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KENNEDY MUST RESIGN!
WAKE UP! The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein deserve justice. They deserve to be heard. Today at 10:30 AM EST / 7:30 AM PST, theyāre speaking live at a press conference. The system tried to bury the truth, but these voices are rising anyway. Watch. Share. Donāt look away. (Link in š§µ)
Um, I was told that tariffs would bring the American manufacturing back
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.
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, āThereās no vaccine thatās safe and effectiveā. Do you still believe that? RFK JR: āI never said that.ā KASIE HUNT: āPlay the clip.ā RFK JR (clip): āThereās no vaccine that is safe and effective.ā (March 2024) ht: @cwebbonline.com
āI refuse to accept this is normal.ā - JB Pritzker. Amen, governor. Amen.
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans. And itās all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax ā it's cruel.
Itās hard to focus on the growing existential threats abroad when your own government is intent on killing you.
BREAKING: The Pentagon has authorized up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges. This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two. Every day, we inch closer to fascism.
An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes. - Sun Tzu
Here is the terrifying truth: D.C. residents outnumber the populations of Vermont and Wyoming. Whatās happening to them now could happen to those of us who enjoy the full privileges of the Constitution. trib.al/iYqQKGR
Mike Johnson makes clear that when Congress returns next week he's going to work tirelessly to cover up the Epstein files
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"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France š«š·
This is Thanos. He has figured out how to rest and babysit at the same time. Very impressive, very Montessori. 13/10 (TT: thanosthesaint)
When will the pile of dead kids be big enough?
Those who have the power to stop mass shootings can go to hell with their "thoughts and prayers." Do something about it, you evil bastards.
Trunk attacking solar for his big oil donors is about to cost us all
Kamala Harris nailed it. We warned everyone the stakes were too high to hand the guy built for Project 2025 another shot ā but noooo. Ever have one of those mornings you just want to throw the window open and yell, FUCK YOU ALL? Yeah, that.
The people around him are so afraid of him that they wonāt even tell him how math works
Judge Xinis: Your clients are *absolutely forbidden* from removing Mr. Abrego from the continental United States. You understand this? DOJ: Yes.
The John Bolton search should be a wake-up call to every American This escalation in the use of law enforcement to target political opposition marks a dangerous new front for American authoritarianism.
1) ABC/NBC should lose license or pay hefty fees because their reporting is mean to him. 2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him. 3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
Using The Powers Of His Office To Threaten People. Do Not Normalize This
Having Hakeem Jeffries in a position of leadership in this moment is like intentionally having an alarm clock that doesnāt actually wake you up.
This is what autocrats say and do. Some threats he intends to carry out, others are just meant to intimidate to produce a change in behavior caused by fear. Every day we move closer to autocracy. Who will be fearless & fight, who will ignore it and hide, & who will bend the knee?
The craziest thing about Trump sending armed troops to occupy 19 states is that heās doing it to distract from being in the Epstein Files and everyone knows it.
It isnāt normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.
Dems should swap out Hakeem Jeffries with Jasmine Crockett. They need that kind of fire.
No lies told here.
Hereās what was NOT released today: - the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ - the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed - communications showing who waived Maxwellās sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison - the Epstein files
D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state. But they donāt get a serious seat at the table to decide how theyāre governed. D.C. statehood now.
The Bolton raid should chill you: my emergency video (full video linked) adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
If youāre trying to make it harder for people to vote, stop pretending to give a shit about democracy. Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.
What real leadership looks like. Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.
JUST IN: Judge Berman agrees that effort by DOJ to unseal Epstein grand jury files is a ādiversionā when DOJ could just release a trove of far more comprehensive documents without court involvement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
āMy budget has become double for food shoppingā
Wow a boat parade!
I bet Putin has the Epstein files.
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.
Cutting off mRNA research because the first mRNA vaccines weren't good enough - *even if that were true, which it really isn't* - is like if we banned personal computers in 1981 because the IBM PC was too expensive
When will MSM wake the š¤¬ up and push back on this!
Like you I've seen all the pics people post here abt the steady increase of tacky gold crap he keeps adding to the oval office. But somehow it wasn't until I saw this picture that it just hit me. What the actual fuck. Like a Vegas whorehouse.
Trump "believes that all layers of government level up to him and that he is ultimately in charge." Whatever that political philosophy is, it isn't American. @marcelias.bsky.socialā¬ joins @timmiller.bsky.social
WOW. @marcelias.bsky.social goes off on the failures of legacy media: "We have an absolute collapse and failure by the institutions that have promised us that democracy would not die in darkness, that in fact, they stand for the proposition that democracy will die in plain sight of daylight."
ā49% of people aged 18 to 24 and 34% of all renters indicated that they spent more than half their income on rent. 57% of all respondents said they were considering moving to a new city because of high rent costs.ā Think about how this changes our society.
Questions that should have been asked today: 1. Why is an American president taking election advice from a Russian dictator? 2. Why are you so focused on preventing Americans from voting? 3. Youāve been President for seven months and Putin has doubled strikes. When does this become your war?
All these European leaders came to DC today to stand up for Zelensky & Ukraine. They came to DC today because they donāt trust Trump. They came to DC today because they know Trump is on Putinās side. Shame on us America. Shame on us for putting a traitor in the White House.
Trump on DC: "The restaurants the last two days were busier than they've been in a long time." (Data in fact shows restaurant business dropping sharply over last week.)
FORTY PERCENT. Let that sink in. Vegetable prices have gone up forty percent. Is America reaching Greatness yet?
Yeah, this is a highly unusual all-hands-on-deck meeting that wouldnāt be happening if Alaska was productive. 5 European leaders, the head of NATO and the head of the EU donāt just drop everything and fly to DC. H/T: @radiofreetom.bsky.social
This wasnāt just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, āIn honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.ā
ā”ļøAs Zelensky travels to Washington for peace talks, Russia strikes Ukraine with ballistic missiles. Russia launched a wave of missile attacks towards Ukrainian cities on Aug. 17, mere hours before President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet for peace talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
THIS. IS. THE. WAY.
Release the Epstein Files!
The Putin festival in Alaska wasn't just a humiliation for Trump. He humiliated America in the process. open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
I want every blue state to do what Gavin Newsom is doing. Give the GOP no quarter. ļæ¼
Throwing a sandwich at a cop: felony. Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
Newsom: āWake up, America. If he rigs this election, you wonāt have a country anymore.ā
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The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.
Notice they donāt deny it. Corruption and grift at every turn. šŗšø
Fanone: Thereās absolutely no legitimate justification for the way that many of these agents are behaving and the military-style show of force. If we ever do right this ship, this organization has lost all credibility. I would hope we would completely abolish ICE.
Brett Meiselas: The tone is set from the top. And now, we have a president of the United States infecting the population. There has never been a more divisive, more corrupt individual in the presidency...trickle-down economics may not work, but trickle-down assholery? Thatās absolutely a thing.
It's bad enough he is raising prices for Americans through tariffs - he is also scaring away BILLIONS of tourist dollars Are we winning yet? www.hereandthere.club/post/from-ca...
Heās not stopping in DC and you know that. #3E #freeDC
But I was told by everyone on the right that the only person who could deploy the National Guard (or prevent the deployment of the National Guard) was Nancy Pelosi.
Two things can be true: 1) The President has legal authority over the D.C. police and the D.C. National Guard that he doesn't have *anywhere else* in the country; & 2) Even if this doesn't set a legal precedent, it sets an ominous *political* precedent for pretextually overriding local government.
@muellershewrote.com is on THE LEFT HOOK about to spill a lot of tea in regards to Trump unleashing the National Guard on DC and being straight up authoritarian. LIVE now. thelefthook.substack.com
youtube.com/watch?v=Pndg... Bulwark
Donald Trump has now confused Alaska with Russia for the second time in this press conference. He is going to Alaska on Friday, not Russia. Alaska is a part of the United States. 25th this dude already.
Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring. And then that guy was "silenced" forever. And now we will just not talk about anything else until they... #ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of āimmigration enforcement.ā Now itās troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.
Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall. If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is (h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
DC statehood is now an imperative. No more dicking around. Next Dem majority, get it done immediately.
Still think Donald Trump gives a shit about you? Watch this. https://youtu.be/ARL5VvYJUe8?feature=shared
Oil rig count continues to plummet. Yet another dismal article about the domestic oil industry from the conservative Midland Reporter Telegram. MAGA flags coming down in West Texas. š article attached. www.mrt.com/business/oil...
A video arguing that women shouldnāt be able to vote was just shared by Trumpās Secretary of Defense, the guy in charge of our whole military. And Democratic Party leaders still canāt stand up to this administration?! Our rights are on the line and all our party leaders offer us is silence.
Shhhh, Mike. Thatās the quiet partā¦
Damn the evil prick ending $500 million in vaccine research while children die of preventable diseases.
Heinous.
NEW: As the Supreme Court continues to enable Trump, we canāt pretend it will spare us from the authoritarian hill weāre tumbling down. While the Courtās brazen partisanship continues to damage our democracy, the work of lower courts becomes even more vital, @rachelrossi.bsky.social writes.
NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. Heās now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov: "A rightwing blogger, who has credentials at the WH, came to an area where some of the legislators are staying and started reporting online about it. He then put up a map and put a pin on the map and said, 'This is where these Texas legislators are.' So that started this."
To the other countries of the worldā¦begin lobbying your leadersā¦NOWā¦.to skip the 2028 Olympics in the United States.
And they still havenāt released the Epstein Files. What are they trying to hide?
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: āFuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!ā
BREAKING: The US government has just removed sections 9 and 10 of Article I of the US Constitution from their website. Note that sections 9 and 10 deal with: - Writ of Habeas Corpus - Congresses ability to control tariffs. See screenshot below: Notice that 9 and 10 are gone.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Doubling Tariffs on India Trump is punishing American consumers with higher taxes on Indian goods because he is too weak to deal directly with Putin. This is a travesty. #ImpeachIndictImprison www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
This is going to cause decades of damage, and most of it won't be felt for a few years.
Ken Paxton once fled his home to avoid a subpoena.
Virtually zero legacy media coverage of this statement. A couple of stories, thatās about it. The lies and insane statements have become completely normalized and are largely ignored now by Big Media.
Unmask ICE. Stop the illegal mass racial profiling. DHS: Follow the law.
Iām sorry but I really have to stand up for myself and independent media here. Everyone is crediting Ken Delanian for the Maxwell sex offender waiver story, but I was hours ahead of him. Hours. Independent media is important.
The most corrupt White House in šŗšø history. Pay for play. Selling the country for parts. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...
I am baffled by the Washington Post's sanitized framing of this story. The Supreme Court is clearly going to "rule on the law" -- that is what courts do! The news is that SCOTUS signaled that it might gut the VRA entirely. Compare WaPo and Democracy Docket's headlines. Which source do you trust?
This is no time to go high. If GOP states redraw maps, then Democratic states should redraw maps. Give the same energy. They will never play fair or by the rules. Ever.