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Beto O'Rourke: We Need to Stop Waiting and Strike First Bulwark Takes (ad-free) · Episode

Everyone should take 20 minutes and listen to this. @betoorourke.bsky.social isn’t afraid to admit his own past strategic errors to when he speaks to @samsteindc.bsky.social about how to (maybe) save the country. I wish more politicians spoke like he does.

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I have zero faith Blanche will get the truth about Trump/Epstein from Maxwell

Blanche was Trump's defense lawyer & DOJ has said Maxwell's a liar

That’s why we at @democracydefendersfund.org filed a FOIA request with DOJ to get the truth the American people deserve

I discussed @msnbc.com

‘We Are All Afraid’: Republican Senator Admits Colleagues Are Terrified of Being Punished for Criticizing Trump Murkowski openly admitted that she and her Republican colleagues were “all afraid” of “retaliation” from Trump, as she criticized his policies.

www.mediaite.com/tv/we-are-al... then get the hell out of politica

The President of the United States seems oddly focused on me.

Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?

Instead of preventing voters from participating in their democracy, Congress should pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure our democracy works for everyone––no matter their gender or zip code. #HandsOffHerVote

Republicans in Congress could stop these tariffs tomorrow if they wanted to. Remember that.

This Senate bill to slap limits on the president’s tariff power now has SEVEN Republican sponsors:

• Grassley
• Moran
• Murkowski
• McConnell
• Tillis
• Young
• Collins

DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.

Plan to give all of your private tax data to oligarchs.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...

Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.

60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP

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3.5 million people turned out yesterday. Not one Capitol building stormed, not one police officer attacked. #handsoff

In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.

Please … clap?

RUSSIAN ARMY ‘RIDDLED WITH TUBERCULOSIS’
It’s been rumoured for a while but new information suggests the outbreak of tuberculosis - a disease that affects the respiratory system - is now rife across the Russian army and has entered the general population.
There are several types of TB, some of

There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.

Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.

Ronald Reagan on Tariffs:

“Tariffs increase inflation, reduce innovation and erode competitive edge of a country."

Today, while the market collapsed and four soldiers who died on an exercise in Lithuania arrived at Dover, where was Donald Trump? Was he monitoring the markets? Was he there for the arrival of these heroes?

Nope: he was golfing, with the Saudis

Abrupt Changes at the top of the National Security Agency Risk Destabilization The abrupt firing or reassignment of top NSA leadership could destabilize U.S. national security according to experts

Yet another distinguished military leader fired for no apparent reason. First the CJCS & CNO, now the 4-star leader of our cyber security shown the door.This damages our national security.There are no quick fixes for this loss of integrity & talent. www.thecipherbrief.com/abrupt-chang...

When you look at your 401k, know this: Donald Trump caused it to slump. No one else.

Two front pages of the Economist. The first is dated October 25, 2024 and says “The Envy of the Workd” and has dollars bill rocketing into the sky in celebration of the US economy. The second front page is dated this week April 5th. It’s headline is “Ruination Day” and pictures Trump sawing a hole in the group the shape of the US.

22 weeks apart.

Tbh, you shouldn't be surprised that the man who told you to inject bleach is also tanking the stock market.

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.

The Trump administration, with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide.

This threatens student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to digital library services.

The reason Trump has slapped tariffs on the entire world is not to protect American workers.

What Trump cares about is being able to get concessions out of other countries and corporations that seek exemptions.

It's all about his ability to hand out punishments and rewards.

Following outreach by GOP Chair & Dem Ranking Member on Senate Armed Services, DoD acting IG looking into Secretary Hegseth's reported use of Signal.

h/t @reporterjacobg.bsky.social

One man’s temper tantrum to feel powerful is having devestating consequences

Are we great yet

Congratulations to all the people who voted for Trump because they thought he’d be good for the economy

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.