Cosmic Turtle

Democrats should demand repeal of the latest tax cuts, ending carried interest deductions, and heck while at it, demand a wealth tax, before voting on any budget.

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.

A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012.

The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine.

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I asked the FBI to expedite the release of the tape of "border czar" Tom Homan being bribed.

FBI said it couldn't see how there wasn't an urgent need to provide the public more information about (checks notes) an active federal official taking bribes and denied expedition of the request.

It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.

The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.

How? 1/

79. American citizen.

In Dangerous Attack on Left-Leaning Nonprofits, Trump Orders Government to Go After ‘Domestic Terrorism Networks’ Read more here.

The move appears targeted at left-leaning progressive nonprofit groups, which Trump days ago vowed to dismantle, falsely claiming they fund and support political violence and terrorism in the U.S. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Comey indictment is a distraction.

The real news is the White House memo Trump signed today that says terrorist acts now include:
rioting,
looting,
trespass,
destruction of property,
and civil disorder.

That is a partial list.

I find I can’t muster a proper response to either the Tylenol madness or the U.N. appearance. At some point it is just too ridiculous. It would feel insane to offer sane commentary.

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

America is not OK under Trump’s leadership | Jenice Armstrong A trio of heavy hitters, including brothers Bryan and Howard Stevenson, will be at the Fitler Club on Thursday to talk about surviving in today's political climate.

If you are in Philly tomorrow, you might want to go to the Fitler Club, says @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social

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It’s infuriating that Trump gets to change how history gets told | Jenice Armstrong I’m grateful that Visit Philly — the city’s main tourism agency — has promised to find a new home for historical displays Trump wants removed from the President's House.

Whitewashing history...

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Trump wants Lindsey Halligan as US Attorney for the E.D. of VA.

Halligan spent 8 years defending insurance companies. In 2022 she joined Trump's legal team & is currently removing mentions of Black history from the Smithsonian.

She's NEVER tried a Federal Case.

This is MAGAs "meritocracy." smh

There’s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization.

It’s all out in the open.

AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

Text: " [Redacted company name] has gone out of business due to the events in Washington DC in August and September of 2025. Our crews were terrified of working in the city and one by one have left the company. Due to this, we have nothing to do but close the company."

Life in our times.

Message to a friend from a family-owned, well-reviewed home-repairs company, about coming to fix a roofing problem.

(I know this company and know that they have closed.)

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

I got my #covid #vaccine last week as was concerned about HHS/FDA limiting access.

Very glad to see that my state of NJ is joining with others to form a health coalition.

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Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

Wow, first time I've seen him underwater in this poll with white people. He has negative disapproval across every possible cohort.

Release the Epstein files. Now.

Read Ranking Member Robert Garcia's full statement here:

@nytimes.com reports on the state of our vaccine policy – with the addition of five NEW advisors to the ACIP, 8 out of 12 appointees on the ACIP are openly vaccine-skeptic.

all of this makes me want to scream, but the part I'm going to be up all night rage-spiraling about is accusing her of "potentially endangering the physical safety of our staff"

just flippin' those narratives right around so the Black woman, a TARGET of violent hate speech, becomes the aggressor

Trump starts construction on long-held dream: A White House ballroom Crews have begun cutting down trees and removing shrubs to prepare the site for construction. Officials would not specify how many trees will be removed.

WTF... How can he do this???

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Trump officials order removal of photograph of enslaved man’s scars The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”

“The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of ‘corrosive ideology.’”

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Officials Vow Vast Crackdown on Liberal Groups

Not a headline that can appear in an actual democracy.

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Trump Has a Warning for Spencer Cox Utah’s grieving governor opens up about his state, the country’s dangerous spiral, and a haunting conversation with the president.

Trump thinks he has "one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet” according to Utah governor Spencer Cox.

“.. The document appears to counter other documentation that Cook’s critics have cited in support of their claims that she committed mortgage fraud ..”

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Black women face record job losses under Trump. That’s no accident. | Jenice Armstrong Black female unemployment nationally spiked to 6.7% in July, which is deeply concerning. The overall national average is 4.3%.

Record job losses: the Philadelphia Inquirer's @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social says that spiking Black women unemployment is the canary in the coal mine.

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