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Trump threatening members of Congress not to sign the Epstein files discharge petition saying it would be a “hostile act” against him is definitely something an innocent person would do. And scheduling a military flyover in the middle of the survivor press conference is also totally normal behavior.
The thing is, we have become numb to mass shootings. We go through the same rinse repeat cycles of prayers for the victims and zero legislation to address any of the root causes. It’s downright shameful that kids need active shooter drills and Kevlar backpacks in America.
Absolutely ridiculous. But all the "conservative" rural White people will eat this up. The big city is so scary!!!
Everything gets shrugged off. There is no bottom.
Author Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez @mizalisa.bsky.social: Many of us wonder why no one is “doing something” about the nightmare engulfing us all in the United States right now. I think I know why. Let me explain. It’ll take a minute. Grab some tea. Get cozy. 1/
Unhoused people need supportive services, not punishment.
And the World Cup. The United States is a fascist police state where no one is safe.
If you believe that a white woman who is a convicted child sex abuser and trafficker is innocent and honest, but a Latino father who had to be released because they could find no evidence against him is guilty and a liar, then it isn't law & order you believe in, it's child abuse & white supremacy.
We probably shouldn’t normalize deploying the military domestically.
(I live in Texas. Looking at you Uvalde PD) I hate this rule. This no phone at school legislation scares every kid I know. Legislate the guns before you stop my kid from reaching out for help when they are hiding in the dark from a shooter scenario.
Why even bother with the makeup of they are going to do that bad of a job!?
It’s just kind of hard to think you actually care about keeping the streets safe when you refuse to do anything to keep them from being flooded with guns.
to steal the 2026 election (who knows if we will even have one), states like Nebraska are either bankrupt or teetering on the edge. FL is a HOT MESS. The economy is foundering and job losses are cascading. ICE raids are terrorizing the people, and no one wants to visit or do business with us.
Back in February I posted that America would be a failed state by the end of the summer. I might have been a few weeks off, but I stand by what I said. The rule of law is dead, the asshole is declaring martial law in DC for NO reason, states are at war with each other because the GOP is trying
Because they are terrorists. The black face mask is the new white hood.
Thou shalt not complain that Gavin Newsom’s imitation posts are “childish” when you’ve never had any criticism for Donald’s actual insane posts.
As of today, in addition to Washington DC deploying their national guard, three more states are sending their national guard… South Carolina, West Virginia, and Ohio. This is ludicrous considering crime is down in the city and no emergency exists. ChatGPT5… what then is Trump’s ultimate goal?
Going on vacation tomorrow so spent Saturday night making maps of all the places in Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina with higher violent crime and murder rates than D.C. Perhaps better places for those governors to focus resources! www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
This federal takeover is not about crime or safety. It is about instilling fear in Americans, starting in our nation's capital. Catch The Breakdown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn9AgsLWkEU
Everything bad is a distraction from something else really bad.
Thou shalt not remove exhibits from museums. Indiana Jones will punch you in the face.
Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
We are at the point in this country where military personnel & law enforcement personnel & government officials need to say no to the tyrant. We are at the point in this country where Americans serving in government need to disobey his orders. We’re well past that point.
Good morning, Bcuz he’s singlehandedly fucking up the economy and bcuz he’s in the Epstein files, Trump will throw a big piece of red meat against the wall today to distract you. Don’t fall for it. Violent crime is down in DC. Fuck the tyrant & his hard on for troops on our streets. Happy Monday.
Wow. That is alarming.
Sounds like this survivor of Epstein and Maxwell is saying she'd take Trump pardoning Maxwell as an admission of guilt, which sounds like a smart message.
People STILL seem to be completely unaware of what #Project2025 has in store for us. Especially women. Here are some cliff notes. And I find it interesting how much policy that's been around for decades they blame on Biden. msmagazine.com/2024/07/16/t...
"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened." – Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered…Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” - 1984, George Orwell
At this point, anything short of a loud, immediate, and full fledged endorsement of Zohran Mamdani is an admission by establishment Democrats that they prefer Trump's candidate over the people's nominated candidate The fact that Est Dems are still silent is why the Dem Party has a 26% approval 2/2
If trump did nothing “concerning” while spending time with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein - as Ghislaine Maxwell says - then there shouldn’t be a problem releasing the Epstein files in their entirety (with survivors’ names and PII redacted.)
Jessica: As for the manufacturing boom which he is talking about—in the latest jobs report, we lost 11,000 manufacturing jobs and the manufacturing industry has contracted the most we have seen in the last nine months,
Everyone knew about Jeffrey Epstein. Everyone knew about Diddy, R. Kelly, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, and the Catholic priests. Everyone knew about Donald Trump. I’m so tired of people protecting rich perverts, keeping their dark secrets for decades. So damn tired.
Dems. Wanna get your polling out of the gutter? Stop talking about redrawing house maps in blue states and do it. Go big. Don't match them seat for seat. Blow them out of the water. Then endorse Mamdani. You're welcome. Love, Allison
We don't actually NEED the Epstein files. Most of his victims are still alive today. The truth is not dead. All we need to do is LISTEN to them.
Threatening to shut down media outlets is what dictators do
But they can be pawns for the Republican party? 🤔
So gross!
RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF). This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
I just wish it wasn't so cold! Lived there nine years and loved it, probably would have stayed if winter wasn't 5-6 months long.
For the Epsteinth time, an 'underage woman' is called a CHILD. Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
It’s becoming increasingly evident that there’s an entire volume on Trump in the Epstein files
Never before in the Nation’s almost 250 year history has America’s present and future depended more on the free press than it does today.
Congratulations on learning absolutely nothing about making deals with him, Senator.
Agreed
I flew once shortly after the crash in DC, I was a nervous wreck the whole time. I will be limiting my flying - only if necessary, and definitely avoiding DC as a connection (which is one of the top 3 or 4 connection destinations for me).
Yes, making money on prescriptions!
GARCIA: At the end of the day, this leans into Americans understanding that Donald Trump is corrupt. He's not for you. He will lie to you, he will betray you, and he's only in it to save himself. And that's what this moment is about.
You can't support fascism and claim to follow Christ's teachings. It's one or the other. They are entirely incompatible.
Yeah, it was a rhetorical question.
100% agree
Oh whoops! Yes, big autocorrect error. Thanks.
But will it make a difference? We keep saying "THIS is what is finally going to get him" ... and then he gets a slap on the wrist and his followers and the GOP still love him. They will always find a way to justify it or just pretend it never happened.
SEN. KLOBUCHAR: “Blaming the Dems for Trump’s Epstein files cover-up is like blaming Coldplay for that CEO getting caught cheating.”
One side wants to give you free healthcare and free childcare. The other side has already taken healthcare away from millions and doesn’t care if your children are murdered at school.
Should be WAY lower. The fact that it's still 42% is really concerning.
I just cannot explain the rage I feel when they do easily lie through their teeth. No souls.
Not ok.
Why is it always military aircrafts that seem to be getting in the way of passenger jets??
Three weeks ago I had never heard of him. Now he is one of my favorite humans. Meeting the moment we are in... with ideas, compassion, joy, and humor!
But they are in denial. I see claims every day about prices being the same, inflation being lower, short term pain for long term gain. They will justify our find a way to rationalize anything... or just flat out believe the lies they are fed.
But we have a camp now, too.
Conned yet again... when will she learn?
There is no one Republican officials have more contempt for than their own voters. If anyone ever treated me with as much disdain as Trump & co treat their supporters, I would write them off for the rest of time.
My parents bought me the 600-page book of NHL statistics that I asked them for at 10 years old... Watched me read a medical dictionary for fun... Gave me collections of coins and toy cars that I spent HOURS lining up... and at no point were like "maybe this one's autistic"
Cheating on your spouse with a consenting adult comes with consequences. Unlike cheating on your spouse with one of Jeffrey Epstein's trafficked minors.
ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
There's officially been more accountability for corporate extramarital affairs at Coldplay concerts than there's been for the sitting president covering up a massive sex trafficking operation that targeted children.
MAGA men are weak frauds who'd rather shield predators than the girls and women they harm. Turns out, when push comes to shove, all that tough-guy, alpha male garbage flies out the window. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-pathet...
The Trump Administration's terrorizing and racial profiling of hardworking families is cruel and inhumane. It's not making us safer and there is no justification for it, full stop.
And this is exactly why we are where we are today.
That's concerning
The federal cuts taking place are a betrayal of rural America. Cuts to Medicaid will hammer rural economies, cut health-care jobs and strip families of coverage. Cuts to the US Dept. of Education will hurt rural public schools, leaving kids behind. America deserves better.
You'd think with all that money they could hire a better makeup artist. Airbrush, people!
Medical debt or bankruptcy isn’t a sign of personal irresponsibility, it’s a sign of a country’s irresponsibility.
I’m so old, I remember when kids were told to ask a cop for help if they felt unsafe
If they think Superman is woke, wait until they learn about Jesus.
Capitalism rocks!
I've seen MAGA posting that prices have not changed and inflation is lower. Believe anything they are told. They could be given muddy water to drink and will say it's perfectly clean because Trump told them so.
Yup.
The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.
ICE now has a larger budget than most of the world’s militaries. A reminder that police have only ever *responded* to alleged crime, but a living wage, food & water security, & accessible healthcare have always *prevented* crime. So if you want safer communities, invest in people—not punishments.
Idiot
It's very difficult to measure harms prevented because they don’t happen. Do the protests or calls or court cases matter given how bad things are now? No one can say for sure. What we do know: if we stop, we lose. So, assume it is working and keep going. It's not unrealistic to hope. It's necessary.
You are aware Project 2025 is a playbook cooked up by the far-right to dismantle our constitution, revoke citizenship, reproductive rights, voting rights, civil rights & marriage rights — all while defunding healthcare, public education, cancer research & social security?
Ugh, whatever. Cannot stand Johnson.
Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next. This is dictatorship.
Anyone else notice Gov. Abbott (R-TX) thanked many for their help with the recent floods, but completely omitted the elite rescue teams from Mexico? Wonder why that is…
Gross.
There is only one way to read Trump’s post today about Epstein - basically a confession. He’s guilty, he knows he’s guilty, his cult isn’t culting on this, and he’s a cornered rat with no way out other than to plead with people not to care about child sex trafficking.
Pedophilia is where they draw the line, apparently.
Maybe I’m weird, too. 🤷🏼♂️
