Vice President JD Vance said that he is speaking to a "number" of Democratic and Republican colleagues to help end the government shutdown. He added that if House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries "helps" them reopen the government, "the sombrero memes will stop."

She was an inspiration to generations of women scientists.

Jamelle showing us how to bide our time during the shutdown.

DoD Directive 1344.10: Active-duty members may participate in political rallies “provided the member is not in uniform and does not otherwise act in a manner that could reasonably give rise to the inference or appearance of official sponsorship, approval, or endorsement.”

FL voters apt to elect him! "During his time [as NC Rep] he alleged, without providing evidence, that his GOP colleagues invited him to orgies, and that they frequently used cocaine. He has also had multiple run-ins with the law and was arrested."

Jeff Tiedrich feels as I do. The embarrassment will last forever.

Can you imagine the garbage dump of misinformation? Ha! This is a reminder that Wikipedia is supported by donations from intelligent folks. Now's a great time to give.

DT saw PH praising him on TV. that’s the only reason he’s secretary of defense. he’s in way over his head, and he has no fucking clue what he’s doing. he has neither the skill set nor emotional maturity to do his job, and he has no business telling our top military brass how to do theirs.

My hero @jefftiedrich.bsky.social today:

"the clown with zero leadership experience got up in front of eight hundred of our nation’s most-elite military brass and lectured them on how to do their jobs. you kill people and break things for a living. You are not politically correct and don’t necessarily belong always in polite society.”

"Ignoring the military’s mission of preventing wars through deterrence, its professional and highly educated officer corps, and its modern structure as a triumph of logistics, he told the military leaders that today was “the liberation of America’s warriors, in name, in deed and in authorities "

Fact-free

He said the Atomic Energy Commission had confirmed that his strike on Iran had destroyed Tehran’s nuclear program. (Iran still has a nuclear program, and the AEC hasn’t existed since the mid-70s) He whined about “Gulf of America” and how he beat the Associated Press in court on the issue. (Untrue.)

He wants his own sorry record expunged.

He wants his record expunged!

“To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police.” - Judge William Young, September 30, 2025

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

'Insane insult"

If we enter a shutdown, members of Congress & the President should feel it too.   That’s why I’m joining my staff, our troops, and public servants across the country whose pay will be withheld.   It’s a small gesture, but one that is necessary as Americans pay for the consequences of our actions.

He deserves this.

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth: "If this PR stunt proved anything, it's that the best thing Pete Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace immediately."

Also described as"garbage".

Seth nails it again.

Seth nails it

New, and a big deal: Based on updated data and changes made by the Trump administration, we now estimate that ACA enrollees would see their out-of-pocket premiums increase by 114% if enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire. www.kff.org/affordable-c...

Remember when Trump's Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper came forward to tell us Trump wanted to direct the military to shoot protestors in the summer of 2020? Let's revisit this as we watch Trump tell the "gathering of generals" about their role in defeating the "enemy within."

The White House Military Office Coast Guard aide has “Football” duty for Trump’s rambling speech to hundreds of senior US military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA. The ~45-lb. satchel trails Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons.

#Medsky🧪 #publichealth Good #science asks tough questions and uses methods strong enough to answer them. This study falls short, and it is being presented as stronger evidence than its design really allows…

"Members of Donald Trump’s administration are scrambling to right their ship, after the president’s tariffs sent a major foreign trading partner into the arms of Argentina, which just received a massive bailout from the U.S. government."

OPINION: Florida's institutions of higher education are in trouble.

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The OBBB cut those programs. Leavitt is a hypocrite wearing her cross and spouting lies

In effect: "We are explicitly threatening to starve Americans to force a budget deal"

"A shooter with a Trump shirt, a Trump sign nailed to his backyard fence, a truck dripping in patriotic symbols. And yet the questions from the usual quarters came fast and lazy—why, how, what motive could possibly explain such horror? ... The answer is words.

"I spoke to the governor, she was very nice," Trump said. "But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different.' They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place...it looks like terrible."

@hcrichardson.bsky.social about yesterday: "MedBeds are imaginary magical beds, sort of like a tanning bed, that diagnose or cure health problems instantly and painlessly. The idea is popular in QAnon forums, and believers claim that Trump is already secretly installing the beds in hospitals."

"If we don’t have enough population protection, which means vaccinating children, individuals who may be immunocompromised, people who have been treated for cancer, people who are older, they’re actually going to have their rights and liberties trampled on by not being able to go out in public."

"The warrior ethos is just one part of the professional triad that the military has," Hertling said. "You have the oath to the Constitution, the service's values. I can still name the Army values: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, integrity, honor and personal courage."

Someone tell him "freak out" does not translate to approval.

We got a new puppy today, meet Hank the Bassett.

TNR not capitulating

"This leads us to what might be the Trump administration’s most bizarre national security move yet. The president’s team is assembling America’s entire military leadership into one place for no good reason whatsoever — thereby daring any U.S. adversary to do something about it."

Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers: 38-54 (Quinnipiac) 39-60 (AP) 40-56 (Gallup) 41-58 (Reuters) 39-56 (Economist) On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen: newrepublic.com/article/2010...

What would the reaction be if Democratic politicians went on TV every week to talk about how scary and dangerous Louisiana was, or how bleak and depressing life in rural Mississippi is, or how Oklahoma ranks last in education and “God, can you imagine being from there?”