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Trump campaigned on fighting for the working class, and exit polls found that he won 56% of the blue-collar vote. One hundred days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections. capitalandmain.com/trump-promis...
I am truly amazed they are dumb enough to nominate Waltz for a Senate confirmed position. This guarantees public hearings of Signalgate.
They supported a man who said over and over that he planned on burning it all down, and they didn't believe him. They supported someone they were sure was lying to the public.
Those generals didn't care enough before the election to speak out. Why would they now?
“DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars… Not billion. Half a trillion, $500 billion… In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.” @joshtpm.bsky.social
Can't be any more dangerous than the average Texan on that route.
I see you bought the single serving size. 😃
The lesson of trump's first 100 days: If you don't fight like hell, you're not gonna have a country anymore.
Trump's first 100 days: -Start a costly trade war. -Fire thousands of food safety, medical, and weather experts. -Let the world's richest man effectively cut Social Security. -Bill taxpayers $26M for golf trips. -Shred the Constitution. So much winning. youtu.be/yxtrhzW1ZTs?...
Today we have three crises. They were created on purpose. And the people in power do not want to fix them—they want to use the crises to fundamentally alter the American system.
Good read
It’s a good show. And a very long show.
Yale, and many of the other Ivies, have a lot to answer for with this administration.
If there was something simple, like a shot, that could prevent this.
Cosplay is welcome at WOTCon or JordanCon but not so much at the Pentagon.
Saying "WTF?" is not the beginnings of negotiations.
Support Ukraine. Screw Russia
Since some in govt and the GOP seem to have forgotten how a war works, here’s a reminder. For a defending nation to win, they just have to….. wait for it…. Keep on defending. Ukraine is winner and Russia is destroying its youth Basic math
Harvard and many of the other Ivies have a lot to answer for as so many of the people violating the constitution in this administration or cheering them on from Congress or business were educated in their schools. Something is clearly amiss in their educational approach.
“Trump spoke of asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to find legal ways to abduct Americans and leave them in foreign concentration camps. But by ‘legal’ what is meant are ways of escaping law, not applying it.” Timothy Snyder
If you are in the Chicago area, go attend
From the Dragon Reborn on down, here's how all the channelers stack up against each other on Amazon's The Wheel of Time TV show.
Gavin can shelve his presidential ambitions right now. He doesn't get the idea that we need to fight on every front. If you can't do more than one thing at a time, you are not presidential material.
The political instincts of those who said the Abrego Garcia situation was a “distraction” aren’t great. And that also goes for the Trump-lovers who were mocking Dems for pressing the issue.
SCOTUS better start taking this shit show seriously.
WTF? Trust isn't required? Without some trust that the parties will abide by the terms, how do you ever believe negotiations will work?
And yet, when Trump blames Zelensky for the inevitable breakdown in negotiations, this idiot will be one of the first to back Trump's lies.
I don't believe anyone, regardless of nationality, comes out alive unless they have someone in their life able and willing to pay a ransom.
His lips were moving, enough said
The Stazi on steroids
2/ “Trump’s 41% approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back at least to Dwight Eisenhower – including Trump’s own first term.”
Consumer spending is a trailing statistic. As concern over the future of the economy sinks in, spending will contract.
Sometimes, good things are even better after a little sacrifice
Get well
“Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping. Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking. A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.” @slack2thefuture.bsky.social
Really excellent overview (with lots of fascinating details) from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social on the state of play in Trump v. the federal courts, with special attention to the recent arrest of a judge in Wisconsin and some of the key immigration cases. www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-on...
After 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, we now know that Trump’s first term, his initial attempt at authoritarian primacy, was amateur hour, a fitful rehearsal, David Remnick writes.
If nothing else, Trump promised he was at least a good negotiator. That was a lie, and China is taking him to the woodshed on trade policy. Watch Rick on the LP Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaPi...
Works until the cat swats it onto the tile floor, breaking it and releasing evil.
Not so efficient, eh?
More of that 4D chess
"Yes, I started the fire, but ignore that fact and treat me as a hero for rescuing the puppy from the fire."
All three academies are a massive waste of money. Graduates are indistinguishable from OTS/OCS and ROTC graduates at a fraction of the cost. The academies long ago lost sight of their mission in pursuit of NCAA D-1 athletics. So much money, time, and energy wasted.
All three academies are a massive waste of money. Graduates are indistinguishable from OTS/OCS and ROTC graduates at a fraction of the cost. The academies long ago lost sight of their mission in pursuit of NCAA D-1 athletics. So much money, time, and energy wasted.
All three academies are a massive waste of money. Graduates are indistinguishable from OTS/OCS and ROTC graduates at a fraction of the cost. The academies long ago lost sight of their mission in pursuit of NCAA D-1 athletics. So much money, time, and energy wasted.
Timeline cleanse!🥹😍 I loved these two so much in the books, and then #TheWheelOfTime show and Zoe and Daniel made them even better. #GoodShipLanaeve #WoTSkies
Is he announcing he won't run for reelection?
For the law firms in particular, why would anyone hire them to represent them knowing they will sell out their principles so easily.
If you don't follow Andrew, you should. You will be smarter for it.
The Baathification of government.
It was always going to be thus
That video from a Moscow hotel must be epic
If Putin drafted a shopping list of what he wanted from Washington, it would be hard to beat what he was offered in the first 100 days of Trump’s new term. Beyond a favorable peace plan, many of Trump's actions on other fronts also suit Moscow’s interests. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...
Fellatio should occur in private
This is so good @saletan.bsky.social.
A despicable betrayal
www.thebulwark.com/p/100-days-i...
You planted it on their land so it is not theft.
No trust, no respect, no stability. Why would anyone invest in us?
Why would any country trust us in the future? It is time for the Western Alliance plus Japan, SKorea, the ANZACs, and SE Asia to create a security umbrella without us.
Nobody pursues a career in the civil service to make a fortune. You sure don’t get rich quick, and hardly anyone gets rich at all. That goes for government employees at any level, from park rangers and scientists to teachers, cops, diplomats, and military.
Talking Trials of the Trump Administration now. Tune in:
@betoorourke.bsky.social: 3 Things To Help STOP TRUMP Right Now Watch the Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKW...
If they were arresting judges in another country with an authoritarian-inclined (even if democratically elected) government, we'd be alarmed. We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
"I guess I gotta dump Pete. We pulled it off at first. We pushed him through the Senate—which is pretty amazing, you gotta admit. Some 44-year old who hasn’t done squat, getting him confirmed to run the Pentagon...But he’s screwed up too many times." www.thebulwark.com/p/when-will-...
As many women can attest, anytime you see Trump in a “he said, Xi said” dispute, you can be sure he’s the liar. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Social awkwardness in a fantasy/sci-fi community? No way!
That the GOP believes the debt is too big and needs to be dealt with is true, but cutting taxes on the wealthy is the wrong choice. Cut costs and raise taxes. Get the debt and deficit under control. Supply side has never worked and won't now.
After season 3 of Wheel of Time ended, we decided to watch The Expanse to see some more of Shohreh Aghdashloo. Seasons 1 and 2 moved along at a nice clip. Season 3 is "the slog" on steroids. Get to the point.
The average IQ in the Senate will jump 10 points
My guess is the "Big Guy" gets way more than 10%
When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond? By garnishing their wages. When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond? By extending their tax cuts. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Why do people believe polygraphs are useful. Hanson passed many of them while giving secrets to the Soviets.
Sliding into the Longing
When you disparage science, you can't be taught how sigint works.
It doesn't matter what the rest of the sentence says, the opening 10 words in themselves are the scandal: "President Trump on Thursday directed the Justice Department to investigate ... "
Do we have to keep the promise if we don't pinky swear?
Eye health is important
"Can we even the scales and deter collaboration without violating the very principles we’re fighting to defend, and without becoming a mirror image of our opponents? If so, how?"
Why stay in a country where science is mocked and attacked?
But the protests do move the needle with the public, who then move local and state pols, who then move reps and Senators.
Waiting for Trump’s deals… My column on why the President is finding it so hard to blow up the global trading system and force a peace on Russia’s terms… www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Without trust, respect, and leverage, deals can't be made. Trump has none of these.
They don't believe immigrants are actual people. Therefore, in their eyes, they don't deserve due process.
To make deals, you have to be trusted. You have to have some leverage. You have to be respected. They have none of that.
And then Graendal burst in through a gateway and went, "tada, look at the shit we broke today!"
Why would they want to work here under this anti-science regime?
Coming from the same people who go apeshit crazy if the govt asks them to register firearms or requires them to get a national ID card.
Trump took a lot of L’s from the court this week. @gtconway.bsky.social and I break it all down.
There will always be enough graduates without morals to fill their vacancies, driving those firms farther right.
The students without morals will now get more money from those firms.
Trump must have forgotten about him. Pardon in the works.
Throw pillows, the sign of a decadent, useless society.
Somehow, relief funds will flow to states on the Gulf of MEXICO and up to the NC-VA border during hurricane season.
Fact check: true www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Here’s the key lesson (and NEVER forget this) from the tariffs: Everything — and I mean EVERYTHING — with Trump is a negotiation. Everything is positioning. Everything is trying to get the upper hand. I explained it here: chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-one-bi...
Wait until Trump changes focus from the warm-up act in Yemen and starts full-scale attacks on Iran. A lot of weaponry will have to be used to matter.
There are no endings to the Hills of Tanchico memes #WoTSkies
Big story from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social — the White House has been suppressing and censoring pool reports. www.status.news/p/white-hous...