JD Vance: “Under Donald Trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square." (February)

Q: Don’t Democrats have reason to worry that this administration plans to keep troops in U.S. cities long-term? Leavitt: "You guys are framing this like the president wants to take over American cities with the military."

The most non-article in the history of non-articles today The New York Times Foolish me expected them to explain it in any way at all

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it. But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan. Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

This district deserves a voice in Congress NOW.

An essential feature of authoritarianism is that the leader - not courts - decides who is guilty and who is not. Santos - who Trump said is getting a commutation bc he “votes Republican” - is the 10th high profile loyalist to get a pardon or clemency. We cannot accept this.

Since Mike Johnson is blaming everyone but himself for the shutdown, we thought of a few things he could have Congress do in the meantime: 1. Swear in Adelita Grijalva. 2. Hold a vote to release the Epstein Files. 3. Actually finish the budget bills so no one needs a CR. 4.

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

🗓️ Today in one sentence for Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Day 1736: "It sort of looks bad."

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 79th day out of the last 91. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Joe Walsh Johnson has abdicated his responsibilities. He is not calling the House back in to session. He is supporting the lawlessness of this admin. He is refusing to rein in the power grad by Trump. It is astounding that the entire GOP is complicit in this authoritarian takeover!

It absolutely is.

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.

The entire East Wing of the White House will be gone by Friday. He does not have the authority to do this. Yet he’s doing it. It’s not his house. It’s ours. Is there not ONE Republican out there who will say something? Not ONE? Is there not ONE Republican willing to risk taking

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“The Democratic Party is back?” No, Mr Minority Leader, DEMOCRATIC VOTERS ARE PISSED OFF. That’s the lesson from yesterday. Dem voters, not the Dem Party, carried the day yesterday. And it’s been this way since Trump won. Dem voters understand this moment. The Party doesn’t.

Lina Khan - Finally convincing men to go to therapy

We paid El Salvador to torture, abuse, and rape completely innocent Venezuelans so that Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, and Donald Trump could claim they were tough on immigrants.

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