Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Speech Was a Stunt. It Worked. The New Jersey senator’s display of stamina wasn't just for the Democratic base. It was a message to his colleagues in the Senate.

"Booker can help rebrand his party as less risk-averse and more willing to try … something. He can rebrand himself, just as the old and ineffective guard falters. Booker’s speech was raw and visceral and real and angry. He did something. Now his colleagues and American voters must do more."

“I’m honestly shocked. I thought we had it in the bag,” said Pam Van Handel, Chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s Outagamie County. “I thought [Musk] was gonna be an asset for this race. People love Trump, but maybe they don’t love everybody he supports. Maybe I have blinders on.”

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YouTube video by Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove Thank you, Senator Booker. Let’s keep making good trouble.

Tonight I witnessed history on the Senate floor. Thank you, @booker.senate.gov, for standing up for everyday Americans, for our health care, and for our democracy.

This moment calls for moral courage. It isn’t left or right—it’s right or wrong. Let’s keep making good trouble.

Sincere civic pride is a beautiful thing

😭😭😭

"The Republican controlled House of Representatives in an effort to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression passed the Smoot-Hawley Act which raised tariffs... It did not work and the US sank deeper into the Great Depression."

Let's appreciate the poetry of this beautiful moment.

Despite ridership rebound to 75% of pre-pandemic levels, the SFMTA board voted 4-3 yesterday to cut service this summer. Cuts won't help with voter confidence to save and improve service!

Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs are designed to liberate Americans from their hard-earned cash and will:

- Make groceries more expensive
- Crash markets and retirements
- And make it harder to build and make things in America.

How do we know? Anyone…anyone?

Because, we know.

The chaos must end.

The best way to repair the damage neoliberal policies like NAFTA did to states like mine would be to invest in new infrastructure projects like energy and high-speed rail.

We can diversify our energy sector, improve transportation, & manufacture everything here.

Pretty interesting how everywhere Trump has business associates and/or business interests did fine today: the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Turkey, the UK, Israel, El Salvador, Argentina, and of course Russia—which is full of people Trump wants to work with in the future. Only China got screwed.

We've all been there, you have a group project due, no one can agree on how to do it and you procrastinate until the night before, so one person has to do all the work and they phone it in. And then boom, there goes the global economy...

I suppose congrats are in order?

Nori just waiting for a forever home #catpics

More of this, please! RESIST

Donald Trump "paving over" White House Rose Garden: What we know Reports of modifications to the Rose Garden came after new photos showed changes to the Oval Office.

SAVE THE ROSE
GARDEN 🌹🌹🌹

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Social Security Says DOGE Ruling Could Force Agency to Shut Down The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge’s ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — an action that could delay payments to millions of beneficiaries caught in the middle of the legal battle.

The Trump regime is threatening to shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a court ruling blocking DOGE from further infiltrating the agency.

If your Social Security check is late or doesn't arrive at all, remember who is to blame.

The uniquely obtuse John Fetterman mansplaining to AOC that America is currently NOT "in chaos" and the Trump administration is currently NOT "harming millions," and therefore our steady state is a Condition Normal he must fight to preserve

There's being out of touch, and then there's Fetterman

Goodnight 🌙

Fuck Columbia University

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

"We request that you provide information regarding the decision-making procedure and justification, and immediately resume US support for this critical work."

Note that we now have GOP Senators directly pressuring Rubio to reverse the State Department's decision here:

Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree. President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time. Many economists are skeptical of those arguments.

Trump & his Billionaire Club have billions to gain by causing a recession.

It's part of Fucking America right in the ass to enrich himself & his buddies.

We need some adults in the room or the kids are gonna get us all killed!

Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost.

Economists Disagree.

Elon Musk is gutting vital services, lining his pockets with more government contracts, and strong-arming the state of Delaware to reinstate his $56 billion Tesla pay package despite nearly every Cybertruck being recalled this week. It’s taking "robber baron" to a new level.

'Out of control' Tesla ploughs into pedestrians on busy London street injuring seven Seven people have been injured and later taken to hospital after a Tesla ploughed into the pavement of a busy London street before hitting a lamppost.

'Out of control' Tesla ploughs into pedestrians on busy London street injuring seven
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Tariff fears are raising construction costs by up to 20%, says Related Group CEO Related said the high end of the real estate market remains strong, especially in Florida.

Well done, maga!Building contractors are already hiking prices as much as 20% to offset potential tariffs, a move that could also raise prices of new condos and homes, according to the CEO of developer Related Group.

www.cnbc.com/2025/03/21/r...

The slow march toward martial law continues.

They will say the Tesla protests justify it. They will say judicial activism justifies it. They will say whatever they think they need to say to keep on board whatever Republicans they think they need to keep on board.

But it was always going to happen.

Now I get it — you’re probably tired of being told to just keep voting. But state and local offices have a huge impact on your day-to-day life. Electing people-powered leaders who believe in democracy and the rule of law will be instrumental in pushing back against Trump and his billionaire cronies’ lawless agenda. So please register, volunteer, donate, and vote. You DO have a voice. And right now it’s more important than ever to join the fight against fascism in America. You can go to Vote.org or Ballotpedia.org to look up the elections happening where you live. Remember: Tyranny cannot prevail over people who refuse to succumb to it. Don’t agonize. Organize! The Fight Against Trump Isn’t Over

This year:

-Wisconsin will fill the deciding seat on its Supreme Court.
-New Yorkers can choose a new mayor.
-New Jersey and Virginia will elect their next governor.

Make no mistake: 2025 is a major election year.

Two GOP Senators, Grassley and Tillis, just joined a *very* harsh letter from Dems calling on Rubio to reinstate contract tracking abducted Ukrainian children.

"It must remain the policy of the US to pursue accountability for the Russian Federation’s atrocities in Ukraine."

Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.

Her *mom* seems cool:

“‘Vivian has always had an uncompromising sense of who she is — and who she needs to be,’ Wilson's mom, Justine, tells Teen Vogue. ‘She is big, fierce, wild multi-layered magic.’”

www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...