"Meetings are held, emails are sent, phone calls are made, and something like 520,000 children die of malnutrition, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV." prospect.org/2026/05/22/w...

Trump approval sinks to record low among Republicans in stunning Fox News poll

House Republican leaders yanked a planned vote to restrict President Trump’s ability to conduct military strikes against Iran, after it became clear that the resolution would likely pass.

When people can’t see a doctor because they either lack coverage or can’t afford it, it kicks into motion a chain of events that impoverishes the entire state. buff.ly/G2Gqs3H

When he started "The Colbert Report," Colbert said, "Anyone can read the news to you. I promise to feel the news AT you." He said tonight that when he moved to CBS, he realized the job was different: "We were here to feel the news WITH you." "And I don’t know about you, but I sure have felt it."

Farewell, Stephen Colbert … 💔

The total value of Trump’s transactions in the first three months of this year—again, $750 million—is higher than the value of all trades by all 535 members of the House and Senate combined in an average year.

We can't do good in the economy without a new economic theory of what good is. Everything else follows from this. In the old economics, doing good is a correction. In an economics of the common good, it is an objective we design and work on together.

FUCK YOU, CBS. You are dead to me.

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Immigrants launch hunger strike, decry inhumane conditions at SoCal ICE detention facility

Put it all together and both Trump and Trumpism are more vulnerable than they have ever been. That doesn’t mean they’ll lose. But it means they can be beaten.

Trump has to surrender to Iran. Let him call it a victory or whatever. Worse is how Trump has turned America into a Kleptocracy . He's already ruined America for good. He has set a precedent that politicians get to steal and self enrich all they want.

"On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war. It will exercise leverage with dozens of the richest nations in the world." From Robert Kagan, @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

President Trump's announcement stirred confusion in Europe following weeks of changing statements from his administration about reducing the American military footprint in Europe. n.pr/43mB6AC

Trump didn't seek Congressional approval for his slush fund so the idea that going on recess is somehow a snub of the slush fund is, as the media likes to say, "factually inaccurate." Short of legislation or an adverse court decision, he's going to get away w/it

But Trump endorsed him and he will be your nominee for US senate.

Colbert is both a mensch and an actual genius. One of one. He and @maddow.bsky.social are the two best broadcasters of our time; truly in their own category. I'm angry and sad the president and the feckless suits cancelled the show but also know it's not the end.

Republicans canceled a vote to end Trump’s Iran war. They were about to lose, so they refused to let us vote. Americans deserve to know where their leaders stand. They can’t hide forever. Accountability is coming.

Oftentimes, in the final cycle of a malignant narcissist's life, they burn it all down, usually done in a way where those closest to him, get scalded the worst.

Pelosi goes off on the slush fund: "I have an opinion about as somebody that they were after with a rifle to shoot me in my head with an F word" "I think that it's a disgrace that the President of United States would be supporting such an initiative. I hope it has no chance in this Congress."

Here is a Mitch McConnell with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and Steny Hoyer, huddled in a secure room in the Capitol on Jan 6, on speakerphone with the Pentagon begging for help from screaming mob. The Pentagon was not immediately helpful.

It's all falling apart

Shame on every supporter of this harmful bill, but especially the eight Democrats who voted with Republicans to forcibly out trans kids.

El Niño is the name given to powerful shifts in Pacific Ocean winds and water temperatures that can drastically transform global weather patterns. Right now, the world is entering a new El Niño phase. Researchers are warning it could be one of the strongest on record.

I've mostly tried not to comment on the California gov primary, but man, I'm getting really tired of Becerra supporters arguing that Becerra is a better choice than Steyer simply because Steyer is a billionaire. Like come on, at least TRY to make a policy argument.

This week, Health Net gave $100K to back Xavier Becerra. In 2023, Health Net's parent company, Centene Corporation, reached a $215M settlement with the state over Medi-Cal fraud. I am the only candidate in this race who will put people over healthcare profits.

🚨 CA VOTERS 🚨 Zuckerberg just gave almost $1 million to (Corp Dem) Xavier Becerra. Is this something you want to support and vote for? Billionaires will demand a return in investment eventually, so if you vote Becerra than you vote for Zuckerberg. #corporatedemocrat #meta #cagovenor #govenor

Don’t whine about Trump being owned by tech bros if you’re voting for Becerra, who META just purchased for $950,000. Xavier is super excited that he gets to go to the White House slumber parties now.

NEW: Republicans are having a hard time funding ICE because enough of them hate the $1.7B slush fund. I love this for them. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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‘Dirty deal’: Trump bailed himself out of IRS trouble and got a $1.8B ‘slush fund’ for allies. Legal experts sound the alarm

Trump has committed a crime this week that cannot by any stretch of the imagination be protected by the immunity the Supreme Court granted presidents.

It's shocking how little it's covered. But it's an absolutely remarkable real-life "David slaying Goliath" story. With new drone technology. President Zelenskyy, earlier today, confirmed that a precision SBU drone strike obliterated a Russian special force HQ in Kherson. Ukraine is amazing

Happy to vote for anyone who vows to tear this thing down, provided it’s built.

Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real newrepublic.com/article/2101... via @newrepublic.com

BREAKING: U.S. national debt officially hits $39 trillion, adding approximately $5 billion a day since October, per FORTUNE

Did the Department of Homeland Security take its eye off FEMA? @SenPeterWelch on Sec. Noem: "She didn't care. She said let's abolish FEMA — how could somebody say that?" ⬇️

The Trump administration is set to loosen a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, in what officials say is a push to lower grocery costs. https://to.pbs.org/4dKYm0i

Huge shift among Hispanics in primary voting in Georgia. In 2022, 47% Hispanic voters picked a Democratic ballot. In the primary this week, 72% percent of Hispanic voters picked a Democratic ballot. ¡Dios Mio! www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Jimmy Kimmel on CBS after the end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show: ‘Don’t ever watch it again’

Democracy cannot survive a state treasury that subsidizes its own destruction.

If you're in a swing state, take a close look at @charlesgaba.com's analysis and be ready to hammer right wingers about how the GOP took away affordable healthcare.

Crypto billionaires and AI executives are pouring hundreds of millions into super PACs to shape the future of regulation. https://bit.ly/4f0TCG4

"At least 20 immigrants are taking part in the hunger strike at the Desert View Annex, next door to the Adelanto [ICE] Processing Center, where previous hunger strikes have occurred and where four people have died since it reopened last year."

Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled

When did the motto of the United States get changed from "E Pluribus Unum" to "We Don't Give a Fuck About You Unless You're a Billionaire"?

Rep. Nikki Budzinski introduced the bipartisan PREDICT Act, legislation that would prohibit senior government officials from participating in insider prediction market trading. "We want to rebuild public trust, I think this is a step forward in that direction."