James Banko

You can't spell Bernie Moreno without M-O-R-O-N

Mike Johnson has the Republican House ON VACATION. Nobody can "write a bill" at the moment

Where did you guys find this buffoon? He's dumber than Vance

@philorch.bsky.social why was Mahler 5 on May 16, 2026 changed to Bruckner 3? (I wanted the Mahler)

BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos:

More of this.

Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

This is high art

The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.

Tucker Carlson Blasted After Suggesting Europe Would Be Better If Hitler Had Won WWII Abhorrent to his core.

Each time you think he can't stoop any lower, he does.

Man Puts Glass Of Water On Bedside Table In Case He Needs To Make Huge Mess In Middle Of Night ANN ARBOR, MI—Explaining that it’s just more convenient, local man Andrew Gomez told reporters Thursday that he’s gotten in the habit of placing a glass of water on his bedside table before he goes to sleep in case he needs to make a huge, sopping mess in the middle of the night. “Sometimes I’ll wake up at night, and it’s nice to be able to reach over and spill water all over my nightstand, comforter, and floor without having to get up,” said Gomez, noting that he usually places a brimming cupful of water next to his cell phone and unopened mail so that he can just awaken in a disoriented state and send the glass and its contents careening everywhere while fumbling for it in the dark. “Who wants to get out of bed and walk all the way to the kitchen to get a drink of water when they can spend half an hour in the middle of the night frantically drying off their possessions and picking up shards of broken glass? It’s definitely much easier this way.” Gomez added that, in the event he does not knock over the glass while reaching for it, there’s nothing quite like the taste of stale, room-temperature water.

Man Puts Glass Of Water On Bedside Table In Case He Needs To Make Huge Mess In Middle Of Night
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s response:

“We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. The MTA has initiated legal proceedings in the Southern District of New York to preserve this critical program. We’ll see you in court.”

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Dark Pence is back.

Mel Gibson as Special Ambassador to Hollywood is like making Jared Fogle Special Ambassador to Candyland

Guiliani sobered up long enough to pay off the women he defamed. We do not know an amount, but it had to have been huge. He blew off court today.
Rudy Giuliani settles with Georgia women who won $148 million defamation judgement against him - POLITICO

Giuliani to keep apartments, World Series rings in settlement with election workers (ABC News) Rudy Giuliani will keep his apartments and his World Series rings in exchange for unspecified "compensation" to two election workers and a promise not to fu...

Finally, election workers Ms. Ruby and Shaye Moss will finally receive a well deserved payday from Rudy Guiliani, who tormented them with his lies and conspiracy theory after #Felon47’s loss to President Joe Biden.. Congratulations 🎊🎈🍾 Ladies!
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Why and How to Hold John Roberts Accountable - emptywheel Every time Trump flouts the law, we need to remind people that John Roberts gave Trump sanction to do so.

Why and How to Hold John Roberts Accountable

www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/08/w...

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Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?

If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.

Hundreds of workers, some in high viz vests, cover the floor of Notre Dame cathedral with a photo taken from above, looking down the length of the restored building.

An incredible photo posted today by French President Emmanuel Macron.

The floor of Notre Dame Cathedral is filled with the workers involved in the 5 year project to restore the building following the devastating fire in 2019.

1/2

Time magazine cover overlaying the towers of the Kremlin rising over the White House.

Well played. And frighteningly accurate.

Charlotte airport workers strike over low wages as busy Thanksgiving travel week begins Workers in North Carolina described living paycheck to paycheck, unable to cover expenses like car repairs while performing jobs that keep countless planes running on schedule.

BREAKING: Service workers at Charlotte airport are on strike.

They're walking off the job during the hectic Thanksgiving travel week to protest wages as low as $12.50/hr.

As one worker said: “We’re taking action because our families can’t survive.”

apnews.com/article/char...

Waffle House claims NLRB process is unconstitutional The casual chain has faced union organizing activity for over a year, and now wants the court to weaken the agency tasked with regulating labor law.

Waffle House is the latest corporation to file a lawsuit claiming that the NLRB is unconstitutional.

Workers at the chain have been organizing a union, and now Waffle House wants the courts to gut the agency that regulates labor law.

www.restaurantdive.com/news/waffle-...

Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis

Thousands of Amazon workers across 20 countries are going to protest or strike this Black Friday.

Workers from the US to India to Brazil to Japan and beyond plan to take action to demand workers’ rights and climate action from the corporate giant.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Thanksgiving turkey amid swirl of Old Gold cigarette smoke:

I was 4. Absolute horror.

Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.

Who are the living poetry critics as astute and insightful as Northrop Frye, Harold Bloom, Helen Vendler, and Marjorie Perloff?

Jacques Derrida y Harold Bloom

Aililiú puililiú, motherfoclóir"...

This is about that time of year that the agitating trolls in your life try to argue that 'Die Hard' is a Christmas movie. Yes, Christmas is referenced.

If so, then that means you can argue that James Joyce's 'Dubliners' story "The Dead" is a "Christmas story."

BREAKING: The NLRB has just ruled that captive audience meetings are illegal nationwide.

These are mandatory meetings where bosses try to persuade workers not unionize, often using coercive tactics.