That Person Over There

@lawrenceyang.bsky.social Any chance we could see boot-up/shutdown jingles and maybe a swap for the amazing Wilhelm scream (or even custom sound triggers in Steam Input) in the points store for Steam Controller? youtu.be/Nb0AOqzjI8Y?...

amusing to me that Republican senators are making a big show of sticking around DC this weekend in a doomed effort to pass the ridiculous abomination that is Trump's SAVE America Act

The FCC is waiving a rule that bars a single company from owning TV stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. households. Nexstar and Tegna combined would cover ~60%. Reminder that Nexstar's CEO has praised Trump and quickly pulled Jimmy Kimmel off its stations last fall. See how this works?

Trump's not gonna like this one bit 🔥

It's not just that he's a pedophile, he was the least popular pedophile

JD Vance on Trump sending troops into cities: "The president is not going out there forcing this on anybody." (Tell that to Los Angeles ... )

Troll level: Master.

yes, this is important. what CDC employees did may inspire other fed employees—which is GREAT—but it's important they understand what kind of specific action has actually been taken.

ALERT: Federal judge in DC schedules 10am hearing TOMORROW On the lawsuit filed by Lisa Cook against President Trump Cook is seeking a court order that her firing from Federal Reserve Board is unlawful Judge is Jia Cobb, a 2021 appointee

When I reported for duty at Naval Station Great Lakes, I never imagined that some day a US President would seek to use it as a base for surveillance and enforcement activity on American soil. Our military was not set up to cater to the whims of a would-be American dictator.

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

Tim Walz: "Think of how easy it would be to be a damn Republican. 'Oh, what should I wear today? This stupid frickin' red hat. What should I say today? I don't know, just make sure it's cruel. Who do we listen to? That guy -- the felon in the White House.'"

🚨 BREAKING: Republicans are lashing out at the creators of this new ad. They're TERRIFIED. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as pedophile-protectors. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

This eternal dipshit.

i wrote this in late february. now the wave is really crashing. and it still feels like far too many people are pretending it’s not.

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As the night went on, protestors continued to peacefully protest on the street. Denver police aggressively blocked off the street, kettled protestors, and used pepper bullets and tear gas. Denver SWAT is seen boxing in protestors from all sides. #50501Movement #NoKings #Denver #Colorado

Longer video of the forcible removal, detainment, and arrest of Sen. Alex Padilla by the Trump regime during a DHS press conference. Footage provided by Sen. Padilla's team.

youtu.be/lw4ZjhOukwU?...

I really try to resist the pull of being a middle aged man just shaking his head at the world going to hell in a handbasket, but this makes it hard! nymag.com/intelligence...

Conference paper proposal vs actual paper

Bill Sanders on the HUAC turning it's attention to the Klan, 1965.

To be effective, our opposition to today's abuses must run alongside a clear picture of what we are actually for - and how everyday life could be better with different leadership.

The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system. We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump. We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.

@digitalfoundry.bsky.social youtu.be/kXX9n62N72s?...

www.debtinperspective.com Great site that puts the National Debt and DOGE shenanigans in perspective.

these fuckers being able to destroy everything is not a foregone conclusion

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say.

Cong. Al Green, the Houston Food Bank, Sandra Hines, Honorary Mayor of Sunnyside, Judson Robinson, President of the Houston Area Urban League, & Pastor Rudy Rasmus Host Press Conference to Address Funding Cuts Impacting Senior Citizens. Watch the Facebook live stream tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. CT.

Listen now! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7IjN...

This is straight out of the authoritarian playbook, a naked attempt to attack progressive infrastructure and chill all opposition with blatantly illegal threats. www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/p...

NEWS: Hong Kong has suspended postal service for all goods being sent to the United States, saying the U.S is "unreasonable, bullying, and imposing tariffs abusively."

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

Busy out here in Folsom. @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social

It seems a matter of when, not if, Xinis initiates contempt proceedings. She is clearly using these updates to build a case. Not out of the question she will order someone from DHS, State or DOJ to provide sworn testimony at Tuesday's hearing.

UPDATE: An hour late, the only substantive update from DOJ is a link to Bukele's Oval Office comments. Still no response to the judge's questions. Spells Kilmar's first name wrong. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEW: Donald Trump's strongman bromance with Nayib Bukele is no accident. "President B" is like a beta test of Trump's expansive vision of executive power — defanging courts, intimidating rivals, flouting term limits. w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

As Trump ignores a 9-0 Supreme Court decision requiring due process for a legal resident, he told the President of El Salvador that “home-grown” opponents - ie US citizens - should be next. This is blatantly unconstitutional.

JUST IN: CIA confirms that when it scanned Director Ratcliffe's phone for Signalgate messages, they were gone. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

We are way past impeachment time

On today’s Democratic Daily Download, @ivey.house.gov discusses how Kilmar Abrego Garcia was illegally deported by the Trump Administration, denied due process and sent to an infamous prison in El Salvador. The court has ordered him to be returned and this Administration must comply without delay.

“How can I return an innocent man to the United States when I don’t have the ability to feel empathy or compassion?” said Nayib Bukele theonion.com/salvado...

JUST IN: A federal judge has halted Trump administration’s early termination of programs that admitted hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans into the United States. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Is it just me or has Hakeem Jeffries run out of steam. Or something. No fire when he speaks. It’s really strange considering how powerful he has been in the past

WATTERS: The president was musing about sending some of the most horrible people in this country down to that mega prison. Is that legal? BONDI: These are Americans who he is saying have committed the most heinous crimes in our country

BREAKING: Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard after the university defies its demands over campus protests.

Jeffries: "So many of these people are crooks, liars, and frauds, and Marjorie Taylor Greene is of course exhibit A ... we do need to change the law so that sitting members of Congress cannot trade stock. Period. Full stop."