🗽 The WaRT

🗽 The WaRT

@thewart.me

What to Read Today (WaRT) A sarcastic, bitter, and defiant take on current events meant to goad authoritarians and charge the resistance. The only thing more dangerous than a lie told by a tyrant is a truth ignored by the masses. 🗽 Use @5calls.org ☎️

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The Constitution burns, Durbin complains about the ballroom. You voted for the "Big Beautiful Bill" and incinerated the guardrails on July 4th, 2025. The ballroom is gold leaf on the carcass of the republic you helped kill. Focus on the structural capture, Senator. The furniture is irrelevant.

Senator Dick Durbin@durbin.senate.gov

President Trump promised his White House ballroom wouldn’t cost the American taxpayer a penny. Now, he’s pushing Republicans in Congress to allocate $1 billion for its construction. Just another one of his broken promises.

The "MAGA 6" aren't just interpreting law; they're engineering a structural advantage. Alabama is reviving Jim Crow maps for the midterms, and the SCOTUS is primed to help. The play is simple: if you can't win the vote, rewrite the map. 🗺️⚖️

Legal AF@legalafmtn.bsky.social

WATCH NOW: Voting rights are under attack in state supreme courts and GOP-led state houses. Democrats are fighting to stop MAGA efforts to gain 8–9 extra House seats and block a Democratic takeover of Congress. The Legal AF Pod breaks down the key lawsuits and political battles.

Don Diaper is the loud, gold-plated distraction. The infrastructure of the state is being swapped for opaque algorithms and loyalists that don’t just ignore your dissent—they’ve deleted the mechanism for you to even lodge it. thewart.me/warts/202605...

They gave us a map, they exposed their fear, and we know where to attack. Flood the machine—we'll break it! Your sister, your brother, your compadre. Phone banks are war rooms. Neighborhoods are mobilization hubs. Drag every single soul to the polls. Flood the machine. We break it. ✊🔥🔨

thewart.meThe WaRT: 🧱 The Rigged Map & The Institutional CloakSunday May 10, 2026 Let’s be real: we are watching a masterclass in how to kill a democracy without actually executing the voters. The goal is simple: Separate what voters want from who wins elections...

Today's WaRT is ugly: - The Robert's Doctrine - The Tennessee Heist - The Virginia "Technicality" - Job Market Mirage - Love Tap in the Middle East - NATO's Naughty List - Doge-AI - The Crusade to Keep Immigrant Kids out of Schools thewart.me/warts/2026-0...

The Job Market Mirage The job market isn't "recovering"—it's just shrinking. You still have a job, but you can no longer afford the commute to get to it. The "economic miracle" is just a slower slide into the abyss. 📉⛽️

to.pbs.orgU.S. employers add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April, while unemployment remains lowThe war has caused the biggest disruption of global oil supplies in history, but the conflict hasn't done much damage to the American job market so far.

He’s not "unserious"—he’s a precision tool for harassment. He's not leading the FBI; he's dismantling it so there's no one left to tell the truth. 🔧

The Lincoln Project@lincolnproject.us

Would you trust Kash Patel with anything important? Exactly. LP’s Stuart Stevens discusses how Kash is part of Trump’s larger move to destroy public faith in our institutions.

"You come at me with these white supremacist tactics because you have the numbers, but you don't have the courage. Becuase if you really were visionary leaders, you'd run against these Black men with fair maps."

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

1. 🧵"If you are taking seats from Black people...then you are a thief." Baton Rouge civil rights activist Gary Chambers said the quiet part out loud Friday as GOP lawmakers push to wipe out Louisiana’s majority-Black districts. See the heated exchange👇

Your "vote" is a suggestion; the procedural fine print is where they bury the bodies. The DementiaDon's legal team didn't need to win the argument—they just needed a typo in the constitution. A masterclass in disenfranchisement. 💀

The "Emergency" isn't the exception anymore. It's the new state of the system. Governance by law is dead; now it's governance by attrition. The guardrails aren’t just broken—they’re erased to make room for a bigger ego. Here is today’s #WaRT. Dig in. 🗽💀

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The "US Security Umbrella" is just a volatile variable. Europe and Asia are isolating us because they know the "guarantee" is a lie. Meanwhile, we play a chicken with Iran while 1,500 ships sit trapped in the Gulf. The world isn't following us; they're betting against us. 🚢📉

csmonitor.comIn Europe, and now Asia, confidence in US support waversAhead of President Trump’s expected visit to Beijing, American allies in Europe and Asia remain on edge about the strength of their partnerships.

Hantavirus on cruises, swarming #teens testing the limits of order, and GOP primaries turning into tactical purges. The signal is clear: the center isn't holding, and the people in charge are too busy staring in the mirror to notice. Stay angry. Stay awake. 🗽🔧

csmonitor.com‘They just want to matter’: Swarming teens test community orderAs “teen takeovers” highlight young people’s need for connection, one Georgia beach town shows how to keep peace, build community, and still have fun.

The "Emergency" isn't the exception anymore. It's the new state of the system. Governance by law is dead; now it's governance by attrition. The guardrails aren’t just broken—they’re erased to make room for a bigger ego. Here is today’s #WaRT. Dig in. 🗽💀

The country burns and Cheeto wants his #ballroom. Repainting buildings white and funding vanity projects with money stolen from disease-fighting funds. Nothing projects "strength" like a fresh coat of paint. Pathetic. 🎨🤡

csmonitor.comHow the White House ballroom became emblematic of the Trump presidencyCongress may now put $1 billion toward the ballroom project, which has so far been funded through private donations. It reflects President Donald Trump’s effort to leave a physical legacy as well as m...

The #VRA didn't just 'expire'—it was executed by a #SCOTUS taking leads from a #J6 conspiracist. If the lead plaintiff in the case that gutted your right to vote thinks elections are a simulation, you're looking at the blueprint for a permanent regime 🗳️💀 #WaRT #ManagedDemocracy

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

EXCLUSIVE: Since SCOTUS ruled in Callais v. Louisiana, we’ve been answering questions about what it means for elections. But one still stands: who is Callais, one of the plaintiffs who targeted the state’s second majority-Black district? He’s an election denier who attended the Jan. 6 protest.

The 'most powerful #military in history' is held hostage by a few dozen drones & small boats. We're trading #oil spikes for 'one-page memorandums' while #China plays the adult. The asymmetry isn't just tactical—it's embarrassing. 🚢⛽️ #TheWaRT #HormuzHustle #twar

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

Two months of war have devastated much of Iran’s government and military—but the country is not nearly as disempowered as the U.S. claims, @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily:

Rule of Law? Try Rule by Law. When the #FBI stops chasing criminals and starts raiding redistricting champions & journalists, it’s not 'justice'—it’s a purge with a badge. The warrants are the cover; the intimidation is the product. 🚔🤐 #TheWaRT #JusticeWeaponized #PressFreedom

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

NEW: FBI agents raided the office of Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas — one of the leading forces behind the state’s Democratic redistricting plan — just weeks after voters approved the high-stakes measure. It's the latest example of the Trump administration targeting its political opponents.

#POTUS is playing 4D chess with the courts, but losing the 1D battle of the #gas pump. You can't 'purge' your way out of $4.48/gallon. The gap between White House 'strength' and public 'disapproval' is where the next crisis lives. 📉⛽️ #TheWaRT #EconomicSqueeze #InstitutionalDecay

PBS News@pbsnews.org

Six in 10 Americans disapprove of the way President Trump is handling his war in Iran, including more than one in five Republicans, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. More than 60% of Americans believe the president has weakened the nation's standing on the world stage. to.pbs.org/4uuxCHZ

#Trump makes yet another threat. #Europe is like 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽 "... and so?" "European leaders appear to be slowly moving toward the conclusion that many threats from U.S. President Donald Trump might be best met with a shrug." #WeThePeople are #TheResistance 🗽 #GoVote 🗳️

The Christian Science Monitor@csmonitor.bsky.social

President Trump’s attempts to punish criticism of his governance seem to be delivering diminishing returns among European leadership. The response to his weekend comment about withdrawing troops from U.S. bases in Germany is a case in point. #trump #germany #troops www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...

Here’s the play: eliminating #DACA is unpopular so, the admin just renders it pointless in the courts This erosion of responsibility consolidates power in a Unitary Executive. It’s done with #IranWar powers, gutting the #VRA, slow walking naturalizations, etc #WeThePeople are #TheResistance 🗽

NPR@npr.org

Three appellate immigration judges sided with Department of Homeland Security lawyers who appealed a decision from Immigration Judge Michael Pleters terminating removal proceedings for DACA recipient Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago.

It’s not politics. The joke indictment creates a "legal failure", proving the "deep state" must be destroyed. The logic short circuits rational thought. Circular logic is a cult tactic and needs to be called out for what it is—a mind game. @knittingcultlady.bsky.social @legalafmtn.bsky.social

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

🗂️ Want to know about the latest updates in the Epstein Files saga and the recent indictment of James Comey? Michael Popok (@legalafmtn.bsky.social) joins @marcelias.bsky.social to break it all down. 🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/42EiGLs

The "Imminence" of the threat is relative to the "Eminence" of the liar. KegsBreath says "obliterated" threats and "aspirational" goals are "imminent". Who needs facts when you have a title and a total lack of shame? @glennkirschner.bsky.social shows the only thing imminent is a total meltdown.

Glenn Kirschner@glennkirschner.bsky.social

Pete Hegseth EMBARRASSES HIMSELF in Congressional Testimony! youtu.be/TwvRROTUDGE?...