Unbelievable www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
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Unbelievable www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
I think it's time to discuss the 25th Amendment.
MAGA www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/t...
How You Can Save Yourself from MAGA's Destruction of America's Health Care System As the Trump Administration destroys our health care system, attacks science and experts, & promotes anti-vaccine disinformation, it's up to local communities & doctors to save us. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
JUST IN: Judge who blocked the transfer of about 600 Guatemalan minors from US to Guatemala Sunday is keeping a very tight leash on the government. Echoes of Alien Enemies Act litigation simply deafening here. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Oh, the irony if #DonaldTrump dies before Joe Biden. What will corporate media do with itself?
Thread BREAKING: A new 38 page proposal shows Trump & Netanyahu are openly planning to take over Gaza & turn it into a casino & tourism resort. Here are the horrid details, & yes all of this is a violation of international human rights law & further confirms Israel is committing genocide. 1/4
AP: “Florida could be on the hook for $218 million… Alligator Alcatraz may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely…” apnews.com/article/flor...
President Donald Trump has shrugged off MAGA fury and is standing by his decision to allow 600,000 Chinese student visas to be issued—calling it the “right thing to do.”
If this is the “strong leader” they keep selling us, why are they hiding him like Weekend at Bernie’s? 👀
So the photos we get of the “golf outing” today is a pale and feeble looking one of him getting to a car at the WH and this one of him returning. Nothing from the course.
Wait, what the fuck are the sandbags for. Sandbags are for floods and fighting positions.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The Cracker Barrel and Sydney Sweeney controversies “perfectly represent the way in which right-wing media both mobilizes its base and bends political reality,” our columnist David French writes.
Bleak: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
An Israeli Official Was Arrested in Vegas For Trying to Have Sex With a Child: Why Was He Allowed to Flee to Israel? How come Trump, Republicans, Democrats & corporate media aren't covering the scandal of the summer? open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
I said corporate media
An Israeli Official Was Arrested in Vegas For Trying to Have Sex With a Child: Why Was He Allowed to Flee to Israel? How come Trump, Republicans, Democrats & corporate media aren't covering the scandal of the summer? open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
LIVE NOW
Talking to journalist Pete Rothpletz about his piece on one of the biggest scandals and news stories of the Trump Administration. Why aren't Dems and corporate media focusing on this? Live 1 pm et. Thelefthook.substack.com. No paywalls. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Why Isn't Donald Trump's Declining Health Being Covered by Corporate Media? Where are the op-eds & news programs calling for Trump's resignation due to his declining health, impaired abilities, & march towards fascism? Oh, yeah, "both sides" corporate journalism. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
This is phenomenal messaging. Hello Democrats? Knock knock, anybody home?
Why don’t you send everyone proof of life first? (Either way, Chicago doesn’t want you here)
So was Trump actually golfing today?
Why Isn't Donald Trump's Declining Health Being Covered by Corporate Media? Where are the op-eds & news programs calling for Trump's resignation due to his declining health, impaired abilities, & march towards fascism? Oh, yeah, "both sides" corporate journalism. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
They believe in eugenics and technofasicsm
Fascism-plus.
@muellershewrote.com and I are masochists who don't know how to rest so instead we're going LIVE and discussing the future of Social Security, President JD Thiel Vance, the Epstein Scandal and if our democracy can hold... LIVE NOW thelefthook.substack.com
Worth listening to my conversation with Dr. Mo who describes operating on Palestinian children and civilians in Gaza. youtu.be/QOLcwbZ7jn0?...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...
Seriously.
Trump MIA. Also nothing scheduled over the weekend. Hasn't golfed in a while.
Following his summit with Putin, Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of tangible progress he’s made to end the war in Ukraine and is contemplating how involved he should be personally in brokering a meeting between Kremlin and Ukrainian leaders, administration officials tell CNN.
Breaking news: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from rapidly deporting undocumented immigrants detained away from the border without a court hearing, a setback for its mass deportation agenda.
Who says give up? Im saying we have our eyes wide open. GOP will cheat or violently attempt to gain control by any means necessary. Dems and the majority to need to acknowledge this reality and fight back accordingly
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
We dead.
zeteo.com/p/why-arent-...
"Trump and Republicans are going to cheat to stay in power. How do we fight back?" This should be the question Democratic leaders are asking privately, and publicly, they need to sound the alarm and provide solutions. Or they can keep attacking Mamdani
Young men who voted for Trump... Now you're paying more for Nintendo Switch, PS5, and you can't get Lego bricks shipped to America by the Lego company. Bravo, bros. Time to listen to Joe Rogan for advice on what to do next in your lives.
As a Lego fan, I voted against Trump. Also, literally, I was going to order some missing pieces this weekend but there goes that.
Republicans are going to do everything to stay in power forever. Will Democrats understand and respond? Trump isn't leaving peacefully or legally. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
BREAKING 🧵: Divided appeals court rules against Trump's tariffs. 4 judges appointed by Bush I, Obama, & Biden (2) say IEEPA doesn't allow tariffs. 4 judges app. by Bush II (2) & Obama (2) - including chief - say it does. 3 judges app. by Clinton & Obama (2) say it doesn't allow *these* tariffs.
How does this excuse Israel responding with a genocide and killing babies?
Courts trying to keep Trump from further destroying the economy. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump has F’d up 2 of 3 most popular brands: LEGO and Nintendo. Has he come for Pokemon yet @georgetakei.bsky.social ?
If you all care about not dying and are invested in your family's health, I recommend tuning in to my live convo with the great @drkavitapatel.bsky.social Live 430 pm et. No paywalls. Thelefthook.substack.com
If you all care about not dying and are invested in your family's health, I recommend tuning in to my live convo with the great @drkavitapatel.bsky.social Live 430 pm et. No paywalls. Thelefthook.substack.com
What will America be under President JD Thiel, excuse me, I meant JD Vance? Time to start seriously thinking about this as Trump’s health continues faltering.
If my post calling out MAGA's racism is driving men into MAGA's embrace of white supremacy and rage then maybe I'm not the problem...
RFK Leads the GOP's Pro-Death March The Dangerous Politicization of Public Health in America: Why RFK Jr.’s Rise to Power Puts Millions of Lives at Risk open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Republicans aren't running for office...their polls are dropping...their own base is mocking them and yelling at them at town halls... And yet they seem very comfortable and unbothered. Ask yourselves why?
In other news, I am here for the mockery of Joe Rogan, his pal of mediocre comedians, and all these podcaster tools who promoted Trump and his fascist agenda. Finally happening at a mainstream level. The damage these hacks have done to young men...generational.
Me! Guys like me lol!
I mean...just...exquisite. Hit dogs... (Pardon the bad language, but anytime you call out the MAGA mediocracy or white rage or white supremacy or white conservative fragility, you get this)
He found a way to F up LEGO. Of course he did.
Very smart and necessary.
And Wisconsin!!! Lets do it again!
Art depicting “Sandwich Guy” now at the scene of the alleged misdemeanor.
Excellent. Resist at every level. Use every maneuver you can. Fascism is brittle. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
I wrote this 4 years ago. People thought I was hysterical. www.thedailybeast.com/why-trump-is...
In 7 months, Trump and Republicans have done generational damage to the United States, our economy, our national security, our reputation, and our health care. They're hollowing it out. Rich will get richer, and Putin will get what he wants.
Putin realizes his puppet is sick and dying, so he's getting everything he can before the exit. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
@daniellemoodie.bsky.social and I discuss RFK JR and the Trump Administration Marching Us Towards Death. 12 pm ET LIVE www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3Y...
FOX: Do you think you can get a bill to pass that would provide more funding to continue the National Guard presence in DC? MIKE JOHNSON: I'm all for it. I told the president 'we will give you the resource and the authority necessary to complete this job, because it is wildly popular.'
Killing kids. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
RKF Jr. is a dangerous man who is determined to abuse his authority to act on truly terrifying conspiracy theories and disinformation—leaving us unprepared for the next deadly pandemic and snuffing out potential cures while he’s at it. My full statement.
That about sums it all up.
Our client, Mohsen Mahdawi, just finished his citizenship interview when ICE arrested him in retaliation for his pro-Palestinian activism. Now, the government is asking an appeals court to re-detain him for no other reason than his speech. We won’t back down from protecting our right to dissent.
Cowboys' tears are sugar for my chai. What a dumb move by Dallas. Thank you!
Mobilizing Mass Grassroots Resistance to Trump and MAGA's Fascism A growing, grassroots movement is mobilizing concerned citizens to become joyful warriors against Trump's fascism and is now active in 46 states. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
A jam-packed The Left Hook show today will trigger Trump and MAGA in the best of ways! "Hit Dogs Holler": @joyannreid.bsky.social Fires Back Against the Right-Wing Meltdown Over Her Last Appearance + Vicky Ward Calls Out Ghislaine Maxwell's Lies (37 min mark) open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The President of Portugal said that Trump is a Russian asset “He functions as an asset,” Rebelo de Sousa calmly explained his reasoning.
“Separating Truth from Lies in The Ghislaine Maxwell-Todd Blanche Transcripts” Journalist Vicki Ward has reminded us of Epstein and Maxwell’s numerous victims and called out her lies. She knows Maxwell, her history, her network, and her lies better than anyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wadP...
I've kept saying one of the most dangerous MAGA Horsemen is RFK JR due to the damage he will do to America's public health infrastructure and his promotion of reckless, baseless, and destructive anti-vaxx conspiracies. You're seeing it play out now, folks. Should be bigger news.
Curious whether MAGA will follow the leadership of their new Daddies, Peter Thiel, a billionaire, and his groomed toy, JD Vance, a millionaire, if Trump goes down due to his ailing health? Let's see.
She was great.
A jam-packed The Left Hook show today will trigger Trump and MAGA in the best of ways! "Hit Dogs Holler": @joyannreid.bsky.social Fires Back Against the Right-Wing Meltdown Over Her Last Appearance + Vicky Ward Calls Out Ghislaine Maxwell's Lies (37 min mark) open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
A pro death movement. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
If RFK Jr. will not resign, he must be impeached and removed, for the sake of the nation's health and safety.
Mobilizing Mass Grassroots Resistance to Trump and MAGA's Fascism A growing, grassroots movement is mobilizing concerned citizens to become joyful warriors against Trump's fascism and is now active in 46 states. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
This is an insane, psychopathic take. There IS phase 5 starvation in Gaza. This is a reality. Israel has engineered a deliberate famine by blocking humanitarian aid. The question is why are we still supporting it and how do we all stop it?
If you're in the DMV area, please come see this. Important.
Charlamagne the God is the one who called out Jeffries, a Dem leader, as AIPAC Shakur. Richie Torres is due to a disastrous trending interview w Adam Friedland. I've called out all the Dems who carry water for Netanyahu, especially Schumer and Dems who took a bipartisan photo with him last month
yes soon
Courage, hope, and resistance are all contagious. People need to see others stand up to MAGA and Trump's bullying and fascism. We're seeing it this week with Lisa Cook refusing to bend the knee and the CDC Director Susan Monarez refusing to quit. Imagine if powerful CEOs did this...
1. The president is an obvious bigot 2. His administration is pursuing a panoply of racist and sexist policies 3. Lisa Cook is the first Black woman on the Fed board and has done research on economic effects of racism How are we not talking about this? paulwaldman.substack.com/p/can-we-ple...
Maybe don't have unqualified, anti-vaccine cranks without medical degrees as the director of our Health and Human Services, right? But Republicans and Trump vouched for RFK Jr and now their base is going to die. MAGA www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Ashli Babbitt, the Jan. 6 rioter killed while storming the Capitol, will now receive a funeral with military honors
Investigative journalist Vicki Ward, who covered the Ghislaine Maxwell trial and has covered Epstein for 2 decades, joins me now to discuss the Epstein files, the cover up, and the Maxwell transcripts and all her lies. thelefthook.substack.com No paywall.
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook files lawsuit against Trump's attempted ouster
NYT - Lisa Cook, a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, sued President Trump on Thursday, calling his attempt to fire her "unprecedented and illegal" and setting up a court fight with lasting implications for the central bank's independence.
The Mighty @joyannreid.bsky.social is returning to The Left Hook and responding to all the MAGA outrage and crocodile tears from her last appearance where she called out Trump and the conservative mediocracy. 1130 am ET Thelefthook.substack.com No paywalls.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show. Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force The journalist @radleybalko.bsky.social explains the mechanisms Trump is using to create a personal army. open.spotify.com/episode/3OTs... youtu.be/UcTZ_en5FTM?...
The disastrous Adam Friedland interview should be the end of Richie Torres's career as a Democrat, but we'll see the Democratic Establishment protect him and instead double down on criticizing Mamdani. The American people, especially the youth, are done supporting Israel's genocide.
One of my most difficult interviews, but we have to listen to what is happening in Gaza. A devastating account of how Israel's genocide is maiming, killing, and starving Palestinian children from a front-line physician who has volunteered in Gaza. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
"God" and Waj Discuss Trump's Two Achilles Cankles That Will Hasten His Downfall Despite our current dystopian landscape, Trump is weak and vulnerable. His march towards authoritarianism reflects his insecurity and growing unpopularity. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Thanks to the @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social for giving a shout out to my tweet and following up with an intelligent analysis. Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pId...
"The Authoritarian Socialist Free Market Capitalist Fascist Christian King of America" Trump tanking the economy, going full socialist dictator, & unleashing the National Guard is perfectly fine. MAGA only cares whether a school shooter is transgender. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Hakeem Jeffries: AIPAC SHAKUR Richie Torres: NOTORIOUS IDF Gimme more, friends...MORE!
Look at Friedland's face when Torres "rejects the notion" of Israel having the policy of killing civilians seeking aid.