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⚡️ NYT Editorial Board: “Blame Trump when your energy bills go up… Rather than trying to put oil companies out of business, Mr. Trump is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.”
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We're all ANTIFA, Donald. Hey Donald,

We’re all ANTIFA, Donald; at least, all decent, patriotic Americans are.

And no, this is not a declaration of our membership in some non-existent group that you’ve declared a phony war on, but a collective statement of intent...

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Stephen Miller and Donald Trump Want War They are ignoring a judge's ruling, ignoring the sovereign right of governors to keep their states safe and ignoring the on-the-ground facts to justify their dangerous invasions

“This is where we are. Donald Trump, with the help of his sycophants, is waging war against our own country. And he’s doing it for no good reason besides his hunger for power and his sadistic, sociopathic need to seek vengeance against his perceived enemies.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/stephen-mi...

MAGA, why was convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell moved to a minimum security prison in Texas shortly after meeting with Trump's former personal defense attorney?

One thing about the case before SCOTUS on whether Trump had authority to impose tariffs is that if they rule he did not, billions in refunds must be issued by the US govt to companies who paid them, who will likely pocket that cash even if they passed the tariffs on to customers.

‘LOST’ creator Damon Lindelof pledges not to work with @Disney unless Kimmel is reinstated, and Matt Belloni says other Hollywood talent will likely soon do the same.

Full bore authoritarian.

A classic case of He Said, More Than a Thousand Said.

No way to say who’s right!

The guy that ordered 8 fighter jets to perform a low altitude fly-over in an effort to drown out Epstein survivors is the same guy who wants you to believe he's innocent.

Headline: Back after break in the inaction. Subhead/Dek: Congress returns to the usual problems, and the possible prospect of a shutdown.

This Boston Globe headline. Ouch.

Their “frustration” is irrelevant. Who cares? They know RFK Jr is dangerous, unfit, & is going to hurt a lot of people. But their fear of retribution from Trump is the deciding factor in all their inaction. They put their political survival over the lives and health of Americans.

I’ll know Democrats are truly serious about fighting back when they go after his kids.

Hunter Biden was shorthand for corruption, a regular public target, for literally years.

Pritzker: Trump is Preparing to Deploy Texas National Guard Troops to Illinois Read more here.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Trump is preparing to deploy the National Guard in the state. He also warned ICE will soon launch large-scale immigration raids in time for Mexican Independence Day, which Chicago’s Latino community celebrates annually.

Missouri Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Governor’s Gerrymander Session Read more here.

A lawsuit filed by the NAACP Wednesday seeks to stop Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s (R) special legislative session, calling his attempt to redraw maps and rewrite the ballot initiative process an unconstitutional power grab that threatens democracy in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

PULTE: Public officials shouldn't be exempt from scrutiny


SORKIN: Speaking of that, Ken Paxton has at least 3 examples of alleged mortgage fraud. Are you looking at that?

PULTE: Unless it's been made public, I'm not going to comment on any specific situation


S: Why wouldn't you make it public?

ICYMI — We are “concerned” about @SenatorCollins selling out her constituents.

(If youre tired of this, check out @grahamformaine.bsky.social Platner)

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First, Jeffrey Epstein and His Collaborators Violated These Women. Now, Republicans Are Violating Them. As I watched a group of survivors of abuse standing outside our nation’s Capitol vowing to release the names of the monsters who collaborated with Jeffrey Epstein in their violation, I had two immedia...

As I watched a group of survivors of abuse standing outside our nation’s Capitol, I had two immediate thoughts:

The first was: the courage of these women is beyond measure.

The next was: this is a second act of violence against them.

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Wait did @jbpritzker.bsky.social totally bitch slap Sickly Don and now he's going to skip Chicago and take it out on New Orleans? (And no NOLA is a Democratic city that doesn't deserve this either. But in federalism terms this is like getting scolded by yr boss and going home and kicking yr dog.

And the cherry on top is the “drain the swamp” voters somehow don’t care 🍒 💰

The plot against vaccines Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies have hit on a way to undermine immunization.

As secretary of the nation’s most powerful health agency, with oversight of everything from the FDA to the CDC, RFK Jr. has been able to turn his long history of attacks on vaccinations into government policy.

Inside his obsession—and plot to destroy the nation's vaccine infrastruture.

My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear A former Republican strategist lays out what the Dems must do if they win back the House next year, including defunding the entire executive branch and nationalizing SpaceX.

"My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear"

Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from former GOP strategist Stuart Stevens, in which he lays out what the Dems must do if they win back the House next year, including defunding the entire executive branch and nationalizing SpaceX.

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

NEW: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases.

“It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”

The GOP congress has just abdicated everything to Trump and they know it is wrong and bad for the country, yet they do it anyway.

Imagine if the media covered, and got as worked up about, Donald Trump and MAGA’s actual and open antisemitism as they do about Zohran Mamdani’s non-existent and made-up antisemitism. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Just a reminder of who Thom Tillis is:

In 2013, as N.C. House Speaker, he passed a massive voter suppression law that was struck down because it targeted Black voters "with almost surgical precision.”

In the Senate he voted against the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Right Act.

He knows. He does not care. His donors will back him because they think money can outvote people, and they want their billionaire tax cuts.

How about we have party leaders focus on the words of a United States congressman - Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama - who’s calling Black people “inner city rats” who leach off of America’s taxpayers.
Stop the focus on municipal elections and get to this.
Where is the censure and condemnation?

the kids actually vote when you give them something to vote *for*

The 35 richest Republican members of Congress have a net worth of $2.5 billion. 

They stand to gain from the GOP budget's tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich. 

Meanwhile, they're cutting Medicaid and food assistance for millions of their constituents.