So Platner believes that he "still had leverage to influence which candidate would replace him on the ticket" - not grasping that abusing his "leverage" multiple times is the issue. There's a seat for him in multiple 12-step programs.

When you cheat you deserve to lose.

Author Julia Ioffe: “The irony of Trump calling FIFA to overturn a red card for Balogun because he knows the US can’t win without Balogun, who only qualifies for the US team because of birthright citizenship, which Trump just tried to overturn.” - @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

While Patriotic Americans Celebrated This Weekend, An Old Ugliness Reared Its Head open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Political strategy, per @ezralevin.bsky.social - and he's right: 1. Support whoever you want in the Democratic primaries. 2. Win or lose, unify behind whichever Dem wins the primary. 3. Crush the fascist bastards in the general. 4. Fight out your disagreements within the Party after the election.

Scandinavia: not just a nice place to visit. What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...

And I thank her: This Representative Fought Trump Over the Kennedy Center and Won www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...

Lest we forget... U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Killed People. That’s the Truth. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...

Happy Independence Day open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

A Billionaire Accidentally Makes the Case for Taxing Billionaires open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Democrats Are Done With Caution www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/o...

A juxtaposition beyond words: The joyous yet dignified celebration - an outpouring of love & appreciation from 1000s, local to global - of the Obama Presidential Center and the stinking hellhole that everything touched by the Orange Demon becomes.

@rokhanna.bsky.social - why in the world didn't you school clueless Bill Maher that the new Obama Presidential Center has something for all: playgrounds, museums, art/sculpture, veggie/flower gardens, panoramic views, programs, and oh yes an actual library.... TIP: Don't suck up to ignorance.

From @meidastouch.com - "He apparently is also an inconsiderate slob during his frequent late-night snack binges: “The President would frequently leave an array of empty potato chip bags, Starbucks wrappers, and ice cream cartons in the trash, or on the floor.”"

So the Forest Service is now just a bunch of trigger-happy chainsaw-wielding pyromaniacs.

Can't recall the last thing that gave me chills. This did. Warning: Trump's Rolling Coup Is Already Underway open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Quote du jour: Pete Hegseth is “the man who likes to pretend he is a warrior while acting like a petulant child.” - @fpwellman.bsky.social

He Won't Get Away With It open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Trump skipped visiting 14 wounded troops at Walter Reed, per @meidastouch.com

So the new executive producer of “60 Minutes”—the nation’s top news program—has never worked in traditional broadcast news and is replacing someone with over 30 years at the program. Brilliant.

Bari Weiss is a moron. Not to put too fine a point on it.

Hegesth. Had. Kid. Rock. Speak. To. The. Troops. At. The. Pentagon.

Rep. Foushee backs Amazon union campaign in Durham, calls for open forum for workers ncnewsline.com/2026/02/20/r...

@actblueorg.bsky.social What the hell? When I tried to share donation info for @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social - your form offers only X and FB! Boo!

It so freakin figures that the only person in the US to lose a job over the Epstein files is a woman.

Every damn headline reads like something from The Onion. Sadly, it’s just 2026: Trump-GOP Law Slashes Amazon’s Tax Bill by 87% as Company Fires 30,000 Workers, Profits Soar

Petty, yet fun: Melania currently has a 5% rating on Rotten Tomatoes compared with Becoming, which has 93%.

We must do what they fear – Spread the truth open.substack.com/pub/graigmey...

Thank you, @joshsteinnc.bsky.social - “There is absolutely no reason why you cannot have basic accountability for Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol. They can wear body cams. They can have their name on their uniform. They do not have to wear masks,” Stein said.

“It’s like he’s conducting an off key orchestra from hell” - @heatherlofthouse.bsky.social on today’s Coffee Klatch with @rbreich.bsky.social

How is this “reining in“ ICE? “ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants” - NYT.

Just thinking about the vote mañana. If a Dem senator strays, they’re going down.

Can’t we trade Fetterman for Madel?

"Pretti ... played football, baseball and ran track for Preble High School.... Boy Scout and sang in the Green Bay Boy Choir.... bachelor’s degree in biology, society and the environment... research scientist before returning to school to become a registered nurse.” Just a kind, outdoorsy guy.

Is Pam Bondi able to speak a sentence without adding “at my direction“ to its beginning or end? Poor thing.

"The stock market plummeted as Trump bragged about his economic policies." - @yahoonews.com

“There is no longer any neutral place to stand. Either you’re standing up for democracy, the rule of law, and social justice, or you’re complicit in the fascist mayhem Trump has unleashed.”- @rbreich.bsky.social

Yet he and his entire cabinet embody disrespect. Per the NYT: "Trump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect - President Trump suggested that Renee Good’s “highly disrespectful” attitude toward law enforcement played a role in her fatal shooting by an ICE agent."

Schumer, Jeffries Refuse to Join Democrats' Growing Calls to Slash ICE Spending www.commondreams.org/news/governm...

Leadership. Join if you’re able. act.indivisible.org/go/882209?t=...

Quote du jour: “For those who think Donald Trump is doing a bad job of running one country, imagine him trying to run two.” - @thedanrather.bsky.social

Kickass in a hopey changey kinda way. youtube.com/watch?v=NFVT...

The NYT fails to grasp that it’s not actually renamed, but the story is delicious just the same. “Trump Has Renamed the Kennedy Center, but a Satirist Owns the URL” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/u...

Notes from an Authoritarian Year open.substack.com/pub/leftymor...

WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

@jonathancapehart.bsky.social - surprised at your comment last night that folks aren’t calling out Trump. Do you skip indy media/writers like @meidastouch.com @us.theconversation.com @democracydocket.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @thedanrather.bsky.social - and so many more??