Trump threatens to send troops back to California: "Newsom didn't want us there. He's gonna need us again because it's starting to form again."
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Trump threatens to send troops back to California: "Newsom didn't want us there. He's gonna need us again because it's starting to form again."
he just keeps proving his ignorance every time
his power to deploy troops nationwide must be restricted
The Northeast needs to step up and act now
Strange how that specific document never gets “accidentally” released
M-orons A-re G-overning A-merica shorturl.at/Y5yPL
His stupidity isn’t even up for debate anymore
These violations must be documented everywhere building the record is crucial for future accountability
Reid: Bondi is not a real AG. She just works for Trump. All these U.S. attorneys — what’s her name from Fox (who I hope is sober) — she’s not a real U.S. attorney. She works for Trump. They’ve gutted the DOJ. The DOJ doesn’t exist. The FBI doesn’t exist. It’s all just Trump’s employees.
Trump's cronies speak loudly, while DOJ silence speaks volumes no real justice in sight
The city shouldn’t have to suffer under misguided leadership cloaked in past glory
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: "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."
when you’re upset at the cool kids for not inviting you to their lunch table
Xi must be thrilled. One man’s incompetence is doing wonders for China’s global leverage
The double standard is absurd, Biden was scrutinized while Trump rants like a lunatic daily
New in PN: RFK Jr gives Republicans a chance to defy Trump on easy mode "What’s really notable is the extent to which GOP leaders have remained supine even in the face of a radical assault on their grandchildren by a transparent death-dealing fraud who wasn’t even a member of the party a year ago."
Their cowardice is staggering loyalty to a fraud outweighs protecting future generations
Absolutely ignorance and shamelessness are worn like badges of honor
They’d excuse anything if it means keeping Trump and power intact
their cowardly coverage has enabled dangerous narratives to go unchecked for years
Her performative concern means nothing when her votes consistently harm everyday people in Maine
These policies have real, devastating impacts on millions. The contrast between parties truly couldn’t be clearer
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the shift has been dramatic and honestly quite revealing
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?
Candidates like this bring real energy and vision why won’t leadership fully back them
NEWS: Trump and House Republicans' budget cuts seek to eliminate the HOME affordable housing program that’s built/rehabbed 1.3M homes in 30 yrs, including 540k in rural areas. 84% of those homes are in districts that voted for him. Rural families now face losing their lifeline.
They defend weapons, not the lives those weapons destroy
Image caring more about stopping a memorial for people killed in a mass shooting than stopping mass shootings. #Priorities
trickle-down economics has always been a clever disguise to protect wealth at the top tiers
his calm strength and refusal to tolerate nonsense is truly admirable and inspiring
Imagine being this hateful. Florida should spend more money on its education system and less on trying to marginalize those who are marginalized.
This is never going away, is it?
Welch: Am American president talks to other American citizens like that, and propagandists come on TV and normalize this behavior. And nothing about this is normal. Nothing
His entire record is a masterclass in selfishness, corruption, and failure. Nothing helped average Americans only himself and his cronies
She breaks it down perfectly, every time. Truth and accountability matter more than ever
Life’s too short to be a villain in other people’s stories. Leave behind warmth, not wounds and grudges
He mocks greatness while living in its shadow. Washington’s legacy needs no branding gimmicks
Once the illusion breaks, their manipulation and dishonesty become painfully obvious to everyone
Su: The BLS collects statistical information — things like the nation’s inflation rate, the unemployment rate, the number of jobs created, which industries are growing, and which are contracting. And on every one of those fronts, Trump is failing.
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
Trump never realized he was being played
Where’s Trump?
"The mainstream press is still in self-flagellation mode over how they purportedly 'ignored' Biden’s decline. (In reality, they never stopped talking about.) But this soul-searching is apparently only backward looking and exclusive to Democratic presidents." — @playtyperguy.com
He deserves to face justice in a confined space, not comfortably in his own home
The warfighters in DC got the trash picked up, now time to mulch.
FOX: *plays clip of Gavin Newsom pointing out that crime is higher in Louisiana than in California* FOX: Your response? MIKE JOHNSON: He needs to go an govern his state and not be engaging in this
the speaker’s response was feeble and lacked impact
New in PN: Trump's flag burning executive order flames out "This is a blatant attempt to transform protected speech into criminal conduct, despite decades of SCOTUS precedent barring just that. And it was immediately challenged by a veteran who set fire to an American flag just across from the WH."
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?
It won’t fit in screen shots but linking here the full letter of resignation posted by one of the departing CDC officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who ran the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and led efforts to fight COVID, monkeypox, and bird flu x.com/dr_demetre/s...
Shuler: This is the choice working Americans have been given: chaos, or the same broken status quo. We wanted cheaper groceries—and we got tanks in our streets. We wanted affordable health care—and instead, 16 million Americans are about to be kicked off their coverage
Shuler: Thirteen billionaires in one picture—four of whom now run agencies of our federal government. If you’ve ever met someone who says the word “oligarchy” is too confusing or too complicated, well, you can explain it with that one photo.
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.
They voted knowing it would fail political survival isn’t betrayal when it changes nothing materially
Psaki: I felt a mixture of anger—a lot of anger—and emotional exhaustion about this today, as I’m sure many of you have, because we have been here so many times. And yet again, like clockwork, half the politicians in our country have little more to offer than thoughts and prayers.
If COVID surges again, we can’t expect help. Leaders are failing, and winter won’t show mercy
little victories truly lift the spirit
Gov JB Pritzker (D-IL) “This isn’t a time to pretend there are two sides to this story. This is not a time to fall back into the reflexive crouch that I so often see, where the authoritarian creep by this administration is ignored in favor of some horse race piece on who will be helped politically”
Exactly false balance only fuels chaos and weakens democracy further
Absolutely right there’s no both-sides argument when democracy is under direct threat like this
Constituent: You talked about abuses in the medicare and medicaid system and I found interesting that the president pardoned someone that defrauded the medicaid system for $1.3 billion
Constituent: I wonder if you shared with Trump that Putin was the aggressor because he keeps saying that Ukraine did it. And we all saw what happened and he continues to lie and lie. Alford: I have never heard him say that Zelenskyy was the aggressor in this? I don't believe he has
You spoke the truth clearly history and facts back you
Way to go, San Francisco!! đź‘Źđź‘Ź
ICE agents in Lynwood, CA tried to break into a barbershop without a warrant. When the owner refused to open the door, they threatened him: “I’m going to go get your dad and I’m going to get your mom!” Is this the America we want to live in?
John Bolton: “The historical verdict on Trump will be devastating. It’s rare to see one person being so destructive. He’s more like a vandal warlord than a constructive president. That’s what history will judge him on very severely.”
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Nichols: Even though these guys come across as clowns, they're clowns with flamethrowers.. They have the machinery of government behind them. These are people that normally would be struggling to hold on to middle management jobs in a department store somewhere
Garcia: What we got was complete bullshit. We demanded the full Epstein files, and that’s not what was sent over. The White House cover-up clearly continues. What they sent us was 33,000 pages of documents that have already been in the public domain.
Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on reports that Trump plans to deploy the military in his state
It was funnier when he claimed he didn't know Ghislaine Maxwell had been transferred to a minimum-security prison. 🤣
So Kilmar Abrego Garcia walks free from federal custody. Funny how the system manages to move quickly when it wants to, but grinds to a halt when it’s about justice. The bigger story will be when he turns around and sues the Feds for what they put him through.
A woman who criticized Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer to their facility in an interview has been transferred out to another facility which houses violent offenders. Trump’s DOJ is now punishing people who criticize his sex offender friends. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
this is literally this week's south park episode
Absolutely!!!
The pace of our transition from Republic to Autocracy continues to accelerate, with all the same pretexts and justifications we’ve seen in other places throughout history for each incremental move. We even have the enablers and quislings that are a necessary precursor.
Career professionals who lead crucial units throughout the military and key positions in DOJ are being replaced by hyper-partisan loyalists willing to put Trump over the Constitution.
New in PN: @pkrugman.bsky.social on Trump's teetering economy "The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness. Nobody knows what the tariff rates will be in six months. That means a lot of cash sits on the sidelines."
To be fair, Trump claims: "I know more about grass than any human being anywhere in the world. We are going to be regrassing your parks, new sprinklers systems." Sadly, he doesn't know "regrassing" isn't a word in the dictionary.
BREAKING: A federal judge in Florida just told the state that they have 60 days to clear out Alligator Alcatraz. This is a huge win for humanity. A huge loss for Trump.
Newsom: We got here because the President is struggling. We got here because the President is one of the most unpopular presidents in U.S. history. We got here because he recognizes that he will lose the election.
Newsom: 175 billion in the bill that was just signed to reinforce the ranks of ICE for what is increasingly becoming self-evident a private army for Donald Trump. Owing an oath only to him, not the constitution
Habba: We will not fall to rogue judges, we will not fall to people trying to be political when they should just be doing their job: respecting the president.
Elizabeth Warren: "The one thing I want to remind everyone is when Democrats get in power again -- and we will -- we've got to change the rules. We've got to change the rules on the impact of money in politics and we've got to pass the voting rights act again and make sure there is true protection."
Trump and JD Vance are vile predators who thrive on chaos. Trump’s a convicted felon, lifelong fraud, liar, loser, predator. MAGA idiots must be called out strongly. Stand up for communities, LGBTQ, and diversity—because when you don’t, they erase history and come for you.
JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled Alina Habba’s appointment as Special Attorney for the District of New Jersey is unlawful. Judge Brann: “I conclude that she is not [lawfully performing the functions and duties of U.S. Attorney].” Her actions since July 1 may be void.
NEW: Gov. Gavin Newsom comments on California's new maps moving through the California legislature
A South Texas woman who was arrested on murder charges in 2022 after using medication to terminate her pregnancy has alleged new details about her case against a local sheriff and prosecutors, claiming they violated her constitutional rights www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-c...
BREAKING: California lawmakers are currently debating their redistricting plans. Democracy Docket reporter @jimsaksa.com is providing live, play-by-play coverage. Follow his reporting to stay up to date on this important issue ⤵️
To those joining Bluesky following the TikTok shutdown, welcome! Bluesky allows you to follow large groups of people at once with the Starter Pack feature. Here is a Starter Pack featuring MeidasTouch contributors, hosts, and staff!
NEW: Republicans in Georgia’s largest county asked a state court to hold Democrats in contempt for blocking the appointment of two election deniers to the election board. The GOP is seeking daily fines of up to $1,000 and up to 20 days in jail for Democrats. From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
Kevin McCarthy: "We have a governor who spends more time on this instead of trying to encourage Bed Bath & Beyond to move back to California."