A reminder: Under a future administration the IRS can (and must) comfortably ignore the blatantly corrupt and illegal Trump/IRS deal, because the "deal" does not exist.

Omri Marian@omrimarian.bsky.social · 2d ago

1. There was no adversity (court said so); So there is no settlement. 2. The court ruled plaintiff = defendant. You can't have a contract with yourself. So there is no contract. 3. Even if there is a contract, it is illegal under IRC 7217; Courts generally don't enforce illegal contracts.

Here’s who ordered lockdowns

The COVID Amnesia Project III:  The Plot to Erase Who Ordered Lockdowns in 2020

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is full of contempt and vitriol for doctors who worked in hospitals, but he literally “loves” lockdowners.

sciencebasedmedicine.org

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d ago

it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy

This should be item #1 if FL governor flips

Alex Burness@burness.bsky.social · 5d ago

Abigail Spanberger announced she is restoring the voting rights of about 66,000 people with past felony convictions, reversing the course set by Glenn Youngkin. New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...

President Toddler

I eagerly await Sheldon Whitehouse chairing a Senate Judiciary hearing in 2027 with Todd Blanche. www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release...

Whitehouse Speech on Trump-Epstein-Russia Triangle Goes Viral - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Forty-eight-minute speech tops 2.2 million views on Whitehouse’s YouTube channel Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on Thursday delivered a 48-minute speech on the Senate floor la...

whitehouse.senate.gov

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 6d ago

JUST IN: Trump, sensing impending failure on Todd Blanche's nomination for AG, suggests in a Truth Social post he may pull Blanche's nomination until Tillis and Cornyn are out of office.

It turns out insurance companies believe in climate change whether you do or not

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 6d ago

MIAMI'S COST OF LIVING SURPASSES NYC FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

Nancy Reagan warned us about the dangers of hallucinogenic drugs.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Rep. John McGuire: "I don't know if you heard about the BLT sandwich -- using human fetus baby parts in the vaccine when they could've used ivermectin"

A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.

New: Data center interests have spent more than $22 million on campaign contributions in Florida ahead of the 2026 elections. Roughly a quarter of the money ($5.8 million) has been spent boosting Byron Donalds, the leading Republican candidate for governor. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/data-cente...

Any chance Spain could edit him out of all of these scenes, too? #Glory-Hog-In-Chief

Image from the illuminated edition of the Trump Bible.

That’s me in the NYT, talking about Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, charisma, and the future of the GOP www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...

Opinion | What Trump’s Charisma Has Wrought

What will the Republican Party look like after 2028?

nytimes.com

This was the biggest threat to the 2020 election.

The news should be covering ICE like a serial killer on the loose

Grudgie the Whale@grudgie.bsky.social · 3w ago

I don’t think it’s good that ICE is on a murder spree

"The ugly meaning of collaborator carries an implication of treason: betrayal of one’s nation, ideology, morality, values. It was Graham who played golf w/Trump, made excuses for him, supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances that Graham had defended all his life."

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 4w ago

Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Tom the Dancing Bug — A Busy, Busy Fourth of July By @rubenbolling.bsky.social

DAWG WE'RE DOING STATE-RUN GAS PRICES AT PRICE CONTROLLED RATES DESPITE INCREASING SHORTAGES TO PACIFY THE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE SCREAMING ABOUT HOW THEIR OPPONENTS WANT COMMUNISM I AM GOING TO LOSE MY ENTIRE GODDAMN MIND

USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 4w ago

The White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.

NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...

propublica.org

"The conservatives of our times, who, to-day, are making the most ostentatious demonstrations of their veneration for the Declaration, are filled with distress and horror at the thought of 'radicalism'.... Blind, selfish, besotted idolators of the past!" William Lloyd Garrison, #otd, 1854

Basically the Supreme Court is 5-4 on whether America is white man's country

I will once again remind folks that a very sizable chunk of what looks like Congress not doing anything to push back against the president is in fact a consequence of the Court disabling/destroying all the ways Congress has tried to push back.

Just here to say ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good as she was driving away. Sue me.

I was really sad to hear about Dave Rohde's passing. Dave was, of course, an incredible scholar. He was also a great advisor and so many of us owe him a debt of gratitude for helping launch our careers. When I'm puzzled by something, I'll often think to myself, what would Dave do. It usually helps.

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

My newest book, "The Elephants in the Room: How Trump Voters Seized the Party from Republican Leaders," hits bookshelves today. If you want to understand the modern GOP, and especially how it saw nominating Trump for a third consecutive time in 2024 as a good idea, this is the book for you. (1/6)

The Elephants in the Room | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

cambridge.org

First poll that I’ve seen with Dems matching Republicans in Florida.

Wealth concentration was already way off the rails before Musk became a trillionaire. The wealthiest megabillionaires in the country have basically been doubling their wealth annually in recent years. Feels near impossible to maintain a liberal democracy in this kind of situation.

When Trump went to war with Iran, I watched every speech anyone in the administration gave and made a chart of every reason given for going to war "Eliminate ballistic capability" was the #1 reason given: more even than preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon

Iran War Reasons Chart.xlsx

docs.google.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Trump endorses Iran having ballistic missiles: "I'm saying that if other countries have them, it's a little unfair for them not to have some"

Honestly I’m surprised RFKjr hasn’t already been swimming laps in the Reflecting Pool (wearing jeans, of course).

michael swaim 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@michaelswaim.bsky.social · 2mo ago

They should make RFK drink the reflecting pool water to prove it's safe, you know he already wants to.