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Kristi Noem in The Shield of the Americas’ private jet.

The mendacity of Kristi Noem is of world historical level - just a thoroughly vile and worthless henchwoman of evil.

It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn

If Cheryl Hines has a pet rabbit, she needs to keep an eye on it.

This is correct, except I think Democrats should go even further. Not just talk more, but talk incessantly about Trump's dementia. There is a decent % of the public that doesn't care about his lies, but they might care that he can't tell the difference between fact and fiction.

You know that saying: "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity?" It doesn't apply here.

Ever wonder if reversion to the mean applies to politics? Ex A: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If Democrats control Congress in 2027, they should defund the Supreme Court. Pay them their salaries and zero out the rest.

Makes me wonder if Melania is up in the Mauve Boudoir. Does that make Stephen Miller the Rasputin of the Trump administration?

I respectfully dissent.

The moment when Trump discovers his new BLS Commissioner.

I think McConnell meant they will get over the rainbow bridge.

It is unfortunate that the liberal dissenters continue to use legalese or polite analogies in response to these decisions. The court and the public would be much better served if they described what is happening as plainly as this post.

Where are Fafnir, Giblets, and the Medium Lobster when we need them? Seems the GOP has been playing the same song for 20 years. fafblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/noth...

They should rename the group “Moms for Libertines.”

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If the Democrats cannot (1) make Elon Musk the most despised person in the US and (2) hang him around the neck of every Republican officeholder, they should fold up shop.

Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵 In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians. We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties. with @julianachueri.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1940...

It is beyond time for the Biden DOJ to tell Cannon (and other DCT judges and some of the circuits): GFY; received your order; not going to follow it; good luck with enforcement.

Maybe the true Cybertruck owner purchased Tesla insurance and Elmo is just describing the coverage Tesla provides when a thief shoots himself in the head in the front seat just before a bomb detonates in the way back.

John Roberts is very upset that the public has lost confidence in John Roberts and the institution John Roberts leads following a series of confidence-cratering actions by John Roberts and his colleagues, and therefore would like everyone to know that this is not John Roberts' fault, it's yours.

Bill Barr demonstrating a dishonesty of purpose and motive? Sounds about right. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/b...

Eagerly awaiting analysis on how the Hunter Biden pardon caused this. bsky.app/profile/nyti...

When Trump tariffs crater the economy, when grocery prices skyrocket, when your home value plummets, I hope you still remember how mad you were at Joe for pardoning Hunter.

Yes, "flawed" in that the entire basis for the film was straight fiction.

bsky.app/profile/alex... Ignorant, indolent, and indifferent is no way to run a country.

If this wasn't Joe Biden's son, no one would object to a pardon on these facts. But of course we are here because this is Joe Biden's son. That's the point. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win

I think his transition team includes a prison consultant.