True Blue Patriot

Pity the nation whose people are sheep And whose shepherds mislead them Pity the nation whose leaders are liars Whose sages are silenced And whose bigots haunt the airwaves Pity the nation that raises not its voice Except to praise conquerors And acclaim the bully as hero.... Lawrence Ferlingetti

Black African: "I fear for my life." State Department: "Asylum denied." South African: "I'm white." State Department: "Asylum granted!" Ordinary Latin American: "I fear for my life." Department of State: "Denied!" Flávio Bolsonaro: "Whaa! I lost an election." Department of State: "Granted!"

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

1. It's amazing how people — ranging from Republican elected officials to Trump administration officials — still don't get this.

1. BREAKING: Flávio Bolsonaro is refusing to concede Brazil's presidential election and says he will seek to have the election annulled after losing to President Lula.

Had to put President Trump’s latest Truth Social post — shared just nine days before the midterms — in scroll mode.

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Trump's arch is not about national security. It’s about his own personal insecurities.

An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war.

🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin.

Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?

Heronry, 2022, etching by UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

What’s the point of swearing an oath if they’re not going to uphold it?

What does a sniper position at Memorial Circle actually defend against? Not China. Not a submarine. Not a missile. It overlooks a bridge, a traffic circle, and the front door of the National Mall. Those are places where Americans march. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you.

They all knew ahead of time who he is...

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

Oil is back over $100 a barrel. Any updates on that $2 gas?

Even the crickets were embarrassed.

The crowd to open the GOP midterm convention … 📸 Liz Landers

The Troll-Masters return Wednesday 9/16 🙏 🤣

Apple has already had foldable phones. Just don't buy a case.

JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )

"Hi there! I'm the Secretary of Agriculture in a nation where just about every single kind of food has been recalled because it will give you explosive shits and then kill you dead. Well, I'm here to tell you about how government regulation and oversight is baaaaaaaad."

Why would we not want Europes help? Are we… protecting someone? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

They have bought our government.

Yesterday, I was proud to stand with New York’s labor movement to rally for worker power and demand a city that works for all of us, not just the wealthiest few.

Pritzker: "He is suffering from dementia. I think we can all see that."

PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.

Trump’s “big Midterm Convention” in Dallas is running into some turnout problems. The RNC is offering free tickets to members of the public through a lottery, organizers are begging people to attend because they are concerned about filling the 20,000-seat American Airlines Center.

God/Jesus: "Flatter me and I will save you." Human: "Save me from what?" God/Jesus: "Me."

Iran is back to trolling him again.

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A US President lying about his own activities on 9/11 is an abomination. Dear god, Americans, have you no decency?

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In August there were "federal observers" at the polls... They're planning to send ICE out on our streets during the November election... So we have a responsibility to make sure that this election result is TOO BIG TO RIG.