I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Liars gonna lie:

Nothing to see here . . . no sir, nothing at all!

Here, maybe this will help:

"Fascism: A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism."

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

THIS is how you take a stand against fascism:

Partisan gerrymanders may be legal, but only because SCOTUS said so. They are anti-democratic measures used by a party that fears losing power to hold onto control, a mechanism that lets parties choose their voters instead of letting voters choose who will represent them.

My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.

"We have to be the consequence right now, which is why we have to stand tall right now . . ."

AOC explains Trump's fundamental weakness. Well worth the two-and-a-half minutes it will take to listen.

If you don't want to see your health insurance premiums jump 20% next year (on average) and your out-of-pocket costs rise 75%, take a couple of minutes to watch this video. It explains why the Dems simply CANNOT cave to Trump's demands this time around.

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

It may seem unimaginable, but it's not.

It's a plan.

When I'm asked these questions, I always have one of my own: what are YOUR thoughts? Because those are so much more important than mine.

If an emotional reaction isn't in the book, it's usually because I'm trying to leave space for readers to own that part of the story themselves.

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

Truth.

If you haven’t been paying attention to the EA takeover because you’re not a gamer, here’s why it should concern you anyway.

2 out of 3 people in the US play video games —and right-wingers are gearing up to control their content.

Their messaging, their propaganda. Coming to a console near you.

Soybean farmers caught in looming crisis as US trade war with China cripples sales Soybean farmers say they've been dealing with huge surpluses and lower sales after China halted their purchases due to Trump's trade policies.

"Reap what you sow . . ." You'd think farmers would understand that better than anyone:

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In a stunning violation of OPSEC, we’ll be announcing to our adversaries when and where all of our top military leaders will be. Doesn’t seem Pete learned much from Signalgate.

His incompetence is staggering.

Amen. Democracy is on the line: fight or die.

Yesterday people asked why Nexstar and Sinclair caved. The answer is simple: those who tracked which companies were advertising with them made a huge impact. Thanks to those calls, companies began pulling their ad budgets over the Kimmel blackout.

FUCK ICE.

This is what unity looks like.

When you get what you vote for . . .

(This is going to hit hard in a few blue states, too (especially IL & MN), but Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, the Dakotas, Mississippi, and Kansas are really going to pay the price for Trump's trade war).

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Former FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of making false statement, obstruction Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media that "no one is above the law" moments after former FBI director James Comey was indicted on charges of making a false statement and obstruction.

Okay, we all know this is a bullshit, political-payback indictment.

But I gotta say . . . after the shit he pulled that probably cost Hillary the election and got Chump elected the first time in 2016 . . . KARMA IS A BITCH.

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Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.