The perfect summary of the trump clown show:

A more truthful headline would read: "GOP-dominated Senate votes that the legislature no longer has any role in Trump's dictatorship"

If you're wondering about US Capitol Police's opinion on Senator Tim Sheehy after he attacked a protesting veteran that they were in the process of also attacking... they gave him a patch. This is what the Capitol Police think of protesters. Remember j6th with that in mind.

We need to pass a House rule or law that requires them to work a certain number of days to get paid. Since Mike Johnson took over these people hardly ever work. When they finally come back after weeks off they work 2 days and he sends them home for 2 more weeks. It’s ridiculous.

In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned: "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists & will persist.”

Two more US soldiers killed in Iran war identified as tragic human cost increases

Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."

I’m still in disbelief that Capitol Police and a Republican senator broke the arm of a Marine in full dress uniform because he was voicing opposition to sending troops to Iran. Horrifying.

The US Court of International Trade has issued the (obvious) decision that the Trump Administration must refund the hundreds of billions of dollars in illegal import taxes (tariffs) that the Supreme Court found to be illegal. We now know the law; what remains is to see what Trump does.

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

“The Trump administration just told Americans: ‘you’re on your own.”,” Gillibrand’s letter reads, referencing the State Department hotline. “When it comes to the safety of American citizens,” she continued, “‘you’re on your own’ is an unacceptable answer.”

This guy is a Nazi. We are dealing with Nazis. Sinking a boat is one thing. Leaving the survivors in the water to drowned is a crime. Showing mercy to the enemy isn't politically correct, it's proper warfare. When you show mercy you are encouraging your enemy to show mercy.

Alternate headline: Jared Polis announces his retirement from politics. bsky.app/profile/kyle...

Russian military deaths are at an all time high in 4 years of war. Ukraine has cards it seems

Without Trump’s trade wars since 2017, US exports to China would have been nearly 60 percent higher in 2025, or roughly $90 billion annually. www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

“It’s dystopian. It’s like Black Mirror stuff.” This is Mobile Fortify, an app used by DHS that allows officers to photograph a person’s face and immediately query databases for matches against passport records, visa files, and border entry photos. Our latest with @france24.com:

Syngenta just announced it's gonna stop producing paraquat, which I thought was a throwback to '70s Mexican weed before learning that US growers still use it. Syngenta, btw, was the subject of a wild story with one of my favorite headlines. See addendum to this post.

How does the Trump admin get opposition groups in Iran or Kurds to trust him when he told protesters to rise up a few weeks ago and promised to protect them and they got massacred while he played golf and did nothing?

I hope James Talarico will be our president soon Listen to what he is saying- and oh how we need it now

Isn't the very purpose of the Trump administration to destroy the federal government? If so, this is perfect timing.

War (What Is It Good For)

This moron has no idea how much of a third rail this is. If he goes through with a public fight with Dunkin he will never live this down. In the words of my people "fuck ya motha."

“…It’s that Trump is a really bad candidate and, quite frankly, a really bad person,” — Vice President JD Vance

Jasmine Crockett is a class act. 💙

Then you get a transfer case that feels significantly lighter, and you know why instinctively. I wish every lawmaker could experience that feeling before they vote to send our troops to war.

I read tonight that one of the soldiers killed in Trump's War on Iran hasn't yet been positively identified by medical examiners. 1/3

Talarico’s victory speech has been outstanding.

n the 130 year History of the Dow Jones its only dropped over a thousand points 14 times. Twelve of those times were under Trump.

Nah, we’d rather blow through billions of taxpayer dollars doing it the dumb way because we know more than anyone about everything and Trump has a blank check from Congress.

Former Saudi Intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal responds to President Trump being caught off-guard by Iranian retaliation against Gulf countries.

I guess Trump better endorse Ken Paxton 🤭

There will be no more regime change wars. Instead we will fight wars in order to leave the regime unchanged. by Donald Trump

Polymarket to allow bets on the name of the new terrorist organization spawned by the war in Iran.

The tables have turned as Ukrainian President Zelensky confirmed that the U.S. has requested Ukrainian assistance in intercepting Iranian drones. Zelensky agreed to provide support, as long as it does not come at the cost of Ukraine. It seems like Ukraine does have the cards after all…

This is madness. I wrote about "peptides" a few years ago, before the trend really hit. People are injecting themselves with black-market liquids purported to contain experimental drugs that were abandoned for failing to show benefits or being unsafe. gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-tells...

Xi: Did you hear? Kim: No... Xi: The Americans are moving air defense systems out of South Korea! Kim: What? No way! Xi: Yes! Kim: Amazing. How'd you do that? Xi: I didn't do anything. They started a war with Iran, told themselves it'd be easy, and didn't do the math on interceptors. Kim: Ha!

I hate war but I love this

Just so you know, this is not one of those times...

the conventional wisdom a year ago was that trump was untouchable on immigration and indomitable with independents and democrats shouldn't even talk about the issue

The governor of Texas, as well as Republican primary voters in the state, apparently believe that the imposition of Sharia Law is a possibility. This is an actual post by the governor of Texas, not from the Onion:

Of course this loser POS lashes out and fires people who are actually good at their jobs. This is what Hannah Arendt mean in large part by the "banality of evil". Fascism gives losers access to power they would never have in a remotely functional system. www.ms.now/news/under-f...

“.. Perhaps the Pentagon chief’s reluctance to speak to the press is just as well, because many Americans would be alarmed to realize that their sons and daughters in combat are being overseen by a person as callous as Pete Hegseth.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

NEW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States has asked Ukraine for help intercepting Iranian-made Shahed drones, citing Ukraine’s battlefield expertise. Zelenskyy said any assistance will come only if it does not weaken Ukraine’s own defenses.

The best equipped and funded militaries in the world are unable to cope with conditions Ukraine is handling on a daily base. Now, I have seen everything.