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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Reporter: Do you still think Zelenskyy is a dictator?

Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question

Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.

This is what a patriot looks like.

If you don't think America is corrupt, Pam Bondi, the Florida Attorney General who took a bribe, was sworn in as the US Attorney General by Clarence Thomas, a SCOTUS Justice who routinely takes bribes.

As I listened to the start of @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com tonight, when he and Rachel were still talking, I was encouraged to hear him express much the same view that I have been writing about the last several days. Namely, that Republicans will play a big role in helping us right the ship.
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I’m sure Americans at home and abroad all feel safer tonight now that Trump announced with Bibi that the US is going to take over Gaza, level all the buildings, and forcibly remove the population.

Might want to cancel any vacation plans you may have had to Europe.

When had colonization ever benefited those being colonized?

We did not vote for musk.

What?!

Agree. Trump is incompetent, gullible and easily influenced. But Vance is entirely different and would herald a Christian theocracy that would hurt everyone.

I forgot Patel … he probably has a pocket pardon. You couldn’t sell a book about this. No one would believe it.

Patel probably has a pocket pardon, too. It’s all nuts.

- Herschel Walker as ambassador to the Bahamas, his son’s former girlfriend as ambassador to Greece and his son-in-law’s dad (and fellow felon!) as ambassador to France.

And whatever Musk is … copresident? Puppet master?

Only the best.

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- A TV doctor who promotes schlock like astrology and snake oil weight loss pills as director of CMS.

- A 76-year-old former WWE president/CEO with no experience in education to lead the dept of education.

- A vaccine-denying whackadoodle with a brain worm and history of substance abuse to lead the HHS.

- A DNI who has no intelligence experience, is a Putin fan and reportedly rubbed elbows with and defended Assad.

Meanwhile, he’s hiring (checks notes) …

- A weekend Fox News host to lead the defense department. (Not to mention his history of questionable actions, alcohol & sexual abuse allegations and running the only other - small - organizations he led into the ground.)

Trump is blaming a tragic accident on diversity, implying that no one other than straight white men could possibly be competent, that the people involved were hired based on something other than merit. (Grotesque at any time, but more so now and before any kind of investigation.) 🧵

Project 2025 is here

Just like we said it would be

Guys, I hate to even suggest the possibility, but I’m starting to wonder just a teensy-weensy little bit whether maybe, just maybe, FFOTUS wasn’t totally upfront and forthcoming about Project 2025 during the campaign

This is no longer "Trump targeting women, blacks, migrants, Democrats, LGTBQ, etc." Trump has now fixed his sights firmly on ALL OF US.

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

Good news, Republicans— those jobs you wanted are available.

They will be his "eyes and ears?" Should we expect McCarthy style hearings in the future? This just gets weirder and worse all the time.

a colourful blue, orange, red and purple chart showing a light and dar kblue history for temperatures, recent shifts upwards through orange and light red, and two futures: one of light and dark red (1.5c), and one of deep purple (3c and more)

I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once:

- Things are going to get worse, no matter what

- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today

theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org

Love this.

Senator Chris Murphy on today's "What's Next" podcast: "that doesn't obligate you to put democratic fingerprints on the destruction of American democracy." 👀

The plutocrats are lining up at the trough to feed.

This is going to get so bad.

When I warned repeatedly that Trump intended to go after the free press in a 2nd term I wasn’t just talking about things like jailing journalists who refuse to reveal leakers or FCC harassment. I was talking about things like this. But they didn’t think it would happen to them.

Crowdsourcing question: I have a gallon of milk in my fridge with an expiration date 12 days ago. It smells and looks JUST FINE. Use or toss?