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Today is Friday, Aug 29. Good morning ❤️ eat take your meds hydrate tell your people you love them let them love you back We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
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."
Dr. Demetre, in his resignation from the CDC, said this: “I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people”. It is an outrage that RFK Jr. remains as head of HHS.
Every single thing happening right now is happening because Senate Republicans are crooked, gutless little pissants who would rather watch America burn than do even the smallest part of their jobs, and I think about that every single day.
Shuler: Things can be different if we build real, sustained power that shows up every day—not just once every four years. Politics alone won’t fix what’s wrong, not when there are members of Congress who are more worried about their re-election than about helping working families,
is trash a national emergency? if that is what they are doing why can't the state sue to end the farce?
Saying - “I don’t think the President of the United States should turn the US military against US citizens” is not admitting crime is not a problem we need to work on. Trump has some of you so spooked you can’t just say a bad thing is a bad thing. And that’s dangerous and bad politics. Wake up.
IT. IS. NOT. AI. YOU. COMPLETE. RUBES. It is a fuzzy search engine with its own lobbyists.
I don't know how many times I've told people that Trump is a symptom of the disease that is at the base of the USA since day one! He is not the problem; he is the core made visible. And then comes Oliver Kornetzke and turns it into poetry! Published By @keithedwards.bsky.social on YT today. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
“This is about the President of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.” – Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
“President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign," Lisa Cook said tonight in response to Trump
Dear journalists: The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her. Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
For stuff like this, they are so desperate for reactions to feed from. Let's refrain from reactions.
One of the most dangerous things the right has done is invert,warp and destroy the language of resistance to fascism. It’s why the far right is destroying education and trying to control our ability to think about systems, power and how they all intersect with race,gender and income.
Also going to get this part engraved on something; “Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only, a punch in the face.”
Pritzker responded by directly addressing Trump: “Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here.” Pritzker really lays into Trump, and argues that Dems have to do it more, in this @talkingfeds.bsky.social 1 on 1 interview from last week
In court depositions, Jeanine Pirro said Smartmatic didn't rig the election for Biden, despite on-air claims by her and other Fox News hosts. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Just like trumps war on universities isn’t about antisemitism, it’s about a power grab.
The best thing to do is explain to the American people how Trump’s takeover of the Fed will impact them financially. Because to be brutally honest they care more about that than this.
New in PN: Trump's red state army threatens America's cities "What this latest executive order purports to do is to allow Trump to send red state guard members into blue states, shattering the entire concept of state sovereignty."
Lisa Cook is ALLEGED to have committed crimes by a man who was CONVICTED of 34 felonies. Due process matters. A country based on the rule of law that attracts foreign capital because of that promise should be steadfast in opposition to her termination.
One thing that all these pundits could do is focus on the GOP states that uprooted their own guard to avenge the rich snot w/ties to criminal hackers, Big Balls. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/19/w...
People who wake up to this unfolding nightmare and think they see an angle for self-enrichment shouldn't wake up.
It's weird. I would have thought billionaires had it good already. Why would they want to run an imbecile in a fascisit government when they ought to know that would mess up stock markets and economies. That's where their money is, right? They aren't sleeping on billions of dollars bills.
They don’t actually have to let him get away with it. That they do is a choice. They are accomplices in the destruction of American democracy and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship.
Gavin C. AWESOM
he needs to keep the name of that city out of his filthy mouth
I prefer he keep the name of that city out of his filthy mouth.
It’s like the sandwich guy who tried to turn himself in and was released, only to be raided so dhs could produce fash content for their social media accounts They WANT the fascist spectacle.
Two things can be true, Bolton sucks and the FBI should not target the president’s enemies
I absolutely do NOT agree with Bolton’s politics but I can STILL say it’s completely corrupt to send the FBI to raid the home of a political opponent or detractor. Everyone needs to be saying it. Trump is pushing us closer and closer toward authoritarianism. We ALL need to push back.
so how is an open shirt collar with no tie better than the military outfit Zelensky wears? Zelensky looks so much sharper than these imbeciles.
Whether it’s freaking out about the new Cracker Barrel logo or some other bogeyman, remember this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
The One Ugly Distraction let ACA premium tax credits expire—jacking up health care costs for 22M Americans. In VA, a 55-year-old making $63K will pay $2,410 more just to keep their plan. Working families pay the price for GOP cruelty.
must have been on a mission. I would love to see a snake in my own little backyard Illinois prairie. I was delighted to finally see a frog the other day.
he admitted lying about Ohio, didn't he?
Considering that practically every US Attorney is being shuttled through this same scheme to maintain their job without Senate confirmation, I'd say this is big news
some day she will ask herself why she thought this was a good career move. she will always be known as that one that did that.
This evening, Donald Trump can ooze out of the White House for a photo op to show an occupied DC that’s quiet, grey, and bent to his will. And blocks away, in the face of a red state military occupation, a different DC. GoGo against fascism. #FreeDC #LongLiveGoGo
will they ever tire of sounding "tough"?
IRS is now scrambling to reverse Trump-Musk-DOGE stupidity. Of course it is. Who could have foreseen this, right? In case you’re wondering what’s at stake, I laid it all out in January. www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
In a related story, the Trump WH has fired experienced, highly competent diplomats and replaced them with a moron. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
it is sad that these clowns think their support is based on just saying a couple of words, the right phrases. I hope that soon their supporters realize how they are being insulted and condescended
He's a felon, right? so I don't think he can have a gun. Probably not a tazer, either. How about a lollipop? Would that work?
so after all that's been done to medicaid, medicare, price of groceries, energy, etc., they think all those districts are still gonna vote red?
if you've never seen a guy try to sound tough while whining about getting his ass kicked by 90 year olds, check this out
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation. Which is why it makes my head explode when people surrender in advance verbally, which they do all the time about politics.
Pretty awesome news for Massachusetts, and clear evidence that increasing taxes on the wealthy doesn’t simply result in them leaving.
The amusing thing about this clip is the infrastructure bill was literally the first and only thing Nancy Mace brought up in terms of her accomplishments in Congress. Her biggest win for her district was legislation she voted against.
To my 10th grade English teacher, who said, “Make the conclusion count.”
"It’s bad when the president gives unconstitutional orders. It’s bad when the president undermines voter trust in elections. It’s bad to make it harder to vote." Good @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social take on Trump's vile threat to end mail voting: goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/trumps-cam...
"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
Have you heard of solar roadway? They are devesolar pnels used to pave roads nd one benefit is to charge vehicles via induction. It is amazing. They are in phase 5 I think in development and are starting on some real world applications. Solarroadways.com
Would it make sense at some point to stop flattering and start speaking tough? Based on some photos with putin or after meeting with him, trump didnt look to be so flattered.
They are so pathetic
This guy is a pathetic trumphole
Thus, for example, we hear a lot more horrible white people sharing their fragile feelings about Black Lives Matter than Black women opining about white supremacist marches. Which contributes to an overall distortion of who we are--and who matters.
People joined the National Guard to protect their fellow Americans, not to become an occupation force over them.
If pundits would like to talk about violence, a terrorist recently shot up the CDC and another assassinated Democratic officials in Minnesota but they sort of let both stories disappear Not as threatening as motorbikes in DC I know but maybe we could circle back?
Yes. Yes, you are.
I don't suppose they are EVs?
Thank you to the two protesters standing in front of the National Guard with signs that say, “Shame” and “Fascism Is Not Welcome Here.”
this has almost certainly literally happened
Think about all the tech bros who caved immediately
"To enforce President Trump's immigration crackdown" my ass. If you think this is about illegal immigration rather than a concerted effort to establish control over law enforcement and create a military presence in DC so as to hold on to power after losing an election, think again. Gift link.
if we ever get our country back, one of the first things to do should be to sign on to the ICC.
This is the cost of the Senate filibuster: the last time the House, Senate and POTUS were all under D control (2020 - 2022) the House passed bills to eliminate gerrymandering and give DC statehood. The Senate did nothing on either in spite of having majority support. And so here we are.
Remember "facts don't care about your feelings"? Turns out that, too, was pure projection. The entire Republican governing project at the moment is devoted to addressing the baseless fears of conservative cowards.
And here you go. I honestly do not understand the moral cowardice that leads some of our fellow citizens to not speak out against what's going on.
Looks lile the Dorian Gray principle is working on her. I've heard that the presidency can age you, but so can someone else's presidency
And republicans continue to allow this. They can stop this with the democrats, but they dont want to stop it.
the clown car arrives in the White House briefing room
This is their plan for controlling the elections? Having the military run them?
I wish voices that people listen to would start calling out the Bondis and Hegsethes that allow this demented individual to display said fore-mentioned dementia for the world to see. They are endangering the U.S. with their negligence.
An innocent President would simply release the Epstein Files and demand a full FBI investigation into every Epstein client. That’s it. That’s the whole ballgame summed up.
I don't remember the last time I saw a snake in the wild.
when you're ready, come back and keep up the good fight.
"We're all throwing dildos at women athletes to promote our memecoin" really puts a fine point on not just how sexist, mean and stupid so much of right now is, but also the grim degree to which we're just inundated with Stuff a 15-Year-Old Dipshit Would Think is Cool. A confederacy of Beavises.
I think we have moved past the point of raising questions
one must always be on guard with any of these self-driving programs. we won't be able to read the newspaper until all vehicles are operating under self-drive.
I've used FSD a few times and it is ok. I usually don't bother. It did work well on city streets with stop lights and stop signs, but I chose not to use it on a left turn onto a busy street without stop signs.
I have noticed this.
I have three vases at home, did I win three championships?
The man who leads the U.S. military is proud of the people who killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the U.S. military.
Let me expand on this point. The Constitution is quite clear that you can't distinguish between kinds of persons in running the Census. And that is especially about apportionment for Congress. The original language makes it pretty clear when it talks about "free persons". But the 14th amendment ...
Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Peace Like River by Leif Engel, The Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma
$170 billion could end homelessness. It could fund Head Start or pay for nutritious school meals for our kids for well over a decade. But it’s instead going to Stephen Miller so he can build his mass deportation army to target our immigrant neighbors: americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/stephen-mi...
how hard would it have been for someone to have made a copy
the entire republican party is currently involved in a cover up involving the worlds most notorious underage sex trafficking ring
Doesn't this building belong to the People? It certainly cannot belong to whatever clown lives there. The election was not about making changes to the White House.
I agree with Allison.
The spate of reforms adopted after the Watergate scandal and Nixon’s resignation provide the most direct precedent. But the moment may call for a radical rethinking of the courts, & a 3rd Founding with post-Trump constitutional amendments. It's well worth thinking about. prospect.org/politics/202...
This is the Washington Post (yes, that one): names in Arabic and English, and ages, of all 18,500 children killed in Gaza, plus portraits and stories where available: www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
AG Bondi testified with a lot of specificity to Congress that she had looked into this and learned from the Bureau of Prisons that it was some technical recording issue and “every night should have that same missing minute.” All while her department was in possession of the uncut video?
No, they won't