James Martinez

The press will do stories on Republican sex creeps, but it will never, ever point out -- much less make an ongoing narrative out of -- the fact that the GOP has been *ridden* with sex creeps for decades. You have to be blind not to see the pattern.

I wonder if there will be this much of a backlash against the other layoffs that are likely to happen this year outside of Microsoft?

“Women don’t like the vehicle.”

I'm just gonna keep reposting this inane BS from Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence on the roving immigration patrol case from LA.

Davies: And his biggest brag forever was that he was very good friends with Donald Trump. He had an eight by ten framed picture of him on his desk with the two of them, like they were very close.

A new whistleblower has come forward to challenge the federal judicial nomination of Emil Bove — sharing evidence with lawmakers suggesting Bove misled lawmakers during his confirmation hearing. The info follows revelations from two other DOJ whistleblowers. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here: youtu.be/1L1q4Ff6P6A

Raskin: If they can just sweep someone off the street, put them on an airplane, and send them to a torturer’s prison in an authoritarian state like El Salvador without due process… then they could do it to anybody.

Bluesky has been pretty pleasant tonight

I have co-written a statement about the fascist coup happening in the US. In light of the unlawful arrest by ICE of a Tufts PhD student, I understand my 1st Amendment rights and Academic Freedom may not protect me, but this seems the least I can do docs.google.com/document/d/1...

This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

“I was one of the critics that sat on the side and made the decision there was only two genders, so I got an education that was unbelievable. And I don't know just exactly how to say this but my perspective for people have changed [...] I’d like to apologize" good things still happen sometimes 🥲

SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me. Details here: newrepublic.com/article/1927...

the funniest part is the last line of the printed document reminding him to say he’s buying one

Piece about the Musk/DOGE take over of the Social Security amin. They demanded and got access to all your Social Security info and then left it exposed to others. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The United States is joining an international fascist network before our very eyes.

Here’s @jimacosta.bsky.social, absolutely right, on how other news orgs should be responding re the AP/White House mess www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...

BREAKING: As far-right billionaire Elon Musk targets the Department of Labor, unions launch protests ahead of scheduled meeting and file a lawsuit to block DOGE from accessing internal systems, @kimkelly.bsky.social reports. inthesetimes.com/article/elon...

tapping the "Elon Musk's actual area of expertise isn't engineering, business or technology but bad faith abuse of the legal system" sign

None of the big papers, for all their resources, has been covering the (incredibly stupid and vile) chaos that Musk and his strike-force of libertarian Beavises nearly as well as Wired. It's an extremely cheap subscription (and a very good print product as well) and I recommend it.

(me watching burglars break all the windows and climb into my house) “Just give it time. They might cut their hand on the glass.”

These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.

Why did army corps dump water from 2 Tulare co lakes? Welllll…. sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...

Context for the CDC eliminating data from its website today. This was in Project 2025.

This first press conference is a political event from elected officials, no comment from NTSB thus far. The U.S. doesn't have an acting FAA administrator.

it was pretty obvious earlier today that this was a straight up lie. and now there's proof. of course it was.

My other buddy's mom admitted to herself that she was trans at age 50. She died of cancer but she was happier at the end of her life than all the years she had lived before. I want that for everyone! These maga folks are so full of hate. I wonder if they've ever had a real conversation with anyone.

Scoop: Trump has fired Jennifer Abruzzo www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

what would you do differently if you were trying to legalize discrimination?

the what? the fucking what? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

I wish a competing DC newspaper existed and assigned its rookies to report out all of mcardle’s confabulated anecdotes as a training exercise/gag.

Find joy where you can, show support for people on the margins where you can, and let’s help each other through, that is what I am saying.

Notable in the version of his speech Musk posted on X, the camera cuts to the crowd when he does the second salute. x.com/elonmusk/sta...

the only phrase dems need for the next 4 years is “how does this lower egg prices” and i havent seen it once

Gaetz pushing for statutory Mulligan in Florida www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

This level of wealth concentration is indefensible

🌱 Rain creature 💧

Details of the dastardly plans will leak out, and they will be ghastly (Deporting people to Rwanda blew up in the UK govt's face) But the economic impact on American jobs will be immediate & devastating. Fewer jobs, higher inflation. Slower growth. www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...

Ugh FINE I'll show up to work "sober" to lead the department of defense. YES without "sexually assaulting" everyone, christ anything else?

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence. More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop. Now.

me: “we are not political strategists and should not try to act like them. we can and should say people made a bad choice as we try to understand what happened.” a bunch of you folks: “yeah yeah yeah but how do we win votes”