Honoring RBG

The President's response to the question is the news. The journalist's question is not. Now here is the part I want you to sit with. In a country where a journalist can be called "disgraceful" for reading a federal investigative document on national television, where a sitting President can claim total exoneration in the face of two federal jury verdicts and a written federal judicial finding, where 38,000 mentions in the files of a convicted child sex trafficker can be dismissed as "stuff that has nothing to do with me," there is no longer a shared factual reality. The President's response to the question is the news. The journalist's question is not. Now here is the part I want you to sit with. In a country where a journalist can be called "disgraceful" for reading a federal investigative document on national television, where a sitting President can claim total exoneration in the face of two federal jury verdicts and a written federal judicial finding, where 38,000 mentions in the files of a convicted child sex trafficker can be dismissed as "stuff that has nothing to do with me," there is no longer a shared factual reality.

February 5, 2025. Trump announces he is going to build a new ballroom at the WH and pay for it with his own money: “It’s going to cost nothing. I will spend the whole thing myself.”

Never forget what happened on June 14, 2025. Early that morning, a gunman named Vance Luther Boelter (57) disguised himself as a police officer — complete with a silicone mask, wig, and a vehicle made to look like a squad car. He went to the home of Melissa Hortman, the Democratic Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, in Brooklyn Park. He killed Melissa Hortman (55) and her husband Mark Hortman (58) inside their home. Their golden retriever, Gilbert, was also shot and so badly wounded that he had to be euthanized. In the same targeted attack that night, Boelter also shot Democratic State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at their nearby home (both survived). Hours after the murders, Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah posted on X: “Nightmare on Walz Street” (mocking Minnesota Governor Tim Walz) “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way” He later deleted the posts after widespread backlash. On June 27, the bodies of Melissa and Mark Hortman lay in state at the Minnesota Capitol — accompanied by a photo of their dog Gilbert. It was a somber local memorial. Nationally, there was no half-staff flag order on federal buildings and no unified moment of mourning on the scale we’ve seen for others. This wasn’t just a “bad joke.” It was a U.S. Senator publicly mocking the assassination of a fellow elected official, her husband, and their family dog. Political differences are normal. But when we reach the point of laughing at political assassinations, we have gone somewhere very dark. We can disagree on policy. We should never lose our basic humanity.

The terms of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan were set in the Doha Agreement, signed February 29, 2020, by the Trump administration and the Taliban. It required full U.S./NATO troop pullout by May 1, 2021 (after reducing to 8,600 troops by July 2020), in exchange for Taliban promises on counterterrorism and intra-Afghan talks. The Biden administration inherited the deal, extended the deadline to August 31, 2021, and carried out the exit.

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Twenty years ago we invaded Iraq. The war killed many innocent Iraqis and Americans. It destroyed the oldest Christian populations in the world. It cost over $1 trillion, and turned Iraq into a satellite of Iran. It was an unforced disaster, and I pray that we learn its lessons.

🚨 WOW: Trump attacked Rep. Thomas Massie — the lawmaker pushing to force the release of the Epstein files — calling him a “loser” who should “see a psychiatrist.” Notice the pattern. Not angry at Epstein. Not angry at abusers. Not angry at cover-ups. Angry at the guy demanding transparency. Ask yourself why.

Guys, let's get J.P. more followers!

Thank you @sanbenito for taking the California stage and using your voice at #SuperBowl LX. A beautiful moment! Together, we are America.

Fun Fact: Bad Bunny could run for president. Melania can't

That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."

This is Democrat Na’Cole Thompson, who just won the Leander mayoral race in Texas by double points against two GOP opponents. Trump won the city by 4 points in 2024, making this a 20 point swing towards Democrats. RETWEET to congratulate Thompson on her impressive victory!

Kacey Musgraves shares new tweet following Bad Bunny’s #SuperBowl halftime show: “Well. That made me feel more proudly American than anything Kid Rock has ever done.”

Today’s American History Lesson: Puerto Rico has been part of the U.S. since 1898, and Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 We’ve cheered many non-Americans at the #SuperBowl. Bad Bunny isn’t one of them. 🏈 🎤

I want to live in a country where using Spanish in a 15-minute halftime performance doesn't cause more outrage than men r*ping children for decades.

Bringing this back bc we didn’t forget.

I’m seriously floored by this. People are demanding more decorum and better manners out of a couple skiers THAN THE PRESIDENT.

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 🤔🤷

Grace. Respect. Love.