Pam Fessler

And if he gets away with this, what is stopping him from declaring a public emergency some Election Day and sending troops in to stop or take over a local or state election operation.

Last week, people whom I know and respect, and who are anti-Trump: "Yeah, Trump will do some bad things and symbolic stuff in D.C.--but he can't *actually* take over the D.C. Police Department. That would be crazy."

Today, Trump: I'm taking over the DC Police Department.

I do think the question about whether other cities can expect this is important. As with LA, this move to take over DC is clearly part of a bigger plan.

He’s not tackling those issues. He’s exploiting them.

At a time when crime in DC is going down.

Epstein files?

Yup. This is what is going to happen all season.

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Not to mention all the young people aging out of foster care who become homeless. And mothers with young children. You are 100% correct. No compassion. I still hold out hope that my fellow Americans are better than that.

The latest fascist video posted by DHS.

(I'm sure the typeface at the end there isn't meant to invoke anything Nazi-like)

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He talks about human beings like they are trash.

And where will these “homeless” move? They need housing.

Not to be treated like “squalor and filth” to be thrown out like trash.

Israeli strike kills multiple journalists in Gaza, including prominent Al Jazeera reporters, network says | CNN An Israeli strike in Gaza City late Sunday night killed six journalists, according to Al-Shifa hospital, including four from Al Jazeera.

An Israeli strike in Gaza City late Sunday night killed six journalists, according to Al-Shifa hospital, including four from Al Jazeera.

More Trump fear-mongering as an excuse to centralize and exert power.

Makes one wonder what he might do when he claims, without evidence, that our elections are not secure.

Uh huh...

This is a dumb stunt. Any DC visitor notices the city is already patrolled by dozens of federal agencies—Park PD, Capitol PD, Smithsonian PD, US Mint PS, Bureau of Engraving and Printing PD, US Secret Uniformed officers, FBI Police, Amtrak PD, and more, plus fed drug, VC, and fugitive task forces.

Another day, another disastrous decision:

URGENT: DC to clear many homeless encampments tonight (Thur, Aug 7th). Please spread widely and share with media.

My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.

Read this thread about our @propublica.org reporting on how immigration officers are increasingly smashing car windows to arrest immigrants

(just a warning, many of the videos in this thread contain footage/audio of violent arrests and screaming children)
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Oh for Heaven’s sake. These guys cut funding for Medicaid, food stamps, education, parks, the environment, medical research, housing, mass transit, but they want to do this?

One American’s Struggle to Vote in Texas Voting in the state suddenly became costly and arduous after Senate Bill 1 became law.

A Texas voter recounts her attempts to cast a ballot under a strict new law: “To this day, I’m still not sure [my vote] was counted.” bit.ly/3HeIMgV

Question. Where is all the money universities are agreeing to pay to settle Trump administration cases/allegations against them going? What will that money be used for?

Trump’s Warm Embrace of India Turns Cold Trade disputes and ties with Russia rankle the president, threatening to sink the U.S.-India relationship.

In just a matter of months, President Trump has gone from praising India as a major strategic partner to saying he wouldn’t care if its economy implodes.

Trump Fires Data Chief on Bad Job News, Gets Chance to Tilt Fed President Donald Trump got some bad economic news Friday, and responded by shooting the messenger.

President Donald Trump got some bad economic news Friday, and responded by shooting the messenger

The autocrat's playbook

“Concern”

Making America "Great" again, one cruel, counterproductive step at a time.

Judge Excoriates Trump Officials for Violations of Laws on Voice of America

NYT - A federal judge says it's likely the Trump administration violated his April order mandating a restoration of news programming at Voice of America. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...

Virginia Giuffre’s Family Wants to Know What Trump Knows The siblings of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers were shocked that the president referred to her as “stolen.”

The siblings of one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers said they were shocked when Donald Trump said Epstein “stole her” from Mar-a-Lago—and asked that Trump share whatever else he knows, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports.

This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn't talking. The company’s website is dated and largely accessible only via login.

how much of the money from the ICE/tax cuts bill is just going to go to scammers, do you think? www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...

Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

🚨NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein Stein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...