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This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first. Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.

submitted 5 hours ago • 830 comments

This story is fucking bonkers

submitted 1 day ago • 292 comments

WIN WHAT MOTHERFUCKER THERE'S NOTHING TO WIN RIGHT NOW, YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON STOPPING WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE GODDAMN 2026 ELECTIONS

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

I thought this quote had to be a little out of context, but no. Every second of this is completely insane. @schumer.senate.gov is so determined to do NOTHING to influence public opinion—to "roll over and play dead"—that he will give Trump permission to ignore every federal court except SCOTUS.

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

Schumer needs to quit. He’s useless. Completely clueless.

submitted 2 days ago • 587 comments

This.

submitted 28 days ago • 368 comments

The touchstone of most authoritarian regimes is not the kind of total control that most people feel in their day-to-day lives. It is that the regime is only selectively bound by law, producing constant low-grade anxiety as to whether, how, or against whom power will be exercised.

submitted 2 days ago • 46 comments

Our Secretary of Defense almost certainly has more threatening/extremist tattoos and has more credibly been accused of sexual assault than almost all of the people being sent to El Salvador. No exaggeration.

submitted 3 days ago • 259 comments

Luke Farritor and Gavin Kliger murdered this kid on Musk’s orders.

submitted 3 days ago • 19 comments

It’s well past time for Obama, BClinton, and Bush43 to get off their asses and defend our Constitution. A joint presser would amplify various Trump critiques, and Trump/Vance/Musk would blow a gasket in response—magnifying the critiques. Only the country that trio once led is at stake. LFG!

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."

submitted 4 days ago • 1718 comments

Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.

submitted 5 days ago • 2152 comments

If you think the goal/inflection point is the midterms…start listening to the people—journalists, historians, nat sec experts—who say we do not have that time.

submitted 5 days ago • 59 comments

Goodbye Tesla Boy, your car brand and stocks are going bankrupt even if you are the richest ypur money will deplete sooner. 🤨🤨🤨😠😠😠😠😠😠☠️☠️☠️☠️💀💀

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

submitted 6 days ago • 6066 comments

Collaborators with the fascists.

submitted 6 days ago • 1794 comments

Democrats built their entire party structure on polite deference, seniority, and chasing bipartisanship—as opposed to elevating the most talented and passionate politicians. ...Leaving too many pale, stale (and, frankly, male) lawmakers in prominent positions.

submitted 6 days ago • 90 comments

This excuse-making rap is instantly familiar if you've studied cults like QAnon and NESARA. The Great Thing happening on "Day One" becomes "a few more days," which becomes "a couple more weeks," which becomes "definitely by September." Excuses to keep the followers engaged.

submitted 6 days ago • 145 comments

KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!

submitted 6 days ago • 3174 comments

I’m voting HELL NO on the Republican CR. It hands Musk and Trump a blank check, turning your tax dollars into a wanna-be dictator’s slush fund. No accountability. Just corruption on autopilot.

submitted 7 days ago • 489 comments

There are many Democrats who don’t agree with some or many of AOC’s policy ideas. But what she gets and more conventional Democrats do not is that political fight can be catalyzing and transformative. You can change the shape of the playing board in ways … www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...

submitted 7 days ago • 155 comments

Call your senators in: New York (Schumer, Gillibrand) New Hampshire (Hassan, Shaheen) Michigan (Peters) Illinois (Durbin) Hawaii (Schatz) Maine (King) Nevada (Cortez-Mastro) In Pennsylvania, call Fetterman and make fart noises.

submitted 7 days ago • 47 comments

democrats i swear to god if you back away from a fight where you have the moral high ground against a political opponent with tanking approval numbers that the entire country is mad at right now, i swear to GOD yall i freaking swear

submitted 7 days ago • 83 comments

If the Senate Democrats do this, yes, it’s a massive betrayal of their base and an unconscionable abdication of their duty. Every single one of them who’s complicit in this scheme needs to be driven out of politics forever.

submitted 7 days ago • 144 comments

CHUCK SCHUMER HAS TO GO. He’s way past his best by date and I’m not talking about age, I’m talking about usefulness. Senate Dems need to step up and have some courage.

submitted 7 days ago • 805 comments

Just so you know you can email Schumer here

submitted 7 days ago • 33 comments

Just so you know Democrats are voting to defund the public schools attended by the kids of their own overworked and underpaid staff

submitted 7 days ago • 17 comments

The richest man in the world gave a 22 year old without a security clearance everyone in America’s social security and tax information and Senate Democrats did absolutely fuck all in response. Incredible work everyone.

submitted 7 days ago • 25 comments

The only elections Democrats are losing tonight are their own eventual primaries.

submitted 7 days ago • 16 comments

No Dem Senator has to follow Schumer here. This is a weak stategic move driven by fear and learned helplessness. Don't follow him. He's leading the party into irrelevance and helping Trump and Musk in the process. Call your Dem Senators and ask them not to join Schumer's surrender tomorrow.

submitted 7 days ago • 248 comments

If you vote for this Republican Funding Bill, you are complicit in all that DOGE, President Elon, and Trump does.

submitted 7 days ago • 362 comments

It’s impossible to state how spineless, ineffectual, and dumb Schumer is as leader. Just reprehensible. AOC should announce she’s primarying him right now and she’d have enough donations by tomorrow for the rest of her career.

submitted 7 days ago • 46 comments

Ex Republicans or however Amanda would describe herself get it. Just gobsmacking that @schumer.senate.gov and other Senate leaders do not.

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill. They vote in the morning. ☎️: (202) 224-4451

submitted 7 days ago • 1081 comments

WTF, Chuck?!

submitted 7 days ago • 949 comments

A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill. Do not let anyone play games with you.

submitted 7 days ago • 2374 comments

🔥🔥 @aoc.bsky.social deservedly lights @schumer.senate.gov on fire and explains what a stupid betrayal his vote would be 🔥 🔥https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2qCNqS4/

submitted 7 days ago • 21 comments

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

submitted 7 days ago • 5269 comments

Trump is STILL - RIGHT NOW - tweeting about Tesla. He's spent more time protecting the richest man in the world's profits than he has protecting healthcare, education, jobs, or veterans in the last 6 weeks as president.

submitted 9 days ago • 737 comments

Senate Democrats— A vote AGAINST the Republican CR isn’t a vote to shut down the government—they’re in charge and need your votes. But a vote FOR the Republican CR is a vote to allow Elon Musk to continue shutting down the government and nullifying the role of Congress.

submitted 9 days ago • 40 comments

"Listen up peasants, sell your children and buy ze Swasticar!"

submitted 9 days ago • 175 comments

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

submitted 15 days ago • 1739 comments

Colbert nails it

submitted 16 days ago • 193 comments