the unearned and serene confidence of mediocre white men like Couchfuck McGee is stunning. if only there were some way to tap it, it could be an infinite source of cheap, renewable energy.

JD Vance is what would happen if Dunning and Kruger had a baby, and then dropped it on its head. and yet, he has the utter gall to tell THE POPE to shut his mouth about theology. I mock the shit out of all of this in today's post. thank you for your attention. link is here: bit.ly/4dPzNAO

'No Quarter' As I’ve said many times before - when all is said and done, Donald Trump will surpass any historical tyrant and rightfully take his place as the worst human ever to emerge from the privilege and relat...

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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

I’ve seen every available video. This one is the most brutal and the most damning (for ICE). Noem, Bovino, and other Trump minions CANNOT be allowed to lie their way through this.

🚩🚩🚩😱👹😈

As we bid goodbye to 2025 — and all the thuggery, corruption, squalor, and cruelty it spewed — I want to thank you for standing up to it. Some thoughts on the year that was...

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thank-you

Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.

Kash Patel’s girlfriend gets protective detail from elite FBI SWAT team FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend is receiving protection from some of the bureau’s most elite agents because of an uptick in death threats against her, a rep said Monday.

Is anyone going to be paying taxes this year?

This is clearly not something that should be paid for by we the people.

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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage

Jon Stewart Signs New Deal To Remain On 'The Daily Show' Through December 2026 Good news for late night fans, Jon Stewart will remain on The Daily Show for at least another year after agreeing to a new deal with Paramount

Breathe easier, true believers. Jon Stewart will remain as the Monday night host and executive producer of The Daily Show through at least December 2026. Details:

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Trump: SNAP benefits to begin only when US government opens U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that food assistance benefits for the poor will be given out only when the federal government shutdown ends, again blaming opposition Democrats for the stalemate in Congress.

Trump: SNAP benefits to begin only when US government opens reut.rs/4oxHnT9

I found it easier to understand Speake Mike Johnson once I realized he's not just a "flawed Christian."

He is the new Roy Cohn, another duplicitous closet case always eager to advance the agendas of genuinely awful people.

HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.

This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics.

It is the root of our dysfunction.

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

It’s unlawful for ice to touch another person without a warrant. Stand by your rights people don’t let them intimidate you. That’s what they’re trying to do. I think we need to get the military involved. The generals didn’t look very happy with Trump.
#Military Coup

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

www.theguardian.com One killed and six injured after shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University

One killed and six injured after shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University

It's been 33 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.

And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Trump and Nazi Noem are not tracking how often their ICE thugs grab US citizens.

ProPublica did.

More than 170 US citizens.

Their tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer.

And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

A warning over a highway near Interstate 5 in Los Angeles that reads “live weapons over freeway”

We just live in a john carpenter movie now.