Christian Bowen

Yeah, the dog ate my homework too.

Think about it. Disruption elsewhere increases energy costs for Americans, but our supply continues to flow uninterrupted. Who benefits? Not I, said the walrus.

Well said, Bradley.

MYOB, Christian Fascists. "The federal prison system will <unlawfully> stop providing gender-affirming medical or social transition care to almost any transgender people..." Every American has "certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Hi Maryanne - Ahh, makes sense! Thank you for making the world more beautiful!

I Asked ChatGPT What Would Happen If Elon Musk Paid Taxes at the Same Rate as the Middle Class We asked ChatGPT to calculate what would happen if Elon Musk paid taxes at the same effective rate as middle-class Americans. The AI's response was revealing.

Jesus f**k. We really need to tax Musk at the same level as the rest of us. Tax revenue from Musk will do so much more for people than a moon base with his AI data center. finance.yahoo.com/news/asked-c...

Apologies, in my initial response, I neglected to honor the ultimate sacrifice by our three brave countrymen. Regardless of the current state of things in America, you were faithfully serving the ideals of our founding fathers and keeping watch for us. Rest in peace, brothers.

And so it begins....

Hey MAGA. Here's your exit plan. Just say, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Find a better team to join, and tell your friends that you're too smart to get fooled again - right?

Yup, Orwell, Judge (Idiocracy), and others warned us. We have stumbled into an anti-intellectual dystopia presided over by the sociopathic King of Morons.
FYI, @briantylercohen.bsky.social did a great mashup of the below clips from Trump.

I checked this. It's a fact that Trump bombed land targets in seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen) in 2025.

Hmm, I wonder what happens when you unalive a religious leader who is in the top five of the 2026 "The Muslim 500" (aka, The World's Most Influential Muslims)?

While Republicans and their SCOTUS majority dismantle good and decent constitutional rights, they covet and expand gun rights. In fact, until 2000, SCOTUS maintained that the 2nd Amendment establishes no right to possess a firearm apart from the role it might play in maintaining a state militia.

Unaliving Iran's top leadership is regime change, but you must have their replacements ready to go. If not, you are guaranteed to create a chaotic, bloody mess. Trump is a moron and a puppet of Netanyahu.

SkyNet avoided (for now)! "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has refused to accede to Pentagon demands that would allow its AI tools to be used without the company’s restrictions, particularly in scenarios involving lethal force, surveillance, or other high-stakes applications."

Donald Trump Faces Backlash Over New Commercial Promoting $100,000 Luxury Watches: ‘This Should Be Illegal’ President Donald Trump sparked online backlash after promoting a luxury watch collection priced up to $100,000 during a Fox News commercial.

When Democrats regain control of the federal government, we must re-energize the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses in the Constitution to end corruption among politicians. The pain must become greater than the gain.
#VotingRights #Election2026

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

WTF? Conservative majority on SCOTUS ruled that USPS can intentionally NOT deliver mail for malicious reasons. Not only is this ruling egregious, but it suggests USPS may not be held legally accountable for intentionally failing to deliver mail-in ballots from Democrats.
#VotingRights #Election2026

US judge permanently blocks release of report on Trump documents case A U.S. judge permanently barred the Justice Department on Monday from releasing a prosecutor's report on the criminal case accusing President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents ...

Remember the images of boxes, files, and papers containing confidential, secret, and top-secret information that Trump stole from the WH? And remember how he tried to hide the material at Mar-a-Lago? Well, his Florida judge is now formally burying the truth. Epstein class wins again.
#NoKings

Trump’s lawsuit claims JPMorgan Chase “debanked” him for political reasons after Jan. 6. JPMC says Trump's lawsuit has “no merit.” Hooray for JPMC! I imagine JPMC will buttress their position with ample evidence of Trump's deceitful relationships with financial institutions.

We will never forget. Our history books in every classroom will show how Donald J. Trump, the Republican party, and rightwing media conspired to corrupt our republic and betray everything that makes America great. We are much bigger and stronger than a handful of traitors.
#America

I wonder if MAGA will connect the dots. Trump says his tariffs have generated “trillions of dollars” for the US. However, when Treasury may have to return the money, Bessent says the amount "would be closer to $130 billion."
#NoKings #America

We truly have a lunatic as a president. WTFU, Republicans.

Thanks for sharing, CJ! Justin Wolfers is a wicked smart and funny economist who can easily explain things in simple ways.
@justinwolfers.bsky.social

Today’s Supreme Court ruling reaffirms that only Congress has the constitutional authority to impose tariffs, and the President can only do so under a clear and limited delegation of authority from Congress. My votes against the President unilaterally imposing tariffs on Canada reflected the same conclusion as well as my belief that these tariffs often harm Maine’s economy and consumers.

Susan Collins praises the Sup Ct ruling on tariffs...but she refused to lift a finger to kill the policy; declined to sign a legal brief arguing they were illegal; and actually PRAISED Trump for "working very hard" on the issue.

Behavior of a pundit -- not a senator with actual power. #MEpolitics

Well said, Ody. Republicans ignore the most important part of capitalism, which is "consumers". Without consumers, capitalism and markets do not work.

At the end of the day, when every dollar of the massive slush fund of taxpayer money Republicans appropriated to DHS in 2025 is audited, we will find it to be the largest govt fraud scandal in history. In addition to ICE reforms, it will more than justify this shutdown.

Sweet Maria! I did not realize the shadow docket works only when SCOTUS is not in session. Suck it, Trump.

Begin SCOTUS reform by passing Senate Bill 359 ("Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023"). 44 Senators sponsor/co-sponsor this bill. @putawomanincharge.bsky.social @theyrule.bsky.social @eugeniat2.bsky.social @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social @whitehouse.senate.gov

Florida House blocks DeSantis use of emergency funds for immigration The Florida House voted to restrict Gov. DeSantis on using emergency funds for immigration enforcement. Here's what happened next.

Florida Man. Desantis and GOP-led legislature have spent $573 million on immigration enforcement operations since 2022. Meanwhile, Floridians suffer from rising property insurance costs, housing shortages, rising construction costs, climate-related risks, traffic congestion, and more.
#FloridaMan

Beautiful work, Maryanne! I prefer #2, based on the lighting of the tree.