It can be so disappointing sometimes to realise you’ve just read a metaphor.

🔥 I LOVE Jameela Jamil for giving this devastating critique of liberals - from her view as a fellow liberal. 🤍

Operation Epic Fury has been a complete and total success. In four short weeks, we killed their entire leadership, destroyed their navy, and totally obliterated 168 schoolgirls. Nobody thought we could take out that many schoolgirls at once." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/transcript...

Only note here: I think the NYT might have missed that this could be an homage to January 6, since some pardoned visitors would be undoubtedly familiar with breaking and entering governmental buildings through the windows.

I'd support the next Dem president signing an EO that no federal agency or contractor can have any employees who were ever appointed by Trump, either as an official or a "Special government employee". Extend that to ICE and CBP hires too.

John Fetterman’s a disgrace to the oaf community. He does not represent America’s lumbering buffoons, ham-fisted galoots, or men whose heavy footsteps are soundtracked by a tuba.

It's kind of like being the henchmen of a Bond villain. There's gotta be a deep regret when you hear the self-destruct-in-thirty-seconds voice come over the loud speakers while your boss shoots away in a rocket you built for him.

Trump is looking at his Iran war like he looked at Marla four years in.

Fuck — and I cannot stress this enough — off.

When Trump was elected, I decided my fallback was wandering the country with my dog, solving the issues of local tribal leaders with ancient civil service wisdom. Every week, a new problem to solve, and maybe a new guest star.

This is the kind of shit someone who's never touched a gas pump or cleaned a toilet comes up with. Lifelong coddling by ultra-privilige is a recipe for uselessness, not leadership.

Yeah, but what's up with that bump during Biden's lameduck period? Is that pity approval? Maybe there is hope for Americans after all.

What are the odds that Trump accepted a gold bust of himself with a giant fucking camera lens sticking out of one of the eyes?

WWIII is going to start because dozens of beautiful Persian sofas will turn up pregnant next month.

This is beside the point, but ICE dress like they're in the militant wing of the Radical Dork Party.

This aligns with how Bisignano has run the agency. He very obviously believes that 800 number wait times are all that matter, and reducing them would equal "winning", even if it means fuckery with the numbers and causing claims to go unprocessed because everyone with a pulse is on the phones.

I'm starting to think the Trump family might be profiting off the presidency

Vought just got a new article for his spank bank

Ultimately, the thing that will save humanity is more scolding. It's a universal truth that scolding is an irresistible force that attracts allies and destroys defensive barriers. Look at JD Vance. He's a master scold which is why his charisma is off the charts.

“Consolidated” Bureau staff across Department of the Interior are getting reassignment letters. New position descriptions are still forthcoming…10+ months into this “efficient” process. Consolidated? DM me if you want to share your experience anonymously. @altdoi.altgov.info @altfws.altgov.info

A little over a year ago, this fuckhead sent an unsigned email to all feds telling us to go find "more productive jobs in the private sector". Anyone who thinks he gives half a shit about TSA workers is dumber than he he is.

I have a Trump is a pedo joke, but it got redacted

I have a gun control joke, but now is not the time

I have an entitlement joke, but I'm not qualified to tell it.

I suspect it was the 45th president who told him this. Pillow talk.

Maybe if DOW gives Trump a gold-leafed blob of industrial waste as a bribe, he'll back out of Iran.

One thing you really internalize as a civil servant is the fear of causing a lawsuit against your agency. DOGE, and the Trump admin in general, made it clear that they don't give a guck about that because it's not their money.

Sat. on @theweekendprime.bsky.social I discussed the risks being taken with your data: youtu.be/bUfdAmqcp78 I've done my duty to America and now am fighting to make a difference to my community in the MD State Senate Please donate to our fight for ethical leaders at chuck4md.com #SSA #Data #DOGE

On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam. But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else: A massacre. He decided to act. 1/28

Imagine how long it took his tiny Vienna sausage fingers to hammer out this unreadable text wall. I bet he's also one of those people who don't have their phone keyboard silenced, so this had to be at least an hour of angry clicking sounds coming from the Executive toilet.

With so much deserved focus on DHS' ICE abuses, some of the other Noem debacles are not as well known or discussed. Give @rebelfema.altgov.info a follow as they highlight what's happening within their agency, why it's happening & how it could affect you directly. For the full altgov, follow all. 👇

It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.

Seriously, do what you need to do to protect your credit. This story is about the one kindernazi who was dumb enough to tell someone he had stolen our data, but there were plenty more with thumb drives and hard drives just helping themselves to everything someone would need to steal your identity.

We desperately need a word for a thing that's shocking and also not surprising at all.

The OPM has put out a comment period on making it easier for them to fire federal employees. We need your help to push back on this bullshit. Please comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Breaking: Trump abdicates security of our homeland, shrugs shoulders at terror attacks. Trump, 79, lives in one of the most secure buildings on the planet & has an armed security detail 24/7. His travel is protected by the fullest of modern tech & military support. He can afford to shrug. Can you?

If it’s true that the United States bombed an elementary school and killed scores of children it is an unfathomable crime. I have never been more disgusted to be an American.

top 5 all-time poster. “riding in a golf cart fatly” is outstanding

As a historian, I'd just like to remind the politicians who follow me that it is not, in fact, 2003 anymore and the current GOP war in the Middle East is not, in fact, even remotely popular. So if you're a weathervane who just tries to do what's already popular, full-throated opposition is it!

Radiohead is demanding that the Trump administration take down a pro-ICE promotional video featuring a version of its song “Let Down” without permission. Full statement from the band:

What would a typical worker earn today if their wages had grown as fast as CEO pay over the past 50 years? Take a guess and watch this video to find out.

Must be nice

People will be able to say Trump was the second worst president and they'll be *technically* right.

Hey @drlucymcbride.bsky.social and @notaprovidermd.bsky.social Are you and the Urgency of Normal crew still concerned about kids? Are you worried about the learning loss in kids who don’t go to school because they are scared of ICE? Or were you all just a bunch of performative fuckwits all along?

I want someone to ask these guys how they feel about this setting a precedent for ATF enforcement.

1/21 OK we are gonna start with this story. This is gonna be long and a little nuanced so stick with me. There will be a lot in here that will address SSA employees directly so if you know an SSA employee, please share with them! And if you see any errors or gaps in my knowledge, please let me know!

reminds of that old bible story of how people were hungry and jesus conjured himself a security detail bsky.app/profile/carl...

Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)

I've had this same problem with the Dem response to Trump over the last year. Promising a legislative solution to unconstitutional activity sends the message that there was some loophole in the law that needs to be closed. It's a clumsy way to keep surrendering our rights.