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SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”

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It’s not illegal for a United States Senator to go to a public press conference and ask questions about your constituents safety. It's our job.

submitted 22 hours ago • 421 comments

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

submitted 2 days ago • 1461 comments

Reminder that Trump, who does not care about antisemitism, just announced, bc of that antisemitic attack, by an Egyptian, a travel ban of 12 countries none of which are Egypt.

submitted 8 days ago • 36 comments

This morning, like every morning, the President of the United States woke up, painted his face orange, put on a big floppy tie & oversized suit & weird platform shoes, and will go out in the world to steal as much money has he can while undermining US national security & economy & democracy.

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

Trump officials' showings at hearings today were disasters, but it doesn't make headlines bc the media's default assumption is that Rs are clownish rascals. But if Dems didn't know what was happening at their agencies or what habeas corpus is, it'd be front page news. This is a key media asymmetry.

submitted 23 days ago • 306 comments

Trump telling Republicans to leave Medicaid alone is a sign of political weakness. Democrats have been hammering Republicans over this for months. It means the focus is breaking through—and they’re panicked. Keep it up.

submitted 24 days ago • 4 comments

My statement on the charges filed against me:

submitted 24 days ago • 1173 comments

Rep. Jason Smith: "And then you can look at Medicaid cuts -- Medicaid reforms, I should say." Oops.

submitted 28 days ago • 468 comments

America is where the Planned Parenthood shooter was too insane to stand trial for murder, but not too insane to legally buy multiple semi automatics.

submitted 28 days ago • 25 comments

Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all

submitted 29 days ago • 821 comments

Trump, who is set to accept a $400M floating palace airplane from Qatar, tweeted this about Obama in 2012:

submitted 31 days ago • 311 comments

A company just spent $20 million on Trump sh*tcoins to buy his influence

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Which is it? 🤔

submitted 43 days ago • 50 comments

"CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades" www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...

submitted 46 days ago • 380 comments

The Trump admin just arrested a county judge. Here’s what we know.

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I fought damn hard to create the 988 Hotline because help should not be hard to get – regardless of who you are or where you live. This is wrong and cruel – and you can be sure I will fight this. www.axios.com/2025/04/23/l...

submitted 50 days ago • 271 comments

Common law: Birthright citizenship is given by native birth, with very few exceptions for agents of foreign powers Supreme Court: Cool, but not Black people, no matter free or enslaved Republicans in 1866: Let's fix that Two law professors in 2025: Well, things are really very complicated. No.

submitted 50 days ago • 15 comments

Trump has I think rightly calculated that no amount of fascist atrocities will drive the media to call them fascist atrocities

submitted 50 days ago • 30 comments

Do y'all think they'll post the SECDEF vacancy on USAJOBS cuz I'm totally qualified now.

submitted 51 days ago • 759 comments

Since Trump took office: Dow: DOWN 13.8% Nasdaq: DOWN 20.5% S&P: DOWN 15.5%

submitted 52 days ago • 376 comments

Trump and Bukele claim they can't release anyone from CECOT BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE: at least 9 detainees El Salvador released back to the US in the last 3 months NINE other people freed. Why not Abrego Garcia, who's there on an "administrative error"? DEMAND HIS FREEDOM NOW

submitted 59 days ago • 106 comments

Packed up some Boston cream cupcakes to share. I borrowed from three different recipes and improvised by making a custard filling that included vanilla bean creme fraiche. It's stupid delicious.

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

POV: you’re a puppy

submitted 65 days ago • 1947 comments

George HW Bush (R) got us mired in a recession. Clinton (D) got us out. George W Bush (R) got us mired in a recession. Obama (D) got us out. Trump (R) got us mired in a recession. Biden (D) got us out. Trump (R) is yet again ushering us into a recession. Starting to notice a trend?

submitted 70 days ago • 453 comments

Congratulations, boss, you've done it: You're bigger than covid.

submitted 72 days ago • 106 comments

Looking forward to the NYT wheeling out the carcass of some Adlai Stevenson strategist to tell us why all this enthusiasm is a bad thing and the Democrats need to never do it again.

submitted 72 days ago • 33 comments

In his 1957 filibuster, Strom Thurmond said "Negroes ... are not so well qualified to vote as are the white people.” A Black senator just broke the record Thurmond set with that speech. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...

submitted 72 days ago • 382 comments

Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...

submitted 72 days ago • 869 comments

Among the “gang members” deported to the El Salvadoran prison camp: - a gay makeup artist with tattoos mistaken for gang tats - a man with an autism awareness tattoo mistaken for gang tats - a 24-yr-old father with no tattoos, criminal record, or immigration history

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

Castro: "The idea that this information, if it was presented to our committee, would not be classified, you all know is a lie. That's ridiculous."

submitted 79 days ago • 641 comments

The person fully on my mind didn't pick up when I called him a few minutes ago. I don't know what to do with the nervous energy I have instead of the fulfillment of the conversation I was hoping for. It's a reminder of how much I value communication. The Comm PhD program I did was such a good fit.

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Ask your Muslim-hating MAGA friends to cite a more antisemitic public comment by any US POTUS in history.

submitted 92 days ago • 57 comments

So when, according to the anti-DEI crowd, did racism end? When did it become unacceptable to discuss or study?

submitted 96 days ago • 55 comments

Wow! The corruption in the first 6 weeks of his presidency is mind boggling. Murphy pulls it together in one place. The question now is whether anyone will/can do anything about it with the ring kissing Rs in control. A very eye opening video, on how corruption is being normalised. #USpolitics

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Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!

submitted 100 days ago • 1055 comments

The cognitive dissonance is almost impressive.

submitted 102 days ago • 813 comments

He’s actually right, just not in the way that he thinks.

submitted 104 days ago • 54 comments

It's more than a little bizarre that the press was more vocal and judgmental about Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal than the current unscheduled rapid disassembly of our entire democracy and civil service.

submitted 105 days ago • 106 comments

Trump Signs Executive Order Making Official Language Of U.S. Remedial English

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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I think what we're going to see is the conservative numbers in Canada drop because people are looking at the destruction that Trump is unleashing and Canadians are thinking, 'If this is what MAGA looks like, there's no damn way we're going to vote for it in Canada.'

submitted 105 days ago • 279 comments