Susan Gordon

A reminder: Tariffs are a regressive tax. The anti-Robin Hood.

Trump's current tariff settings effectively impose a tax rate on low-income households that's roughly TRIPLE that on high-income folks. That's not the way taxes are supposed to work.

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BREAKING: Congress Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”

BREAKING: Congress Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump:

A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
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Miller scared of Constitution

Stephen Miller is scared because Democrats are calling on U.S. military service members and intelligence professionals to honor their oaths to the Constitution.

Miller knows they can’t do that and enforce Trump’s unconstitutional agenda - which Miller himself has shaped.

Here’s the Epstein bill’s possible path in the Senate | CNN Politics Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files passed the House on Tuesday.

Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files passed the House.

The bill still has to pass a few hurdles before it becomes law and files are ultimately released.

Here’s what could be next.

Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.

www.tmz.com Jeffrey Epstein's Brother Says Republicans' Names Are Being Scrubbed From Files

I believe it!

You?
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This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.

This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.

"Things happen" sometimes, like when you walk into an embassy to apply for your marriage license while your bride-to-be waits outside, but then you get bonesawed to pieces for having exercised freedom of speech as an US-based journalist and have to be carried out in a series of suitcases.

Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."

Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.

Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment

The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV

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Gee...I wonder how that happened...

Massie on Johnson: "He wants to create a provision of this law that would exempt the very people we're trying to expose -- the men who raped these women. He says, 'We'll make sure they are credible allegations.' Is he calling the survivors we witnessed today un-credible? That's the implication"

House reaches enough votes to release Epstein files after Trump flip-flop. Live updates The measure's fate is still uncertain in the Senate but early signs are it may have the votes to pass after Trump said he'd sign the bill into law.

BREAKING: House reaches enough votes to release the Epstein files after Trump flip-flop. The bill now heads to the Senate. Live updates.

This is nuts.

Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy' Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files

I don’t know why, and I don’t want to make a big hairy deal out it so ICE’s Special Media Prosecutor Division doesn’t notice, but People Magazine has been incredibly straightforward with their Trump headlines when he’s being a weird old asshole.

They’re a quiet Facebook behemoth, so this is good.

RAJU: What's the impact if the Senate does in fact change this bill?

MASSIE: They're part of the coverup. Speaker Johnson's press conference shows he's unrepentent. They have a backup plan. And I think it's gonna work poorly, by the way

A Federal Judge Lowers the Boom on Lindsey Halligan And leaves the Comey prosecution on life support

"The judge details a cascade of basic yet grave errors by a U.S. Attorney and a Department of Justice that have veered miles off the rails."

www.theguardian.com US must face ‘same consequences’ as former prince Andrew over Epstein, congressman says

US must face ‘same consequences’ as former prince Andrew over Epstein, congressman says

The President doesn’t really want the Epstein files to be released. He just reversed his position because Republicans were getting their asses kicked.

If Trump wanted to, he could order the release of the files right now.

Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.

You can oversee the bloody dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist with a bone saw, and the president of the United States will smile, shake your hand and threaten to pull the license of a news outlet whose reporter asks you a question about it.
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truthout.org Saudi Prince Set to Visit White House as Trump Promises Sale of Fighter Jets

Saudi Prince Set to Visit White House as Trump Promises Sale of Fighter Jets

thehill.com Majority of voters believe Trump was aware of Epstein’s abuse: Poll

Majority of voters believe Trump was aware of Epstein's abuse: Poll #TheHill

Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.

The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for six years for. And I gave him my loyalty for free…And he called me a traitor for standing with these women…A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves."

Mike Johnson says he's talked to Thune & he's "very confident that when this moves forward in the process - if & when it is processed in the Senate, which is no certainty - they will take the time methodically to do what we have not been allowed to do in the House. To amend this discharge petition."

Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy' Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files

I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...

Trump says Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria. The reality is more complicated Much of northern Nigeria has been battered by conflict in a longstanding security crisis, and U.S. President Donald Trump has singled the country out for what he calls “the killing of Christians” by “...

Trump says Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria. The reality is more complicated
What happened to “I end all wars” “I’m the peace president” “Give me the Nobel Peace Prize” Seems like a warmongering regime to me. We need to protect our military from Trump’s needless wars - speak up!

So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.

Got it.