Hefty Chieftain

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

Whether it’s Republican politicians joking about the murder of Melissa Hortman or Democratic politicians expressing their condolences after the murder of Charlie Kirk, both parties have a extreme rhetoric problem.

rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Within a week Trump announced sanctions relief for Russia, 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, 10% on China, threatened Europe, and cut off aid to Ukraine while openly threatening Zelenskyy for not surrendering to Russia.

Protestors met JD Vance in Vermont when he went to vacation there today. This is a good one:

I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons

This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?

Opinion | First Democrats said 81 year-old Joe Biden was too old to be their nominee. Now they say an unvetted 25 year-old incel installed by Elon Musk is too young to control the federal payments system. So much for the party of inclusivity.

Front page of the nyt

In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.

Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pick to be undersecretary for public diplomacy has called NATO “worse than useless,” a “much greater threat … than Putin ever was,” and said it “belongs in the dustbin of history.”

At least when Trump drags me off to the camps, I’ll be able to look myself in the mirror knowing that I always gave him the benefit of the doubt as a fair- minded journalist

If we don’t oppose Trump aggressively enough, we might lose our democracy. But if we oppose him too aggressively, we might lose something even more important: our norms.

I remember it because I was there, but Democrats put up a much fiercer fight against the Bush administration over the Iraq surge in 2007 than the dismantling of the entire U.S. government in 2025

The time for “Statements” is over. Without hyperbole, the fate of Western Democracy depends on you and your fellow Democrats. Obstruct, delay, deny… absolutely nothing goes through Congress. Nothing.

Y’all better act soon or WaPo and NYT will be running headlines like: “Trump orders indefinite detention of all elected Democrats, in a move some see as dangerous.”

Hey Merrick Garland, fuck you forever. Through your inaction, you enabled this blitzkrieg against the rule of law and democracy.

Whether it’s Obama, wearing a tan suit or Elon Musk doing Hitler salutes, both sides have engaged in incendiary behavior

if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

Hero.

This is the cowardice of The New York Times. Legacy media is failing.

I’m just glad Merrick Garland can sleep well knowing he followed norms and traditions!

Bernie Sanders is undefeated in inauguration shade.

What could blue "leaders" have done to stop trump?
1. Harris could have requested recounts (as URGED by cyber experts)
2. Dems could have raised the question of amnesty
3. Dems could have honored their oath/Constitution & objected the certification
4. Biden could go full savior-mode Dark Brandon