Is there a better reason for the WH Correspondents Dinner not to invite Trump again than the fact that Scalise is using his appearance at the dinner to demonstrate how he loves the free press. Fuck them.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 19h ago

Karl: "Do you support Trump banning news organizations because he doesn't like what they're reporting?" Scalise: "I don't think we've had a president that's been more open to the press…Joe Biden removed the press credentials from over 400 different agencies…He wants a free and fair press."

It's easier to get a pardon under Trump than to repay a student loan. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

A Borrower’s Timeline of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Quagmire (Gift Article)

One county lawyer’s repayment saga stretches nearly 20 years, though she’s tried 22 times over the past 20 months to erase her debt.

nytimes.com

Run this Vought quote in the Wheaton College alumni mag

Chris Morran@themorrancave.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW: After Russ Vought experienced the chaotic failures of Trump’s first term, he made it his mission to ensure that a reelected Trump would not “lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” By @andykroll.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

No Land to Stand On by Mahmoud Khalil review – a searing account of political imprisonment

The Palestinian Columbia student snatched by ICE writes about his Kafkaesque ordeal with a quiet fury

theguardian.com

No comment. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

‘I have nothing in the UK at all’: British man torn from his Swedish wife and home

Charles lands at Heathrow with just two bags and nowhere to go as a result of Brexit and Stockholm’s hardline immigration position

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Remember this when Katie Miller or JD use their children to try to shame a critic. "The White House did not deny that Miller is orchestrating a multi-agency effort to speed up the removal of undocumented children but claimed the effort was not new." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children

Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist

theguardian.com

"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

He worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.

A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort.

washingtonpost.com

"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.

🔥 “Bill Maher hasn’t worked for Republicans. I have. Bill Maher doesn’t know shit.” Ex GOP fundraising strategist Miles Bruner backs up @jessicatarlov.bsky.social after @billmaher tried to say Dems aren’t “less crazy” — to score brownie points with the far right yet again

Indeed, family trait.

I have a new suggestion for how we can start to bring oligarchs and the annoying rich back down to earth: NO MORE NAMING RIGHTS. FOR ANYTHING. FOR ANY REASON. It's exactly like a dog marking, which never stops. Give the $ or go home and look in the mirror. www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...

Dana Milbank: Sorry About the Kennedy Center, Mr. President. But There’s Still the Donald J. Trump Bestiality Waiver.

For a self-obsessed president, the naming opportunities abound.

washingtonsun.com

But what can you do with a history degree? 'She studied labor history at Macalester College. For her dissertation she researched worker solidarity across ethnic lines at an iron range in Minnesota. Her paper won the Barbara Wertheimer Prize in Labor History from the NeY Labor History Association.'

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social · 2d ago

What a touching obituary. Rest in peace Rose. www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n...

From 2021 to 2025, Stephen Miller was making $567K/year as head of his America First "think tank." He owns $100K-$250K in Palantir stock alone. His estimated net worth: ~$2 million. The immigrants he's deporting to third-party countries to be tortured and disappeared don't get an attorney at all.

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d ago

Katie Miller, who is a co-conspirator in actions Elon Musk took that will kill millions, RTs interview of Maggie Haberman describing that everyone is counting on pardons, whining that "her family" had to pay for lawyers. (There is abundant evidence Trump paid for it & ALSO laundered $$ to Stephen).

Stalwart conservative George Will urges South Carolina not to vote for Lindsay Graham's sister Darlene, who'll be a flunky for Trump. Immigrants are 6 % of South Carolinians, 7.7 percent of the state’s labor force and pay $3.5 billion in state taxes.
 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Independence-minded South Carolina has an alternative to Darline Graham

Democrat Annie Andrews provides a ballot alternative to a Republican who'll cater to Trump's whims.

washingtonpost.com

So many men thought that their problem was women leading them around by the nose..... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

nytimes.com

Fabulous!! #masculinities #gender #men

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)@theserfstv.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is the most masculine video on the internet right now

makes sense since marshall actually lives in florida:

US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas Reflector

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...

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Poll Tracker 📊@polltracker.bsky.social · 3d ago

Kansas Senate (Emerson) 🔵Adam Hamilton: 45% 🔴Roger Marshall: 43% 🟡David Graham: 4% 9/15-16 Link: emersoncollegepolling.com/kansas-2026/

Maybe Trump and Republicans can work out a compromise, count immigrants as three-fifths of a full person or something

Trump’s Census Proposal to Exclude Some Immigrants Could Cut Seats From Red States

A Trump administration proposal to block some immigrants from the 2030 census could shift congressional seats away from Republican states, a New York Times analysis found.

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"Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... (cartoon from the archives)

Please check out Kalen! He would turnaround the 44th ward by advocating what ordinary residents want instead of what the cops and Cubs want.

Chicago Critical Mass@chicritmass.bsky.social · 2d ago

So awesome 😎

“My badge didn’t work, the officer asked me to hand it over.” MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner says she has indeed been banned by authoritarian fascist Trump, as he throws a tantrum over the coverage of his countless failures.

Sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured in a photo is just as important as what is. “Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding @amierjeski.bsky.social

“Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding

On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go ...

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Who will show more commitment to, and solidarity in support of, First Amendment values: members of the White House Correspondents Association, or opening acts for Ed Sheeran?

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d ago

President Donald Trump, in a clear violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, says he is banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.

I made a matrix to keep track of endorsements in the 2026 Chicago School Board elections, including CTU, SEIU, the Chicago Federation of Labor, Common Ground Collective and Urban Center Action.

They are outside groups that will spend big money. Common Ground is mostly funded by Michael Sacks and Urban Center is affiliated with Paul Vallas and Juan Rangel.

Help request—I received this image from a person filing for unemployment in Missouri. The ID verification asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" I've been unable to confirm additional info w the state or find others who saw it. Any info, reach out: Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co

lmao

Elon Green@elongreen.bsky.social · 3d ago

yes, Rod Dreher, I too am infuriated that Jamelle Bouie is Black.

The misuse of Flock cameras has raised privacy, civil liberty, and accountability concerns across America. During next week’s hearing, I look forward to getting to the bottom of Flock’s collection, retention, and dissemination of the data they collect.

Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸@judiciarydems.senate.gov · 3d ago

BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Crime Subcommittee to hold hearing on Flock cameras next Wednesday.

Transportation interests have poured money into Sean Duffy's son in law Michael Alfonso’s congressional bid, while seeking decisions from Duffy’s department. More on that from Brendan Hartnett:

Wanna Influence Sean Duffy? Try His Son-in-Law’s Campaign.

Transportation interests have poured money into Michael Alfonso’s congressional bid while seeking decisions from Duffy’s department.

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And to think I wrote this *before* the news about Universal getting cold feet on releasing MUSK … www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/m...

As Big Tech Takes Over Hollywood, the Picture Onscreen Gets Darker (Gift Article)

“The Social Reckoning” and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.

nytimes.com