Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
The White House posts that the US has now taken in $8 Trillion in tariff revenue so far. Preposterous insane lies on an hourly basis.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
The White House posts that the US has now taken in $8 Trillion in tariff revenue so far. Preposterous insane lies on an hourly basis.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Statement from Trump about his good friend Rudy Giuliani who was injured in a serious car crash on Saturday:
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
And Happy Labor Day!
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
And the entire GOP. Dems should make them defend RFKJr.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Right now, I'd like to pressure them to dump RFKJr. If Dems do their job, they should make the GOP defend him. Tie them to him like a rock.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly. If Dems were smart, they would tie RFKJr to Trump and the GOP immediately, like a large rock. Make them defend him. Jeffries should talk about impeachment. Republicans have kids with cancer and got Covid vaccines too. As soon as Kennedy becomes a liability, they'll ditch him.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
www.gq.com/story/rudy-g...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
This should give journalists an opportunity to run Guiliani's Greatest Hits. www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/n...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Perhaps the media should note that Hitler survived 42 documented plots and 6 actual attempts on his life. Nobody said the hand of God was involved in his surviving any of them. www.history.com/articles/6-a...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Reminds me of the Putin MBS greeting at the g20 in 2018– a few weeks after Khashoggi’s murder. Note the guy coming in the back in the red tie.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
* Trump Family Amasses $6 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch @wsj.com
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
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paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Every American should be calling senator Bill Cassidyand asking Hakeem Jeffries to begin a conversation about impeachment. Make the GOP defend RFK. Trump voters got vaccinated too, and have children with cancer. And they aren’t all going to agree to let bird flu run through the population
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
I believe the word Caroline Kennedy used for him was “predator.”
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Good to know.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
The last thing we need is a Trump martyr. Ever.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
This was October 31. abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
This was October 27, 2024. www.nbcnews.com/video/-trump...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
She’s making herself more into a Bratz doll IMO.
Captain Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
In just the last few months, Donald Trump has: ❌ Cut thousands of staff from the VA, threatening programs and services ❌ Closed programs that keep veterans in their homes ❌ Terminated union contracts for thousands of veterans at the VA And veterans aren’t having it.
Georgia DiPirro 📎 (@georgiadipirro.bsky.social) reposted
“By shutting down the Foreign Malign Influence Center, Gabbard stripped away America’s shield against foreign meddling. Moscow and Beijing couldn’t ask for a bigger gift.” Robert Morton #NationalSecurity #ForeignInterference #counterespionage
Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd.bsky.social) reposted
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender, total of 4. Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender, total of more than 4,000. Transgender folks are 1.0% of the population and they make up less than 0.1% of the mass shooters.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Enjoy the bird flu I guess. Brought to you by the sociopath in charge. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
So they don’t want the bird flu to go unchecked? bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
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paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
It is time for Hakeem Jeffries to introduce impeachment for RFK. Time for Dems to tie him like a large rock to Trump and the GOP. Republicans have kids with cancer. They get Covid vaccines, and they aren’t going to like this:
Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) reposted
Nation’s largest nursing union: Time for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to go | National Nurses United www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
So they outlasted you. You give up, they win.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
And she called him a "predator." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm gonna wait for the "official statement" of the police investigation.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know if that's true since you provide no link (so what does 'fact checked' mean?) but it seems to be true of the top 25. 247wallst.com/special-repo...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
They can't just "resign." They signed on for a period of time. That's how it works in the military. But in LA they made their displeasure known. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Lindsay Beyerstein (@beyerstein.bsky.social) reposted
What is coming, in QAnon lore, is the Storm. The orgy of bloodletting in which Trump will liquidate his political enemies. That’s what he’s playing with.
Boycott Citizens Bank (@boycottcitizens.bsky.social) reposted
ICE procurement activity since August 22, totaling ~$19M. Companies highlighted in yellow are new to the "Who's Profiting from ICE?" map, available here: bit.ly/3TgUZEq Source: USAspending.gov
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Not "dozens." HUNDREDS. bsky.app/profile/josh...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
If your goal is to lower Trump's popularity -- an important stop along the way to impeachment, focusing on Kennedy looks like a smart decision to me. Make the entire GOP defend him.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
And you don't speak for the military, past or present. www.statenews.org/government-p...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought defecating in the showers to show their disgust went a little far, but I get it. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
You know, plenty in the Guard don't agree. They were pretty miffed at being used in LA. "Fake mission" they called it. Maybe that's why they were out in 2 months. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm pretty certain that Trump is more popular than RFKJr. So I don't think that ship is ready to sail. I do think that more public airing of Kennedy's work might divide the GOP. Looks like its beginning. www.notus.org/health-scien...
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
It is not about convincing every Republican. It is about dividing their party. They can't afford it.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not so sure. If Dems are smart and tie RFKJr to the GOP like a stone, they might end him. Republicans have kids with cancer, lots of them get vaccines, and they might not like this. This might not be the hill the GOP wants to die on. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, okay, but maybe we should want him to rein in RFKJr. now. Right now. Dems should tie RFKJr like a rock to the GOP, and when and if he becomes a liability, the GOP will end him.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
How much of the vaccine has actually been produced?
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
The point isn't to convince them all. It is to divide them. Plenty of Republican voters have kids with cancer. Got Covid vaccines. And won't like this. Make the GOP defend all of it. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
This is what should concern us. Republican state legislatures. If you are in one of these, might be a good time to get a copy of your birth certificate or an updated passport. Before delays. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
RADDATZ: You talk about what can be done. After shootings in Buffalo & Uvalde, Congress passed a bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It provided hundreds of millions for schools to expand mental health services. You didn't vote for it. Why? TOM EMMER: I don't remember the reasons I didn't vote for it
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
GORKA: Instead of blaming an inanimate object, which is the weapon, how about addressing the human being instead? KEILAR: DHS cut funding in July to the Minnesota Dept of Safety and the Hennepin Country Sheriff's Office in July that is the kind of funding used to assess mass violence threats
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
The worry is that he wants to take the rest of us down. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like Buddy hasn't spoken to his fellow Republican, Senator Cassidy. www.notus.org/health-scien...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Why do we always assume that fundamentalists, and not the faculty at Harvard and Yale Divinity schools, are the only voices besides those of atheists. I am pretty sure they read the Bible too.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
2) Do you support this? Do you think that perhaps RFK should appear before the Senate and answer questions about his views? bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Questions Lankford should have been asked. 1) Do you agree with the Chair of the Senate Health Committee? www.notus.org/health-scien...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
And this. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Ask Langford about this. www.notus.org/health-scien...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
And divide Republican voters. They have kids with cancer too, and many of them got the Covid vaccine. And they won't like this. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly. If Dems were smart, they'd tie RFKJr. to the GOP like a heavy stone. Make them defend him. Yes, even Cassidy seems to know that RFK is going to become a liability. www.notus.org/health-scien...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Tie RFKJr to the GOP like a heavy stone. There are signs that some smarter members know that's a losing strategy. www.notus.org/health-scien...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
As if. As if the destruction can be contained to GOP voters. The best plan for Dems is to tie RFK like a rock to the GOP. Make them defend him. Divide them. Some of them have kids with cancer, got Covid vaccines, and won't like this. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. Dems should work at tying RFKJr. to the GOP like a heavy stone. Make them defend him. Republican voters have kids with cancer, they got Covid vaccines, and they won't like this. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
No, but she is right to be concerned about her state, and any other state with a Republican controlled legislature. Trump is just adding noise to their efforts. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Most people, even Republicans, won't like this. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
There are already signs Cassidy is feeling the heat. This is how you divide Republican voters too. They have kids with cancer, they got Covid vaccines, and. www.notus.org/health-scien...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, now make them defend him. Tie RFK to the GOP like a stone. Make them defend this. Jeffries should start impeachment proceedings and Sen. Cassidy's phone should be ringing off the hook. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
The DB did not report that the photo was from 2019. They reported he was seen at his VA golf club. Here it is. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
If what you mean is that this has the best chance of getting attention &sustained outrage, I agree. Make the GOP defend RFK. The CDC is usually a backwater project easily ignored. But even Republicans got Covid vaccines, have kids with cancer, &won't like this. Divide them. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
The measure of success isn't whether they are successful in impeaching RFK. The measure of success is whether Dems can tie him like a rock to the Republican Party, and be sure Americans know what this means. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty sure we know. Now, read a strategy book. Building momentum to impeach RFK, Jr., who isn't likely as popular as Trump is a good idea. Even if impeachment doesn't happen, focus attention on stuff like this. Let the GOP defend it. Before 2026. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
You realize we are talking about RFK Jr, right? Do you think he's as popular as Trump? Do you think the GOP can defend this? bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
They have not already introduced articles of impeachment for Kennedy. For Trump, yes, and it went nowhere. He's still too popular. But let the GOP defend RFK in light of this. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
If this doesn't spur the American people to demand RFKs removal, I don't know what will. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
Oh come onnnnnnn
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Truly chilling. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
You know what's different? RFK's policies aren't just going to threaten the poor. They will threaten everyone. Stuff like this. bsky.app/profile/mcbr...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Okay, I'll answer. I'd like Jeffries to start the ball rolling to impeach Kennedy Monday morning. Make Republicans defend RFK.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe we should quit relying on no-name accounts and memes for actual information. The press pool, including legit journalists, reported on his whereabouts.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, this year. He is talking about the future. And btw, in a number of states you won't be able to get it if you're under 65 without a prescription from your doctor THIS year. www.cbsnews.com/news/cvs-wal...
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
“.. Yes, it will be on the shelf,” he said, “but you’re not going to be able to find it at a pharmacy, that’s already happened. CVS, Walgreens, because of this confusion, they’re not going to stock it ..” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
To be fair, since Trump wants to stop taxing the rich, if he doesn't have revenue coming in from someplace, the national debt, already slated to rise, will be even more catastrophic.
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
This was the moment for people watching - when the only response was "OMG, did she actually just say that?" In fact she did, and when O'Keefe responded incredulously, she doubled down. Yes, the Nat'l Guard's presence in LA for 2 months "saved" the city. 🙄
James E. Clyburn (@repjamesclyburn.bsky.social) reposted
Trump says he wants to make Washington, DC "beautiful again." 200 National Park Service workers used to be assigned to maintain the city's parks. Trump fired all of them but 20. Now the National Guard members Trump ordered to DC are cleaning the parks. So efficient!
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
🙄 And this is why we need the military to pick up trash. bsky.app/profile/repj...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
But meanwhile, Republican state legislatures are pushing for tighter voter ID laws. If you were planning to get a copy of your birth certificate or a passport, you might want to do it now and avoid the rush and delays. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope someone captures him before winter!
David Enrich (@davidenrich.bsky.social) reposted
After losing an appeal against CNN, Alan Dershowitz plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan, the 1964 case that protects journalists and others from weaponized lawsuits. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/29/b...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
State Republican legislators are also working on voter ID. So if you are thinking about getting a passport or copy of your birth certificate, might be good to do that now, before there is a rush and a backlog. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) reposted
Trump said tonight he is going to issue an executive order purporting to require enforcement of voter ID rules: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u... The president has no such authority to order how elections are conducted.
Dayna Delmonico (@ddelmoni.bsky.social) reposted
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social if Trump doesn't fire Kennedy, start impeachment proceedings Tuesday morning. Republicans can't stop you. Force them to vote! @normornstein.bsky.social
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
Trump did this
Max Boot (@maxboot.bsky.social) reposted
This is a fantasy about as realistic as building colonies on the moon. But the grim underlying reality is ethnic cleansing. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Patrick Dunleavy (@patrickdunleavy.bsky.social) reposted
Peter Jukes “This is the enduring lesson of Weimar: extremism never triumphs on its own. It succeeds because others enable it—because of their ambition, because of their fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of small concessions”. www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't sleep on Gen X. 60% of Trump voters were 50 and older in 2024, down from 65% in 2016. Voters under 50 made up 40% of Trump’s coalition in 2024, up from 35% in 2016. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
paulaptb (@paulaptb.bsky.social) reply parent
Fine. Just don't think that will happen in time to save vaccines for this year or next.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
If this oleaginous haircut thinks local crime rates merit a federal military intervention, then he should be leading the armored column down to his home state of Louisiana, which is one of the worst in the nation.