Welcome do the beginning of Involuntary Vegetarianism
Welcome do the beginning of Involuntary Vegetarianism
official coolzone announcement
thank you for doing real reporting instead of just regurgitating State talking points
it was the best of times, it was the worst of times
guess they're not quite ready yet to admit they're going to send the homeless to concentration camps
doesn't seem like the coverup is working for ol donny boy
great questions and followup it's amazing how robustly the dems are refusing to rise to the occasion I would have thought they've have been forced to begrudgingly accept a few principled positions by now, but I underestimated their capacity for avoiding accountability
So Ghislaine Maxwell’s pretty clearly blackmailing Trump, just as much as he’s trying to bribe her, yes?
the numbers are fake! but it's Jerome's fault anyways!
I'll take "Photos that haunt presidential campaigns for $1000"
Quite the stretch to say Murdoch has an advantage, when this is all just reporting on leaked documents physically in the control of Trump.
The DNC is launching a digital ad campaign pressuring the GOP to release the Epstein files — targeting vulnerable Republicans in their home districts.
the person they selected is effective after the 120 day temporary appointment expires, but it's weirdly unclear when that timer actually runs out for her
head of the DOJ shooting a hostage in a pique
we're not sending our best
in the current climate, I don't see how the anyone can feel safe participating in global sporting events hosted by the US
looking forward to the global boycotts of sporting events in the US
big👍to the photo editor
is this Trump accidentally admitting he has knowledge the book was part of grand jury testimony?
BBB backlash is real. Mike accidentally a good thing for the first time in his life.
whew, she calls him a cheater and he blames the libs
the brain pretzeling doublethink would be impressive if it wasn't so horrifying
that's some high tier trolling when Donald Trump is calling out Musk for corruption
a very reasonable compromise
got mine, fuck ya'll -- Lisa Murkowski
and to keep himself out of prison the venn diagram of federal organization gutted by DOGE and the federal organizations investigating Musk and Musk owned companies is a basically a circle
Guess that explains why he's been holding back his vote on moving BBB for 90 minutes. Wonder what he's getting in exchange
Chuck's got the vapors, someone get this man a fainting chair!
Holy shit: Trump is citing his ERROR (and per Newsom, wildly misreprsenting the call). We're going to get to litigate Trump not remembering EVEN THE DAY of this call. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
bad news for anyone who's not excited about backroom party extremists preventing the voters from picking anyone who's not a loyal purist
time stamped link: youtu.be/vOq__cvz85Y?...
going the distance with this gaffe
they're pitching the demolishing of class mobility as a perk
Hahaha, oh DOGE. 🤡 (via Pantheon Macro)
Whew, this conclusion from the Fourth Circuit: "We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
Judge Boasberg has the tools he needs to prosecute Trump officials for criminal contempt and punish them if they’re found guilty. He sure sounds prepared to use them. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Xinis: But I'm not there yet. I keep going back to what SCOTUS said was "squarely" in my power and my view that you have not fulfilled the mandate I've issued. Discovery will bear that out, bc the affidavits are insufficient
HAPPENING NOW: At the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis is set to begin a hearing on the government’s efforts – or lack thereof – to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly removed to El Salvador. Follow along for updates ⬇️
We appear to be approaching the feral equinox at the precise midway point between A and F in the eteranl FAFO cycle.
Seems like Trump isn't the economic genius he thinks he is.
Shame about Schumer's CR taking off the guardrails
"Booker’s preparation included 1,164 pages of material — and some unusual physical techniques to brace his body, which couldn’t sit or go to the bathroom for the entire session. A spokesperson said Booker didn’t wear a catheter or a diaper."
For sharing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Think about it - if you’re a client looking for a lawyer, do you want fighters like Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, or lawyers who panicked and caved like Paul, Weiss? Fighting Trump’s orders against Big Law is not just the right thing to do - in the long run it’s going to be good for business.
NEWS: In the Signalgate suit, Judge Boasberg issues a "compromise order" enjoining the Trump admin defendants to preserve all Signal communications between March 11 and March 15. "Don’t worry: It’ll be in writing," Boasberg quips, a reference to the DOJ's position on his oral orders.
WHAT www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Secretary Lutnick: You are a billionaire. Maybe your mother-in-law wouldn't complain if she didn't get her Social Security check, but tens of millions of seniors struggling to survive would. They're not fraudsters. They earned it. How out of touch are you not to realize that?
HOWELL is tipping her hand very clearly that she thinks DOGE acted illegally to shutted US Institute of Peace. She muses whether there were any lawful ways to do what DOGE did "without using the force of guns and threats by DOGE against American citizens"
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Howell has convened an emergency hearing on US Institute of Peace's lawsuit alleging they were "forcibly ejected" from their HQ by DOGE amid an attempt to shutter the agency. Howell noted that the building looks like a "dove" and is a "pretty building."
What a smart guy, what if we let him pillage and destroy the entire federal government
This is the first order that appears to specifically constrain Musk himself. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The Republican sponsor of Minnesota's trans sports ban was arrested for allegedly soliciting a minor. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
DOJ replies that because the oral language was not included verbatim in the written order, it was ok to ignore what the court announced in court from the bench. DOJ then tells a federal judge that their client has instructed him to make that argument. [sidenote: that is nuts]
Ex-Project 2025 chief Paul Dans says that, despite the Trump campaign's one-time efforts to distance itself from the Heritage Foundation's plans, Project 2025 has come to pass. "There really is almost no difference between Project 2025 and what Trump was planning." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
"It has nothing to do with the controversies surrounding owner Elon Musk and his chaotic attempts to dismantle much of the federal government. Instead, the site simply isn’t getting anywhere near the engagement levels it once did..." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/17/b...
time for you to start planning your retirement
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill. Do not let anyone play games with you.
Rand Fucking Paul is voting against the damn CR!
Primary @schumer.senate.gov.
Judge Chuang is mulling whether to grant a preliminary injunction in a suit alleging that DOGE violates the Appointments Clause. He asked the government to file documents that reflect who authorized certain actions related to the dismantling of USAID. Some of the responses are..interesting. 1/
Judge Alsup just said this👇 to the Justice Department about their refusal to let Charles Ezell testify about his (highly dubious) declaration that OPM did not illegally direct mass firings.
HAPPENING NOW: A judge is sounding off on the Trump administration over effort to mass fire probationary employees, says decision not to submit OPM director Chad Ezell to questioning hide the truth about it. "That’s a sham," he says, suggesting he might order mass rehiring.
The Trump administration has ordered that the Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting public corruption "will essentially be disbanded." www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Republican congressman Keith Self introduced transgender Representative Sarah McBride as "Mr. McBride." Sarah snapped back and called him madam chair. Dem Congressman Bill Keating went off on Rep. Self and adjourned the meeting over his lack of decorum and purposeful targeting of Sarah McBride.
My government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect and make credible, reliable commitments to free and fair trade. (2/2)
Republicans snuck a provision into the rule for the CR that would preemptively surrender congressional authority to block tariffs. When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
Nothing will ever trickle down.
Utah GOP Senator Daniel Thatcher is leaving the Republican Party to join the Forward Party for his last year in office. "The public is being treated with contempt," he says. "I can't be a part of that anymore." Story: www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/sen-daniel-t...
* Tesla has erased all of its post-Election Day gains. @cnbc.com $TSLA
Tesla shares now $11 away from a 50% drawdown. @cnbc.com $TSLA
BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's effort to remove the head of the U.S. African Development Foundation until at least Tuesday while litigation over efforts to remove him and dismantle the agency play out.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to pay $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts for foreign aid.
I am *this close* to applying for a White House press credential just to ask The Question
JUST IN: The head of the US African Development Foundation is suing Peter Marocco and DOGE — and he is describing in detail the standoff in which he blocked DOGE from entering the agency's offices. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
BREAKING: Utah labor unions will launch a ballot push to repeal Utah’s anti-public union bill, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law last month. The bill strips workers like teachers, firefighters and police of their right to collectively bargain.
AOC: Mayor Adams.. the only permissible way to refuse to answer a question during a congressional proceeding is by pleading the fifth amendment. Is it your intention to plead the fifth?
“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Trump says while shaking the hand of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts after the State of the Union.
a truly inspiring effort at making it has hard as possible to communicate, this thing is like trying to read a CAPTCHA
I'd like to welcome everyone to the third once in a lifetime economic collapse of the last 20 years. We are truly a blessed generation
I wonder if Chris Egan regrets giving the Trump campaign about $200K this summer.
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education. I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”. Here is a portion:
Some context for the un-emBloomberged masses of Bluesky: today's GDPNow estimate is literally the worst number excepting COVID that has happened since the indicator existed
Must watch: GOP Senator Roger Marshall stands up and flees his own town hall meeting today after being asked why Republicans think it’s acceptable for DOGE to be firing Veterans. This is a very rural, very conservative town.
🚨🚨🚨 On Xitter, Roger Sollenberger unpacked the Github of one of Elon's DOGE boys. It includes: 1) A script to download X DMs 2) A script to filter HR data by union membership 3) Data on undersea cables and valuable minerals xcancel.com/Sollenberger...
The judge went so far as to describe the lack of information as "highly suspicious." "I'm not saying you're not being candid, but the whole thing raises questions," he told Justice Department attorney Joshua Gardner.
NEW: During a 3-hour preliminary injunction hearing in a suit alleging that Elon Musk wields unprecedented power in violation of the Appointments Clause, a federal judge grew frustrated with government counsel's inability to answer questions about DOGE’s chain of command and Musk's role.
![JUDGE: Who was the head of DOGE before Amy Gleason? GOVERNMENT COUNSEL: I can’t answer that, I don’t know. JUDGE: I mean, that seems like a knowable fact, doesn’t it? GOVERNMENT COUNSEL: I’m sure it is knowable; I just don’t know it. I’m very conscious of being accurate with the court…I just can’t make a representation. JUDGE: Have you asked anyone? GOVERNMENT COUNSEL: I have not asked…actually, strike that. I have asked previously, and I was not able to get answer. JUDGE: Are you saying there was an administrator before Ms. Gleason? Or that there was nobody until this new person [Gleason] was put in? GOVERNMENT COUNSEL: I’m not saying either, because I don’t know.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/bafkreic3k7xhk3l2hgbwbfnwv7exmw3hq2buhout5qjxgt2iyuelzvuzv4@jpeg "Click to view full size")
In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
On 15 March 1939 Hitler and his deputy summoned the Czech President to Hitler’s residence in Berlin and then bullied him to submitting to a German invasion of his country. They drove him to the point of physical collapse, threatening him until he eventually signed his country’s death warrant.
BREAKING: The Democratic Party is suing the Trump administration over Trump's claim to be the ultimate decider of executive branch law. They say this would prejudice them before historically indepdendent bodies like the FEC. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
JUDGE ALSUP: “.. The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees within another agency.” @nbcnews.com #OPM
BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts issues an a stay of Judge Ali’s order while SCOTUS considers DOJ’s request. A response is ordered from the plaintiffs in the case by noon Friday.
hakeem jeffries is an inspiration for lobotomy survivors everywhere 💪
