A local bike riding friend remarked today that he feels like he’s living on a blue island. I made sure he sees this. ”JB Pritzker trolled the president on Friday by claiming he planned to rename Lake Michigan as Lake Illinois and annex Green Bay.” Link: Illinois Gov. Ridicules Trump’s ‘Gulf Of America’ Proposal With 1 Of His Own
The unhinged part is how the Speaker met with Bessent and the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee earlier, which supposedly has the power to request anyone’s tax returns, although Trump Turd Reich 1.0 somehow dodged that. Link:‘Aggressive and frankly unhinged’: Witness shocked as Dems barge into speaker’s office
Can I re-learn how to crochet and make this absolute unit from 2020? The last time I crocheted something, it was 1972. ”Let’s knock out 2020 with THE BEST CROCHET PROJECT OF THE YEAR!!! It’s 100% Soft’s Dumpster Fire!!! Truck asked if I wanted to translate his iconic and super popular Dumpster Fire…” Link: Dumpster Fire Crochet Pattern w/ 100% Soft
Do what you can to make community connections, support good causes, and refuse to comply with unjust “authority.” ”Our resistance to fascistic policies must be grounded in our sense of justice, rather than arguments about what’s legal.” Link: Trump Needs Public Cooperation to Enact a Fascist Vision. Here’s How We Refuse.
Daily Show host Desi Lydic mocks DJT, as mockery is his kryptonite. “In the midst of chaos,” the comedian/actress commented, “Donald Trump is taking action by opening up the strategic nickname reserve.” Link: Daily Show host brutally mocks Republicans rushing to defend Trump’s ‘dumb ideas’
Interesting advice, but don’t lie to law enforcement. We still have the right to remain silent, and the moral duty to shield the vulnerable. The people who do the hardest jobs in the US deserve our support. Quote: ”Choose as your New Year’s mantra that great civic-minded slogan: ‘If you saw something, no you didn’t’” Link: Here’s a New Year’s resolution for Trump’s America: no snitching | Hamilton Nolan
Both Trump and Skum posted in the wee hours to order GOP sycophants to shut down government. Skum Xitted: “This should not pass.” ”President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown…” Link: Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
I don’t know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/ https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/ Link: Daniel Martin (@fizbin.bsky.social)
Back from obscurity, let’s revisit the ridiculousness of Seb Gorka. Rick Wilson popularized that nickname, wonder if he’d like to act as second? Quote: Seb Gorka challenged me to a fight over email and I accepted, only to find out he’s “all mouth and no trousers.” Link: Seb Gorka Just Challenged Me to a Fight Over Email and I Accepted
Literally a poop emoji nomination. When we shit-can our link to NATO, this guy will be the one to flush our allies. Link: ‘Out here running toilet scams’: Spectators dump on Trump’s newest administration pick