Cindy Groene☮️

Today is a good day to remember how MAGA republicans treated the brutal assassination attempt against Paul Pelosi as if it were a joke. I’ll never forget that.

‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’ Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities

BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.

Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $436.3 billion

Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $244.2 billion

Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $257.8 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25

It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.

An unarmed veteran was attacked from behind, sustaining injuries and being dragged into a Portland ice building.

Trump told West Point cadets at their graduation that he wouldn't be able to shake their hands, a tradition among US presidents, because he had urgent matters to deal with on China and Russia.

This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.

3/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions.

Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands President Donald Trump rescinded his executive order targeting Paul Weiss — after the law firm agreed to certain conditions.

“George Conway, a frequent Trump critic and a former partner at a major law firm, told NBC News that firms need to look beyond the bottom line:

“‘They have a moral duty to defend the very system that has allowed them to make the kind of money that they make. …

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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.

But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.

He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.

He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.

This is a pattern we’ll see over and over. Trump makes things worse, then takes great credit for making the problem he created better. Never really fixing things, just putting on a show to glorify himself.

Ohio GOP chairman says 'confusing voters' was the party's 'strategy' on ballot measure Ohio GOP chairman admitted to fellow Republicans that the party thwarted an anti-gerrymandering proposal in last year's election by misleading voters on what it would do.

Ohio GOP chairman says 'confusing voters' was the party's 'strategy' on ballot measure

Ohio GOP chairman admitted to fellow Republicans that the party thwarted an anti-gerrymandering proposal in last year's election by misleading voters on what it would do.

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Remember when he wrote an odd op-ed saying the criminal cases against Trump should be dismissed?👀

Man, what a sleazebag Thompson is. And he’s doing to CNN what Lewis is doing to the Washington Post. There’s not going to be much of either place left if this goes on much longer.

WTF?

live your life in such a way that the entire world doesn't burst out laughing when your rocket blows up

No better quote from Merrick Garland summarizes why he was the wrong man for the job than this from his farewell speech.

From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.

Trump Names Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone “Special Ambassadors” to Hollywood, Whatever That Means On Truth Social, the president-elect announced that he has handpicked this trio of senior citizens (and avowed Trump supporters) to lead the efforts to bring business lost to “foreign countries” back ...

James Woods must be pissed. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

If Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who made his fortune in part through government contracts, really wanted to help the government’s finances, he could simply agree to pay his fair share in taxes.

Or, I guess, he could fuck over kids with cancer.

The fact that I know more about Fani Willis’ and Nathan Wade’s relationship than I do about the crimes committed by Ginni Thomas and Clarence Thomas shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

He’s from Oklahoma where it’s common. JimBob, BillyDon, JoeBob, RexWayne…..these are all names of people I grew up with. HillBillLee 😂

This happens even more than you can imagine. Children with a misdirected immune assault in their brain, called PANS, are denied IVIG every day in this country. I’d say the suffering for the children and their families is unimaginable but you clearly understand it very well and I’m so sorry for that

Today, the trial of former DC Police Lt. Shane Lamond starts in DC. Lamond is accused of feeding tips to Proud Boys leader Henry Tarrio ahead of 1/6, so Tarrio knew he would have a warrant and get arrested on Jan. 4, creating an alibi for his whereabouts on 1/6. I'll have coverage for HuffPost.

A dozen states have had to mandate coverage. Health insurance companies are in it to make money not pay for care people pay premiums for. It’s unconscionable. The suffering of these children and their families. Is heartbreaking.

I don’t celebrate it but let me tell you this. I’m working on trying 2 get a bill passed n Michigan 2 mandate treatment coverage for children w/ PANS. Imagine paying premiums each month, desperately needing treatment 4 your child u can’t afford & being denied over & over. It’s a desperate situation

The Choices I’ve Made From Marc | Since the election, media figures and outlets have followed suit — each moving gradually towards obedience to Trump and then suddenly.

I know that giving into fear will only strengthen Trump and undermine the future of our democracy. Trump wants us to be scared. He wants us to give up — gradually and then suddenly. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

It's too late now. If we ever have any truthful history about these times, I want it known that a supposedly well-intentioned but decidedly weak & incompetent AG was primarily responsible for the destruction of an independent DOJ & very possibly our democracy, if not our very survival.

The Trump Marathon If Americans want to hold Trump accountable in a second term, they must keep their heads when he uses chaos as a strategy.

The president-elect and his team have spent much of November baiting and trolling their opponents while throwing red meat to the MAGA faithful. But Americans shouldn’t fall for it this time.
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Analysis | Americans’ many contradictions on Trump’s agenda Mass deportation and tariffs are among the proposals on which Americans’ views contain multitudes.

A lot of Americans are entering the "Find Out" portion of the entertainment.

Americans’ many contradictions on Trump’s agenda wapo.st/4fIrkh0