It apparently wasn't very long after Lincoln that Republicans became corrupt and incompetent.

Relevant #startrek

“.. levels not seen since 1992.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?” ~ Robert Reich

The Trump campaign’s GoFundMe fundraising efforts for the victims of Hurricane Helene has left open a major question regarding the intended Helene aid. Exactly where that money has gone or what exactly it paid for since remains a mystery. trib.al/S2MGtRn

Translation: The stupid economic policies of the idiot here in the White House are destroying American farmers, but bcuz American farmers overwhelmingly voted for the idiot in the White House, we’re having conversations with the idiot on how best to bail out American farmers.

“A bad escalator and a bad teleprompter” — Trump implies UN tried to sabotage First Lady, while he saved millions.

As I was saying…

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

Questions for lawyers out there related to the Homan cash bag story. Do you get to keep the money from a sting operation if they never charge you? If Homan did keep it (Leavitt says he didn't), do you think he declared $50k on his taxes? Section 61 says income is income from whatever source derived

Can the makers of Tylenol sue Trump and RFK for defamation? www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

According to Tom Homan, for the crime Tom Homan allegedly committed, Tom Homan should have his citizenship stripped away and be renditioned to a foreign prison without receiving due process in the courts. Sorry, Tom Homan, but those are Tom Homan's rules.

"There are many questions: Did Homan keep the money? Is the $50,000 reported on his tax return? And what about the coverup? Was it ordered by the president, who seems to take personal interest in the question of who is prosecuted and not by his Justice Department?" www.thebulwark.com/p/a-scandal-...

Trump’s delusional if he thinks this ends with Bubba from Oklahoma landing a tech job. Tech firms will just move operations overseas to reach top-tier talent. 📌 After Trump slapped a $100K fee on new visas, several passengers bailed minutes before takeoff, afraid they couldn’t get back into the US.

“On Sept. 20, with hidden cameras recording the scene, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills, according to an internal summary of the case.” Homan was being investigated for allegedly “soliciting payments in exchange for awarding contracts should Trump win the election” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.

This is the guy I will be celebrating on October 14th.

Kimmel off the air is not cancel culture. It's state censorship. The FCC Chair abused merger approval authority to do it, and the president touted it saying no one should be allowed to make fun of him. Don't play into the BS that complaining students or social media posters are equivalent to govt.

Suggestion: A strike of musicians, writers, hosts, actors, lighting, electricians--everyone, shutting down all TV studios, until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. This is the kind of action we need, instead of sitting around just waiting to be gutted.

Strong argument for moving Bluesky's data infrastructure to the EU

We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...

White groyper gun nut raised by Republican gun nuts killed Charlie Kirk with a gun. That is a fact, as Kirk would say.

🙄 www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-as...

We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was. But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...

The reaction to Kirk’s murder on the right is a reminder that Republicans are the most bad faith people on the face of the planet.

The night after the murder of Melissa Hortman, the Democratic legislator in Minnesota, the Yankees were at the Red Sox and neither team requested a moment of silence. For an actual public servant. Who we choose to hold a moment of silence for and who we do not are silences that speak volumes.

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Hyundai has for decades poured billions into America's South. Then ICE rattled its biggest US project yet. www.businessinsider.com/hyundai-ice-...

NEW: Trump has targeted political foes — including Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers. But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.

Let's break this down. I'm a merchant Captain for former USAF officer. The US Navy destroyed a civilian vessel in international waters without attempting to seize/board the vessel and without being engaged in combat. This is "manifestly unlawful". The US Navy has a DUTY to refuse illegal orders.

Pretty damn good campaign launch video from Paige Cognetti.

"Everyone can get a vaccine" ... just another lie from the Trump administration. 🤬 www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/h...

The Trump family’s historic, obscene corruption continues. The right wing freaked out over Hunter for allegedly making a fraction of this, meanwhile the Trumps are doing this all out in the open and they are silent. 🦗 🦗 www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

More people would have liked JD before his soul died.

'Author Fran Leibovitz said in 2018: “You do not know anyone as stupid as Donald Trump. You just don’t.”'

When Republicans say they are protecting children with their nonsensical laws, it's all lies.

Liberals: “We could try to DO some things to reduce gun violence; ‘thoughts and prayers’ isn’t enough.” Republicans: “Outrage! Disgrace! They’re attacking prayer.” There’s no need to be polite or defensive in response to this. Invoking faith as an excuse to shun responsibility deserves no respect.

“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...

Trump dying in office after Biden lived through his term would be such an indictment of the press. Made “Biden Old” the top story, treating it as an uncovered secret, a scandal. Then lamented not covering it even more. All while treating “Trump Old” as a nonstory. Because he’s loud and lies a lot.

We are now moving into the “surveillance” phase of the TechCoup regime. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?