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Authoritarian cronyism leads to incompetence and I think more and more than it wasn't that the US fell to authoritarianism quickly, but that no one assessed our cronyism adequately in advance.

Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was rock bottom?

Phang: In one of those “you only believe it if you read it” moments, Politico says there are Republicans on Oversight who support the idea of convicted felon Trump giving a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell. The fact that that is even being considered by House Oversight Republicans should disgust you.

In 2019 Trump wanted to hold a G7 summit at his Doral resort. But there was and outcry and he dropped the idea. Now he’s holding a G20 summit at Doral and the only controversy is over whether Putin will attend. This is the normalization of corruption. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

It's all perspective.

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

Is the fact that the Iran war wasn’t congressionally authorized something we no longer talk about? Seems like the reporting/discussion now just assumes that Trump can just do whatever he wants wrt the use of force

Welcome home!

WTAF?!

WHAT! Apparently a piece of the Wright Brothers' plane (first powered flight in 1903) is on the Artemis II's Orion spacecraft! It's a 1 square inch swath of muslin fabric on loan from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. 🥺

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History won’t just remember the man; it will remember the silence. It will remember the Senators who wouldn’t convict, the Court that insulated him, and the voters who saw his bigotry as a feature, not a flaw. Everyone who failed to hold him responsible owns a piece of this. ​ #USPolitics #Democracy

As thousands of amped up men are deployed in the streets and taught there are no consequences for killing anyone who refuses to submit to their authority, we should anticipate more violence to come. After all: The violence is the point.

Behold, the miraculous octopus.

The golden age of corporate profits (see also: corruption)

Republican Timeline: “There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war” - Lincoln “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” - Reagan “Open the fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah” - Trump (on Easter)

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

This Final Four broadcast feels like AI produced it. Blech.

A budget is a moral document. Trump cuts taxes for the rich, programs for everyone else — while ballooning the already bloated war budget and raiding the treasury for himself and his family. And he hopes we’re all too dumb/apathetic to notice.

The President starts a war with Iran. Now, his family looks to profit from it. The corruption is enough to make you sick.

Trump not only fucked up America... He fucked up the world ... Shame on GOP for doing fucking doing nothing about the world damage

Surprise

I'm not the only one noticing it's just the women.

Start the clock.

A fan of my "Catsden Flag" convinced me to make tees with the design on them. Last time I did that no one was interested in them, but she really wanted to buy one, so... why not. Anyway, here it is: www.emilyk.art/product/cats...

Concerns that TikTok would be used by a corrupt regime for nefarious purposes were well-founded. Only it wasn’t China that would do it, it is the United States.

📌BREAKING via NYT: “Pete Hegseth is blocking the promotion of four Army officers to be one-star generals, a highly unusual move." Two of the officers are Black and two are women, the other 32 are white men. Tell me again this regime isn’t fueled by bigotry and misogyny, and I’ll call you a liar.

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MAGA Trump convinced you we had a bad economy under Biden. You believed him. Now you’re seeing what a really bad economy looks like He promised no new wars. Now we are in an endless war w/Iran He has amassed fortunes as POTUS. Now you can’t afford even basic necessities Libs tried to warn you

I am struggling to understand the extremely muted international response to this. whatever you think of the regime, it is not the regime that is suffering. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

the same number of troops have died in this war that died in the evacuation of afghanistan fyi, weird how the media has decided that isn’t a point to drive home this time

Because the president of the United States is the dumbest motherfucker on the planet. It's just that simple.

The President is doing this without authorization from Congress and without the support of the American people. Congress must reassert its role — countless American lives are at stake. www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

The president who fired hundreds of thousands of federal workers is nonetheless spending far more every day than his predecessors. www.pbump.net/o/trump-like...

“The optics of the temporary, one-month waiver on sanctions could be difficult. The United States is at war with Iran, and the license allows Iran to sell its sanctioned oil to help finance its war against the United States and its allies.” Un-fucking-believable.

You voted for this. You just voted for it to happen to other people. Amazing how karma works.

What’s it going to take for people to realize we’ve got Biff Tanner in the White House?

More corruption in plain sight.

The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum gave Minnesotans the Profile in Courage Award, which has recognized presidents, first responders and heads of state.

Today is a big day for Steve...

We live in the dumbest timeline.

Simple information about what the SAVE Act would actually do to American voters. Tens of millions would lose their right to vote unless they spend lots of $$$ and jump through bureaucratic hoops before November.

Read this headline. Now read it again. Now read it again. You are not alarmed enough. It is later than you think. 🇺🇸 deadline.com/2026/03/trum...

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.