"Why would Talarico want to debate if he's ahead?" Because Ken Paxton has truly awful political instincts. Why would he think this is a good defense?

Senator to Trump nominee: “Do you think it’s possible for the president to ever be wrong about something?” Watch her squirm. It’s so hard to work for this administration and keep your dignity.

Wow -- RNC video: "On June 14th, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, 'I need a caretaker,' so God gave us Trump." It only gets more unhinged and culty from there.

Orwellian

Hillary Clinton once again vindicated. "Deplorables" was completely correct, and if anything, too mild.

Coolest @TheAtlantic cover in a long time:

Here’s what should have happened. Obama should have asked Russia if these masked men were Russian military. When Putin shrugged and smirked, “No, not our guys,” the US should have then simply bombed the shit out of them.

This proposal in Florida is a really big deal, basically the end of residential single-family owner-occupied property taxes, punishing renters and commercial property owners, while also reducing sales of houses governing.com/urban/could-fl…

バカウヨがチンパンジーを大統領に選んだ国の末路。 トランプは死んだら確実に地獄行きだろうが、ついでにトランブに投票したアメリカ人も地獄へ行け、お前らはそのたった一つの愚行だけで天国に行く資格はねえよ。 迷惑が日本だけのネトウヨと違い、アメリカのウヨ猿は世界のガンだな。

EBITDA (2026 edition): Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs, and Donald Announcements.

Mullin: Trump ended eight wars Hunt: He started this one Mullin: This isn’t a war Hunt: The Secretary of Defense, who calls himself the Secretary of War, said today, this is a war

WE ARE JEROME POWELL! ✊

Things that Republicans no longer believe in. 1. Limited government 2. Citizen rights to protect themselves from a tyrannical government 3. States’ rights 4. Free market capitalism 5. Independent banking system 6. Reducing the federal debt and deficit 7. Freedom of religion 8. The 19th amendment 9. No new wars 10. American soft power 11. Respect for the Judiciary 12. NATO

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. George Orwell, 1984

RT @wyattreed13: At 0:55 a man identifies himself as a physician and tell ICE someone needs to “stop the bleeding.” When he decides to int…

This is what stuck with me too. Nothing that was going on in that situation justified the officers guns even being DRAWN, let alone fired. Also note that ICE do NOT have the legal authority to pull you over or order you out of your vehicle unless they have “specific, articulable facts” which give “reasonable suspicion of an immigration violation or crime” and traffic violations or observing their activities do not count.

Even if you grant that the driver here was going right at the ICE officer. there are clear problems with these statements. 1. The officer was out of the way by the time the driver passed, hence why he shot the SIDE window. 2. Noem claimed the woman was attacking "them" (multiple). That's not true, per video. 3. Noem said the driver was attempting to run "them" over (multiple) 4. Noem says the officers had gotten stuck in the snow (they hadn't, at least per video) 5. McGlaughlin said “The ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries.” (which officer in this video is hurt?) Beyond that, why not just say: there was a tragic incident. we're looking into it. we mourn any loss of life? Unless, of course, you don't mind escalating the tension.

Texas should NOT be in the College Football Playoff