@bdcoley.bsky.social
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The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.
Trump's Medicaid cuts will hurt children's hospitals
The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.
n.pr
September 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.
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I remember when this happened.
July 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I remember when this happened.
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
@mcsweeneys.net doing that good work
98. March 18, 2025 – An article about Baseball Hall of Famer and Civil Rights hero Jackie Robinson’s military career was removed from the DoD’s website as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI-related material. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors
Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: March 2025: Atrocities 69-133
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We...
buff.ly
June 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
@mcsweeneys.net doing that good work
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"I’m Comic Sans, Asshole"
~ "You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font …" — @mcsweeneys
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole
~ "You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font …" — @mcsweeneys
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole
I’m Comic Sans, Asshole
Listen up. I know the shit you’ve been saying behind my b...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 17, 2024 at 3:30 AM
"I’m Comic Sans, Asshole"
~ "You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font …" — @mcsweeneys
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole
~ "You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font …" — @mcsweeneys
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole
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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
June 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Alex Padilla, a US Senator getting dragged out of Kristi Noem's press conference for asking questions.
This is not America.
This is not America.
June 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Alex Padilla, a US Senator getting dragged out of Kristi Noem's press conference for asking questions.
This is not America.
This is not America.
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Healthcare for seniors is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
June 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Healthcare for seniors is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
In a world of Jake Tappers, be a Scott Pelley. Two journalists. One stood up for freedoms at his own personal expense. The other is seeking to profit off making Trump happy. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/in-a-world...
In a world of Jake Tappers, be a Scott Pelley
We need more Scott Pelleys!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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By now it should be clear that the Trump administration intends to use the power of the state to crush every institution that stands in its way.
There is no refuge in compliance. There will only be more demands, threats, and targets.
We can sit and watch it happen. Or we can unite against it.
There is no refuge in compliance. There will only be more demands, threats, and targets.
We can sit and watch it happen. Or we can unite against it.
Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
By now it should be clear that the Trump administration intends to use the power of the state to crush every institution that stands in its way.
There is no refuge in compliance. There will only be more demands, threats, and targets.
We can sit and watch it happen. Or we can unite against it.
There is no refuge in compliance. There will only be more demands, threats, and targets.
We can sit and watch it happen. Or we can unite against it.
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In an emotional tribute, Trump thanked the fallen foot specialists who bravely risked their medical licenses so that others facing military service could be free.
Trump Honors Those Who Helped Others Avoid Service at Tomb of the Unknown Podiatrist
In an emotional tribute, Trump thanked the fallen foot specialists who bravely risked their medical licenses so that others facing military service could be free.
www.borowitzreport.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
In an emotional tribute, Trump thanked the fallen foot specialists who bravely risked their medical licenses so that others facing military service could be free.
"So far, American society’s response to this authoritarian offensive has been underwhelming — alarmingly so."
"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"So far, American society’s response to this authoritarian offensive has been underwhelming — alarmingly so."
"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Best read as a reasoned call to action, not a question. And we will need vivid terms for where we are going — oligarchy and fascism — as well as what we are seeking — freedom and equality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Best read as a reasoned call to action, not a question. And we will need vivid terms for where we are going — oligarchy and fascism — as well as what we are seeking — freedom and equality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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A dog shelter in Kyiv during last night's Russian attack.
May 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A dog shelter in Kyiv during last night's Russian attack.
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What’s interesting/ignorant about this is that we *do do the big things here - the AI and the weapons systems. And we don’t do T shirts and textiles at scale.
Once again, he has no idea how any of this works.
Once again, he has no idea how any of this works.
Trump: "We're not looking to make sneakers and t-shirts. We want to make military equipment, we want to make big things. We want to do the AI things with the computers. But the textile -- you know, I'm not looking to make t-shirts, to be honest. I'm not looking to make socks."
May 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
What’s interesting/ignorant about this is that we *do do the big things here - the AI and the weapons systems. And we don’t do T shirts and textiles at scale.
Once again, he has no idea how any of this works.
Once again, he has no idea how any of this works.
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