The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.

Terrific

Billions for Argentina’s Wall Street investors. Higher costs for American families. “America First”? Give me a break.

Trying to decide whether to use my invisible tariff check from Trump or my invisible cost saving rebate check from DOGE to fill the tank of my car with a 500-year loan with invisible $2/gallon gas . . .

We could be twins. I feel the exact same way, also pretty much ever since 2016. I left what was still Twitter shortly after Musk bought it because I had to save my sanity. Rejoined the crazy - by means of Bluesky - and it's harder than ever.😞 Pace yourself. Moderation is key. It's hard but doable.

Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech. This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace. Turn the volume up.

We've got you 👍

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

Feeling this song today. One of my favorite JT songs. music.youtube.com/watch?v=5RYH...

Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅ Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅ Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅ Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅ #Ugh🤢✅

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

blight (noun): something that spoils or has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time This word needs to come back into fashion.

@meidastouch.com Anchorage, Alaska!!!

Here’s the deal, Mike Johnson, you worked 9 days since July, make $200K, and get best free healthcare we pay for, while shutting down ours. Want it fair? Start with your paychecks. No work, no pay and no damn free healthcare for any of you. Let Congress feel the pain they dump on the rest of us.

What "war" in Portland is Trump talking about? The battle of mellow artisans?

If you want to honor a man who disparaged Blacks, that's your right, & I won't interfere. However, don't you dare try to force me to honor him too. I have as much right to choose who I honor as you do.

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

"Yes, you can legally be racist." - The US Supreme Court, 9/8/25

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with one of his own states. This is completely unhinged.

Re: massive DC protest and those who doubt: Maybe this rally will be THE one to open the eyes of a voter; move people to rise up, be vocal, vote, be part of something, see what the fuss is about. We can't change Trump; we can change ourselves. As a child of the 60s, I've seen social momentum work.

Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.

youtu.be/1HAPGl-KPi0?... Close to perfection

If you know me at all - here, elsewhere, or irl - you know how important I believe it is to understand history. That it’s being perverted in this way and for this reason is obscene.

Clearly this is not about making DC, or any of us, safer.

Watchdog Group Downgrades U.S. From Democracy To Whatever Political System Lobsters Have theonion.com/watchdo...

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "This party needs to wake up. These guys aren't screwing around... They're assassins when it comes to the way they weaponize grievance and the way they play politics. Enough! What more goddamn evidence do we need? They have rolled back the last half century in real time!"

"They win when good people give up; when they become too tired to push back..."

TMNT was right… 🐢 🐈‍⬛

How difficult would it be for the reporter to say, "Mr. President, you nominated Mr. Powell to be the Chair of the Federal Reserve."?????

When times get tough, I turn to music. We were lucky enough to have been raised in a home where our parents surrounded us with messages of grit, hope, and speak out. youtu.be/wfVdY2-aIog?...

"I see the sorrow in the headlines And the worry on your face I guess it's no fun to have a heart While we are living through these days"

Vote.Them.All.Out.

People across this nation largely oppose this nightmarish bill. Polling is horrible, with multiple surveys showing nearly 60% disapprove. Let’s be clear—if this bill passes, it’s because the Republican Party has abandoned us to serve Trump’s regime, its billionaire backers, and themselves.

McGovern: "A family making less than $50,000 a year? They get less than $1 a day in tax cuts. You can't buy a damn cup of coffee with that. But those making a million dollars or more? They'll get more than $250 a day in tax breaks ... that's how rigged this bill is to benefit the wealthy."

It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.

Immigration policy should reflect: justice, humanity, and pragmatism. What’s happening is not protecting the public. It’s not saving money. It’s not solving a problem. This kind of deportation doesn’t make America safer. It just makes it smaller. It’s personal, it’s violent, and it’s wrong.

What the hell are we doing? War, I despise 'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives War means tears to thousands of mother's eyes When their sons go off to fight And lose their lives #War #Peace youtu.be/GmNXzMw69zI?...

LOOK AT THIS SHIT: ICE smashed someone’s windows, yanked them out, and then arrested the United States citizen who filmed it. That’s not “immigration enforcement.” This government is out here punishing witnesses. Fascism is HERE.

#NoKingsDay resist fascism defend Liberty! 🔔

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

Only dictators hold military parades in peacetime!

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

He didn't send the National Guard when this happened.

Pretty much the definition of a dictatorship.

BREAKING: Bill Clinton just said the courts might not hold as Trump tries to become a king. This is a former president telling you the system is this close to collapse. If you’re still playing politics, you’re not ready for what’s coming.