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Pretty obvious the ability to BS is without limit in this administration. The ability to BS and the ability to repeat this stuff over and over and over and over and over until people start believing it. Right out of the autocratic playbook.
Parts of the Constitution were erased from the Library of Congress website, including the section featuring the foreign emoluments clause. The removal was blamed on a "coding error." Here's a reminder of what the clause says, just in case Congress ever decides to enforce it...
It’s great to be back in New York City. I spent a good deal of my childhood and teenage years in and around NYC. I’ve been back to promote my new book, “Coming Up Short.” I’m promising myself this is my last book tour. (Of course, I made the same promise with the last book.)
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
“Because the truth is, Republicans aren’t just playing to win — they’re playing to end the game entirely. They don’t want fair elections; they want fixed outcomes. They don’t want to debate policy; they want to decide who’s even allowed on the ballot.” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
I’m excited to be joining Stephen Colbert tonight on “The Late Show.” Back in 2013, I joined “The Colbert Report” to discuss how we build an economy that works for the many, not just the few.
Chuck Grassley disgraces Iowa over and over again
This is another miserable day marking further erosion of our rights as US citizens
A guy who lies and cheats on the links does it everywhere else "Ninety percent of the people I interviewed — on and off the record — say he openly cheats. A lot of them said they stopped playing with him because of it." Excellent read with several anecdotes of Trump cheats
the moment Ysqueibel Yonaiquer Peñaloza Chirinos reunited with his family after 125 days in CECOT, shared with me and @mattshuham.bsky.social by his mom, Ydalys Chirinos-Polanco
Writers Guild of America stands by Stephen Colbert and stands up for free speech
I’ll watch Stephen Colbert wherever he lands.
Huge congrats to Stephen Colbert—for somehow managing to stand tall without ever bending the knee… even when the entire media landscape was doing Olympic-level backflips to avoid upsetting anyone. Bravo, sir.
I’m impressed with Colbert. No way he produced that segment without knowing it might end his show. He did it because it was the right thing to do.
Colbert should be Netflix's first call tomorrow morning.
So Trump has been directly or indirectly responsible for canceling Colbert, PBS and NPR all in the span of one week? Are people awake to what’s happening yet?
If CBS thought Trump wouldn’t approve the Skydance-Paramount merger unless they got rid of Colbert, that would be a financial decision.
The silencing of shows like Colbert and Late Night is a huge loss of freedom of speech in our country. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
#booksky
The GOP knows who they serve: Source: open.substack.com/pub/stephens...
Made me laugh out loud!
No really, I needed that!🥰
'Born on The Farce of July' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/born-on-th...
Wow wow wow. Gentlemoops, I give you Missouri State Representative Raychel Proudie. Serving up some truth, piping hot, to her GOP colleagues on their BS tax-break bill for the wealthy. Testify, sib. www.youtube.com/shorts/MdqCs...
The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense — yet that's what this GOP budget is all about.
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
“As one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I wanna tell you a little bit about the scam of that text, a little bit of the fine print there. The cap on that is $25K while you’re jacking up taxes”~ AOC Libs may not hold the majority, but AOC is the Lib owning the House!
Sorry your pathetic struggle was not enough to vote NO.
Important notice for immigrants everywhere... please share
Democrats introduced amendments to Trump's budget bill that would have: —Rejected cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP —Protected rural hospitals from closure —Kept labor and delivery units open Senate Republicans rejected every single one.
Good morning! ☀️ Light up those phones! ☎️ 202-224-3121 ☎️ The pressure is WORKING! Please make calls today‼️ This is the largest handout to the wealthy in history, on the backs of working Americans! ♻️Share ♻️ #VoteNO #ProudBlue #Pinks
Keep calling, writing, and speaking out. Republicans are in the middle of trying to pass Trump's big bill, but it's not a done deal. They know it's a bad bill, and we need to convince just four of them to stand with working families. If we can do that, we can stop this thing.
Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry.
Jamie Raskin-Constitution expert extraordinaire Explaining article 1 & how the framers defined the role of the President.
This message from our “President” is one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever read.
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore. Make it make sense.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
“I was going to be brave…” @anandwrites.bsky.social
The huge increase in the national debt America currently has been largely done under the Bush and Trump administrations. Giving huge tax cuts to the rich while the burden falls on hard working American families. Republicans have been driving the US into bankruptcy due to pure unchecked greed.
Love how Minnesotans came out in big numbers to support the No Kings protest and show support for the life and strong work of Melissa Hortman. And this in spite of official admonitions to not attend the event…
Tonight’s PBS NewsHour report mentioned, in the context of the horrific murder of MN Legislator Melissa Hortman today, June 14, that the No Kings protests in the Twin Cities were cancelled. However, people showed up at the Capitol in record numbers to protest Trump and the killing of Hortman.
LMAOOOO www.instagram.com/reel/DK2nMmJ...
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
It’s the way his voice broke when he said “imagine what they’re doing to farmworkers” 😣😣 As the granddaughter of migrant farmworkers and an immigration expert, I have this exact fear. They’re kidnapping and abusing our loved ones. How else are we expected to respond? Thank you, @padilla.senate.gov
This is disgusting. If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?
This moth is pretty neat
"South Florida weatherman tells viewers he can't accurately predict hurricanes because of government cuts" Source: old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
“One of These Nights” turns 50 today — an example, Don Henley said, of how he and Glenn Frey “clicked” as songwriters. “I just went over to the piano and I started playing this little minor descending progression, and he comes over and goes, (singing) 'One of these nights.' .. I go, ‘Yeah, yeah.’”
Truly pathetic and tragic that the actual president of our country would post this ridiculous video and make any disparaging remarks about musicians. Can’t believe we are living this absolutely stupid reality.
Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all
“By leaning in to more pipelines, by leaning in to more fossil fuels, we’re consigning ourselves to a more flammable, less stable future.” @johnvaillant.bsky.social A conversation w/ #JohnVaillant author of “Fire-Weather” my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...
The plots of disaster movies that portray the end of civilization often begin with high-level Government Officials ignoring the warnings of Scientists. One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour @Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).
Political Cartoon 2 May 2025 By: Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria (Since I am in Europe, I thought I would add some international perspective to these next couple of weeks of cartoons. All are from politcal cartoonists from other countries around the world)
Pope Benedict Arnold II elected by the Con-clave.
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
I did not have Gustavo Dudamel/LA Philharmonic/Cynthia Erivo/Purple Rain on my Coachella 2025 Bingo card But thankful it happened
Happy? Happy Easter? When will his followers realize this man does not have a Christian heart. And what were those bizarre comments about his soul in response to questions about his health exams? He desperately needs help.
I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning
🚨HUGE: Joni Ernst is toast. A Democrat FLIPPED a deep-red Iowa seat Trump won by 21 pts. Vets, farmers, unions—Iowa voters are DONE with Trump’s trade war. Now, Democratic challenger Nathan Sage says it best: “Unions are under attack, farmers are getting f*cked.” We can win. PART 1:
🚨St. Paul, Minnesota / April 19 From coast to coast, city to city—we’re uniting to demand and end to the authoritarian Trump regime. The People’s Movement is growing stronger by the day. Join our nonviolent resistance at www.FiftyFifty.one 🤝 #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #April19
Honestly, me too.
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@booker.senate.gov: "Are we a nation that is going to tolerate this, or a nation that's going to stand up? As the great Frederick Douglass said, 'the limits of tyrants are prescribed by the people that they seek to oppress.' How much will we endure before we say enough is enough?"
Raskin: If they can just sweep someone off the street, put them on an airplane, and send them to a torturer’s prison in an authoritarian state like El Salvador without due process… then they could do it to anybody.
An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail. Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Sometimes, when he fails badly enough, Trump can be forced to do the thing he says he never does: back down. Today is just one more turn on the roller coaster - but it is more evidence of why we can't give up or let up.
Kurt Vonnegut man
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The hard truth is that there are some products you just can't make in America. These must be imported from elsewhere. Like chocolates, for example. American workers will always become overwhelmed by the speed of the conveyor belt. They'll end up shoving the sweets into their mouths and blouses
At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
This should be obvious!
Half the country be lile
Pretty soon, laughter is going to be all the medicine we can afford
Again.
The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979. Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth. Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
We deserved some good news!
Retweet this if Cory Booker is making you cry with pride and hope right now.
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
You speak the truth, thank you.
America taking over Greenland is a foolish idea. America destroying its relationship with Canada is utter idiocy. America applying tariffs and engaging in trade wars with neighbors is economic nonsense. A lunatic is holding America hostage and his enablers are making fools of themselves.
Ossoff: He’s so consumed by his efforts to secure revenge, crush his enemies, and conquer Greenland that he’s doing nothing for the people who elected him. His entire domestic agenda is tax breaks for the wealthy, rounding up immigrants, revenge, and centralizing as much power as he can..
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
It would be great if Eveleth had an expanded, updated museum, hosted international hockey events, and built tourism resources there, thus providing jobs and activities in the area. ANYTHING that doesn’t involve the NewRange Copper Nickel Mine proposed by 8th District US Congressman Stauber is win.
Excellent point.