MHMerrill

"This morally vacuous, illiberal, Great Gatsby, Botox-selfie culture in the new grand Trump ballroom....I think that the country is going to turn sour on that very fast. These people make me sick."

@timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's gross, glitzy state dinner with MBS:

Fox legal analyst responds to Trump’s unhinged and psychotic posts calling for Democratic senators and representatives to be executed for posting a video urging service members to obey their oath to the Constitution and follow the law in the UCMJ.

This has got a good beat to it.

Trump’s Tariffs Sent Trade Plummeting in August The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a significant contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows.

Breaking News: President Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent trade plummeting in August, with imports dropping 5.1%, new data shows.

You may not be able to afford rent and groceries, and your health insurance may be about to skyrocket in 42 days, but the good news is that the Saudis got F-35s, nuclear tech, and security guarantees after putting hundreds of millions in Trump’s pocket.

"Quiet, piggy!"

An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??

Never forget who sold us out:

Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen

The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.

The answer Sen, Shaheen is that since America elected the Black man to be president, the official position of the Republican Party is “not to work together with Democrats to address the problems that are facing this country.”

Sen. Lucy Football (D-NH)

This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.

We need new leaders in the Senate.

What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?

These 8 useless Democratic Senators are all wealthy and have feathered themselves a lovely retirement nest.

They don't need to be in these positions anymore.

They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.

Demand more and better, folks.

Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.

Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.

The American people need more from their leaders.

Tonight, California made it clear: we’re taking back our voice and democracy.

Here’s to proof that when we act together, we win.

FUN FACT:

My favorite part of tonight's election results is that all three of the major trump endorsements (Ciattarelli, Miyares, and Cuomo) LOST bigly.

And trump handed out 53 down-ballot endorsements in New Jersey and Virginia. THEY ALL LOST.

Every. Last. One.

This morning I can see 67 votes to convict on a bill of impeachment.

"nearly half..." ???

it's an open book test.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Scathing Poll Sends Trump a Major Warning Most independents are unhappy with life under Donald Trump.

Most independents are unhappy with life under Donald Trump, a new poll has found.

Indiana University and its student paper are at odds on press freedom The university administration says dropping the student publication’s print editions was a financial decision; student editors say the 158-year-old paper is being censored.

Indiana University canceled all print editions of the student newspaper, Indiana Daily Student, citing financial deficits.

Student editors say the 158-year-old paper is being censored, sparking a debate over press freedom.

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

Nice recap

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

It really is staggering to see so many people willing to abandon our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly unstable criminally convicted reality show charlatan.

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Illinois issues its own COVID-19 vaccines recommendations, breaking with federal government Illinois has released its own recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines – urging all adults and many children to get the shots, in a break with the federal government’s guidance.

Illinois has released its own recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines – urging all adults and many children to get the shots, in a break with the federal government’s guidance.

Marco Foster on X: "Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley: “Charlie Kirk did not deserve to be assassinated. But I’m overwhelmed seeing the flags of the United States of America at half-staff calling this nation to honor and venerate a man who was an unapologetic racist and spent all of his life sowing seeds https://t.co/rIh2cCjMk2" / X Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley: “Charlie Kirk did not deserve to be assassinated. But I’m overwhelmed seeing the flags of the United States of America at half-staff calling this nation to honor and venerate a man who was an unapologetic racist and spent all of his life sowing seeds https://t.co/rIh2cCjMk2

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I won't quote-tweet our main character of the day, but if your complaint is that Charlie Kirk's words are being taken out of context, I'd encourage you to skim through the Media Matters tag for his name. They have hundreds of posts about Kirk and most have longer clips that give the full context.