dons

dons

@dons.bsky.social

An imagination trying hard not to fail The Founders did not intend this It doesn't have to be this way Interests: 💣 Wealth Inequality. Dominionism Don't Dream It's Over 🦋 Joined 5/25/23 but languished

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After @levernews.com published my essay about @thebulwark.com today - and it trended across social media - The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell pretended there’s no data suggesting neocons’ election strategy of embracing Liz Cheney had anything to do with Dems’ 2024 loss. That’s false. See the data here👇

sirota.substack.comThe Bulwark Now Tries To Rewrite HistoryOn the defensive, Sarah Longwell pretends Democrats campaigning with Liz Cheney was fine. Polling data suggests otherwise.

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Welp, now we know who their other clients are. As I've been saying, the tech fascists are buying up Democratic consultants by the bushel. They have enough money to *BUY BOTH SIDES* Time to burn out the rot and build a party that serves the people, not the billionaires.

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“From a human standpoint, it’s tragic. From a constitutional perspective, it’s absurd: The people elect their representatives to enact legislation, and five unelected judges veto that legislation. Is this really the democratic system our founders envisioned?”

Pema Levy@pemalevy.bsky.social

The Supreme Court rules over us, with 5 unelected judges wiping out legislation passed by the people's representatives. Is this how democracy is supposed to work? Two new books argue the court seized power it was never intended to have. And how to take it back. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I see where he's going with this

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Nice try. But no matter what you do or how hard you try, it's hopeless: you will never, EVER be normalized! #BlueTsumamiComing 🌊

This is Trump's "Let them Eat Cake" moment. He's not lowering costs for imported beef tenderloin or tomahawk ribeyes. He's allowing the great unwashed to afford the occasional burger. Thank you great MAGA king!

Joan (Knatcal) Danielson@jed28.bsky.social

TRUMP'S GROUND BEEF BAILOUT MOTIVE? "Massie singled out fast-food chains such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s & Burger King as potential beneficiaries of a surge of cheap ground beef with beef costs increasing by 48% as of March." RawStory 🚨🇺🇲📜⚖️🛑Lies🤐 VOTE💙 #Pinks

He's preparing for a siege.

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social

Breaking - the Trump admin has released its proposal to fence Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House. The proposal also acknowledges plans to fence Pennsylvania Avenue, too.

Trump is both an expert on soccer rules and doesn't know what a red card is. He's the Schrödinger's cat of the laws of the game.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I didn't know what the hell a red card was. When I found out, I said, 'You gotta be kidding!'"

USMNT: We've spent all the time since the Bosnia game crafting a winning strategy without Balogun. FIFA on Sunday: Oh, nevermind, he can play.

Endless War™

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

The US military option against Iran is back on the table if talks fail to produce a deal President Donald Trump can present as a success. The source said the option was discussed recently between US and Israeli officials as Washington continues indirect talks with Iran in Doha.-i24 News

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This is disgusting as usual. More of the same partisan political speeches to active duty troops following the standard practice of Trump, Vance and Hegseth to violate a fundamental principle of the Republic. It’s also gross that more Republican vets don’t call this out. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance attempts to tell a joke at Biden's expense to the troops -- and gets absolutely zero reaction 😬

I think there is more in the past between Ivanka and her father than we will ever know.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Look at it on the bright side: at least Natalie Harp is not his daughter. On the other hand, he seems to have fixated on her because she's an Ivanka dead ringer.

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Far right controls Republican Party, backing policy that is extremely unpopular & dangerous for most of US People who control Democratic Party fight hard against Democratic Socialists, despite fact their policy is extremely popular & good for most of US

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It's a classic sign of senile dementia: "Trump keeps bringing up the number 22." Taking out 22 ships in Iran war. 22 fountains. A pool built 22 years ago. A flight 22 hours long. A story on NYT's page 22. 22 specialists at Walter Reed checkup. 22 Nobel economists. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

nbcnews.comTrump keeps bringing up the number 22A White House official couldn’t explain why the 47th president has seized on the number.

This is the way.

Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.social

At the risk of wading in again, I cosign what @amandalitman.bsky.social posted on Twitter. Whatever you think of Graham Platner, the situation here is the fault of the Democratic establishment for working so hard to shut down a pipeline of young, fresh candidates. x.com/amandalitman...

Chuck Schumer would much rather have fascist Rs in control than progressive Ds. That's the whole issue, right there.

The Lever@levernews.com

Chuck Schumer said he was staying out of Iowa’s Democratic Senate primary. But new filings tell a different story: Schumer-aligned money and a billionaire-backed dark money machine are quietly boosting moderate Josh Turek over progressive Zach Wahls.

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The most curious thing about this is that our Beltway commentariat think that Platner has disqualifying problems from his tattoos to his sexual predatory emails, while the voters of Maine appear (so far at least) not merely unconcerned, but actually inclined to ridicule the commentariat about this.

open.substack.comThe Problem With PlatnerIn fetishizing ‘outsiders,’ Democrats are getting used to excusing bad behavior. We’ve seen this movie before.

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Coach Tuberville believes that rioters who assaulted policemen on Capitol Hill on Jan 6, leaving 147 policemen requiring medical attention, should now be compensated through a slush fund run by Donald Trump.

Why is Vance giving this presser? Has President Sundowner been relegated to just talking about his ballroom and big arch? Has the transition begun?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "It's not sometimes totally clear what the negotiating position of the team is. I don't know if that's bad communication, bad faith. I wouldn't pretend to venture a guess."

Antichrist Fest 2026

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump's bizarre pre-recorded message to Rededicate 250 ended up on abrupt note, but that didn't stop the follow-up speaker from worshiping him as a false idol

Like taking a shit on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Maybe that's on his bucket list.

Paul Rieckhoff@rieckhoff.bsky.social

Impeachable. And a disgusting insult to our fallen of all generations. Especially as we learn about it the week before Memorial Day. It’s like going ATVing in Arlington Cemetery. Is truly nothing sacred? Crash Patel has got to go. Any member of Congress who doesn’t call for it needs to go too.

In October 2025, the Trump administration gave $20 billion to Argentina to help its president, Javier Milei, get reelected. Trump told Americans we'd all get cheap Argentine beef but he never followed through. Now he's scrambling to remedy his Dunning Kruger tariffs and failed war. Too late pal.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

This is Trump effectively acknowledging that high beef prices in the US stem from his record tariff rates on beef. They do.

“I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” -- Exodus 32: 9-10

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

MAGA cultists in Miami erected a golden statue of Donald Trump and prayed on it. Trump "called in" to thank them for their loyalty.

Trump should fire Hegseth immediately but he's too egotistical to do so. He's stupidly painted himself into a corner and all he can do is say he planned to do it. And the world suffers his incompetence.

Taegan Goddard@politicalwire.com

U.S. Intelligence Says Iran Can Outlast Trump’s Blockade https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/07/u-s-intelligence-says-iran-can-outlast-trumps-blockade/

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I am increasingly persuaded that in addition to whatever legislative remedies are agreed upon, public hearings should be held to fully expose the raw corruption that fuels Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh and their ties to the cult of Opus Dei.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Jeffries says everything is on the table legislatively to deal with the Supreme Court: In the new Congress, we’re going to have to do something about this Supreme Court, and let me be very clear: everything is on the table.

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An astounding percentage of this debt, as a reminder, has gone to fund massive tax breaks on the wealthy during the two Trump administrations.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

(WSJ) - The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...

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Chuck Schumer: - can no longer recruit and cultivate winning Senate candidates - is wildly out of step with Democrats on foreign policy - refused to endorse the most popular Democrat in America, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani There is no reason to keep him as leader. He must go.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social

Quite the moment in what may be Democrats’ own tea party era. Janet Mills is the prototype for party establishment’s candidate (center-left, experienced, polished, politically tested). She not only loses but drops out before the primary against a political novice and outsider.

As the Brits said in WWI: Lions led by donkeys.

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social

A real photo of Kid Rock addressing service members at the Pentagon today. Nice summation of where things stand in the United States.

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LISTEN⏵The shooter wasn’t the biggest evil at the #WHCD last night. That honor belongs to every journalist who thought it was a good idea to be there given the appalling treatment of the press by this rogue Trump regime. What the fuck were you thinking? (Reposts = agreement)

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The Strait of Hormuz, ALREADY OPEN before we began bombing Iran, is open again. Yay! There's talk of an anti-nuclear agreement for the price of unfreezing $20B in frozen funds. Double yay! All in all, we'll have spent and/or transferred $52B to replicate the Obama deal, which he tore up. Triple yay!

I think MAGA are upset about all the failures -- the Epstein files, the increased prices, the unnecessary war -- but the tribe won't accept those reasons as enough to turn on Trump. However, being a heretic? Can't question my faith!

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Trump voter reacts to Trump's post depicting himself as Jesus: "That's a disgrace. I'm very upset about that. I mean, how egotistical can you possibly be? I'm ashamed that he would actually do that. The man I voted for and trust."

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Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, shared a bombshell with reporters that the outgoing leader had diverted taxpayer funds to bankroll the American Conservative Political Action Conference. trib.al/ct7GGV3