Wendy

My god…they just took 50 million from the general budget for vouchers going to private religious schools.

Now, another 100 million?

Even I wasn’t pessimistic enough about how badly Trump was planning to screw Ukraine

WTAF!

We are the federal government, not a goddam clown show!

What the fuck are we doing?!!

"Trump works for Putin. For him, Trump is a dream. He’s someone who does everything he wants for free."

Gen. Yakovleff, former NATO commander

It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.

But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.

The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.

Hear no evil; see no evil, read no evil....

Nobody wants it anymore. #cdnpoli

The Trump admin has been quietly pressuring Europe to not seize the Russian billions for Ukraine. He fully intends to give it back to Russia and likely will find a way to profit himself.

Shame on America, and shame on Europe

The Epstein files should have already been released.

I live in a Twin Cities suburb. My neighbors on one side are Somali. My neighbors on the other side are not. One side raked up all the leaves between our houses and then gave me any leftover bags they had. The other side did nothing.

I wish I had Somali neighbors on both sides.

the use of "color revolution" here is like the spoor of the authoritarian internationale--the way that russian propaganda has slithered its way in to the american right

Jeffries on the WH's explanation of Hegseth's reported double tap strike: "The White House is lying, but that's no surprise, because they lie for a living and the American people know it."

Jeffries refers to Mike Johnson as "deputy speaker"

i dare you to try to count how many lies Rep. John Rose tells about the economy in this clip

Now that Karoline Leavitt just confirmed that Frank Bradley gave the order for the second strike that killed two people clinging to boat wreckage (per @atrupar.com) this seems doubly relevant:

Lol. Lmao even.

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) speaks on the legality, and military and moral aspects of the September 2 boat strikes.

@markhertling.bsky.social

... Because a military that abandons its legal and ethical foundations does not protect a nation—it endangers it. A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American. ...

"When senior leaders disparage legal oversight, sideline JAG officers, impede the ability of the press to report, or treat accountability as the enemy, they do more than risk unlawful action. They weaken the moral foundation that makes our military credible in the eyes of the American people...

Is it possible there might actually be a tiny bit of congressional oversight now? I refuse to believe it until it happens.

Opinion | Tennessee's special election should have been a GOP cakewalk — but voters are really sick of Trump Michael A. Cohen: The sudden competitiveness of an election in a heavily gerrymandered Republican district could be a sign of rising political fortunes for Democrats.

Tennessee’s special House election on Tuesday should be a GOP cakewalk — but voters are really sick of Trump

The sudden competitiveness of an election in a heavily gerrymandered Republican district could be a sign of rising political fortunes for Democrats.

The President could die of natural causes very soon.
Mikie Johnson having "Trump" phone in to a rally for TN-7 seems like a very convenient way of usurping Trump's voice without actually having him present.

PAY ATTENTION TO THIS. THEY DON'T HAVE A BACKUP TRUMP. IF HE DIES, THEY WILL TRY THIS

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When is the 30 days to release the Epstein files up? This week?

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), answering questions at news conference says:

"I was notified of a potential court martial...... through a tweet"

A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: There’s no such thing as “The Department of War.” It doesn’t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So it’s still The Department of Defense.

Thanks

If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.