There’s a couple of random exceptions like Gorsuch on native issues, but for the most part, the dynamic that the court as currently constituted will first and foremost protect the Republican Party, and within that scope allow Donald Trump impunity, controls.

JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.

Doomerism in January was cowardly preemptive surrender, but done at a time when the future was unknown. Doomerism in December is still cowardly preemptive surrender, but now also requires ignoring all the non-doomer things that have happened over the year.

uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"

Don’t make them seem invincible. Pretending that our system can easily be reduced down to Trump’s personal control of absolutely everything is actually the opposite of informed or savvy www.liberalcurrents.com/we-are-going...

Grey's Corollary to Hanlon's Razor: "any sufficiently advanced ignorance is indistinguishable from malice." Some people need an elephant to shit in the tub to know the circus is in town and I don't have a fix for that

You have to remember that The Bulwark came out of the Weekly Standard's newsroom, and is by and for never-Trump Republicans, not you and I. They're potential allies, but they certainly aren't your friends and today's article is a good reminder of that.

You have to admit, it is darkly funny that she was right about the elite pedophile conspiracy all along but accidentally joined it.

“Maxim 29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy. No more. No less.” -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries (from @howardtayler.bsky.social’s now ended but very long running webcomic Schlock Mercenary)

Why would you need to run a whole security clearance background check process just to find out whether a Trump appointee is hanging out with criminals and spies?

"Please be kind enough to explain when and where and under what authority you gained access to this material.” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse & Sen. Dick Durbin write letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, asking how she's "read the Epstein files"

nyt guys' contemptuous self-regard is just absolutely bottomless. this is a tweet about the NYT's refusal to report on donald trump's claim that he ordered the commission of a war crime: it is not news until someone other than the president verifies his confession.

The reality is that they want an even more conservative Democratic party and this is a way to argue for that without actually saying it

I think it's really worth noting that literally ZERO mainstream media outlets were talking about Trump claiming a land strike on Venezuela until a few others and I noticed this post here on Sunday and started asking questions. That goes completely unacknowledged in coverage.

NY Times Deputy National Editor:

This is why I don’t trust the "Never Trump" Bulwark guys. They’re perfectly comfortable with real people being harmed, so long as the harm comes via a process they can label “liberal democracy.”

the nick shirley thing pisses me off because it's changed the narrative so much that people don't understand that the fraud problem *is years old*. The prosecutions for Feeding Our Future are well underway. Reforms (some worth critiquing!) are already happening and have been happening for awhile.

Congress Passes Law Banning Women From Leaving House Without Makeup https://theonion.com/congress-passes-law-banning-women-from-leaving-house-without-makeup/

🗓️ Today in one sentence for Monday, December 29, 2025. Day 1805: "Hell to pay."

What’s going on with the daycares in Minneapolis?

Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.

lol

Christopher Caldwell is a regular contributor to the @nytimes.com by the way, if you want to get a sense of what opinions the intelligentsia think are respectable and intriguing and which they think are beyond the pale.

“Actually the people who voted for Trump are to blame” is such a simple and correct statement and it’s also boring and doesn’t make anyone mad so it dies on the vine

Heads up that this is authorization for Trump to create his own version of the Wagner Group. Which would bring the number of “armies” at his disposal to four: *regular armed forces (most regulated) *ICE (minimally regulated) *private mercenaries (?) *MAGA thugs/militias (rogue) All pardonable

Block this racist please @terrifiedintersex.bsky.social They seem to be blocking all Black people because of a Black church being transphobic. They are saying if the church is doing this to Black trans women them they need to stay away from all Black ppl. Help them stay away from us with a block

this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)

Ahhhhh I see the goalposts have shifted from “you need 60 votes to change Senate rules” (wrong) to “a 50-star Democratic Senate majority will never amend the filibuster” (quite possible—they didn’t last time—but still speculative opinion)

One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵

Trump is increasingly worried about his own mortality, and he's trying to use government to create a physical legacy that will outlive him. Which is why every bit of it must be torn down and smashed to bits. My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...

I appreciate the forthright acknowledgement of the mistake from the author, and look forward to decisive action by @princetonupress.bsky.social to correct this error, and any others, that made it past their robust editorial process.

“Is he dead yet?” should be the first question asked at every White House press conference. “OK, but it’s happening soon, right?” should be the second. And then maybe “how fucked are you all once he’s dead and can’t pardon you anymore?” if they’re still at the lectern

Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post: “Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”

1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia. 2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.

That's the key. When they want a story to make an impact, they continue coverage for weeks (eg. Clinton emails or Biden's age) When they don't, it's one and done. (eg. nearly all Trump scandals)

The most important post on Bluesky today

I just learned that this incredibly flawed story was put on the front page of the newspaper, and that certainly seems like an editorial choice

Requested a correction from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Let's see what happens.

Another dozen or so authors could request a correction like this. "In Covid's Wake" egregiously misrepresents research and ignores the scientific consensus throughout. Embarrassing that it's being praised by credible outlets.

These things only matter politically if people vote on them. There are issues that are 55-80% popular that the two major parties *could not be more different on*, but they're either low salience and/or voters are straight up morons so it simply does not matter.

None of the 2009 era "look forward, not back" bullshit. I want these fuckers to pay.

Private prison company GEO Group allegedly made immigration detainees work for no pay. Now it's at the Supreme Court trying to prevent the detainees from suing. bit.ly/4pfafj2

A builder most famously known for not building, putting his name on what others built, and destroying

Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.” www.404media.co/google-has-c...

Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.

Congress could (and should) adopt a provision defunding salary, staff, etc. for anybody either house finds in contempt, among other possible triggers. Whether deputy WH chief of staff is an impeachable "officer" is somewhat iffy but falls in to the category of he is if Congress says he is.

The world’s richest man and the GOP’s biggest donor is a gutter white supremacist.

I am also concerned about rising crime among the most wealthy.

Absolute Fing traitor