And this cannot be stressed enough: They CHOSE not to. They had the resources, the authority to hold him in check. But it's party over country all day, every day. To rule over the ashes rather than act with honor and integrity, and be true to their constituents and their oaths and to Constitution.

General Strike@ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · yesterday

Never forget: republicans not only sold their souls, they sold out the country, the rule of law and your freedom. It’s their job to rein him in. They chose not to.

Man, I’m old enough to remember the GOP freak out over Bill Clinton talking to Loretta Lynch for 5 minutes at an airport tarmac. How that was political interference, grounds for impeachment, ethically unacceptable, etc. Now? Literally confirming Trump’s personal lawyer to A.G. with zero shame.

Raw Story@rawstory.com · yesterday

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, sending President Donald Trump's former personal attorney one step closer to permanently leading the Justice Department.

Let’s take a moment to check in with the Mamdani fueled socialist hellscape that is NYC.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d ago

#NYC @nyc.gov www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/ne...

Please stop saying “lockdowns.” There were never true lockdowns in the US, and it fuels far right narratives to repeat this inaccurate statement. You can say closures, you can say restrictions, or better, you can say public health measures which saved many lives.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 6d ago

People still complain about “lockdowns” but we had none in the US. We had stay-at-home orders, where although businesses were closed, you could still go outside whenever you wanted. Other countries had far stricter rules, and yet have been much more accepting of them as they saved many more lives.

What a terrible thing to say, but i have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I don't want to see the most vulnerable of us get hurt. But on the other hand, if keep softening the blow of Trump and GOP decisions, it helps to get them elected over and over. Damned if do, damned if don't.

AG Andrea Joy Campbell@massago.bsky.social · 5d ago

NEW: Donald Trump is trying to make health insurance more expensive, reduce access to coverage, and undermine protections under the Affordable Care Act. Massachusetts is already struggling with the rising cost of care. I'm suing to protect the affordable health care millions of Americans rely on.

Say what you want, but this guy has a fantastic social media/pr team.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5d ago

Now this is the kind of trash talk we can get behind. We’re containerizing neighborhoods by taking trash off our sidewalks and allowing mid-size buildings to trade in their wheelie bins for a bigger, better, cleaner alternative: Empire Bins. It’s time to put a lid on it, New York.

Harsh but true. We have no one to blame but ourselves for putting that thug, conman, grifter, rapist, pedophile protector, authoritarian a-hole back in the White House. The U.S. can never be trusted again.

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 7d ago

France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼

Shameless, shameless, shameless lying. These people also want to chill any experts from telling the truth. What a disgrace.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Tuberville: "I'll be the governor of Alabama and I promise you we will find out if there's a possibility that we can bring him to Alabama to put him in front of a court and a jury to see if we can put this guy in prison. He killed millions of people, folks."

And vast majority of voters aren’t even aware. And most that are don’t care. Very depressing.

This is the type of plain talk the Democrats need to do every single day.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Ossoff: "Each day his allies are fewer & even they no longer deny his corruption, the obscene self-dealing while he plunges nation deeper into reckless war while he rakes in billions & builds himself ballroom & prepares again to attack elections. Let's be clear, one man attempted fraud in GA: Trump"

In case it wasn't yet clear, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have no qualms about sacrificing your children in a stupid war in Iran. They don't care. They view your children as cannon fodder in service to Trump's narcissism and never-ending incompetence.

The murders will continue until the murders are allowed to continue.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Tom Homan: "It all go backs to the Dems ... there's still gonna be more bloodshed unless they shut their mouth and let ICE enforce the laws that they enacted."

“This is quintessential Trumpian authoritarianism: The state can deprive you of your rights because some portion of the country that voted to elect Donald Trump hates you—hates you for being gay, non-white, liberal, or critical of Daddy Trump.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

A Modest Request: Don’t Grow Numb to This

Goons with guns are bad.

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I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.

You just know Joe Biden's gonna outlive them all

1944 and we are engaged in a world war for the history of humanity. All the absurd statements from Trump, the on again off again ceasefire, the daily changes in course, the boondoggle of the Strait of Hormuz - they hang on every word as if Trump is Churchill reincarnated. It’s indescribably loony.

One of my more illuminating pastimes is listening to cons evangelical political talk radio as I’m driving around South Ga. It is a good way of keeping tabs on the craziness. Was just listening to a discussion of the Iran War. Y’all, it is *bizarre*. They take it 100% seriously, as if this is June

Donald Trump opposes affordable housing. Pass it on.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a better American than the people leading our country. www.thebulwark.com/p/an-america...

An American Life Cut Short

ICE ended Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s American Dream.

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🚨 STATEMENT: Veterans For Responsible Leadership Rescinds Endorsement of Graham Platner, Calls for Him to Exit the Race 🚨 Veterans For Responsible Leadership is rescinding its endorsement of Graham Platner for U.S. Senate, effective immediately, following the credible sexual assault allegation

I’m not worried about their effect on policy. I’m worried about their effect on elections.

Upstate Dem@upstatedem.bsky.social · last mo.

The DSA members will have a greater outsized influence on Fox News and MAGA commentators than it will on Democratic policies.

Trump supporters defending Trump for ripping off Trump supporters is the most Trump supporter thing in the history of Trump supporters.

Unreal. Truly does think he’s a king. Good luck with this one. What a dope.

Raw Story@rawstory.com · last mo.

President Donald Trump issued an ominous threat to gas stations across America on Monday, telling them that they must lower their prices or else "big problems lie ahead."

GOP love this guy.

Dave Against The Machine🏴@johnbrownbread.bsky.social · last mo.

centrists can get fucked. if they wanted to win they should have voted harder

💯% this

The Lincoln Project@lincolnproject.us · last mo.

We have a new message for Democrats: attack attack attack. Trump is corrupt, he’s butchered the economy, and his DOJ operates like mob lawyers. And every voter knows it. So stop looking backward. Stop with the endless focus groups. This isn't complicated. He’s weak. Finish him.

Weakest. POTUS. Ever.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last mo.

We gave Iran a massive concession they want very badly up front in advance in exchange for a promise to allow inspectors in again with zero specifics about when, how, or what sites they will be allowed to see. This is insanity.

iran has closed the reflecting pool.

At this point, Trump has been played by pretty much every country in the Middle East, from Israel and Saudi to the UAE and Qatar, and now by Iran itself. He’s like a Baby Huey in a world of grownups. He makes Jimmy Carter look like a canny master of geopolitical maneuvering.

Sometimes - particularly during times of national crisis - brilliant legal minds are needed to achieve essential political ends. This is one of those times. That is why @gtconway.bsky.social should be in Congress.

Congress needs as many never-Trump legal warriors as it can get

Nothing good will last if we don’t deep-clean and rebuild for a post-Trump future, starting ASAP.

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Nothing says ‘freedom’ like burning taxpayer money on dirt bikes at the White House for a billionaire’s birthday party. Bread’s expensive, rent’s worse, but sure, let’s fund a midlife crisis with fireworks and motocross. Peak empire decay. America is not a serious country.