weather and noise

for once the democrats did something politically effective well within the rules and the times wants to scandalize it. i suppose they should have stormed the capitol and shat on the speaker's desk instead.

President Obama awards Dolores Huerta the Presidential Medal of Freedom

The NYT devoting two pieces to the Cheesecake Factory "controversy" and none to the latest rape allegations against POTUS is a good reminder that there is no attack against Obama bad faith enough that the press doesn't amplify it, while with Trump when the charges are horrendous, caution abounds.

I really mean this: read the story; the story of how Vivek’s ad came together — including but not limited to what she was like when they found the mom and noticed how incoherent she was and how she couldn’t keep facts straight — is somehow more depraved and worse than you already think

Attorneys for 15 Minnesota residents facing federal conspiracy charges have obtained evidence of a sweeping, possibly unconstitutional spying operation carried out by ICE against left-wing social movements in Minnesota and beyond.

Jared Kushner was allegedly paid $50 million by a foreign government to get former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson fired. trib.al/gANTbMx

You don’t get to accomplish anything good in the next two years. You need to be clear-eyed about that up front. It’s not on the table, and harboring the delusion that it is will only do harm. All you get to do until 2028 is block evil. That needs to be your singular goal.

If in the foul Year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-six you imagine a midterm wave is an opportunity to buckle down and hammer out some sensible bipartisan legislation, find another hobby and cede the field to someone who understands what time it is.

Meta strongly appears to be an enemy of democracy in the US. Proceed accordingly. If you're a politician, activist, or organization on the left, you HAVE to build your presence off of Meta and X - which basically means here and Mastodon. Bring your audience over as much as possible. It's critical.

If this is what she thinks, she shouldn’t run again.

regardless of whether you think the polls are right, the polls are wrong in favor of republicans, the polls are wrong in favor of democrats, or you just want all of us to shut up about polls, I hope we can all agree on one thing show up and vote to put these dipshits in an electoral dumpster

don't worry the NYT had 320 entire words on it

Hey Gemini what is my kid's name and what does she look like, I'm at her school play and I can't figure out which one it is

bwahahahahahahaha

Reminder to check that you are a registered and ACTIVE voter. I forgot to return my little census card earlier this year, and was listed as inactive. Fortunately, because I was voting early today at the town hall, this took minutes to fix. But if I’d shown up on Election Day…? Maybe check that.

Democrats need Rahm Emanuel to crawl into a cave and stay there, silent. That's what we need. Remember Laquan McDonald and run this monster out of the public eye. That he hasn't been already is shameful.

“Impossible task?” Is she a robot? Has she never met her child? Is she, possibly, a sociopath? I cannot think of a decent parent who can’t start rattling things off about their child. This is creepy AF.

Disavow the jet.

Serbia's dictator has been deposed, and its people are in full Yub Nub mode, watch it live.

Absolutely disgusting, but what can we expect from an adjudicated rapist and a congenital liar?

Love this, partly because you know that sack of rotting garbage in the WH cannot STAND to be mocked.

Selling us off for parts.

Some cities it's just not worth fucking with

Man, We Are Not Freaked Out Enough By What The Feds Are Doing To Ilhan Omar www.wonkette.com/p/man-we-are... By Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social

The bigger question is how Musk can hold a security clearance or oversee the operations of a company with supersensitive and classified government contracts. Several FBI agents bluntly asked that question. They all got fired or reassigned and their supervisors were unable to answer their questions.

As I figured, Acton was telling the truth the whole time, and Vivek Ramaswamy remains the worst person. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

I understand the freakout here but honestly this one reads as a sign of weakness to me a) peltola is going to win by more than the second dan sullivan's margin b) this argument is pathetic, and if their strategy is 'throw pathetic shit at the wall and hope something sticks' I'm less worried

A united Georgia.

The CDC denied a request from California, Hawaiʻi, Oregon, and Washington to validate a high-volume measles test, citing “other priorities.” 🤨

Hell yes.

this is me again saying dems need to stop campaigning on policy and go full vibe/meme based because that's how you get this cohort and there's a lot of them

wtf

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

This is the ninth (9th) major profile of Emanuel since December 2024 that failed to mention Laquan McDonald.

This is what the Republican Party unambiguously is; whether you choose to support it is up to you

So expect a mass of indictments, military-style ICE deployments and every conceivable misuse of govt power in the coming two weeks to propagandize, intimidate and try to steal the midterm elections

“Departures from these practices should never be countenanced because they risk allowing prosecutors to impact national elections.” -Todd Blanche on DOJ’s 60-day rule, September 2024

100% this and proud to have @lydiakauppi.bsky.social on our team.

The director of FEMA is not allowed to do this legally. The director of OMB is not allowed to do this legally. The President of the United States is not allowed to do this legally. They're a gang of criminals, and should suffer the consequences.

This is a very, very good ad.

Energy Secretary Wright is campaigning with Ken Paxton today in Texas. A reminder that government officials partaking in campaign events should not be normal.

I know we ask this a lot these days, but: what the actual fuck is wrong with people?