Republicans are getting very, very creepy about gold medal figure skater Alysa Liu.

Interesting point from @mattpolprof.bsky.social in this thread: The real reason for Trump/Republicans zero-sum hatred of trade is that they see interdependence as being at odds with predatory dominance, which is the only ideal Republicans understand.

INBOX: the police chief of Quakertown, Pa., led a group of plainclothes officers to disrupt a peaceful high school student sidewalk protest yesterday. They threw an underage girl to the ground, choked her, and disconnected all calls to the detention center where she and others are currently held.

This is leading by example and exactly what you should do @sanders.senate.gov @welch.senate.gov and @balint.house.gov

The establishment legal press corps’s willingness to accept Sarah Isgur’s desperate rebrand as a Thoughtful Legal Pundit media personality remains mystifying and embarrassing

John Roberts is not breaking from Trump and is not neutrally applying the law. Anyone pretending otherwise needs to have a long look in the mirror and reflect on what clearly core aspect of their identity needs to believe something so laughably false

I know this will probably have asshats in my mentions again, but periodic reminder that everything happening now has a precedent. And that precedent is closer than slavery, internment, boarding schools, Jim Crow...it is the very modern school to prison pipeline. It is the last 40 years of policy.

Pedocon theory isn't so much a theory as it is an empirical reality

The subheadline on this NYT piece is going to turn me into the Joker. Like... this... is exactly what trans people have been saying was going to happen for years.

The shocked responses I've seen to this make it seem like a lot of you are unaware of how often primary/elementary school teachers try to call government child services on Native kids parents to get kids separated from their families, most often to be sent to non-native families. Which is genocide.

Mega dittos. Especially the pointing laughing.

The Republican civil war over glyphosate is going to be epic.

My only standard for anyone asking for my vote after this is, did you do more than I did during this ICE occupation?

ICYMI: Voter fraud found in Georgia by America PAC. This is the one that belongs to Elon Musk. When will the FBI raid be⁉️

More footage- Student led peaceful protest in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The police chief showed up in plain clothing and assaulted two students.

still unclear to me how the species made it this far

Omg he admit it

I’m not sure why anyone would travel here right now. Not worth the risk.

The fact that 10% federal judges are Black, a group that compromises about 8% of law school graduates, show the corruption of DEI. The fact that two-thirds of the Supreme Court are in the Federalist Society, a cult that includes 5% of law school graduates, shows the triumph of meritocracy.

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO

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“In a criminal trial, I would feel morally obligated to convict, however, in a civil trial I could set those views aside,” adding, “I believe it would be to the benefit of the human race for Mr. Musk to be sent to prison.” www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

I'm Jewish btw just thought I'd mention again

Hi! I’m a Republican podcaster and make up alternative realities so people listen to my show. Hope you enjoy this fantasy version more than what’s actually happening.

Tendo has lived in Vermont since 2021 and was detained earlier this month in the parking lot of his workplace in Shelburne, sparking an outcry from his supporters.

"I'll handle this man, gentleman - I speak fluent jive"

Definitely the worst politics possible.

Who is the fucking person who asked if the Supreme Court justices were still “invited” to “your” State of the Union. What the fuck? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT QUESTION?? THE COUNTRY IS NOT ONE GIANT FUCKING COCKTAIL PARTY!!!

Do not let Brett Kavanaugh's increasingly reactionary politics distract you from the simpler fact that Brett Kavanaugh is a dullard and a shitty writer whose colleagues all (albeit for different reasons) very obviously have nothing but contempt for him

this single tweet explains 95% of the energy behind the Republican movement.

Donald Trump owes American families a refund.

How Republicans learned to love Christian persecution.

"We owe conspiracy theorists a huge apology" No we fucking don't. They were talking about a secret conspiracy of gay trans Jewish lizard people. The Epstein files uncovered a conspiracy of rich, straight, white, right-wing Christian men, which these motherfuckers never even considered.

Another Costco move that's looking good now: already filling suit to recover tariffs.

Charges against Former Prince Andrew must be dropped if it’s determined that raping teenagers was an official act. by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett)

How are Dems this bad at this game? They’ve literally spent months harping about how tariffs are driving costs & making it unaffordable for average Americans. The big moment comes & they switch messaging. Instead of it being about American families it’s about small biz. FFS be consistent for once

Shit…there goes the $2k checks we were all getting.

these are the replies to my post pointing out that the editor of the argument magazine is urging politicians not to make the very argument about trans rights that its own pollster made in his write-up. it's a media criticism point. i'm increasingly convinced people on twitter simply can't read

This isn't what SCOTUS *said* (they said nothing) BUT the Court's "passivity"-deciding not to decide or say anything - helps the executive branch aggressively characterize & implement the Court's orders. My draft paper "Passive Vices" goes into this (Law Review editors- it's looking for a home!)

Republicans know America is catching on (if only it had happened in 2024) that their hero/villain story has the roles reversed. Check out the interview.

I never ever want to hear *they just need to come here the “right” way* ever ever again

Sounds rough! I avoid this ever happening to me with One Weird Trick

ICE is killing people and hiding the evidence. No amount of reform will fix this @welch.senate.gov and @balint.house.gov

This an incredibly reasonable take given the history of the Dem party. But I gotta say it’s not gonna happen this time around. There’s simply too much energy and angst built up within the base to allow it. We will have at least two if not three solid choices to vote for.

One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés

Translation: the only thing I really care about it is my own power and political career. Americans are stupid for thinking anything else.

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Most likely both

The face of the NBA being a Woke French Space Alien that trains with Shaolin Monks in the off-season and throws up the Horns is totally fucking awesome

🚨The most important graph in the world has another year of data, and it doesn't look good!🚨 NASA CERES satellites measure how much sunlight Earth absorbs and how much heat is radiated back to space. The difference is heat accumulation, which has more than tripled!