C’mon. It’s Kash Patel’s FBI now.
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C’mon. It’s Kash Patel’s FBI now.
Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.
The fat coward who faked bonespurs to avoid military service and said he “likes people who didn’t get captured” — and the West Point alumni can only whimper and cower … pretty f’ing pathetic.
MAHA is all marketing and a distraction. It wants to tackle poor air and water quality but the EPA just got defunded. It wants to promote healthy eating, but the admin gutted SNAP benefits that would do just that. Biggest killer of kids? Guns. Totally silent on that. @anacabrera.bsky.social
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence. Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets. Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe. It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
A mentally ill Black man killed a Ukrainian woman and trump is ready to go to war with an American city. Putin murdered thousands of Ukrainian women and children and trump invited him for dinner.
Swalwell: He’s telling you not to see your neighbor being chased through a Home Depot parking lot because he’s just trying to work hard and provide for his family. And he’s telling you not to see the drawing he made for Jeffrey Epstein.
While medical costs have already pushed millions of Americans underwater, we may face the sharpest increase to medical costs in about 15 years. That is absurd. Congress needs to pass Medicare for All and make quality healthcare affordable.
Trump's airstrike on a boat in the Caribbean crossed lines not even the worst War on Terror drone strike did. Never before did the US deliberately hit a nonthreatening target, in an area where the US military freely operates, when arrest was easily doable. My latest (first in @foreignpolicy.com!!):
“If he tries, we will depose Trump at excruciating length. We will depose Melania Trump, who we believe has relevant information not only concerning Donald Trump’s personal character, but also had knowledge and interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.” open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
Rand Paul argues to Will Cain that killing people withou process is bad: "Let's say there's a house in your neighborhood & they're selling fentanyl & thousands of people have died & you're mad, do you go over there and just kill them or burn them? No, you go to a judge and you get a warrant."
National Guard, in measuring public sentiment about Trump’s federal takeover of DC, has assessed that its mission is perceived as “leveraging fear,” driving a “wedge between citizens and the military,” and promoting a sense of “shame” among some troops and veterans
Awesome read: “The United States is experiencing a soft secession: a durable reallocation of governing legitimacy from Washington to regional compacts, accelerated by structural underrepresentation and post-Rucho redistricting incentives.” open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
“.. This last quarter is probably going to tank us," Narciso said. "The margins on this type of business are slim to begin with." He added: "It just doesn't feel like the American way to me." @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/con...
The Defense Department has an annual budget of one trillion dollars. It would cost ~$25 billion to solve food insecurity in the United States. DoD loses track of more than that amount annually. This is a choice.
> @governor.ca.gov
The First Amendment protects our right to record ICE officers and law enforcement in public, whether Secretary Noem likes it or not.
The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it. Contemptible & pathetic.
Especially this overprotective idiot.
Don’t forget the phone call to ICE from the over-zealous local Republican candidate for office.
Acetaminophen remains a safe pain relief option during pregnancy. Despite recent unfounded claims, there’s no clear evidence linking prudent use to fetal development issues. ACOG's guidance remains. When needed in pregnancy, acetaminophen should be used in moderation, after consulting a doctor.
Running away from their duty to intellectually defend their rulings.
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
Awesome.
Mika is correct. Homan/ICE are disappearing people. He’s just a MAGA crybaby.
"The aggressor is always peace-loving... he would prefer to take over our country unopposed." My favorite Clausewitz quote about war, which unfortunately applies well here. Also, "I don't get why they think this is a winning message" = "I know my stance on this is unpopular and I am out of ideas"
The Roberts Court is overtly devoted, as a matter of judicial and political philosophy, to supporting the policy agenda of Donald Trump. These are DISCRETIONARY rulings - the Court is ruling, repeatedly and usually without explanation, that EQUITY requires that Trump’s agenda advance.
It was an open secret. open.substack.com/pub/gregolea...
“Below is the real “Epstein list.” Not the men accused of raping and sexually abusing the girls trafficked by him and Ghislaine Maxwell—although there may well be a significant overlap on that odious Venn diagram.” open.substack.com/pub/gregolea...
@bera.house.gov www.change.org/p/rfk-jr-mus...
The birthday book is clear: there was a cabal of rich, powerful people (mostly men) whose fondest memories with Jeffrey Epstein involved trafficking young girls for sex—trading them like baseball cards—and one of them is the current American president. You’re cool with this or you’re not. That’s it.
The succession battle for Fox News is over. The bad guys won. Fox News will remain the premier recruitment platform for domestic terrorists and white nationalism.
Colorado’s prisons are full. A 2018 law requires efforts to reduce their population. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
If you are joining the armed services at this point in US history the odds are your service will be used for Trump’s weaponized distractions or directly against the American people. You will also inherit a VA that is being defunded to provide tax cuts to billionaires. F*ck MAGA.
Brett Kavanaugh thinks it's no big deal if masked men stop people on the street and interrogate them simply because they look like they might be Latino. Brett Kavanaugh is a fascist.
“That’s not happening for Trump, at all. And the big question — to which I don’t know the answer — is whether a regime that inherited a good economy but ruined it and whose non-economic policies are deeply unpopular can still consolidate autocratic rule.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
gazette.com/military/air...
My office is intervening in a lawsuit to defend our shield law and stop Texas from imposing its cruel abortion ban here in New York. Our shield law exists to protect New Yorkers from out-of-state extremists, and our state will always stand as a safe haven for freedom of choice.
"Cadets must be prepared for combat. But their education is about far more than lethality. It is about becoming a leader of character....loyalty, duty, respect, selflessness, service, honor, integrity, personal courage." You know who that doesn't describe.
GOLDMAN: “.. our below-potential 2025 GDP growth estimate of 1.3% .. suggests that underlying job growth is likely to remain below our 80k estimate of the ‘breakeven’ rate needed to keep the unemployment rate stable, at least in the near term.”
"The death toll from the next pandemic could be even higher than it was in COVID-19—for reasons that have far more to do with Kennedy than with the CDC."
Wikipedia says the phrase "Your papers, please" is "a cultural metaphor for life in a police state." It's what the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed today: arbitrary stops of people without probable cause.
The ‘80s are back. 🕺🏻 @barchart.com
Still trying to understand the Hyundai ICE raid. Supposedly a months-long investigation that... picked up people here on visas, permanent residents, and U.S. citizens? I also haven't seen anyone charged under 8 USC §1324a for hiring undocumented employees. 🤔 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Doctors take an oath: do no harm. Barrasso. Paul. Cassidy. Marshall. Four senators with MDs just voted to confirm RFK Jr as HHS Secretary. They’ve betrayed medicine — and don’t deserve their licenses.
Florida’s move on vaccine mandates will lead to avoidable illnesses and deaths.
Trump won’t do shit because he’s Putin’s Bitch and Republicans in Congress are Putin’s Bitch Enablers. None of this is possible without weak Republicans in Congress who are afraid to call him out clearly and directly and instead post weak ass shit on social media.
The vast stupidity washing over the United States is wearing me down. I fully expect the flat-earthers to take over all education. We are such a stupid stupid nation.
My popcorn is ready for watching this state-wide petri-dish unfold.
Chewing an Adderall to stay awake.
What about a woman’s right to personal body sovereignty? The inconsistency is so — MAGA.
JD’s mom was not getting drugs from cartels, she was a nurse who was stealing painkillers from her patients. Her patients suffered and she got high. As a medical professional, I will tell you the lowest life form is someone who steals drugs from their patients. Zero sympathy for JD or his mom.
#MedicareForAllNow
Hey everyone...LOOK OVER HERE! It's Lt. Col. Bone Spurs declaring war on an American city!!! Does his rough tough cream-puff cosplay make you forget about the EPSTEIN survivors, their lifetime of trauma & their courage to speak the truth in public? Yeah, me neither. #ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesASAP
over time I believe this will end up being one of the most unpopular things the administration ever does a death sentence for many hobbies and all the average consumer sees is that you’re taking away all their bargains one of the few policies that has a direct negative effect on almost everyone
Duckworth: "Let's make it clear -- the President of the United States essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation. This is not normal. This is not acceptable behavior."
Sadly Americans will believe his bullshit.
Make it a priority for the politicians you elect to make the US an ICC signatory. And yes crimes can be prosecuted retroactively from signing. End impunity, take your country back. #3E
I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
When even Rand Paul thinks you’re despicable.
Since 1958, West Point has honored one U.S. citizen annually with the Sylvanus Thayer Award for embodying the values of "Duty, Honor, Country." Tom Hanks was set to receive the award later this month. His ceremony was just abruptly canceled by the Academy. (thread)
I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
🚨 A FELON in the Oval Office. 💀 A PUPPY KILLER at DHS. 🚫 An ANTIVAX EX-ADDICT at HHS. ❌ An ILLITERATE running Education. 🥴 A DRUNK in charge of Defense. 🇷🇺🕵️ A RUSSIAN ASSET as DNI. ⚡💥 This isn’t politics. This is the COLLAPSE of governance in real time. 💥⚡
The United States Department of Defense is a massive organization, with millions of personnel and thousands of facilities. Do you realize how expensive it is to rebrand something that big? It means new signs, IDs, stationary, etc. On top of everything else, it’d be unprecedentedly huge govt waste.
APOLLO: “.. job growth in tariff-impacted sectors is now negative.”
Reminder: All four physicians in the Senate voted to confirm RFK Jr as HHS Secretary: John Barrasso Rand Paul Bill Cassidy Roger Marshall They should lose their medical license.
Just spoke with my CDC sources. They said RFK Jr. has ordered officials to hide tuberculosis cases, even as three active TB cases were just reported in Maine. He’s also suppressing bird flu reports. Pandemics don’t start with viruses they start with secrecy. RFK Jr. must resign now!
F-35s Will Be Deployed Against Drug Cartels in Caribbean, Marking Latest Escalation by Trump www.military.com/daily-news/2...
You had your chance to remove and bar him from the presidency after Jan 6. And you chickened out.
I think the US should welcome businesspeople from US-allied democracies who are investing in America, rather than send federal agents to harass and arrest them. Sorry to get so partisan, but that's how I feel.
Europe & Asia are investing for the future & getting ready for the 22nd century. The US, on the other hand is going backwards to the 19th century. They want to go back to just fossil fuels.
> @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Umm … it’s pretty stupid.
The drop in US construction spend catches B of A’s attention. “.. recession signal.”
“He is a liar. A grifter. A profiteer who makes money while undermining science. Science he has ZERO understanding of. His actions make humans sicker. Stop thinking he will suddenly be truthful. He won’t. He is a threat to public health and scientific progress.“ open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check. In 1965: -42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now. -The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now. -Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
It’s important to keep in mind that Kennedy has no medical or scientific training—rather, he is a lawyer who has spent the last decade of his career working for the anti-vaccine organization.
Warnock to RFK jr: "For the first time, we are seeing deaths of children from measles. We haven't seen that in two decades. We're seeing that under your watch. You are a hazard to the health of the American people."
Deep gratitude and appreciation to the West Coast Health Alliance and medical societies like @ameracadpeds.bsky.social for filling the void in rational health leadership while the federal government abdicates its role.
Duh batteries moron.
We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories. Vaccines are safe and effective. Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans. He must resign.
Covid and the paranoid, submoronic resistance to basic public health initiatives killed hundreds of thousands who could have survived. But raw stupidity is the pathogen that is going to kill millions of Americans.
Pritzker: It appears they are amassing ICE officers… It’s been reported that about 300 officers are planning to come in and do what they did in LA — terrorize neighborhoods and cause mayhem. Their plan is to create enough chaos on the ground that troops will have to be called in
Nobody who voted to confirm RFK is fit to hold public office
First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
"I will not allow ridiculous and costly red tape or decisions made far away in Washington to keep Coloradans from accessing vaccines," Polis said in a statement Wednesday. www.axios.com/local/denver...
Ossoff on RFK Jr: "Absolutely he should resign. And he never should've been confirmed to begin with... in any normal Senate, he never would've gotten so much as a hearing. This is someone who throughout his public life has embraced just about every piece of quackery & pseudoscience he's come across"
once again I am asking people to correctly answer the question "who was President in 2020"
Rand Paul: "The reason we have trials & we don't automatically assume guilt is what if we make a mistake and they happen to be people fleeing the Venezuelan dictator? ... off our coast it isn't our policy just to blow people up ... even the worst people in our country, they still get a trial."
That's not authority. Also, they're not terrorists, literal or otherwise, other than in the Dumb Person sense of terrorist = bad. Drug dealers do not tend to be ideology driven. Nobody is smuggling coke to take down capitalism.
BREAKING: A federal judge reverses the Trump administration's cut of billions of dollars to Harvard University.
It doesn’t matter if you feed your kids organic foods, MAHA moms. It doesn’t matter if you lift every day, bro. It doesn’t matter how many supplements you consume. When polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, and whooping cough come a calling, all that matters is if you are vaccinated or not.
Authoritarian intimidation.
Soft secession.
