The collective ignorance of MAGA, a cult that mindlessly repeats whatever they've been told by liars—and knows no actual history.

Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.

FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?

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Clean air is now a “burden.” Trump’s EPA announced it will reconsider smog-control requirements for parts of Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott pushed for relief. This comes as Abbott declared a diesel price “disaster” and separately requested waivers for cleaner diesel standards.

Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌

We need more of this

🚨 Wow — Republican state senator Janice Bowling endorses against @MarshaBlackburn in the governor race

President Donald Trump's promise of about $100 checks for certain seniors drew backlash from some of his own supporters on Truth Social, where several called the amount insulting.

Furious MAGA fans rebel against Trump over his new 'bribe': 'Won't even fill my tank'

President Donald Trump's promise of about $100 checks for certain seniors drew backlash from some of his own supporters on Truth Social, where several called the amount insulting.On Friday night, Trump announced that his administration would "immediately" start sending "Checks" of "nearly $100" to m...

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Wait... anyone get their $2K checks? How about their $5K checks? Oh, great... now seniors will get $100 if they vote red. Not sure that's gonna cover healthcare. What do you think?

Trump promises $100 checks for 20 million seniors for Medicare

More than 20 million people will get direct deposits early this month to help pay Part B benefits.

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It never ceases to amaze me that the sort of men who claim women are too impulsive and emotional to be leaders are the same ones who swear sober men become completely incapacitated in reason and empathy in the presence of a drunk woman.

Lawyers for Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent during Operation Midway Blitz, said Friday they will file a federal lawsuit next week that includes new ballistics analysis and video animation showing the agent was not in harm’s way when he opened fire.

Marimar Martinez to file federal lawsuit over shooting by Border Patrol agent

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BREAKING NYT: The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads it had booked in North Carolina as of Friday — shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state this fall.

Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim

The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.

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The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.

How do you defeat a president who’s trying to sabotage the midterms? 1. Use drop boxes. 2. Vote EARLY in person. 3. If mailing in your ballot, put it in the mail AT LEAST two weeks before Election Day. 4. Vote in person on Election Day. 5. Share these instructions with everyone you know.

Check out this douchenozzle. Obviously part of the problem. #Cornell #Cornell7

Gang Rape & Sexual Assault : A Cornell Tradition since at least 1994 bsky.app/profile/draw...

DSP💙#🟦✡️@drawstickpeople.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is why most women of social media choose the bear

who trump really cares about:

🗣️ Hasan Piker in Austin: "Our institutions have failed us. The national party has failed us. But WE have not failed one another... solidarity is the only way to fight back against fascism." (He also asks how Trump would behave differently *IF* he was an agent of Russia/China)

You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d ago

BREAKING WSJ: The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct. A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.

BREAKING: NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, has named NY Attorney General, Letitia James, as the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...

Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case

Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.

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I’m on the Senate floor to force a vote to block Trump’s illegal line item veto of funding already authorized by Congress. He’s violating the Constitution—we need to stop it!

FLAG: Trump doesn't rule out using the Insurrection Act around the midterms during an interview with TIME. "I don't rule anything out or in." "I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes." time.com/article/2026...

What Trump Has Built

An interview with the President at a pivotal moment in his second term

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