The TN GOP is willing to strip away voting rights that people died for—and to deny the second largest city in their own state effective representation in Congress for decades to come—just to try and help Trump avoid Democratic oversight for another 2 years. Memphis isn't going down without a fight.

A governor who discards votes should be impeached.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) defended his decision to suspend his state’s ongoing primary election to redraw the congressional maps, even after 45,000 ballots had already been cast, saying that discarding those votes was “not a big” deal. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

We need to flip four senate seats this November to overcome the Fetterman problem.

Your regular reminder that when Biden left office, inflation was at about 3%, so this administration did not inherit "the highest inflation in 40 years." And inflation is now 3.8%.

Biden ! Biden ! Biden ! They really need to come up with something new

We spent years listening to MAGA call Biden "Sleepy Joe" and now we have a President who is up all night rage posting and sound asleep in the Oval office all day

WATCH — @krystalball.bsky.social: “Can you imagine if Biden or Obama said ‘I don’t think about their financial condition at all’? Trump just said the quiet part out loud. He doesn’t give a shit how much Americans are struggling… I’m not focused on you. It doesn’t factor into my thinking.”

Trump is posting absolutely deranged shit on social media this morning ahead of departing for China today. Get a load of this stuff.

My colleagues and I have been forcing votes to stop the war against Iran—and we’re making progress. Today, our War Powers Resolution got 49 votes. My colleagues are hearing more and more from their constituents: end this costly and unnecessary war.

DEXTER: Your budget cuts parks by $1b. If you put this $1b towards parks instead of Trump's ballroom, you could avoid it. That would benefit everyone. Did you ever object to this level of spending on the ballroom? BURGUM: There's a massive security compl- D: It's clear to me you didn't do anything

New Golden Age...for terrible presidential poll numbers.

Oh my god

RANDALL: Look at this safety hazard. There's $300m in repairs needed for Olympic Park. Now look at this AI image Trump posted of draining the reflecting pool. Which do you think should be higher priority? BURGUM: We have issues all over the US R: Yes! And you prioritize Trump's vanity projects

If we just close our eyes and stick our fingers in our ears and yell "LA-LA-LA-LA-LA," the Chinese auto industry will cease to exist.

a look at Trump's disfigured right hand as pictured yesterday by Kent Nishimura of AFP

I"m on the Duke Energy power grid. My panels feed the grid, & I get an equal amount of electricity in return. If my panels run short, I still get electricity from Duke. It's seamless to me & I only pay for electricity about 2 months out of the year. If you are living off the grid, it would be diff.

Every dem should start their questioning with "Do you know what a battery is?".

Doug Burgum, like all of @realdonaldtrump’s cabinet and other appointees, is a willfully ignorant, & deeply unserious person, except for bowing down to Trump. “Only when the sun shines”? Was his next question “Only when the wind blows”?

MIN: Do you know how much new energy China put online last year? BURGUM: Intermittent or base load? M: 543 GW. How much was renewable? 434 GW. B: But only when the sun is shining M: Meanwhile, the US put up 53 GW of new energy last year - less than 10% of China. You're harming our natl security

This is why they really hate him — because he’s showing government can actually do good stuff for regular people

BELIEVE the VICTIMS.... #Epstein #TrumpFiles

Speaking the obvious outlaid. We know he only cares about his own wealth. Release ALL the Epstein files and impeach DJT.

It was great joining @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @ginafortexas.bsky.social today in Texas. They're working hard to make a difference in the lives of all Texans, and will be able to do even more as your next Senator and Governor. Let’s get it done, Texas!

“Jeffrey Epstein was under house arrest for the molestation of underage girls at the exact time he was abusing me,” she told lawmakers.

Plans to build Australia’s first Trump Tower have been scrapped just three months after it was announced, with the local developer saying the Trump brand has become “toxic.” “Let’s just say that with the Iran war and everything else, the Trump brand was increasingly unpopular in Australia.”

BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of -- it's a battery

Celebrating a new addition to the "Thomas L Friedman Hall of Fame" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...

NEW: We've spent 10 months tracking the outcomes in tens of thousands of lawsuits brought by ICE detainees amid an unprecedented detention push. It's not a cose call: judges have ruled more than 10,000 times against ICE, a 9-1 ratio. See the database: www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

a U.S. company. For millions of consumers who absorbed tariff costs through higher prices, getting money back means relying on the goodwill of corporations to pass refunds along, or joining class action lawsuits to force them to. Links: www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/t... www.npr.org/2026/04/22/n...

As others have noted, it's good that Trump is normalizing the idea of adding new states with these insane posts, as it'll just soften the ground for Democrats to make DC and PR states.

LET THIS SINK IN—the U.S. now has no confirmed CDC director, no FDA commissioner, no Surgeon General, an NIH director with no medical license, and the last Acting CDC Director was a George Bush speechwriter. In fact—the only doctor/scientist we have in the White House is… Dr Oz.

PabloReports: Ted Cruz called you a parasite and disparaged your work as a bartender. AOC: I think it’s funny that he’s been taking a government paycheck for 23 years but has the audacity to criticize someone who has come from a family that had to work their way up and earn their place here.

We need to win back Congress to put a roadblock in front of Trump. Every Republican seat we flip is a vote against healthcare cuts, rising prices, voter suppression and racist Jim Crow rhetoric like what Jen Kiggans said on a talk show yesterday. #JimCrowJen www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...

Trump's new ICE chief once intervened to deport woman at behest of president's friend: NYT #RawStory

# Release the Epstein Files and Investigate

A guy who worked for one of the most notorious private prison companies in the nation and was responsible for the deporting of the ex-wife of a Trump ally. This is the guy they think will keep ICE “out of the headlines.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...

This is so bad. Who else is sick and tired of Donald Trump’s waste, fraud, and abuse? He doesn’t give a shit about anybody except himself and his rich buddies. The federal budget and our tax dollars are just his personal burn pile.

Why are Eric and Lara going to China?

The Postal Service, the oldest institution in America, is in danger. @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social is standing up against the threat. Will you stand with them & our Post Office? actionnetwork.org/forms/speak-... #USPS #SheShed

This has all the legal force of an angry toddler’s rant.

Survivor of Jeffrey Epstein breaks down in tears describing the moment she learned her name was revealed while the rich and powerful remained protected by redactions Roza: I kept my identity protected as Jane Doe. I woke up one day with my name mentioned over 500 times.

Yep, nothing like admitting you’re a criminal.

Perfect campaign ad for the upcoming Midterms. 👌

Does his own financial situation motivate him to make a deal? time.com/7342470/trum...

And in every Democratic midterm ad it goes

Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation

promises made promises kept