This is excellent media framing: a catchy phrase which happens to be true.
Jeffries: "The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program. That's the reason they refuse to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva."
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is excellent media framing: a catchy phrase which happens to be true.
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Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
My grand unifying theory of politics is: "The winner of the presidential general election is the candidate who would win a race for Prom King." The only time it failed in the last 50+ years was 2020, when there was a defining issue people voted on. It is the maddening civic reality we live in.
🧵🔥If You Still Don't Believe Me About Voters, Take This Quiz
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If You Still Don't Believe Me About Voters, Take This Quiz
There’s a new interactive tool from the Survey Center on American Life that I need every reader of The Cycle to go take — not because it’s fun (it’s more maddening), but because it perfectly proves so...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My grand unifying theory of politics is: "The winner of the presidential general election is the candidate who would win a race for Prom King." The only time it failed in the last 50+ years was 2020, when there was a defining issue people voted on. It is the maddening civic reality we live in.
This needs to be duplicated EVERYWHERE! They will rue the day this guy was detained: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
Okay this made me laugh very hard. Bravo and more please. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This needs to be duplicated EVERYWHERE! They will rue the day this guy was detained: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
Birders and those who appreciate goofy road trips should watch the free YouTube movie "Listers" about a pair of brothers who decide to do a Big Year without first knowing anything about birds. Here is an interview with the pair: www.audubon.org/magazine/get...
Get to Know the Brothers Behind the Buzziest Birding Film in Years
Owen and Quentin Reiser take us behind the scenes of “Listers” and preview their next project.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Birders and those who appreciate goofy road trips should watch the free YouTube movie "Listers" about a pair of brothers who decide to do a Big Year without first knowing anything about birds. Here is an interview with the pair: www.audubon.org/magazine/get...
Hey, Google! Google <"dark-sided flycatcher" "mountain view"> if you want to know why a mob has descended upon a parking lot on your campus!
September 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hey, Google! Google <"dark-sided flycatcher" "mountain view"> if you want to know why a mob has descended upon a parking lot on your campus!
This post was originally from after Colbert was cancelled, and now with Kimmel on the outs it is abundantly clear we do not have a free society.
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
September 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This post was originally from after Colbert was cancelled, and now with Kimmel on the outs it is abundantly clear we do not have a free society.
This was, of course, extremely predictable. It isn't "only one man responsible" though - rural America overwhelmingly voted for this: they are responsible for the outcome of that vote.
American soybean farmers don’t have a single order from China as they head into harvest season. China usually buys 25% of the entire crop.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Farmer says 'we're in a very dire situation' ahead of harvest—with zero soybean orders from China, historically the largest buyer | Fortune
Caleb Ragland says his pleas to the Trump administration have fallen on deaf ears.
fortune.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This was, of course, extremely predictable. It isn't "only one man responsible" though - rural America overwhelmingly voted for this: they are responsible for the outcome of that vote.
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Emmy-winning Austin, TX based TV meteorologist on Facebook:
July 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Emmy-winning Austin, TX based TV meteorologist on Facebook:
Apparently inaccurate weather forecasts can have deadly consequences. What a coincidence that a bunch of weather forecasters at the National Weather Service were randomly fired a few months ago.
After media reports & experts warned for months that drastic & sudden cuts at the Nat Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability & endanger lives during the storm season, TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood.
July 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Apparently inaccurate weather forecasts can have deadly consequences. What a coincidence that a bunch of weather forecasters at the National Weather Service were randomly fired a few months ago.
It is very important to repeat the point that higher government debt leads to higher interest rates for everyone's mortgage and car loan. If rank and file people knew this they would be demanding to tax the crap out of the billionaires to bring down the deficit.
It's a very, very good point. The earlier crises were vast and required huge amounts of spending. We have no economic crisis now. We have a vast political and constitutional one. It's when you'd want to keep deficit/debt stable with respect to size of the economy.
Of all the times in our history, why blow out the budget deficit now?
July 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
It is very important to repeat the point that higher government debt leads to higher interest rates for everyone's mortgage and car loan. If rank and file people knew this they would be demanding to tax the crap out of the billionaires to bring down the deficit.
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Jeffries: "We will not be lectured by Donald Trump and anyone in the Republican Party about issues of law and order ... he pardoned hundreds of violent felons, criminals, who brutally assaulted police officers and attacked the Capitol on January 6. That's what Donald Trump did on day one."
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jeffries: "We will not be lectured by Donald Trump and anyone in the Republican Party about issues of law and order ... he pardoned hundreds of violent felons, criminals, who brutally assaulted police officers and attacked the Capitol on January 6. That's what Donald Trump did on day one."
Question I would like asked at a White House press conference: "Does anyone in the administration feel bad about sending innocent people to be tortured indefinitely in a Salvadoran prison, or is every last one of you an evil sociopath?"
April 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Question I would like asked at a White House press conference: "Does anyone in the administration feel bad about sending innocent people to be tortured indefinitely in a Salvadoran prison, or is every last one of you an evil sociopath?"
So... are you upset about what has been going on lately? Are you ready to do something about it? Tomorrow is your chance! There will be over 1,000 rallies / protests all over the country so you can make your voice heard!
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Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.
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April 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So... are you upset about what has been going on lately? Are you ready to do something about it? Tomorrow is your chance! There will be over 1,000 rallies / protests all over the country so you can make your voice heard!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Go Cory Booker! That's what we need to see - Democrats resisting for all it's worth!
April 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Go Cory Booker! That's what we need to see - Democrats resisting for all it's worth!
Media reports are coming in of innocent men being detained there indefinitely: a barber, a makeup artist, a soccer player with a Real Madrid tattoo, a baker with an autism awareness tattoo, and no doubt many more with no criminal history. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
March 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Media reports are coming in of innocent men being detained there indefinitely: a barber, a makeup artist, a soccer player with a Real Madrid tattoo, a baker with an autism awareness tattoo, and no doubt many more with no criminal history. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Pete Hegseth never should have been tapped for this job. It's too important.
He should be fired immediately.
He should be fired immediately.
March 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Pete Hegseth never should have been tapped for this job. It's too important.
He should be fired immediately.
He should be fired immediately.
Now the decisive test is whether our society can learn from its mistakes. That is the frayed thread on which the remnants of our democracy hang. I can't say I have faith in the outcome, but I will do what I can to make it so.
The decisive test of our society in my lifetime was the 2024 election and our failure was spectacular and total. I will never again have any faith in the American electorate to do the obviously right thing.
March 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Now the decisive test is whether our society can learn from its mistakes. That is the frayed thread on which the remnants of our democracy hang. I can't say I have faith in the outcome, but I will do what I can to make it so.
I was angry about the Senate Democrats' capitulation on the continuing resolution keeping the government running for 6 months, but this is a reasonable argument that it will end up being the politically astute thing for Democrats to have done. Time will tell.
🧵STAT(S) Of the Week:
Never Interrupt Your Enemy When They Are Making a Mistake
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Never Interrupt Your Enemy When They Are Making a Mistake
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STAT(S) Of the Week
Never Interrupt Your Enemy When They Are Making a Mistake
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March 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I was angry about the Senate Democrats' capitulation on the continuing resolution keeping the government running for 6 months, but this is a reasonable argument that it will end up being the politically astute thing for Democrats to have done. Time will tell.
Democrats have had a problem with geriatric leadership out of touch with the Democratic base and the people in general for a while. Pelosi gracefully stepped aside, and Biden less gracefully. After his "please shred the Constitution more slowly" show, it is clear Schumer must also step aside.
March 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Democrats have had a problem with geriatric leadership out of touch with the Democratic base and the people in general for a while. Pelosi gracefully stepped aside, and Biden less gracefully. After his "please shred the Constitution more slowly" show, it is clear Schumer must also step aside.
Your kakistocracy for today: Trump claimed that Biden spent money "making mice transgender". It was actually *transgenic* mice, which have been genetically modified to be better human analogs and are very useful in medical research. Stupidity is dangerous! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Your kakistocracy for today: Trump claimed that Biden spent money "making mice transgender". It was actually *transgenic* mice, which have been genetically modified to be better human analogs and are very useful in medical research. Stupidity is dangerous! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
I'm with Ukraine because I am not a sociopath who licks the boots of murderous dictators.
March 1, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I'm with Ukraine because I am not a sociopath who licks the boots of murderous dictators.
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As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
March 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
JD Vance is a poor excuse for a human being.
It's not necessarily the most important part of today's Oval Office debacle, but Vance suggested that Zelenskyy has never thanked the U.S. for its support — and that's demonstrably ridiculous.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
The Ukrainian gratitude that JD Vance has apparently failed to notice
The vice president suggested that Volodymyr Zelenskyy has never thanked the United States for its support. That’s demonstrably ridiculous.
www.msnbc.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
JD Vance is a poor excuse for a human being.