The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 800,000+ federal and D.C. workers (i.e. people directly impacted by a government shutdown), is urging senators to vote no on the House GOP's CR.

In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.

Chaos and destruction? There's a plan for that.
www.project2025.observer
If we have any questions about where it's going...

Flu hospitalization rates are higher so far this season than at the same point during each of the past FIFTEEN YEARS, at least
Chart shows Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET) cumulative hospitalization data; red line is current (2024-2025) season
gis.cdc.gov/grasp/fluvie...

This is so brilliant. A small dose of justice.

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

A very important message. And honestly something to think about every day. I honestly hadn't considered how the demoralized statements of "no more elections" was an example of giving them power they don't have yet. Do not concede in advance.

Let's be clear about what's happening.

Trump is freeing the violent paramilitary wing of his movement from prison in order to:

1) demonstrate that violence committed in service of his objectives will go unpunished, and

2) facilitate future acts of violence in service of his regime.

We also must prepare for the Laken Riley Act to move to the House. The GOP has a razor thin majority and Democrats can block this if they stay united — but 48 House Democrats supported this dangerous bill last time it came up for a vote, so we need to make some calls: indivisible.org/resource/tel...

Terrifying, indeed.

Well done, onion, as usual. Also, WTF, world?!?

Yaaasss...

Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case The report, which said the special counsel’s office stood “fully behind” the merits of the prosecution, amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of the president-elect.

Special Counsel Jack Smith said in a final report that the evidence would have been sufficient to convict Trump in a trial, had his 2024 election victory not made it impossible for the prosecution to continue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/u...

Just fucking heartbreaking...

It takes an exile from Putin’s Russia, writing about the theories of an exile from Orban’s Hungary, to cut through the noise about Trump’s America, from which we have nowhere left to run. Gift link to M. Gessen in NYT: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...

Nailed it.

Calling these members and asking them to read thr Gaetz report into the Congressional record takes five minutes. Staff have been lovely so far.

Can y'all take 5 minutes out of your day to ask them to invoke this parliamentary privilege?