There's only one way to stop the rumors about Donald Trump's health: a press conference. Why won't he talk to the press, and why isn't the media doggedly demanding it?
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There's only one way to stop the rumors about Donald Trump's health: a press conference. Why won't he talk to the press, and why isn't the media doggedly demanding it?
The DOJ is telling the court that all unaccompanied children Trump is sending to Guatemala have parents or guardians in that country who have requested their children be returned to them. The plaintiffs are saying that's not at all true. You can read the back and forth here:
This is the second judge in a week that has brought up the fact that the government can't be trusted with clear instructions - likely because the government ignored Judge Boasberg's order to turn the planes around last March saying "verbal orders from judges don't count."
My reporting uncovered the existence of DoJ training videos instructing FBI personnel on how to flag Trump’s name in the Epstein files. I’m suing to get the videos under FOIA. substack.com/@muellershew...
Media should hound him at least half as much as they hounded Biden. But they won’t.
In September 1942, the crew of a B-17 was declared missing in action. Over eight decades had passed since the disappearance when in April 2023, a logging company’s equipment hit the engine of the lost plane in Papua New Guinea. www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...
My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote: "I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
It’s long past time you all stopped using “Congress” when you mean “Republicans”. Not a single Democrat voted for this hot mess of an appointment. This endless grind to maintain a non-partisan tone, despite the partisanship of our fascist reality, is willfully blind, & a betrayal of your country.
I’m there for it!
Last January, a source shared evidence with me that DOGE was installing devices on govt servers to upload data to the cloud. Some hosts were FOREIGN. On Friday, a whistleblower resigned and came forward to share the same. Listen to what we found in January: www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
If you're fighting for the next unstable 20something mass shooter to have easy access to AR-15s, bc "personal freedom" means more to you than the bodies of dead American children, then maybe the problem is *your* mental illness.
The flaws in this are numerous. The one difference between the epidemic of gun violence in America and very low rates in the rest of the world is the access to guns. Period. There are liberals in other countries who hate Trump and Christians, and they aren’t committing gun violence because no guns.
If we think of freedom as merely doing and taking what we want, it will never be bigger than the power we have over others. That is the small, oppressive version of “freedom” MAGA extols. True freedom must be big enough to include respect for those different from us.
"Donald Trump is not governing—he is waging war on the American government itself...This is all the same project: attacking the government and re-engineering it to serve as a weapon against the American people." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cdc-th...
It's not a coincidence that a GOP donor effectively gave Republicans hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions and got a $2.25M no-bid contract from ICE in return. This is textbook pay-to-play corruption.
Over and over does @anneapplebaum.bsky.social stress the kleptocracy mechanisms and motivations underlying thr present moment.
Refusing to act, then falsely accusing those who want to see something tangible done to protect kids of attacking prayer on top of it, is doubly shameless.
Putin’s war isn’t about security — it’s driven by extremist, nationalist, and imperialist goals. The West still doesn’t get it. There’s no deal to be made — only defeat or not seeing a path to victory will end the war. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu #Putin #Extremism #Nationalism
You can believe plenty in prayer and still find it utterly lacking as a concrete public policy response from an elected leader. If Biden had asked people to pray for inflation to cool off, what would these exact same people have said?
Missiouri Republican Rep. MarkAlford to his angry constituents: "If you didn't want to hear my lies, why did you come here?"
This is how it’s done.
More than 1,700 people made appointments with Memorial Blood Centers to donate blood since Wednesday morning as they looked for ways to help following the shooting at Annunciation Church.
They're openly calling to lock up every trans person by force. We need every ally to speak out forcefully against this because trans folks cannot do this on our own.
Check facts. Most of the money was granted through the Chips act during Biden administration.
Here in Detroit and across Michigan, the American Dream feels out of reach. But we won't reclaim it by going back to the status quo. It's time for a New American Dream.
(The shooter was not a minor)
So. Brilliant.
I couldn’t love Larry David more.
As a person who believes in the power of prayer, I find Leavitt’s comment insulting and disingenuous
My mom is a pharmacist at a big box store. Pharmacists cannot access their customers’ medical history because of HIPAA. If you get a prick who pretends they have more info than they do, try a different pharmacy.
assface just awarded a no-bid $1.2 billion contract to a Virginia firm with no experience running prisons to build a 5,000 bed immigration detention camp in TX. The company has no website. It's registered to the home of its 77-year-old CEO.. whose name is flonald blump...
Ashley Babbit dishonored her service by committing insurrection against her country. While her death is absolutely tragic and I wish it hadn’t happened, the Air Force giving her honors is in itself a dishonor.
Watch. If you claim one of these to get a vaccine, they’ll use it later as a preexisting condition to crank up your health premium or kick you off your plan.
Notice that the chyron says, "hurt," not "injured" or "wounded."
As we all know, the United States is the only country on the planet where these drugs exist. It definitely has to be the drugs that we alone use. Can’t be something else.
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."
Bless his heart.
🚨BREAKING: Arizona Court of Appeals REJECTS right wing challenge to Arizona's signature matching process. Another VICTORY for my law firm's clients and the voters of Arizona. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
Just admit it: You love your guns more than your children. The first step is acknowledging the problem.
It must feel so freeing to just make things up.
My brother let me know that this was happening. Thank you for photos.
According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.
Well, we know that they have already made sourdough bread together, so…
Is all of this verified? What is the source? I saw it on NewsNation, so looking g for legitimate source.
Apparently a mustard stain isn’t enough.
IT’S GUN ACCESS AND GUN CULTURE, America!
A lot of attention to that AP/NORC poll that shows a majority of voters support Trump's handling of crime and using troops to support police, and has him at 45% overall. Meanwhile, Quinnipiac has Trump with only a 42% approval on crime and a 37% overall job approval. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
More than 180 FEMA employees have sent a letter to members of Congress and other officials, arguing that the agency's direction and current leaders' inexperience harm FEMA's mission and could result in a disaster on the level of Hurricane Katrina. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Dear journalists: The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her. Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
Jeanine Pirro seems to have pissed off this judge "We don't just charge people criminally and then say, 'Oops, my bad,'" [Judge Faruqui] said. "I'm at a loss how the U.S. Attorney's Office thought this was an appropriate charge in any court, let alone the federal court." www.npr.org/2025/08/26/g...
And once again every statement is a confession.
TRAVIS HAD A BRACELET AND A DREAM AND NOW HES GONNA GET A WHOLE ASS WIFE 😭😭😭😭
That's like answering "yes" to a multiple choice question.
Constituent: You need to take your head out of Trump’s ass.
I have been ridiculously invested in the Taylor-Travis romance since Travis went public about being butt hurt about not getting to meet her after thinking he could just sweet talk his way past security, and now I am unreasonably overexcited that they are getting married because I called then.
What you missed overnight night.🥳 Utah's gerrymandered congressional map was struck down. The judge reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Like those fake Time Magazine covers of his.
JUST IN: A federal appeals court concludes that discarding mail ballots in misdated or undated envelopes violates the Constitution.
Uh - a suit would be a dead giveaway. Also, Missouri in August.
Omg
If only there were some kind of security force that could put safety measures in place, and protect the congressman.... 🤔
And a pedophile.
What a tool he is. And a fool. The vaccine isn't to prevent teens from it, jackass, it's to prevent teens from getting it as adults. He needs to be muzzled.
It would still manage to be too greasy and high in sodium.
Florida banned The Diary of Anne Frank. Whoever signed off on that should have to eat every page of that book — one by one — and choke on the lesson they’re trying to erase. 📚🔥 #BannedBooks #AnneFrank
So what now - they are going to lock down every cruise ship?
Where are all the corporate media headlines demanding his resignation? Where are the all the assumptions that about specialists visiting the White House meaning the president is dying? They did this daily with Biden. Why not now? Are they covering for their cash cow? Are they paid to cover it up?
NEW: The DoJ asked the court for more time to respond to Me Abrego’s motion to dismiss his criminal case for vindictive and selective prosecution citing recent events. Mr. Abrego’s lawyers have filed a response in opposition saying the “recent events” are of the government’s own making. 1/
NEW: Jack Smith’s lawyers write to the Office of Special Counsel to say that they’ve read news reports about an investigation into Jack Smith, but no one has actually reached out. “The predicate for this investigation is imaginary and unfounded.” 1/
Trump needs to be careful what he asks for.
Lisa Cook's Unjust, Illegal Firing- BRAVO... where are the other voices? the defenders of Fed independence? former Treasury Sectys? open.substack.com/pub/econjare...
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. - Robert Frost
this isnt communism or socialism, its a sundowning egomaniacal lunatic, completely untethered from reality, accumulating power because he wants to and no one is going to stop him
✅People protesting, showing up for their communities: great, awesome, you're the best. ✅People going the political route ousting GOP: great, awesome, you're the best. ✅People countering regressives online: Great, awesome, you're the best. ❌People infighting, fighting anyone but Trump: Bad, you suck.
people are calling this communist but its literally national socialist
No wonder they want to close our museums.
Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer Sigrid McCawley reacts to the Maxwell transcripts, saying Maxwell “repeatedly and brazenly lied” to the government and is trying to “recreate history.” Full statement
I made this for you. And you. And your trans friend. And their cis friend’s trans kid. And your lawyer friend who does pro bono. And your mom who keeps saying we’re overreacting. And your attorney. And your partner. And your provider. And your representative. And your city councilor. But mostly you.
Here’s what was NOT released today: - the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ - the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed - communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison - the Epstein files
Well it all started when I became a comedian
FYI: the fundraising ALL goes to the redistricting effort - not to a Newsom POTUS run. I checked.
Trump defied a subpoena and conspired to hide the illegally retained classified documents and destroy evidence. Garland made the call to execute the warrant and a judge signed off after being presented with evidence of a crime, and evidence of a crime was found. That’s why Mar a Lago was searched.
Mockler: You can't have meaningful consent when only one side is engaging in that, and you can't have meaningful norms when one side is engaging. So when Obama says, we're okay with temporary redistricting proportional to what Texas is doing, I don't think that's very hypocritical.
The numbers are in. The new maps republicans just passed in Texas reduce Hispanic Texans to one-third of a white person and Black Texans to one-fifth of a white person.
A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: “Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
BREAKING: After we beat them in court, Trump's OMB has restored the apportionment website that it removed in March. This is a huge win for transparency! The public deserves to know how their taxpayer money is being spent—and now they can.
Like most bullies, Trump can be constrained only if everyone stands up to his bullying. Protest. Go to town halls. Protect the vulnerable in your community. Keep speaking out. The fight against authoritarianism will take all of us — and we can't relent.
You can hate declining wages or you can hate unions; but you really don't get to hate both.
If you don’t think Trump is compromised, ask yourself how Ghislaine Maxwell got a meeting with Todd Blanche and how Putin got a summit on American soil.
Note to DC police: Revenue collection opportunity
Narcissism 101: Take credit for anything you want.
NEW: Governor Newsom will be holding a press conference and rally at 11:30 AM PT tomorrow in Los Angeles regarding redistricting. The announcement is chef's kiss.
More from Newsom’s press office.
The landmark Citizens United case opened the floodgates for obscene amounts of wealth to enter into political campaigns. Michael Beckel explains how Trump has taken advantage of this system to erode public trust, and undermine anti-corruption safeguards.
At least seven private schools in Texas have issued personal loans, often reaching $100,000 or more, to their school leaders under terms that are often not public. Such practices would typically violate laws if they were public and charter schools. W/ @texastribune.org
I literally mention that in my reporting!