Justin Olson

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

20 billion dollars from the US Treasury **was not enough**. So now it's 40 billion dollars! And why stop there?

All while the US government is shut down.

"America First," amirite?

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Donald Trump is forking over $20 billion of YOUR taxpayer dollars to bail out Argentina.

But he won't pay a cent to help American citizens afford health care.

It will never be comprehensible or forgivable that the man who incited a deadly insurrection and attack on our Capitol was able to run again and retake the levers of power.

Detainee recounts chaotic near-deportation that was paused amid a court fight Venezuelan national Eduardo Daboin Rall spoke to NBC News about being boarded onto a bus Friday at a Texas detention facility before the vehicle was turned around.

“I’ve never missed a court appearance. I’ve never missed an appointment with immigration or ICE,” Daboin Rall said. “The truth is: I don’t have any criminal record. I’ve done everything correctly according to the rules of this country.”

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US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

"The FDA is suspending a quality control program for testing milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division...

Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
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good luck, everyone

Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2

One doesn't have to be a political scientist, economist, or lawyer to understand why this is corrosive to our constitutional democracy.

I know you won't see this, but what are your thoughts on Schumer's rationale? Does the shutdown give Trump MORE power?

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Maybe the most illustrative sentence about what’s going on that I’ve read in weeks.

As Trump vents about covid, experts worry his moves could worsen next threat The president, still angry about the pandemic response, may be cutting into the country’s fundamental ability to identify emerging diseases and head them off.

The GOP is pro-death.

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand.
#resist

Nothing will put the “co-president” meme to rest better than an exclusive joint interview of the co-presidents.

Had the exact same thought. He's complaining about signing a bill he didn't have to sign. What a waste of political power.

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

In protest to what’s happening federally, and the terrible GOP budget bill, what if we all collectively didn’t pay our taxes this year?

Musk makes sweeping claims about federal corruption, without providing evidence. The billionaire, whose federal cost-cutting team has been operating in secrecy, asserted that he had uncovered waste and fraud across the bureaucracy, without providing evidence.

This is just insane and you all know that, right? Unelected, unfettered, untouchable, unsupported by facts and completely without transparency: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Opinion | Democrats, don’t save Trump from himself Republicans have the votes. The minority party ought not give them a single one.

Democrats: Don't help Republicans with the spending bill. Let them pass -- or not pass -- what they want. Let voters see what they voted for. Seriously. DO NOT SAVE THEM.

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The Alabama Hills near Death Valley National Park.

🦬 This land is your land. This government is your government. Don't let them take it without a fight.

If you're a Democrat Senator voting for ANY of Trump's nominees at this point, you're doing it wrong. They have zero desire to follow the law -- and it'll be bad on you when they break it.

Bill Cassidy logic: I’m going to vote for the guy who has sowed distrust in vaccines to now build trust in them.

How? He’s in the House. He doesn’t vote to confirm anyone.

THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Reminder that a tariff is a tax.

Trump is raising your taxes.

Books are humanizing; social media is radicalizing.

Books may appear passive, but they are energizing. Social media may appear active, but it numbs and stupefies.

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

Trump says he will instruct Homeland Security, Pentagon to prepare migrant facility at Guantanamo U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will sign an executive order instructing the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay.

This should concern everyone. Why not just deport them... and, hear me out, if they are criminals (as he said they would be) why not jail them?

It's because this is for something far more sinister.

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