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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I feel like this says it all. My empathy for MAGA is exhausted.

For $500k you can bribe the Trump family out in the open. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Should the President upload the constitution? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/u...

Monty Python is 50 years old today

Trump is a CINO - Christian in name only

Economy Shinking www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump signed off on deaths www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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This will be felt years from now. www.propublica.org/article/how-...

Will we see this? abcnews.go.com/Health/small...

I'm sure this will turn out well. gizmodo.com/meta-is-turn...

Trump first 100 days - Trump Approval

Trump first 100 days - Gov Websites Scrubbed

Trump first 100 days - Price of Eggs

Trump first 100 days - Tariffs caused markets to fall

US Attorney's priorities

US Attorney's priorities

Trump replaces Hegseth with someone more competent

Border apprehensions

Border apprehensions

Marco sells out NATO

Mario Rubio selling out Nato

Detecting gravitons and the interesting history of photons - particles of light. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/q...

Trump: “You can all stop your bitching now!”

@acollierastro.bsky.social is one of the few "Science Communicators" worth your time. Her videos on youtube are both cheeky and knowledgable - always great. She shows the true inner workings of science - both good and bad - and how corporate and corrupt forces try to use it to their own ends.

The number of people here who are *demanding* to despair and give up preemptively is remarkable.

We have established a playing field in which the forces of MAGA can slander, libel, and defame with near impunity...while simultaneously using libel law to attack legitimate critics in an attempt to chill everyone else’s speech.” From @jvl.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

This Harry Litman piece on the legal ins and outs of the ABC News defamation settlement is worth your time. harrylitman.substack.com/p/et-tu-abc?...

What is going on? ABC is more than happy to capitulate to the Trump protection racket that defines his new administration. For those paying attention, this is another domino that has fallen and we are one step closer to a government like Hungary. American exceptionalism…

Sean Speer at the other site on crisis of Trudeau govt x.com/Sean_Speer/s...

… Those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves Quick to judge Quick to anger Slow to understand Ignorance and prejudice And fear walk hand in hand

Witch Hunt by Rush ... They say there are strangers who threaten us Our immigrants and infidels They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves

With Trump’s threat of violence, I’m reminded of “Witch Hunt” song by Rush - yes, I’m that old :)

I’m not quite entirely persuaded by this essay but goddam it is very good and bracing. Really worth a read. www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...

There are STILL some quality reporting properties. However, very few have learned the right lessons from our new political dynamics. I salute the Bulwark.

Everyone should read this thread.

I have more respect for the people who just said “he’s a jerk and I hate everyone and I just wanna watch things burn” than this level of utterly delusional bonkery

Many announcements by the new Syrian government today. Here are some: *women are free to wear what they want * commercial banks reopen Thursday. •Aleppo airport to resume domestic flights soon. •State employees told to return to work. •Harm to journalists punishable by prison.

Her character got written out of season 5.

CHARLES P. PIERCE has a piece in Esquire called “Turns Out, January 6 Was a Brilliant Political Maneuver”. The theme describes how Jan 6 movers-and-shakers will never face any consequences, and some have even benefited from the attempted coup.

"The end of the Russian- and Iranian-backed Assad regime creates something new, and not only in Syria," @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes.

How many of the people who denounced the Hunter Biden pardon will condemn Trump for saying he’s going to pardon Jan 6th convicts who assaulted police officers and ransacked the capitol?

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Don’t say I never did anything for you guys. On this week’s focus group pod, @jvl.bsky.social is the spirit animal for everyone who wants to argue with 2020 Biden voters who broke for Trump in 2024.

Before you complain listen to the arguments presented here. I was open to the potential of preemptive pardons but can easily see how it a “road to Hell is paved with good intentions” idea.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... Listening to @mollyjongfast.bsky.social talking to @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social 26:40 or so,hit me like a ton of F’ing bricks people. Frankly I know I didn’t understand this phrase and concept in this context either! 🤯