Sad to say, this is exactly what transpired among too many Catholic bishops as the child abuse scandal unfolded, starting 20+ years ago.

donald trump speaking into a microphone and saying " i don t take any responsibility at all " ALT: donald trump speaking into a microphone and saying " i don t take any responsibility at all "

For the last 10+ years Republicans have insisted they can't be held responsible when bad things happen. Trump and his flunkies now insist they aren't responsible for any bad things that happen.....in the future

McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation

If we could tax the smirking from Trump flunkies we could retire the national debt

This.

Knowing that they were going to do this, they should have addressed the public on the decision. Made USE of the moment.

We're about to see an explosion in "only pay for what you need" health insurance fantasies from the Republicans.

Semi-brave prediction: CBO will estimate the damage this will do ---- and that will be the end of CBO

Actually, if this is what you believe, YOU'RE not genuinely American.

One of the key disagreements in a budget deal to reopen the government is whether the president can unilaterally ignore it — and what recompense there will be if he does.

The GOP position is that he should have unlimited ability to ignore the deal, with no consequence.

Wish I were exaggerating!

1950s Western movie set bordello

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So, now what? If Musk's over-leveraging of his multiple businesses falls apart does the Tesla board pay him again, to leave?

I'll advised. Aren't sandwiches a lethal weapon now?

Have to appreciate the way a conservative so-called "movement" built on the premise that government should be based on certain bedrock principles now fully embraces the kind of situational ethics they always claimed to see among liberals.

I dunno, do rank and file Dems need to cluster in diners for the political press to discover we've been pissed off for months?

Up next: a mini fridge in the Oval, an ice machine down the hall. One of those flippy waffle makers in the break room...........

donald trump speaking into a microphone and saying " i don t take any responsibility at all " ALT: donald trump speaking into a microphone and saying " i don t take any responsibility at all "

For a month it was, "Russ and I love the shutdown because we can punish Democrats." Predictably, it's now, "hey, people blame the shutdown on Republicans. That's you, not me."

People must be sleeping in........,...

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Republicans need to stop talking about bathrooms and junior high volleyball teams and start focusing on issues people actually care about

Good problem to have given the state we're in now, but it will still be a helluva problem

A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raise memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in China

A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China

🧑‍🌾 KENTUCKY’S @govandybeshear.bsky.social : “Farmers are getting HAMMERED. Trump may be the worst president I’ve seen towards farmers in my lifetime.”

Full @thebulwark.com pod with @timmiller.bsky.social : youtu.be/m1Dd36WwkQA?...

Great that the Boston FBI office is still able to make a case to protect an institution its overlords in DC are intent on destroying.

Lately I 've been thinking that, seeing as Ms. Leavitt is so insistent on her Catholic piety, we Catholics out here should start a nationwide prayer-a-thon to save her from the fires of eternal damnation for her pathological lying and contempt for the vulnerable.

They say culture eats strategy for lunch. Wish it weren't so but dominance politics beats messaging politics for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Dem base understands this and is starting to lead on the street. Dem elected generally doing a better job -- but be like Swalwell: bare your teeth, folks

(2) "As usual, their critique seems to be aimed at a right-wing caricature of the party rather than actually existing Democrats"

(1) Paul Krugman today: "The obscenity in Florida (Trump's Mar-a-Lago Great Gatsby party)took place at a time when a number of centrist pundits were engaging in their favorite sport berating Democrats for being out of touch with ordinary Americans."

In other words, the Trump Administration has not agreed to find SNAP benefits.