As @kevinmkruse.bsky.social noted, this was the cover of the pro-free-market, not-progressive Economist one month before the election that brought Trump back to power. The economy had problems, hence the result, but a “total catastrophe” it was not.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

Trump: "When we took office, we inherited a total catastrophe"

It’s a Klan Rally. These people only have to hear a name that their lizard brains process as sounding Arabic and hate immediately pours out.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h ago

LOMBARDO: So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- TRUMP RALLY CROWD: *Boooooo* LOMBARDO: No. We're not booing him. He's the officer that passed away here recently

LOMBARDO: So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- TRUMP RALLY CROWD: *Boooooo* LOMBARDO: No. We're not booing him. He's the officer that passed away here recently

Every judge that is receiving a lifetime appointment here is signaling that they are pretty flexible when it comes to defending American democracy donmoynihan.substack.com/p/scenes-fro...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

BLUMENTHAL: Judge Cronan, you're already on the district court. Who won the 2020 election? CRONAN: Joseph Biden received the majority of electoral votes B: You have nothing to lose. You have a lifetime appointment, and yet you're unwilling to state the simple fact that Biden won the 2020 election

in the Québécois version of King of the Hill (“Henri pis sa gang”), Boomhauer is named Papineau and sounds like this

weird how he didn’t find jesus on this until he saw miller’s latest polling numbers

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Moreno on Max Miller: "My daughter lives in constant fear of this man ... you can't fathom what that makes me feel like when the dad's number one job is to protect your kids... if there's any minimum standard for being an elected official, he feels to meet it. I don't care about the politics at all"

it’s actually crazy how every Republican who claims they will stand up to Trump is just a total cuck with a humiliation fetish

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Tillis admits Trump is weaponizing the DOJ during his speech announcing he'll vote for Todd Blanche: "Maybe it's a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one ... I'm going to support Mr Blanche's nomination"

REMINDER: A main argument against US aid to Ukraine is the US badly needed to husband missiles and air-defense for the possibility of war with China. Then the US used that and more on war with Iran. And the supposed China hawks said nothing, confirming that they were Russia sympathizers all along.

Congrats again to the White House Correspondents Association!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"

I can’t believe we’re doing another cycle of pretending to have a deal with Iran. This is so stupid.

Reporter: There is a report that says you are moving U.S. troops out of Kuwait and Bahrain. Trump: I don't want to comment on that.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3d ago

President Trump on Iran while onboard AF1: It was going to be a massive attack. They asked us not to do it. They said, "Please don't do it." Their neighbors said that too. We are just going to see whether or not we can make a deal.

This seems like a good time to post @kurtandersen.bsky.social ‘s story about RFK jr dealing cocaine at Harvard www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

RFK Jr. Was My Drug Dealer

Kennedy’s endorsement of Donald Trump raises an awkward question.

theatlantic.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

An explosion at Moscow's luxury Balzi Rossi restaurant. Early reports say at least three people were killed and several others injured. Russian Telegram channels say the restaurant was closed to the public for the birthday of Russian general Aleksandr Chayko, commander of Russia's aerospace forces.

Source in the US Department of War to Fox News: "We are prepared for a full-scale war against Iran. President Trump approved in recent hours a number of deadly and dangerous attacks against the terrorist Revolutionary Guard forces."

That’s a lot of lying.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

BASH: But it peeled off. Why did that happen? BURGUM: It didn't peel off. There was vandalism. There was box cutters. There have been 7 arrests. BASH: There are photographs of people cutting a 350 foot gash in the reflecting pool? BURGUM: Dana, I'm not sure why you keep questioning it

You know nothing about cheesecake

This is completely fucking infuriating. I really wanted this app to be a decent alternative to X.

Alan Elrod@aselrod.bsky.social · 6d ago

So Will asked a completely reasonable question about Mamdani’s grocery store policy and now he’s had his tires slashed. Really a banner day for the “dogpiling and abuse aren’t a thing” and “this is all just jokes” crowd

Hurling F-bombs at an 85-year-old scientist who won’t fight back doesn’t make you tough. Staying silent after your own daughter accused Rep. Max Miller of holding a gun to her head, pushing her against a wall, and fracturing your granddaughter’s collarbone makes you a coward.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

A juvenile Blue Jay flutters his/her wings to get the attention of nearby parents in hopes of getting some food delivered.

$META miss *META 2Q FAMILY OF APPS OPER INCOME $23.39B, EST. $26.11B *META 2Q AD REV. $59.36B, EST. $59.07B *META RAISING LOWER-END OF EXPENSE OUTLOOK *META SEES 3Q REV. $61B TO $64B, EST. $63.17B *META SEES FY CAPEX $130B TO $145B, SAW $125B TO $145B

Not having a credible central bank is going to eventually hurt us.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last wk.

5.20%

Five-byline alert: 🚨 (FT) - Wall Street banks have demanded more collateral from hedge funds in recent weeks as a rout in AI stocks accelerates and triggers heavy losses across several popular strategies. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5c8a...

He didn't back Vance and Trump up when it really mattered in 2024. But he certainly did nothing sincere to stop this.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · last wk.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is speaking up for the Haitians in his state. trib.al/i5yXEJ3

Ben McKenzie: I spent the last several years documenting fraud in the cryptocurrency industry. We are at a point of crisis when it comes to crypto's influence over our legislative process. A foreign company that issues crypto used by criminal organizations appears to have shaped Trump's GENIUS Act

The US claims all missiles were intercepted, but here’s a photo of what appears to be a direct hit on Muwaffaq Al Salti air base.

Cicada Metamorphosis, happening on my porch steps currently.

Reports of Iranian missiles fired at US bases in Jordan, after days of an unofficial ceasefire.

Michigan defensive end John Henry Daley, who was tied for the FBS lead with 17.5 TFLs and ranked second in the country with 11.5 sacks before suffering an Achilles injury last fall, is "completely healthy" and "back to 100%." 247sports.com/college/mich...

John Henry Daley injury update: Michigan edge rusher and All-American is 'completely healthy'

Michigan defensive end John Henry Daley, an All-American during his breakout 2025 season with Utah, is "completely healthy right now" as he returns from an Achilles…

247sports.com

not a goddamn one i'm still white-knuckling it over here

Zach Weinersmith@zachweinersmith.bsky.social · last wk.

Hey parents of bsky: What are some theories of parenting you were very confident in right up until you had your own kids?

After 50 years of Republican foreign policy disasters including the current defeat in Iran and collapse of our alliances, the public still reflects 50 years of Republican lies about Democrats and national security, faithfully parroted by a complicit media.

Susan Taylor@suechitown.bsky.social · last wk.

Fox News poll results 👇