We were always flawed but we always aspired to be better, until now Never again will we have the moral high ground, nor credibility Our allies will never again look to us for leadership, nor trust us We had it all & we are burning it all down God help us
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Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Trumpās unrelenting incompetence has been our saving grace.
RFK Jr: āIf youāve ever compared an unvaccinated kid to a vaccinated kidā¦ you see the bright eyes, the engagement, the social interactions, the curiosity. And you compare them to the child who even had one or two vaccines, and theyāre completely different.ā This man is an existential threat.
A survey by the Financial Times found that economists based in the US and Europe believe the presidentās attacks on the US central bank have caused long-term damage to the institution as well as to the economy on.ft.com/47V6KZz
Pour one out for Judge Sparkle Sooknananās clerks this Labor Day weekend
UPDATE: DOJ says it expects that the children will be returned to ORR by 10:30 pm. The report also offers some clarity on how many children were loaded on planes (76, purportedly). (But the putative class isn't limited to those put on planes today -- plaintiffs estimate # in the hundreds)
āBy shutting down the Foreign Malign Influence Center, Gabbard stripped away Americaās shield against foreign meddling. Moscow and Beijing couldnāt ask for a bigger gift.ā Robert Morton #NationalSecurity #ForeignInterference #counterespionage
This is a distressing story, and reflects the danger of having heavily armed, improperly trained - and allegedly in this disturbing case, bigoted and harassing - Guard troops on city streets.
āAll of the class memberā¦ā Does that mean he has other kidnapped children that he believes are not āclass membersā that he is trafficking this weekend?
Nosferatu Miller
NEW: During an emergency hearing on Sunday afternoon, Judge Sparkle Sooknanan temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plans to deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children. Read my live coverage of the hearing on @lawfaremedia.org: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/emer...
Trump limits National Guard assignments to 29 days at a time to keep the called up service members from getting healthcare and housing benefits while on duty. And the NG troops are catching on. Stereotypical Trump. Don't give those losers and suckers an extra dime. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
As I said to Wolf Blitzer ā¦ {checks notes} ā¦ *9 days* after the election: "Conservative attorney George Conway on Thursday suggested that some of Donald Trumpās most controversial Cabinet picks were ones youād make 'if you were actively trying to do harm to the country, to destroy the country.' ...
Sooknanan talks about crafting her TRO to ensure that the children aren't removed until briefing is complete and she can rule. I do not want there to be any ambiguity about what I am ordering or what the government is to do down the road, she says.
Awful phrasing and normalization of this. āU.S. Park Police officers are pursuing vehicles in an unsafe manner in cases where (trained) D.C. police guidelines would break it off due to safety concerns.ā
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
When, God, please tell us when!
End the New Gilded Age!
My reporting uncovered the existence of DoJ training videos instructing FBI personnel on how to flag Trumpās name in the Epstein files. Iām suing to get the videos under FOIA. substack.com/@muellershew...
Jones: I want to bring theology into this because you have all these people that want to give thoughts and prayers. But I was a minister, and that is a form of theological malpracticeāwhen you pray for something you have the power to change.
Bye Felicia šš¤£š! This video needs to play on repeat in every city! #arrestrepublicans
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
āā¦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.ā My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight. Hello? How does this āMake America Healthy Againā?
Nah, they have a paid subscription of insider information from the regime.
Good.
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions. This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
Kellogg was sidelined specifically because heās a better negotiator. They arenāt actually trying to end this war.
FOX: *plays clip of Gavin Newsom pointing out that crime is higher in Louisiana than in California* FOX: Your response? MIKE JOHNSON: He needs to go an govern his state and not be engaging in this
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is. This isnāt normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
Chinese officials "were saying, it's very interesting to watch President Trump because we've had a long-term strategy to basically try to weaken and divide America's alliances....President Trump is just doing it for us." Jake Sullivan joins @timmiller.bsky.social on the latest Bulwark Podcast:
Curious what the reasoning for this could possibly be. My first thought it that it was a Putin request
Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years: 1. Make them fire you 2. Donāt go along to get along 3. Donāt apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role 4. Always escalate the conflict
"I will judge Bolton when I see what allegations emerge from this investigation, if any, and when I can evaluate the evidence in support of those allegations. But I donāt need to wait that long to judge the FBIās conduct."
ā.. Members of the National Guard patrol the National Mall past a banner of U.S. President Donald Trump hanging on the Department of Labor building in Washington DC.ā @reuters.com
trumpās unrelenting incompetence has become one of the last bulwarks giving us a measure of protection from his agenda
I posted on @boingboing.net about people use apps like Waze to covertly warn immigrants about ICE activity: Why you might see an "Icy roads" hazard warning on a hot day in Los Angeles. boingboing.net/2025/08/26/a...
It appears this Aakash Singh worked for Sen. Tillis and is a 2017 law grad. He needs to be infamous.
8/25/25š”Nobodyās Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, a 400-page account by Virginia Giuffre localstories247.com/epstein-vict...
Itās bad enough to flatter the boss as a requirement for employment. But itās even worse to sell out your fellow Oregonians along the way.
First, they came for John Bolton And I did speak out Because even though I'm not a nutty right-wing warmonger with a ridiculous mustache, I am an American who is horrified by a simple-minded tyrant using our Justice Department to avenge his petty, personal grudges.
"For those people out there who ... say, 'Well, I just don't like those people either' ... You could be next. ... This is not about any one individual, this is about our rights as Americans, and our right to have a justice system where choices about prosecuting are made without fear or favor."
Masked immigration raids donāt protect us. They hide abuse and strip away our dignity. Stand with me in demanding transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition.
āTariffs raise costs, and their uncertain implementation has customers of the equipment makers more cautious in their investments.ā Costs are rising and workers are losing jobs thanks to the presidentās chaotic and reckless tariff taxes. www.wsj.com/opinion/deer...
Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
šØBREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislatureās gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
BREAKING: Veterans stage sit-in in D.C. to protest National Guard deployment, Judge blocks deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Trump goes after media licenses, and the House subpoenas Epstein's estate. All the news you missed today: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Adrenochrome infusion
Whatās the big deal? Itās just from his regular adrenochrome infusion.
From 2 weeks ago. It's fairly insane that people are claiming targeting of John Bolton IS NEW. Trump's DOJ criminally framed Joe Biden and John Durham chased Russian disinformation about Hillary for four years, 2 years after concluding they were fabrications. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/10/j...
Just last month, DOJ told a federal judge that Abrego Garciaās immigration proceedings would be handled like any āgarden varietyā case. No decisions would be made, they said, until he reports to ICE and is assigned a case officer. That officer, they insisted, would call the shots.
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garciaās defense team says that the government is attempting to coerce him to plead guilty to his criminal charges. Per filing, the government promised to deport him to Costa Rica if he pleads guilty ā and is now threatening to remove him to Uganda if he doesnāt accept the deal.
šØBREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social
Virginia Giuffreās lawyer Sigrid McCawley reacts to the Maxwell transcripts, saying Maxwell ārepeatedly and brazenly liedā to the government and is trying to ārecreate history.ā Full statement
Here is how the media should be reporting this morning's news. As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
No one knows this better than Bolton himself, who publicly and assiduously auditioned for his role in trumpās first Administration
"If you want to have a coup against the constitutional order, you want to control the capital city. And if he has control of the policing in the city of Washington...Who's gonna tell him to leave the White House?" @gtconway.bsky.social joins @jvl.bsky.social:
Newsom: And I'll remind you, Donald Trump never sent the active duty military in his first term, or now even his second term anywhere overseas. He sent them to a United States city
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." āThe Declaration of Independence
On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout. On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar. This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media. Then the Taliban took his family. š§µ
If you're not in DC, and even if you are, read this by @newsjennifer.bsky.social to get the full picture of what Trump is doing, and how DC residents are bearing witness and trying to help their neighbors. open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
āThe news was first reported byā¦.[checks notes] Dog Shirt Dailyā
BREAKING: A federal judge in Miami gave the state of Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz ā handing environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians a win.
NEWS: Federal judge finds that Alina Habba is NOT lawfully performing functions and duties of U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. Judge Matthew Brann disqualifies Habba from prosecution of two criminal defendants who challenged her appointment
Any business in our communities that welcomes this president tonight will be subject to an immediate boycott.
šØBREAKING: Both chambers of the California Legislature have passed the bill in support of Gov. Gavin Newsomās redistricting plan. The question will now appear on the special election ballot on November 4, 2025.
The state Assembly and Senate on Thursday approved a redraw of the stateās congressional lines to favor Democrats, and placed the issue before California voters in a special election. via @kqednews.kqed.org
Just walking down the street and ICE suddenly starts pepper spraying a person for no reason. This is a use of force violation as following a fed and making comments is not a threat level that calls for pepper spray nor arrest. ICE agents are babies & liars.
āNo, this is not about reform. It is about retributionā¦It is about deterring anyone from daring to speak truth to power.ā www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
āI am Spartacus!ā
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICEās time.
What can we do to get ready to go into midterms? Make sure we have a candidate on every ballot in every race in every district in every stateā¦ No seat uncontested.
Just to be clear, Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier is not holding some kind of sit-in protest. She is literally locked in the State Capitol against her will.
This also means that their claims of arrests are wildly inflated -- bc they know they won't do anything about the people who they are arresting. This is actually a GREAT political opportunity to demonstrate that right wingers are soft on crime.
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
NEWS: DNC Chair Ken Martin says TX State Rep. Nicole Collier was threatened with a FELONY charge for speaking on a press call with him, Cory Booker, and Gavin Newsom.
Ed Martinās latest stunt: pressuring someone he is criminally investigating to resign from public office āas an act of good faith.ā
The big box retailer has struggled with slumping sales recently amid a backlash over its retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
well holy sh*t š www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
Jesse Watters did not believe the election fraud claims but still texted his colleague Greg Gutfeld to say he thought Fox would get āincredibleā ratings if they āwent ALL in on STOP THE STEAL.ā Who cares about democracy if you can get ratings? www.mediaite.com/media/news/j...
Maybe Q is really a manifestation of future Grok projecting itself back in time.
I wrote about the disaster in Alaska: America, Humiliated Trump's Alaska Disaster Was Worse Than You Think open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
JUST IN: The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October. n.pr/3UuKeyZ
"If you don't stand for the invocation, I'll have you removed" was what Lt Gov of TX Patrick said as he threatened to have Texans removed from the gallery if they didn't stand to participate in a prayer. We are not a Christian Nation & no one should have to participate in prayer. #Pinks
Mass service at āAlligator Alcatrazā calls for justice for families in detention in #Florida www.local10.com//news/local/...
Oh my God
After Fonseca Tapia stopped filming, he said that the masked agent issued a warning: āMore of my guys are coming and weāre going to take care of you.ā
FAFO
Preparing for the Night of the Long Knives
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
EX AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA MCFAUL: āPutin doesn't look at all of this stuff as a sign of strength. He looks at it as a sign of weakness. He had to do absolutely nothing to get this meeting. Putin has gained everything and given nothing in return.ā
The U.S. is facing a steep decline in international travelersāand this fee will only make it worse, say tourism officials.
Do not normalize the military on our streets. Do not accept it. It should not happen in this country. It is not America. Do not fucking normalize it. Do not fucking accept it. Stand against it.
> @governor.ca.gov
