The precedent here, that the president can simply level federal buildings at will without judicial interference, will come in handy on January 21st, 2029.
Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com · 20h agoNEWS CJ Roberts STAYS a federal judge's order blocking above-ground construction of the East Wing.
you can write a lot of thinkpieces about the structural problems with american governance but also "don't elect grandpa cheesebrain"
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 17h agoReporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
every 6 months the Trump administration realizes lowering tariffs will lower prices, applies this insight to one specific good, and then proceeds to never introspect beyond that. It’s honestly beautiful in its stupidity.
He has shown nothing but utter disdain & lack of respect for the troops, dead & alive, since 2016, & this has done absolutely nothing to change how the GOP is treated as the default party of national security. It's the military/foreign policy equivalent of "the GOP is the party of deficit hawks."
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d agoTrump pissed on the graves of a lot of Korean War vets today.
The origin of this exchange is someone telling me I should be killed and have my corpse mutilated. Another commenter thought that the corpse mutilation was excessive but that I should nevertheless be killed. A third commenter agreed.
Adam Gurri@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 5d agoHonestly just want to meet some of these people in person and read their own posts out loud to them to see their faces, and ask them what goes on in their brains when they type this shit
A great example of how people like Hasan Piker are exceptionally terrible on foreign policy and cannot be trusted. This is an abandonment of a staunch ally for refusing to join a bullshit war elsewhere.
waxmonkey@waxmonkey.bsky.social · 5d agouh huh
Seriously, what is going on with Trump’s rear end here? It looks like he has some sort of contraption back there
he's such a sore loser and it's gotten worse with age
holdmybooks@holdmybooks.bsky.social · last wk.It's not an accident, either.
Whatever else was wrong with the United States, we truly did have a higher education system that was the envy of the world. Now we’re lighting it on fire because some people are bored and racist.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last wk.There will probably be far fewer foreign students on college campuses nationwide this fall following the Trump administration’s crackdown on international visas. A new report predicts international enrollment will decrease by 9.5 percent this fall.
Customs and Border Patrol employees have allegedly abused sensitive government databases hundreds of times to spy on exes, family members, and coworkers.
I mean, DSA had the literal words "abolish USAID" in their official policy platform for the 2024 election cycle. You want to talk about a "sick, blood-thirsty" mass murder culture, maybe check out what the body count already is from implementing that policy. And how entirely predictable it was.
"No punching left"
The Embarrassment of Democrats Wearing Kente-Cloth Stoles
The theatrics from Democratic lawmakers on Monday felt not just misguided but like an outright mockery.
newyorker.com
Aaron van Dorn@aaronvandorn.bsky.social · last wk.This moment in particular, and how it has been used since, is worth considering in the context of calls for solidarity.
The irony of the online left mocking this moment even as many of them run around in keffiyehs is *palpable*.
Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · last wk.this was fine
Pivotally, we were told that ignoring such talk was worth it because he was driving huge wins for candidates who went on his show.
Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · last wk.It is sort of telling that none of the enthusiasm for Francesca Hong on this site even acknowledges the fact that she did an interview with someone who called Jews a "demonic ethnicity" and never challenged him on it. www.wpr.org/news/frances...
Ummm…if Dems get a trifecta, at a *bare minimum* they’ll expand Medicaid under the ACA which would immediately provide Medicaid coverage to 70,000 Wisconsin residents (while also saving the state tens of millions of dollars per year).
The Trump administration just made it official: it's demolishing the US's shell company registry, and destroying all of the data it already collected. A disaster for US anti-corruption efforts.
Seeing Hong supporters go from “remember we need to vote blue no matter who because it’s important to beat Tom Tiffany” to “I’ll hold my nose and vote but both sides are terrible” is just so predictable. You really don’t have to express your disdain as a subtle form of voter suppression.
She’s the current active Lt. Gov & was endorsed by the DFL. The headline reaching is past ridiculous. Say what you actually mean instead of subbing in “establishment”.
A fraud on the American people to desecrate its temples and turn them into perverted monuments to himself.
Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · last wk.$900 million would cover a year of food assistance for 400,000 people wapo.st/4xe1GJT
When DSA leadership is unable to condemn a terrorist organization, that tells me EVERY FORKING THING I need to know about their organization.
The worst users on this site are the Canadians who have made American politics their entire personality.
I've been saying! People pushed the whole "he's inevitable" bit *hard*. And it formed a consensus *long* before most people were paying attention. Which really rubbed me the wrong way after they pulled the *opposite* re: Biden in July of 2024.
politiburb@politiburb.bsky.social · last wk.So there's a pretty damn good chance that if Mills hadn't dropped out in Maine this could have been her and Platner on election night too, just making sure we're all clear on that.
When diplomats were sent to negotiate with Russia in March 2022, they were poisoned with an unknown chemical agent. It's an absurd suggestion to think that Russia wishes to "negotiate".
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2w agoRemnick: So we shouldn't send weapons to Ukraine? DSA co-chair Megan Romer: No! Remnick: So, just allow Russia to overrun Ukraine entirely? Romer: We should be sending huge teams of diplomats. We should figure out how to negotiate.w
I'm sorry, they snuck President Trump off Air Force One in an airport catering truck? What?
Aaron Schaffer@aaronschaffer.com · 2w ago!!!
Honestly, this is just a fucking child’s view of the world. “Send diplomats” no fucking way, damn, that’s crazy, why didn’t anybody think of that before. Minsk II isn’t real and it can’t hurt me
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2w agoRemnick: So we shouldn't send weapons to Ukraine? DSA co-chair Megan Romer: No! Remnick: So, just allow Russia to overrun Ukraine entirely? Romer: We should be sending huge teams of diplomats. We should figure out how to negotiate.w
Iran issues extensive list of demands to reopen Hormuz: -End US blockade -US forces out of area -End sanctions -Unconditionally release all frozen Iranian assets -Pay war reparations Even as maximal position to be negotiated down, Iran being in this position highlights how badly Trump screwed up.
Oh yeah...in her formal statement, which failed to congratulate Jeremy (of course), she also referred to him as a "corporate shill." Jeremy has received a total of $16,000 in "corporate PAC" funding...again, out of $1.5 MILLION in funding...$5,000 of which was from the BASF *EMPLOYEE* PAC.
It's worth noting that AIPAC's total contribution to Moss's campaign was literally $1,000...out of over $1.5 million total raised, or 0.067%. Farooqi used this to smear him as an "Israel first, AIPAC powered" candidate. Oh yeah...he happens to be Jewish, quelle surprise.
Speaking of "coming together" post-primary here in Michigan, this is the reaction to the outcome of the MI-11 Democratic primary (Haley Stevens' current House seat) by winner Jeremy Moss's top opponent. It doesn't exactly scream "unity."
