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Rand Paul: "The reason we have trials & we don't automatically assume guilt is what if we make a mistake and they happen to be people fleeing the Venezuelan dictator? ... off our coast it isn't our policy just to blow people up ... even the worst people in our country, they still get a trial."
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
The loop the Democrats didn’t fully close on their “weird” talking point is that great wealth and unaccountable power corrupts the minds and souls of the people who desire and possess them—they become ever weirder and unhinged because they are so detached from the concerns of us normies.
'The military violated Posse Comitatus' is never something like you like to hear www.kenklippenstein.com/p/los-angele...
As House Republicans & DOJ continues to block release of the files, Epstein victims speak out: “The files contain the names of powerful men who have been shielded because of their fame or fortune. Congress - will you continue to protect predators or survivors? Release the files!”
Firefighters, famously, have a house they all live in, where they wait for people to call them, actually.
So they lied and lied and lied under OATH and keep their jobs? …#GOP #GuardiansOfPedophiles
The press needs to stop using “vaccine skeptic” and start using “child abuser.”
Massie (R-KY) is just on fire: "I don't know if that's precedented in this country to have a president call legislators to say that they're engaged in a hostile act, particularly when the so-called hostile act is trying to get justice for people who've been victims of sex crimes." #TrumpEpstein
Since we're sharing examples of Linehan's scummy behaviour
Whether you believe in prayer or not, prayers over gun violence show no signs of working. And if prayers are the only thing you offer in response to this nation's epidemic of gun violence, you're not a serious person who wants to solve a real problem. You're a sanctimonious fraud with a gun fetish.
It is .astounding. the extent to which the vast majority of liberal / mainstream media does not understand and/or under plays the religious foundations of *all this madness*
Pentagon: Military power injected into a civilian judicial process, dangerous erosion separation Lethal attack on civilians off Venezuelan coast. Hanging pictures at West Point depicting traitors and slavery.
House Republicans create a new subcommittee to establish 2 + 2 = 5. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
An Aug. 29 policy statement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency, will from now on bar nonpartisan groups such as the League of Women Voters from offering voter registration services at the end of naturalization ceremonies. /1
REP. @yassaminansari.bsky.social on the bipartisan demand for the Epstein files: “This is the most corrupt administration in 🇺🇸 history, and this story shows it more than anything.”
Q: What is your message to President Trump? EPSTEIN SURVIVOR: I don't want to send a direct message to him. I'm already scared enough.
The White House is going to do everything they can to keep this press conference quiet. When they do, ask yourself why.
Today, Governor DeSantis shared his plans to end vaccine requirements in the state of Florida. We are concerned that today's announcement will put children in Florida public schools at higher risk for getting sick and have ripple effects across their community. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
And.....normal.
Bonta: They tried to rely on this supposed exception to the Posse Comitatus Act. And Judge Breyer, during the trial, rightfully asked: “I haven’t seen that in the Constitution. Can you point it out?” Of course, it could not be pointed out by the witness, because it doesn’t exist.
www.reddit.com/r/goodnews/s... Well done, America!
this is the guy the energy abundance bros lauded lmao
If you can make it, I hope you will.
Epstein survivor on Epstein: "His biggest brag forever was that he was very good friends with Donald Trump."
😒😒😌
literal lunatics are in charge of public health right now
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish 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.
She's a monster who utilized her monstrousness to ingratiate herself to American monstrosity.
Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: “Together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know who were regularly in the Epstein world.”
Those so disposed should keep their mealy mouthed words behind their teeth. We need action, not platitudes or letters.
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.
Guess which network is ignoring the survivors? Fox isn’t news.
"For so many years, it felt like Epstein's criminal behavior was an open secret." “We’re not going away. We’re not staying quiet. We’re not going to give up.” Annie Farmer (Epstein survivor)
military flyovers disrupt the Epstein victim press conference
To paraphrase the great Vincent Gambini, aka Jerry Callo, everything the GOP says is bullshit
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."
The president’s favorite TV show is helping to ease the country onto a glide path toward Trump’s authoritarian goal of putting troops on the ground in more U.S. cities.
The overall takeaway from the Epstein survivors’ press conference is that they are united and are no longer going to allow rich and powerful men to victimize, silence and intimidate them. Including the ones in Congress and the perp in the Oval Office.
Also, Jeffries is propping up a series of dangerous fictions -- Trump sincerely wants to help Americans, legislation is still how we get things done, Trump will work to us to do that -- that only provide cover for Trump. Trump's clearly pushed Congress aside! So say it! And fucking act like it!
"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers
Chicagoans: buy up some Texas flags to burn in the presence of military uniforms. abc7chicago.com/post/texas-n...
the simplest, clear reading of this is that jeanine pirro wants to get rid of juries
fwiw, we are now up to seven reported grand jury refusals, two cases just dropped by prosecutors, and two cases originally charged as felony assaults on federal officers but have since been downgraded to misdemeanors (which don't need to be charged by grand jury)
among other weird things (the sheer # of no true bills from dc grand juries, plus the fact that judges are ordering prosecutors to disclose those refusals to defendants, which I'd never heard of before) ... I have never seen a prosecutor attack a grand jury like this www.cbsnews.com/news/d-c-gra...
"That’s right, another grand jury in DC, entirely of its own volition and accord, has looked at an indictment from DC US Attorney Jeanine “Boxwine” Pirro, Idiot, Esq., and said, “You know what? Fuck this Trump Nazi right here,” and refused to indict somebody."
“Several of us Epstein survivors have been discussing creating our own list of names. We know the names. Many of us were abused by them.”
This hits harder than when I saw this movie the first time. #CaptainAmerica
Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda: "The worst part is that the government is still in possession right now of documents & information that could help me remember and get over all of this maybe, and help me heal. They have documents w/ my name on them that were confiscated from Jeffrey Epstein's house"
More of this.
Davies: And his biggest brag forever was that he was very good friends with Donald Trump. He had an eight by ten framed picture of him on his desk with the two of them, like they were very close.
What a twat. Oh your vacation was ruined? My tax paying ass doesn’t have bodily autonomy ACROSS A COUNTRY FOR WHICH I PAY FEDERAL TAXES. What medical rights do men lose when they cross state lines based on a singular religion’s wants and desires? www.rawstory.com/abortion-267...
Obviously rabies vaccines don't cause doggy autism, but also, and I mean this in the most complimentary way possible: dogs are already pretty autistic Like oh no will my dog hyperfixate on a toy? Will he become upset when his routine is disrupted? What if he gets agitated by loud noises or crowds?!
A victim of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has revealed how a group of survivors is compiling a client list of their own.
RFK Jr’s gobbledygook is probably confusing for a lot of people. He talks about kids who have been vaccinated having less brightness in their eyes or having “mitochondrial challenges.” What he ignores is their greater likelihood of survival, as evidenced by any modern cemetery.
The state of America: Cyndi Lauper changes the lyrics to Girls Just Want to Have Fun to Girls Just Want Fundamental Rights.....
Good
A political novice's campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, represents a new pugilistic approach to Democratic politics.
Fox News had to pay 3/4 of a BILLION dollars for lying to its viewers. And it STILL lies.
Bloomberg caught the moment of discussion between President Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong Un: President Xi: Earlier, people rarely lived to 70, but these days, at 70 years, you are still a child. Putin: With the development of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted
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.
Senate Democrats: DO NOT FUND the government when the current continuing resolution expires at the end of the month. SHUT IT DOWN unless DC is funded, the troops are withdrawn from our cities, elections are protected, the Epstein files are released in full... SHUT IT DOWN.
"If something happens that's really bad, maybe I'll have to just blame AI." And with that, the man who turned the term "fake news" into a potent political weapon showed that he knows he can do the same thing with generative AI...
(Homer Simpson whisper) HE MEANS WHITE PEOPLE
As a human in DC right now I would get a significant boost to quality of life via a widely available COVID vaccine compared to armed men harassing my neighbors. Would call my representatives in federal government to point this out, if I had any
"I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime." Gov. JB Pritzker
"Be loud for America."
It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
We are overdue for a “ Have you no decency” kind of moment.
Good morning to you 🌞 from the Southern Coast on the
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.
Donald Trump, et. al., are actively whipping Republican House members to *vote against* the bipartisan effort to release the Epstein files. And we all know why.
Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed. "Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
Here's the video Trump just posted to Truth Social, with the claim that 11 people aboard the boat were killed. There is zero evidence of self-defense here. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea. Even if they had drugs aboard, that's not a capital offense.
Donald Trump has recognized the basic truth that a critical mass of Americans will cheer the more brutal you are to people they see as criminals.
Significant
The state of America: Cyndi Lauper changes the lyrics to Girls Just Want to Have Fun to Girls Just Want Fundamental Rights.....
Lock in
Mullin: That's why Fox exists because you can actually get news here. You can understand what's happening in the world of politics and instead of some biased narrative
Bigly
Our new world order: Xi hosting Putin and Kim Jong Un for military parades while Trump wages trade wars against actual allies. The 'axis of upheaval' China, Russia, North Korea, Iran literally planning the post American world order while we're excluded from the autocrats club. Pure diplomatic genius
Is this real? It can't be real.
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Any discussion?? #nokings #nopedophiles #nonazis
"The AIDS epidemic was a society-altering catastrophe, one that inspired legions of future doctors—gay and straight alike—to pursue careers in infectious disease. Today they make up a disproportionate share of the specialty’s senior ranks."
“Rather than defending civil liberties and civil protections, you’re turned inward to potentially hinder [them].” In June, we sat down with a veteran and military law expert to discuss “being used against your neighbor” as a soldier.
I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops. I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops. I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com www.alternet.org/epstein-gop-...
youtube.com/watch?v=GrMp... Parkrose Permaculture
Can he not sue under the Posse Comitatus Act to prevent this?
This is the most important news of the day. Sending Texas guardsmen to Illinois is an intentional, unprecedented provocation. It should be immediately challenged in court. Follow @democracydocket.com for breaking news and updates on this developing story. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
you'd think the governor of illinois basically going "we're being invaded by an authoritarian" would be something you'd see real easy on the front page of most everything an hour later
Posse Comitatus Act should prevent this, but that would require a functioning democracy.