Scott Shiffner

Aerial view of the green Reflecting Pool today. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...

How about an unflattering caricature of Hegseth? (cartoon from the archives)

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis blasts Trump for weaponizing the DOJ against Jerome Powell and the Fed: "It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."

“Sometimes public service requires standing firm in the face of threats, which is what this unambiguously is” How did the banker dude get here before the leaders of every self-mythologizing media organization or even Congress

Donald Trump says he’ll run Venezuela, so by his business record, it’ll soon be shut down

Tulsi Gabbard in 2019: "The United States needs to keep our hands off Venezuela... end these destructive and wasteful regime change wars... proven to cause more problems, increase suffering, increase instability for the people in the countries where we wage these wars. In Latin America especially".

Turns out those Sleepy Joe accusations were yet another confession.

50 year mortgages? Can indentured servitude be far behind? How about paying a living wage?

This is how it really works. Chicago has been attacked directly. If The Dictator keeps it up, every American city will feel like this by the spring.

NO KINGS IN AMERICA!!!

And since I’m on the subject of autumn, the cover of the latest New Yorker is just joyous.

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events. www.nokings.org

Kind of hoping for an”I am Spartacus” era.

Universities are such magical places . . . (❤️ @alahav.bsky.social)

Social Security Is Turning 90. Here Are 6 Myths About It That Won’t Go Away. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/b...

My scale said I gained 3 pounds, so I threw it out and asked a bunch of people I can fire, “What do YOU think I weigh?” Problem solved.

I wonder how Trump feels about taking advice from John McCain’s ghost.

Yup. 🤦🏽‍♀️

"One of the simplest ways to fight disinformation is not to book liars on your program." — Soledad O'Brien

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

No Kings Buffalo

BRAVO!

You might be on Medicaid without realizing it — because it’s called something else in your state. Ever heard of Apple Health? Soonercare? Medi-Cal? That’s Medicaid. If they slash it, you could lose coverage and not know why. Check this list to see what it’s called where you live. 👇 #ProtectMedicaid

Could we all give the word “resilience” a sabbatical? It’s used to describe so many situations that it’s becoming “infamous”.

Everyone’s gonna be wide awake at his funeral. If only because they’ll play Kool & The Gang’s “Celebration” at full volume.

Peter Doocy of FNC just asked Press Sec Leavitt "Why do these Ivy League universities get so much money from the government?" As it happens, Harvard just changed their homepage to attempt to answer that question. www.harvard.edu

Big big big crowds in #Buffalo,NY to protest Trump / Musk / DOGE #HandsOff #BuffaloUnited #resist #april5 #Indivisible @meidastouch.com #teslatakedown

They are eating the stocks , they are eating the retirement accounts.

Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Working on the transition to the “Department of Just Us.”

It’s like Schumer got tired of the Republicans calling him “feckless” and he decided,” OK, I’ll show them ‘feckless’!”

Let me get this straight: it's illegal to not buy a car from the world's greediest man?

Beyond his guest or anything he said, speaking as a guy with a podcast, it always stuns me whenever a person with an important real job chooses to do a podcast instead.

My constituent Katie lost her job at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service because a promotion put her on probationary status. After six years of service, she was let go by DOGE for being good at her job. Proud to have Katie as my Joint Address guest to shine a light on these arbitrary layoffs.

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

For no real reason, here’s Charles Lindbergh in 1941 saying US shouldn’t assist the UK’s war with Germany because country should 1) prioritize America First interests, 2) avoid European entanglements, 3) push for peace, and 4) recognize it’s an unfair deal for us. 🤷‍♂️

this week's cover is on point ht: @jamiegangel.bsky.social

The king has lost his crown.

That only makes it more of a challenge.

Vaccines do not cause autism. Full stop. You will never be wrong standing up for what is right and what is true.