Pete Hegseth in December on military training: “We’re bringing a war-fighting ethos back to the Pentagon. Everything else that distracts from lethality shouldn’t be happening.”
Government Efficiency!!
America’s response:
TRUMP IS AMERICA’S BIGGEST LOSER.
The warfighters in DC got the trash picked up, now time to mulch.
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Still relevant
Should absolutely not plea. Dude will never be convicted by jury.
Gov. Pritzker: “The president doesn't seem to understand that it's actually Republican states that have the crime problem. Of the 20 states that have the biggest crime problem, 13 of them are red states controlled by Republican governors.”
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So he says polls can be manipulated, then says in the same breath, we’ve seen a number of polls saying those initiatives are popular.
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
If the Democratic Party intends to win this fight, it must stop functioning solely as a party & instead step into its moment in history: to lead a pro-democracy movement capable of confronting this authoritarian threat. https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/stand-up-america-the-time-for-a-pro?r=2lckc
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Facts are stubborn things… Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas…. Alabama is a top 3 murder state. Where is the President? — He isn’t focused on crime & violence. It’s about an expression of authoritarianism.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
"If you are an authoritarian, or a wannabe authoritarian, you are inherently driven to follow a specific checklist that allows you to a) consolidate power and b) neutralize sources of dissent...Trump has made extraordinary progress in a short period of time." open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
You're not going to believe this but Susan Collins is "extremely alarmed"
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."
I'm tired of this theater where Donald Trump asks Republicans to do something, they seem to push bank and then cave. The only two factions of the current GOP are proud MAGA and scared MAGA. Anyone who thinks Republicans are acting in good faith is delusional.
Another episode of the American Shitshow.
Dear journalists: The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is trying to illegally fire her. Your words shape reality — get it right.
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You will be working 24/7, for 4 straight years on prosecuting MAGA criminals.
Trump now has the “warfighters” picking up trash near the White House. www.fox5dc.com/news/nationa...
When you consider that businesses are run by dictators—that a firm is not a democracy—it makes sense why a series of rich guys at the top of the capitalist world think government can be run without following any laws.
Trump’s immigration raids are destroying our agricultural workforce — inflating costs, creating worker shortages, and destroying communities. On California Farmworker Day, we honor the hardworking men and women who power our economy. We will not stop defending your rights.
I just signed the Election Rigging Response Act to put Proposition 50 up for a vote on November 4th. The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
A glimpse into Trump's make-believe world of "giant water valves" in Northern California…
This is 100% correct.
Journalism is not a crime
Trump and JD Vance are vile predators who thrive on chaos. Trump’s a convicted felon, lifelong fraud, liar, loser, predator. MAGA idiots must be called out strongly. Stand up for communities, LGBTQ, and diversity—because when you don’t, they erase history and come for you.
Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step towards state capitalism. Just one day in the somewhat chaotic but directionally purposeful march towards…despotism. Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?
News Analysis: It is not clear what evidence the authorities have that John Bolton mishandled classified information, but President Trump’s efforts to punish rivals immediately stoked questions about the investigation.
“Uneasy Mix?” JFC you guys are terrible.
And here I thought they were gonna call it fascism.
they desperately want footage of soldiers shooting americans
“If you are nice to President Trump, he will use the full force of the state to help you. There is no “law.” Not even a pretense of objectivity. There are only friends and enemies. This is Putinism. It’s happening, right here. Today.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
South Park continued their war on MAGA this week. This stuff has to be driving Trump crazy right now.
The U.S. vice president, praising an authoritarian Russia dictator who murders who own people, has opposition leaders killed and invades American allies.
Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's Dana Perino melting down over his tweets:
With tears in their eyes.
Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything theonion.com/conserv...
Breaking News: The right-wing cable channel Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million to settle accusations that it aired false claims about the voting machine company Dominion Voting System rigging votes in the 2020 election.
For a guy who doesn’t drink, he sure sounds fucking drunk.
Putin found out the hard way.
Oh my God
legit laughing my ass off
😂😂😂
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
The pretext for this is immigration, but I guarantee they’re building this national police force and will use it against the American people - putting down protests, stationing them strategically at polling locations to intimidate, seizing voting machines, etc.
“Saturday morning, officers with vests that said only police tased what appeared to be a deliveryman. The confrontation took place on 14th Street…The officers refused to identify themselves. The incident was caught on video by a person who sent it to The Bulwark.” www.thebulwark.com/p/watch-trum...
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused. Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right? Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Chance of 12 people convicting this guy…zero.
Trump turns the tables and starts washing Hannity's balls for a change
Trump‘s sluggish performance at today’s summit raises new questions about Joe Biden’s energy level
Once again, dude got played.
Trump looked weak and inconsequential. He’s diminished the office of President and made the United States irrelevant.
Heinrich: And what was really stunning to me as someone who has been in a lot of these press conferences a few things very unusual. You had Putin come out and address the press first. We are on U.S. Soil here
Once again, Trump got played.
oh boy. Trump is not going to like that Fox panned his big summit
Donald Trump said he could end Putin and Russia’s war against Ukraine with one phone call. He is now President of the United States and just dragged his fat ass to Alaska, which he thinks is Russia, and could not end it.
that summit could've been an email
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."
US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.
Opinion | Jeanine Pirro is plenty sober enough to serve as the US Attorney for DC. by Pete Hegseth
Big thank you to Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for separating himself and meeting the moment by being forceful, strong and compelling. Now’s not the time to speak in muted, measured tones. He’s doing a heck of a job.
🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for a special election to authorize state redistricting, making good on his threat to redraw maps in response to a Republican redistricting scheme in Texas that could add five GOP seats in Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
Gov Gavin Newsom (D-CA) at news conference now: "People are scared. People are fearful. A United States Senator was thrown to the ground in a federal building.... Wake up, America. This is a serious moment. Wake up to what's going on"
Newsom: "He's a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time we're having a conversation like this? Someone who's weak. Someone who's broken. Someone whose weakness is masquerading as strength."
Newsom: "We're doing this in reaction to a president that called the governor of the state of Texas and said 'find me 5 seats' ... we cannot unilaterally disarm ... other blue states need to stand up"
Newsom: "We're doing this in reaction to a president that called the governor of the state of Texas and said 'find me 5 seats' ... we cannot unilaterally disarm ... other blue states need to stand up"
Sandwich guy from DOJ has displayed more spit and vinegar (and oil) than all members of Congress and the news media combined
Newsom: "I was with a 12-year-old boy born in Oxnard, California, whose mother & father were disappeared. 20 years going to the same packing facility every single day. No brothers or sisters. He's not disappeared in an attempt to find his parents. That's Trump's America. That's the moment we're in"
Now this press conference will get 100x more publicity, so big thank you to the fascist dipshits who made this decision to send the masked cowards.
take a look at this sunny tree-lined neighborhood street, this den of horror and vice, that these guys are risking their lives to make safe
As if the people inside will be intimidated by this nonsense.
MAGA Americans aren’t waking up. How can we be a serious nation on any level? I keep saying this and we see it happening in real time: Stupid is terminal.
Hunter Biden to Melania: Bring it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs9v...
Terrorizing DC for no damn reason other than for Trump to get off on the imagery.
Thinning out now. DC police the only ones left, and they're packing up too. Locals mobilized quickly out here, with handwritten signs warning drivers to avoid this block, lined up ready to protest what's happening. People shouting down from apartments too. "You should be fucking ashamed!"
Tense scene out here. People booing and shaming unidentified federal law enforcement as they stand in the middle of the street, posted to pull people over for random checks.
People loudly jeering these unidentified federal agents. "You're not helping anyone!" "How much overtime are you getting paid to do nothing!" "Boooo!"
Situation on 14th St and W St. NW, with federal agents -- no specific agency identified -- pulling cars over for checks. They arrested a Black woman in this car. BIG crowd of people shouting at police. "Fuck you!" "What is wrong with you!" "You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
(NBC News) - President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news. @ryanjreilly.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
He lied. It’s called lies. Call him a liar.