Joel Lesko

So much sane-rehabbing to make him appear like a rational person. He is a moron and just trusted his gut - the same gut that had him convicted of rape, bankrupted, etc etc.

conservative evangelicalism is the direct theological offspring of slaveholder christianity and it contains all of its pathologies, part infinity

How Trump’s War on Iran Is Hastening the Coming MAGA Crack-Up Another Middle East war is exactly what the young voters and voters of color who flocked to Trump in 2024 did not sign up for.

Trump's Iran war is breaking up the MAGA coalition. Among young and nonwhite working class, only *one in five* approve, per new data I've obtained. That's extraordinary and heartening to see. It's also delivering another blow to Trump's "realignment." 1/

(new piece)
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I agree. Season 1 was on fire. Current issues and complex situations. S2 was an excellent follow up. Then it turned into a soap opera.

Press critic @froomkin.bsky.social wants to know: "At what point should a news organization devoted to impartiality start stating the obvious conclusion?"

We have a madman as commander-in-chief, who makes his decisions based on “feelings." presswatchers.org/2026/03/the-...

Zero in on Stephen Miller as a supervillain Democrats should make Trump’s unlikable adviser the face of the GOP

Stephen Miller is a fascist promoting a dictatorship. He's an offputting creep, too – the GOP's Dr. Evil. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he's a “big problem” for Trump. But that's true only if Democrats take advantage and tie Miller to Republicans in the midterms.
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NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

Thought I would have gotten used to it by now, but I’m still grappling with the realization of just how stupid the men running this country are.

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."
#ProudBlue www.npr.org/2026/02/28/n...

Just a reminder: "No organization put more boots on the ground at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, than the Proud Boys, and they were at the forefront of every major breach of the Capitol’s defenses, leading the on-the-ground efforts to storm the seat of government"
www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/p...

Country Joe McDonald - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag YouTube video by PatchouliHaze

RIP, Country Joe. Tragically as relevant as ever.
And it's 1-2-3, what're we fightin' for?
Don't ask me; I don't give a damn.
Next step is Teh-ran.
youtu.be/3W7-ngmO_p8

Fox & Friends airing old footage to hide that Trump showed up to a dignified transfer in a baseball cap isn’t a mistake, it’s propaganda. Rewriting reality for their audience is the routine. When media protects power instead of truth, the public gets theater instead of accountability.

Fox & Friends airing old footage to hide that Trump showed up to a dignified transfer in a baseball cap isn’t a mistake, it’s propaganda. Rewriting reality for their audience is the routine. When media protects power instead of truth, the public gets theater instead of accountability.

Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

WSJ finds that of 279 arrested for attacking ICE in what it unfortunately labels an "aggressive public-relations tactic," 181 were US citizens; none was convicted. But onviction isn't the point; harassment is.
Americans are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

I’ve been to hundreds of live sporting events and I’ve never seen ANYONE keep their hat on during the national anthem.

This is THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES during the solemn transfer of fallen American soldiers.

What a disrespectful yutz.

Donald Trump is accused of 'hitting a schoolgirl who refused to carry out sex act on him,' in a new bombshell Epstein Files claim… why isn’t this all over the American news?

US committing war crimes. I pray Trump, Vance and Hegseth can be held accountable.

That would be fun to somehow install a computer and hook this up to a feed from Jeff and every post triggers the printing. That sound was amazing.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A country that always defends human rights and international law, like Spain, earns the respect of the entire world, as has happened in recent weeks.”

People are dying based on this man’s ravings. It’s time for everyone with a platform to say so, and to say: No more.

Inside the backlash to the AI war machine A protest at OpenAI headquarters suggests the backlash to military AI is growing — even if its politics are still half-formed. PLUS: The Pentagon declares Anthropic a supply chain risk

“1, 2, 3, 4, we don’t want a robot war!”

The chant echoed outside OpenAI’s headquarters, where a small throng of protesters had gathered on Tuesday to warn of a looming AI surveillance state.

“5, 6, 7, 8, no AI surveillance state!”

platformer.news/openai-prote...

The economic story just changed dramatically.

Payrolls fell -92k in Feb. Jan growth was revised down by -4k to +126k. And Dec revisions subtracted -64k to -17k.

Unemployment rate up a tick to 4.4%.

Recession questions are back on the menu

Joe and his merry gang of sycophants are unwatchable. Thanks for tracking his BS. He’s still the rightwing whacko congressman from the what, 90s. He can’t stop talking about Newt and the good old days.

Thank you for your edits to the #BrokenTimes enablement. You help me learn and breathe.

Here's another dandy euphemism: Noem is "plagued by controversy." She plagued the nation with murders of American citizens, SS goon squads, concentration camps, and illegality. Controversy, sure, #BrokenTimes.

I’d give this a thousand likes if I could.

OMG! Trump Officials Will FINALLY TESTIFY About Epstein COVER-UP YouTube video by Katie Phang

Pamela Jo, Howard Lutnick, Bill Gates, & several others. They’ll all be answering questions before House Oversight about Jeffrey Epstein.

@robertgarcia.house.gov joins me with the latest updates on the investigations, incl. the upcoming shadow hearing in Florida.

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This is important to keep in the story - she made him look bad. That's all. Maybe it was this:
Trump called Sen. John Kennedy after DHS Sec Noem testified that Trump signed off on her $200M ad campaign in her hearing. "Put it this way, his recollection and Noem’s recollection are different.”

for Trump, you can basically murder and pillage as long as you do not say something on television that pisses him off. he hates firing people so much and basically never does it unless you violate the sacred TV rule