Lisa Pinsky

Italophile, political enthusiast, proud American (anti-Trump, of course)

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

And so here we are. This statement from Trump blows my mind. That a sitting president would not let any renovations to a public building go on unless he gets to first put his name in the said building… What a sad state of affairs. What a tragedy. Actually, how small minded, how narcissistic. Actually
great men, devoted to public service and the public good do not act like this.

It seems that this man will not rest until his name is permanently connected to the name of a great president, whose memory this building was dedicated to. Imagine spending your time and your days focused on this, as everyday Americans struggle with healthcare, gas prices, rent, and food. Imagine spending your days focused on this, while a war rages under your leadership.

Enough said. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[Lisa Pinsky @piccolalisa]

@JoJoFromJerz Barf bags

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

Scam of the Week. President Trump has turned the White House into an insider-trading operation where Trump buys stock, pumps it up on-line and in the media and then sells at a profit. Now he’s adding a scam-on-a-scam, selling insider info for $100K a month to rich investors by tipping them off to his coming pump-and-dump stock grift. @HouseJudiciary Dems are demanding answers on the president’s latest corrupt plans to sell insider tips on his market-moving Truth Social posts.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

My goodness.
This was SAVAGE. 🔥🔥🔥

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda blast Trump as SEXIST AND EGOTISTICAL!

Wow, have times changed! 🤷‍♂️

[Richard @ricwe123]

When the illusion finally shatters, what remains isn't disappointment,it's humiliation.

The man you poured your faith into was never a visionary, never a savior, never even remotely exceptional.
He was a hollow fraud wrapped in ego, fueled by noise, and sustained by endless self-promotion.

Every boast, every grand promise, every display of swagger crumbles the instant reality enters the room.
What looked like confidence was arrogance.
What looked like strength was insecurity.
What looked like leadership was little more than a carefully marketed illusion.

Scratch beneath the surface and there's no hidden brilliance, no master strategist, no misunderstood genius. Just an impulsive, self-absorbed figure stumbling from one failure to the next, desperately trying to drown incompetence in a torrent of bluster and spectacle.

In the end, the strongman image collapses into exactly what it always was: cheap theater.
-A gaudy performance.
-A caricature masquerading as leadership.
-A salesman peddling an image he could never live up to.

And the hardest part isn't watching the act fall apart.
It's realizing how long you applauded it, defended it, and mistook obvious bullshit for substance...

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Have you watched...

Trump and the Death of the American Farmer?

[Lisa Pinsky @piccolalisa]

@mehdirhasan Just wait … unimaginable things are happening every day in this country. I sadly wouldn’t be surprised if a statement like that about Jews was forthcoming in the all too near future.

[Lisa Pinsky @piccolalisa]

@MichaelRStrain I agree!

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

My tribute to my dad, who passed away last month in the UK.

He was a proud Indian immigrant *and* a proud British citizen.

His life story is one long rebuttal to the nativists, bigots and xenophobes.

[Lisa Pinsky @piccolalisa]

@jtlovitt @MattWallace888 Her pacemaker was communicating w/ her smartwatch until 2:12am, right after doorbell camera was removed, so she was alive at least until then. But I think you’re on the right track. From very beginning, my gut has said that the sister and/or her husband are involved.

[Bill Clinton @BillClinton]

Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come.  This is one of them.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.

In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.

Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.

If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.

[Terry Moran 🇺🇸 @TerryMoran]

Just like every tinpot dictator and petty tyrant in human history, Donald Trump thinks his every wish and whim, whine and cry, outburst and desire should be The Law.

He tells the truth about himself every day, for all the world to hear.

Don’t excuse it or turn away. Name it.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

We are governed by some of the dumbest people in the history of this country, proudly, unashamedly, openly moronic and ignorant, and I am genuinely not sure how the US ever recovers from this. These people make George W Bush and Sarah Palin look like savants.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

THE PATRIOT SHOP IS NOW OPEN!!!!

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS IS THE GREATEST MERCHANDISE EVER MADE.

PLEASE ENJOY, AMERICA! https://t.co/H9wbcXdNhb

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas. But since Texas is taking direction from a partisan White House and gerrymandering in the middle of a decade to try and maintain the House despite their unpopular policies, I have tremendous respect for how Governor Newsom has approached this. He’s put forward a smart, measured approach in California, designed to address a very particular problem at a very particular moment in time.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

The demented psychopath is up.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Oh hello there! Just sitting here really beyond pleased that @DonaldJTrumpJr reminded us that those who do not release the Epstein files are SCUM!

I absolutely agree and appreciate his candor

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

I just left the Senate floor where I laid out the top ten ways Donald Trump is wrecking the country.

Every American should know the facts about this administration – so here they are:

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