Don (aka Bart) De Bear

Did you bring Sophie as your plus-1? If you didn't then even though I love Dave (but can't stand the likes of Mr. Beast), I'm ambivalent.

Trump’s 'Repeated, Blatant' Hatch Act Violations Over Gerrymandering Must Be Investigated, Sen. Padilla Demands Read more here.

Sen. Padilla called for another investigation into the Trump administration, arguing it has “been clearly and openly engaged in a political campaign to gain seats for the Republican Party in Congress” in violation of federal law.

KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES

#EPSTEIN

Mousecow has a new favourite spot.
#EverybodyLovesMousecow

Reggie would like everyone to know that he is, in fact, sitting exactly how he meant to.

And honestly? His little “soft noodle” pose is kind of perfect. Equal parts sweetness, innocence, and “I didn’t know I could even stretch like this.”

the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy

NEW: DOJ Responded to Our Epstein Training Materials Motion, Arguing There's No Public Interest They also argue that the existence of the training videos doesn't raise any questions about government integrity!

BREAKING: The DOJ has filed its opposition to my motion for expedited processing of the EPSTEIN TRAINING VIDEOS. They're arguing that there's NO WIDESPREAD PUBLIC INTEREST. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-doj-re...

The American Worker Is all of us

I feel this in my bones…

THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.

We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.

I have a lot to say
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Tesla Is Dead Last In Long-Term Reliability: Study Buying a used car might be cheaper than a new one, but it comes with risks. Some cars just aren’t as reliable as others, and once the new-car smell has worn o

Meanwhile, the latest great news just in...

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Fritz, Donnybrook, Kris Draper

Tofu's doing great so far! Shedding dead fleas, eating good noms, pooping out worms and just generally working very hard!

I just had my annual physical. My GP said everything was fine but asked if I had any questions.

Me: "Yes I do. Why does everyone keep singing that I'm beginning to look a lot like Elvis, everywhere I go?"

My GP: "Make an appointment with an audiologist soon or just wait a few weeks, they'll stop."

Datz what dey call "Gnu Mathes" iznot itt?

Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

BREAKING: At one point, the Pentagon considered sending boat strike survivors to CECOT torture prison in El Salvador to avoid discovery in US courts. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

I thought so. Check out @spockresists.bsky.social great thread on the subject.

Black, gray and white kitty sitting on my office chair so I can't get an "work" done.

Boss:

"So, um, why haven't you gotten that TPS report completed and submitted yet?"
...
"We may have to move you to Storage B."

Me:

Brilliantly expressed.

I think of Miller as a bad combo plate of emotional and mental illness with a heaping side of cruelty and a self-loathing cherry on top.

He is "The Great MAGAnipulator"

Over the last few years, as a biologist (geneticist), I have become more and more interested in how the brain works. Mostly to try and understand this clusterfuck of an illogical world. It was always easy to try and label people like Stephen Miller with some kind of mental

I waz reelie supprized he didnot louse 7 oar 8%.

That poor chick. With the humidity as high as it is in most of Louisiana he has to wake up to a bad-hair day, every day.

If you mean, Miller scratched it into a stone tablet with his blood-soaked talons while hanging upside down from his perch in the belfry of the church in an abandoned mental institute, I'd definitely agree with you.

Professional Left Podcast Episode 952: A "Golden Age"? "Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold."  --   Mark Twain ...

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Trump says reporting on his health is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."

Ep 952: 'A Golden Age"? - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal We examine the difference between political "weather" and "climate" this week, starting with Trump once again bribing farmers with $11 billion after his own tariffs destroyed their markets. We play au...

www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...

Governor Pritzker Makes It Easier for People to Sue ICE The Illinois governor has signed a major bill to rein in ICE agents.

This is the way.

Gov. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that makes it easier for Illinois residents to sue federal immigration agents for up to $10,000 if they believe their rights have been violated, and also restricts those agents from enforcement outside courthouses.
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I love my goddamn governor SO MUCH.

Ep 952: 'A Golden Age"? - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal We examine the difference between political "weather" and "climate" this week, starting with Trump once again bribing farmers with $11 billion after his own tariffs destroyed their markets. We play au...

🎙️ New Professional Left Pod! We break down Trump's $11B farmer bribe (again), his cognitive decline on full display, MTG's escape pod, and why the Dem base is DONE with "both sides" BS. The political climate is shifting. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...

Holy shit! Cuban voters are abandoning Republicans in Little Havana in droves!!!

🧑‍🌾

ILLINOIS: “residents can sue federal immigration agents if they believe their civil rights were violated after @GovPritzker enacted a new law… restricts immigration enforcement efforts outside of state courthouses and lets plaintiffs sue for damages.” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...