Epstein survivors speak out. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Epstein survivors speak out. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
A great explainer about what the law says regarding sending un-federalized troops to Illinois from Texas. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
We’re moving on to the invasion of Chicago tomorrow, so it’s almost out of the news cycle.
Anyone here even aware that this happened on Sunday? Literally a Russian attack on the head of the EU. Barely a whisper. Europe, you in danger, girl. Get your shit together. You may not think you are at war, but Putin's Russia sure does. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago. Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the National Guard of one state can’t invade another state. They are separate sovereigns
Republican US House committee disingenuously releases thousands of previously released files. Fixed it for you.
Precisely.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats-judiciary.house.gov @democrats.org Stop fucking around, and shut it all down unless all of those demands are met. Save our democracy, you fucking cowards!!
Senate Democrats: DO NOT FUND the government when the current continuing resolution expires at the end of the month. SHUT IT DOWN unless DC is funded, the troops are withdrawn from our cities, elections are protected, the Epstein files are released in full... SHUT IT DOWN.
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
"I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime." Gov. JB Pritzker
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
Pritzker: "He has no idea what's he's talking about. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole, and anyone that takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans too."
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
Pritzker: Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next
Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
Pritzker: When did we become a country where it's okay for the president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything, especially something we don't want? Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
Those of us who were boots on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan are watching nervously.
Here we go. Massie discharge petition with help from Ro Khanna, filed.
Very sad day 😢
I’m sad when I’m wrong.
So, not because it’s fiscally responsible? I’m shocked.
How’s his voice?
They’re going to give him too much stimulant medication, and he’s going to go into cardiac arrest - not a joke. #25thAmendment and then send him to a nursing home or home for palliative care.
I think it’s time for the #25thAmendment discussion.
Exactly what a friend and I are currently discussing.
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No pics or videos of this announcement???
Wes Moore is NOT playing: I am the Commander in Chief of the National Guard. I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be activated. THIS is how you fight back.
Epstein Survivors Press Conference Sept 3rd, 10:30 a.m. ET Tune in to support them.
In this week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update, we hit a HUGE milestone. More people have signed up to run for office since the election in November than did in the *entirety* of Trump's first term. The present is bleak, the future could be bright. Read it all.
I just wanted to quickly note that this piece was an all-women effort, start to finish. From the reporters to the witnesses and even the lawyer who reviewed it, seven women working in different capacities were able to bring this story of gross malfeasance to life. Proud The Handbasket can do this.
CARTOON OF THE DAY
Is it wrong to hope that he collapses and dies during the press conference? I’m asking for a friend, of course.
An officer briefly became the face of Trump’s brutality mandate in DC after popping up in various videos like federal Forrest Gump. @jsweetli.bsky.social and I investigated and found he’s a 26-year-old former Eagle Scout named Patrick O’Hanlon who says he was just doing his job. Our report:
#BREAKING: Judge Breyer has held that the Trump admin. *violated* the Posse Comitatus Act in its military deployments in and around Los Angeles, and has enjoined further use of those troops for law enforcement tasks. The order is stayed through 12 PDT on 9/12: georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
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The United States is the only place on earth where poor people shun unions, free healthcare, and free education because the rich tell them to.
Only $150 million? That’s cruel!! That would deny the purchase of 6th and 7th homes as well as yachts the size of football fields. How dare you, sir?!
Hate to bust any X-derived conspiracy theories but a) Trump has been a mouth breather for years and b) there's been evidence of TIAs and mini-strokes since his first term see: - slurring his words mid-speech - gait imbalance - transient facial drooping Don't get me wrong...
Thanks for the extra medical information in this post. I definitely smarter (and a bit more hopeful) after reading it.
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There are no emergencies. Only a power grab. And narcissism. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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More framing like this, please www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
WWII ended 80 years ago today, as Japan surrendered on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
"Even in a long line of anti-labor GOP presidents, Trump stands out. And while he may not succeed in completely destroying collective bargaining in America, he’s poised to strike terrible blows against organized labor." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Can he afford a spokesperson??
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Tuesday, 9/2
Please find a way to get on CNN and demand that he make a public appearance.
Where's his hair? He looks like he's on death's door. He needs to address the media.
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He did not write this. This is neither his tone nor his low level of language. Starting tomorrow, people with a voice loud enough to be heard MUST demand he sit in front of a camera and answer questions.
Not today, Satan‼️ Got this garbage in the mail a few days ago. Republicans trying to trick California voters into voting NO on Prop 50. Suddenly they care about “democracy”? Please. Vote YES on Prop 50. Don’t let the cheaters write the rules.
“Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
I'm just gonna flip on some corporate media really quick... ABC: ads CNN: ads Back to CNN: Trump's Chicago "immigration enforcement" MSNBC: Protests in Chicago Back to ABC: A "federal judge getting in the way of Trump's immigration crackdown" Back to CNN: Weekend travel Nothing about Trump MIA
Hey Congress – make Alex Acosta's testimony public and televised. There's absolutely no ethical reason for it to be private and transcribed. Nefarious AF. We need to hear your questions. We want to see him squirm. We need to see him squirm. Yet another sign of a cover-up.
JB Pritzker calls for ‘all to stand up’ to Trump’s immigration crackdown in Chicago
As we begin a new month, my law firm is litigation 51 voting and election cases in 25 states. 6 in Arizona 6 in Georgia 4 in Florida 4 in North Carolina 8 involve redistricting
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
So, no 2am rage tweets? Yeah… I demand proof of both life and the requisite competency for avoiding the 25th Amendment.
NEW: Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-must...
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
"No one in the administration – the president or anybody under him – has called anyone in my administration or me – have not called the city of Chicago or anyone else. So it's clear that, in secret, they're are planning this – well, it's an invasion with US troops." Gov. JB Pritzker
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."
Seen on my run in Rock Creek Park today. Parking lot near Beach and Tilden. Paper taped on over a Harris 2024 sign.
It’s a mystery 🤷♂️
I'm still waiting for the relentless onslaught of media demands for a press conference and calls to resign.
99% ???
After that glorious day. After his burial. There will be so much urine on his grave that it will qualify as “wetlands” and his grave will need to be preserved in that perfectly wet state.
Scream this from the rooftops. Scream it again.
I’m going to give you insight from me - a Veteran. Cleaning like that was reserved for people who had gotten into trouble, back when I was serving. So, when I see that, I hate Trump a little more each time. It’s like he’s punishing them for serving their country.
He won’t let the press anywhere near him. This is getting weirder and weirder.
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."
I don't care if you want to read the Bible. Just stop reading it to the rest of us. Thank you... 👀
Someone is writing these for him. That’s not his tone or cadence.
This is never going away, is it?
So many people gleefully wishing and hoping for the death of our President. What does that say about humanity? There's hope for it.
No press pool, no cameras… even I’ll say it’s weird.
I agree. It’s his final week.
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...
I wouldn’t say fine. Look for the pictures of him taken today.