Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Epstein survivors speak out. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Epstein survivors speak out. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
It's looking more like a St. Petersburg whorehouse with each passing week.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
I particularly like the part where Donald Trump is transported to deep space just before he explodes.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Their current business model demands that they be duped by Republicans.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Sadly true.
jen 🌻 (@bunnibytz.bsky.social) reposted
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that? RFK JR: “I never said that.” KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.” RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024) ht: @cwebbonline.com
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
And the OMB stops using illegal recissions against already authorized spending.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
I get it. The District is at the mercy of Congress, and by their acquiescence, the whims of POTUS. But, this feels like a Vichy move.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social. You're talking about doing a home improvement project while an arsonist is setting fires throughout the house. Read the goddamn room, man!
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Chicago says, "Eat a bag of dicks, Donald." (Approximate interpretation)
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
NARRATOR: They did not.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
We might want to check Disney World to see if the animatronic of Donald in the Hall of Presidents is missing.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Gill, BTW, is the youngest Republican in Congress, and a total piece of shit. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"The GOP is signing on to mass murder of children based on the novel theories of a man who has no party ties except a single Trump endorsement. It is a measure of the party’s utter hollowness, brokenness, and evil that even in this case, it can barely find the resources to demur."
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
"Bought to you by Carl's Jr."
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Moving them from Colorado to Alabama is a dumb idea, but sadly on-brand for the Trump Administration.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Authoritarianism, aided and abetted by a compliant, captured corporate media.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Donald is totally oblivious to the disconnect. No doubt, he's convinced himself a Nobel Peace Prize is his golden ticket to Heaven.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
So glad that so much of the BRP has been reopened.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Always!
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
They seem nice.🙄
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
One rumor is that Donald will announce future US city occupations today, so this is a timely ruling.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
The demo of the McMurtry Spéirling driving upside down is totally bonkers! youtu.be/g6LYcgaQ46c
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, don't tease! youtu.be/7tx_CaXqp9U
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
if only such deference had been given to Joe Biden. For the record, Donald didn’t talk for three hours in his cabinet meeting. He sat there and had his ass kissed for three hours!
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
'Normal' for Trump is, as always, relative. The man is just weird.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
All gas, no brakes!
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Of course, the claim of low birth rates disguises the *real* concern of low birth rates among white nationals versus non-white immigrants. Their bigotry is as transparent as their pasty skin.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Or peel off his Edgar suit to reveal a giant space bug, a la Men in Black.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
"...some aspects of it look interesting."🙄
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
It fell back and to the left...Back and to the left.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Ambulatory?
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Interesting pronunciation by Ed. Thanks for sharing this, Frank.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously? I thought this was @theonion.com.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
I was thinking of him as a contestant in the Upper Class Twit of the Year. Both are good. youtu.be/zGxSM5y7Pfs?...
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Rewrite: "8 trillion in import taxes, most of which are passed on to American consumers."
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
He's running all the plays from the Authoritarian Playbook.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
I proud to be a @sagaftra.org member!
Daily Kos (@dailykos.com) reposted
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler just summed up Trump’s America: we asked for cheaper groceries, got tanks in the streets. Asked for healthcare, got 16 million cut off. Asked for jobs, got layoffs. But hey—he did fire the stats guy who reported it. Problem solved! 🙃 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) reposted
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.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry, missed the angle of the reflection and assumed a third attendant. One man one woman. And they have microphones clipped to their shirts.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Are the three people in powder blue shirts (two men on stairs, one woman reflected in the mirror) nurses? The Secret Service knows how to position themselves to be indiscreet, away from a photographer but still providing coverage.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Assuming that we survive this, the Heritage Foundation should be classified as a terrorist organization.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Meanwhile, Donald is driving India into trading agreements with China and Russia. Everything Trump touches dies.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
So, unless your reviews are "Ups-20+, Downs-0", you're 'telling them not to like it'? I guess their mindset doesn't allow for critical thinking. It's okay to be a fan and still kindly point out weaknesses.
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/i...
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza says genocide scholars. 86% of 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars backed resolution declaring: “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide." Netanyahu must stand trial for war crimes against Humanity!
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Throughout the pandemic, vaccine administration numbers were tracked. Infection rates for communities were published. Rates for vaccinated versus unvaccinated communities can be compared. He’s acting like all that data is nefariously hidden. The only thing that is tearing the CDC apart is RFK Jr.
Atul Gawande (@agawande.bsky.social) reposted
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep. Normally, he'd make a beeline for Bedminster or Mar-a-Lago before the end of the afternoon on Friday. He's gotta be in really crappy shape that his physicians didn't want an AF1 flight between him and Walter Reed. But, he insisted on the *show* of heading to Sterling, VA as proof-of-life.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
The Land and the King are one, thus ordained by SCOTUS.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Here's an idea, Donald: Cancel the tax giveaway to the superrich and their corporations. You should have no problem funding the military and loads of programs.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
If I were a kid, I'd avoid social interaction with RFK Jr, too! Hell, I'm a grown-ass adult, and I'd still avoid him!
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
Donald Trump is once again threatening to issue an executive order targeting voting. This is an effort to subvert the Constitution and the 2026 election, which grants states and Congress but not the president power to regulate federal elections. If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social)
And that Waymo is still smoldering in DTLA, right @jodyhamilton.bsky.social?
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeebus, is there nothing these ass-clowns won't bitch about? If you want plain white bread, buy the plain white bread. They still sell it!
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Or gives him a massage.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Authoritarianism, aided and abetted by a captured corporate media.🤬
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, when is your book about the conspiracy to hide Donald Trump's failing health coming out?
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Like the cicadas, they go underground for years at a time, then pop up to make all kinds of racket.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
So we've been told. youtu.be/wVxh7-_fkvg?...
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not Donald, it's Donald's emotionally-arrested handlers. They're trying to distract us from Trump's health crisis.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Happy Birthday, Frank!
Dr. Amy Acton (@amyactonoh.bsky.social) reposted
Here’s your reminder that Vivek Ramaswamy moved his own business out of Ohio to Texas #gobucks #hornsdown
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Last January, a source shared evidence with me that DOGE was installing devices on govt servers to upload data to the cloud. Some hosts were FOREIGN. On Friday, a whistleblower resigned and came forward to share the same. Listen to what we found in January: www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Or chupacabra sighting.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Then: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain Now: "The reports of his death are great."
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Then: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain Now: "The reports of his death are great."
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Then: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain Now: "The reports of his death are great."
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Speaks volumes that Donald hasn't skipped Washington (and access to Walter Reed) on an extended holiday weekend.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Maher is just a cranky libertarian who occasionally cosplays as a liberal for ratings and stand-up tour attendance.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Speaks volumes that Donald hasn't skipped Washington (and access to Walter Reed) on an extended holiday weekend.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
It was a cyber smash-and-grab, and we’ll be paying for it for decades, if not generations.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
DOGE wasn’t a cost-cutting venture. It was a data mining operation for private interests. Trump opened the gates to the castle from inside for invaders with bad and greedy intent to plunder and exploit.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Takes maximum effort to beat Scott Jennings in that role.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social)
Remember when everyone in DC freaked out when then Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wasn’t transparent about his prostate cancer treatment and his time off from his job? This is bigger.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Big men with tears in their eyes.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
And dancing, darts, farts and parallel parking.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
The Roberts Six are practicing their gordian knot tying over the Labor Day weekend, hoping to craft a ruling that is Originalist, yet exactly what Trump is requesting.
The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit.bsky.social) reposted
The part that needs to be said repeatedly is “there’s no national emergency.” The president can’t just scream about something and make it true.
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) reposted
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: "The Trump administration has not contacted me at all whatsoever. Nobody in my administration. They're just looking to invade the city of Chicago, not coordinate with law enforcement … not coordinating with the state of Illinois, the Governor or the Mayor of the city."
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago. Here is the text of his email shared with me:
The Editorial Board (@editorialboard.bsky.social) reposted
DeLauro calls for RFK Jr.'s firing amid ouster of CDC director ctmirror.org/2025/08/28/r...
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
I used to think Pharma-bro Martin Shkreli was Most Punchable. But, JD has him beat.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
To borrow from the Clinton Administration: Guns should be safe(r) and rare.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
And, it'll take decades (if possible) to recover from the damage.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Russ Vought is performing a blatantly unconstitutional act with his rescissions. Sadly, the majority of Republicans in Congress are unwilling to challenge the White House. The only option is for a shutdown to happen. Schumer and Jeffries damn well better not cave.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social)
Prepare for the enshitification of the USA.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep, Republicans should emulate the laws they've saddled abortion providers with. A mandatory waiting period (and a return gun store visit) before purchase. Making the prospective gun buyer watch a video of mass-shooting crime scenes. Requiring consent from other family members.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Was that the OJT he got in Anaheim (Disneyland), San Diego, Nantucket, Cotswolds (England), Italy, India, Greenland, or kayaking on a raised river in Ohio?
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
Hard to see Vance as an heir apparent to Trump's faux-king crown. He is already despised on both sides of the aisle. As for Thiel, his advantage so far has been remaining out of the public view. Elon's reputation hasn't fared well since his public association with Trump and DOGE.
Tom Shafer (@tomshafshafer.bsky.social) reply parent
How many vacation days out of that 200 did you take with your family, JD?
Bill Wolkoff (@billwearsties.bsky.social) reposted
I am horrified but not surprised that soulless vultures are using an unspeakable school shooting to attack the transgender community. I feel it’s important to stand strongly in support of the many many wonderful transgender people I am lucky to know, and denounce this false outrage.