Eamon Paton-Usry

Alex Thompson and Nate Cohn are big mad that the public has generally sided with Democrats during the shutdown rather than Republicans

they aren’t allegations, he’s fucking said this

It’s so funny to hear people describe Portland as a war zone because they obviously sound like fascist losers whose children won’t call them back, but they also sound like massive weakling cowards.

Looks like ICE again has a big, hot mess on its hands. This time with the arrest of a Chicago TV station employee.
Witnesses say Debbie Brockman was just standing nearby when ICE roared up. She was later released from custody without charge....now this:

Can someone who’s good at politics tell me if this is the optic the ruling party, which just blocked legislation to pay military members, wants as it tries to consolidate power?

Does Ezra Klein thinks this is practicing politics the right way?

Ok so he's got some sort of cardiovascular problem that theyre trying to keep under wraps. Thats the proper way to read them going out if there way to be like "his hearts great actually. Younger than youd think!"

One of the replies saying “Every word is intentional”

That’s just literally not how communication works.

in general this admin seems to not understand why executing hostages *lowers* your leverage instead of raising it

Johnson in particular seems frustrated with the realization that being Speaker of the House hasn't brought him respect and an automatic win condition. This is a guy in denial about the trajectory his legacy is taking.

Hey, remember a decade ago when conservatives had a months long rage-gasm because a mosque was being built a little too close to the World Trade Center for their liking?

OH they're *all* frying their brains on AI-generated videos

it’s so cool that this is a government by and for the sweatiest and most unpleasant conspiracy theorists in the country

I don't think Secretary Kennedy knows what a placenta is.

What?

Looking at this another way: cars without license plates should be really easy to spot and pull over

Checked the very first quote source.
Turns out this lady's life is awful because ICE keeps shooting tear gas.

Decimating the alert system for critical infrastructure so as to provide for more raids of Home Depot parking lots

Johnson and Thune disagreeing about this at a public press conference was like BEGGING to get jammed up on it.

Beyond pathetic

The administration is aware of black bloc tactics, was vaguely aware of clown bloc tactics, but was completely unprepared for the advent of Animal Crossing bloc tactics.

They keep making it obvious for us exactly who they are

My favorite part about this attempted spooky conference is Trump is so clearly confused and out of the loop on everything. He keeps telling people to bring things to Pam or Kash lmao

Its a shame that Jake Tappers interest in an incumbent president mental acuity stopped on January 20th

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THOSE PEOPLE I PARDONED, ACCUSE THEM OF BEING ANTIFA, AND PUTTHEM BACK IN JAIL

like, the lies about chicago and portland are getting more egregious and cartoonish, the white house can’t even stay on their own message about shutdown, thune and johnson are publicly disagreeing about shit, bondi’s mean girl act in front of the senate, it all feels a little wobbly

this is not to say that they’re going away any time soon or that things won’t get worse before they get better, but last week felt like the administration started coming unglued and this week feels like the unraveling is speeding up

Past time for news media to treat Trumps dangerous--and worsening--disconnection from reality like the serious story it is. The longer they gone on without doing that, the harder it is to assume that the reason theyre not is bc they approve of all of this deranged lawlessness

nobody fucking believes this shit. people might believe that portland is run down, or crime ridden, but no one fucking believes this grandiose horseshit and anyone that says they do is lying.