@Anne Applebaum on Trump’s gaggle of loyal incompetents. Preview of today’s ‘To the Contrary” podcast.

Blanche’s confirmation underscores a simple truth: a handful of Republicans in Congress could stop this chaos tomorrow. They simply choose not to.

"I will never understand why these huge corporations refuse to acknowledge objective reality: paying Trump doesn’t buy you anything. All it does is teach him that you’re willing to pay, and next time, he’ll get you to pay more." ~ Brian Tyler Cohen

To be absolutely clear, the Democrats don’t just need to win in November. They need to defeat this Republican poison overwhelmingly. Anything less will convince these hateful thugs that their cause continues to be righteous.

I’m sorry, you simply can’t lead your newscast with that Miller tape on the birthright citizenship “order” without pointing out that that’s not the damn way it works. It’s just not journalism.

In 2022, Trump pleaded the Fifth more than 450 times during a civil fraud investigation, but sure..let’s attack the doctor who was awarded a Presidential Commendation by Trump himself for his efforts during COVID. Release the rest of the Epstein files.

Today’s Civics Lesson Dr. Fauci honoring a congressional subpoena and then taking the Fifth Amendment: an example of someone respecting both Congress and the Constitution. Jim Jordan ignoring a congressional subpoena: an example of someone showing contempt for Congress. Lesson over.

Don’t know who wrote this — it was posted on Instagram by “Warpaint Journal” in April 2025 — but it’s making the rounds today and is pretty great. I dream of this too ❤️

THIS 👇 HERE AS WELL.......!

Showing up and taking the 5th is not contemptuous, it’s a constitutional right. NOT showing up at all like Jim Jordan didn’t when he was subpoenaed? THAT is contempt.

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BREAKING: A Senate committee votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at COVID hearing.

The doctor who tried to save lives during Covid is being treated like a villain. The traitors who beat up cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 are being treated like victims or heroes. It's American madness.

Live updates: Senate committee to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress | CNN Politics

Sen. Rand Paul, a longtime Fauci foe, announced the vote after the retired scientist invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a committee hearing last week.

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Rand Paul and The Rs on Homeland Sec committee, which just voted on straight party lines to refer Fauci for contempt, are an absolute kangaroo court. The Hollywood 10 were convicted of contempt during McCarthy days; and this will go down in history as a similar moment of opprobrium and insanity.

Annual reminder. I’ve heard of some people being contacted from this Gmail. It’s not me, and I will never be contacting you out of nowhere or from anywhere except verified accounts if at all.

Nothing will get fixed in this country until the rich and corporate America pay fair share of taxes that will go toward eliminating the national debt!

If Mitch McConnell could talk, he would have recorded a video message by now.

I doubt the rapist felon Russian asset would respond very well to this.

Headline from....the Daily Mail.

CEOs are raking in $17 million a year, 300 times what their own workers make, and John Husted’s answer is “learn to budget.” Sherrod Brown wrote the law that got over 100,000 Ohioans their stolen pensions back. Vote for who fights for you, not who lectures you. #BlueWaveIn90Days

Trump’s OSHA is rolling back rules that mandate rest breaks and access to water and shade to protect workers from extreme heat on the job. Remember: Trump doesn’t care about workers. He never has and never will.

How Trump’s Agenda Could Kill You

After an abysmal jobs report, Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.And Trump’s Labor Department just a

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I’m glad the President has his priorities straight.

In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.

Chipotle isolated a single source of Jalapeno peppers contaminated with Salmonella. They figured it out. RFK Jr. can’t

My blood just pumps and my heart rate increases, EVERY TIME I hear this song... Scotland the Brave. There is no other sound as majestic to my ear, anywhere on this planet... More than the sound of the bagpipes. 1000 of them playing all at once, could easily own my soul for eternity. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland.💙

Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.

I find it *deeply* depressing that guys like Max Miller and Ken Paxton remain viable candidates for federal legislative positions. At *worst*, 45% of people who can and do vote in their respective elections, will vote for them.

RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states. "Make America Healthy Again."

If ANYONE at a school district attempted to examine my grandchild’s genitals it would be the LAST FUCKING THING THEY WOULD EVER ATTEMPT before they died!!! WTAF is going on in Washington state????? www.rawstory.com/anti-trans-s...

Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

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This is definitely the face of a man who would describe throwing boiling water at a woman “horseplay.”

Trump's approval ratings are the lowest of any second term President at this time in modern era of polling. Does corporate media cover him like that?! Nope, it's all Trump, all the time with no challenging of his non-stop lies, corruption, crimes etc!!