“It’s striking that few singers, bands, and movie stars—so many of them reliably progressive when the stakes are trivial—seem willing to address the country’s perilous political moment. (Casey’s friend Bruce Springsteen is a noteworthy exception.) Intimidation works, and complicity is the norm…”

Congressional Republicans just betrayed their constituents to give a tax break to their ultra-wealthy donors.

Voters will remember next year.

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Yes, we warned about all of it last year. Every last detail, every policy. Watched every rally speech, every interview, every campaign video. Posted thousands of clips about it all. Most completely or largely ignored by legacy media.

And yes, it is going to get much worse.

From a distance you can see a mountain landscape with a blue sky and a few hazy clouds. on the sides of the picture you can see parts of trees. On the left in light green, on the right a smaller dark green tree further away. in the center is a black box on which is written in white “Only caring about your own right is exactly how you lose them”.

As Putin continues to escalate the bombings and drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine, his dutiful servant rewards him for it.

Intelligence suggested that Iran’s stockpile of 408kg of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels was not concentrated in Fordow at the time of last weekend’s attack.”

The number of manifestly psychologically unwell people in the highest levels of this administration should be unsettling to the world.

Update. Readers, he is lying.

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor Vladimir Solovyov discusses Iran with experts

Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov and experts in the studio discussed how close Iran might be to acquiring nuclear weapons. This and more in my latest article, linked below ⤵️
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"I voted for lawless, anonymous, masked, and unchecked police" is one hell of a jump from "eggs cost too much."

Tickets available Friday for June 14 celebration of Pope Leo Chicago’s celebration of Pope Leo XIV’s election will take place June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox. Leo, a native of the Chicago area, is a longtime fan of the team.

Chicagoans can buy tickets to a celebration of Pope Leo XIV’s election beginning Friday, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced.

Phoenix is starting to sink too, due to all the water drilling (whatever the term is). And yet, they jsut keep building without the guarantees of water anymore. And people still keep their lawns green in the summer and waste water like u wouldn’t believe

They don’t care if you’re a citizen anymore. They enjoy torturing us.

On Memorial Day, we remember the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform and their families have made to preserve our freedom. May we always strive to honor the strength and resolve they’ve shown our country.

For those who sacrificed all, and the ones who will never forget them.

D-Day and the Omaha Beach landings • Robert Capa • Magnum Photos Magnum Photos

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I can assure Comer & his fellow right-wing conspiracy theorists that James Comey is most assuredly not the leader of the Resistance & his seashells were not the signal for a coup to begin. We wouldn’t have even known about it if the MAGA snowflakes didn’t melt down over it. bsky.app/profile/atru...

My Time on 60 Minutes and Why I Refuse To Stay Silent From Marc | From the opening words of Judge Beryl Howell’s opinion to the 60 Minutes closing credits, this has been an emotional weekend for me personally.

I have endured his scurrilous attacks for years. He has sued me for racketeering — and lost. He has unleashed his right-wing army of online trolls. Since his reelection, he has threatened me, defamed me and singled me out by name in two executive orders. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-t...

I guess Biden was too old to ruin the U.S. credit rating.

Satellite imagery has revealed an increase in Russia's military activity near its border with Finland signaling its intention to build up its troops by NATO's eastern flank.

In the Bad place, Elons army of bots has decided that if the plane goes to the DOD then somehow it’s not a violation of the emoluments clause. Spoiler it’s still a gift from a foreign nation.

Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.

Great work as always, JD.