It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The thing about Johnson not swearing in Grijalva is that’s it a test for 2026.
If you think they will accept an outcome they don’t like, they will just Grijalva it.
So what’s the plan when the GOP says “we ain’t leaving, fuck you, make us.”
Because that IS what they are going to say.
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Mystery solved. Trump backer Timothy Mellon has been identified as the donor who provided $130 million to cover U.S. troop pay during the government shutdown.
An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative
A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
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The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
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It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it
It's Sunday. Wednesday morning the US government will shut down because Republicans have been ordered that under no circumstances shall the Epstein Files be released.
Grijalva: I was looking at the example of now-Representative Walkinshaw from Virginia, who was elected two weeks ago Tuesday. The following Wednesday—less than 24 hours later—he was sworn in, with unofficial results.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
Sinclair, Nexstar, ABC, Disney, Bob Iger..... all of this proves one thing: American fascists are capitalists first.
The almight dollar trumps their white supremacy crusade 100 times out of 100.
The one bright spot is that Trump and MAGA are extremely reckless and borderline incompetent in their pursuit of absolute power. The FCC chair is literally tweeting and admitting the illegal plan in broad daylight.
2 kickers have been drafted in the top 100 in last 20 drafts:
Jake Moody, 99th for #49ers in 2022: 74.2% on FGs (cut after 1st game of 3rd season)
Roberto Aguayo, 59th for Bucs in 2016: 71% (cut after 1 season)
League average in last 20 seasons: 83.9%