Well hey, at least there’s war & regime change we can hang our hat on. MAGA, MAGA.👇

The truest thing I’ve read today….🤣

David Duchovny played a transgender woman, Denise, on Twin Peaks in 1990 and when greeting Cooper, the show's protagonist, she says, "I prefer Denise, if you don't mind" and Cooper responds with "OK" and her identity is settled within a couple seconds and was a non-issue, 36 years ago.

I'd really like to see leadership calling for impeachment and removal, regardless of whether they have the votes to get it done. Same way we called for marriage equality before we had the votes. A leader's job is to lead. If a genocidal threat isn't impeachable, then nothing is.

💯% agree. Trump is weak. He wants to be liked by everyone. He doesn't understand that to be respected, you must say no. Friendship that requires you to ignore your principles is no friendship. He has failed as a POTUS and his supporters have failed as Americans.

former Presidents have had different ways of handling Netanyahu, from soft support to outright get out of my face ....The ONLY way this war ends is if Trump puts Netanyahu in his place and stops him from dictating US foreign policy.

lol. What a joke Trump is. www.timesofisrael.com/trump-threat...

REPUBLICANS FRANKEPSTEIN IDIOT MONSTER, trump, reminding EVERYONE that OBAMA had negotiated a peace deal with Iran that was working, UNTIL HE TORE IT UP!

"The coverup is ongoing... lack of investigation is an element of a coverup. And Kash Patel could be looking into some of the additional information that has been uncovered and they're refusing to do so to protect the president." Tim Miller and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam talk Epstein.

The worst of the Iran conflict may be over. Unfortunately, we’re still stuck with the guy who kicked it off.

FUN FACT: The Hormuz Strait remained open during the entire Biden and Obama administrations.

Epstein survivors re: Pam Bondi bailing on House cmte deposition: "Survivors have waited nearly 3 decades for answers—how much longer must we wait? The Dept of Justice’s mishandling of the Epstein files not only betrayed the trust of survivors, but has left us with critical questions unanswered"

Whatever its virtues or flaws—both worthy subjects of future debate—this new proposal represents an important departure from the status quo. To see how and why, it helps to understand a sharp turn in policy that took place about fifty years ago.

Today's decision is a victory for democracy and the rule of law. This rogue sheriff chased conspiracy theories, tried to undermine our elections, and got the ruling he deserved. Trump and MAGA's election denialism is a cancer, a danger to our democracy, and it must be stopped.

Hegseth pushes white-supremacist politics. Republicans push Christian nationalism. They condemn Iran’s religious extremism while trying to build the same nightmare here at home.

I agree with Leavitt. His leadership led us to this terrible result - an embarrassing ceasefire than is already broken.

A massive loss and international humiliation?

The "sh*t sandwich" Trump made America eat "is probably the best-case scenario for America's actual interests going forward." Other than, you know, not having started the war. It's @jvl.bsky.social, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, and @timmiller.bsky.social in the latest episode of The Next Level!

Schools bombed. Gas prices skyrocketed. American soldiers’ lives lost. And no clarity about whether Iran will continue to control a crucial trade route. A total Trump boondoggle — from the beginning. A war that no one wants & never should have started.

"Imagine you’re in a fight, and you punch the other guy. You hit him hard...That’s real damage. But he’s still standing. He’s still got his feet under him. He’s still got his friends around him. He still controls the door to the building...you haven’t won —" open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez: “The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” 🍿

This is the type of energy we need.

"Now I realize correcting the falsehoods I see in Lee’s timeline is a pointless task. I can’t keep up with even a fraction of his lies."

Hegseth said we’ve rendered Iran combat ineffective for years to come. Just today, Iran has launched attacks at UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, damaging critical infrastructure (desalinization plants, oil pipelines, etc) Less than a week since they shot down an F-15 and an A-10.

This, in its own way, is as delusional and disastrous as his pledge to wipe out their civilization just yesterday.

It's clear this is Trump's way of simultaneously rewarding Putin and punishing Europe.

Trump's ready to go into business with the same people he called "Crazy Bastards" just two days ago.

Iran now controls a Strait that was fully open before Trump started this. American lives are lost, more than 300 injured, sanctions lifted, gas almost $5, damage to US bases... Now, Trump is getting us into a joint venture that puts Iran in an even better position than before.

The petrodollar is the greatest trick Uncle Sam ever pulled. And Trump has imperiled it.

Oh it’s obvious

... They can become 'dangerously psychotic,' and 'it’s just not always obvious until it’s too late.'"

... As Craig Malkin puts it, when pathological narcissists 'can’t let go of their need to be admired or recognized, they have to bend or invent a reality in which they remain special,' and they 'can lose touch with reality in subtle ways that become extremely dangerous over time.' ...

"The latter kind of lying, Dodes says, … can indicate 'a loose grip on reality'—and it may well tell us where Trump is headed …. Lying to prevent narcissistic injury can metastasize to a more significant loss of touch with reality. ...

... they change reality to suit themselves in their own mind.' Although Trump 'lies because of his sociopathic tendencies,' telling falsehoods to fool others, Dodes argues, he also lies to himself, to protect himself from narcissistic injury.

Me in 2019: "Trump’s sociopathic tendencies are simply an extension of his extreme narcissism. Take the pathological lying. …. As Lance Dodes has put it, 'People like Donald Trump who have severe narcissistic disturbances can’t tolerate being criticized, so …

Trump is now begging to be business partners with Iran. Think about that. Reminder: there is zero evidence that what Trump is saying is true. None. Iran, however, is positioned to cash in and make more money than ever before.

The Art of the Steal

NEW: Pamela Jo is trying to dodge having to answer questions under oath about the Epstein Files.

Trump’s claims of victory of falling flat here in Washington Top Dem Senator calls Trump a “military moron” for Iran deal My latest ===> youtu.be/oh0xt5Qkl_o?...

Then, and now

Turns Out America Is Now In The Holy War Business Too: Every war Iran fights is a holy war, I mean, that’s what that Islamist theocracy is and does. Well, it turns out our current administration is all about holy wars too, and it turns out, Trump launched his war against Iran as a holy war, in the…

FLASH: House Oversight GOP spokesperson “The Dept of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer Attorney General and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General. The Committee will contact Pam Bondi’s personal counsel to discuss”

ICE agents put a child in a chokehold, took his iPhone, sold it for $250. Read that again. A child. A citizen. Brutalized. Phone stolen for cash. ICE are criminals. This is abuse of power. Use www.PAXIS.app WANNA KNOW HOW TO FIGHT ICE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS

Trump keeps testing the waters of how much bullying of election officials he can get away with. Don't forget that along with everything else, Trump is threatening the integrity and the fairness of our electoral system.

“If Trump tells me to cut my balls off and put them in his pocket, I will say thank you, I love you sir”

Hertling: “[Firing] the chief of chaplains is one that I couldn't wrap my hand around. It became clear in subsequent conversations [Hegseth] has had about the crusade we were on against the people of Iran…Those things are contrary to what chaplains do. They care for the faith of all people.”

The proposals, which Center for American Progress senior staff shared exclusively with The Bulwark, aren’t fully fleshed out in the way, say, a bill in Congress would be. It’s a starting point for future legislation. You saw it here first:

Big night for Democrats in the swing-state of Wisconsin. Party official: "Twelve counties that went red in 2025’s election have swung blue" More insights in my "Day Ahead" daily editorial note: open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

Six days until Pam Bondi’s deposition to House Oversight Cmte about Epstein files