I have a family member who gambled away their entire 401K on sports betting. I find it chilling that this horrific thing all of a sudden became not only legal but ubiquitous--with zero public debate.
And apparently if you're a sports fan you can't get away from ads which relentlessly promote it.
Impeach Secretary of War Crimes Hegseth
She's always been a soulless opportunist. This is a woman who, when she was a lawyer in private practice, represented William Morris. Like all too many Dems, she lacks a moral compass.
We don’t talk enough about Gillibrand selling her soul for…nothing, as far as I can tell
“Comically unqualified, intensely partisan, and unflaggingly devoted to whatever ridiculous thing bubbled out of Donald Trump’s mouth five minutes ago” - @paulwaldman.bsky.social unpacks the general traits of a prototype member of Trump cabinet - the worst in U.S. history. Via @atrupar.com
REFRESHER on the list of Senate Democrats who routinely voted to confirm some of the members of the worst cabinet in American history.
And remember all of them voted for Marco Rubio. www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...
Flashback to the 2024 Republican National Convention 👇🏽
WH press sec Leavitt refuses to rule out a military draft.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
I wonder what kind of training could teach these guys to be decent humans 🙄
Tear this agency out by the roots. That's the only way you reform this.
I'm no fancy political consultant, but, hey, if you're in Dem comms, you should notice that Fox News panicked over Trump wearing a cheap Trump merch baseball cap to receive the bodies of soldiers he got killed for no reason he can articulate, and you should absolutely lean into that.
📣 There you have it! Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov asked Noem if she's boinking unqualified boy toy & special govt employee Corey Lewandowski.
Noem — who has lied throughout her testimony — this time around acts indignant & refuses to answer the Q rather than lie. 🤨
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mohz...
Raskin tears Kristi Noem a new one: "Apparently when your blankie was left on one of the govt jets and not transported to the new one, your special govt employee, Corey Lewandowski, chivalrously stepped forward to fight the pilot -- mid air!"
“As time goes on, the broad public—including many Trump voters—might well come to appreciate Democrats who had Trump’s number from the jump, and never minced words about it.” - @brianbeutler.bsky.social sums up how I feel abt @jasmineforus.bsky.social while I root for @jamestalarico.bsky.social
Texas Democrats fell into the trap of voting for the candidate they thought could win (based on the candidate's own consultant-driven propaganda) instead of the candidate with the proven progressive record.
So now we're about to get a "look forward, not back" guy who appeals to Republicans.
“war of choice” is a too kind way, in this case, of saying “war of aggression” — and aggression is itself a war crime that generally results in many others.
Pop quiz:
Trump has bombed seven different countries in the last year.
How many of them can you name?
NEW: Pope Leo XIV has demanded that the Trump-Vance White House end its war in Iran.
He called on Trump and all parties involved to “assume the moral responsibility to stop the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss.”
This is right. Republicans are like toddlers. They keep pushing the boundaries to see what they can get away with. Every time Democrats are like "look forward, not backward," the toddlers learn that next time they can get away with even more.
This is a moment that calls for courage. The courage to break this cycle of impunity. There is no turning the page on this era. It must end with prosecutions. Full statement on Trump's crime against peace:
Every war is a class war
An unpopular president is about to drag the country into an unpopular war. Democratic leader should be out front in opposition, not politely asking for a briefing.
My piece in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/27/d...
In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.
"We are dealing now with an allegation that the president of the US raped and sexually assaulted a child and is now using his DOJ to try to cover that up."
If you want to understand latest Epstein revelations, @leahlitman.bsky.social explains them clearly on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2070...
I know, reich?
I love my city!
It’s really fucked up! nauseating and enraging—
Not sure everyone realizes that many evangelical churches actively discourage people (especially women) from reading, even the classics. Not Brontes, not Dickens, not Tolstoy or Faulkner. Def. not Ellison, not even Shakespeare. You're supposed to stick to the Bible and explicitly Christian works.
It’s like if George Bush has launched the Iraq War but didn’t bother to even lie about why he was doing it, didn’t even try to claim what the goal was, and didn’t even ask Congress to authorize it.
That’s what Trump is doing now, and everyone is just acting like it’s normal.
This is not normal.
Of all the Warner Brothers contract players from the 40s, you proclaim a day in honor of Ronald Reagan? Really? Not Claude Raines? Not Barton MacLane? Not George Tobias? I call bullshit!
