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DOOCY: Would you ever arrest a federal judge or even a Supreme Court justice?LEAVITT: I'd refer you to the DOJ for individuals they are looking at … anyone who is breaking the law or obstructing federal law enforcement officials is putting themselves at risk of being prosecuted, absolutely

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-04-28T13:19:30.921Z

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In the last few days, the president fell asleep at the pope’s funeral, said he wasn’t making decisions in the White House and fell for an obvious photoshop.Cool. Cool cool cool.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T11:13:33.627Z

It really takes a lot for me to say this, but the Graham tweet is genuinely a pretty offensive thing to say.

Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) 2025-04-29T22:54:04.918Z

There's not a single crime in the history of the UK that would have been prevented by a bathroom bill. Not oneBathroom bills aren't about safety, they're about trying to exclude LGBT people from public life. That's it

Katy Montgomerie 🦗 (@katymontgomerie.com) 2025-04-30T11:55:07.791Z

I'm old enough to remember when pro-life GOPers would accuse working class women of having babies just to get government money. Anyone remember that, or am I nuts?

Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2025-04-29T18:38:02.528Z

i have somewhat jokingly come around to the idea that the acceptance of transness is a kind of sociological great filter. either society emerges out of it having abolished [the policing of] sex or it just collapses and leaves its people in a state of eternal paranoia and mass panic

👁️🍄🪸 (@bloomfilters.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T10:11:50.887Z

His former deputy who was just fired gave an interview this week with Megyn Kelly where he said Hegseth spends 50% of his time obsessing over his press and doing Fox interviews while neglecting his most important work.Hegseth this morning:

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T12:17:04.957Z

💥 BREAKING: The Heritage Foundation withdrew its anti-DEI proposal to IBM for shareholder vote today, originally submitted for vote at IBM's annual meeting. Why Heritage withdrew its anti-DEI proposal is unknown.Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.

Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) 2025-04-29T17:31:29.435Z

Super-PACs can accept unlimited donations from easy to obscure sources.And, rather notably, the funding for Trump’s attack on ActBlue seems to have come from just such a source: a super-PAC bankrolled by Elon Musk.

Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) 2025-04-30T12:12:19.374Z

He is just completely disconnected from the reality of how his policies impact average Americans, and he is surrounded my sycophants 24/7 who tell him that he’s the greatest, everything is perfect, and everyone loves him. He lives in a fantasy world.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T02:10:36.630Z

Ask yourself: If the President so easily falls for photoshopped pictures he sees on Truth Social, what other complete falsehoods is he relying on when he makes decisions? How else is he being manipulated?That wasn’t funny. It was scary.

Heath Mayo (@heathmayo.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T02:30:10.502Z

None of the official ABC tweets or clips from the Trump interview tonight feature the most important clip of all: a demented Trump repeatedly and falsely claiming, and seeming bizarrely to believe, that Albrego Garcia literally had the letters and numbers MS13 on his knuckles.

Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T02:18:41.997Z

While you highlight it, please note is the product of local journalism, which has been carrying a lot of the burden in an environment where national outlets simply can't cover everything everywhere all at once. Support your local journalists!

Peter Sagal (@petersagal.bsky.social) 2025-04-29T16:26:20.223Z

LGBTQ+ Americans can be discriminated against because of who they are and who they love.Unacceptable.I’m proud to join in reintroducing the Equality Act. LGBTQ+ Americans must be protected under federal civil rights laws. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Senator Dick Durbin (@durbin.senate.gov) 2025-04-29T18:13:41.894Z

As a party, we are prisoners being held hostage by people who simply refuse to accept that their time has passed and won’t accept that others more capable right now. Stay in the Senate, but step down from leadership. It’s time for a new approach, a new face, & a new voice.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T12:28:38.351Z

 

“Open Windows” and Clay Jones

Slapshot by Clay Jones

That ship’s gonna sink Read on Substack

If they weren’t so pathetic, you might could possibly be sad for some MAGAts. Take Juanita Broaddrick as an example, whose entire national profile is built upon debunked claims she was raped by Bill Clinton in the 1970s and who is now a full-fledged lying MAGAt.

After Canada’s Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre distanced himself from Donald Trump, Broaddrick claimed he would lose the election because Canada loved Trump so much, which didn’t make any sense.

If Canadians loved Trump so much, then why did they just elect Liberal Mark Carney to become their new Prime Minister? That’s like denying Trump’s current favorability numbers. They suck.

There’s also the fact that Trump lost this election for the Conservatives. The Conservatives were ahead by double digits when Trump entered office last January, then he started barking at Canada, waged a tariff war, and repeatedly insulted them by claiming they should be America’s 51st state.

If Donald Trump had kept his mouth shut and had waited at least 100 days for his stupid tariff war, Poilievre would be Prime Minister today.

Yesterday, thanks to Donald Trump, Canadian Liberals won. Trump is now internationally toxic. Everything Trump touches…dies. Super Bowl champion running back Sequon Barkley played golf with Trump a few days ago, and now I expect his knees to give out during the preseason. Trump is poison. I would tell you to ask Elon, but he hasn’t figured it out yet.

Pierre didn’t just lose his race for Prime Minister, he also lost his seat in parliament. (snip-MORE)

A four-year old cancer patient deported by Ann Telnaes

The boy and his sister, both U.S. citizens, were deported to Honduras with their undocumented mother Read on Substack

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/28/us_citizen_children_expelled_from_country

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They’re just joking, right? He has no plans to violate the constitution and try and stay in office, right?Right?

Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) 2025-04-25T03:31:04.405Z

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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>NEW: According to the IMF's 2024 World Economic Outlook data released yesterday and BEA data, California’s nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion, surpassing Japan’s $4.02 trillion, and placing California as the 4th largest economy — behind only the United States, China, and Germany.… <a href=”https://t.co/YgLliJl4a8″>pic.twitter.com/YgLliJl4a8</a></p>&mdash; Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=”https://twitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1915201870299340916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2025</a></blockquote> https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-04-26T12:07:09.826Z

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.

Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T07:04:29.139Z

We are hearing discussions are underway to ensure RFK Jr. doesn't accidentally ban the "CHEETO#6" artificial dye.

Alt CDC (they/them) (@altcdc.altgov.info) 2025-04-26T15:44:39.181Z

This is democracy in action! 💙🔥👊💪🏻#MomSky

Christine Moretti (@christine520.bsky.social) 2025-04-26T22:38:39.525Z

 

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 43 days.As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

Michael Jay McClure (@mjmimages.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T01:02:37.603Z

 

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At Least She’s Getting Due Process.

Aiding and Abetting by Clay Jones

Trump’s goons are helping him destroy America Read on Substack

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI and charged with obstructing an immigration arrest operation. This is a further step away from democracy and toward fascism.

FBI Director (sic) bug-eyed hatchet man Kash Patel announced the arrest on TwitterX, accusing her of “intentionally misdirecting” federal agents as they sought to detain an immigrant who was set to appear for an unrelated proceeding last week. Announcing this on social media makes it clear that this is political and is meant to set an example for other judges.

The regime has been publicly attacking judges who are delaying or halting Trump’s fascist moves, like deporting legal residents and canceling student visas. One GOP representative has even filed legislation to impeach judges who go against Trump. Kash Patel, another Trump appointee not qualified for his position, was more than happy to send thugs to arrest a judge.

This is another court fight that Trump should lose, and even be thrown out.

Attorney General (sic) and MAGA hack Pam Bondi said, “These judges think they’re above the law. They are not. We will come after you and prosecute you. We will find you.” She also called judges “deranged.”

Stephen “Baby Goebbels” Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, said on social media, “No. One. Is. Above. The. Law,” which is ironic coming from a guy who works for a felon.

While these fascist idiots are tweeting and yammering about arresting a judge, the judge can’t comment about it at all because the judicial code of conduct restricts judges from commenting on pending or impending matters in any court.

I expect that the regime will cut out the bullshit reasons and excuses and soon start arresting judges on the charges of “obstructing Trump.”

Creative note: I drew this cartoon, then drew a local cartoon for the Advance. It’s not 6:40 p.m. and I haven’t eaten yet. That means this is all the blog you’re getting today. Clay tired. I’m off the clock until tomorrow, so if you email me anything today, I’m not replying until Sunday.

Music note: I’m still feeling Chicago, so I listened to the Blues Brothers.

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Classified Dum-Dums by Clay Jones

This is what happens when you only hire morons Read on Substack

I read a theory on Facebook yesterday, which means there was heavy research behind it (sarcasm), that Trump only hired morons because they would provide distractions from all the Trump Fuckery he’s implementing. I think that might be a bonus, but I don’t agree with it.

I think Trump only hires morons, not because they’re morons, but because they’re all sycophants and none will challenge his Trump Fuckery. For the love of God, Kristi Noem even got the Melania hairstyle. I’m kinda shocked JD Vance didn’t get it too.

We’ve gone over the idiot picked from Fox & Friends in the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, inadvertently leaking classified intel, so let’s discuss the puppy-murdering idiot at Homeland Security.

Kristi Noem had her purse snatched while at Capital Burger in Washington, DC. Surveillance footage showed the suspect purposefully moving close to Noem as he zeroed in on her Gucci bag near her feet.

A source said the thief, dressed in dark clothing, sat down at an empty table next to Noem with his back facing her and used his left foot to slide the bag away. He surveyed the restaurant before eventually picking up the bag, covering it with his jacket, and leaving.

He was a smooth criminal, but ya ain’t gotta be that smooth to steal from a Trump dummy.

Country mouse still has a lot to learn about living in the big city (knock on wood since I’m still in Chicago), and one of the things you should know is to keep your bag in your vision. For example: My backpack, which my iPad, passport, keys, and other items is in right now, is sitting on the chair right across from me in this Starbucks while I write this.

See? No one’s gonna steal my Mocha Frappe either.

So Kristi doesn’t know how to traverse the big city, but what’s her detail’s excuse? While Noem was dining with her family, who still hasn’t alienated her despite the puppy killing, the Secret Service inside the restaurant keeping an eye on things. Well, most things.

The thief managed to swipe Noem’s purse right in from of her, the Secret Service, and every member of those yee-haw fuckers she calls her family. This must be a criminal mastermind. If the government catches him, I suggest they hire him. He can teach the Secret Service how thieves steal from MAGA morons.

But what’s interesting is what was inside Noem’s Gucci bag, as it included a Louis Vuitton Clemence wallet, her driver’s license, medication, apartment keys, passport, DHS access badge, makeup bag, blank checks, and about $3,000 in cash.

Ya know, if a Russian, North Korean, or Chinese spy wanted to access our government, they don’t have to do none of that Tom Cruise Mission Impossible crap. They would just need to snatch Kristi Noem’s purse…or just wait for Pete Hegseth to share classified intel on a chat app, or for Trump to Tweet it or hand it to Russians in the Oval Office.

But what was Kristi doing with $3,000 in cash? Did the thief also steal her pager? Paging Director Dumbass! A DHS spokesgoon said, “Her entire family was in town, including her children and grandchildren – she was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts.”

Hey, country mouse. Have you ever heard of a bank card? Even the food trucks in DC take them. Try the Venezuelan food truck by the L’Enfant Metro station. It’s amazeballs.

Sure, we should all keep some cash on us, because you never know, but $3,000 is a bit much. And why is she carrying blank checks? Hardly anyone takes checks anymore, and everyone should be advised not to take checks from Trumpers. Elon’s probably still waiting for Trump’s check to clear for the Tesla he purchased on the White House lawn.

Jonathan Wackrow, a CNN law enforcement analyst and former Secret Service agent, said, “If necessary, the Secret Service will need to make operational changes on how they deal with these types of private events moving forward.” If anything, it’ll be necessary for the Secret Service to adjust and realize they’re guarding very stupid people now, people who aren’t smart enough to keep their stuff in their sight.

Wackrow also said Noem remains “at higher risk for targeted threats, both by foreign and domestic actors, and just her public profile alone makes her a symbolic target.”

Well, she’s a higher target now that everyone knows how stupid she is.

Chicago note: After my deadlines were met yesterday, I was free to go exploring. I got a meatloaf sandwich at a place where the waiters insult you.

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This was meant for Sunday’s cartoon / memes / news posts but it got too long. So I post it now late at night

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) 2025-04-22T19:14:04.480Z

One of the most shocking things I have read for a while: t.co/lg46ijHLDF

Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) 2025-04-23T11:55:03.933Z

In March, 48 people were arrested in New Mexico, according to an ICE press release. Why is nothing known about who was arrested or their whereabouts?

The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) 2025-04-22T19:24:34.898Z

The executive director of the Texas State Lottery resigned abruptly on Monday in the latest fallout from the agency’s decision in 2023 to help professional bettors in Europe purchase and print millions of its tickets and guarantee themselves a $95 million jackpot win.

The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-04-23T03:03:51.857Z

Apparently RFK is trying to walk back his bullshit comments by saying he doesn't mean autistics like *me* are bad and awful and need to be irradicated; no, he just wants to get rid of the "low functioning" autistics and let me just say FUCK THATI'm not more worthy of existing than autistics who 1/

Dr. Amy, PsyD (@dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com) 2025-04-23T21:52:22.311Z

"biological sex" is exclusively defined by working back from "whatever the disgusting trannies aren't".

Grace 🏳️‍⚧️ (@gemofamara.com) 2025-04-24T15:24:07.202Z

Apparently, trans women have a biological advantage at pool.

Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) 2025-04-24T16:20:27.527Z

Four Seasons Total Landscaping is once again ready to host the circus!

George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2025-04-24T15:49:24.619Z

Breaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-04-24T15:21:47.484Z

They're going after the accreditation of universities and threatening to revoke the ability of accreditors if they don't crack down on DEI and LGBTQ people in academia. http://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential&#8230;

Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) 2025-04-24T01:05:08.729Z

The Florida State University Faculty Senate approved a resolution asking that the administration to withdraw from the 287g agreement deputizing campus police to conduct immigration enforcement. The Florida International University Faculty Senate did the same.

Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn.bsky.social) 2025-04-24T13:05:10.536Z

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Having a baby and raising a baby are very different. $300K is more realistic.

Will they be handing out $5K checks at conception?

And you know this has some MAGA fine print excluding everyone but white conservative Christians.

Why not just provide pre-natal healthcare, paid family leave, paid medical leave, universal childcare, universal pre-K, universal child health care until 17, child tax credit, and protect the rights of women/mothers?

[Not to mention a rapist abuser handing out $5K check is creepy]

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Stop maganism … because they’ll never

Clay Jones & Open Windows

Cheeto Benito by Clay Jones

Cheetos and Cheatahs Read on Substack

On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced a series of measures to phase out eight artificial food dyes and colorings from America’s food supply by the end of next year. Get ready for boring Cheetos.

RFK Jr, the nation’s laughingstock of a Health Secretary, said, to a crowd of “Make America Health Again” supporters (that’s a thing?), “I just want to urge all of you, it’s not the time to stop; it’s the time to redouble your efforts, because we have them on the run now, and we are going to win this battle.” Who do we have on the run? Food colorers? The Easter Bunny? He also said, “And four years from now, we’re going to have most of these products off the market, or you will know about them when you go to the grocery store.”

Are they sure that brain worm is dead?

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said the agencies are looking to revoke authorization for two synthetic food colorings and to work with the food industry to eliminate six remaining synthetic dyes used in cereal, ice cream, snacks, yogurts, and more. They’re going to fuck up ice cream.

He said, “Today, the FDA is taking action to remove petroleum-based food dyes from the U.S. food supply and medications. For the last 50 years, American children have increasingly been living in a toxic soup of synthetic chemicals.”

Now get this. These bans will be voluntary with the food companies. RFK Jr. said, “We don’t have an agreement; we have an understanding.” Good luck with that, Mr. Wormy Bear Killer.

The food companies would like an agreement, and that is for there to be one federal regulation on food dyes, and regulations from every state. Remember state rights? That will be the case for abortions but not for the color in Cheetos. (Snip-MORE + Chicago trip stuff)

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The three branches of government, 2025 by Ann Telnaes

Dictators, defenders, and dysfunction Read on Substack

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Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2025-04-15T13:25:35.612Z

Trump donors eye potential bonanza if US succeeds with Greenland land-grab

The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2025-04-15T12:17:15.902Z

 

 

 

 

And by me as I was being abused emotionally, physically, and sexual.  I was going to the SDA church and told god would protect me if I prayed hard enough.  He did not, no matter how hard I prayed.  I guess I was not worthy.  The Christian apologist say that the right of free will for the abuser was more important than the safety of the abused child.  Hugs

“Why, is it possible the vice president (sic) is a moron?”

Rope-A-Pope by Clay Jones

What did JD do now? Read on Substack

So JD Vance meets the Pope less than 24 hours before he dies. Coincidence? I’m sure it is, but can you imagine all the conspiracy theories if a Democrat had met the Pope within 24 hours of him dying?

Take note of the kind of person JD is. The Pope is dying, but JD still wants his photo-op, which makes sure he’s one of the last people the Pope sees in his life. And forget about Joe Biden declaring Easter Sunday Trans Visibility Day (he didn’t), JD made this request on Easter Sunday.

An archbishop read the Pope’s final Easter homily. The message decried “how much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized, and migrants.” The address also warned against elected officials who “yield to the logic of fear, which only leads to isolation from others.” I’m sure JD was too obtuse to notice it was about people like him, as the Trump regime continues a war on migrants.

Vance, who’s a new convert to Catholicism, disagreed with the Pope on the treatment of migrants and other teachings of the church, and wanted to lecture the Pope…on Catholicism.

Just a few days ago, Vance criticize the “smug, self-assured bullshit” coming from people like the Pope who were criticizing Trump’s deportation policies.

Vance told the Pope, who was barely able to speak, “I know you’ve not been feeling great, but it’s good to see you in better health,” just a few hours before Pope Francis died. I’m kinda surprised JD didn’t bring him balloons.

Last February, Vance cited a homily Pope Francis gave to an empty St. Peter’s Square in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. Vance’s wife, Usha, had just had their second baby weeks earlier, and the world was shut down. Vance had bought 900 rounds of ammunition from Dick’s Sporting Goods and two bags of rice from Walmart, Vance told those at the prayer breakfastthat the Pope’s words were so meaningful during that time of uncertainty, that he has repeatedly reread the sermon since, which I’m sure with repeated mentions of the rice and ammo.

Talk about not being able to read a room. How did Vance find a way to mention buying 900 rounds of ammo and praise the Pope at the same time?

Why, is it possible the vice president (sic) is a moron?

Creative note: I was awake when I got a news alert that the Pope died. I could have been the first with a Pope cartoon, but I had to get on a train. A few hours later, I was in the terminal at DCA, sitting across from a young lady who wanted to talk about politics and the Pope (she was on our side) when I suddenly got the idea for the cartoon. After the nice lady got on her flight, I started on the cartoon, but didn’t finish it until I was in my hotel in Chicago.

I did not sleep last night, and that’s partly why you’re getting a late and short blog. I’ll give you some Chicago notes tomorrow.

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