Has any reporter done a deep dive into two of the most powerful people in Washington DC who seem determined not to use that power or even comment on current events? Mike Johnson and John Thune could stop virtually all of the current chaos simply by putting their hands back on the wheel.

It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.

The Roberts Six have thoroughly politicized the Court and turned it into a reliable arm of the RNC. Democrats should have no reservations about calling them out for it, demanding resignations from these bought-off hacks and running on a promise to enact sweeping reforms.

Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now. paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...

Every Democratic member of Congress should be in the streets of DC saying this dangerous authoritarian escalation must stop. Do they not grasp what’s going on here?

So a pathological liar says on the global stage that Iran’s nuclear sites were “obliterated.” Actual intel says that’s not true. Why would anyone believe the pathological liar who’s desperate to be seen as a strongman and a winner, if they’re not a cultist?

📌Impeach him. Maybe THAT will get people paying attention to the anti-American fuckery that is going on here every hour.

I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.

Garcia: She's playing cosplaying as an ice agent, running around the country, going down to El Salvador, to prisons. You know, holding guns, dressing up. She is a joke

3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie). Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs

The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.

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"The 2024 election wasn’t a restaurant where you could order cheaper eggs but politely ask for the server to hold the fascism. You’re still getting the fascism, and your eggs aren’t just overpriced now, they’re broken and rotten." -- @playtyperguy.com

Yes, they voted for this

"You knew damn well I was a snake before you brought me in."

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They are obviously slow learners

This was three months ago.

"The fact that no one is questioning his mental acuity or fitness to serve is beyond wild to me, right?" said Representative Jasmine Crockett on MSNBC. She is 100% correct.

Does anyone even remember the fact that war plans were sent on personal phones using an insecure app with 2 people in the chat who did not have security clearance. The shit rolls in so fast that to keep up, we let some things slide. But that was a big one. I haven’t forgotten.

#TrumpTariffs #TrumpMarketCrash

It's all a distraction to achieve their primary goal!

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · last yr.

I am but a humble cable news host with a bachelor’s in philosophy, but I feel like at some point the bond market is also going to notice that the GOP is going to pass a deficit financed 5 trillion dollar tax cut. Maybe?

Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.

Tariffs? Out of control. Prices? Skyrocketing. Emergency powers? He’s abusing them. And yet… not a single question about whether he’s even fit to serve. The math ain’t mathing.

Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.

Neither Neurodivergence Nor Mental Illness Made Them Bigots—They're Just Awful People

It's hard to admit your heroes are jerks, but the mentally ill and neurodivergent shouldn't be collateral damage.

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THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole. Why? Because an algorithm said so. 1/

Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.

This is how Kaganovich talked about Stalin.

Not one reporter asked about the Executive Orders targeting Chris Krebs & Miles Taylor during today’s Cabinet press conference. Not one. A president using DOJ to punish those who spoke out? That’s banana republic territory. I waited. The question never came. Why? Has the fear already taken hold?

NY Times actually used “lie” in a headline

Daily🧵of cartoons: when you get to the end, click on Continue Thread. If you save a cartoon, keep caption w/ artist's name & handle. Previous 🧵s under Feeds tab of my profile. Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social

One is made a national story every single week and the other is shhhhh.....

Kurt Vonnegut man

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." 100 years ago, today: The Great Gatsby published.

It's long past time to ban insider trading in Congress.