We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work. “Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Wake up!

I mean, Biden & Obama never had to censor their critics’ TV shows. Just saying.

Gee, I wonder why. www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

They cry “free speech” when it’s hate, violence, and lies. But the second we tell the truth or call them out, suddenly we’ve gone too far. That, my friends, is what you call selective outrage.

Hiding the truth.

No bending the knee

wait, but I thought crime was totally out of control in cities?

No notes

Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.

It’s murder. They need to be charged and brought before the ICC.

Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"

It is NOT normal!

Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"

The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans. And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.

Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

These mf’s

What can be said that hasnt been said thousands of times before. We have a gun problem in this country. And we have a POTUS who wants military on the streets for show, he doesn’t really want to decrease crime. #gunreformnow

Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.

KILMAR IN BALTIMORE: “Never lose hope. Promise me you’ll continue fight for freedom — not just for me, for everybody.” He was just taken into ICE custody.

In today's least-shocking news that we all knew before, Fox staff and producers all along the election wasn't stolen in 2020 and lied for ratings. www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fac...

Because nothing says “you should feel free to come visit Washington” like standing in front of dozens of armed soldiers next to a guy who thinks women shouldn’t be able to vote 🙃

Nice hed, NYT. And this: "Even in the annals of Mr. Trump’s erratic presidency, the Anchorage meeting with Mr. Putin now stands out as a reversal of historic proportions." @peterbakernyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...

The situation at the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has gotten so bad that detainees have been on a hunger strike for over ten straight days.

Crockett: My former colleagues from the Texas House—decided to get the hell out of Texas… breaking quorum is where they’re at right now. And they didn’t just do it by themselves—they went to Illinois, where there is a governor that gives a damn. This fight is going to take all of us.

Despite a letter signed by over 900 DOJ employees and 3 whistleblowers, the dumb ass senate just confirmed Stephen Miller Sr. to a lifetime judgeship!!! F&%$ all of you corrupt assholes!! Emil Bove 🖕🏽

Several dozen former judges, more than 900 former Justice Department lawyers, and multiple whistleblowers all said the same thing: Don’t confirm Emil Bove. Senate Republicans didn't care. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

That seems a more accurate measurement of our financial health

ICE just prevented me from entering an immigration detention facility in my district—a clear violation of federal law. Members of Congress have the right to immediately access these facilities. Listen here 👇

This is, without question…my favorite post from 2025:

ICE is about to get access to Medicaid records—a HIPAA violation. Quick facts: Undocumented immigrants don’t get full Medicaid. They only qualify for emergency care like childbirth or life-threatening treatment. States like CA & NY offer limited coverage, but its’s state-funded, not federal.

Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large

𝐷𝑜𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠? 𝐼𝑠 ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑗𝑜𝑏? . (𝑀𝑎𝑛ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑁𝑌)

Definitely, nothing to see here

Whoops Don't ya just love live TV?

✅ @timmiller.bsky.social explains exactly what’s likely still hidden in the so-called Epstein files: the computers, surveillance tapes, heavily redacted FBI records, mysterious finances, & unanswered questions from Epstein’s death. 📺 youtu.be/8u_9tQZUZBg?... MORE ⬇️

"The issue of government has always been whether individual men and women will have to serve some system of government and economics, or whether a system of government and economics exists to serve individual men and women."  —FDR, 1932

Q: “What keeps you up at night?” JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: “The state of our democracy.” 🇺🇸 😕

apple.news/Ad7jQTlo6SBi... This is one of the most dangerous DOJs, since the McCarthy era. I recommend everyone read up on Roy Cohn, DJT’s mentor. He was a vile human, in the vein of Stephen Miller.

X CEO Linda Yaccarino has resigned after Musk ordered his minions to make Grok "less woke" and it began praising Hitler, committing libel, and inciting violence against people with Jewish surnames. It then proceeded to sexually harass women including, Yaccarino.

Does any MAGA supporter note a trend of Felon47 backing the dictators?? Anyone?? #FascistsStickTogether apple.news/ADULmTOAeSx-...

From rural Kansas, I have wondered this for most of my adult life