RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" over CDC shakeup, according to Thune. The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
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RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" over CDC shakeup, according to Thune. The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
We can scare him off.
Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: “Together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know who were regularly in the Epstein world.”
The people demand accountability. RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES. 📣 SHAME. SHAME. SHAME.
It's not normal for an American president to send troops to American cities in times of peace. Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
“President Trump, I’m a registered Republican…this is not a hoax. The abuse was real. Humanize us. I’d be happy to meet with him.” This is not political. It’s about good vs. evil.
The president is using the military to dismantle cities that didn't vote for him The president is using the military to distract from women speaking out against his and Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses. We are not living in ordinary times. Extraordinary responses are called for.
"I thought they were going to make me board the plane like they did with the other kids from the shelter, but they asked me for my name and told me I was not on the list." A terrifying declaration from an unaccompanied child nearly removed to Guatemala straight out of Schindler's List.
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
literal lunatics are in charge of public health right now
I need someone to sue the shit out of the Missouri governor for redistricting without a new census.
McGovern: "You guys think you work for Trump ... Let me repeat -- every single Republican on the Rules Committee voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every single one. We heard last night that all Republicans want full transparency. But that's just not true."
“I’m demanding justice,” Lisa Phillips, a model who was brought to Epstein’s island in 2000, said. “Congress must choose. Will you continue to protect predators? Or will you finally protect survivors?” Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Moskowitz: Do you think the Epstein list should come out? Farage: I have no opinion on it. Raskin: It’s been reported that he’s called for it to be released Moskowitz: I have it here. Do you agree with yourself?
Why didn’t some of the Epstein survivors speak out earlier? “I thought someone was going to kill me,” one explained. As another asked, “Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?”
“Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?” Epstein survivor
Trump called republicans and threatened them not to sign the discharge petition to release the Epstein files saying he would consider it a "hostile act" against him.
AOC: If anybody says “this isn’t fair, I'm gonna have to divest all my stocks if I run for congress” maybe you should stay home.
One detail an Epstein survivor noted in today's presser: DOJ did not inform Ghislaine Maxwell's victims she was being moved to cozier digs.
"Sir, they obviously must love you now in Albaniazermeniajistan. By the way, where exactly is that, and do you have any plans to visit there soon?"
I wish somebody would ask him to specifically list the "seven" or however many wars he claims to have ended and then hand him a map and ask him to show us on it where the wars were.
There is a rally happening now at the Capitol with twelve Epstein survivors! This is in preparation for the press conference at 10:30 this morning!! Release the Epstein files and prosecute the perpetrators!!
The cover-up continues
Massie: "The Speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They're gonna vote on a non-binding resolution today that does absolutely nothing ... they're allowing the DOJ to curate all of the information that the DOJ is giving them ... the perpetrators are being protected"
NEW: DC grand jurors reject more Justice Dept cases Former DOJ attorney: “Not only have I never heard of this happening, I've never heard of a prosecutor who's heard of this happening” www.cbsnews.com/news/d-c-gra...
Oh, I was so close.
A lot of the stuff this administration is doing is against the law
Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.
“.. Not only have I never heard of this happening, I've never heard of a prosecutor who's heard of this happening," said former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou. 🤡 @cbsnews.com @macfarlanenews.bsky.social www.cbsnews.com/news/d-c-gra...
Rep Luna says after talking with Epstein Survivors today, it's clear this thing is ALOT BIGGER than we could have Anticipated - Rich and Powerful People need to Go to Prison
Warren Buffet’s donation of $6 billion to fight world hunger, demonstrates that wealth, when shared, has the power to change lives. If only more people of wealth would step up to do the same AND PAY TAXES! #Pinks #ProudBlue
Um, I was told that tariffs would bring the American manufacturing back
Trump vs. the law Use of the Alien Enemies Act to force deportations - illegal Military invasions of American cities - illegal Detentions without due process - illegal Declaring fake national emergencies to bypass Congress - illegal When you elect a criminal, you get a criminal presidency.
So far, four House Republicans have defied Trump and signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the release of Justice Department files associated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The axis of evil ascendant. Thank you, President Trump.
Schumer is out of his fucking mind. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
So the US military is now at war with a vaguely defined enemy (drug cartels) across a vast area (the Caribbean) with no specific goal (“winning” and “defeating them”) and accusing a regional government (Venezuela) of sponsoring that vague enemy without showing proof? Sounds pretty forever warish.
Kim Jong Un introduced President Xi to his teenage daughter. He didn’t introduce Trump to his daughter. I can only assume he’s read the Epstein files.
Jasmine Crockett GOES OFF on Ghislaine Maxwell "She's a Monster"
One reader’s take on the bag that was thrown out of the window of the White House.
Nobody is “grooming” your kids to be gay or trans but people ARE grooming them to be Nazis.
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So Trump is “vetting” museums. starting with the Holocaust Museum exhibit that calls out America for shutting the door on Jewish refugees. Erasing history is the oldest authoritarian play in the book. "He who controls the past controls the future" - George Orwell
Shockingly, it turns out that when CBS handed $16 million over to Trump's "presidential library," it didn't placate him in the least. Kristi Noem has now used precisely the same scam, a phony accusation of deceptive editing, that Trump used to extort CBS last time! newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Seems bad
Mike Johnson faces escalating pressure as House GOP prepares for Epstein vote.
I grew up in the ’60s and ’70s as a proud American, feeling sorry for people in the Soviet Union forced to live under a system of crushing corruption and cruelty. We’re those people now.
I'm glad it's finally happening, but I'm not sure I'm emotionally ready for this Epstein survivor press conference on the Hill. It's gonna be a rough day. Grateful to these women for their courage.
WAKE UP! The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein deserve justice. They deserve to be heard. Today at 10:30 AM EST / 7:30 AM PST, they’re speaking live at a press conference. The system tried to bury the truth, but these voices are rising anyway. Watch. Share. Don’t look away. (Link in 🧵)
shoutout to @joebowen.bsky.social for the new profile picture and the full body drawing that i hope to use somewhere
The ad campaign criticizing the use of masks by federal agents working in Washington, D.C. has expanded to 115 bus stops, per organizers
A victim of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has revealed how a group of survivors is compiling a client list of their own.
ht: @mattgertz.bsky.social 1. MPD seeks warrant to arrest GOP congressman for allegedly assaulting a 27-year-old woman. 2. Trump-appointed US Attorney's office refuses to sign it. 3. Trump takes over MPD. 4. MPD says investigation is closed. thehill.com/homenews/hou...
photos of Trump's hand today (via Getty)
A source in the Epstein meeting with the survivors and Speaker Johnson told me that powerhouse attorney Sigrid McCawley informed him that there would be the names of other men who trafficked her clients in the DOJ's Epstein files
Congresswoman Nancy Mace was visibly emotional after leaving a meeting with victims of Jeffrey Epstein earlier than planned.
Rep. Nancy Mace—the receipts are on her face. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #BelieveTheVictims
Why are federal agents covering their face? What are they hiding? Public servants should face the public! @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social has a mobile billboard driving around D.C. demanding that federal agents take their masks off. Check it out!
Rep. Robert Garcia: "The Attorney General herself has said that President Trump is in the Epstein files."
Rep. Dan Goldman: "This is a coverup. This is a massive cover up...Donald Trump was hot to trot and Kash Patel and Dan Bongino were leading the charge to release the Epstein files. Now, all of a sudden, they don't want them released. They are trying to hide something."
Rep. Jim McGovern: "Republicans are terrified because the president doesn't want to release all the Epstein files after promising that he would release them during the campaign ... What are they trying to hide?"
What are they hiding? Public servants should face the public. Check out @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social's posters all around D.C. demanding that federal agents take off their masks.
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It'll be on South Park tonight, I'll bet.
All this far-fetched theorizing about Trump's ailments has gotten totally out of hand. As always, it's best to apply Occam's razor: The simplest explanation is usually the right one. Satan probably smacked him upside the head last week for getting too kinky.
I believe Mr. Tillerson used a gerund before the word moron.
@governor.ca.gov
It sure didn’t take long for Jeanine Pirro to turn the DC US Attorney’s Office into the most incompetent, feckless, and ridiculous prosecutor’s office in the United States.
As many as 100 victims will show up to today's Epstein victim press conference. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Democrats just MASSIVELY overperformed in 2 Florida special elections. House 40: Harris +35 → RaShon Young +50 (75–25). Senate 15: Harris +23 → Lavon Bracy Davis +45 (73–27). That’s 15- and 22-point swings toward Democrats.
Gorgeous!
folks, we’re swimmin’ in ‘em
Our public schools went back to school today with heavy hearts. We can’t resign ourselves to believe that our little ones can’t be safe from guns in what should be the safest possible environment.
Sen. Lankford should know this about his own state.
Awesome!! Thank you.
Today I began another year coaching the local high school writing club. If I can help these kids grow into seeing the world with open eyes, and then show it to others in ways that help them see too, I’ll feel that I did something that matters. And quietly needling the school board doesn’t hurt.
Thanks!
A great explainer about what the law says regarding sending un-federalized troops to Illinois from Texas. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
I’m sure this is fine.
The news cycle continues to feel like marinating in sewage
Huh. No mention of the $787.5M lie fine.
PRO TIP: Even if someone comes into the room, do not hit pause while watching a documentary about Roy Cohn, unless you want to jumpscare yourself
This Venezuelan strike is gonna put a damper on his Nobel Peace Prize campaign, but it won’t do a damn thing to stop the Epstein files.
Republican men standing with Trump against the Epstein victims to maintain the cover up.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Not only will Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie be at tomorrow’s press conference with the Epstein survivors — but Marjorie Taylor Greene will be there as well.
It's really quite a thing to have a Secretary of Energy who does not understand, ummm... energy.
And now I just learned our president ordered the murder of 11 people. Every day a new low.
So our military just bombed a boat in international waters and extrajudicially killed suspected drug traffickers without so much as a conversation, let alone a trial? Then posted it on social media? And we’re all supposed to just trust their account?
Absolutely Justin. Don't fight the cruelty!
There's a lot going on, and a lot to argue about. But we should all be able to agree that the shocking levels of incompetence shown in the leadership of our federal government is both historically unmatched, and it hurts all of us.
JFC!
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, says he was denied a meeting with career intelligence workers because Laura Loomer objected.
Rag bags.
shouldn’t the people still on big twitter be happy that the people they hate are all over here on tiny blue sky instead what are they complaining about