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Fun to see them scared. apnews.com/article/nyc-...
I'm still laughing about the Fox News reporter being the one to confront Trump with the "everyone was taking about you being dead" question
BREAKING: On a 2-1 vote, D.C. Circuit denies the Trump administration's request to let Trump fire a Federal Trade commissioner during appeals. Citing Humphrey's Executor, about the FTC: "To grant a stay would be to defy the Supreme Court's decisions that bind our judgments. That we will not do."
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The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
“The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday night released 33,295 pages of documents related to convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein in what is expected to be the first in a series of documents made public as a result of bipartisan clamor for more transparency…” -WaPo
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
Again, the key divide within the Democratic party does not map onto a left/right axis: It is between those who want to fight back forcefully, like Pritzker, and those who can’t/won’t shake the impulse to accommodate, appease, and uphold “normalcy.”
This guy gets it. This is the way.
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
Gov. Pritzker: Crime is down in Chicago. Murders are down by almost 50% in the last four years. Shootings are down 57%. Robberies down 34%. One violent crime is too many, and we have more work to do. We have made important progress on safety. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops
Bowser would be up for reelection next year. I don’t know if this will kill her chances, but I hope so.
Insane. “D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Tuesday welcomed federal law enforcement officials to stay in D.C. indefinitely, a powerful indication of her willingness to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s effort to take over public safety...” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is good, but the clip should have been edited to cut all that stuff in the front. Just play the quote that clearly proves he’s lying. Keep it clear and simple.
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
The spray-painted gold ornamentation is spreading like a cancer
Every single media outlet should be pushing back by preparing clips beforehand—just like this.
Pritzker: "We've gathered information from unauthorized, patriotic officials inside the government and from-sourced reporters about Donald Trump's plan, which is to deploy armed military personnel to the streets of Chicago."
Oh, good! Another chance for CBS to capitulate to the Trump administration! “Noem accuses CBS of ‘deceptively’ editing interview about Abrego Garcia” thehill.com/homenews/med...
Edmonton peeps! Fiasco (grey floof) is still missing. He might be hiding in an ingenious cat spot. Hopefully someone can find him and bring him home. ❤️🐈⬛
This is why Pres. Biden chose to headquarter U.S. Space Command in Colorado in 2023. Because all the pertinent Space Force facilities were already there. Peterson, Schriever, Cheyenne Mountain, and Buckley military bases, the whole of USSPACECOM. Sure, it saved money, but it was common sense.
Now, the U.S. Space Command will not be fully operational for years because the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama lacks the existing infrastructure already available in Colorado. But Alabama is a GOP-dominant state. So, Trump is catering to his base over national security. Yet again.
imagine being so detached from reality that you long for “common ground” with the people destroying your country.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump said he will order federal law enforcement intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, despite local opposition.
I guess this is better than no local news coverage, but setting up a network of unpaid reporters doesn’t seem sustainable.
“…To expand regional coverage while keeping costs down, HPPR aims to build out a “contributors network” of part-time and volunteer community members coordinated by a lean central editorial team.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/with...
“… the administration’s cancellation of the $500 million grant for machinery to trap and bury the plant’s greenhouse gas left the staunchly Republican community stunned…” Face. Leopard. Eat. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
Today in 1945, Japan surrenders, ending WWII. CBS broadcast the news: youtu.be/X0u4P7ydbFM
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Seriously? That requires a televised address?
Unconstitutional: Trump Family Raises $5 Billion Fortune With New Cryptocurrency pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/tr...
BREAKING: Trump, Hegseth violated the Posse Comitatus Act with their troop deployment to Los Angeles, Judge Charles Breyer rules after trial. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ok so its *even* stupider than the pretty big level of stupid it initally seemed. This is totally a "I'm not dead yet" appearance
These results are in part because there are national political reporters like @jaketapper.bsky.social & Alex Thompson who are focused on Biden’s decline instead of what we’re all seeing with our own eyes about Trump’s decline. It’s one of the greatest failures in the history of American journalism.
Holy crap, NYT let Charles Munger Jr. write an op-ed opposing the California redistricting without disclosing that he's FUNDING the opposition to the California redistricting. I have 4 mailers he paid for in my house right now and that's just the beginning. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
A total waste of time and money.
Not one of the serious possible announcements (military invasion of Venezuela and/or Chicago) nor the shallow, stupid one of speculation (renaming DoD the "War Department," with all the money spent on new signs and stuff that such a change would entail), but something even shallower and dumber.
Trump’s use of National Guard during LA immigration protests is illegal, judge rules apnews.com/live/donald-...
It seems like journalists- particularly ones who cover politics- ought to be able to clearly answer a question about the status of our democracy. If you don’t know, get educated & fast. If you are afraid to say, make way for fearless journalists who are brave enough to speak truth to power.
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“I was dead for three days, but now I am risen. Also, I am now a Democratic Socialist.”
Sep 1, 2025 3:42pm PT Graham Greene, Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances with Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73 variety.com/2025/film/ob...
Jerry Nadler ends his remarkable career, conceding that his brand of politics on the Middle East is over. “I don’t know what to say at this point,” he said. “I can’t defend what Israel is doing.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n...
Rep. Jerry Nadler (NY-12) will not seek re-election in 2026. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n...
Ah, yes. I remember when Michelle Obama ravaged the NIH and CDC, killed off vital vaccine research and denied inoculations to millions for reasons of pure BS. I remember this because I have Pundit Memory™️, an exciting new product that makes you able to both-sides and whatabout anything!
Crime is literally lower than it has been in the entire life of every single non-senior-citizen American. If you are under age 65 you have never lived at a time with lower property crime rates, lower violent crime rates or lower homicide rates. Never.
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Way to totally debase that honor… “Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom” apnews.com/article/trum...
For being a corrupt, disbarred attorney who spread lies?
Residents are finding all sorts of ways to fight ICE: They're recording and reporting. They're wheatpasting and sharing know-your-rights materials. And they're stepping up to care for each other, from delivering groceries to walking kids to school. 51st.news/dc-residents...
Good headline: Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
“Dan Rather Is Still Chasing the News” (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/b...
Yet another GOP lawmaker was blasted by his own constituents for supporting President Trump’s agenda. This time, it was Barry Moore of Alabama, a U.S. representative and Senate candidate. He slipped out the back door as the audience chanted, “Shame!” trib.al/lVT3W8n
Photo passed along from a federal employee from inside the Dept of Labor building, where a giant Orwellian image of Trump's face is now draped outside. Big Brother is watching.
The Defenestration of DC…
At the Shanghai summit of all of America's enemies, Putin proclaims that at the Anchorage summit, Trump agreed to resolve the Ukraine war on terms that he would dictate. Probably true. www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/s...
“Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals — and access to maternity care” “Kentucky is expected to be among the states hardest hit…” Interestingly: “Kentucky voted Republican for former president Donald Trump by a wide margin for the third time in a row…” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
One reason for Democrats to ditch their reflex to say "You have a point" to the other side is the right wing hasn't had a good point about anything in most of our lifetimes
Looking good, sir!!
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Today in 1939: Hitler invades Poland, starting WWII. CBS carried his speech (I believe that’s Howard K. Smith anchoring): youtu.be/KkKp-9PgO-8
Thread: this is Russ Vought giving himself permission to ignore Congress and the constitution
Washington's speculation about Trump's health is at a fever pitch. We've seen multiple reasons this summer to ask questions — and the media doesn't seem to care. What's really going on? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-...
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International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza - More than 250 media outlets in over 70 countries staged a front page protest Monday highlighting the deaths of scores of journalists in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, the Reporters Without Borders media freedom group said.
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A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment. Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
In 7 months, Trump has taken the world's most powerful nation and turned it into a train wreck, inviting both our allies and our adversaries to reshape the world based on our irrelevance.
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apnews.com/article/bufo... Late crime-busting sheriff Buford Pusser inspired Hollywood. Investigators say he killed his wife
NEW: DOJ says the Guatemalan children should be back in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement by 10:30 p.m. ET. It counts 76 children who had been boarded onto planes at the time the court blocked their removal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
“Trump wants to axe an affordable housing grant that's a lifeline for many rural communities” “Maybe they don’t realize how far-reaching these programs are,” said Colley, who voted for Trump in 2024. apnews.com/article/trum...
Out for a stroll on another incredible Chicago day. This is ‘meet me on Milwaukee,’ a car free event in the Wicker Park neighborhood. Happy people & happy dogs everywhere. Remember this when Trump tries to paint an ugly picture of our beautiful city. #chicago
Appreciating Erik Satie. 'Satie’s three piano pieces changed the harmonic vocabulary of 20th-century music. The major seventh chord became ubiquitous, first in jazz, then in pop music. Repetition, rather than development, became the guiding principle of composition.’
A good reporter and a good guy. “Charles Bierbauer, longtime CNN correspondent and journalism dean, dies at age 83” apnews.com/article/char...
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...
In Maine, an oyster farmer running as a Democrat has taken a 16-point lead over incumbent Susan Collins. He has now been endorsed by Bernie Sanders. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Palestinians who refuse to “voluntarily” relocate would be placed in “restricted, secured zones inside the enclave” during redevelopment. The GREAT—Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation—Trust proposal forecasts a “fourfold return on a $100 billion investment after 10 years.”
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Raddatz asks how anyone could object to the National Guard in DC because carjackings are down 87%. Brilliant. If they hermetically sealed all DC residents inside their homes, they could get that stat down to nothing at all. Should we do that, Martha?
The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism. — @vermontgmg.bsky.social
BREAKING: A federal judge has *blocked* the Trump administration from abruptly deporting 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children — perhaps within a matter of hours — granting an emergency restraining order after advocates called the plan illegal + dangerous. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Not Martha’s finest moment…
Asking the Black Democratic governor why he opposes the military occupation of urban centers and rejects the white nationalist government's attempt to subjugate blue communities as well as purge the country from anyone the Trumpists deem "un-American"... A proud moment, certainly, for journalism.
After losing an appeal against CNN, Alan Dershowitz plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan, the 1964 case that protects journalists and others from weaponized lawsuits. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/29/b...
The Trump plan for Gaza includes the relocation of the entire population - 2 million people - a US “trusteeship” and the creation of a tourism and tech hub. Landowners get digital tokens worth $5,000 and rent subsidies. Investors are promised 4x return on $100 billion.
I'll make it easy to determine if you are at high risk from COVID. Are you alive? If you answer YES, then you are at high risk. If asked at a pharmacy if you have a high-risk condition, say yes. There's no need to tell them which condition you have.
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Also hiring on the spot at job fairs, cutting training time to 1/3, “learning on the job with experienced agents” = masked agents with no understanding of the law, rights of individuals they must uphold, etc. They get bonuses for grabbing people and an extra $10k for 5yrs as long as Rs in charge.
Mark Knoller truly was a legend, a White House correspondent I was very lucky to work alongside. Even long after he retired, Mark would pull up his word doc of presidential statistics when I needed help for a story. He is going to be so sorely missed. www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kn...
Anyone who has covered the White House, worked in or around it, or covered Washington in the last generation knows that Mark Knoller was the very very best of DC. I honestly can’t imagine a presidency without him.
J.D. Vance wants Americans to know that President Trump is like super healthy but apropos of nothing, if (God forbid) the nation needs a new ignorant, vulgar, mendacious, aggressive leader, he happens to know someone who just might be available.