Cowardice and stupidity. This is a man who does not understand how the world works. The crisis is of Republican morals. But the equal crisis is of courage and intelligence amongst Senate Democrats.

Anyone who thinks that step one is a win for democracy is simply an idiot. No matter what consultants and donors tell the politicians there is nothing to be gained by voting to fund DHS. It could be a short term polling win in some districts but it’s a long term loser in the fight against Trumpism

Good thread. Endorse almost all. Two things to add: - Seeking endorsements is actually a way of doing retail politics, at least when seeking endorsements from membership orgs like unions. - The CA Dem party could endorse. And probably should. That would empower candidates who have been working…

This would be wildly unacceptable. There is absolutely no reason to write a blank check for CBP and much of ICE. Republicans are panicking. They're escalating their attacks because they know they're losing. Dems should not cave to hostage-taking or bullying. Hold the line.

LOLOLLLLLLOLLLLOLLLLL This can’t be real

Look, I get why Senators (and specifically their staffs [and *cough* fundraisers *cough*]) feel the need to say things like this. But I swear, it just makes you look weak and as if you’re making excuses to those you need to do the work to elect you. You voted against him—GOOD JOB—stand on that.

A question for Bluesky: Is ANYONE still defending this idiocy from Dem leaders?

Jail Tom Homan. There is no American republic on the other side of this Trump regime unless Tom Homan goes to prison. Send him to The Hague, or set up Nuremberg-style tribunals here in the US. What Democratic leader will call for that?

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Senators' brains in particular are absolutely cooked by elite isolation and the arrogance of power. They *like* the idea of being the clever check on the unruly power of the smelly masses, as the most rabidly pro-slavery founders intended.

The person that is nice to you, but not nice to the waiter, is not a nice person. These Senate Dems voting for Trump nominees are not just cowards—they are stupid, incurious, and unaware of things the whole world knows.

Bob Mueller dead. Mueller was an American patriot and war hero who lost the most important battle he ever fought. Mueller lost the Trump/Putin prosecution because he failed to identify and fight his real enemy: Republican elites. He trusted Bill Barr. We must never make this mistake again.

@whstancil.bsky.social is 100% right that this site which claims to oppose AIPAC is garbage. In addition to the apparent antisemitism (also see Ossoff below), they seem to think J Street is AIPAC. That is rock-level stupidity or else rank antisemitic animus.

you know it's a great joke because he has to explain it

The Sulzberger New York Times has many problems. But this is not one of them. “US Is at Fault in Strike on School in Iran” is at the top of the digital front page. The Times deserves praise when they report important truths clearly, and they have done so here.

Who expects smol bean senators to have mighty courage and convictions of moms and nurses?

🧵 Every. Word. Of. This.

It looks like the NY Times Politics section under AG Sulzberger is starting to slowly implode. They have to know that this BS 👇👇 isn’t going to work. This smells of desperation. The criticism must be getting hot. 1/

What a load of defensive BS from @nytimes in re: its snotty hit piece on Mamdani. See @jameeljaffer.bsky.social’s careful, measured response.

So many average citizens have stood up to Trump. Alex Pretti went to the street to protect his fellow humans, who the Trump regime was harming. He lost his life for it. Renee Good lost her life for resisting. And sorry, but—these fucking cowards in the Senate can’t vote against Trump nominees?

Tell us why @heinrich.senate.gov. Really I do want to know why you feel this person is worthy of your vote.

People don’t have to follow unconstitutional orders, but apparently they’re pretty willing to do so anyway

These Senate Democrats are selling out every citizen of the US that has resisted the Trump regime. They will vote for Trump nominees. But how many will show up at NoKings protests, how many went to Minneapolis to lead the people? Everyone on this list must be primaried.

here is how the farm robot thing works - all farm equipment costs roughly infinity dollars for the lowest tier performance, there is no right to repair, industrial farms *might* buy one, it will break almost instantly, it will not get repaired right away it might not get repaired ever

terrible tragedy that a father was killed But his wife is handling herself with dignity and grace here, with concern for the community and perspective on a terrible accident. This is the rare Fox story I recommend reading

Not the most important part of this, but I've long thought "dunderhead" needs to occupy a more prominent position in our political discourse.

Read this whole interview. This woman, Nadia Schadlow, sounds like she has a fourth-grade knowledge of the world. THIS is the intellectual right? At best she’s lying for Trump. But she sounds like a chump and a dunderhead. It is also an indictment of Hudson and Hoover.

Minimum ask for Dem leaders. Don’t be afraid.

If the Dems who win in the 2026 midterms get squeamish about prosecuting this administration, we'll need to elect a bunch of new people running on Nuremberg shit for 2028. This isn't a joke. It's the law. It's justice. Biden let Trump back in the WH and this happened because Joe didn't do his job

‘Witkoff defended his credentials to lead nuclear talks. “I wouldn’t tell you I’m an expert in nuclear, but I’ve learned quite a bit, and I’ve studied it and have read quite a bit about it, and I’m competent to sit at the table and discuss it, and [Kushner] is as well,” Witkoff said to Mark Levin’

Biden didn't just let Trump back into the White House, he said "welcome home". Over 4 years he and Merrick Garland restored norms, that Trump destroyed within weeks. Dem candidates can't bring this energy again.

Historian of French Revolution here to say that in periods like this, squeamish compromisers do as much to drive radicalization as do ideologues. If you keep making excuses for the unfit king, eventually folks come for you and him.

One way to recognize destructive authoritarian / aesthetic “leftism” is the idea the key plank of politics is, no matter what, the US sucks and is wrong. People who believe this cannot see nuance, and are idiots. They are usually more interested in hating their parents than improving the world.

Took only two days for Nellie Bowles to be very, very wrong. (Nellie Bowles is an employee of Bari Weiss’ internet site.)

again I say: www.everythingishorrible.net/p/fucking-fi...

The answer is that Charles Koch and allied billionairea bought the seats of most of the Republicans in Congress and all six Republicans on the Supreme Court, and Koch and the billionaires also want to destroy America

Thread! On pundits and thinktanks and who not to listen to

This is a man whose bigotry & prejudice has overridden everything he ever learned & made him an ignoramus. Unfortunately this is not a rare condition these days. So when you see Pipes or one of his fellow travelers like Dubowitz make these ridiculous statements & wonder why, this is why. 10 & end/

”the biggest media outlet in the country with 10 million subscribers doesn’t matter for public opinion” please sit with that and think about it a bit, respectfully

This is good but it’s also a sign of media failure. We knew who Trump was years before 2024. But rightwing media, @jaketapper.bsky.social, and the Sulzberger NYT deceived the public about who he was. That’s the reason for the big shift in Latino support.

Remember this: “We're very much and clearly winning. Like, really, really easily.” - Nellie Bowles

He literally launched a war against Iran. I can barely believe it.

Watch this video. This is the start of the MAGA Nuremberg tribunals. We will put Nathan Cavanaugh on trial for breaking the law, and we will put him in prison for a long time. It’s the only way to prevent this from happening again and restore rule of law.

Crypto and sports betting are symptoms of young men’s pain, not a cause of their happiness. If you get that, then you can start to think of other things we might offer them to give their lives meaning.

It feels like another tipping point is being crossed rn… back-&-forth refinery strikes, Tehran in flames. Trump demanding unconditional surrender, de facto boasting of bombing Iranian desal. US & Israel are pushing Iran to fire everything it has at the region’s weakest links. Unimaginably dangerous.

The number of people doing politics who suddenly believe politics won’t work when John Roberts is at issue is astounding

Look, I’ll say it: This is too little too late. The litigation-first establishment-norm people failed us. It’s great they won in court in March 2026, but Russell Vought and Project 2025 and the corrupt SCOTUS outfoxed them. The damage is done and will not be reversed.

Again if Democratic party leaders were leaders, they’d set up a comms effort to get this message out. (That probably requires things like redirecting a small amount of SuperPAC funds to new news outlets, but you know, this is an obvious thing to do.)

It should be a priority of us all to get our friends off of left authoritarian grift media. friends don‘t let friends listen to Briahna Gray, Chapo, Greyzone, Jimmy Dore, Aaron Mate, or Krystal Ball. These are people who don’t care about the future, just themselves and money.

So glad I saved this picture. People truly don't understand the burden of democracy.