Barry Lyons

Trump is deranged; there are people who nonetheless admire him; therefore, Trump's admirers suffer from "Trump Derangement Syndrome." I see nothing wrong or inaccurate about this syllogism. lyonsnyc.medium.com/trump-derang...

More the fool I, but I really didn't imagine the current regime not simply leaning in to racism but braying it from every rooftop. Fuck RFK Jr., fuck his wife, and fuck anyone—anyone—who thinks that the Republican party deserves anything short of oblivion.

“It’s going to be 56-44 in the Senate.”

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed skewers President Klansman.

The start of the Executive Summary of the House Democrats Trump-Epstein Report: And... "The actual evidence we have seen indicates that Trump abused, assaulted, and even raped numerous women alongside... the most infamous sex trafficker in history." democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

What the fuck are we doing

Remains possibly the worst spokesperson for anything, at any time

Did the New York Times’ regular headline writers call in sick? I‘d love to see more headlines as direct as this one.

Serbia and Brazil. Let's keep it going.

Oh so a country *can* choose not to make the same mistake twice

Thank you, ladies.

"Why can't we take people from Norway and Sweden and Denmark?" Yeah. I'm sure people from Europe will just rush to come here. Our slogan: "America: Come for the racism. Stay for the mass shootings and lack of healthcare!

And again, it's worth noting that this happened despite Lula being an incredibly flawed candidate. His son and some of his key political allies are embroiled in genuine corruption scandals. He's 80 years old. Crime is incredibly high. But he's won despite those flaws. There's a lesson in that.

And the lesson is that, despite his flaws, he had a committed focus on improving the lives of ordinary working people in tangible ways, he was uncompromising in opposition to fascists, and when he lost the first round he used it to motivate his supporters to throw everything at the second round.

Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day. Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.

With 80% counted, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil’s WSJ) calls it.

Trump detests the free enterprise system. He believes in a Soviet-style command economy with total government control. He favors foreign trade based on bribery. He opposes competition. That's why, when a foreign country like Taiwan manufactures a product, Trump says they're "stealing" our business.

Blanche is not the people's attorney general. He's Trump's fascist enforcer.

that’s AMERICA baby

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I don't know whether it's going to be a wave or a tsunami, but I do know what color it will be.

American conservatives are constantly bemoaning the decline of aesthetic standards and calling for a return to tailored suits and classical Roman architecture, but are now forced to defend the Cheesecake Factory. A constant tension between the Brooks Brothers patrician and the Kid Rock populist.

Gas prices are “temporarily” high, says the president. That’s because Republicans are temporarily in power. Vote.

What’s going on between Trump and Putin? Why are they calling each other humanitarians? I explain why that’s the the point and the flattening of language and words under authoritarians.

I wonder what he would say if asked, "Why is it that of all developed countries in the West only the United States has millions of people who are saddled with medical debt?"

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Was howling when he said this!

After the recent Trump rallies, it's a novelty to see a president able to fill a venue again.

Yeah, this man should not be allowed to practice law, and any failure to take away his ability to practice law after all of this would be a part of the end of the rule of law in America.

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To paraphrase British King Henry II: "Will no one rid me of these meddlesome priests?"

PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE IN FOX NEW CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: wat

Headline of the week

Italy, Adriatic Sea: a fisherman rescues a sea turtle trapped in a fishing net. Original post

I thought he was going to drain the swamp?

like vance, ramaswamy is a hateful, resentful orc of a human being, and the reason i think this will hurt him politically — where this stuff didn’t hurt trump — is that ramaswamy, like vance, is also profoundly unlikeable. he has no charm or charisma or anything. just a dipshit.

THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social "At least the ass was present." I never imagined you'd ever be in a position to utter such a sentence.

sir we need a bold move before the midterms, how about we blow up a bunch of oil tanks and watch gas go up another couple bucks a gallon

Trump can seem confusing. One day he is pro something that would hurt Russia, the next he is full on Putin’s best friend.

I honestly have no sense of whether or not this is likely to be effective in terms of persuading voters, but damn it’s a good answer on the merits.

Yeah, this guy. This is the guy.

Q: Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood? El-Sayed: Yes. Why are you asking the question? Do you assume that I wouldn’t? Q: Yes, because I have not heard you disavow them yet. El-Sayed: Have you disavowed them? I have not heard you disavow them yet.