Smedley Darlington Butler Warned You

He is so close to getting it

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

I'm assuming once you actually tell him you want the tour, he calls you a leech and tells you to discover it for yourself

I mean, she's ALSO given a ton of money to oppose Scottish independence

Cornyn on Starlink being throttled in Ukraine: "I don't believe that Elon Musk would do this without at least the acquiescence of the White House. I think it's frankly shameful. I think we should be supporting the victim, not the aggressor."

The man who asked the question is a literal white nationalist operative who is suggesting El-Sayed is a terrorist and these fucking twerps are like “He came off a little smug”

Spoken like a true mob boss.

Is the Layla Coda Playing at the White House? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/is-th...

ALERT: Trump DOJ Begins Active Election Interference in California talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

this was called "fake", but...

The Humanities at Risk: A Statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies The Society expresses deep concerns about ongoing university cuts to research, teaching, and engagement in Hums and Social Sciences - sounding the alarm about long-term consequences and losses to Scottish and UK HE

If you’re wondering what the vibe is going into the midterms the New England fall fair I went to today had a crochet guillotine for sale.

#FuckICE

“The death penalty on its own is morally indefensible,” said one critic. “Turning it into a public spectacle is an abomination.” www.commondreams.org/news/death-p...

Decent people are sickened by the prospect of their government publicly executing citizens. But the government is controlled by sick, twisted, weird fascists.

There’s a right way and there’s a wrong way to report on Trumpian extremism. Right way: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u... Wrong way: wapo.st/4yElwyB

For those who forgot their Trump decoder ring: “We” = Trump alone “Many people” = Trump alone “They” = Trump’s sycophants and/or Trump alone “The country” = Trump alone “Us” = Trump alone

This is incitement. Racist incitement.

The missing pages of the Das Kapital have been found

Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.

Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...

🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/

This will be the face of the GOP after the midterms.

There’s the false accusation from a former state AG who should know better accusing someone of committing a crime based on zero evidence. Then there’s the behavior before, during and after. All of it really shows America what we already knew - Schmitt is scum.

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum As activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition. truthout.org/articles/the...

“What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected?” #AbolishICE

Trump's disfigured hand as it appeared today in Ireland (Richard Heathcote/Getty)

I know my server is a professional but it still bugs me when they don’t write down the order. Especially when it’s busy and they are the only one working.

Dolly Parton and Kermit the Frog have shared several iconic, heartwarming musical moments together over the decades. Their most famous singing collaboration blended country charm with Muppet magic: "Everyday People" (1987):

[Exit Queen.]

It’s completely legal to sing “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” to the tune of “WKRP in Cincinnatiiiiii.” No one can stop you.

New in PN: Stephen Miller's secret campaign against helpless kids "Miller is making his dreams come true: accelerating the arrest and removal of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant kids. This is a scene taking place out of public view across the country, impacting 24,000 children."

This whole headline needs some air quotes

El-Sayed: "Once a government agency like ICE is told it has impunity to do the worst things and violate the highest law of the land, which is the Constitution itself, I don't think you can reform or retrain. I think we need to start from scratch ... I think we need to abolish it."

I saw yesterday that some right-wing outlets were running stories about me, which I’m used to. But this time I’m going to say something about it, because these were framed to imply that I was aligned with their own transphobia. ⬇️

Get that orange cunt off the TV.