Catherine Richardson

Covie, are you okay? Please come back to Bluesky.

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Excellent point

President Bystander stumped when asked about pardon he signed hours earlier On Thursday morning, Trump signed one of his most scandalous pardons to date. On Thursday afternoon, he couldn’t explain his actions from hours earlier.

"On Thursday morning, Trump signed one of his most scandalous pardons to date.

On Thursday afternoon, he couldn’t explain his actions from hours earlier..."

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Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits | CNN Politics The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month, according to an agency memo obtained by CNN. That means that roughly...

Trump and the Republicans are letting families–children–literally starve because of the GOP shutdown.

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Thank you!

East Wing lobby from 2023

This is what it used to look like inside the lobby area.

It’s not just the facade: Team Trump has wrecked much of the White House’s East Wing By Tuesday afternoon, it appeared obvious that a significant portion of the East Wing has been demolished, the president's earlier vows notwithstanding.

If republicans are fine with this, is there any reason why he couldn't just... knock down the lincoln memorial? or the vietnam wall?

What else might he want to do to arlington cemetary besides putting his big weird french arch with gold dingleberries in front of it?

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#NoKings

How Trump uses public displays of propaganda to wield power Pres. Trump’s administration blurs the line between policy and propaganda by deploying state-run media, public displays, and taxpayer-funded videos in airports aimed at communicating a message of consolidated power. But historians see a crucial shift: The more aggressive he becomes, the stronger the resistance grows. Trump’s power exists only with public consent, and more Americans are refusing to give it to him.

Pres. Trump blurs the line between policy and propaganda by deploying state-run media and taxpayer-funded displays in public spaces. Trump’s power exists only with public consent, yet more Americans are refusing to give it to him. #Velshi

From the Roosevelts to the Kennedys: A Look Back at the White House East Wing

Heartbreaking. So much American history destroyed.

How do we stop this malevolent moron?

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Trump wants to DOUBLE Argentina's bailout to $40 billion to save his political ally.

Yet he is doing nothing to prevent 15 million Americans from losing their health care and 20 million from seeing a doubling in their premiums.

Is this what Trump means by America first?

‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope

Gaza has 2.2 million people. In 2 years, 10% of the population has been killed or wounded. Their entire infrastructure has been destroyed. 

Instead of giving more military aid to Netanyahu’s extremist government, the US must work with the international community to rebuild Gaza.

Here’s what’s at stake in the shutdown:

If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.

15 million will lose their health care.

20 million will see their premiums double.

All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

I think they're purposely hurting all Americans except for ultra-rich white males. And they're tearing down our government– including our military–and selling off the parts.

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.

No phones, no staff, nothing.

I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

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🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.

If you are confident that a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, you stop it and board it. That way, you have evidence.

If you don't really care if a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, but you just want to kill people, you blow the boat up. That way, the irrelevant evidence is gone.

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

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How an Attempted ICE Arrest Turned Deadly (Gift Article) The New York Times analyzed surveillance, police body-camera footage and bystander videos to understand what happened when an immigration agent shot and killed a motorist in a Chicago suburb.

Watch the video. ICE executed this unarmed man (who had just dropped his two children off at school).
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