James Slattery

Why not just save time and add Iran directly to the signal chat lmao

Not a coincidence that Trump “is the most dominant figure on the world stage” and the world is experiencing a level of upheaval it hasn’t in generations.

The Speaker of the House calls for violence against an elected official of the opposition party, and it somehow is second tier news. Unreal.

Honestly this is the kind of courage and defiance that we have been sorely lacking the last six months. Dems should do more of this, and stop being scared and poll testing things to death

Opinion | How Did So Many Elected Democrats Miss Biden’s Infirmity?

“Too many Democrats were lying to themselves. The ‘original sin’ that party leaders now need to grapple with is their tendency toward groupthink, inertia and an extreme and wildly counterproductive risk aversion.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...

Donald Trump knows better than most that nothing is ever “free.” They’re buying influence, obviously.

This obviously isn’t a quote from Ben Franklin. “Bad guy” is a term that originated in the 20th Century and is associated with the pop culture of that era, not the 1700s

God he’s such an idiot. Yeah, why would a nuclear war in a region with billions of people have any impact on America?

This is what happens when you apply a Silicon Valley mindset — “break things and see what happens” — to government.

People will die unnecessarily during this Admin because Elon Musk was allowed to run the government.

Parolin: STOP THE COUNT

Lawyers Are Quoting $1 Million in Fees to Get Pardons to Trump One pardon recipient recalls the president telling him, ‘You’re cleaner than a baby’s bottom.’

Wow, who knew that "Drain the Swamp" really means that Trump will pardon criminals if they give enough money to his friends and allies.

If the economy contracted in the first quarter of any Democrat’s presidency, as it did with Trump’s, the Republicans would be yelling about it every day until kingdom come — and they wouldn’t get bogged down in “but some of it was a surge in imports”

Honestly, if Dems aren’t reminding the public every single day for the rest of his presidency that Trump openly admitted that your kids will have fewer toys this Christmas because of his policies — then they should dissolve as a party and go on to do other things.

Wild how all those “constitutional conservatives” have disappeared now that Trump is in power. They would’ve roasted Obama or Biden alive if he’d said something like this.

I had to check and…this is real. There are literally no limits to how far Lindsey Graham will debase himself

You know things are bad for Trump when even Texas business turns against him

The smug look of triumph on this evil asshole’s face

That’s wild! I remember watching it on TV and people having all kinds of crazy feelings about it, both pro and con

That’ll make it easier to afford things when Trump’s tariffs make the prices of everything explode, well done sir

And OJ. A famous case of everyone unanimously agreeing about race lmao

And a series of terrorist attacks (Unabomber, OKC, Atlanta Olympics, etc). Partisan conflict exploding, w/1st presidential impeachment in 130 years. Divisive debates over the effects of video games and rap music on kids. People flipping out over an episode of Roseanne featuring two women kissing.

Bessent is making the exact same mistake the Democrats made in the Biden era: cherry picking the economic data that supports your priors (the economy is good!) rather than the more revealing data that shows the opposite (people thinking the economy sucks)

This is the economic version of ignoring what the polls say because of your rallies “feel”

Voters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds

Trump is weaker than he looks. Don’t just assume whatever he does on immigration or other culture war issues is immediately popular.

And don’t deny your own agency in being able to persuade public opinion against his actions, even on issues where he seems strong.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

Make It Painful to Collaborate with Trump Action items for Democrats in Congress.

We often hear that “Democrats in Congress can’t do anything until after the midterms.” But this great piece lays out a bunch of creative steps congressional Democrats can take right now, before the midterms, to deter lawlessness and corruption in the Administration. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Gotta say, I think the Dark Mayor Pete look looks good on him

It’s crazy. People are grasping at any straw Bessent throws at them that lets them pretend the Admin isn’t as foolish as it is

I’m still gutted

It's funny how when you ask them why they think Pope Francis was "too woke" and request specific examples, they always wound up describing Christ's teachings without a hint of self-awareness.

For the love of God keep him away from JD Vance