I noted yesterday that we would do well to describe what role the actions Trump is performing, rather than assuming he is functioning as President.

Mostly, Trump is an old man retreating into his lifelong hobbies: construction, cons, and corruption. With lots of golf.

The Shadow Docket Is John Roberts’ Disappointing Legacy Chief Justice John Roberts was the driving force behind the rise of the Supreme Court’s emergency docket as a powerful tool to empower the activist conservative majority — that’s the main takeaway of a cache of memos leaked to the New York Times. Roberts’ immediate motivation was to enforce the major questions doctrine, another tool of conservative activism that he has made his signature contribution to the court’s jurisprudence. In retrospect, the convergence between the emergency docket and th

John Roberts has long positioned himself as an advocate for judicial restraint, but leaked memos show a different side

Just fucking lovely 😡

ICE detained more than 70 Minnesota children, data reveals Immigration officials detained more than 70 Minnesota children between Dec. 1 and March 10, a Sahan analysis of court records and federal deportation data shows.

70 Minnesota children.

Delta Air Lines, who likely flew nearly all of these kiddos out of MSP, could publicly condemn this and end the practice tomorrow, as the airlines did in 2018 with family separation, but it’s easier to stay silent.

Virginia passing their redistricting amendment this Tuesday is mission critical to having fair representation in Congress and Democrats winning back the House #VoteYesForVirginiaLive

Note to Democrats: Voters giving up Trump only to vote for the next Republican solves nothing.

The problem isn't Trump, it's the Republican party.

Don't allow Republican politicians dodge accountability by claiming it was all him.

Michelle Wolf nailed it six years ago:

If you attend the White House Correspondents Dinner this year, you should be legally barred from using the term "journalist" to describe yourself from that point on.

The Strange Death of Orbánism Franz Pokorny

Hungarian taxpayers paid American “post-liberal” Rod Dreher $105,000 last year to produce propaganda for Orban’s regime. www.jaccusepaper.co.uk/p/the-strang...

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.

“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.

The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.

(Published Jan. 2026)

Artist: Dennis Goris

How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

Just so we are clear (again) you’re allowed to break shit, threaten to kill the VP and smear shit on walls even assault Capitol Police and if you do get arrested you’ll get a pardon.

But if you just stand there holding signs, you’ll be thrown in jail with no pardon.

Turns out the phrase “America First” is preceded by the words “Sell Out.”

A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner

According to reports, Corey Lewandowski took kickbacks to secure DHS contracts for paying contractors.

Fired Secretary Kristi Noem handed $220M in taxpayer funds to her allies for self-promotion. This is blatant corruption.

These partners in crime need to be fully investigated.

Some progressives & Democrats need to stop justifying refusing to vote or 3rd party voting by saying Biden "didn't do anything."

He did a whole damn lot. Facts matter. And so does a young liberal SCOTUS justice who will protect civil rights for decades.

www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fa...

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Today April 21 is Election Day in Virginia

Polls are open until 7 for the Redistricting Referendum

Voters can cast ballots at their local polling precinct

I’ll give periodic updates during the day

Link below to look up voter information

vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInforma...

the moral sense undergirding the Democratic Party forces people like Swalwell out when their misconduct or crimes come to light

that usually doesn't happen w/Republican miscreants,
from Trump on down, because today's Republican Party has no moral sense - only the will to power

well... THAT's pretty eye opening, actually, Mike, to just say it out loud like that.

Did that sound different in your head?

Let's sum up Trump's tariffs.

1) They were illegal and also corrupt and arbitrary.
2) They did real damage to economy, esp farmers, small business.
3) Lutnick cheerled them while his spawn prepared to $$.
4) Corps (& some small businesses) finally getting refunds.
5) Consumers will get squat.

Trump did this 👇🏽

If your commander-in-chief is being excluded from military operations (coz he’s a lunatic) and blocked from accessing the nuclear codes (coz he’s a lunatic), you’re overdue for a new commander-in-chief.

Trump is a fascist! And worst of all, Trump is a mentally unstable president with nuclear codes in his pocket.

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

#ICYMI: We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

They not only won’t cancel; they’ve handed the entire event over to the fascists.

Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth are sitting at CBS’ table.

FCC’s Brendan Carr has actually been invited, while he’s trying to take away press freedoms.

How Female Trump Goon Billed Taxpayers for Seedy Strip Club Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s multiple scandals have caught up with her.

Good riddance.

As a side note, please remember that Trump hand-picked this creepazoid and Republican Senators confirmed her.

www.thedailybeast.com/how-female-t...

Well, at least the BBC is covering this.

My fellow Virginians. It's a beautiful day to save democracy and our Republic. If you haven't voted already, VOTE YES! Let's teach Republicans that gerrymandering is a loser for them and let's end the practice.

For those attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend, a small question:

When you're sitting there at your table, do you think it'll cross your mind that the guest of honor is actively covering up his role in a massive child sex trafficking operation?

Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.