Garett Raines

I don't need a political philosophy to know that Americans should have access to healthcare, that being wealthy shouldn't protect you from failure, that being poor shouldn't keep you from success, or that those who work for a company's success should share in the profits. 1/3

“Oops, we dropped Eisenhower’s world and broke it, because we told the experts they weren’t needed.”

Among the children murdered by Russians yesterday due to the White House having cut Ukraine's ability to take down Russia's jet drones, 11-year-old Arina Koval. Her mother Lilia and brother Artem were also targeted in a public park in Kharkiv, but survived, now fighting for their lives in hospital

This was W Bush's messaging just before Katrina. That didn't play out too well for him.

The Iran War is costing Americans $2,000 per household according to analysis by Moody's Analytics and Brown University.

I would be totally up for this if my political opponents would only agree to stop hiring actual Nazis.

I often think about how the rise of the neo-fascist right corresponds to the declining numbers of WW2 vets around to slug them right in the face.

Pretty sure the way to actually stop Republicans from dropping the race/ethnicity questions is to position the move as a conspiracy to prevent white Americans from being aware of their own looming extinction.

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 worked with a lady who would close with "Have a Godless day!" every time she left a phone message. Years later, I heard someone use the line and realized she'd been saying "God-blessed day" all along. I spent years thinking she was aggressively atheist. Which is pretty funny in retrospect.

So...I guess I just needed a different suit? 😅

Since 1981, Democratic presidents have overseen the creation of 3 times as many private-sector jobs as their Republican counterparts. Excluding Reagan, the net private-sector job growth of the past 3 GOP presidents is zero.

A 2019 trip to Samoa has been linked to a measles outbreak that killed dozens of people.

The legendary Dolly Parton's gone now. As are Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson. Heartbreaking to see the old guard passing in a time when modern country musicians prostrate themselves to the rich and powerful. Thank God we still have Willie Nelson.

Feel free to judge me, but I'm in the rare " 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' is not annoyingly silly, while 'She's Leaving Home' is overbearingly melodramatic" camp.

This is the most Republican story you will read all day. A Republican who represents Trump’s home district was arrested for molesting his OWN GRANDSON and could face the death penalty under a state law he sponsored. There has to be a German word for this.

I truly believe in ten years not a single person will admit in polite company to having supported Trump. Honest to God I fully believe that

Trump explained for gamers:

👇 this bears repeating

My father and I flew into DCA to attend a funeral at Arlington National Cemetary. Usually a breathtaking view of downtown DC. As the plane turned toward the Reflecting Pool, there was an audible gasp in the plane, along with laughing. Yay us!

most important, the district should be red all over. That’s the color a map turns when it’s healthy

Bless his heart www.al.com/news/2026/06...

If my math is right, the crime rate for pardoned insurrectionists is roughly three times higher than that of immigrants.

I caught hell for a dog.

This would certainly get someone's attention.

Not all heroes wear capes Some of them are just really damn irritating influencers

Friends - please take a moment to read and absorb this thread. We need to get past the point of simply reacting to MAGA tactics.

It's funny, but only because no Democrat would ever do something so ridiculous.

When a Bollywood event was held at the Tampa Hilton, I went through crazy security (and some scary dudes) to get into the hotel. There's no way anyone could have gotten a weapon anywhere near that lobby. Rather than a trillion $$ ballroom, maybe Trump should just invite Indian actors to his events?

This is a great illustration of @larryglickman.bsky.social's point about how "backlash" framing lets the right play the victim.

"The only thing prohibiting transit through the Black Gate of Mordor is the army of orcs capturing and torturing you,” he said. "It is open for transit should the orcs not do that."

Raffi knows of what he speaks. Yet, I've heard respected, seemingly intelligent lawyers argue against birthright citizenship in personal conversations. Rule of law is only an idea. And like the gods of antiquity, it requires nothing more than a change of mind to disappear forever.

The hottest flashpoint on the right is between its Jews and antisemites over whether the movement should prioritize repressing Muslims or Jews.

Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF

Getting so small he'll soon rename it The Washington Postcard

Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics Good times.

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

Exactly right. Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign. Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE. Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them. Every possible angle.

Kia drivers don't know that they're dorks.

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics

The next Supreme Court term is shaping up to be the most consequential since 1937. Depending on how it rules, it may cease to be accepted as a legitimate arbiter, and even nullify its own power as an independent judiciary.

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.