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Get Ready for a Sunday Night bangerā¦ DENVER AFTER DARK at 9PM ET TONIGHT! Shrimp, QAnon and J6āer cowards. Fact. Bombs.
āStaggeringly dishonestā Tariffs are taxes on Americans, and Bessent (and Trump) know it
"Nothing happens in public life without Trump putting his stamp on it. Cooperstown? Cracker Barrel? The Kennedy Center Honors? Trump has a will to dominate them. He is the living embodiment of the leviathan, the totalized state."
Evangelicals spent 60+ years screaming about the Antichrist coming, then when he showed up they started wearing his merch.
REPOST PLEASE!!
Why is the Draft Dodger-in-Chief trying to drag us into a war with Venezuela? The claim is that drug cartels are so out of control theyāve been designated an international terrorist organization, so we need to send warships. But weāre denying Venezuelanās asylum claims who fled for their lives. š¤
Robert Mueller was diagnosed with Parkinsonās in 2021. Weāre just learning about it now because he was asked to testify in the Epstein matter and wonāt be able to. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
This is just sad. Weāve posted about this before. Now here is what is going down. The rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse memorial in Orlando (created to honor the 49 lives lost in the 2016 shooting) has now become the target of state enforcement.
@jollygoodginger.bsky.social is in DC with other vets right now standing up for democracy. He's playing General Milleys speech on repeat for them today š #LoveTheVets!
"Hereās the truth we cannot escape: If Ashli Babbitt is honored, then few things are sacred. If loyalty to the Constitution and an attempt to overthrow it are treated as equal, we lose the very meaning of service." www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
A leading vaccine expert warns of the Trump Administrationās effort to limit COVID shots at pharmacies, which would be ādisastrousā for the American public.
Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago has rejected the Trump administrationās plans to send troops or militarized federal agents to his city for immigration enforcement, and ordered local police officers not to aid the federal crackdown. nyti.ms/4lWfVMB
"The lunatics are running the asylum."
The warfighters in DC got the trash picked up, now time to mulch.
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-...
OK, this one he wrote.
Axios: Trump considering stepping back from Ukraine peace talks. WH official: āWe are going to sit back and watch. Let them fight it out for a while and see what happens.ā Truly a smashing success, that Alaska summit.
Gavin Newsom is exactly right, Trump is doing everything we told you he would do and more. It's time to wake the hell up, America. Authoritarianism is here.
š #GavinNewsom #EpsteinFiles
He may be alive, but heās definitely not well.
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Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
Will you be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine? The answer may depend on your age, insurance coverage, health and finding a pharmacist who will provide the shot. The process has become muddled this year thanks to new federal guidance on who can get the shots. bit.ly/4gjRt73
Days after filing a whistleblower complaint claiming that DOGE put Americansā Social Security data at risk, the agencyās chief data officer āinvoluntarilyā resigned.
Bondi fires Justice Department employee for gesturing at National Guard reut.rs/3JDrwTp
A great point, and I fear we know why: they don't anticipate there will be elections going forwardāor if there are, their outcome will be structurally predetermined. This administration doesn't appear to have any expectation that it will ever be hamstrung or out of power. Not in 2026, not in 2028.
Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls, who hopes to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Joni Ernst, talks with Jen Psaki about the top two issues he hears about on the campaign trail: the economy, and political corruption. @zachwahls.bsky.social
"But itās not just the individual threats that weigh on us. Itās the sheer volume. The autocratās playbook isnāt just about single acts of repression; itās about creating a dozen crises at once. This is not incompetence; it is a strategy," explains tonight's guest @ianbassin.bsky.social
#MeToo #ReleaseTheFullEpsteinFiles
#Resistš
#ReleaseTheFullEpsteinFiles
"With the help of the Supreme Court?" We're screwed every which way but Sunday.š§
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You may already be aware of this. If so...it's good reinforcement: The President of Portugal branded Trump a RUSSIAN ASSET. Whether itās true or not doesnāt even matter; what matters is this: world leaders see Trump as weak...compromised...and beneath respect.
Wow: French President Emmanuel Macron just called out Trump at a major press conference with the German Chancellor š³
NEW: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a new, deeply gerrymandered congressional map that disenfranchises voters of color for political gain. All voters deserve to be heard. This is an affront to our democracy.
#WorkersOverBillionaires Have a safe weekend.
Most Americans have no idea the damage our dictator in chief is doing. Keep talking, keep explaining. Never stop.
Notice he also says all tariffs are still in effect. The dictator will try to take over the courts.
This is under reported and itās going to spike like crazy under this current regime.
Register. Vote. Talk to your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. Iwillvote.com #VoteBlue
Learn to decipher the codespeak.
Just another reason to keep giving Netflix my money.
MAGA Mike Johnson recessed Congress early so they could not vote on releasing the Trump/Epstein Files until September Johnson hoped the Trump Epstein Scandal would die down by Sept. Boy was he wrong. We are just getting started Little Mikey.We will never give up on exposing pedophiles #ProudBlue
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"You see complete moral collapse of the U.S. government.
The immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades will soon be empty. State officials expect the facility to have no detainees "within a few days."
Watched this last night, heartbreaking.
You think we werenāt prepared for the last pandemic ā¦.
Absolutely repulsive! Trump granted full military funeral honors to someone who violently stormed the Capitol J6 (Ashli Babbitt), while refusing such recognition to honorable service members is a grotesque disgrace and a betrayal of everything the uniform stands for.
RFK Jr. will kill Americans, sure as death. You have the GOP to thank you for that.
Portugalās President Rebelo de Sousa: āThe top leader of the worldās foremost superpower is, objectively, a Soviet or Russian asset. He operates as an asset.ā
Iām sure most everyone wonāt at all like what I have to say here. Tough. These are some hard truths that EVERY American - both left & right - must accept if they are truly serious about trying to prevent mass shootings in America. Have a listen.š podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Angus: Iām saying we need to start building progressive media that people actually listen to. Iāll give you an example: MeidasTouch. Wherever I go in Canada, working-class people listen to MeidasTouch because they talk about whatās happening in a practical way. They give facts.
The GOP loves to brand itself the ālaw and orderā party. BS. Theyāve sat with their thumbs in their asses while Trump shredded the Constitution. Not a leader among them worthy of being called a "man," and yes...that includes MTG.
I do not understand why government officials resign when asked to do something bad. The resignations will no longer be treated by the public like a scandal. Itāll be out of the news within 24 hours. People should stay and force the White House to fire them. Do not make it easy.
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends weāve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Here he goes.
Itās almost as if appointing an anti-vax lunatic with zero qualifications to oversee Americaās health was a numbskull idea and everybody with a functioning brain knew it.
Newsom tells our Christopher Cadelago that he has final say over his x posts, but is using his "kill switch" to reject posts "less every day." Watch the interview from our Politico Live California Agenda Summit š
Disgusting.
This is the plaque honoring the officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6. It was approved by Congress 3 years ago, but the GOP won't allow it to be installed. It is sitting in a Capitol basement utility room surrounded by tools and maintenance equipment. But Ashli Babbitt.....
Ashley Babbit dishonored her service by committing insurrection against her country. While her death is absolutely tragic and I wish it hadnāt happened, the Air Force giving her honors is in itself a dishonor.
The de minimis exemption, which allowed imported packages worth less than $800 to enter the U.S. without facing any duties, will end for all countries on August 29.
Lisa Cook lawsuit v. Trump: "Independent Federal Reserve also prevents presidential administrations from using monetary policy for self-serving political ends.. such as ensuring the govt cannot simply print more money to finance debt. This practice, when unchecked, can lead to economic collapse "
Trumpās takeover of DC has left National Guard Troops raking leaves, spreading mulch, and cleaning. Work the Park Service used to handle before budget cuts. Those who serve our country deserve better than being used as props in Trumpās power plays. MORE: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"'Trumpās rhetoric is incredibly damaging to tourism,' one D.C. restaurant owner said, asking for anonymity to speak candidly. 'People are too scared to put out numbers, but the tourism industry in D.C. is hurting.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-s...
Signs that Trumpās policing surge is meeting resistance in DC ā grand juries refusing to issue indictments, an extraordinary rebuke ā magistrate judges criticizing arrests as a relying on āillegalā tactics and lacking ābasic human dignityā by @rizzotk.bsky.social + Mike Laris
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
About a dozen current/former *pro-enforcement* ICE agents tell Reuters the Trump Admin's arrest quotas are leading to detention of thousands of non-criminals, green card holders, and even citizens. Share this. Every Republican should lose in 2026 bcuz of this.š www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Brutal. A humiliation ritual.
It just gets dumber every fucking day.
Heās gone into full Putin mode. If plans to takeover everything. It will be pay to playā¦or heāll simply take it.
Shuler: Thirteen billionaires in one pictureāfour of whom now run agencies of our federal government. If youāve ever met someone who says the word āoligarchyā is too confusing or too complicated, well, you can explain it with that one photo.
Shuler: If we push people to the edgeāto the point where they canāt afford groceries, health insurance, or a place to call homeāwe canāt be surprised when they turn against the system theyāre living in.
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āA double-tap strikeā¦ Israel has killed more journalists in Gaza than all journalists killed in wars since World War 2 combinedā¦ā @chrislhayes @krystalmball @esaagar @aymanm cover the horrific Nasser hospital strikes, where rescue workers were targeted. Not a āmishapā.
Word is Trump already has covert forces tucked away in Greenland. Think about that. While Americans are arguing over gas prices...heās planting the seeds of a shadow empire on ice...proving Project 2025 isnāt just domestic. Itās global...and itās moving fast.
Prices are up and better yet, the jobs are going away. Trumpās shitshow economy is becoming a double-flusher. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/more-u-s-companies-plan-to-slow-hiring-in-second-half-of-2025-183c4c5f
Ignorance isnāt harmless...it's a public health hazard. Missouriās kindergarten vaccination rate has dropped to 90%...below the 95% herd immunity threshold. Weāre not just vulnerable...weāre sweating. Dumb f*&^ing people. www.columbiamissourian.com/news/state_n...
Vanity Fair staffers threaten to walk out over a proposed Melania cover: āWe are not going to normalize this despot and his wifeā¦ if this happens, iām gone, and so is half my team.ā www.thedailybeast.com/i-will-walk-...
AMERICA: āItās a mental health issue.ā REST OF THE WORLD: āWe have those. But donāt have mass shootings.ā AMERICA: āItās video games.ā WORLD: āWe have those too. But donāt have mass shootings.ā AMERICA B: āItās cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.ā WORLD: āGod, youāre stupid.ā
Reminder: Since being elected, Trump has moved quickly to undo progress made with gun safety policies.
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
We have a president who rejects any checks on his power, and who is trying to normalize the view that dictatorship isnāt so bad. An emperor president surrounded by a sycophantic cabinet is dangerous. Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
NEW: Yesterday, I posted that I was unable to get the COVID vaccine at my VA clinic, and many of you assured me that the new one would be available soon and that I was overreacting. I was not overreacting. I am no longer eligible for the vaccine. apnews.com/article/vacc...
I didn't think it was possible to hate these fascist fuckers any more than I already do yet they manage to make me want to break things daily with the never-ending sadistic cruelty.
šØMAJOR BREAKING: Donald Trump has assumed full federal control of Washington DC's Union Station and has taken it over from Amtrak. Trump isn't "fixing" anything - he's consolidating POWER in the nation's capital, one takeover at a time.
Never before in our history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others ā Congress, the courts, the American people ā from having a say or even knowing what heās going to do next. This is what dictatorship looks like.
Truthā¦ Fox needs to be taken off of the air. They are the enabler that is brainwashing Americans and destroying our country by pandering to their fearsā¦ www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-...
Thereās something afoot in Iowa! Second flip of a GOP state seat there this year. Well done!
