John in Alpena

🔥 “Answer the question, Tommy — I think you’re the one who needs to read the constitution, not me.” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social skillfully handles a bigoted Islamophobic heckler and exposes him as the true religious zealot in the room.

Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done. Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.

Someone said “Nerd Reich” in comments today…”Tech Bros” has left the building.

Talarico: I've heard credible reports that Ken Paxton has a serious medical condition that causes clinical levels of cowardice. People are concerned. He has asked for proof of life from me. I'm asking for proof of spine from him.

I registered Republican as an 18yo kid and blissfully voted GOP until the 1992 RNC switched my vote. I’ve seen a lot of GOP bullshit over my 60+ years but I NEVER thought I’d see Republicans embrace Russia as a friend and shun Canada as an enemy. It’s madness.

🔥 @angieforfl.bsky.social : “Let’s talk about the Black Panther Party…”

😂😂😂

Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

I’m loving the mariachi national anthem at the Bears-Eagles game. That’ll get the MAGA tear ducts flowing.

God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins

FYI this bill does nothing. It contains no new mandatory rules restricting data centers. It's just fakery to try to fool voters into forgetting that Republicans spent the entire term trying to stop states from regulating AI (as requested by the AI companies). www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

The Detroit Free Press endorsed El-Sayed. "Everything you’ve heard about Michigan’s U.S. Senate race is true: An extremist is asking voters to send him to Washington, masking an agenda far out of step with Michigan's mainstream under the pretense of normalcy...that man is not El-Sayed." Ouch!.

I’d like to thank the local Republican Party for sending me a text with their endorsements for ‘non-partisan’ races. Very helpful! (as with all things Republican, I will check it for accuracy)

Good reporting about a strong Kansas Democratic candidate. I don’t think it’s coincidence that the Great Depression was also 94 years ago. I’m hoping family farms have finally learned that current Republicans only care about corporate farms.

I just looked at Hurricane Polo on NOAA’s NESDIS site. It’s about the size of the Gulf of Mexico. I hope this monster stays at sea.

Zohran post about filling one pothole: We filled our 2,000th pothole! Wow! New York is the greatest city in the world! Zohran post about meeting with the president: Some guy was here and that is now over.

Abdul El-Sayed is just so good at this.

Back to back national anthems. Love it!

"My department has also dispatched three of our finest schooners to explore the part of our maps that say 'here be dragons.' We vow to get to the bottom of this mystery."

When the edible hits and you’re at the Taco Bell drive thru.

Political ad nauseam here in Michigan. I tune them out. However, “Price Hike Mike” just caught my ear. That’s a great nickname.

“I don’t think our secretary of state or our president are really understanding … this hurts our Republican counties a lot more than it hurts our blue counties.” Republicans seem to assume this SCOTUS will deny that which they demand. Risky at best.

Burns.

Dean: He spent billions of your tax dollars wrecking the White House and building monuments to himself. He will be remembered for rot and rubble

Even the crickets were embarrassed.

The Postal Regulatory Commission…hmmm, devious. I’m admittedly ignorant of law; perhaps that’s why I get a feeling the DOJ and the SCOTUS Six have weekly planning meetings.

👸🏼 Charlotte B. torched Santa Clarita's city council and used them as a hood ornament for her 1957 Cadillac Eldorado #Flock #GiveHerAShow via @jesscraven101.bsky.social

Cool, cool, I have a couple quick questions -- who's in charge of preventing food-induced illnesses right now and how good a job are they doing?

DOJ: Hey, let’s send our election thugs…er…monitors to Wyoming as an opening salvo. It’s the reddest state so no one will complain when we get rough. Wyoming Republican Governor: “I don’t like the federal government coming in and taking our votes.”

It’s Lake Ontario. It’s the Guif of Mexico. It’s the Kennedy Center. They’re the Trump-Epstein files.

Two paths diverged in the woods and America took the psychopath.

The only time Hakeem Jeffries should've come face-to-face with jared kushner is when kushner is under oath before Congress

I thought DOJ’s indictment of the SPLC was odd…until I saw the GOP’s latest attack ad against MI-Gov candidate Jocelyn Benson. Oh, I see.

Q: Which person in this picture believes in and supports Democracy? A: Trick question. We don’t know the translator’s politics.

First president I’ve ever cheered against. I still love America, I just want the coach fired.

Trump is crying to his 6 personal judges again. Some mean people won’t let Donnie build his fancy ballroom.

This homeowner found out.

I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️

FDA scientists: Taylor Farms could be the source FDA politicians: Definitely not Taylor Farms Taylor Farms: Yeah, we’re recalling a bunch of stuff Corporate media: nothing to see here, move along

It’s sad that my first thought when the Feds take over a criminal case is “Great, we’ll never know the truth.” I thought just the opposite not so long ago.

America has experienced oligarchy thrice in its brief history. The first was under the slaveholding founders The second, the robber barons, a century later. A third American oligarchy emerged around 1980 — and has only gotten more powerful.

They're wearing the cats.....

I’m not thrilled with CNN’s headline choice. That said, I like what Kamala has to say regarding the “moral corruption about this new Republican Party” and the Democratic Party being comfortable with a kind of ruthlessness.

Republicans call Democrats communists the way toddlers call every vegetable broccoli.

Not quite sure how this “Democrat” won my MI Democratic state house primary yesterday. Voter Beware. Know your candidates.

Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.