yves_G

there weren’t enough of us to begin with,
and some of them screwed us over

be still, my heart…

2—if the above were not enough, GOP / MAGA is on the verge of creating new tax breaks… these ones would apply to companies

1—the party of fiscal responsibility is in charge

here's an excerpt from a Bloomberg newsletter dealing with the failure to extend Obamacare subsidies

it segues into the tax cut for rich people, which will be funded with borrowed money, bringing the US sovereign debt past $40 trillion

i’ve learned not to get excited when a hyper-toxic Trump cabinet member is on the way out, as their replacement is likely to be even worse than the incumbent

Republican may be finally swallowin' the bitter pill.

jimmy kimmel
jim comey
tish james

trump fails with jameses & jimmys

Trump’s Wager and the Authoritarian Shift Is Trump getting weaker, or is the authoritarian danger increasing? Yes.

The endgame of authoritarian regimes is to no longer need popular approval. So don't be too sanguine about Trump's plummeting popularity. lnk.thebulwark.com/4oIF0MJ

Lindsey Graham voted to confirm RFK Jr.

The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.

as you are, always💙

MAGA / GOP in power is essentially a pain-administering apparatus

MAGA Jesus World does Darwin proud, as the 111 were at the same church gathering and 105 of them were unvaccinated…

WaPo's headline just now;
they enabled this horror

A REPORTER MUST STAND UP WHEN TRUMP ATTACKS THEM:
As Trump threatens the NY Times with sedition/treason and tries to take over CNN, a reporter must be heroic. You'll get fired - and your next job will pay 2X

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Europeans are (in some cases) purchasing armament from the US to give to Ukraine

Ukraine’s dependence on the US is not going away for a long time

All of these students in Citizenship Class were granted status immediately upon passing the exam and interview. At first, I was sad they were missing out on the large ceremony, but now...

Lord, make these warnings effective.

it's an ugly thing to say about *any* human being

nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come

Protests in Honduras as president calls for election to be annulled amid further results delay TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 10 - Election results in Honduras had not been updated for over 24 hours on Wednesday as protests broke out in the capital after calls for the vote to be annulled by the president, al...

“Protests in Honduras as president calls for election to be annulled amid further results delay” 12/10/25 (Meanwhile, Trump pardoned the former Honduran president who, per the DOJ, allegedly bribed election officials to rig prior elections, including by shutting down an election computer system) 1/

Dear President Zelenskyy and Friends in Ukraine,
I am so very sorry for your suffering, and for the foreign leaders making it worse. Your spirit and bravery are awesome wonders to behold; I wish you didn't have to put them to the test every day. You have all my support, admiration and prayers.
✊💙💛

Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...

News and bystander videos have documented immigration officers firing pepper balls at people's heads and encasing entire neighborhoods in tear gas.

"They are clearly violating people’s rights,” a former DOJ civil rights litigator told us.

when a president’s burns become a badge of honor💙

Another journalist/reporter/woman DJT referred to as "obnoxious."

The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.

I’m sorry what

be afraid…

Supreme Court Poised to Vastly Expand Presidential Power, Again The 90-year-old precedent protecting independent agencies is likely on its way out.

The endgame here is getting the Supreme Court to declare that the entire civil service system is unconstitutional. Which is to say, this administration does not want us to be a modern, efficient, globally competitive nation-state.

ICYMI @kimwehle.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/48rIUEH

YIPPEEEEE!

Vaughn Hillyard @VaughnHillyard X.com Judge Emil Bove is at President Trump's Pennsylvania event tonight—an unusual move for a federal judge. When asked by MS NOW off camera why he is here, he responded: "Just here as a citizen coming to watch the president speak."

Via MS NOW: Emil Bove is in attendance at Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania tonight.