true patriot. I'll stand behind Ventura any day. youtu.be/udSUbBhA8I0?...

@davidpakman.bsky.social Hope you're watching CNBC right now, Trump meeting with the oil company execs, sweating like a pig. @farronbalanced.bsky.social

BREAKING: ICE shooter identified as Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

Murder is the intentional killing of another human being without legal justification.

NEW: MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an act of self defense. I’ve seen the video myself and I want to tell everybody directly; that is bullshit.”