Any four Republican Senators could stop this at any time simply by threatening to block all action (or even caucus with the Democrats) if Trump doesn't make certain concessions.

They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.

People are saying it's impossible for Jeff Bezos to spend $600 million on a wedding but that's because they're poor and have never gone to a Second Invasion of Grenada themed wedding

sarah's gonzo journalism during a coup is probably some of the best content this site has ever produced imho

Just learned that this is the FIRST TIME IN HISTORY that a US ally has been targeted by the ICC. Meanwhile, the state department cancelled today's press briefing, just a coincidence I'M SURE.

You could probably radicalize a good percentage of the American working class by just explaining how thoroughly the tax code is rigged by the wealthy few, the same ones currently growing richer by raising the cost of every product and service we need to survive

A tiny book made the list

www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...

Are there House Ethics committee reports into other legislators that haven’t been made public? Because if so…those should probably be made public too.

Thinking about this for no particular reason tonight, other than the fact that we need to have longer collective memories.

The first ladybug 🐞 sighting of the season

I raise you three dogs in miniature horse foal-blankets

just a friendly reminder that one of my favorite secular holidays is coming up next week, so (if you haven’t already) it’s time to start figuring out your menu and shopping list for henry kissinger death day

Even if you adjust for inflation, the US economy is ~6.5x larger than it was in 1960, & our population has nearly doubled. The idea that the federal government is bloated with employees is beyond silly.

We got our first flurries of the season today and I realized it’s time to knit her a new big girl sweater — this was last winter when she was just 5 months old and that sweater could be a hat now 🥹

I keep thinking about those congresspeople kneeling in the rotunda wearing kente cloth scarves, very performative. There has been no loud, visible, unified support for Sarah McBride from the democrats. It’s a real disgrace. That is your colleague! They are bullying her in your faces. And silence!

Fun fact: Elissa Slotkin was the #2 recipient of cryptocurrency industry spending this election cycle (behind Bernie Moreno). Crypto super PACs paid $10 million to install her.

Perhaps she should try "Not from the faculty lounge but the Coinbase boardroom."

me and sixteen guys that i met on "The Grindr Of Sandwiches" are gonna go down to the combination barcade/steampunk bowling alley tonight and pay $7500 for one round of bowling and nine tokens before committing ritual suicide in front of a used video game store with orientalist theming

looks like the cable news anchors are finally asking minor questions like “what does a mass deportation actually look like” and “are you going to deport citizen children?”

enjoying the new scratchy pole