Different hat than Donald was wearing to AND from the course.
Different hat than Donald was wearing to AND from the course.
Once more for those in back: They were never going to be able to implement a mass deportation program without prioritizing people like this. Criminals and gang members are too hard to find and apprehend. Regular folks who show up to work, church, and their scheduled immigration appointments are not.
Fatality.
Didn’t sound like him. He’d say, “THE LEFTWING SOCIALIST LUNATIC SCUM ARE SAYING I’M DYING BECAUSE I’VE BEEN WORKING HARDER THAN ANYONE TO SOLVE MY 15th War ALL WEEKEND! FAKE NEWS!! I FIXED DC in two WEeks! We will Make America great Again! Thank you for your attention to this Matter!”
GOP responses to mass shootings: Step 1: Blame it on mental health, not guns Step 2: Vote to cut funding for mental health Repeat I live outside the US, and I can assure you: the rest of the world has people with mental health problems. What they don't have is easy access to unlimited guns.
Interviewers need to learn to say, “That didn’t answer my question.”
Great! Rather than in Illinois where the state’s Governor says federalized troops are not needed or wanted, use them in Oklahoma where the state’s Senator welcomes them and see how enthused the populace is.
GOP doesn’t fund mental health care, either. 🤷🏻♀️
This is the type of person Trump pardoned. He proudly asserts that they should have injured a US Capitol Police Officer worse than they did on January 6th (@sergeantaqgo.bsky.social) had to medically retire). But MAGA supports law enforcement? Seriously? Then show me by condemning this guy.
People aren’t speculating that much on his health. Doctors only recommend aspirin if the benefits outweighs the risks which include bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, especially at his age. And say what you will about how frail Biden is, he could shake hands without turning dark purple.
I’m not ready to let go of hope. Did they see him walk briskly under his own power or did they see him seated in the back of The Beast as it drove by.
I’m enjoying the pickle that JD is put in by a Donald in failing health. If he covers up a health crisis, JD hurts his own chances in ‘28, but if he reveals anything, Donald pitches a fit. USNews interview is possibly him starting to try to send signals to cover himself. He will be a weak link.
“…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...
Live your life such that people don’t start chilling champagne when rumors about your health and imminent demise start swirling.
“Therefore, if an individual has not had a heart attack, stroke, or vascular intervention such as a stent or bypass surgery, we are currently not recommending aspirin.” The media didn’t make a big enough stink about his failure to release medical records in 2024. www.prevention.com/health/a3983...
Karolyin’ Leavitt said Epstein’s wingman takes aspirin. Also, “Those who were more likely to benefit from daily aspirin generally tended to be older and had higher blood pressure, a greater baseline risk for cardiovascular disease, and worse cholesterol levels.” www.healthline.com/health-news/...
His colon finally burst from all the Republican legislators making their homes it.
He’s not headed skyward.
Not sure. But I like the idea of him knowing that many people are prepared to drink champagne and dance on the streets when he dies. Engendering that much ill-will is a feat.
Hey D.C. friends! If you see billboards or posters in the District from @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social demanding federal agents take off their mask, be sure to take a picture and share it!
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4. Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193. Hope that helps.
The shooter was posting about shooting up the church for a month and the FBI was too busy doing Trump’s dirty work to flag it. Now I know for sure if that happened under a Democrat that failure is all we’d be talking about right now.
She wants to bend reality to make 1 orange man more comfortable.
"Today Home of the Brave launched a major ad campaign across D.C. telling federal law enforcement to take off their masks." Read more about our new campaign from former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/help-us-un...
Kellogg was sidelined specifically because he’s a better negotiator. They aren’t actually trying to end this war.
I’m struck that she felt the race of the police officer matters. But this being Loomer, of course she thinks it bears mentioning.
New in PN: Alert the media — the WH is lying about Trump's health "Something's clearly up & the official explanations don’t make sense. That’s not a shock given that Trump is a liar surrounded by toadies who surrendered their shame long ago. But it’s past time for reporters to ask some questions."
We have pulled these people from jobs and families and are using tax dollars to keep them in DC so they can serve basically the same function as Disney princesses and characters.
He’s all talk. He always caves.
From Dr. Demetre Daskalakis' letter resigning from the CDC: "It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC."
And only a dimwit wouldn’t have seen that coming. Oh, hi, Wall Street! Lotta overpaid analysts you’ve got there!
Since the Republicans are too scared to humiliate Trump, @murray.senate.gov should encourage them to go tell Trump that RFKJr has to go and they’d rather he do it then make them have to do it. They can threaten him for a change.
When he talks of regulatory action, he is talking about taking away access to medications and vaccines, not regulations that control pollution.
Every medication has benefits and side effects. You weigh the relative impacts with your doctor when making medication decisions. RFK Jr seems incapable of considering a drug’s benefits if it has any downsides. And sometimes some of the downsides exist only in his head.
The Choice
Curious what the reasoning for this could possibly be. My first thought it that it was a Putin request
Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,
This is especially horrifying given what happened in Minneapolis today.
NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL: Trump approval rating: 37% Trump's handling of: Crime: - 12 Russia/Ukraine: -12 Foreign Policy: -16 Economy: -18 Trade: -18 Israel/Hamas/Gaza: -19 Sending weapons to Israel: -28 National Guard to DC: -15 Epstein files: -48 Smithsonian: -27 poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
Outcome might have been different had it been a turkey club.
We apparently don’t “have the cards” in the negotiation with China that Alford uses in response. If we did, he’d have sent China a letter like all the other countries.
Let’s also take a moment to reflect that he’s only 40. Evil ages a person.
It’s because the ratio of posts arguing with his commenters to posts of Lily has become much, much too high.
Can we call it a misdemayonor just for funnsies?
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: "Trump’s deployment of 2,300 National Guard troops and 500 federal law enforcement agents has hurt foot traffic, chilled business, and made people cancel trips and nights out. It is slowly choking the life out of Washington, D.C." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-s...
So the sandwich guy ... beat the wrap
This restores some of my faith in humanity.
I could be wrong but if I had to guess I would bet it will feel like a boom for a minority of the population and for much of the rest it will be a drag in how it spikes energy prices and shakes up job opportunities.
Why haven't there been front page stories about the bizarre, North Korea-like 3 hour Trump "cabinet meeting"? The absence of such coverage of the conduct of Trump and his cronies explains why most people don't know how truly dangerously unhinged our government has become.
Is it the people who decided to put their policy differences aside to vote for the candidate they normally wouldn’t in order to preserve democracy (up to 3X) that failed to be part of the coalition, or is it the people who won’t vote for their own side unless they’re excited and perfectly aligned?
What the heck do you think the Never Trump Republicans have been doing for the last decade?
Must be nice to feel like the worst and most enraging thing that happened this week was the rollout of the new Cracker Barrel logo.
News my old employer, Skadden, represented Intel in their sale of a 10% share to the government on shockingly poor terms got the wheels turning. Today, I realized dealmaking firms also repped U.S. Steel in its sale to Nippon (which resulted in Trump having consent rights written into their charter)
And it’s costing us more than providing shelter/housing for the homeless would, as I understand it.
Send them home. Trump is making them stand around and act like groundskeepers. They need to be on standby for real emergencies in their own states. Not as Trump’s pretend palace guards.
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day. It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
Nobody with any self-respect would have taken the job.
Looking forward to his declaring that to prevent autism, all pregnant and nursing mothers must take Ivermectin. 🙄
He said that during the campaign that the worst of all was “the enemy within.” Anyone who was paying attention knew he was going to attack anyone who opposes him.
Was just in NYC. It’s not out of control.
He's literally become Don Quixote.
The fact that he’s trying to hide what we all know is there makes me even more suspicious that it’s a real problem rather than “too much handshaking,” as they claim. This is a theme of this presidency. See also the Epstein files.
Well if we’re disallowing things that are ruining the country, let’s disallow Donald.
A million times this to almost every Republican Representative and Senator and Governor!
Ben Wittes: "The Bolton raid was designed to scare us. I know because I was the first one there." Exclusively @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/john-bolto...
Why can I picture Brett Kavanaugh handing someone his Bud Lite and cracking his knuckles as he strides forward belligerently?
A careful study of every populist episode since 1900 finds catastrophic consequences, which play out slowly. On average, incomes fall behind by nearly 15% over 15 years. For the U.S., this is a cost of about $13k per person per year. Over a lifetime, that's million bucks.
Trump sees the troops as objects to do what he likes, with no respect or understanding for either the Constitution or their lives. Parade for me! Pick up my trash!
The corruption laced Russian defense industry controlled by Putin cronies has produced a vast amount of defective and third rate gear. That is one of the key reasons Russia has failed to conquer Ukraine. Now Trumpers want to Russify the U.S. defense industry.
I hope they subpoena Maurene Comey, too! @crockett.house.gov @khanna.house.gov @frost.house.gov
Kudos to John Bolton for refusing to cave to this administration.
For example, Donald Trump.
There’s also a non-zero chance it is what he wanted and was going to do anyway. We should be most focused on aggressively pushing back on the authoritarian militarization of cities and targeting of enemies while continuing to demand the release of the Epstein files and info on Maxwell’s transfer.
Worth reading this www.creditslips.org/creditslips/...
I prefer my government to be run by serious, ethical, and competent people, not by a bunch of stunted trolls.
This is the trial balloon. Can he fire a different Governor for what he declares to be “cause?” SCOTUS will probably let him. And then we know what comes next. But does John Roberts?
Just shadow on the other hand or is that one also bruising? Because that’s not the shaking hand.
David Frum: “In this second Trump term, things keep happening that would have seemed outrageous—impossible—just a few months before. Every day there’s a new movement away from the rule of law, toward arbitrary and corrupt personal rule.” @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
We always knew it was a lot of baloney.
Read this thread ⬇️
I’d think he’d want a written order just to protect himself from whatever the government might do next.
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I spent a quarter century being lectured by libertarians and republicans about how minimal government oversight of large companies was radical socialism and if you mentioned nationalizing stuff like telecom for the public good they'd have a six week embolism
I don’t remember Biden having bruising like that on his hands…
So much cope going on in Good Republican circles right now. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-three-...
As always we’re left to wonder why none of his staff bothers to explain basic concepts to him. Or do they try and he’s too impaired to understand and remember?
There’s that saying about how insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. 25th Amendment, anyone?
Some notes, from an airport, on this dumb performative decision, which is calculated to appeal to vapid totalitarian twats. /1 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Indeed. But in the end, few recall precisely the days January 30 (when Hitler became Chancellor), February 27 (Reichstag fire), March 22 (Dachau opened), March 23 (Enabling Act passed)—they just remember 1933. Likewise, everyone will remember 2025.
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
A few screen captures from various clips of this little event.
Good segment. The caller from Houston, TX made a good point about his MAGA neighbors that I've also seen here in NJ - they will never vote for a Democrat and they will always vote Republican even if that means someone like Trump. Right now, Dems need to start voting like that too.
Trump: "Our nation now is the most respected nation anywhere in the world by far. You saw that with the European leaders on Friday." (The European leaders were at the White House a week ago, last Monday.)
The hand he’s been covering throughout is partly exposed.