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The same burning car photo sure is getting milked on Twitter, apparently all it takes is one criminal to set a car on fire to land on a “the whole city is burning & needs rescuing” narrative. That is a lot of power to give a small # of criminals. LA is a big place.
June 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The same burning car photo sure is getting milked on Twitter, apparently all it takes is one criminal to set a car on fire to land on a “the whole city is burning & needs rescuing” narrative. That is a lot of power to give a small # of criminals. LA is a big place.
Amusing that Elon just went there, but for the record I think Vance is scarier
Also the handwringing by MAGA influencers right now is palpable, not a single one of them has a hot take!
Also the handwringing by MAGA influencers right now is palpable, not a single one of them has a hot take!
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Amusing that Elon just went there, but for the record I think Vance is scarier
Also the handwringing by MAGA influencers right now is palpable, not a single one of them has a hot take!
Also the handwringing by MAGA influencers right now is palpable, not a single one of them has a hot take!
If you are going to platform Steve Bannon saying Trump will be elected for a 3rd term, be better prepared to hold up the mirror to how insane that is
Here are some things I wish Bill Maher had said/asked 🧵
“Is this going to be a free & fair election in which
www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...
Here are some things I wish Bill Maher had said/asked 🧵
“Is this going to be a free & fair election in which
www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...
Bannon Pledges Third Trump Term in Wild Bill Maher Interview
The president’s former White House adviser told Bill Maher he holds an expansive view of the Constitution.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you are going to platform Steve Bannon saying Trump will be elected for a 3rd term, be better prepared to hold up the mirror to how insane that is
Here are some things I wish Bill Maher had said/asked 🧵
“Is this going to be a free & fair election in which
www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...
Here are some things I wish Bill Maher had said/asked 🧵
“Is this going to be a free & fair election in which
www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...
GOP Senators who knew better but confirmed the worst of Trump’s cabinet anyway for fear of being primaried by MAGA… are predictably being primaried by MAGA anyway
www.axios.com/2025/04/08/p...
www.axios.com/2025/04/08/p...
Scoop: Ken Paxton hires consultants for 2026 Texas Senate primary
Jeff Roe, Ted Cruz's top consultant, won't be personally involved in the campaign.
www.axios.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
GOP Senators who knew better but confirmed the worst of Trump’s cabinet anyway for fear of being primaried by MAGA… are predictably being primaried by MAGA anyway
www.axios.com/2025/04/08/p...
www.axios.com/2025/04/08/p...
𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏
Cooper Flagg shocks the world & returns for the ‘25-‘26 NCAA season
With all eyes on Flagg in the 2026 Tournament, he is interviewed wearing a “Jared Golden for US Senate” hat in the midst of a competitive Dem primary campaign to take on Susan Collins in Maine…
Cooper Flagg shocks the world & returns for the ‘25-‘26 NCAA season
With all eyes on Flagg in the 2026 Tournament, he is interviewed wearing a “Jared Golden for US Senate” hat in the midst of a competitive Dem primary campaign to take on Susan Collins in Maine…
March 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏
Cooper Flagg shocks the world & returns for the ‘25-‘26 NCAA season
With all eyes on Flagg in the 2026 Tournament, he is interviewed wearing a “Jared Golden for US Senate” hat in the midst of a competitive Dem primary campaign to take on Susan Collins in Maine…
Cooper Flagg shocks the world & returns for the ‘25-‘26 NCAA season
With all eyes on Flagg in the 2026 Tournament, he is interviewed wearing a “Jared Golden for US Senate” hat in the midst of a competitive Dem primary campaign to take on Susan Collins in Maine…
I am pro-border security, but this is insanity, what is the devil’s advocate argument for this process creating a social good?
Grossly inhume practices for the sole purpose of artificially juicing deportation #s & detention facility contract dollars
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Grossly inhume practices for the sole purpose of artificially juicing deportation #s & detention facility contract dollars
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I am pro-border security, but this is insanity, what is the devil’s advocate argument for this process creating a social good?
Grossly inhume practices for the sole purpose of artificially juicing deportation #s & detention facility contract dollars
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Grossly inhume practices for the sole purpose of artificially juicing deportation #s & detention facility contract dollars
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Democratic party needs leadership with more moves besides peering dramatically over the upper rim of their glasses while giving a lame speech
If we enter a shutdown, Congressional Republicans would weaponize their majorities to cherry-pick which parts of government to reopen.
March 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The Democratic party needs leadership with more moves besides peering dramatically over the upper rim of their glasses while giving a lame speech
That’s all you got to say… let the White House spin a shut down anyway they want, but it really is this simple
I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill. On cloture. On all of it.
When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him.
Not without a fight.
open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...
When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him.
Not without a fight.
open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...
My Vote on the GOP Spending Bill
I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill. On cloture. On all of it. When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him. Not without a fight.
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
That’s all you got to say… let the White House spin a shut down anyway they want, but it really is this simple
Chuck Schumer wants to keep his powder dry for when the situation is truly hopeless
A shutdown would give Donald Trump and Elon Musk carte blanche to destroy vital government services at a significantly faster rate than they can right now.
March 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Chuck Schumer wants to keep his powder dry for when the situation is truly hopeless
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1. The DOGE website is garbage.
The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided.
And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract.
So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.
The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided.
And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract.
So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.
Introducing: The Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
New tool reveals Musk has overstated verified DOGE savings by at least 92%
www.muskwatch.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
1. The DOGE website is garbage.
The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided.
And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract.
So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.
The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided.
And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract.
So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.
This is important for everyone to read
1000 foot view of the Russian threat, put in historical context, highlighting parallels between Putin’s rise to power & what is happening in the US right now
Then spend a few minutes looking at Russia/Ukraine talking points by conservative influencers on X
1000 foot view of the Russian threat, put in historical context, highlighting parallels between Putin’s rise to power & what is happening in the US right now
Then spend a few minutes looking at Russia/Ukraine talking points by conservative influencers on X
March 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is important for everyone to read
1000 foot view of the Russian threat, put in historical context, highlighting parallels between Putin’s rise to power & what is happening in the US right now
Then spend a few minutes looking at Russia/Ukraine talking points by conservative influencers on X
1000 foot view of the Russian threat, put in historical context, highlighting parallels between Putin’s rise to power & what is happening in the US right now
Then spend a few minutes looking at Russia/Ukraine talking points by conservative influencers on X
I don’t understand the initial trigger that set JD off on his rant calling Zelensky disrespectful.
Zelensky was simply explaining the difference between a paper mache “ceasefire” & a true peace deal designed to last. What was so disrespectful about that? It isn’t that hard to understand
Zelensky was simply explaining the difference between a paper mache “ceasefire” & a true peace deal designed to last. What was so disrespectful about that? It isn’t that hard to understand
March 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I don’t understand the initial trigger that set JD off on his rant calling Zelensky disrespectful.
Zelensky was simply explaining the difference between a paper mache “ceasefire” & a true peace deal designed to last. What was so disrespectful about that? It isn’t that hard to understand
Zelensky was simply explaining the difference between a paper mache “ceasefire” & a true peace deal designed to last. What was so disrespectful about that? It isn’t that hard to understand
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RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
WASHINGTON—Addressing the ongoing outbreak in Texas that has infected at least 124 state residents and killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday to mak...
theonion.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
RFK, Jr. is actually a voice that people in low vaccination rate communities might listen to if he stepped up to the plate & advised them that getting vaccinated ASAP is the #1 tool for stopping the spread
Him being unable to say that is a gross dereliction of duty
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Him being unable to say that is a gross dereliction of duty
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays the outbreak
At least 124 people have been infected in the fast-spreading outbreak. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, “we have measles outbreaks every year.”
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
RFK, Jr. is actually a voice that people in low vaccination rate communities might listen to if he stepped up to the plate & advised them that getting vaccinated ASAP is the #1 tool for stopping the spread
Him being unable to say that is a gross dereliction of duty
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Him being unable to say that is a gross dereliction of duty
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
I’ve been screaming this from the rooftops
All they are doing is voting to deliver a slush fund for Trump to allocate at his whims!
I doubt a gov’t shut down would change much anyway, Trump would just direct the Treasury to keep accessing & spending funds as he sees fit
All they are doing is voting to deliver a slush fund for Trump to allocate at his whims!
I doubt a gov’t shut down would change much anyway, Trump would just direct the Treasury to keep accessing & spending funds as he sees fit
Not sure why Democrats would provide any votes to keep the Trump/Musk government open. They are ignoring the law. Passing a new law saying they need to follow the law doesn't accomplish much.
Republicans control both chambers of Congress.
Republicans control both chambers of Congress.
NEW: Trump and Musk's slash-and-burn tactics to remake the government have become the key sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown
Dems are demanding language to make admin spend Congress-directed money.
Republicans say that’s a red line.
Deadline: March 14
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Dems are demanding language to make admin spend Congress-directed money.
Republicans say that’s a red line.
Deadline: March 14
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
February 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I’ve been screaming this from the rooftops
All they are doing is voting to deliver a slush fund for Trump to allocate at his whims!
I doubt a gov’t shut down would change much anyway, Trump would just direct the Treasury to keep accessing & spending funds as he sees fit
All they are doing is voting to deliver a slush fund for Trump to allocate at his whims!
I doubt a gov’t shut down would change much anyway, Trump would just direct the Treasury to keep accessing & spending funds as he sees fit
Can someone please explain to this dipshit that rule by executive fiat is not democracy?
I don’t remember Trump campaigning on a promise to usurp Congressional authority so trying to say this is the “will of the people” is utter BS
I don’t remember Trump campaigning on a promise to usurp Congressional authority so trying to say this is the “will of the people” is utter BS
February 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Can someone please explain to this dipshit that rule by executive fiat is not democracy?
I don’t remember Trump campaigning on a promise to usurp Congressional authority so trying to say this is the “will of the people” is utter BS
I don’t remember Trump campaigning on a promise to usurp Congressional authority so trying to say this is the “will of the people” is utter BS
I am mystified at how & why all these Republican Senators keep caving to threats of primary challenges.
Here is the list of Rs who should not be phased by such threats:
- Susan Collins (they’d be doing Dems a favor!)
- Lisa Murkowski (a lock to face such primary challenge anyway in ‘28)
🧵
Here is the list of Rs who should not be phased by such threats:
- Susan Collins (they’d be doing Dems a favor!)
- Lisa Murkowski (a lock to face such primary challenge anyway in ‘28)
🧵
challenges.here
February 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I am mystified at how & why all these Republican Senators keep caving to threats of primary challenges.
Here is the list of Rs who should not be phased by such threats:
- Susan Collins (they’d be doing Dems a favor!)
- Lisa Murkowski (a lock to face such primary challenge anyway in ‘28)
🧵
Here is the list of Rs who should not be phased by such threats:
- Susan Collins (they’d be doing Dems a favor!)
- Lisa Murkowski (a lock to face such primary challenge anyway in ‘28)
🧵
I believed all along that the Senate would find the political will to reject 1 (and only 1) of the crazier nominations, for the sake of reminding us of their autonomy
Tulsi Gabbard seemed like the low hanging fruit
While it would be nice if Kash Patel gets bounced, it now looks like a clean sweep
Tulsi Gabbard seemed like the low hanging fruit
While it would be nice if Kash Patel gets bounced, it now looks like a clean sweep
February 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I believed all along that the Senate would find the political will to reject 1 (and only 1) of the crazier nominations, for the sake of reminding us of their autonomy
Tulsi Gabbard seemed like the low hanging fruit
While it would be nice if Kash Patel gets bounced, it now looks like a clean sweep
Tulsi Gabbard seemed like the low hanging fruit
While it would be nice if Kash Patel gets bounced, it now looks like a clean sweep
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As the Trump administration and Elon Musk work to dismantle USAID, the government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid for generations, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work, promoting unfounded claims and conspiratorial thinking. nyti.ms/4htWHN0
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
As the Trump administration and Elon Musk work to dismantle USAID, the government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid for generations, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work, promoting unfounded claims and conspiratorial thinking. nyti.ms/4htWHN0
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I wonder why Musk is focused on the federal civilian workforce (4% of the budget) and not federal contractors, which account for 3x more annual spending and are more prone to waste, fraud, and abuse?
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I wonder why Musk is focused on the federal civilian workforce (4% of the budget) and not federal contractors, which account for 3x more annual spending and are more prone to waste, fraud, and abuse?
There is a good faith, non-bigoted argument for such practice based on competitive balance in sports, but the Federal gov’t shouldn’t be weighing in
I can’t find the text of the EO but “direct[ing] state attorney generals” to do anything is unconstitutional AF
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I can’t find the text of the EO but “direct[ing] state attorney generals” to do anything is unconstitutional AF
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Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports, directing DOJ to enforce
The order will establish sweeping mandates on sex and sports policy.
abcnews.go.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There is a good faith, non-bigoted argument for such practice based on competitive balance in sports, but the Federal gov’t shouldn’t be weighing in
I can’t find the text of the EO but “direct[ing] state attorney generals” to do anything is unconstitutional AF
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abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
I can’t find the text of the EO but “direct[ing] state attorney generals” to do anything is unconstitutional AF
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Here is a crazy idea, wait for the facts to come in on what caused the crash.
What kind of soulless lowlife pounces on this tragedy as a chance to get on an anti-DEI soapbox?
Did JD Vance need to take a shower after issuing this statement?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3o2...
What kind of soulless lowlife pounces on this tragedy as a chance to get on an anti-DEI soapbox?
Did JD Vance need to take a shower after issuing this statement?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3o2...
JD Vance says Trump will end DEI policies after deadly plane crash
YouTube video by WCNC
m.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here is a crazy idea, wait for the facts to come in on what caused the crash.
What kind of soulless lowlife pounces on this tragedy as a chance to get on an anti-DEI soapbox?
Did JD Vance need to take a shower after issuing this statement?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3o2...
What kind of soulless lowlife pounces on this tragedy as a chance to get on an anti-DEI soapbox?
Did JD Vance need to take a shower after issuing this statement?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3o2...
Questions I’d like to see a Senator ask Kash Patel:
1) will you commit to maintaining any existing investigations or informants within militia groups such as the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys or 3 Percenters?
2) is QAnon a cult? Why have you repeatedly pandered to …
www.c-span.org/event/senate...
1) will you commit to maintaining any existing investigations or informants within militia groups such as the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys or 3 Percenters?
2) is QAnon a cult? Why have you repeatedly pandered to …
www.c-span.org/event/senate...
FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Testifies at Confirmation Hearing
Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee to serve as FBI director, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
www.c-span.org
January 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Questions I’d like to see a Senator ask Kash Patel:
1) will you commit to maintaining any existing investigations or informants within militia groups such as the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys or 3 Percenters?
2) is QAnon a cult? Why have you repeatedly pandered to …
www.c-span.org/event/senate...
1) will you commit to maintaining any existing investigations or informants within militia groups such as the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys or 3 Percenters?
2) is QAnon a cult? Why have you repeatedly pandered to …
www.c-span.org/event/senate...