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True story bro.

Everyone should say it: The thing about Stephen Miller is not that he is the brains behind Trumpism. Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy. But that's not what's interesting about Miller. It's not brains. It's bile.

Newsom responds to Homan statement on possibly arresting him: He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me. Lay your hands off four year old girls that are trying to get educated. Come and arrest me. Let’s just get it over with tough guy. I don’t give a damn

Good for Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders. My point of reference is from following @cnn.com, and if what he’s done there is any way representative of his talents, I would say that my Corgis could do a better job. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

I have been sick for a week and I just read about "something going around" in a subreddit, which I guess is how I get my information now that the CDC is officially spending the next four years determining when and how microscopes became gay.

No kings, masters, overlords or any of that bullshit. Time to take the country back.

When do we start winning?

Beyond parody.

Phang: If you have to resort to deceit to get something done, that tells me what you’re doing is wrong. What’s happening is a dup-and-scoop: people are being duped into going to court, their cases get dismissed, and then they’re scooped up by ICE and deported under expedited removal.

MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.

this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions

Newsom: I’ll give you a specific example: just this morning, in anticipation of meeting with Chinese counterparts in Geneva, he decided to negotiate against himself—the great negotiator—from 145% tariffs imposed on China, now he says, “Well, maybe it should be 80%.”

Did you follow this week's major voting news? Six new lawsuits, three new victories. -Florida sued -Indiana sued -Kansas sued -Montana sued -Wisconsin sued -Wyoming sued -NC GOP lost -Alabama lost -NY GOP lost Never miss another update. Subscribe to Democracy Docket: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

I've said we need to litigate to protect voting rights everywhere. I am proud that today my team filed a lawsuit in Wyoming. This is how we expand the map for voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

How about some basic rules? --All law enforcement officers should wear identification --No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks --All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams ...oh and... --All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law

Why is ICE wearing masks? What are they hiding? The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!

🧵A heads up, a warning, and a please share. ICE rounded up nearly 100 people in Nashville through a traffic stop operation and intensifying. This week Nashville, next Atlanta or anywhere else. Please read and share the valuable info I've provided because it is now a nationwide roundup.

Judge says Trump can’t dismantle federal government without Congress. This is what our system of checks and balances is all about. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.

"...there have also been some really extraordinary things that I didn’t foresee in December – the extent of Elon Musk’s illegal involvement in the US government, for example, and Trump’s cryptocurrency launch."

Pete Hegseth is clearly ill-equipped to handle the role of Secretary of Defense. His repeated failure to follow basic operational security procedures jeopardizes the safety and security of our armed forces. He should resign.

Days since Navarro said this: 10 Trade deals: 0

"Kennedy’s disgust with and devaluation of autistic people fits neatly into a eugenic logic that views health as virtue, and sees illness, or difference, as a kind of moral lapse which should be subject to punishment or censure."

This is deranged. Jan. 6 defendants were repped by one of the best public defender offices in the U.S. They were more likely to be released pretrial & got comparatively light sentences. SCOTUS threw out a bunch of convictions, which almost never happens. They got gold-plated due process!

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What a sunset looks like from space 🌅 Video Credit: ESA/NASA

This is a very, very complex and exceedingly thorough process that involves extensive use of the president’s TiVo remote, so please, please, everyone, give it time www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...

They had lawyers, trials, most were given pretrial release, allowed to testify in their own defense, got discovery, could call witnesses, could cross-examine witnesses, could present mitigation at sentencing, and had a right to appeal.

They're just thirsty as fuck on so many different levels.

I hope she sues him into oblivion. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Two headlines in the New York Times today.

Riggs: We all should be offended that our service members and their families are being targeted the way they are. The people who raise their hands to serve shouldn’t be first in line to lose their ballot just because they happen to be coming from a Democratic county. That’s just not right.

quick question: why was noem carrying $3,000 in cash? was she just out selling drugs or something?

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed. - Mahatma Gandhi -

❗️🇯🇵Japan agreed to provide satellite images to 🇺🇦Ukrainian intelligence

Next planned day of rallies across America. Go to Fiftyfifty.one to find one near you!

BREAKING: There was a second Hegseth group chat?!?

Now that there are *two* Pete Kegsbreath scandals about exposing American troops via Signal group chats, don't let this scandal die until he is driven from office. Of course, the next person will be just as morally awful, but maybe not as completely incompetent.

Let’s hope Noem’s purse did not contain her cell phone with any active Signal chats www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Does Kristi Noem carry $3,000 in cash in her Louis Vuitton because she can't get a credit card or because she doesn't want a credit card recording of where she spends money?

Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...