Jack Merritt

anybody who uses @amtrak.com with any frequency knows that it is, at best, an abusive relationship

the bet isn’t whether the train will delayed

the bet is whether it’ll be delayed by 30, 60, or 90 minutes

I’ve said before that Disney’s one, flash-in-the-pan success with the Muppets was the 2011 film that paid homage to the original show.

Now they’ve brought back the classic series and proven that it still works.

What should Disney be doing with the Muppets? This. Exactly this.

“I don’t want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up.”

The president's threat to impose tariffs on countries that oppose his desire to acquire Greenland shows that he does not see tariffs as an economic tool to help America, but as a weapon to hurt his enemies. That's the fundamental nature of his entire presidency.

Trump Supports the Protesters, Except Those Protesting Him

“The situations in Iran and Minnesota, of course, are different and complicated, but the president’s rule of thumb seems simple enough: Those who take to the streets supporting a cause he favors are laudable heroes. Those who take to the streets to oppose him are illegitimate radicals.”

Weeks after cutting your health care, the President is now proposing a $500 billion increase in spending for war.

We don’t suffer from a poverty of resources in this country.

We suffer from a lack of moral imagination.

‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump

“‘Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong,’ she told me in her Capitol Hill office one afternoon in early December. ‘You just keep pummeling your enemies, no matter what. And as a Christian, I don’t believe in doing that.’”

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Susie Wiles Gets in Trouble for Saying What Everyone Knows The Trump administration delivers yet more shocks but no surprises.

“Suppose Joe Biden’s chief of staff had told a reporter that the president at least sometimes charged his political enemies with federal crimes because he didn’t like them, and that his most influential officials were ideological zealots, conspiracy theorists, and drug users.”

James Talarico: What would Jesus do about a healthcare system that forces the sick to start GoFundMe pages to afford life-saving surgeries? We Christians are called to do more than charity. We are called to challenge the systems that make charity necessary.

In bizarre, self-pitying tirade, unraveling Trump admits his polling is actually pretty bad and not at record highs, as he keeps claiming

Americans are buckling under medical bills. It could get worse. Charities that help people pay for care say demand is way up. That’s before scheduled Medicaid and Obamacare cuts take effect.

“It’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. Charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like cancer if Congress doesn’t act.”

wow Trump took a really nice picture of Zohran Mamdani

Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy Trump's approval hits new lows as 76% view economy negatively in the latest Fox News poll. Rising costs for groceries, utilities spark voter dissatisfaction nationwide.

“Some 76% of voters view the economy negatively. That’s worse than the 70% who said the same at the end of former President Biden’s term.

“Large numbers, overall and among Republicans, say their costs for groceries, utilities, healthcare and housing have gone up this year.”

all is forgiven

um this should be illegal

If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.

The second season of Peacemaker improved on the first in almost every conceivable way. I was absolutely blown away, and it might be some of my favorite television I’ve ever seen.

I liked the new Superman movie, but James Gunn’s *TV* work for DC has left me speechless.

Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal

“You could still, under Mafia rule, get the trash picked up or buy construction materials. But the point of those industries had become the preservation and expansion of the Mafia’s power and wealth. This is what Trump is doing to the government.” via @ezraklein.bsky.social

Ah, so Trump and the GOP are desperately trying to avoid releasing the information because Mr. Trump is such a modest man, he doesn't want to glorify his heroic efforts as an FBI informant.

🚨🚨🚨 Jeffrey Epstein during a 2010 deposition:

Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.

At least 73 people seeking aid in Gaza killed by Israeli gunfire on Sunday, health ministry says | CNN At least 73 people were killed and around 150 people injured by Israeli gunfire in Gaza while seeking aid on Sunday, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

“The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said earlier this month that nearly 800 Gazans had been killed trying to access aid between late May and July 7.”

You've been conned.

In Trump’s Bill, Democrats See a Path to Win Back Voters

“Top officials in the party expect that they can blame Republicans who voted for the loss of health care coverage, nursing home care and food security for millions of Americans in order to extend the 2017 tax cuts that favor the wealthy.”

Once again we are here in the dead of night, to debate and vote on Republicans’ bill that takes food and health care from those who need them to shower tax cuts on billionaires.

Given a short time to talk, I used it to cast our moral choice in terms my Republican colleagues in the room would hear.

Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package

“Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses under the policy package that Republicans advanced through the Senate on Tuesday, which reserves its greatest benefits for the rich while threatening to strip health insurance, food stamps and other aid from the poor.”