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Hey, Mitch. You could have prevented ALL THIS by voting to convict him and bar him from holding office again. Asshole.

The proper headline here is CHARGES DISMISSED DUE TO DOJ MISCONDUCT www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/u...

The implosion of the GOP is only beginning. And it will accelerate. But we can't just sit by and idly watch. We need to keep pushing for accountability—and ultimately for impeachment and removal of the president and his cabinet (of which the vice president is a member).

This is Bear, Australia's most famous koala detection dog. After a decade of service, he's retiring. He's located hundreds of injured or displaced koalas after forest fires. We're told his retirement will be filled with rest, cuddles, and maybe a little mischief. 15/10

Ohio’s state sales tax exemption for data centers cost $1.6 BILLION in 2025 — 11x more than its original estimate. That’s $1.6 billion that could have gone to public schools and healthcare instead of Big Tech CEOs’ pockets. Is it any wonder communities are organizing against data centers?

McGovern: Can you explain what is happening with the Iran war powers resolution that was scheduled to be voted on this evening? Are we not voting on it because the American people are sick and tired of this illegal war that is costing tens of billions of dollars?

For two years, Mike Johnson refused to hang the plaque on the wall honoring police officers who defended the Capitol on J6 against a mob of violent rioters, even though a law was passed to mandate it. But he supports paying over a billion dollars to the criminal rioters.

SENATOR @gallego.senate.gov : “This guy, and this guy, and this guy could potentially get payouts from the federal government — for assaulting these police officers. So much for backing the blue.” #SeditionSlushFund #TrumpHeist

Watch Stephen Colbert's show and then never watch CBS again. Make em feel it.

Stephen, now that your contract with CBS is officially over, we wanted to personally send you this letter about why we think you should partner with the MeidasTouch Network.

Stephen Colbert has been a gift for 11 years- brilliant, stunningly knowledgeable, kind & hilarious . From his home, he with his family, helped us thru dark pandemic times. He won 11 Emmy Awards, 2 Grammys & 3 Peabody Awards. Thank you for all of it Stephen. We'll miss you ❤️

These 8 Democrats voted to pass a national ban on trans teachers and mention of LGBTQ topics. Rep Henry Cuellar (TX) Rep. Don Davis (NC) Rep. Cleo Fields (LA) Rep. Laura Gillen (NY) Rep. Vicente González (TX) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA)

These prosecutors who made my family’s life hell for a year are criminals. I want justice and we’ll seek it. This can’t happen again.

I've never seen a series finale as funny, emotionally impactful and downright spectacular as last night's Late Show! What a pleasure it was to meet the hundreds of staff members and thank them personally (and pose for selfies) for entertaining us for more than a decade. ♥️🙏-mh #GoneButNeverForgotten

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

Fun fact: North Carolina still hasn’t recovered from hurricane Helene, and Trump wants $2 billion to give people who smeared shit on the walls of the Capitol.

SEN. TILLIS (R): “These people don't deserve restitution. Many of them deserve to be in prison. This is just stupid on stilts. Republicans need to speak up. This is beyond the pale… This is bad policy, bad timing, bad politics.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )

Tonight is the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. We’ll be watching. Thank you for everything, Colbert! 💚

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.

Colbert is both a mensch and an actual genius. One of one. He and @maddow.bsky.social are the two best broadcasters of our time; truly in their own category. I'm angry and sad the president and the feckless suits cancelled the show but also know it's not the end.

I can’t believe tonight is the final episode of Colbert.

You know I despise Trump with the fury of 1,000 suns. You know I left my whole life behind to stop him. And you know that when I get to Congress, I will file Articles of Impeachment on Day 1, and I will not stop until he is in a damn orange jumpsuit

Marco Rubio when he finds out he’s the new Director of National Intelligence

If you are waiting for huge corporations to pass along the tariff refunds they are about to get from the government to consumers who bought tariffed products, you haven’t been paying much attention to the way things work in this country.

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

Absolute fucking morons who upturned my life for no reason. They will see justice.

Good night and good luck

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Time to cancel your Paramount+.

BREAKING: Mitch McConnell just slammed the Trump slush fund: "So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong – Take your pick."

Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4a7l1TR

So $1.8 billion in reparations for insurrectionists, and zero for Epstein victims? Am I getting this right?

*chef’s kiss* 💋 perfection

Eat shit and, for the monsters who did this to six innocent people, expect hard times.

all americans are created equal which is why equality demands that we obliterate all representation for 40 percent of the people of the state

AOC: I think it’s pretty unbelievable that Gaza would not be mentioned once in the autopsy report. I think it was very clearly a major dynamic and a major thread that was happening in 2024. The fact that it’s not even addressed, I think, is a major oversight.

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First, cases were dismissed for misconduct in Wyoming, and now, Chicago. Are these federal prosecutors poorly trained or do they just not care about following the rules anymore? Do better, DOJ. www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/u...

A win! A federal judge in Maine has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the state for refusing to hand over voter registration data.

The Beatles made their US debut at this very same stage and now Paul McCartney is back to sign off Colbert. Pretty poetic.

I have a big old supply of popcorn for watching Republican Thomas Massie go after trump, now that he's been kicked to the curb for forcing the Epstein files release. You can do a lot of damage in 7 months.😃🍿

Gabbard resigned. Good riddance.

Oh, no big deal, just hanging out with MY BUDDY PAUL. Holy cow, the Colbert wrap party was the most insane gathering of friends and heroes that I’ve ever experienced in my life. Much love to Stephen and his entire amazing crew, and wishing them the best in whatever their next adventure happens to be

A very good, digestible thread about the historic prosecutorial misconduct it was revealed Kat and her fellow protesters were put through, and what to expect next.

"Having compassion for other human beings is not a crime."

"While it's very difficult for states to prosecute federal officers, it isn’t impossible. Now, ICE agent Christian Castro, who shot a Venezuelan immigrant through a door & then spun a yarn about how he was in fear for his life, is going to get a chance to find out just how far his luck will stretch"

This is extremely lawless and corrupt by the Trump DOJ. So, par for the course. The presumption of regularity is a joke now, and federal prosecutors won’t recover the esteem they had from federal judges for a generation. (Which, actually, is fine.)

I really never thought J6 was going to be a major issue in the 2026 midterm elections. I don’t think anyone did. But thanks to Trump, it has now become a major problem for Republicans.

Yes, that's Gov. Tim Walz on Alien Super Show. Walz: "I'm not running again, so the guardrails are off. I asked and said, 'Can I go on shows where I can say, "fuck those guys"?'" You've come to the right place, governor. New episode drops this weekend.

BREAKING: The judge has DISMISSED the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds! A MAJOR win for Mr. Abrego. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Solidarity today and every day with Ukrainian friends. #VyshyvankaDay

"Fox News has just learned Tulsi Gabbard is resigning"

bank robber seeks praise for leaving a couple gold bars behind

Scott MacFarlane reports on Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund running into major resistance in the Senate. MacFarlane also reports growing concern on Capitol Hill that Trump may be using the controversy to distract from deeper issues involving his taxes and potential corruption exposure.

How it started. How it’s going.

Abrego Garcia should apply for compensation from the weaponization fund

Long-time Epstein assistant, Sarah Kellen, was listed in his sweetheart deal as one of his "potential co-conspirators" who were never charged. Kellen claims that she was an Epstein & Maxwell victim.   My take on why Kellen should tell the truth about everyone & everything. youtu.be/9YYoa8_9iyw?...

Of the 8 state voter file cases DOJ has lost, 4 were before judges appointed by Donald Trump.

Jim Acosta is arguing he should be eligible for the Trump DOJ's so-called "anti-weaponization" fund — given Trump revoked his press pass in his first term. "As a result of this sustained government effort to destroy my career, I hereby submit my claim."

NEW: After being asked to testify behind closed doors before Congress, Howard Lutnick made a $5M donation to House Republicans. After his testimony, Jim Comer said he was satisfied Lutnick was truthful. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

This is what happens when Trump finds the only person dumber than Kristi Noem to be her replacement.

Democrats need 3 seats to flip Congress, stop Trump, and hold that criminal megalomaniac accountable. But with MAGA and the far-right Supreme Court doing EVERYTHING they can to stop Democrats from winning… every seat counts!!

Trump and Gabbard claim she's leaving due to her husband's health, but Reuters reports "the ​White House ‌forced her to ⁠resign"

Marge Greene says she is concerned that Trump is going to cancel the 2028 election to remain in power and will use an ongoing war as his justification.

SENATOR @gallego.senate.gov : “This guy, and this guy, and this guy could potentially get payouts from the federal government — for assaulting these police officers. So much for backing the blue.” #SeditionSlushFund #TrumpHeist

But Trump endorsed him and he will be your nominee for US senate.

inspector gadget maxxing today

One black cast member in The Odyssey has wrecked Elon for weeks.

SPOTTED in rural Tennessee: “Iran your gas prices up” sticker⛽️

i like run the jewels quite a bit but it is very funny listening to killer mike rap about killing cops knowing that he is a big brian kemp supporter and couldn’t say whether he opposed trump in 2024

Google AI search is going to be great!

Mitch McConnell had the opportunity to avert this utter madness by voting to convict and remove, but still, good to see...

What a disgrace. Read more: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

Trump defends his $1.776 billion slush fund for fraudsters and insurrectionists, saying he could have stolen even more money from the American people if he wanted to.

NEWS: U.S. Consumer Sentiment has officially fallen to the lowest level ever recorded in data going back to 1952, plunging another 10% last month. Consumers now expect inflation to hit 4.8% over the next 12 months. Sentiment is down 21% since February 2026, before the Iran War… 1/

Hello. The moment you gate educational videos behind a paywall, a massive wall of bureaucracy goes up. Teachers have to beg administrators for budgets, companies have to wine-and-dine school boards, millions of students get locked out, and people get forced into using material they don't like.

They would seem to be good candidates to apply for a compensation from Trump‘s weaponization fund. When they are denied relief, they will have standing to sue and challenge the whole slimy apparatus.

Stay tuned.

The people at @msnownews.bsky.social helped me make this little video

REP. @aoc.bsky.social: "This is the drinking water in Morgan County, Georgia. This is what it looks like next to that Meta data center.” (As Fisk University welcomes a data center to their Nashville campus as part of their billion-dollar renovation with an unclear funding source)

"On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war. It will exercise leverage with dozens of the richest nations in the world." From Robert Kagan, @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it.

Proud Boy and adjudicated terrorist Enrique Tarrio tells @emptywheel.bsky.social “Just pay your taxes so I can enjoy your money. Get fucked, ho.”

FLAG: Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin just dismissed lawsuits filed by the Trump Justice Department seeking to compel the states to hand over detailed voter registration information.

Bust up big corporations and tackle Wall Street’s greed. Get big money out of politics. Strengthen unions and boost wages. Pass Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare, and so much more... This is the agenda Democrats need to fight for. It's not enough to simply be anti-Trump.

FUCK YOU, CBS. You are dead to me.

MAGA, the world's weakest, most brittle, fragile, porcelain teacups, brayed against cancel culture but continue cancelling anyone who offends their fickle, decaying King and Daddy Donald Trump. Colbert will be remembered well. Trump? Not so much.

In honor of Colbert's final show... "Part of the reason so many of these fools hate Stephen Colbert is that he lives his life as the faithful and humble Christian they constantly claim themselves to be but are too selfish and fearful to actually be." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-inconv...

“A.I. is rewriting production as we sit here… deal with it. Like I said, it’s a tool… hear me now or pay me later.” Scott Borchetta, a Nashville record label executive, gets booed by MTSU grads when he brings up A.I.

Fox poll: 71% of registered voters disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy 76% disapprove of Trump's handling of inflation 61% disapprove of trump's overall job performance 77% say the economy is in bad shape 51% say their family's finances are worse now than two years ago

Wow! Paul McCartney

NEW EPISODE: The Purcell principle is a made up legal rule that federal courts should not alter state voting rules too close to an election. That is, seemingly, unless you’re a Republican. www.youtube.com/watch?v=InDA...

Fascists don't expect people who don't give up.

Former DOJ prosecutor Brendan Ballou quit when Trump started pardoning Jan 6 rioters. Now, he's the lead attorney in a lawsuit filed by Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges to shut down Trump’s rioter payout slush fund. Read the full story here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...

One of my all-time favorite moments from Colbert’s show — this exchange with Dua Lipa on faith and grief.

The system working as intended. They want to push trans youth to either leave the state or take their own lives. Idaho got both outcomes here and now the lawsuit against them has to be dismissed.

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Trump is simply a mobster & a thief and Todd Blanche is his accomplice anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trump-is-s...

Outside the final taping of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' New Yorkers protested: "Keep Colbert, fire Trump!" Earlier in the day, a message in chalk was scrawled on the street: "Thank you Stephen and fuck you CBS and Donald Trump."