bookmark this one, it's going in the hall of fame of regrettable historical quotations
Ossoff: "The president appears increasingly to have lost touch with reality. That is deeply concerning when you have a a cabinet much more concerned with winning his favor than giving good advice & the nation now plunged into war. It speaks to the necessity of winning these midterms in a landslide."
Many Americans are now experiencing the effects of Trump's war on Iran: skyrocketing gas prices.
That’s not likely to change any time soon.
For years, Trump has spun immigrants, reporters, and anyone he dislikes as the "enemy." This created dehumanizing and legitimizing ideology on which he and his administration are now arresting, brutalizing, and killing his invented "enemy."
Terrorism, crime and cruelty have been the plan all along.
Maasdam: What we’re doing overseas — spending billions of dollars a day. In two weeks, we probably spent $25 billion. We had an Ayatollah Khomeini to start, and now we have a new Ayatollah Khomeini. And how is this making things in my district more affordable for people? It’s not
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is.
People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
The genius businessman strikes again
Trump surrounded by adults was bad.
Trump surrounded by hiney smoochers is 10 times worse.
Gupta: Why is Dr. Casey Means not right for the role of Surgeon General?
First, she’s somebody who wraps herself in a white coat — she did a lot of that during her confirmation hearing — but she doesn’t actually practice medicine. In some ways it’s just false valor.
Ms Rachel talking to Deiver Henao, a 9yo in an immigration detention center
www.instagram.com/reel/DVzUzoz...
What a world
"Imagine the place you have to get in that you're walking around every day in clown shoes to make your boss happy. There is something submissive about that—deeply submissive."
@samsteindc.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump giving Cabinet officials all the same type of shoes.
JUST IN: Judge Shah in Illinois has blocked the Trump admin from yanking $600m in public health funds from four blue states, saying it appeared to be a “contrived” and illegal effort to punish them for sanctuary immigration policies storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Talarico on Trumpworld's "short term pain" talking point: "I'd like them to tell that to the parents of the American troops who have lost their lives. That is not short term pain. That is pain that will last forever ... no one asked for this."
A government that can deploy a carrier strike group in hours should not need public shaming to rescue its own citizens.The price of our diplomatic retreat is well defined. Its families stranded, allies alienated, and children killed in a war with no endgame.
Read more in my latest essay.
Reminder: You can watch the DOGE bro depos on YouTube!
(I’ve seen a lot of clips compiled by news orgs, but some of them don’t link to the full videos.)
“It says a lot about where the Republican Party is today.”
As Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social points out — the lack of condemnation from the Republican Party of the Ogles & Tuberville Islamophobic “overt racism” shows it isn’t a fringe position in their party.
Talarico: "As a former educator, as someone who fought for students & kids in the halls of the Texas Capitol, it makes me sick to my stomach to see our foreign policy take the lives of innocent children in Iran & in the Middle East. It has to end. We need a foreign policy that reflects our values."
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), who is running for governor of his state, shared a post on X attacking New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D).
Tuberville has repeatedly made anti-Muslim attacks against Mamdani.
It’s like Trump works for our enemies.
President Donald Trump's triumphant declaration that America has "won" the war in Iran is drawing swift and scathing pushback from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, with even Republicans privately expressing doubt about the premature victory lap.
We don’t have any info on these new facilities but I expect detention bed costs will be something closer to $300/day than $200/day.
Reattaching this to the original source! bsky.app/profile/proj...
Here's how the column begins -- check it out and then read the rest!
Trump admin eyes killing key election watchdog just in time for midterms #RawStory
If this is enacted, Florida will be sued.
"Florida lawmakers are poised to approve sweeping new restrictions that would require voters to prove their citizenship status, as well as remove student ID as an acceptable form of voter identification." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: “The United States of America looks very much forward to hosting the FIFA World Cup. Ticket sales are “through the roof!” It will be the Greatest and Safest Sporting Event in American History. All Players, Officials, and Fans will be treated like the ‘STARS’ that they are!”
🚨 Sen. @adamschiff.com is calling out the Trump administration: key Cabinet members must testify under oath about the illegal Iran war. He warns that relaxing sanctions on Russia has strengthened Moscow while putting U.S. interests and Ukraine at risk. — www.schiff.senate.gov/news/press-r...
