lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
I can already hear the MAGAs: “Died from the plague or with the plague?” - MAGA, probably
If we burn, they burn with us. Middle-aged mom, recovering political junkie. Once kept up with the chaos, now I just keep up with carpool. Skeptical of elected felons, even more skeptical of the electorate.
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I can already hear the MAGAs: “Died from the plague or with the plague?” - MAGA, probably
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Thankfully they aren’t as tough or competent as they think they are and people outside of the US aren’t beholden to him the way he wishes they were.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s constantly reminding us he’s a republican.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
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
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
I bet he’s wondering where all his GOP friends are. Trump is obviously abusing power and weaponizing the justice system and republicans are letting him do it. That’s gotta hurt worst of all.
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ‘tough on crime’ party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison ‘or else’?
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
He said Deez Nutz line it’s 1992. Next he’ll try to this bring back 😂
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
On brand, cheers from one tyrant to another.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Not to kink shame but I know you love to get blocked and brag about it even though no one cares who you call thin skinned. Enjoy another block and your weekend!
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Like much of our nations history… the Second Amendment partly stemmed from racism. They weren’t scared of a tyrannical government, they feared a slave rebellion. www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1...
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
And somehow it’s Pete Buttigieg’s fault even though none of this was happening on his watch. The incompetence and idiocracy are just too damn much.
Sir Jack Caramac (@jackcaramac.bsky.social) reposted
Spot. On. #MarcMaron
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Talarico owns Will Cain so hard that he has to tap out of their interview based on "time"
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
I can’t help but notice the Wall Street Journal stopped getting Epstein leaks after Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell and she was moved to a minimum security resort.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
On the corruption continuum, this is just slightly better than cooking the numbers 😂🤦🏻♀️👀
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
How sad. May she rest in peace.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
You know who else was on work release during their “imprisonment”? Epstein. He spent 6 out of 7 days a week of his insanely short prison sentence on “work release”. She’s getting the 2008 Epstein treatment.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
They are gonna overturn it, Thomas already invited this publicly.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
They were right about waste, fraud and abuse but only because they were the ones responsible for it. How many more examples do we need?
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
The only actual way to appeal to more Fox News viewers is to lie to your audience. Sell your soul. Lose any credibility you have. Put profits over truth.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
He really has been red-pilled if he’s now posting criticisms of clearly fake AI videos without checking their authenticity first. Disgraceful start to his MAGA grift.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Trump saying he has the best poll numbers he’s ever had citing “Harry Emden” on CNN Harry Enten response: If we are comparing him to other presidents at this point in their presidencies, he is the second lowest on record compared only to himself.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
For all those rightwingers crying about how “DeMoCrAtS GerRyMaNdEr ToO,” just ask them if they support a nationwide ban on gerrymandering. We do. They don’t. They’re not mad at the concept of gerrymandering, they’re mad that they don’t get to be the only party wielding it anymore.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s so cringe. When people call him charismatic - where? Where is the charisma? I just see a crass old pervert.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
The fuck they are. The capitulation is so insane with the corporate media.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
We really need to start asking if they have bunker cities or built out a new world on an inhabitable planet we don’t know exists. They obviously have a plan for what happens after they ruin the planet.
KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 (@kojamf.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Race Bannon (@racebannon.bsky.social) reposted
I was talking to a historian. They said there it lots of historical precedent for ICE to be prosecuted and punished for their actions. Following orders is not an excuse for crimes against humanity. He said in this digital age prosecutions can also happen much faster. Their identities will be known.
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) reposted
The former CEO of My Faith Votes, a nonprofit that encourages "Christians in America to vote in every election," has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse images, months after his arrest. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
This is truly insane. We are witnessing one of the most corrupt cover-up schemes in history—and it's all playing out in plain view.
Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) reposted
It’s taken like two fulls days for them to get behind springing Epstein’s *only known, confirmed and convicted accomplice in sexually abusing middle school girls*
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter.bsky.social) reposted
Heading into NYC for a live shot, and this is the sign on one of the overpasses
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
So he should be doing everything in his power to help the release, right? Expose the clients. Hold them accountable.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
The media helped normalize all of this and they are still at it. Access to this administration is worthless if it means you won’t ask tough questions or challenge blatant lies because not doing so means you’re helping spread the lies.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
My reaction to that completely batshit press briefing by Tulsi Gabbard in which she accused Obama of “treasonous conspiracy” is that whatever is in the Epstein files about Trump must be really really bad
Tea Pain (@teapainusa.bsky.social) reposted
The WSJ just shredded Trump's attempts to sanitize any future releases of Epstein Info. TRUMP. WAS. TOLD. HE. IS. IN. THE. EPSTEIN. FILES.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m so cynical but we all know he’ll cave, right?
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Access to what? Lies? Tulsi is lying, and the media not pushing back on the lies is helping Tulsi spread them. Access has become the administrations way of spreading propaganda.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Meiselas: We are now learning that the FBI was ordered to flag every time Donald Trump's name was mentioned as part of the Epstein files, per Sen. Durbin...And then Donald Trump said it was all a hoax
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
FBI AGENTS TOLD TO FLAG MENTIONS OF TRUMP IN EPSTEIN RECORDS, SAYS SEN. DURBIN "...you pressured the FBI to put approximately 1,000 personnel...to review ~100,000 Epstein-related records... My office was told [they] were instructed to "flag" any records in which President Trump was mentioned."
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
In the era of corporate media capitulating to Trump, I never imagined Rupert Murdoch would be the one to take a stand. No praise from me for doing the bare minimum but I would love to see more of it.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
He’ll be confirmed and he’ll do some serious damage for decades.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
More and more of them will try and distance themselves from what they helped usher in. They should never be allowed to wash the Trump stench off. Ever.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, in addition to being a senile pedophile, he’s also dumb and impulsive 🤷♀️
bobby (@bobbylewis.bsky.social) reposted
just occurred to me that a president who wasn’t a senile pedophile could just say the epstein files are part of other ongoing investigations and can’t be released without jeopardizing the cases, and that would be that. but that’s not our sweaty boy is it
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Keep this energy.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
“Finances” 😳
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Trump is directing his DoJ to investigate people involved in the Mueller probe from 8 years ago but wants us to move on from Epstein.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Immediately thought if this Trump quote: “It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.” And OMG.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
I can’t believe the reporting in that birthday card from Trump to Epstein. It reminds me of this quote “It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.” Ain’t no way he’s not on the list.
Harry Dunn (@libradunn1.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: 🚨 The Wall Street Journal is reporting they obtained an old note sent to Epstein from trump which includes a sentence saying: "Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret... We have certain things in common, Jeffrey"
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
CBS is trash after the 60 Minutes debacle, now this?
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Least shocking thing I’ve heard all day.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Durbin: "Either they mislead the American people with this conspiracy theory for years, or they're covering it up now."
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
It would be so awesome if voters in Texas finally put their feet down and this backfired by those 5 seats not flipping + democratic states doing the same but picking up more seats, a majority with a big margin.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
🚨 NEW via WIRED: Newly uncovered metadata reveals nearly 3 minutes were cut from the so-called “full raw” Epstein prison video released by the DOJ and FBI. When WIRED asked for answers, the DOJ said “refer you to the FBI.” The FBI declined to comment. Link: www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
It was Bush and Trump’s DOJs that led the investigations and arrests of Epstein in 2005-2008 and 2019. How do those facts align with this being about HIM or Biden and Obama falsifying evidence when they weren’t involved with investigations or criminal cases? This is just a dumb lie.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Sounds like they have their new talking point and we’ll hear this again and again until the MAGA base forgets all about the real issue, a client list is NOT the same as child pornography. The pivot is sick AF.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s been rewarded for blurting out the quiet part out loud for a decade. He wants to cheat, he will cheat, he’ll tell us he cheated and he’ll get away with it again and again.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
So Obama & Biden made shit up BUT didn’t release it to harm anyone? Seems weird to make up something you didn’t use. And Epstein was first investigated/indicted when Bush was POTUS & again when Trump was POTUS so why would Obama & Biden make up shit for investigations outside their administrations?
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Trump acknowledging he's been briefed on Epstein files but then saying the documents were made up by Obama and Biden is an extremely strong indicator that he's covering up something
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Meiselas: Mar-A-Lago was used as the grounds in cases to sex traffic underage girls. And this isn't me being conspiratorial... it's documented.
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
Just a reminder that if Pam Bondi resigns, the next attorney general will *also* not release any list because the AG doesn’t hold the power, Trump does. And it’s clearly *him* who wants this to go away. Don’t delude yourself into thinking the buck stop with anyone other than Trump.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s really good to see him aging, retirement must be near.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s like he’s TRYING to be a one term senator 🤷♀️
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
A former government official heading to prison for literal fraud said this without an ounce of irony 😂
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
He doesn’t even hire American workers for his own business: www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social) reposted
Democrats remain united in our strong opposition to the dangerous GOP budget. There are 220 Republicans in the House. All we need are 4 to join us and we can kill the One Big Ugly Bill.
Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) reposted
"As violence erupted, his charging document said, he told other rioters who were attacking law enforcement officers, 'Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!' He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
They are so proud of themselves. Straight up evil.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Problem for Musk is they’ve all worked so hard to condition their base that being a pathological liar is okay. Trump and all of the GOP lie with impunity for years now.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
How can they be this effin incompetent with the easy stuff? How?
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
She’ll do neither. And nothing will come of it. This is what happens when you put the worst people in positions they aren’t qualified for and have no shame about that.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Don't let them distract you. Republicans are trying to sell off millions of acres of your public lands to billionaire developers — all as they take away your benefits. Now is the time to make some noise.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Why doesn’t anyone ever call in to question his leadership related to hiring? His track record is dismal and is a direct reflection of his poor judgement and leadership. He’s not good at any of this. In fact, he’s fucking bad.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
So I send my team fun facts about holidays and have found that a lot of them were created by the government to help the economy. 3 day weekends could mean short trips that help the hospitality industry. This man has no business sense whatsoever.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Newsom: "He's been a stone cold liar about what he said we talked about. He never discussed the National Guard. Period. Full stop. I would love to share with you what he actually talked about. It would send shivers up your spine."
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: Everything wrong in America is because of the ultra-wealthy. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...
Michele Feltman Strider (@michelestrider.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
"Electricians, plumbers -- the people my aggressively litigious boss used to refuse to pay for the work they'd already done back in his real estate days."
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s such a national embarrassment 🥴
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
I gotta know where?
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Isn’t it wild how the media piled on so hard against Biden and still is while a literal fascist is in the white house now with the full backing of his cabinet, both chambers of Congress and the SCOTUS. I can’t.
NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) reposted
The entire Republican Party has lined up solidly behind a would-be fascist dictator with a narcissistic psychopathic personality disorder. But the real problem is that Democrats spent too long backing a president who often looked and sounded old.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
Hey, if the media is interested in a cover-up of a senile president who's not really in control of his White House, there's one going on right now?
John Fugelsang (@johnfugelsang.bsky.social) reposted
“Stop making all those profits, Capitalism, and pay for those tariffs I promised everyone China would pay.”
Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Judge Howell rules that Trump/DOGE's *entire takeover* of the U.S. Institute of Peace was unlawful—including the removal of board members and termination of programs. She reinstates the actual board members and invalidates everything the imposters did. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
I will never understand how the people who pretend to be so patriotic think another nation should just give up their sovereignty to Russia.
Christopher Maher (@blazingstarstudios.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Anyone witnessing this shit show and saying yeah, that’s the guy needs to be studied.
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
Felons can be POTUS but we draw the line here?
lenabenas21.bsky.social (@lenabenas21.bsky.social) reply parent
The media continues normalizing this shit 🤦🏻♀️
Joel Montfort (@montfort.me) reposted
So what exactly are all the US soldiers doing at the Texas border if we are rolling out the red carpet for the real terrorist in Mexico?
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Suozzi: They’re claiming the cuts will pay for themselves. But they won’t. And how do we know that? Because Republicans are putting an increase in the debt ceiling into this bill—allowing the president to borrow $4 trillion.