Putin's global web of colonies and protectorates continues to unravel, despite the US still not getting the memo.
Belgrade, prepping for today's protests that will be the largest in the country's history.
Trump at the DOJ: "There's a guy named Norm Eisen. I don't even know what he looks like. His name is Norm Eisen of CREW. He's been after me for 9 years. Now CREW is a charitable organization. These are bad people ... they're scum."
"The Trump administration's war on political speech flies in the face of the protections of the First Amendment and is intended to terrify activists into remaining quiet. There’s honestly nothing more un-American than this." -- @snipy.bsky.social
if Trump and his cronies are able to veto appropriations made by Congress, then we've already moved into a dictatorial system of government. Why would Democrats waste time negotiating spending deals if Trump can just rip them up after he signs them?
Trump: "I rebuilt the military during my first term. I'm gonna have to rebuild it a little bit again. But Canada, would be great as our cherished 51st state."
Biden really played the long game by diligently cleaning up the mess Trump left him, but rigging things so that the economy got bad as soon as Trump returned to office. For a sleepy guy, he's sure been pulling a lot of strings!
Ukraine doesn't have to do a damn thing, Rubio! Russia is the aggressor. Russia was the country that invaded Ukraine and took away their sovereignty. Russia needs to make the concessions you halfwit 😡
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "We were the leader of the free world, but it appears to many leaders and people all over, to include Republicans in Nebraska, that this administration is walking away from that legacy."
Auchincloss to Rep. Tony Gonzalez after Gonzalez touts the popularity of DOGE: "Is it popular to cut healthcare for the 40% of kids in this country who rely on Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for people who don't need tax cuts?
NOTE the non - standard email address he has here is a not only a super nerdy flex, but also means one of his lackeys created these accounts, and his was one of the first ones to be created...
AI Bros are ignorant enough to actually believe that, if they can make an AI that can replace them, they'll be able to replace everyone else.
Note all of their companies have a ton of Sales, HR, Project Management and Sales people.
If they could replace them, they'd just be two needs in a basement
We are probably 3 months away from the US Govt buying ( = nationalizing) Tesla and SpaceX
It's the only way Elon can cash out at this point before it all collapses around him.
Once you accept that these people wouldn't give a shit if 90% of the US population straight up died, as long as they are completely in control of the remaining 10% - it all kinda starts to make sense...
We have a word for this.
Evil
"You're not supposed to be asking that question ... that's enough" -- Trump gets mad at and shuts down a reporter who tries to ask him about reported clashes between Musk and Rubio
REPORTER: You said on social media that Russia is pounding Ukraine. Why not provide Ukraine with air defenses?
TRUMP: Because I have to know that they want to settle. We want them to settle.
Trump: "Despite the Russia Russia Russia hoax I've always had a good relationship with Putin. He wants to end the war. And I think he's gonna be more generous than he has to be."
(Russia continues to bomb Ukraine, so it doesn't seem like Putin really wants the war to end.)
“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡
Mike Johnson: "We're transitioning from Bidenomics and the terrible economy that was delivered by the last administration. It takes a while to turn that ship around."
I read the transcript of an interview Paul Krugman did with Kim Scheppele. She studied and wrote about how Victor Orban was able to take over Hungary. It's rather lengthy. So, I'll just give you the recipe in a series of posts:
1. "Capture" the judiciary (the referees)