Another word you might use for it is "looting".
"This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
It would be hilarious if he's just guessing size 14 for everyone.
Share of election spending by billionaires before Citizens United: 0.3%
Share of election spending by billionaires in 2024: 19%
It is not a coincidence that we're about to get our first trillionaire while working people struggle to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare.
🚨 I just submitted my testimony. It's not showing up yet, but the vast majority of the testimony on the site is opposed, which is **very bad.**
Please submit testimony on CT HB 5044 - how to do so is at the end of the 🧵 below. Here is what I wrote, if you want to crib (See below):
zurl.co/mQyx5
"Historians may well mark February 28, 2026 as an important turning point -- the day that the modern era of Congressional oversight aimed at checking executive branch overreach in foreign affairs ended."
"Perhaps “America” is just the silly name we give to a sprawling expanse of sacred land that’s hosted many names—a “real” American being someone who stewards that physical land & nonhuman life that’s filled it since long before Vance’s oldest white American ancestor had a species to emerge within."
"Far-right ideas like Vance’s can’t be safely ignored—especially if they hold a grain of truth. As dumb & deadly as the heritage American label is, it draws on something the political left has long recognized: US citizenship is often unstable and arbitrary-incomplete, unsatisfactory, & even a lie."
"It is a rejection—which Vance explicitly affirms in his speeches—of the notion that America is principally “an idea,” or a nation formed by a shared creed. In other words, it’s a rejection of the dominant and long-standing interpretation of Lincoln."
"If this idea sounds equal parts stupid and dangerous, you’ve understood it correctly."
"The idea is that a distinct natl identity emerged sometime between the early colonial period & mid-19th century & this identity, preserved through bloodlines, deserves special privilege today. One far-right writer said: “Heritage American is more palatable to the public than ‘white.’”
Because you sickos love this, here's the updated flip count in legislative seats since the start of Trump's second term, following tonight's Dem win in New Hampshire:
Democrats: 28
Republicans: 0
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
how is "mayor chooses his words carefully" a NYT story but "president chooses his words like a haunted magic 8 ball on meth" not
It's obvious that it's not about cost. Hard to see this as anything other than contempt for their workers.
Starbucks spent $240 million on union busting last year. If they'd chosen not to fight unionization, every worker could have gotten $630 instead. If their CEO made less than $96 million a year (the avg worker makes $15k), the company could give workers all of what they've asked for.
"This is a time of growth for our institution, and we will continue to press forward with a momentum matched only by that of the hippopotamus as it rampaged through the theater department last Thursday."
TRUMP BELIEVES UNEMPLOYMENT WILL DROP TO ZERO NEXT WEEK AND GASOLINE WILL BE FREE. #BREAKING
Did Trump know what the Strait of Hormuz was before last week?
I'm not sure how we amend our democracy without getting rid of Citizens United.
Gorgeous!
Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now
Honestly I need historians to be the plaintiffs in every case I cover because if they make it to discovery you just KNOW those primary sources are going public.
Exhibit A: The American Historical Association uploading video depos of the DOGE bros to YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkCz...
It did not go unnoticed that Kennedy pronounces it "blooskee"
Because of course he did, which is why we weren't supposed to hand this data over to anyone, least of all DOGE
NEW: When the FBI subpoenaed documents from a legislative audit of the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Arizona, it opened another front in President Donald Trump’s attack on free and fair elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"
The trailer for EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY. In select theaters starting April 17th 🍿🤑🤣
"They got working whites to hate the very people that want them to have more pay, clean air, water, healthcare and power to fight back against big banks & corps"
Billionaires, Charlie Kirk, "Murdoch’s role in destabilizing democracy in North America, Europe Australia
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It has been a looooooooong time since conservatives were honestly interested in fiscal conservatism.
This is deeply weird and pitiful.
