She's always been a soulless opportunist. This is a woman who, when she was a lawyer in private practice, represented William Morris. Like all too many Dems, she lacks a moral compass.
We don’t talk enough about Gillibrand selling her soul for…nothing, as far as I can tell
“Comically unqualified, intensely partisan, and unflaggingly devoted to whatever ridiculous thing bubbled out of Donald Trump’s mouth five minutes ago” - @paulwaldman.bsky.social unpacks the general traits of a prototype member of Trump cabinet - the worst in U.S. history. Via @atrupar.com
A chart from CBS news on "How Senate Democrats voted on confirming top Trump officials Includes Democratic-leaning independents"
REFRESHER on the list of Senate Democrats who routinely voted to confirm some of the members of the worst cabinet in American history.
And remember all of them voted for Marco Rubio. www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...
Flashback to the 2024 Republican National Convention 👇🏽
WH press sec Leavitt refuses to rule out a military draft.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
I wonder what kind of training could teach these guys to be decent humans 🙄
Tear this agency out by the roots. That's the only way you reform this.
I'm no fancy political consultant, but, hey, if you're in Dem comms, you should notice that Fox News panicked over Trump wearing a cheap Trump merch baseball cap to receive the bodies of soldiers he got killed for no reason he can articulate, and you should absolutely lean into that.
📣 There you have it! Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov asked Noem if she's boinking unqualified boy toy & special govt employee Corey Lewandowski.
Noem — who has lied throughout her testimony — this time around acts indignant & refuses to answer the Q rather than lie. 🤨
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mohz...
Raskin tears Kristi Noem a new one: "Apparently when your blankie was left on one of the govt jets and not transported to the new one, your special govt employee, Corey Lewandowski, chivalrously stepped forward to fight the pilot -- mid air!"
“As time goes on, the broad public—including many Trump voters—might well come to appreciate Democrats who had Trump’s number from the jump, and never minced words about it.” - @brianbeutler.bsky.social sums up how I feel abt @jasmineforus.bsky.social while I root for @jamestalarico.bsky.social
Texas Democrats fell into the trap of voting for the candidate they thought could win (based on the candidate's own consultant-driven propaganda) instead of the candidate with the proven progressive record.
So now we're about to get a "look forward, not back" guy who appeals to Republicans.
“war of choice” is a too kind way, in this case, of saying “war of aggression” — and aggression is itself a war crime that generally results in many others.
Pop quiz:
Trump has bombed seven different countries in the last year.
How many of them can you name?
NEW: Pope Leo XIV has demanded that the Trump-Vance White House end its war in Iran.
He called on Trump and all parties involved to “assume the moral responsibility to stop the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss.”
This is right. Republicans are like toddlers. They keep pushing the boundaries to see what they can get away with. Every time Democrats are like "look forward, not backward," the toddlers learn that next time they can get away with even more.
Ortega Democrat for Congress Statement on Trump’s crime against peace The President of the United States has done what the Constitution expressly forbids: he has taken this nation to war by personal decree; without the consent of Congress; and without the approval of the American people whose sons and daughters will bear its costs. The Founders did not theorize about the dangers of unchecked executive power. They lived them—in the edicts of a distant king, in the obstruction of the administration of justice, in wars begun without the voice of the governed. They wrote what they knew: war powers, surrendered to a single individual, constituted an absolute tyranny. That power belongs to the Congress. That decision belongs to the people. A president who would commit this nation to war on his authority alone is not a guardian of our security. He is a threat to it. As a concerned citizen, I will not be silent as the constitutional order is dismantled in plain sight. As a congressional candidate, I will not stand by as this Congress abdicates its oath. As a member of Congress, I will not submit to war by executive fiat. For all of it strikes at the very heart of what this country is and what it must never become. History will record what was done in this moment. History will also record what we did in response. My answer will be clear: I stood for the Constitution, for the rule of law, and for the American people. This government derives its just powers from our consent and we do not consent to this. We did not arrive here by accident. We arrived here by acquiescence. Each transgression that went unanswered taught this president one lesson: that there are no consequences. This is a moment that calls for courage. The courage to break this cycle of impunity. There is no turning the page on this era. It must end with prosecutions.
This is a moment that calls for courage. The courage to break this cycle of impunity. There is no turning the page on this era. It must end with prosecutions. Full statement on Trump's crime against peace:
Every war is a class war
An unpopular president is about to drag the country into an unpopular war. Democratic leader should be out front in opposition, not politely asking for a briefing.
My piece in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/27/d...
In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.
"We are dealing now with an allegation that the president of the US raped and sexually assaulted a child and is now using his DOJ to try to cover that up."
If you want to understand latest Epstein revelations, @leahlitman.bsky.social explains them clearly on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2070...
I know, reich?
I love my city!
It’s really fucked up! nauseating and enraging—
Phoenix tradwife Summer Jaeger: "I’m not saying that your daughters shouldn’t read Wuthering Heights, but I am saying that hopefully before they do, you will have helped them grow an immune system that will be able to recognize it for the garbage that it is." Fundamentalist Maggie Rothenberger quote tweets this with: "Btw, your daughters should have literary immune systems strong enough to understand pretty instinctually that the Brontë sisters do not sufficiently condemn immoral behavior in their novels. Including Charlotte."
Not sure everyone realizes that many evangelical churches actively discourage people (especially women) from reading, even the classics. Not Brontes, not Dickens, not Tolstoy or Faulkner. Def. not Ellison, not even Shakespeare. You're supposed to stick to the Bible and explicitly Christian works.
It’s like if George Bush has launched the Iraq War but didn’t bother to even lie about why he was doing it, didn’t even try to claim what the goal was, and didn’t even ask Congress to authorize it.
That’s what Trump is doing now, and everyone is just acting like it’s normal.
This is not normal.
Of all the Warner Brothers contract players from the 40s, you proclaim a day in honor of Ronald Reagan? Really? Not Claude Raines? Not Barton MacLane? Not George Tobias? I call bullshit!
Take care of yourself, Andrew! That has to come first, always. Your episodes, like Tyler Mahan Coe's, are always well worth the wait.
Who would the Siren's date be?
