Catherine Rhodes
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DOJ Barbie is throwing a tantrum.
“You’re not even a lawyer,” Pam Bondi yells at Jamie Raskin, who graduated from Harvard Law School, has written several books about the legal system, and has taught constitutional law for more than 25 years.
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‘You’re a washed-up loser lawyer’: Pam Bondi taunts Democrats over Epstein
US attorney general goes on attack during questioning by House judiciary committee over handling of files
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February 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
DOJ Barbie is throwing a tantrum.
Mass surveillance network.
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Mass surveillance network.
What a pathetic, miserable little man.
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
What a pathetic, miserable little man.
I’m reminded of the “stumbling stones” inset in Berlin sidewalks, marking the homes from which Jews were abducted during the Nazi terror.
We’re not there, not by a long shot, but the echoes are familiar.
We’re not there, not by a long shot, but the echoes are familiar.
This one is in Longfellow
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I’m reminded of the “stumbling stones” inset in Berlin sidewalks, marking the homes from which Jews were abducted during the Nazi terror.
We’re not there, not by a long shot, but the echoes are familiar.
We’re not there, not by a long shot, but the echoes are familiar.
“I have friends everywhere.”
How did Bad Bunny utter not one word about Trump or authoritarianism at the Super Bowl yet deliver the most power message in 60 years of the game?
Behind Benito's 13-minute love song for the same "neighborism" that's saving Minneapolis from ICE raids
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Behind Benito's 13-minute love song for the same "neighborism" that's saving Minneapolis from ICE raids
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Bad Bunny, MPLS, and the ‘neighborism’ saving America | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, the word of the year for 2026 is the f-bomb.
www.inquirer.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
“I have friends everywhere.”
Have they investigated the lyrics that Kid Rock lip-synched?
Alford: "On Bad Bunny - we're still investigating. There's info out about the lyrics. I don't speak fluent Spanish, but if it's true what was said on natl TV, we have a lot of Qs for entities that broadcast it & we'll be talking w/ the FCC. This could be worse than the Janet wardrobe malfunction"
February 10, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Have they investigated the lyrics that Kid Rock lip-synched?
Southland is the greatest cop show of all time.
(And high marks for its authentic portrayal of Los Angeles.)
(And high marks for its authentic portrayal of Los Angeles.)
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Southland is the greatest cop show of all time.
(And high marks for its authentic portrayal of Los Angeles.)
(And high marks for its authentic portrayal of Los Angeles.)
Hahaha
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Hahaha
He’s a tiny, broken, pathetic husk of a man.
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
He’s a tiny, broken, pathetic husk of a man.
DEMENTIA.
President Donald Trump went on a wild social media posting spree late Thursday night and into Friday morning, one that included a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
Trump Posts Wildly Racist Video of the Obamas
Donald Trump posted a video that included a clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, set to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
www.rollingstone.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
DEMENTIA.
Wonder if TikTok will change under Ellison ownership.
if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
February 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Wonder if TikTok will change under Ellison ownership.
Excellent ad. Go George!
The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Excellent ad. Go George!
Melania is totally a beard.
A Chapo bit that's really stuck with me is that Trump has the passions of a certain gay stereotype: award shows, celebrity gossip, ostentatious decor, lying about how in shape he is, petty rivalries, and being beguiled by handsome younger men (Mamdani!).
Ha! It looks like Trevor Noah touched a raw nerve at the Grammy Awards. Trump is such a snowflake! 🤣🤣
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Melania is totally a beard.
Amazon spent $75 million on the Melania documentary while laying off 16,000 workers.
Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
January 29, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Amazon spent $75 million on the Melania documentary while laying off 16,000 workers.
Nazi leadership with the industrials who ALL came to regret their support of the regime. Funny, no commerce can take place in a country bombed to smithereens.
We take you now to live coverage of Trump's Cabinet meeting.
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Nazi leadership with the industrials who ALL came to regret their support of the regime. Funny, no commerce can take place in a country bombed to smithereens.
The corruption is staggering.
After these miscreants are voted out of office, we need a thorough tribunal and reckoning.
After these miscreants are voted out of office, we need a thorough tribunal and reckoning.
SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
January 28, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The corruption is staggering.
After these miscreants are voted out of office, we need a thorough tribunal and reckoning.
After these miscreants are voted out of office, we need a thorough tribunal and reckoning.
Tim Cook is a disgrace. Ashamed to own so many Apple products.
Hours after the Minneapolis shooting, Tim Cook was schmoozing with Trump at the White House—showing that the titans of Silicon Valley are still not distancing themselves from the president, argues Lila Shroff.
A Reckoning for the Tech Right
Silicon Valley’s top CEOs have been noticeably silent after the Minneapolis shooting.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Tim Cook is a disgrace. Ashamed to own so many Apple products.
“I shot someone on Fifth Avenue and didn’t lose any votes.
Straw?”
Straw?”
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“I shot someone on Fifth Avenue and didn’t lose any votes.
Straw?”
Straw?”
You mean: “We need to be consulted.”
Sen. Chris Coons: "If Secretary Rubio and President Trump are going to carry out threats and threats of force against Iran, against Nigeria, against Greenland and Denmark, against Venezuela, we need to be more closely consulted."
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
You mean: “We need to be consulted.”
What did you think “mass deportations of 20 million people” would look like?
The co-founder of Latinas for Trump is now condemning Trump’s ICE raids:
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
January 28, 2026 at 12:11 AM
What did you think “mass deportations of 20 million people” would look like?
How’s the prosecution of Alex Pretti’s murderer coming along?
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 AM
How’s the prosecution of Alex Pretti’s murderer coming along?
A cruel, sociopathic 10-year-old boy.
Frances Fukuyama: "I would liken Donald Trump to a ten-year-old boy who has discovered a flame thrower in his parents’ backyard, and has come to realize that he can burn up anything he wants with it. He’s now actively looking for other things he can set on fire."
January 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
A cruel, sociopathic 10-year-old boy.
NYT needs to grow a spine.
Good move by the NY Times to drop the hedging in its main headline. It used to say “Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting.”
Now it says:
Now it says:
January 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
NYT needs to grow a spine.
He died protecting a woman ICE had just shoved to the ground.
January 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM
He died protecting a woman ICE had just shoved to the ground.