Paul

This was the order of events: 1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe. 2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that. 3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump. 4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.

Yet another example of conservatives giving the lie to their blather about “personal freedoms” by taking away the right of a family to determine the best course for themselves and their children.

“Russia is not on the march. It is bleeding personnel and equipment for mere meters of ground. And it will only translate into victory if Washington lets it.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

We have finally seen AI powers harnessed for good

LOLZ. He looks like a bored toddler. Oh wait…

Seems quite apt that NBC will air a game show at the time trump is scheduled to speak.

Moved to tears by the amazing scenes of peaceful, forceful protest across the nation today. #NoKings

UPDATE: Organizers are accusing the president of putting on the parade as a show of dominance. The protests were peaceful, but came against the backdrop of assassinations in Minnesota.

What a contrast: On the one hand, one grandiose spectacle in the nation's capital, a panorama of propaganda put on by an aspiring autocrat. On the other hand, thousands of assemblies of free citizens across the nation, authentic celebrations of the proposition that here the people rule.

Protesters filled plazas, streets and parks across the U.S. on Saturday, gathering at demonstrations to call for protecting American democracy from President Trump. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4e3BIzD

It never occurred to him to do a flashy disposal of it or to donate it. He will sell it. To some nut who wants something touched by either of these miscreants. And pocket the profit. What a surprise.

Finally getting to some savings on waste, fraud, and abuse!

TACOS DO NOT DESERVE THIS.

"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.

Next time someone in Congress glibly dismisses your need for healthcare, remember that they have some of the best healthcare in the country. And it was paid for by YOU.

I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

Good lord, she’s got absolutely ZERO conscience.

My first reaction to this article was, “this has got to be a sick prank.” Then I remembered the sick prank was actually our own government.

A reminder not to store red sauce in Tupperware.

Kudos to lawyers across the nation who spoke up yesterday against attacks on the #ruleoflaw on #lawday www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/n...

Another example of the true costs bubbling under all the fake savings they shout from the rooftops.

This is what dictators do. This is not normal. This is not okay. apnews.com/article/army... Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns

I rarely look at federal websites anymore. So kudos to @monicahesse.bsky.social for flagging the batshit remake of www.covid.gov. It’s not a joke. It is a flagrant violation of reality and misuse of government funds for political purposes. But it’s not the truth. And it’s where we are headed.

Talk about putting lipstick on a pig (with apologies to pigs)…

World War II poster.

An unprincipled person making an unprincipled stand caught in a lie. Can someone please express this as a mathematical equation? Or maybe a simple graphic like traffic signs? I suspect it’s not the last time we see it and it will be nice to have a more concise way to call it out.

Why are Democrats still enabling this sham government? Procedural courtesies to people who will never return them. Validation of unqualified appointments and unqualified government. That’s what votes like yesterday’s confirmation of Dan Caine are. They will not restore “normal“ government. STOP

It’s been a full week, and not a single penguin has backed down or sold out. Could there be a lesson here for America’s law firms and universities?

You mean, all of those additional costs folks paid went to culling flocks, cleaning coops, and instituting protocols to ensure the health and safety of employees and of future livestock? Hmmmm.

This poke in the eye to average folks a gift to Musk to help him extort people on his new payment platform. And apparently overdraft fees are a kind hearted way to allow the strapped average consumer to overextend themselves to pay for basic needs. How did I have that one so wrong before?

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

Remember the old days when working folks had pensions? We don’t now. We have self-funded plans largely based in the stock market. That old saw that “the markets are not the economy” is as outdated and misleading as the rest of the stuff Rubio and the rest of them have to say.

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

Show some gratitude to the financial geniuses in the White House, America!

The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.

Basically all I can get from this is he’s flooding the market with word salad in hopes of lowering food prices. Good analysis from the Post.

Always grateful to @delauro.house.gov and the others who speak out about these outrageous cuts. Trump and his cronies are stripping this nation of its assets and giving the spoils to the rich. The rest of us are left to struggle with rising costs and fewer resource for help.

It's a concise comment about Mike Waltz’s pathetic lie, but it’s the infographic that makes it sing…

Greenland took in the welcome mat and turned out the lights. 😊https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-3-28-2025#00000195-dd7b-d082-a9d5-ddfb726a0000?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share

i wonder if maybe we should stop writing post-apocalyptic fiction just until we're sure that's not where rich people are getting their ideas

Proud to have @delauro.house.gov at Connecticut Foodshare today talking about the impact of federal cuts to agriculture & food assistance programs. We’re losing programs that help hungry neighbors & local farmers. It’s senseless. Thanks Rosa & CT members of Congress speaking out & fighting for us!

He should leave a message on FEMA’s voicemail. They will get right back to him…