finaldaze

Ten years ago today. In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine...

I was volunteering at the local Democratic HQ yesterday. A man walked in a said my wife and I both received $90 refund from Donald Trump. We'd like to donate them to the Democratic Party. Golden! (true story)

Cutting off trade with our allies because they support our other allies? What a fucking buffoon.

1/Today marks 1 yr of the President's extrajudicial killing campaign at sea, carried out by the military—220+ people dead @justsecurity.org has tracked the legal, policy, & moral fallout from day 1 In calmer times, it would be the story of our era A few must-reads below, plus the full Collection:

There is no law in the US to bar the president's personal attorney from being the US Attorney General. Because no one thought anything so absurd would ever be considered by rational people.

What makes my heart heavy is that 13 servicemembers and a school full of girls died for no reason except to attempt to boost a sad old man’s ego

The Trump administration has killed at least 193 people in the Caribbean and Pacific in what experts say may constitute crimes against humanity. Tracey Begley, Benjamin R. Farley (@brfarley.bsky.social), and Sarah Harrison (@seharrison7.bsky.social) map potential pathways to accountability:

Reupping: "Those who engaged in the attacks last week will be brought to justice." ---Trump on 1/13/21, after the House impeached him but before the Senate had voted on whether to convict.

NEW: The judge has weighed in on the $1.7 slush fund. I promised an update when she did. Please share widely.

This is pretty amazing.

its true that i dont understand how the supreme court operates. for example do you get the free RV and house for your mom before or after issuing favorable rulings? is it a *wink wink* deal or more explicit? these are the things the general public doesnt understand

Gathering up people to trade for a pilot? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over Iran war. x.com/joekent16jan...

The way our nation turned its back on those who helped us at great risk to themselves and their families is an unforgivable national shame. We owed Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal. Instead, ICE arrested him in front of his children and he died in their custody. We failed him and his family.

At least 40 Congressional Democrats are skipping Trump’s State of the Union tonight The number is rising

The Corey Lewandowski Suite at the DHS Mile High Club. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Undeniable now that the accusations about a "deep state" and "secret child pedophile ring" are true. It was projection. And it's fully taken root now.

"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know. This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?

They’re actually redacting Trump’s name AFTER the release.

Let's have one of those shadow hearings.

Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.

"We followed everything we were supposed to do" Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

Looking at headline after headline, it would seem that everyone thinks its perfectly normal and acceptable for us to immediately blow people up (literally) that are convicted of smuggling drugs. Or just do it even before they are arrested.

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor. Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors. These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism. This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function. Every American should reject it.

It’s outrageous they’re killing innocent people, but we also need to stress, every time, that it would not really matter even it were absolutely certain that they were drug traffickers. Murdering criminals is still, you know, murder.

Mamdani is already reducing crime in New York.

CHRIS CHRISTIE (a Republican): “This is no longer the Department of Justice. What it is now is a Capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so.”

Yeah, given that they've killed over 20 ppl in multiple strikes this way, and nothing has fucking happened, im absolutely sure they believe that. @schiff.senate.gov , man, those are real people who are already dead. This isn't a hypothetical, this isn't about to happen. We are here.

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

"Senator Adam Schiff asked, 'You begin to wonder – do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can’t rule that out.' No, we can’t."

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that. No phones, no staff, nothing. I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

I would really appreciate hearing opinions from people on this: Why aren't people protesting more with their shopping choices and digital consumption? I've not seen any significant change.

Oh. Election denier and right winger Pizzagate TPUSA hack Jack Posobiec appears to have voted illegally - living in Maryland but voting in Pennsylvania. From Jacqueline Sweet at @slate.com and @marisakabas.bsky.social at The Handbasket: slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.