The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
When you kill the DEI so you have no drums.
"Earlier this week Donald Trump called for a second civil war at a US military base. This scenario can be resisted and prevented, if we have the courage to listen, interpret, and act. And this Saturday we will have the occasion to act."
snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-civ...
The Minnesota assassinations, the attempted arson at Governor Shapiro's home, and the violent arrest of Senator Padilla are all straight out of the Jim Crow terrorism playbook. Same goes with cops aiming for journalists covering the ICE protests.
None of these are new tactics, just a new iteration.
Giving off real Dennis Hastert vibes.
But I guess that's a prerequisite for the job.
The House version of this bill had a loophole that might’ve let federal courts require $1 bond for civil rights plaintiffs. Senate Republicans not only closed it but beefed up the requirement to effectively outlaw preliminary injunctions for all but the richest litigants. Insanity.
This is unhinged madness.
Can't find a gift link?
Use archive.ph to create an archival page and share that.
Do not allow important information to wither behind a paywall.
This is a very good story, and is significantly more disturbing when you realize that soon Mattel toys will also be OpenAI chatbots.
We were promised the Jetsons and delivered 1984.
I demand a refund from this timeline.
The president of the United States in our time is not supposed to wield armed troops and even station marines on American soil because of political speech and assembly he doesn’t like, that is typically not allowed and no I don’t care if any of it is technically “legal”
you don't want to sit for hours through a fascist production and get paid in McDonald's and what amounts to a moth flying out of your digital wallet?
Craigslist posting from T-Mellon Events looking for seat fillers for the little birthday boy's parade on the 14th. "People of color and ethnic groups" are encouraged to sign up for "perception control." Attendees are promised free fast food and $1,000 in an unspecified shitcoin.
Look who's paying people to come to his birthday party
Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
Aside from the questionable conclusion of this answer, which is both stupid and dangerous, Mike Johnson was literally a constitutional lawyer before becoming a lawmaker.
Text: ICE spotted 7th & Snyder. 6/10/25 9am: ICE has been spotted on 7th & Snyder Avenue, waiting in three unmarked vehicles wearing tan vests. Show up and alert your neighbors! We keep us safe!
🚨 SOUTH PHILLY: ICE was spotted on 7th & Snyder at 9am this morning; their two unmarked Dodge SUVs (one gray, one black) are heading South on Broad as of 10am. Community members have eyes on them—alert your neighbors!
KKF 7661 gray Dodge SUV
LTM 932 black Dodge SUV
I could only Cassandra so hard... Knew this was coming and it's going to get worse.
If anyone is having trouble following my (increasingly long) thread tracking incidents where police assaulted journalists at protests in Los Angeles this weekend, it's also in spreadsheet form here. This is the more organized version I've been sending to lawyers, agency chiefs, electeds, etc.
Dean: When did we have a trade surplus?
Lutnick: About 100 years ago
Dean: It was the Great Depression.
That Kafkaesque feeling? It's not imaginary.
Even federal judges are noting the similarities.
The impact of the Trump kakistocracy is being felt all over the world.
Defund cancer research but give this dude an $18 million dollar department?
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.
Here are the four essay questions all federal job applicants for GS-05 and above positions will be expected to answer. It is transparently obvious that these will be used to effectively screen for ideological and personal loyalty.
Readable link
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