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Trump's use of federal forces in American cities hinges on his authority to quell "rebellion or domestic violence." But most violent crime is the result of poverty and the more familiar kind of domestic violence. What cities need are job and family programs. www.rawstory.com/trump-267394...
53% of Republicans wanting a 3rd term is no surprise. But the US electorate is 28% GOP, 28% Dems, and 43% independents. So only ~15% of voters want a Dictator Trump. That's still a lot of idiots. And they're much better cheaters than the opposition. But hope abides. news.gallup.com/poll/15370/p...
MAJORITY Of Republicans Want Trump To Become A Dictator - YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcoL...
Thank God President Trump saved us from the "woke" Cracker Barrel logo! Now he can go back to his important business of destroying freedom and dismantling the country.
Trump plays the payment system to short-change Nat'l Guard personnel deployed to DC. Who would have expected anything else from a chiseler who has cheated contractors his entire career? www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
Officers like this one will turn on Trump. Count on it. www.rawstory.com/ashli-babbit...
And what happened to freedom of speech?
They're eating the cats!
Any fact-check here? Are those numbers (from the Very First Day) real? How many innocent people were caught up (on the Very First Day) in this mobilization of federal power?
It's death cult. Do you have a better way to describe it? open.substack.com/pub/dearlste...
Homan's lack of human kindness makes him the perfect man for the job.
It’s “theological malpractice” to "pray for something you have the power to change" said @brotherjones.bsky.social in response to lawmakers offering prayers after the MN shooting. Facts from @gregoryjacksonjr.bsky.social: “There are more gun stores than there are McDonald's in our country"
@LePapillonBlu2 Maya We are living in the dumbest timeline in human history. 😳
Handle it like Hunter Thompson suggested for Nixon.
"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
In a national poll, 9 out of 10 American flags prefer Governor Gavin Christopher Newsom.
There’s a word for that: corruption.
Eight states, including Mass., met this week in a step toward public health independence from the federal government www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/22/m...
Anti-Trump posts will get you kicked off XTwitter now if you step over whatever invisible line they have. Still easy to draw DMs from Asian crypto girls, though.
I've never seen a better burn of Sen. Bill Cassidy, a gastroenterologist, who cast the deciding vote for RFK Jr's nomination to lead HHS. Or a better takedown of the "benighted" RFK Jr and his perverse stance on vaccines. Sorry for the paywall (out of gifts). www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
This is so predictable. He's going to end up with an important case, joining the ranks of the Aileen Cannon's of the world. Maybe something to do with the Epstein files? www.rawstory.com/emil-bove-26...
Kash Patel and John Ratcliffe are framing John Bolton just like they framed Hillary Clinton. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/28/k...
RFK Jr's diagnosis of American kids' "mitochondrial challenges" perplexes actual medical community. As one doctor pointed out, the term might be best applied to someone who is dead. www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-26739...
Q: What do you get when you cross a Vietnam War film with a Christian End Times movie? A: An ICE recruiting commercial. wapo.st/4mzFvZh
That got us wondering: How would those governors feel if National Guard troops from other states were ordered onto their streets, perhaps to patrol one of the 53 cities in those states with a higher murder rate than Washington’s? So, we asked them. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
I honestly don't know what I did to deserve this incredible tribute. I can only say I'm honored, flattered, and humbled—and, of course, deeply grateful to everyone who made this accolade possible. I pledge to do my utmost to live up to it. 🙏🏼🤗
We can't forget: the person who attempted to destroy our democracy is now sitting in the White House. Had he not been elected president, he could be sitting in prison today, convicted by a jury. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Yes, conspiracies happen. But America has always been the home of groups espousing ideas that go off the track. Understandable in a place where independent thinking is valued. Potentially dangerous when they're based on bias, fear, or ignorance. wapo.st/4fSbGR1
I've written some science fiction/fantasy short stories. Working on one now where armed antifa forces overrun the White House and take DJT out of the Oval Office by force. Quite the spellbinder.
This is exactly what his first impeachment was about. He wanted an investigation (into Hunter Biden) to advance his agenda. Only now he can launch the investigation (into DC crime stats) to advance his agenda. Please see this maniac for what he is. www.rawstory.com/trump-red-fl...
Jesus H. Christ. Add this to the dangers of letting youngsters have open access to the internet. Horrifying website revealed as 'gateway' that linked school shooters www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Trump tells law enforcement and military to do anything they want in DC. Because the inevitable murder will be outside Trump’s constitutional authority as defined in Trump v. United States, he could be held to account. That's the optimistic prediction, anyway. open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
"Alaska was not just another drop in our overflowing bucket of mortifications. It was proof that for the next 41 months, no interlocutor can believe a word the U.S. president says." wapo.st/47xIPiD
What does Putin have on Trump? Not a pee tape, says Marcy Wheeler. Putin has proof that Trump knows Hillary didn't frame him, but that Russian spies framed her. And if Putin released that, it would destroy the means by which Trump has avoided accountability for 8 years. youtu.be/b3hT-c4giBc?...
We all know that SCOTUS agreed that Trump was right: He could shoot someone on 5th Avenue with impunity if it was part of his "official duties." It would've been interesting to see what would have happened if he'd shot Putin on the Tarmac in Alaska. Maybe he'd get that Nobel Peace prize?
DM me if you know of antifascist movements on Florida's Treasure Coast.
Trump's DC invasion is like a military parade, writes Marcy Wheeler. "If it makes you look weak, if it doesn’t provide racists the vicarious thrill of domination, it actually undercuts your bid for fascism." And mockery rules in the DC adventure. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/15/n...
For those who didn't know Trump at all, or knew him from Celebrity Apprentice or maybe from when he rode down the escalator into politics, yes, he's been widely known as a bombastic, bungling, POS for 40 years. Take a walk on the wild side. See him for what he is. open.substack.com/pub/sabrinah...
The teenagers who hijacked the car of the DOGE employee were arrested. BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. This triggered the deployment of military forces in Washington DC. Approved by a former Fox host, Pete Hegseth. God help us all. share.google/zI0xd4xO0msf...
A DC circuit court panel OK'd Trump's move to block foreign aid, Joyce Vance wrote in her Substack today. One recourse is for Gene Dodaro, the GAO comptroller, to sue. And the time to do so is now. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
What is Corey Lewandowski up to? Sketchy is as sketchy does. www.rawstory.com/corey-lewand...
Trump's tariff argument to SCOTUS: He needs to continue to break the law because the nation will go bankrupt if he doesn't. He took an inch and now he wants a mile. That's how he rolls. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/13/t...
Another power grab with many more to come. Hang on. www.bbc.com/news/article...
God forbid someone hits Trump's "interesting" wife, Melania, with a hammer www.rawstory.com/trump-takes-...
James Talarico youtu.be/6mAPHKHFtKQ?...
Dems should start production now on campaign videos for every state with a GOP governor who allows deployment of armed federal forces. "Your governor supports the use of armed federal forces against the residents of your state. Vote accordingly." hartmannreport.com/p/the-army-w...
Two things on my bucket list regarding the rude awakening of the MAGA cult: 1) They realize the Big Lie about the 2020 election was a big lie; and 2) They discover the Russia Hoax is not a hoax Sorry about the paywall: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Where The Hell Is Alex Acosta? www.meidasplus.com/p/where-the-...
When Bill Clinton met with then-AG Loretta Lynch on the tarmac, Lynch recused herself from Hillary's investigations. And Jim Comey, bless his heart, ended up blowing it for Hillary. Where is the outrage with the Vance-Bondi meeting? www.cbsnews.com/news/preside...
Jasmine Crockett is fierce in this YouTube clip. What she doesn't say is that GOP efforts on the state level are how Dems got in trouble in the first place. Dems need to recapture rural and middle-class voters. Ferocity is needed. www.rawstory.com/jasmine-croc...
"Trump’s top spies are keeping a secret: the secret that for the last eight years Trump has carried out precisely the plan to frame Hillary Clinton that those SVR spies first ginned up on July 26, 2016." www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/06/h...
The Republican president of Utah's Senate managed to change consent laws after a relative was accused of raping a 13-year-old. www.rawstory.com/utah-republi...
Everything else is just a distraction from this 👇👇👇
Time for a nap. www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-wand...
Why? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
Trump is now positioned to push us off the cliff. hartmannreport.com/p/we-watched...
Trump's delusions in full view www.rawstory.com/charlamagne-...
Katie Johnson claims that Trump raped her when she was 13. Here's why the claim didn't get any traction. Yet. open.substack.com/pub/katemann...
Exclusive: Trump Now Personally Calling People to Say He 'Didn’t Kill Epstein' www.meidasplus.com/p/exclusive-...
As much disdain as I felt toward Michael Cohen a few years ago, I'm open to the idea of redemption. So Michael: Do you write this stuff? If you do, it's a point that speaks to the heart of our representative democracy. www.meidasplus.com/p/they-gover...
Let's hope Bondi's DOJ is as incompetent as Garland's. wapo.st/4oeBkmR
The irony is that the foundational principle of MAGA is pedophilia on the part of the elite.
So it appears that a requirement to be part of his inner circle is to be a sexual predator! UNREAL #Pinks #ProudBlue
. And INSTEAD of fixing the Texas ELECTRICAL GRID & INSTEAD of making sure a CHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMP is NOT in a KNOWN FLOOD ZONE & KILLING CHILDREN & MANY OTHERS MAGAT TRAITOR Abbott is JUST TOO BUSY GERRYMANDERING the state of TexASS to make sure MAGAT TRAITORS stay in power in Congress.
Truth 💥
People will do what they have to do to survive. Some will abandon deeply held beliefs; some will not. It explains whatever it is that Musk is trying to explain here without the gender bias. Occam's razor. He's really not a genius on every level, is he? smh www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Harvey Weinstein had called Jeffrey Epstein before Epstein's arrest. Because of course he had. Although I never held out much hope that a list of Epstein/Maxwell clients would ever be made public, I'm happy to join the chorus. Where's the list? www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
Luke Farritor was one of the privileged little genius DOGE pricks given the "delete" button to gov't agencies like USAID. But genius wasn't even needed. As Jonathan V. Last says, building requires skill; any monkey can do the demolition work. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-boy-ge...
Tulsi Gabbard, Chuck Grassley, John Durham, and Russia. The convoluted story unraveled. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/01/h...
Krugman, as usual, is clear about the failure of the news media to convey the depravity of Trump and his MAGA cult. www.rawstory.com/paul-krugman...
America, we have a moron problem. If Democrats want to get their message out, they need to dumb it down. open.substack.com/pub/dearlste...
Never die for the emperor www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
Perfect
Hmmm... what's wrong with this picture?
"While we debate the proper scope of government, [the oligarchs are] building infrastructure that operates beyond government entirely. "The irony is exquisite: we’re losing liberalism because we’ve forgotten what it actually is." A great explainer. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/what-is-li...
MAGA is just now finding out that Trump and Epstein were friends? Behold the Low-Information Voter! smh www.rawstory.com/maga-crisis-...
Let the bullets fly! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/u...
Don't do that
MAGA, how does Trump lie to you? Let us count the ways... hartmannreport.com/p/dear-maga-...
A year ago today, Kamala gave us hope. For a little while... open.substack.com/pub/dearlste...
I have an amazing grasp of the obvious. The majority of American voters would rather have a rich white strongman rapist as president than a brown woman. Ask yourself why this is. What does it tell you about most American voters?
Todd Blanche and DOJ had to be reminded: Have you notified the victims? This post includes a clip to Lawrence O'Donnell reading from victim testimony. She was 14 when Epstein/Maxwell started raping her and at the time Epstein attended Trump's second wedding. www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/23/j...
Why is Trump doing this? Check out Thom Hartmann's Q's and potential A's. If you have the answer, please share. Because I just don't get it. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Great timing on the part of the Trump administration as per usual: Jim Comey's daughter, Maurene, fired by DOJ. She prosecuted Epstein to ensure that "people with access, money, and power were not treated differently than anyone else." www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/17/p...
Polls show that the public is souring on the Trump administration's lies about the inherent "criminality" of people fleeing oppression and looking for steady work inside the United States. www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
Pedophilia and child sex trafficking was the central issue for old-time Pizzagate/QAnon/MAGA voters. The ones horrified by the thought of Hillary Clinton and other Dems killing babies for adrenochrome (disinfo!). Epstein is done. Nothing to see here. www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
Wasn't Hillary Clinton involved with human trafficking? Where is Trump's deflection mechanism? If he wants his base to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein, bring on the Hillary bullshit!!! wapo.st/4kGirWX
Wasn't Hillary Clinton involved with human trafficking? Where is Trump's deflection mechanism? If he wants his base to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein, bring on the Hillary bullshit!!! wapo.st/4kGirWX
These people are not rational. I'm not sure what they are. Are they idiots? Or have they simply been misled by the information silos and spineless representatives? wapo.st/44LDMs7
Is Delusion the Right's New "Weapon of Mass Destruction"? hartmannreport.com/p/is-delusio...
“Now, I feel a little differently”
Political news today is either a looped list of Trump's crimes or propaganda that deflects from those crimes.
Trump, Epstein and the Deep State open.substack.com/pub/chrished...