Ever since Trump biographer @sethabramson.bsky.social pointed out during the State Of The Union address that he‘s certain Trump becomes sexually aroused at violent imagery, I’ve never been able to listen to Trump the same way. It’s palpable once you’re aware of it.

Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social · 2h ago

Here we see Donald Trump again getting sexually aroused in public describing the murder of a woman (historically one of his favorite topics, though he’s also keen on girls or women being raped, kidnapped, trafficked, or simply beaten; murdered gets him the most excited, however, that much is clear):

Good news for those of you who’ve been waiting 10 years for Trump’s healthcare plan: It should be released within 2 weeks™️

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 1h ago

Trump: "We will pass the Great Healthcare Plan. It's called the Great Healthcare Plan."

I’ve been saying this for more than a year, but when Democrats take back the House and potentially win some additional Senate seats, the orange clown is going to say that the incoming Democratic winners are too radical to seat. What comes next will decide our democracy.

Mitch McConnell is still more present than Scott Perry

Mitch McConnell is the quiet quitting grand champion

Mitch McConnell working remotely, refusing to give status updates on his work, constantly promising to return to the office next week, and occasionally texting his bosses a pic to prove he’s still alive is the most Gen Z thing any member of Congress has ever done and it’s not even close

Whoever wins the Michigan Democratic Senate primary is the person that every Michigander should happily vote for in November, but as an outside observer, the campaign style of Haley Stevens seems to be the political version of the prevent defense and that doesn’t always work.

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

i think everyone agrees that the “anti-weaponization” slush fund will be revived the moment Blanche is confirmed this administration and all its lackeys and all its simps are so predictable that it’s almost boring

John Cornyn with the Profile In Courage

I’ve never been to Britain so I have no dog in this fight, but I find it interesting that Britain spent centuries colonizing foreign nations but when their nation becomes *checks notes* 6% Muslim they claim their society is being destroyed

Help me understand what’s even going on here

The biggest simps in America are the Sean Hannitys and Benny Johnsons who are willing to juice the rods of power to gain 5 more minutes of relevance. I don’t know how much money Benny has made since 2020 but no amount of money could make me simp for billionaires and fascists as hard as he does.

There are two classes in America: 1) Hard-working, decent people who follow core values 2) Sociopaths that have no morals or abandon them in the pursuit of power The top 1% is comprised almost exclusively of people from category #2.

clips of James Talarico and Jon Ossoff are the wind beneath my wings lately

Donald Trump is ‘The Taxi Driver’. Rated NC-17. Coming to theaters this Fall.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."

I want you to imagine you were cryo frozen in 1976. You defrost today and someone fills you in on the last 50 years of American history. You turn on the news and this is what you see. We’ve become so accustomed to a media that doesn’t even attempt to make it seem like they care about our interests.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

LMAOOO -- Sophie Cunningham committed a foul on this play! Every time she gets boxed out it's a scandal on Fox News. Truly beyond parody.

Trump talks about random subjects like that one clown you used to work with who heard a bizarre ‘theory’ on the Joe Rogan podcast and wouldn’t shut up about it until the next podcast episode

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump's new daily talking point is "grass is like humans -- it has a life"

OBAMA WAS CONDESCENDING TO MIDDLE AMERICA

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."

We’re at the stage of democracy where the president threatens to plunder $1.8 Billion from the Treasury if the Senate doesn’t confirm his former lawyer as the Attorney General. Oh and the president also isn’t necessarily guaranteeing he still won’t plunder the money even if the AG is confirmed.

The rest of your natural life—and then some. That's how long we'll be cleaning up the mess of Trump and MAGAism. The nation as it was before is lost. It won't return. What we seek to save now isn't what used to be. It'll be something else altogether. It'll be what we make it.

This morning the president released a statement saying that the J6 slush fund should still exist, that the J6 rioters were treated worse than possibly any group in American history, and the Senate should confirm his personal lawyer to AG. Don’t take for granted how batshit each of these are.

Sorry to all the Native Americans out there who were death-marched from their homes and slaughtered - the *real* victims in American history are the guys who - hold up, let me double check this - broke into the Capitol building attempting to stop a presidential vote certification.

Journalists yesterday: “Trump is having second thoughts about Blanche.” Trump this morning: Confirm Blanche immediately. At some point, you have to start wondering who you hate more: The arsonist, or the person handing him gasoline.

I talked to Mitch McConnell on the phone for about 20 minutes today. We discussed how we talk on the phone for 20 minutes each day, and the discussions people are having about how we talk on the phone for 20 minutes each day. Mitch hopes to be back in DC soon.

Keep in mind, as you read this take from Tim Robbins about how "cancel culture" is overtaking America and is synonymous with Communism, that THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES has raped or sexually assaulted at least 60 women and been convicted of 30+ felonies with no consequences whatsoever

I’m convinced if you showed Trump a blank map of Africa he could accurately point out South Africa and Egypt and not even have guesses for the rest.

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6d ago

Officials within Marco Rubio’s State Department caused major embarrassment after using a map of Africa in a presentation that failed to place a single country in the correct part of the continent.

Stephen Miller giving us the 14 words in a much longer form

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d ago

Stephen Miller's rhetoric is indistinguishable from 1939 Joseph Goebbels

I spoke to Mitch McConnell on the phone today for about 20 minutes. We discussed the Fauci hearing, whether the Purdue marching band drum is actually the “World’s Largest Drum” (Mitch says probably not), and the US offensive in Iraq. Mitch sends his regards.

Why I don’t take MAGAs seriously: They‘re mad at Fauci because he provided advice that varied over time as society learned more about a novel virus, but they’re not mad about their leader free-wheeling ideas about ingesting bleach or using light to kill the virus.