If Aftyn Behn pulls this off, MAGA will lose its shit.

"Better to have people assume you're a pedophile than to open the files and remove all doubt."

John Kasich: Dems should make sure they're being reasonable, even if Trump isn't. It'd be sage advice 15 years ago. It's not now. The idea the WH hates the image of kids in zip-ties is naive. As another guest said, "fear is a tactic."

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social @weissmann.substack.com Is it required a prosecutor tell a grand jury of exculpatory evidence? If not, was it ever a rule? If not illegal, it certainly seems unethical, dishonest and a waste of judicial resources. Thx.

When your life has never been better, but your optimism about the world being OK is (minus)-2.

@thearcus.bsky.social Hey, guys! While it's great y'all show self-advocate faces, y'all need to do a much better of job of listening to self-advocate voices. Frankly, everybody does — but Trump's lies about us this week demand white-hot ferocity. Time to push back. Hard. Show us you get it. Please.

Here's a thread on the intersection of this White House and disability. I'm considered a "self-advocate," a condescending term. What that means is that I'm an old guy with mild cerebral palsy who got an LMSW and has counseled many young people on the autism spectrum. / 1

@repstansbury.bsky.social Thank you for pointing out Kash Patel has committed perjury, apparently with impunity. It's likely Bondi did, too. Your efforts mean tons to a red-state progressive who just became a senior citizen.

@smith.senate.gov ... "crazy-ass" stuff. Well said, and I just burst out laughing about a cross-country flight. Thank you, although I know have Diet Coke in my laptop.

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com The most underreported element in RFK saga is the effect on disability community. We're now being told by ignorant and powerful men we are "tragedies." I'm weary of our voices being unheard because we have a disability. The community is terrified. Help!

Dear @chicagobars.bsky.social : Win the whole damn thing. Just don't go the White House.

At some point, more politicians need to be comfy with it being OK to say, "Trump's in those files." ... This is basically the same gaslighting playbook of promise-discovery-denial-manipulation he's always run, with loyal-but-incompetent linemen. Seems to me you stop it cold with blitzes.

Scott Jennings just said Trumpstein isn't taking a hit in the polls: WTF is he talking about? He's double-digits underwater in the @natesilver538.tweet.pub aggregate, after being only down -5% a month ago. More shocked he wasn't challenged by anyone on the panel. $10 says he's down -20% in 6 mo.

Left: Louise Haigh, "I will support the government on Tuesday in recognition they've made significant progress, and protecting the incomes of 400,000 disabled people across the country" Right: Rosie Jones, "They're not thinking about the millions of people who will become disabled in the future"

OLIGARGLE DEEZ NUTZ

FYI…

Ever have one of those days where depression kicks your ass?

Told two longtime “friends” to go fuck off. The kind who want friendship on their terms. One of them — a man with some slight measure of celebrity — told me to go fuck off. Now, I literally have no fucks to give. And it’s empowering and healthy.

it’s true what they say about crying spells -- they're carthartic, especially when you’re mad at people you can no longer yell at or talk with. when I wasn’t being mocked at school, it was a steady diet of alcoholism, adultery and sadness So grateful for the people who got me through it

@jessicatarlov.bsky.social I was wondering if anybody on FOX has ever been forced to defend why the Trump administration grew the trade deficit by 59% during his first term. I think that’s a fascinating statistic. It seems oddly relevant.

CAPTION: An angry Donald Trump learns from JD Vance that the local McDonald's McFlurry machine is down. At left, Elon Musk is waiting to explain his new idea of AI haircut machines.

The plan has always been this: make Christianity part of the government, and then if you criminalize “anti-Christian thought," you criminalize dissent.

@repjasmine.bsky.social ... I don't think the "hot wheels" moment was your best, please let me tell you this: I've got a disability, and I know for a fact Republicans think of us as parasite and not real citizens. / 1

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social Will Trump try to make a deal with Saudis to rename "Arabic numerals" as "American numerals?" In effort to make American numerals the bees' knees, he'll say, "Now, you have a choice. I call them -- what a beautiful word -- 'fractions.' ... You know, I thought of that!"

Since time began, there are those who have needed extra support. For the longest time, only the strong survived. We've evolved, and now the true fight is between those who are more than willing to lend a hand, and those who think lending a hand is a sign of weakness.

Free Mahmoud Khalil! Pass it on.

Just got word a friend's wife is very sick with multiple blockages around the heart, and it's about a week after his sister died way too young. As we fight for what we believe in, be sure to take time to tell your loved once how important they are, and be sure to take care of yourself. Blessings.

@governorwalz.mn.gov ... Hey, Gov. Left you a message. Here in Knoxville, we don't have a Congressman — we have a mouse-like character called a Burchett. Burchetts never come out to speak to their constituents, even in good times. / 1

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Stephen Miller is the Mafia errand boy who thinks he’s a big shot because he gets coffee and donuts for the boss in the morning.

One day, I was talking to one of my favorite conservative friends when the subject of transgender rights came up. His question — whether transgender people are “mentally ill” — caught me off guard. / 1

One of the jets is registered to "Chromed in Hollywood Inc" which per the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office is owned by a Vince Neil of Tennessee. As in Motley Crue singer Vince Neil.

Someone needs to ask Leavitt about why her boss pardoned the Silk Road guy. Dude facilitated kiddie porn and illicit drugs.

@thetnholler.bsky.social I live in Dave Wright's district — his aide always told me he was against vouchers "just like last year." Any insights, or is he just a weasel? Any insights from this part of the state?

Occam's Razor: Ten days of chaos is more to blame than a 12-year-old set of policies.

The goal is to overwhelm us so we give up. Don't do that!

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @cnn.com @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @ponderingpolitics.bsky.social Hoping this gets national traction: TN gov calling special session, making disaster relief to people in his own state contingent on leg passing deeply unpopular school voucher scam.

To be honest, the most frustrating thing about today was having an hysterical Scott Jennings go berserk because Tim Kaine dared ask a credibly accused sex criminal about sex crimes. We are sprinting backwards.

@cmfederico.bsky.social DEI hire? I think of him as more of a DUI hire.

How come it's OK to politicize the Calif fires but it's not OK to politicize mass shootings?

There’s a mist over Columbus.

John Kennedy making it all about himself and his view. Way to go, asshole.

MSNBC is using a horizontal price chart and I feel like there should be yodeling involved like they do with the Price is Right.

The GOP has gone from "loving the troops" to declaring any veteran who wants or needs assistance as a parasite. Pretty wild.

He raped her. And nobody should ever apologize for pointing that out. In fact, we should point this out every day.