The coal industry has been shrinking for a reason: Coal is no longer cost-competitive. There are more students enrolled at say Penn State than there are workers left in the coal industry (about 40k).

When you think you're World War II's Patton, but you're really just M*A*S*H's Major Frank Burns.

Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.

Apparently it is too difficult for @apnews.com to understand that .. - Republicans control the Senate - Republicans control the House - Republicans control the White House - Republicans control #SCOTUS & ever lever of the U.S. Govt. How useless can the traditional media be?

Since Republicans are on vacation, here are some things they can do with their free time: - Explain why they prioritized raising health care costs - Tell any federal workers they encounter why they won't be getting paychecks - Get back to DC to keep the government open

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on expiring health care funds: “This is a very damaging issue for Republicans. And if we were terribly cynical, we would just let them stew in it. But we want to solve it, because we care in our bones about the people we represent.”

Listen to healthcare professionals. Your healthcare costs are going up. The President and Congress can do something to help—will they deliver for the American people? bsky.app/profile/aft....

This is fucking Venezuelan. This is how Chavez completely wrecked private enterprise there.

“The oath says enemies foreign and domestic… well, we also have domestic.” Trump tells the generals he plans to use the military against Americans

We are so fucked

Remember when Bill Clinton used to walk across the street to use a private telephone just to make a fundraising call? They thought it was too unseemly to use the White House for partisan or personal gain. Now it’s “anything goes”! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This is Thomas Jacob Sanford, the man who rammed his truck into the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, set it on fire and opened fire during Sunday service. I see why Trump's tone was much calmer about this shooter.😏 Not a "radical leftist".

Personally... I'd laugh if an escalator suddenly stopped while I got on it. But I'm not an orange thin skinned man baby

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

Want to instead prioritize energy consumers and cheap energy? Here's how: heatmap.news/politics/ene...

It's worth remembering that the American labor movement started in the WV coal mines. This has never been an industry committed to making sure the value it creates stays in the community. But it's the one Trump's energy policies reward.

Freedom is 20 kitted up feds armed to breach the bin laden compound chasing a delivery worker bsky.app/profile/marm...

My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 25 states. I expect that we will add another 5-6 this week. Please pay attention to what is happening to see and fair elections and democracy in court!

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...

I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.

Governor Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson both present at a protest against Trump’s plans to deploy National Guard troops to Portland. “Oregonians know this is bullshit,” Kotek says.

🚨This is a big deal: suburban chicago police launch an investigation into an ICE attack on local CBS news journalists.

What we might refer to as a "Kavanaugh Stop"

“The president should be removed from office because he is plainly insane.” I mean, there is no war in Portland. There just isn’t. You can’t & won’t avoid reporting this story. But you’ll still find a way to try to report it in a way that gives him the benefit of the doubt. And that’s wrong.

Very rich for JD Vance to call anyone a liar. Never, ever forget that this deeply immoral and racist man spread the vicious lie that Haitians in Springfield were eating pets. One of the most shockingly, blatantly evil slanders I’ve seen from a US politician.

Jesus Christ, how are you so unbelievably bad at this? A deeply unpopular president is recklessly destroying our government, wrecking our democracy, covering up pedophilia and now threatening to use military force against our own citizens but you're tsk-tsking about protecting healthcare?

UPDATE: The man ICE violently arrested has been identified as Job Arias-Mendoza. Two weeks ago he published a video to his social media accounts of ICE handcuffing a man in front of a liquor store—it has more than 200,000 views on TikTok. streetcarsuburbs.news/arias-mendoz...

War-ravaged Portland

On the principle of “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence,” this article fails to reach even a low bar. I mean the article — which I read three times — not just the headline. We can only conclude that the "extraordinary claims require... " principle is not in use for this protagonist.

If you say I am a fascist I will bring fascism to America and it will be your fault. by Donald Trump

You have to fight.

Kash Patel organized the January 6th choir, and fired FBI officials who investigated January 6rs. That is how committed he is to free speech and protest. Unless you went to a BLM protest, in which case you are fired.

DeSimone said the agents still refused to let him go after Shouhed showed proof that he was a U.S. citizen and that they continued to refuse medical attention. “Mr. Shouhed was released after approximately 12 hours without charges,” the claim read.

“They are simply going too fast. I really think the speed at which they are trying to rip apart a free and open society is a huge tactical mistake on their part,” says Chris Hayes.

They're not even going to pretend to be subtle about turning TikTok into a 24/7 MAGA propaganda machine

NEWS: Sinclair says its ending its pre-emption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Reminder: Congress could end this all today if they would grow a set. Instead, they remain complicit. Fascism never lasts, and people will remember each and every one of you. History will not look kindly on those of you who do not stand up.

Scoop: Trump lost the legal battle over halting the offshore Revolution Wind project after Orsted, its developer, brought reams of evidence to court alleging the government was lying about military security concerns. It’s a sign truth can empower companies Trump targets. Via @heatmap.news

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

If you voted for him, you've done this.

🚨🚨 NEW DOCUMENTS FROM EPSTEIN'S ESTATE DETAILING HIS DAILY SCHEDULE: They show meetings with Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, and a potential visit to Epstein’s Island for Elon Musk. Prince Andrew is listed as a passenger on Epstein’s jet. DOJ must release the Epstein files NOW.

Bannon's vision is entirely consistent with the EO released yesterday. It is the classic authoritarian playbook for dismantling civil society. We can't say they didn't tell us what was coming. bsky.app/profile/greg...

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

Musk, Bannon and Thiel were all named in new files turned over to congressional investigators from the Epstein estate.

From the doxxing of @mikiesherrill.bsky.social by the 47 regime & the Ciattarelli campaign we learn 2 things: 1 Mikie has nothing to hide but her Social Security number. 2 Republicans feel no obligation to follow the law, or common decency, at any level. #VoteNJ www.insidernj.com/at-request-o...

DOGE has been a disaster. Countless federal workers at the GSA, IRS, Labor Department, and National Park Service have been fired and rehired — throwing their lives into chaos and disrupting services millions of people rely on. All to save practically no money. "Efficiency."

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance