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Narrator: Sadly though, SCOTUS has now exempted the president from the founders’ intent to criminalize bribery.

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The government takes money from some people and gives it to others who it thinks are more deserving. Republicans used to have a name for this, and it wasn't nice.

Yes, it is.

Nothing is disqualifying. Nothing is impeachable. Nothing is unconstitutional.

Unplugging from the Political Matrix A case for centrism as a mindset, not a party line.

We’ve been programmed to believe every issue has two sides. Left vs. right. Good vs. evil. But real life is messier—and centrism is the only path back to sanity. It’s not weak. It’s radical. And it might just save the country.

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...

We need to make it illegal for AI models to offer advertising. And, we need to really examine referral fees as well.

The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.

We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media

... We maintain our $237 fair value estimate for wide-moat Alphabet. We attribute the muted after-hours stock price reaction to the updated capital expenditure guidance, with the firm now expecting $85 billion in capital expenditures, up from $75 billion previously guided to. "Morningstar 7/25/25"

Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.

The most recent U.S. ambassador to Viktor Orban’s Hungary: “After years watching Hungary suffocate under the weight of its democratic collapse, I came to understand that the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence.”

It doesn't matter. DOJ will resolve the Epstein matter in Trump's favor and turn this into Democrat black eye.

For now, Trump owns the White house, the DOJ, congress and the courts. And most of all, he is adept at controlling the narrative through media influencers and the willingness to lie.

As bad as you may think the Epstein files are for Donald Trump, apparently, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Speaker Mike Johnson, and Donald Trump himself know that they are even worse.

Let’s just take a moment to thank Donald Jr for his clear eyed, and steadfast determination to get answers with Epstein. He says to ask ourselves DAILY what SCUM would be against disclosure and truth? Hmmm….

Hard to tell if Trump is Teflon coated or if our system is weaker than we thought. I think the latter. Our system assumes a minimum amount of honor and integrity, that doesn't exist.

News —Speaker Mike Johnson shuts the door on a House vote before August recess on a resolution calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. “No,” he told me when asked if there’d be a vote before recess. Says wants to give administration “space” to deal with issue

Speaker Moses says he won't bring a vote for a non-binding resolution on Epstein up for a vote bc Trump needs some "space" to deal with his pedophile problem.

The fact that the President of the United States posts a fake video of a kneeling Barack Obama being handcuffed and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

Masked ICE agents are by definition secret police.

Are the masked ICE agents independent contractors? Who gave them their rules of engagement?

Seriously, holy hell.

Virtually every mainstream outlet has flubbed this limited hangout.

I just heard a guest say on MSNBC that Trump likely doesn't have a case in his Wall Street Journal libel case unless he gets Judge Cannon. Everyone nodded and agreed. And it struck me that we've now reached the point where brazen corruption is just expected and accepted as a part of civic life.

Letter from Pam Bondi to Kash Patel acknowledging receipt of Epstein’s contact list and requesting additional files.

Let’s not forget, Bondi sent Patel a letter back in February stating she had received Epstein’s contact list, among other things. This letter is still on the DOJ website (for now). www.justice.gov/ag/media/139...

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Do They Have Your Attention Now? Democrats are finally beginning to appreciate the significance of the attention economy.

Democrats are beginning to understand the dimensions and demands of the attention economy, in which the real currency in politics is not message discipline but message dominance.

The Paramount - Skydance merger will be worthless if no one is watching. Independent media is doing to corporate media what independent music did to major labels back in the day. Fuck with the people at your own risk, oligarchs.

"What happened to this guy?" is a question I will take to my grave.

If the police keep their identities secret, they are by definition "secret police".

 "It's not just covering it up, but it being known by other powerful people who did nothing about it."

@willsommer.bsky.social joined The @ezraklein.bsky.social Show to talk Epstein, conspiracy theories and a whole lot more. Listen here 👉 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...

The Common Thread Between Epstein Denial and Climate Denial There’s a reason Donald Trump’s claims about the Jeffrey Epstein “hoax” sound so familiar.

The Common Thread Between Epstein Denial and Climate Denial newrepublic.com/article/1980... via @newrepublic.com