Notices by Brian Jopek (brianjopek@mastodon.world)

MAGA a “cess pool”? That’s a vast understatement and really too kind.
#USpol

“A wave of emotion washed over me when I saw it.
I felt physically sick as a wave of incredulity washed over me.
Really?
Can this be real? I asked myself knowing, of course, that it was.
There is no bottom to the Trump pit.
MAGA is a moral black hole — a galactic cesspool.” - Steve Schmidt

https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/no-bottom-to-the-trump-pit?r=4ml5ti&fbclid=IwZnRzaAPy7iZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeYLaPZysZ6k2kMx3PNvzTXn-OJob47nYx2XyJjNqfw7wKPbWql1R9jz2_dCc_aem_SJjKm5BwegUZXVVkUjmB0A

Oh, this from Vonnegut.
#CatsCradle

There has never been —and never will be —any evidence of fraud over the 2020 election that Joe Biden won because there is none.

There is no evidence and no basis for the allegations of fraud —and there never will be — because there was none.

There is, however, a motive for making baseless allegations about fraud in American elections by the loser when there is no substance to the allegations.

It is about power, and more specifically, illegitimate power.- Steve Schmidt
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/a-proposal-burn-donald-trump-in-effigy?r=4ml5ti&fbclid=IwZnRzaAPx07tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeGnYjA3LNU42jScwXHP5TspzPyKR7RrF85BA5rtpA7gr24hPUsGHk_T5Zkmo_aem_GYFnYCzcBZvqW9bShjC7fw

Cartoon by Pat Bagley.
#SoMuchForAllThePresidentsMen

Ain’t it the truth. 🤔

Most definitely.

😳

Probably one of the better protest signs I’ve seen lately. 😄
#USpol
#ICEOut

Cartoon by Michael de Adder.

Why, it’s more of the “redaction dresses.” 😁

“I'll take Things cult members do for $1000, Alex!” - The Resistance

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We won’t stop until all children and families are home. - U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)

Went to Wausau, Wisconsin, today to take my mom to dinner for what is the 67th wedding anniversary for her and my late father. We went to the Olive Garden on Rib Mountain Drive and along the east side of the street there must have been at least 500 people protesting the tRump regime and ICE. The photos don’t do it justice.
#USpol

Barred Owls in Florida, 30 January, 2026. Photo by Mark Schocken.
#OwlsOfMastodon
#BirdsOfMastodon

“A barred owl pair shows the love they have for each other. Special moment in the woods of a park in Pinellas County, Florida.” - Mark Schocken

One of those side effects of the ICE bullshit.

“Let's also never forget all the poor animals who have been abandoned or died because their owners were taken away by DHS agents. Animal shelters are overwhelmed with so many pets with broken hearts. This is a crisis within a crisis.” - Bill Jubran

The FOTUS isn’t also referred to as the “Mango Mussolini” for no reason.

Apparently, the truth.

Nation's dogs call for Noem to be fired. - Andy Borowitz

It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail. - Samuel Adams

Hunter definitely saw something.

I can’t even. 😳