Crockett: "Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful."
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
I don’t understand how the first reaction from leadership isn’t “This is an impeachable offense. My colleagues must defund Hegseth and begin drafting articles immediately.”
Like, even if it doesn’t get done, how are you not planting this flag in the ground immediately?
The View From Halfway Down
I deliberately waited for reviews of Trump's address last night to gauge my interest in watching it. It's nice to hear from trusted sources that I didn't waste my time.
Massive defeat for Mike Johnson. Still has to clear the senate, but this is what Dems wanted all along. Johnson has essentially lost control of the gavel after Epstein and now this. Weakest speaker in history.
If you can’t handle me saying, “Fuck Trump”, I can’t imagine how you handle innocent neighbors lives being destroyed by a violent, authoritarian regime.
Yesterday, I had a family friend attempt to police my language for saying "Fuck Trump".
If policing my language on a public forum is more important to you than addressing injustice, civil rights, and the erosion of American values, we are not going to find productive dialogue.
As congressional hearings go on in public today and can be watched live online by everyone, Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors despite his written request to appear in public because Republicans don’t want the American people (again) to hear him destroy their lies.
The desperately inspirational answer is that we served an idea, and that idea still exists to provide hope. It's hard to see, but the flame has not yet gone out on that idea, and it won't. As long as I'm still alive, so is that idea.
Veterans of OIF/OEF and beyond often ask "What, exactly, did we accomplish?" and now the question is shifting to "What has become of the country we were so willing to serve?"
The profound way these badges and ribbons weigh on me as we watch the guardrails fail, and authoritarianism/kleptocracy rise, in this country is the most surprising part of my service.
Will everyone quit and roll over? The law firms, media companies, universities, government employees. Will you all cling to what you have and hope you can just ride it out, Republic be damned? Shame on all of you who don’t stand up, just remember we will never forget.
The Grifter Party lady who never seems to be organizing anything other than a distraction vote?
In just 6 Months, this douchebag has violated the constitution so many times that even a congress with a spine couldn’t keep up.
They didn’t solve Ukraine/Russia or Israel/Palestine on day 1.
Trump is getting played by other world leaders.
The US is making enemies of everyone across the planet.
Trump is engaged in historic scams and corruption ($TRUMP).
Trump is weaponizing the DoJ like never before. 2/2
Man, if you really think about it, the conspiracy theorists kind of were right about everything lol…
Trump really did send the military into a state with no authorization.
They are attacking Medicaid.
They are blowing up the budget and deficit even more. 1/2
🧵 ICE AIR FLIGHTS—04 JUN 2025 ✈️
From @tomcartwright.bsky.social OMNI 767 (tail: N486AX) arrived in Honduras for a transfer of deportees to a Venezuelan jet.
The Omni flight started yesterday. Those who boarded in Harlingen have been in chains for 20 hours.
Follow this thread for ICE Air updates ⤵️
If you don’t know the name Adriana Smith, from Georgia, you should.
As a veteran, seeing the taxpayers on the hook for payout for treason money is sickening. I'm disgusted by Trump's instructions to pay this settlement out.
After we interacted with content of five popular right-leaning comedy podcasters, TikTok’s “For You” page recommendation algorithm catapulted our account down a right-wing rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and toxic masculinity content over the span of just a few hours.
Kind of… forgot… about this app. Life is funny like that. Who else goes through social media phases?
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Maggie Haberman: There's a conflict of interest law in place that says the people who have personal interests can’t interact with government entities that could touch on those. Has President Trump signed a waiver for Elon Musk?
Karoline Leavitt: I have not seen the law you are referring to.
HABERMAN: Has President Trump signed a conflict of interest waiver for Elon Musk?
LEAVITT: I have not seen the law you are referring to. Elon said everything he's doing is very public and if you all perceive a conflict of interest, you are welcome to bring that up.
Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
