Debt by itself is a lousy guide. A $500,000 mortgage can be manageable or terrifying depending on salary, rates, and future earnings. Same with countries: the real question isn’t “how much debt?” but “can they carry it?”

After seeing this AP photo of TN State Troopers escorting two redistricting protesters out of the capital, I wondered what percentage of them were black. Turns out about 16% of TN identify as black while only 9% are State Troopers.

“I’m thinking about running again in 2028.” You’ll be lucky if you waddle through the rest of 2026.

Murray: “Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate?” Dahl: Yes Murray: “And the rate for someone making $1,000,000? “ Dahl: 2.2% Murray: “So, a 12.4% tax for people making less than $184,000, but 2.2% for a millionaire or .0002% for billionaires.”

apnews.com/article/trum...; Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

He did Adfin with Epstein in 2012. His firm Cantor Fitzgerald’s venture arm corresponded on the deal through 2014.He took a $50K contribution from Epstein for a 2017 dinner honoring Lutnick. He emailed Epstein about a museum expansion through 2018.

Time ethical America realized Republican State Legislators in the south and the Constituents who embrace them and the “dangerous, irreparably broken” Narcissist-in-Chief have been granted permission by the White Supremacist Roberts’ SCOTUS Justices to come out of their closets.

Thanks Mr Trump for lying abt donors paying for the ballroom And for lying to us abt Mexico paying for the wall And for lying abt no new mideast wars And for lying abt releasing all Epstein files. Oh, & we love these gas prices -obedient cucks of MAGA

CNN montage of Trump saying he and private donors are going to pay for the ballroom, followed by clips of him lying about the cost: "$250 million... about $300 million... approximately 400 million." Now taxpayers are going to get a bill for $1 billion.

The SC GOP might as well wear KKK robes and headpieces. This act demonstrates their extreme racism.

Trump wants to rob American families to pay for war. That is what his budget for next year boils down to.

The deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a Dutch-operated cruise ship with passengers of 23 nationalities is precisely the type of public health crisis the WHO is designed to tackle. But the U.S. formally left the WHO in January, after 78 years of membership. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

I guess in retrospect, Kash conducting a fugitive manhunt to find out who said he's a drunk, after making the whole world watch him party at the Olympics, is up there with Trump starting a world war because he accidentally gave Iran the Strait of Hormuz in things we should have absolutely predicted.

Any "extraordinarily brilliant person" would know his presidency is in free-fall after his disastrous decision to enter another endless war-of-choice in the Middle East & that on November 3rd accountability is coming for the most corrupt criminal Administration in U.S. History. tick...tick...tick

shit like this always makes me say, by all means get your corrupt ass out of DC, Sam.

⚠️ The Alabama House has approved a plan that would change the congressional district map during an active election. Alabama is one of four Southern states trying to enact new maps for the 2026 election. But it is bound by a legal agreement that other states are not.

lock'em up

this is probably good for organizational focus on counter-terrorism and organized crime, i guess

allowing red states to order up corrupt scotus rulings on Uber has led to some pretty nervy behavior talkingpointsmemo.com/news/louisia...

Trump is a rotting decomposing mess and if this eventually leads to him keeping his promise of making America great again, I’m here for it.

Trump Gaslighter, Brook Rollins said “Farmers are moving into hopefully what will be a golden age under this president.” Please cut the bullshit and call it what it is ~ The Trump Age of Bankruptcy.”

What’s next on the SCOTUS’s agenda? Can the Supreme Court end the “Civil Rights Act” as easily as they did the “Voting Rights Act”?

A federal trade court ruled Trump’s nearly universal 10% tariff is illegal. The loss marks another legal setback for him after he imposed the duties as a replacement for the original slate of punitive tariffs that had already been struck down by the Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

I'm the worst fighter in the world and I could totally take that demented old fart in a fight. I mean, I'd feel a bit bad beating up a senior then I'd remember the Epstein files and my innate need to help the elderly could be pushed down to pulverise the f***er.

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POLL: Republican Men Huge Babies, Turns Out

Tennessee lawmakers weren’t going to allow a little thing like a tornado to spoil their plans to carve up Memphis and disenfranchise Black voters. They are absolutely shameless.

🗺️ P.M. REDISTRICTING UPDATE 🗺️ 📍TN: Legislature passed a new map to eliminate the state's one Democratic district. The governor is expected to sign the bills into law shortly. 📍SC: House will propose new map tomorrow. Senate will reconvene Tuesday.

America’s mob boss has another ‘do as I say or else’ threat. Yes, there was a political agreement made in Scotland, but it was a ‘deal in principile’ and remains unsigned.

Never. Not under any circumstance. Impossible. Inconceivable. Unimaginable.

🎥 VIDEO: In a devastating move, SCOTUS just gutted the Voting Rights Act. This week, we hosted a paid event with Damon Hewitt, Leah Litman and Rep. Jamie Raskin to explain the implications of the ruling — and their insights were so critical, we're sharing it for free. Watch now👇

NEW: In passing their aggressive gerrymander, Tennessee Republicans also removed a state requirement for election commissioners to alert voters of polling place changes when electoral lines are redrawn. Now, lawmakers warn the move could exacerbate voter confusion caused by the newly adopted map.

Iran is at it again.

The UN, the ICC, and the ICJ's disregard of Hamas’ use of human shields undermine the integrity of the law of armed conflict and reward a strategy that increases civilian deaths. Reversing those incentives should be a top priority for the United States and NATO allies, writes @ordefk.bsky.social.

How Republican governance turned your electric bill into a corporate subsidy.

In your opinion… Is promoting/advocating for “a veto-proof democratic majority in the House and Senate” at midterm a waste of time, an exercise in futility? It seems essential because Trump will literally torch every resolution, Bill, etc., otherwise. @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social

Coons: is anyone else willing to apply to plain language of the 22nd Amendment to say that Trump can’t run for a third term?? Pregnant pause Anyone???

NEW: Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas (D), the force behind the state’s voter-approved redistricting plan, blasted the Trump administration for raiding her office as an act of political intimidation. “When challenged, they try to intimidate and silence the voices who stand up to them,” she said.

San Antonio city health officials say the building at Villa Coronado Park has become a critical source of food and health support for families facing rising costs and uncertainty around federal aid programs in an area they describe as a “resource desert.” Read More👉 ebx.sh/9ltp5F

I honestly hope we never get to find out how rfk jr would lead a response during a pandemic.

RFK Jr.’s public health strategy seems simple: fire the experts, gut the inspectors, then act shocked when the floating buffet starts coughing. Cruise ships, hantavirus, norovirus, and “efficiency” collide in this snarky look at what happens when ideology replaces sanitation.

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REP. @votegloriaj.bsky.social : “This is not a special session, this is a white power rally, and a white power grab.” #JimCrow #Memphis

White power rally........ABSOLUTELY.

Dementia ridden Trump is again rage baiting his illiterate cult by his accusations that Biden illegally used the auto pen. Fact is Trump was forced to terminate his investigation into Joe Biden’s auto pen usage after failing to identify any criminal violations.

LOSS: In response to the Supreme Court's decision gutting the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the 5th Circuit vacated their 2025 ruling affirming Louisiana’s state House and Senate maps violated Section 2 of the VRA. Litigation in this case will return to the lower court.

He sleeps because the alternative would be to stay awake— and have to look at Ginni.

BREAKING: The Tennessee House changed state law to adopt a new congressional gerrymander that dilutes the state’s only Black-majority district and breaks up its lone Democratic seat. The Tennessee Senate is expected to take up the map later today.

While gas is $4.56 Sean Duffy tells Americans thatwe’re in a very good place” for fuel prices and encourages Americans to take road trips. Is this fool divorced from reality or gaslighting like his master demands you do?

“Americans are spending more on everything.” Yeah. Because Trump is making their life more expensive.