Ed Trenn

Republicans control every branch in Washington.

Now, Trump is openly giddy about using the shutdown to slash and burn federal resources that working Americans count on.

His shutdown, and firings, will hurt people in every part of this country.

The Truth Behind Republicans' Government Shutdown Lies Democrats have the policy, the politics, and the truth on their side in the shutdown fight

The latest government shutdown centers on health care. Democrats want Obamacare subsidies extended and GOP Medicaid cuts reversed. Trump and the GOP shut the government and spread false claims about undocumented immigrants. Here’s what’s at stake in a showdown that impacts millions of Americans.

'Reading Rainbow' Is Coming Back After Nearly 20 Years With Beloved Librarian As Host—And Fans Are Pumped

The best news! ❤️

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell' A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

The Epstein files have turned the entire GOP in Congress into a bunch of Gym Jordans. They know the truth about a pedophile but are actively covering it up.

Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands. ​​​

Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes:

Jerry Resigns From Ben & Jerry's After Claiming Brand Is Being 'Silenced' For Their Activism

Thank you for standing up for what's right, Jerry 🍦

J. D. Vance, Charlie Kirk, and the Politics-as-Talk-Show Singularity Broadcasting from the White House, the Vice-President seemed to complete the merger of politics and red-meat live streams—and to threaten more ominous crackdowns ahead.

When J. D. Vance hosted “The Charlie Kirk Show,” it became clear that the Vice-President was not interested in soothing the nation after Kirk’s horrific, polarizing murder.

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

Ted Cruz Dragged Over Cringey Video Of Him Painting Over Charlie Kirk Graffiti In Houston

A national embarrassment.

Pam Bondi has a lot to say about hate speech and the First Amendment after Charlie Kirk’s murder. The problem is, everything she says is flat-out wrong under controlling Supreme Court law. Why she needs to go back to law school is in today’s write-up, in the replies.

We are living in the stupidest of stupid times.

Laugh crying.

@colbertlateshow.bsky.social,
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.

I remember the worst day for crime in Washington D.C.'s history and whose fault it was.

Indivisible.org has an online training for fighting facism. It seems like a good idea.

The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.

65 Percent of People Taken by ICE Had No Convictions, 93 Percent No Violent Convictions ICE’s deportation agenda is not what is being advertised to the American public. ICE is not interested in prioritizing public safety, yet it constantly pretends that anyone who objects to its tactics ...

My brain is breaking a little. The Cato Institute us saying ICE is going too far

The Senator Who Failed America on Vaccines Bill Cassidy blew it.

Senator Bill Cassidy cast a pivotal vote to confirm RFK Jr. while vowing to constrain him. Cassidy has clearly failed to do so, writes Nicholas Florko.

We must never give up hope, never let up on this regime, never shrug and sigh in fateful resignation. Keep fighting!

He’s moving us toward what’s called a “police state.” Random abductions and detentions. Disappeared people. Federal troops on our streets. We won’t stand for it.

We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info.

The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵

He has to pay $2.3M.

The Senator Who Failed America on Vaccines Bill Cassidy blew it.

Senator Bill Cassidy cast a pivotal vote to confirm RFK Jr. while vowing to constrain him. Cassidy has clearly failed to do so, writes Nicholas Florko.

It’s Wednesday and the Trump regime is lying to the nation about immigrants being criminals, about LA being on fire, and about protestors being insurrectionists. How to counter this and set the narrative straight, in today’s write-up. Link: buff.ly/oO9QqOa

Capitol Officer Who Witnessed Jan. 6 Insurrection Goes Viral With Tweet About LA Protests A voice we should listen to.

An important message.

Bernie, you rascal! You’re spot on here.

From Alpha To Beta: Trump's "Strong Leader" Persona Is Crumbling Trump's performative strength can no longer hide the profound weakness of his presidency

In his first term, it was the myth of the savvy businessman. As he ran for his second, it was the myth of the "strong leader." But now, Trump’s entire persona is crumbling in real-time as he struggles to hide his profound weakness as a leader.