Hard to believe, but this is true.
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Hard to believe, but this is true.
If Obama or Biden had said this, it would be rightfully understood as them arrogating dictatorial authority to themselves, it would be the only thing anyone in the media or opposition would talk about for a year, and it would probably end their presidency. For Trump, it’s literally just Tuesday.
🚨BREAKING: Trump just announced at his cabinet meeting that they'll seek the death penalty for anyone killing someone in the Capitol building. Families of the police officers who died at the Jan 6 insurrection and saw their murderers walking free would like to have a word.
So will Utah obey, or will it go the way of lawless legislatures like Ohio and Alabama when ordered to redraw maps? Tired of the GOP not obeying the law.
Until jt gets to SCOTUS
Trump’s federal takeover of D.C.’s local police is unprecedented. “The last person who asserted the authority to use military personnel for routine law enforcement anywhere in the country for any reason was King George,” a legal scholar said.
Whenever I think about Trump supporters and wonder, "How could they be that stupid?" I remember this and recall, yes, easily, they *can* be that stupid.
My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Will it? Who's gonna stop them, now? Congress? No. The courts? No. We're finished.
A federal judge warned Kari Lake, an outspoken Trump ally who oversaw the effective shutdown of Voice of America, that she could be held in contempt for failing to comply with his directive to resume broadcasts at the taxpayer-funded news outlet.
They'll appeal or ignore the court order. Flor I da is refusing to follow court issued orders.
I have been waiting for someone to do this Wish it was real and they could hang it on buildings everywhere
They'll just ignore it like they did before the election.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has declared that he will not be following the court order to shut down the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz." Apparently court orders are optional now if you're a member of the "Law and Order" party. www.rawstory.com/alligator-al...
I’m convinced Trump could announce he’s bringing back human sacrifice to assure the harvest and the Times headline would deem it “unconventional plan for farmers.”
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Which Republicans just did in Texas. If you. An do it, we can do it.
If Trump wants to throw the book at people who commit “violent crime” while desecrating the American flag, why did he pardon people who on Jan. 6, 2021 violently assaulted our cops with American flags-on-poles, calling them heroes and rewarding their bloody flag desecration?
The orange fraud never paid his $200k Fulton County bond. He walked out on a cashless bond. Now he wants to ban them. RULES FOR THEE, NOT FOR ME.
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In lasted attempt at distracting from the Jeffrey Epstein cover up, Trump is now attacking US museums and inciting discourse about the 1861 US civil war, and attempting to provoke a reaction by downplaying Slavery. Trump has previous been reported to have enslaved young models. #opdeatheaters
Four items not to lose focus on: Epstein coverup ICE kidnappings Ukraine invasion Palestine genocide They all connect
He has congress and may not allow any dems to be seated if they win un the midterms. How are we going to stop him, at this point?
Will he? He has the tanks and drones
Two big takeaways from yesterday. First, by “joking” that if the U.S. were at war in 2028 there would be “no more elections,” brushing aside the constitutional mandate for regularly scheduled votes. Then later, when a hot mic caught him telling French President Macron that
The occupation of our capital city is not “a distraction.” It’s part of the dictator’s playbook. The attempt to rig the rules of the next election is not “a distraction.” It’s a direct threat to the will of the voters. Fighting for our democracy is not a distraction.
FACT: Hitler and the Nazi Party repeatedly exaggerated or outright fabricated crime and unrest in order to justify taking over policing powers, centralizing control, and dismantling democratic safeguards.
Many people unfortunately don’t seem to be aware that in May, Prasad and Makary announced that the FDA was changing guidance for COVID19 vaccines to only those aged 65+ or those with a health condition that puts them at risk for severe COVID19. This is the impact of installing RFK Jr. at HHS.
The meeting today has been confirmed to be exactly like Trump himself, A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE!
🚨 Tatiana Martinez, an immigrant, was live streaming today in LA when federal agents arrested her. She is seen leaving in an ambulance. Reportedly, she is now in detention. What in the hell is happening here? This is what maga wants? No. Nothing about this is okay, or “American.”
28 girls and women claim Trump raped them. Zero felony charges for Trump. One guy throws a sandwich at Nazis and the entire Federal Government wants him convicted for felony assault. This is why we can’t have nice things.
Boo fucking Hoo! #PedoPOTUS #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Do you agree with this post? It’s what the Nazis in Germany did.
The Bear is Awake — And it’s Coming for Republican Fraudsters It’s time to stop the election rigging by Trump & red states. On November 4th, California voters will decide to approve temporary changes to our state’s Congressional map. 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
More bad news! A federal appeals court has cleared the Trump administration to push forward with plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, overturning a lower court’s attempt to halt mass layoffs.
"Let me be crystal clear: crime in DC is ending and ending today."
The new head of US labor statistics recorded a podcast promoting Project 2025.
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First the VA, now the EPA. President Trump is carrying out his executive order to strip union rights away from certain federal employees — a move that undermines critical government functions and threatens the interests of unionized workers nationwide.
Seems Mike Johnson has been using campaign funds to pay his rent in DC, which is a major legal no no. www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
What starts as immigration enforcement will expand to include citizens targeted by the Regime which will criminalize those groups (i.e. illegal to be Trans, unhoused, anti Isreali government, pro Inofrmation, pro democracy) The coming concentration camps in the U.S. are not just for immigrants.
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So here is your Saturday question: Does American get it yet? Do we — by which I mean citizens, institutions, and former guardrails — understand the full scope of what is happening? Do the courts, businesses, law firms, universities, media companies get it yet? open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
#TaxTheBillionaires Billionaires need to pay their fair share of taxes! They can absolutely afford it AND we pay more taxes than they do! Outrageous! #Pinks #ProudBlue
None of this surprises me any more. Trump gets a ballroom and a piece of gold for a personal gift and we're left to die because why again?
Project 2025 is in full swing. Billionaires are rigging the system to only benefit themselves.
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed. Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
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We have lost our democracy, the FBI will arrest them, they dont need any justification, any more than ice needs to follow the law. IT'S OVER PEOPLE. WE LIVE IN A FASCIST STATE WITH A DICTATOR!
Regardless of the reason - it's evil and protects pedophiles, rapists and slavery.
Wonder why the change?
Love this!
Please, just release the damned things and be done with it.
President Trump stated he has no obligation to uphold the Constitution. If you still support him, your claim to patriotism is empty and meaningless.
But it will. This is the beginning
Land of the brave and home of the free?
Can you imagine living in a “Democracy” where armed masked men are kidnapping people off the streets every single day?
Trump is trying to steer away a Harris recount with his noise. He and Musk both admitted they stole the election.
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that the organization will donate $1 million to immigrant families impacted by recent raids.
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They're not ICE agents They're 1. OathKeepers 2. Proud Boys 3. J6 terrorists 4. Nazi's ( which are all the same)
Getting closer. Get your tix in advance. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Federal troops on the streets of L.A. to crush immigration protests? It contrasts sharply with how Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson used the National Guard to protect marchers, students and bus riders during the Civil Rights movement to expand rights
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President Trump's move to involve the military in the LA protests, some historians say, harks back to when Ohio’s Republican governor summoned the National Guard to deal with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War at Kent State. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/13/w...
Tomorrow's wildly expensive parade—on which the Army alone has said it is spending up to $45 million—and the upcoming 250th anniversary celebrations have become a source of lucrative job and contract opportunities for Trumpworld operatives.
Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS 🔗 www.404media.co/airlines-don...
"America was born as a radical experiment in democracy, denying the right of kings and empires to rule without the consent of the governed," writes @billmckibben.bsky.social "We now have a king, or a president attempting to be one."
MEMPHIS — YESTERDAY: “He’s not a criminal!!” ICE agent clumsily PULLS A GUN on the daughter of a man they grabbed. Original post: www.facebook.com/share/v/12LM...
...and? Who is going to stop him?
Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.
🚨NEWS: Amid a wave of campaign cash, senators put a line in the new crypto bill that could require banks to drain money from your savings account & give it to crypto investors to reduce their losses. The bill says crypto gets "priority" over deposits. www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...
My new producer, Jackie, is currently in the process of editing and uploading eight years worth of episodes of my talk show, the Struggle on 88.1 KFCF, Fresno. Several of the most recent are up, with a few more posted every week. open.spotify.com/show/4raVsQS...
You're right historically. It's baked in back rooms by good old boys networks w/more time for simple crimes & white collar crooks go free. But tRUMP's using lawfare to go after anyone trying to stop his coup by outlawing oversight & free speech. Judges, Lawyers, Congress - not the usual lineup. 🕊️
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#FuckTrump
Yes, White people. It can happen to you too. 😏 ktla.com/news/man-31-...
Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.