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“I’m not anti-vaccine, I’m pro-safe vaccine.”
journalists are being threatened and jailed. media outlets are paying settlements to THE PRESIDENT. but gosh golly gee, is democracy under threat? who can really say!
Republicans are practicing reverse Robin Hood. Raising taxes at people in lower income levels under $30,000 a year and cutting taxes for billionaires and the biggest corporations.
Wowsa.
Pete Hegseth in December on military training: “We’re bringing a war-fighting ethos back to the Pentagon. Everything else that distracts from lethality shouldn’t be happening.”
A federal judge has ordered Florida to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz," after the state spent a staggering $218M to build the now-vacant detention camp. Closing it will run taxpayers another $20M. An utterly cruel and costly waste.
The Bondi family business. Charges dropped…for those with the right connections.
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social: "You know that if a Democratic president was doing any of these things, you would be outraged."
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says frozen Russian assets shouldn’t be immediately confiscated, calling them a negotiation tool with Putin. The question remains: who gave Bessent the authority to bargain with assets meant for Ukraine’s recovery?
TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ - Israel just bombed Nasser Hospital again as they were trying to recover bodies after a bombing that had killed 15. Live on air.
Gov. Wes Moore: "We continue to listen to the president make just blissfully ignorant comments about Baltimore...If he came and spent time with the people on the ground who are actually doing the work, he could see the progress that's being made."
Virginia Giuffre’s family denounces “DAG Todd Blanche’s bizarre interview” of Ghislaine Maxwell in a statement. www.allrisenews.com/p/maxwell-tr...
“THIS IS ABOUT RACISM. If you can’t hear it from them, hear it from me.” 🔥 Texas Rep. @voteannjohnson.bsky.social didn’t hold back about the racist Trump/Republican election-stealing maps.
Rep. Nicole Collier files a state court application for a writ of habeas corpus concerning her detention in the Texas State Capitol. www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/u...
Trump says that when he goes to vote, he's asked for his license plate.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: "Thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted...Every single child has to go back to their family. This should be one of our main priorities in these negotiations to make sure the children come back to Ukraine."
Trump on DC: "The restaurants the last two days were busier than they've been in a long time." (Data in fact shows restaurant business dropping sharply over last week.)
lol 😂
In other words: They lied.
After the embarrassing Putin–Trump summit, Trump emerged weaker than ever. Now he’s pressuring red state governors to send National Guard troops into DC to pose as a strongman. Soft on Moscow, hard on Americans. Authoritarian insecurity is on full display.
If you’re under any illusions about what an authoritarian personality cult the GOP has become, they’re not hiding it:
This is how everyone should treat this masked thugs!! ‘This is cowboy country and we don’t get down with that bullshit!…You got two options you can get the fuck off my property or we can get down.’ Bravo, sir‼️💥🔥💥
NEW: Judge Reyes has called a 2pm hearing on D.C.'s emergency bid to reclaim control of its police department. A restraining order could be in place within hours. w Nicole Markus www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a $500 million cut in funding for mRNA vaccine research. What does that mean for the future of this technology in the US?
ALABAMA: “The verdict is in. The state’s tough immigration law just isn’t working out… American workers not mentally or physically fit enough to last one day…”
Yet another "are we the baddies?" moment for the USA
Donald Trump is headed to Alaska to "negotiate" with Putin. Ukraine isn't at the table – but they may well be on the menu.
Have these people bought groceries or tried purchasing an appliance lately?
What the FBI is not doing: Holding white sexual predators on the Epstein list who raped children accountable What the FBI is doing: Harassing random Black people in DC for smoking on their porches, walking in their neighborhoods, and being Black
WATCH: “The heights of being out of touch.” @krystalball.bsky.social & Ryan Grim call out @billmaher & @georgefwill for downplaying how many Americans are struggling and living paycheck to paycheck. Full segment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVVh...
In normal times, regardless of the party in power, the NIH Director is usually a respected clinician that’s cared for patients and been humbled by that responsibility as they direct vast sums of taxpayer money to fund the future of medical research. Sadly for us, that’s not this NIH Director.
The stats showing a huge decline in violent crime and homicide in D.C. last year were put out just the other day by the FBI, which is run by Kash Patel.
Talarico owns Will Cain so hard that he has to tap out of their interview based on "time"
My parents raised me to be kind to stupid people. They are both deceased. I can fire at will without fear of being grounded.
Every activated Guardsman has a family, a job, school, or something that they are leaving to do their duty. It’s one thing when it’s a war… or a real mass civil disturbance, which those only last a few days. But to rip these people from their lives for a show… is awful.
Donald Trump came into office promising to “end inflation.” Three months in, he declared he’d “already solved” it. And yet inflation is spiking—and the president has a plan to try and hide that reality from America. trib.al/CT8cO7A
Meiselas: A MAGA anti-vax extremist opened fire on the CDC, killing a heroic Black officer. 500 shots fired. Do we hear Trump or JD Vance saying anything? Cohen: Not even thoughts and prayers.
Here we see Fox News' Will Cain apparently unaware that Senate Democrats proposed a ban on mid-decade redistricting and partisan gerrymandering in 2021, which no Republicans supported, and that the GOP governor of Massachusetts signed off on their last congressional redistricting map.
Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked girls. Now she gets work release. This isn’t justice. It’s a reward. She’s not reformed,she’s rehearsing her comeback. The system that let Epstein off the hook is doing it again. The survivors get silence. She gets a job. This isn’t a mistake. It’s how power works.
NEW: In addition to her sex offender waiver, Ghislaine Maxwell has an “out” designation that would allow her to leave the facility for work assignments. Some work assignments for FPC Bryan inmates are at Texas A&M University which is just 6 miles away. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
Stop what you're doing and listen to this warning from @marcelias.bsky.social about the real reason for Trump's National Guard deployment in DC.
1/Trump’s Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, seems interested in making women 2nd class citizens. A tweet he posted late last week isn’t getting nearly enough attention. In any other administration, there would have been swift calls for his resignation. Here, mostly crickets.
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Epstein survivor Annie Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell: “This is someone who has been convicted of sex trafficking. She not only procured girls and young women for Epstein, but she also participated in the abuse of minors.”
Trump is now ranting about defending women’s sports standing next to a guy who just endorsed taking away women’s right to vote What a champion for women! Is anyone going to point this out?
He’s going to take over DC to avoid talking about Epstein.
The rally in D.C. to protest the Trump regime’s attempted takeover of the city has begun. Follow @freedcproject.bsky.social and learn more at bit.ly/free-dc-our-home.
BREAKING: It’s official. The Trump regime will deploy the National Guard in D.C. Let’s be clear about what this is. This is NOT about homelessness or crime. This is an authoritarian regime using the US military to seize a Democratic city, terrorize its residents, and lock up Black & Brown people.
"Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who oversees the CDC, did not make a statement the day of the shooting. Late the following morning, more than 30 minutes after posting photos of fishing with his family, Kennedy posted condolences on his official X account..." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...
@marcelias.bsky.social: "I want everyone to pay attention... Trump is laying the groundwork to steal the 2026 election."
Trump called for a new census that incorporates 2024 election data and excludes noncitizens, marking another unconstitutional move from the President, as Congress — not the executive — is granted apportionment powers.
Trump is turning the FBI into an East German-style Stasi. In front of our very eyes.
Gerrymandering is war...Trump and Abbott are weaponizing maps in Texas to carve out five GOP seats before 2026 midterms. Blue states are armed and ready. This isn’t elections; it’s a full-blown power siege. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" $1 trillion in tax cuts for the richest 1%... "That's just how it is."
No pretense of maintaining the integrity and independence of DOJ & FBI. That’s all gone now. Trump has his private police force.
Missouri runs on money injected from other states, but even more insidious, my state sucks all of the money out of our two metros, and then tries to delete their representation through gerrymandering. Republicans can’t govern. They don’t even try. They are bums. Mooches. Lazy, second-rate scabs.
An @staceyabrams.com clip on Fox: "Trump has been called a tyrant, liar, scam artist… he is also an aspiring dictator, guided like a puppet by a cabal of tech billionaires, Christian nationalists & xenophobes who understand government a lot better than him."
Trump shows weakness, permitting Putin (who is under indictment) in the US and traveling to the meeting in Alaska. And what's being reported-giving Russia all of eastern Ukraine - is precisely what Russia was proposing in 2016 with Paul Manafort and others, and would reward its illegal war effort.
It’s so out in the open that nobody knows what to do about it.
We CANNOT let this go under the radar: Donald Trump is attacking our veterans — this time by ending VA unions contracts. This is anti-worker and anti-veteran. I'll fight it every step of the way.
NEW: More FBI leaders were axed Thursday in the latest purge by the Trump administration. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
This man is a danger to us all.
Having served as a political appointee for eight years under Obama, I’m trying to imagine the shitstorm that would have ensued if we required our politicals to sign off on each and every federal grant.
RFK Jr. just pulled $500 million in funding for life-saving vaccines. But hey, you'll be able to drink more sugary soda! Make America Healthy Again!
FFS: RFK Jr. announced "that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects, all using mRNA technology, will be halted." In his statement, RFK Jr. said "we're moving beyond the limitations of mRNA and investing in better solutions." Antivaxxers continue to despise and lie about mRNA tech.
What are the chances of a 1980-style boycott of the LA Olympics or World Cup
...would kind of be interested in how he fielded this one
She was only being that polite because it was a public speech.
Open phones for the next hour on @siriusXM- 866.997.GRIT
The White House landscape now matches our national political one.
NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds. Then the harassment began. Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel. Six credible threats to his life. More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:
CNBC: The EPA is moving to rescind this endangerment finding on carbon dioxide and greenhouses gases. Is that a danger to public health? MAKARY: To be honest, I don't know enough about that issue CNBC: You're in charge of our public health! Can you look into it for us?
Some generations were asked to storm beaches. Ours is being asked to stay engaged. That’s not too much to ask. I wrote this piece not just as a veteran or former congressman but as a dad. We are not the generation that lets this flame die. Not on my watch adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
Louisiana had more total firearm deaths (1,222) in 2022 than New York State (1,044). Louisiana is a much smaller state.
OPINION by @stevebenen.com: “The more we’re confronted with related reporting about Hegseth, the more similar questions come to the fore about who’s calling the shots at the Pentagon.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
A THIRD whistleblower has come forward, saying Emil Bove suggested that the DOJ ignore court orders and that they “think it would be incredibly dangerous for someone like that to have a lifetime appointment as a federal appellate judge." Bove is #UnfitAndUnqualified! www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
The move would mark a brazen attempt by Trump and Republican lawmakers to dampen Kansas City’s voting power to ensure a Republican majority in the U.S. House.
MULLIN: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under Obama TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor M: Who was in office at the time? T: Bush M: No. Obama was in office TAPPER: Not true
“[Trump] is thoroughly capable of it [pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell]. “He’s a moral maggot who absolutely has no capacity for shame, empathy, or remorse. All he cares about is what he thinks will get him to the next day.” youtu.be/ZaWrfsP5Hqw
Trump is now rounding up Dreamers- children brought here illegally by their parents, raised as Americans. Most have no connections to their parents home country. We used to agree that it would be cruel & waste of 💰 to deport them. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Can we please center the victims/survivors in this conversation, not the perpetrators. If you need a reminder about what a jury convicted Ghislaine Maxwell of after several vicitms testified at trial about the abuse. www.cnn.com/2021/12/15/u...
Holy shit we’re legitimately at “some cancer screenings are too woke.”
I think it's time for us to view Kennedy's actions as an attack not just on our public health but the country itself. He's an incredible monster.
TEXAS: “History will not remember you kindly! You should all be ashamed!” Congressional candidate @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social TACKLED to the ground as he extends his comments ripping a redistricting power grab by Republicans at Abbott/Trump’s orders, shamelessly using a tragic flood as cover.
The babies who were conceived during the famine and whose mothers were undernourished while their brains were being built—those brains were smaller. When those people were adults, their brains were wired in a different way.
WATCH — @peterbeinart.bsky.social : “Why did it take this long? We are profoundly complicit. The blood is on our hands as Americans because it is our weapons responsible for those children starving to death in Gaza… if Israel disagrees, let CNN’s cameras in.”
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Trump is trying to divert attention away from the Epstein story (animation from the archives) anntelnaes.substack.com
This is how families get screwed for Republicans’ big fossil fuel donors.
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Let that sink in for a sec.
Oops: On Joe Rogan’s podcast in September 2018, Tulsi Gabbard acknowledged that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Rogan called it “amazing” that it took until 2016 for foreign election influence to become a major issue in the U.S.
Stand with the scientists defending NASA. 🚀 Read and sign the NASA Voyager Declaration to support those courageously speaking out against funding cuts and political interference threatening the future of space exploration and scientific integrity under the Trump Administration.
I made a quick Russian interference explainer. When CIA director Ratcliffe started down this road, I wrote 3000 words about the Senate reports, the data sets from big tech, etc. Now Tulsi’s doing her thing…so here’s a quick video about her “Obama treason” voting machine claims vs reality. 🤷🏻♀️
Good column by the often wonderful @mollyjongfast.bsky.social . And yeah, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social gave us gift link so go read it please.
NPR and PBS received ~$85 million last year in federal funding. Trump’s golf trips will cost taxpayers over $100 million this year. Republicans think kids learning to read is wasteful spending and indoctrination, while giving a blank check to their cult leader to golf isn’t.
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