This was inevitable. Johnson was only ever chosen bc he was a blank enough slate that the entire spectrum of the GOP could get behind him That neutrality is biting him in the ass now. All the blame for MAGA’s failures falls onto his shoulders, with no support from any particular corner of the party

Holy shit Behn took the lead once Nashville’s votes came in

Counting down the days until a reporter gets the balls to asks this bitch why she has such horrendous Biden Derangement Syndrome

This is why it’d be so hard for Trump to successfully leverage a moments like these to pursue the agenda. His un-seriousness, lack of empathy (and inability to fake it), and unflappable focus on his own virtues just makes it too obvious that it’s all pretense

Markey’s 79. He should drop out and endorse Pressley to preserve his legacy

CROW: We wanted to start a conversation about the dangerous rhetoric this president is using and threats he's made to use our military in an unlawful way BRENNAN: Specifically what? CROW: Send troops into Chicago, into polling stations, kill terrorists' families, shoot peaceful protesters ...

Incredible.

completely outside of politics, this is so charming

Pelosi: "Trump is the worst president of the United States that American children have ever had in terms of their health, education, a clean, safe environment in which they can thrive - including safety from gun violence - the economic security of their families and a future that is fair and just."

Republicans & Democrats are the political heartbeat pumping capital from the people to the oligarchs. GOP systole pushes money + resources away from us. Democrat diastole gives the bare minimum for enough lifeblood to collect before the cycle restarts Now we’re hypertensive. Let’s see if we survive

So what false flag do we think Trump’s gonna manufacture in order to recreate the 9/11 midterm bump in 2002 that kept Congress red under Bush?

Is it normal for judges to refer to the Democratic Party as the Democrat Party?

Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.

Would be interesting to see whether or not Texas appeals this. For one, the Supreme Court’s VRA decision could potentially moot this order. But also, Texas might be realizing they could’ve made a dummymander and this gives them an out while saving face

just imagining the prosthetic jaw they're gonna make elle fanning wear in the inevitable limited series

2028 is gonna be a Newsom-AOC ticket, mark my words

So…presumption of guilt?

I’m confused, how are illegal immigrants simultaneously siphoning all the welfare to live in luxury hotels and also buying up all the real estate at the same time?

Conservatives will believe in weather manipulation technology before accepting that an adjudicated sexual assaulter, who said he could grope women’s genitals because he’s famous, that he’d date his own daughter, who toured a girls’ dressing room, was best friends with a sex trafficker, raped girls

The remainder of the Democratic Senate caucus who vote no on this are *grifters* If they truly meant what they said, understood the stakes, and felt the base’s energy, there would be an immediate vote of no confidence to choose a new Minority Leader Otherwise, any objections are just theater

Even if Democrats cave, the shutdown’s conclusion is when government data on employment and inflation comes back in play. I’m not sure the camel’s back will survive it—depression may be a best case scenario.

The shutdown’s destruction of air travel is intentional. They want people trapped here.

The issue with panel et circenses is that you can run the rowdiest circus, but without bread you’re fucked

Ngl, this feels like a planted story to help Talarico come off as less gay. In the absence of a known girlfriend or wife (at 36 years old), this demonstrates both attraction to women *and* godliness at the same time.

Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District. And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:

Broke: Let them eat cake Woke: Let them fly plane

Wow, looks like the whole family loves getting strapped by a South Asian

Mamdani: "Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

AOC: "The Supreme Court has given Trump a blank check to continue to commit crimes while in office. So we cannot underestimate the threat and danger of this moment, but we cannot respond to that threat with cowardice."

Meanwhile, National Republicans can’t even be held accountable for what National Republicans do, let alone the state level psychopathy of outlawing basic vaccine mandates, setting bounties on undocumented people to be permanently incarcerated for labor, bringing back no fault divorce, etc. etc.

Simultaneous GOP talking points: 1. Joe Biden made a terrible economy, where people didn’t have enough money for groceries 2. Joe Biden bloated SNAP 3. The economy is still shitty because of Joe Biden 4. We must immediately de-bloat SNAP

SNAP has never lapsed under a Democratic controlled Congress or White House. That’s all.

Nikki Sapiro Vinckier @nikkivinck.bsky.social

Pam Grimmond - Barn Owl. #Linocut

@ryanlcooper.com The GOP is so effective at framing the trans community as a threat to cis people (with literally no evidence). Meanwhile, their transphobia is *actually* hurting cis people, and Dems as sitting on their hands instead of amplifying it:

This person claims to be a piously religious

Fifth Place hates socialism yet she’s always getting publicly owned

I think AOC may run for president, knowing she’ll probably lose the primary but banking on a more centrist nominee choosing her as VP to round out the ticket. While generally VPs don’t do much, if Democrats somehow manage to regain power it won’t really matter

Gallego: "How can I negotiate? The president is in Asia for 5 days. Johnson is basically keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with right now?"

"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness) As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

Love him or hate him, he understands the way the game is played now and he's playing it better than anyone else. Call ‘em out Newsom!!

A woman was shot by ICE while tracking them. Stephen Miller is laying the groundwork to charge protests, alerts of ICE activity, or any opposition to the disappearing as “obstruction”/“seditious conspiracy.” SCOTUS has made qualified immunity so strong it’s almost impossible to litigate ICE’s abuses

This is not an endorsement. It’s a concession speech.

Trump isn’t even President in 2025.

Republicans have no standards if not two of them

Pritzker on Fox on ICE agents: "The problem is, who's holding the bad ones accountable? Because the bad ones, frankly, are the ones we're seeing all the time."

Q: We've heard things like Dems want money for civic engagement in Zimbabwe, millions for LGBTQ grants in Balkans. You say this is about healthcare but how do these pet projects fit in? JEFFRIES: We have no idea what you're talking about or what Republican extremist fed you those talking points