Ruth Wattenberg

There’s lots of talk about getting rid of mayoral control of DC schools. But we also need to talk about how to reform what we have, which is the most absolute, extreme, impenetrable version of mayoral control in the country. My take: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/607146…

Upset about this? Please call your closest Republican Rep. Republicans just blocked a vote on TSA funding.

DOGE didn’t do shit but steal our social security numbers.

Good news: The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award going to the people of the Twin Cities is a recognition of how our state persevered and led the way in defending freedom and democracy.

@HomelandDems When is this from?

Reminder: Republicans want to ABOLISH the TSA. Democrats introduced a clean bill to fully fund TSA and pay ALL TSA AGENTS . Republicans blocked it. We know why.

@WalshFreedom “My MAGA brothers & sisters, we call this corruption. Public corruption. They do it all out in the open because they don’t think you care.”

My MAGA brothers & sisters, we call this corruption. Public corruption. They do it all out in the open because they don’t think you care, and when you add up all the billions Trump & his family have used his public office to personally enrich themselves by, just this past year alone, it’s corruption at a scale we’ve never, ever seen before. And Trump & his family won’t stop, unless you tell them you do care about it. My MAGA brothers & sisters.👇

@PressSec Democrats have presented 6 different bills to fund - TSA Coast Guard FEMA Cyber Security and Infrastructure USICS Republicans Have Blocked All Attempts to Fund TSA. Facts Matter Karoline.

You guessed it. Republicans objected a fifth time to paying TSA workers.

A man who fought with American forces in Afghanistan just died in ICE custody. He fought for ten years on behalf of the United States. Just to lose his life after one day in ICE custody.

Note that Trump, Hegseth & Leavitt have dismissed Russia's assistance to Iran as no problem. They rather sacrifice US soldiers than criticize Putin.

Jon Ossoff is the most vulnerable Democratic senator up for re-election this year and he has more spine than john fetterman who isn't up for re-election until 2028!

ICE seizes DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU. Trump admin is not renewing "Dreamers" who were given legal status as children to stay in U.S. -- says they can now be detained and deported. @lbarronlopez ms.now/news/ice-detai…

Jon Ossoff: I want to call everyone's attention again to this fundraising email... featuring a photo of the president at a dignified transfer ceremony with a flag-draped coffin of an American service member killed in action. It's a disgrace.

For the record, the president of the United States is now simultaneously claiming that he has won the war, is currently winning the war, needs help to win the war, and needs no help to win the war. All to destroy the nuclear program he claims to have already destroyed last year.

I’m right a lot. A lot.

Anne Applebaum nails it:

Holy shit, US Senators can't get a straight answer about trump's top secret security briefings, but trump is peddling access to them in his damn fundraising emails! How is this not a HUGE national scandal right now?

GOP Sen. Tom Tillis: Russia is playing us like a piano. He’s got everything he wants. He got access to the president, red carpet… GOP Rep. Don Bacon: Trump is terrible on Russia. He’s unable to call Putin out as the invader.(2025)

Gen. PETRAEUS: The future of warfare—not yet seen in the Gulf—is Ukraine producing 7 million drones per year. Last year they made 3.5 million, enabling 9–10 thousand drones per day. These are still remotely piloted. But autonomous systems are coming, and that means drone swarms. They're already being introduced at mission end. Defending against swarms is really hard—you'll need high-powered microwaves or similar. We're not where we should be, despite what we should have learned from Ukraine for a very long time. They're making software changes every week or two, hardware changes every 2–3 weeks.