Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

“We are currently clean on OPSEC” accidentally sent to a journalist is an all time classic.

Secdef Lloyd Austin went to the hospital for prostate issues.

The GOP was trying to crush him.

Seems kinda small today huh

@senatorwong.bsky.social I am so angry about the oval office meeting with Zelensky... Please step up support for Ukraine. 🙏

@albomp.bsky.social @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
I am so angry about the oval office meeting with Zelensky... Please step up support to Ukraine.

A reminder that Trump, the luckiest man on earth, like in 2017, is inheriting a strong, growing economy with months & months of job growth & growing real wages (even though most Americans don’t know it!), & will almost certainly 1) take credit for it and 2) screw it all up again.

Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:

1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...

Over in the other place, the billionaire owner is threatening to fund ‘moderate’ (rightwing) candidates in heavily Democratic districts too.

This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.

Oligarchy.

And this is why my bluffs to nuke west are bluffs.

....And we laugh and smile because we're only waiting on them to bring us the sweet death and the eternal calmness in silence. When you're fresh, it's all adrenaline. But when you're exhausted, and when you have lost so many friends, you think of death as salvation....