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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 57m

Precisely.

Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 2h

I know I'm just repeating myself but...

Yes? And?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 3h

You know it's gonna be a good day when you walk into a place of a morn and get greeted by name. And la Principessa gets ketchup without any side eye from anyone. Save me.

Have the best Friday you can.

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 4h

But it's fun to watch their performative bullshit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 4h

So Friday is already looking up. And breakfast hasn't even arrived.

Laura Burkhardt @lauraannstl.bsky.social · 6h

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

Has anyone checked in on Trump this morning?

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 15h

That would require me to think like RFK The Lesser.

And while I'll do a lotta crazy shit, that's a bridge too far.

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 16h

Yes? And?

Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 1d

Alex Jones has asked the Supreme Court to immediately put his almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment on hold, citing the imminent threat of InfoWars being handed over to The Onion.

If there isn't a stay, "InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed," the filing says.

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 16h

While I didn't expect this, I am so very here for it.

Every. Fucking. Bit of it.

MAGA Spat Between Far-Right Influencers Bizarrely Devolves Into Argument About Bestiality

Well, that escalated quickly 😳

www.comicsands.com

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 16h

I've a team playing tonight whose name is "Circumtism"

Which still makes me chuckle.

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 17h

Fuck. Los. Angeles.

But that was one helluva game.

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 17h

No kink shaming!

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 17h

Looks like I'll have to come up with a new system...

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17h

What is the name of your least favorite child?

In what year did you abandon your dreams?

What is the maiden name of your father's mistress?

Nihilistic Password Security Questions

What is the name of your least favorite child? In what year did you abandon your dreams? What is the maiden name of your father’s mistress? At what...

buff.ly

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 17h

I know that's all I use mine for.

Fuck Big Water! My humidifier runs on homemade!

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 17h

Spit take.

netsematary @netsematary.bsky.social · 18h

Calm down. I didn't send you a "dick pic", I was just proving that I'm autistic.

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 17h

Dude! I'm sorry.

And wish I had more to offer than a simple platitude.

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 17h

When you're toting water for a pedophile, though, t makes perfect sense.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19h

What do you call a political system where those in power refuse to seat a duly elected member of the opposition party? Not a democracy that’s for certain.

Screenshot of a tweet from Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) on X. The tweet says House Republicans are shutting down the House to avoid swearing in Adelita Grijalva, calling it undemocratic and unacceptable. The image shows a mostly empty House chamber with several representatives, including Stanton, standing near the podium.

Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 17h

Not me! I'll be done tonight.

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 18h

Healthcare? In the US?

Quelle surprise!

NPR @npr.org · 18h

Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care. n.pr/4mTdefq

Talks resume as Broadway actors consider a strike

Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.

n.pr

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 18h

That sounds fantastic!

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Underdog KC @realunderogkc.bsky.social · 18h

Damnit but I love this woman so.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 21h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..