what do you call it when the president steals an unfathomable amount of wealth from the treasury and then declares it illegal to investigate him

Kyle Clark: I should say there are more Republican county clerks in Colorado than there are Democrats, but they have spoken with one voice to say: Don’t do this.This will make our jobs harder and potentially less safe if you let Tina Peters out.

oof -- Trump's mangled hand as photographed today by Kent Nishimura (AFP via Getty)

A second ICE-Gestapo agent has been criminally charged in Minnesota, this time for assault after shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in Jan. Minnesota prosecutors are going after ICE killers and I hope they aim their focus on the assholes who murdered Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Jeff Landry, American Idiot in Greenland.

Trump has dispatched Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to Nuuk with an ultimatum to Greenland: give up your sovereignty by Trump’s birthday—or else. The Trump regime calls it a “negotiation” for a permanent U.S. military presence. Greenland and Denmark see it as a direct threat to their sovereignty.

Sen. Warren: The whole idea that your taxpayer dollars are going to do what? Fund the guys that beat up police officers? Fund the guys that rioted to stop the transfer of power? Fund anybody that Donald Trump wants? This is corruption with capital letters and flashing lights and fireworks going off.

Ben Meiselas unloads on the Trump administration: “They put the worst possible people in every position. Linda McMahon opposes public education, and EPA officials want to dismantle the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They appoint people who want to destroy the agencies they lead.”

“What’s the best way to ensure that unscrupulous con artists cheat on their taxes even more than they already do?” And there is no consideration for this contract so it can be nullified once Trump leaves office.

We won’t be quiet about the Epstein files. Keep talking. #SheShed

Susan Collins doesn’t understand how Trump could endorse someone who is unethical.

When you lose the Babylon Bee. #BeeBest 🥴

Senate Republicans are angry and alarmed over Trump's Paxton endorsement Trump’s endorsement of Attorney General Ken Paxton has left many Republicans furious, and fearful that Democrats can finally flip Texas.

The following candidates should loudly and immediately drop out of the California governor’s race. They have no path to the governor’s office and can only serve as Democratic spoilers at this point. @katieporterca.bsky.social @mattmahansj.bsky.social @tonythurmond.bsky.social Antonio Villaragosa

Massie is about to get even more vocal.

“If you believe in a multiracial democracy — join us. If you believe in free and fair elections — join us. If you believe in fair Black representation in the South and across America — join us.” Leader Hakeem Jeffries

The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down in the wake of the creation of that $1.8 billion 'slush fund' that could soon be making payments to Trump's political allies — and reportedly even Jan. 6 insurrectionists, according to three people familiar with the move.

Yikes. This is who Tennessee Republicans are getting their marching orders/slate of hate from

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

Perfectly timed stock trades, protected IRS filings, gutting voter rights, billions for J6ers. He keeps getting everything he wants because no one with any real power has stood up to him. History doesn't only remember the tyrants, it remembers the people who cleared the path.

This is exactly the way. Find some awful Jan6 story from your state, your CD, and start talking relentlessly about it, asking people if they want to pay that criminal.

I agree 100% with Michael Fanone. This is disgraceful.

MURRAY: You are encouraging Americans to go road tripping. How much did you rack up on gas on yours? DUFFY: I don't know, but I know it was not as much as it was under Biden, which was $5 a gallon. It's only $4.50 now MURRAY: Holy cow. Americans don't have corporate sponsors to pay for their gas

Sean Duffy talks over Patty Murray for more than a minute straight as she tries to ask him questions about his 7-month-long road trip

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BREAKING: It took eight tries, but the Senate has voted 50-47 to advance a resolution to limit Trump’s war on Iran. Bill Cassidy flipped after losing his primary, joining Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul in voting with Democrats. John Fetterman was the only Dem to vote against.

Reuters: U.S. SENATE ADVANCES MEASURE THAT WOULD END U.S. IRAN STRIKES UNLESS APPROVED BY CONGRESS

Better late than never? VERY F*CKING LATE!

These people get your tax dollars via the slush fund. This is taxation without representation 101. Y’all pissed yet? #Voices4Victory #DV1 #Pinks #SheShed

SIGN OF THE DAY…

"Trump either underestimated how powerful the weapon of Hormuz is, or didn’t believe Iran would use it. And now that Iran has successfully created a global energy crisis that’s rapidly turning into an economic one, he still wants someone else to solve the problem. Yet he keeps getting turned down."

The most principled figure in American politics: a retiring Republican Senator thinking about their book deal

Some good news! The Senate voted 50-47 today to advance a measure that would force Trump to either end the war in Iran or win authorization from Congress to continue it. The first time the effort has actually moved forward.

Welp. Just found out at the dentist this morning that I've cracked 3 molars. Can I get some of that $1.8B slush fund to pay for the crowns?

If I had to, I’d bet on 2028 Dem primary voters to do something like they did in 2008: reject the electability calculus that led to previous failures and gravitate to the most compelling candidate who got the big moral questions of the day right in the first instance.

One thing lost in the IRS convo is that there will be a new president at some point who has every right in the world to revisit the conditions of the signed agreement. I suspect that arguments about upholding the good faith of govt contracts will be hard to hear through all the laughter.

BREAKING: A handful of Senate Republicans are finally starting to join Democrats to pull the emergency brake and end Trump’s war with Iran. Now is the moment to keep pushing. Call your members of Congress.

Senator Jon Ossoff wins the Georgia Democratic primary for US Senate.

BLANCHE SHIELDS TRUMP: In a newly posted order signed by Acting AG Todd Blanche, the Department of Justice states that the federal government is now permanently barred from pursuing a wide range of tax-related claims and reviews against Donald Trump, his family members, and affiliated companies. 1/

🔥🔥 The Moscow region is really on fire today — courtesy of some Ukrainian drones. #SlavaUkraini

Irish Star: Ali Velshi: "Experts say the paint job in the reflecting pool doesn't fix the problem, which is faulty plumbing. The algae will likely come back. Americans would prefer lower prices and healthcare subsidies than Trump's makeover projects." #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged. Today voters in Georgia can stand up for fairness and integrity by electing Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan to Georgia’s Supreme Court.

Trump endorses serial fraudster and habitual adulterer Ken Paxton for senate, because they have a lot in common.

All that groveling for nothing

Who knows what the hell happens in TX-Sen, and obviously this is not my first rodeo in covering a race there with all the “WILL TEXAS TURN BLUE” hype, BUT: Talarico w the best shot at a statewide win for D’s since Beto certainly and I’d put him at even odds.

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