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Nothing is a more convincing admission that you know your entire administration is corrupt than giving criminal pardons to EVERYONE.

This is why it's dangerous to give rich people so much power over our lives. Sometimes, they are appallingly ignorant. The Nazis added the word "socialist" to their name purely as propaganda to appeal more to workers. But the party--and Hitler--hated real socialists and communists.

My succinct Strait of Hormuz synopsis:

I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.

I'm not even going to make it to the discussion of "winning in Vietnam." I'm stuck on the "we" that is seizing Kharg Island, and how "easy" it will be.

Cruz went to Harvard and Princeton

Andy Kim: "Homan did an excellent job dodging your question about why Trump didn't start paying the TSA agents sooner if he had the authority all along. I know the answer to that, the American people know. It's because he doesn't care about them."

Oh. Stage an assassination attempt, you say? Interesting.

Well at least there's an art collector in charge of the Navy and a former junior co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend in charge of the Defense Department. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

What is the endgame here. One man sitting on a giant pile of money, and a permanently broke and sick underclass?

America first is letting foreign companies come into the US to mine copper?

Two key factors in the rise of anti-vaccine sentiment are a collective amnesia about what these diseases were like, and a lack of trusted messengers in an era when trust in pretty much every traditional authority is in decline.

When the Trump era is over, this will be the business school 101 lesson of what happened, who blew it, and who didn't: www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/b...

RFK Jr. fired all of the legitimate scientific experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with unqualified political appointees. A judge just ruled that the new members were not appropriately appointed, so ACIP cannot meet this week to spread more misinformation.

These are the things that have historically led to revolutions. Not sustainable.

Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."

Instead of blowing up things in Iran, the federal government could have spent $11 billion in a week paying the entire household incomes for everyone in these counties. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

if i were running dem party comms, all our people would today be talking about the president having a dance party while our soldiers are being shot at while gas prices go through the roof

I hope this is one of the most consequential pieces I will have ever written. Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do

"He told a colleague, who refused to help him upload the data because of legal concerns, that he expected to receive a presidential pardon if his actions were deemed to be illegal..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Another word you might use for it is "looting". "This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

White House: the witness’s allegations are “completely baseless” and “backed by zero credible evidence.” Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact. How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

Bensky: And then we have the moment where all of my information is released. All of these other survivors — all of our information is literally out there for the world to see. And you’re like, “Wow, the DOJ really — our government doesn’t care.”

To the surprise of some officials in Kyiv, no one from the U.S. bothered to ask Ukraine to share its expertise in how to defend against drones before starting the offensive in Iran, Simon Shuster and Nancy A. Youssef report.

The FBI would not have interviewed her *four* times if they thought Trump wasn't guilty. Trump raped children. Release ALL the files.

MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”

This moron has no idea how much of a third rail this is. If he goes through with a public fight with Dunkin he will never live this down. In the words of my people "fuck ya motha."

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Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."

But they said he was “The peace president.” 🥴

This is great news!!!!

Justice sure took a long while… apnews.com/article/henr...

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

Hillary Clinton’s fire and fury opening statement to the House Oversight Committee.

Rep. Massie:  “I've not seen any arrests from the revelations in the Epstein files…Over two dozen people have resigned, CEOs, members of government worldwide. But I haven't seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States from this DOJ.”

I'm retching. This is very little different from Soviet Russia and Lenin/Stalin statutes everwhere.

Holy shit. A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.

Recent CBS News news: 1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades 2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem 3. Producer says politics dictating what airs 4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table. 5. Not firing Epstein pal.

Everybody knows that poors don't buy things!

DAN RATHER on The SAVE Act Trump trying to subvert the election: “This election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential of my lifetime. The very foundation of our constitutional republic, based on principles of freedom & democracy, is at stake.” open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced

A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

While MLPS was a victory, moral and tangibly, for ICE resisters, don't call it 'a retreat.' The dystopia is just getting started Thousands of new agents. 150 new offices in every state. And the nationwide gulag archipelago. The fight has just begun My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

Great, great piece by @willbunch.bsky.social. This is only the beginning of the struggle to survive the violent, authoritarian nutters pulling the levers of power.