I mean, I too can say words. The Astros record is unconstitutional! It violates Art. IV that there are no jalapeño poppers in the house! &c.

That’s not even a fig leaf of legality. It’s just an argument for the raw assertion of power, akin to the argument that the president has an inherent right to impound.

What’s noteworthy about this is that he doesn’t even gesture toward a reason why retrocession might be unconstitutional. He just says that Trump should say that it is.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW “Wait what” that you’re spreading Russian disinformation, but not one single Democrat vote was required to appoint ANY of DJT’s criminal corrupt cronies like Warsh, Bondi, Patel, RFK Jr, Noem, etc. Dems occasionally cast moot votes to show “bipartisanship“- for when it’s their turn.

RU Trolls have been blending in and attacking bsky forever, like they do every other SM platform; the difference is that bsky users are smarter/more experienced with trolls, like on X, META, so RU has NOT been as successful spewing hate/blame of Democrats here for the evil doing of puppet DJT & GOP.

Democrats did not step back. We fought back. When they go low, we hit back hard. We won Prop 50 in California, reclaimed a seat in Utah, pushed back extremists in Ohio and halted toxic GOP efforts in Indiana, New Hampshire, Nebraska and Kansas. Tonight, thanks to the relentless work of Virginia Democrats, led by Governor Abigail Spanberger, Speaker Don Scott, State Majority Leader Scott Surovell and President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, “YES” won and Donald Trump lost. Virginians spoke with a crystal-clear voice, voting to stop the MAGA power grab and protect the integrity of free and fair elections. This war is not over. Next week, Ron DeSantis is hauling the Florida legislature back into a special session to redraw maps because Republicans know they are on the verge of an epic defeat in November. DeSantis is clearly more interested in illegal gerrymandering than lowering the high cost of living or fixing our broken healthcare system. Right now, nearly 5 million Floridians are facing higher premiums because Republicans failed to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. If Florida Republicans proceed with this illegal scheme, they will only create more prime pick-up opportunities for Democrats, just as they did with Trump’s dummymander in Texas. We will aggressively target for defeat Mario Díaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, Kat Cammack, Anna Paulina Luna, Laurel Lee, Cory Mills and Brian Mast. We are prepared to take them all on, and we are prepared to win. Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.”

Hakeem Jeffries puts out a FAFO:

"We will aggressively target for defeat Mario Díaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, Kat Cammack, Anna Paulina Luna, Laurel Lee, Cory Mills and Brian Mast....

Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time"

thehill.com US military used up nearly half of Patriot missiles during Iran war: Analysis

US military used up nearly half of Patriot missiles during Iran war: Analysis #TheHill

Prominent Civil Rights Group Says It Is Under Federal Investigation

Here was the prelude background:

It appears that the indictment was handed out in the room, but I can't find it online.

Blanche // Our Indictment alleges Southern Poverty Law Center secretly funneled MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN FUNDS to white supremacist & extremist groaps including: $ 1M + National Alliance affillate $300K+ Aryan Nations affilate $270K + "ente the Right" member $140K+ Elia National Alliance Chairman $73K + Farmer KKK members $19K+ pressient Efelon

Blanche and Patel

BREAKING: DOJ announces charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center based on allegations of paid informants in an indictment in the Middle District of Alabama.

"This investigation is very much ongoing," FBI Director Kash Patel said.

It is Case No. 26-cr-00139, but there is nothing on the docket yet.

FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the ...

Here was the prelude to the prelude: apnews.com/article/fbi-...

US Senate Republicans to move forward with budget plan for Trump immigration enforcement U.S. Senate Republicans will move forward this week on a budget blueprint ​that would boost funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border ‌Patrol agencies for the next three years, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Tuesday.

U.S. Senate Republicans will move forward this week on a budget blueprint that would boost funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies for the next three years, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Tuesday.

Today in life under competitive authoritarianism

So what was Marco Rubio's job again? And is he doing any of the things we normally think of as part of his job description?

Video: ‘Homophobic’ 6-Week-Old Baby Cries After Gay Dad Tells Him ‘There Is No Mama’

Maybe we'll keep some InfoWars content up.

This committee has been able to subpoena multiple witnesses on a bipartisan basis so those who think that Democrats have no power - not true. Republicans are purposely canceling hearings so Bondi does not get put in contempt. See my previous post.

This is why when Pam Bondi made the decision to not show up, she should have immediately been put in contempt. Instead, Democrats continued to threaten contempt. When are we going to learn that these types of processes do not work with this regime! #Epstein

So let me get this fucking straight…
MAGA wants Trump reading the Bible in the Oval Office and the Ten Commandments in public schools, but the Pope should stay out of politics? Be fucking serious

Alternet: Trump wanted to use US nuclear codes during an emergency meeting, a move blocked by General Dan Caine. Johnson criticized Trump’s mental state, claiming his Iran statements were aimed at manipulating stock prices rather than reflecting reality.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

If it wasn’t intentional, then Carlson should find a new job.

Obviously he can’t just report the news. He gives his opinion, and his opinion stinks. He tells it like it isn’t!
He’s a sitting duck for any cult’s recruiting team!
#Voices4Victory
#DV1
#wtpBLUE

Sensing a pattern

It's been about an hour and a half - is this still valid?

Taco Tuesday!

Trump backs push for Christian nationalism with lame Bible reading Perhaps feeling like he needs to get in good with God after picking a days-long fight with the pope, President Donald Trump is going to read the Bible in the Oval Office on Tuesday evening.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Today was Michigan and Taiwan Partnership Appreciation Day in the House! I and other members of the bipartisan Taiwan Caucus were honored to host representatives from the Taiwanese consulate in Chicago, Director General Dennis Lei and Vice Consul Jay Lin, on the House floor. #mileg #taiwan

So much commentary assuming the Houthis would just do what Tehran wants has overestimated their commitment to the Iranian regime's ideological project.

They Houthis' primary loyalty is to themselves.

Tucker Carlson: “I’ll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Trump elected. I want to say that I’m sorry for misleading people. People like me are the reason this is happening right now.”
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans

The interesting thing about the current dynamic is that Trump said he would extend the ceasefire indefinitely, and Iran’s response was basically “fuck you, we’re winning”

They also threatened retaliation for any more vessels seized… which we just did.

The Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan Amid Trump’s war in Iran and an exodus of intelligence staffers, Sebastian Gorka has asserted that a blueprint for fighting terror threats is “imminent” — but has not released it. Iranian threats have...

A year ago, Gorka's counterterrorism strategy was “imminent.” In July, Oct., Jan., he was “on the cusp” of unveiling it. Nada.

If it is released, experts expect it'll have few details on how to combat threats, given Trump's gutting of national security agencies.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social