Jacob Knutson

Once again, I am promising Democrats there are literally thousands of former department of justice people who will crawl over broken glass to prosecute this administration given the chance

Putting to rest any doubt that Donald Trump has hijacked an independent Department of Justice. Shameful.

Exactly

By hanging this banner, the DOJ is making it explicitly clear that, above all, it now exists to carry out the petty grievances of one man.

This is not normal.

Just checked out Faulker’s Intruder in the Dust and had to give blood and hair samples, my fingerprints and ownership of my first born child until the book is returned.

Leavitt today: “When you see something on Truth Social, you know it’s directly from President Trump. It’s coming straight from the horse’s mouth. That’s the beauty of this president.”

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Poll numbers from The Economist. 394 days into Donald Trump's term The president's net approval rating is -17, down 0.0 points since last week. 39% approve, 56% disapprove, 6% not sure Last updated on February 18th 2026 https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_for_resurrection Gambling for resurrection is a situation in international relations when a leader weakened domestically is willing to risk war or prolong war to maintain office. Theory The term "gambling for resurrection" was first formalized in academic discourse by George W. Downs and David M. Rocke in their book "Optimal Imperfection? Domestic Uncertainty and Institutions in International Relations" [1] published in 1995. The phrase refers to the risky actions taken by political leaders, particularly when they face domestic challenges or imminent removal from power. These leaders might adopt extreme strategies, such as starting a diversionary war, in the hope that a dramatic success will turn the tide in their favor, thus "resurrecting" their political fortunes. Gambling for resurrection could also mean prolonging an existing war that should rationally be ended, and might normally have resulted in removal from office or punishment (imprisonment, exile, or death).[2] The leader thus continues the war against the country's interest, adopting risky military strategies in the hope of a dramatic reversal of fortune in the war's outcome. In this situation, escalation is more attractive than peace because the losses are below the leader's removal threshold. Once it appears that the leader will in any case be removed from office, there is no other sanction that can be applied to the leader — who thus has nothing to risk from further escalation, but may win the right to stay in office should the gamble be successful.[3]

Trump is deeply unpopular.

– Less popular than Joe Biden was at this point in his term.
– Less popular than he himself was during Trump I.

An aging, unpopular, narcissistic leader with autocratic tendencies who doesn't know how to moderate....

It's a recipe for gambling for resurrection.

Happy Kevin wants economists to be disciplined by their bosses for contradicting the regime's understanding of The Truth.

Trump is currently:

- On the verge of attacking another country without a declaration of war from Congress

- Prepping another unconstitutional order on elections

- Pressuring Congress to pass the most restrictive anti-voting law in U.S. history

Just another day in America's supposed golden age.

Ok this is not a drill: voting has started in the TX 2026 primary elections

Houston voters: I can't stress this enough - you should be reading the @lwvhouston.bsky.social voter guide, it has literally all the info you need all in one place for free 🧵

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The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...

Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans

it was weatherman

‘Horsefeathers!’: Judge blasts Hegseth’s attempt to demote Sen. Kelly over video to U.S. troops The fiery decision against Hegseth included 15 exclamation points.

A federal judge rejected Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over a video reminding the military of unlawful orders.

The judge's fiery decision against Hegseth included 15 exclamation points (!) and a quote from Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues."

Map showing tens of thousands of protests across the US between Trump's inauguration last year and January 31, 2026.

The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.

BREAKING: A judge rules Pete Hegseth violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment rights by moving to strip him of his retired military rank for reminding troops to refuse illegal orders.

The judge called the defense secretary’s actions a threat to “the constitutional liberties of military retirees.”

Scholars of genocide have written so much about this kind of dehumanizing propaganda. Now it's happening here.

Tom Homan: Did someone say $50,000?

House GOP passes sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions, sends measure to Senate The GOP’s push for the measure was driven by blatantly false claims.

BREAKING: House Republicans just passed the SAVE America Act — a sweeping federal bill that could disenfranchise millions.

The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces long odds amid unified Democratic resistance.

If the DOJ is operating in good faith, why would it need this information?

CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.

LIVE: The U.S. House is debating the SAVE America Act — a GOP-backed bill that would:

• Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register
• Impose strict photo ID requirements for in-person and absentee voting
• Mandate ongoing voter roll checks using DHS databases

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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Bondi dodges questions, praises Trump in House Judiciary Committee hearing Read more here.

In response to a question about the Justice Department's mishandling of the Epstein files' release, Attorney General Pam Bondi said people should instead focus on the stock market.

"Americans’ 401k and retirement savings are booming right now,” Bondi said. “That's what we should be talking about."

Please note that she's READING this. She PREPARED this as a rebuttal for questions about Epstein. She planned this, had someone write it down, and read it.

it's moments like these when I rebel against my predisposition for doomerism and refuse to believe we're going to be brought down by some of the dumbest people to ever live.

This is torture. The US is torturing children. Children whose words and whose art contain infinitely more humanity than the people keeping them detained.

The state of US civil-military relations we need a purge tracker

I’m personally fine with Naughty Rabbit performing at the Super Bowl