Zach Rose

Let me just say a simple thing.

Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy.

If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness.

In a Hitleresque speech, JD Vance says there can be no unity with the left and vows to use the government to dismantle non-profit NGOs and liberal civil society who he says promote violence and terrorism.

After Kirk Murder, Trump and Allies Vow to ‘Destroy’ Progressive Groups Read more here.

NEW: Less than a week after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, the Trump administration is exploiting the tragedy to escalate its anti-democratic crackdown on progressive activism — even vowing to “destroy” philanthropic groups.

From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

A table showing the estimated increase in uninsured Americans by congressional district. The table has three columns: District, Representative, and Increase in uninsured population. The first row shows Alaska's At-large district with Representative Nick Begich and an increase of +29,000. Subsequent rows show representatives and increases for districts in Alabama, Arkansas, and Arizona. The heading states, "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase the number of uninsured Americans in every congressional district."

Every member of Congress, regardless of party or geography, will see tens of thousands of their constituents lose coverage under the OBBBA. On average, each congressional district will have nearly 33,000 more people uninsured in 2034. Review the numbers: buff.ly/KfdWJkZ

How AI infrastructure is driving a sharp rise in electricity bills Electricity bills are climbing nationwide, rising faster than inflation in many places. The explosive growth of AI and the massive data centers behind it are driving demand and straining the grid. To ...

Groceries.
Housing.
Healthcare.
Electricity.
Taxes.

An assault on the middle class.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47 X.com GRAND OPENING: Rose Garden Club The cement covered Rose Garden, covered this night with sycophants.

The dumbest — and tackiest — timeline.

Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…

Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.

This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.

Dem govs must step up and fill the void.

New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...

Armed Trump administration agents wearing masks just showed up outside of Gavin Newsom’s press conference.

This is what rising fascism looks like.

Besides the Epstein diversion, the deployment of troops to DC is to create two chilling possibilities. One, to invoke the insurrection act and put down any demonstrations as the country goes south. Two, to suspend elections and declare martial law if the country turns against him.

Ohmygod

Brown’s Trump surrender shatters a dream | Will Bunch Newsletter Plus, about those "Trump accomplishments"

Brown's liberal, open curriculum taught me higher ed wasn't just career prep but reading the great books and learning to be a good citizen

My alma mater's heartbreaking capitulation to the Trump regime makes me wonder if my dream was a mirage

A personal new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.

NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.

We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...

Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell quietly moved out of Florida federal prison The move, not announced by the Justice Department or Bureau of Prisons, comes as Maxwell seeks a pardon from President Donald Trump.

The deep state is real and it works for Donald Trump. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

This past week, the 79-year-old president announced he’s ended six wars (some that have been going on for centuries), asserted that windmills drive whales insane, called for Beyoncé to be prosecuted, claimed Obama committed treason and complained a convicted pedophile “stole” teenage girls from him.

Update: I offered the amendment. Not to refuse acceptance of the Qatari jet; just to prohibit Trump from taking it with him when he leaves office - after the taxpayers spend $1 billion to retrofit it.

Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.

I like that every piece of new info on Epstein is always Trump writing something like, “Just wanted to say you’re my best friend and I love you as a brother and I’m happy we have so many of the same interests and mutual secrets”

Imagine being a Columbia alumnus and watching Linda fucking McMahon, the pedo queen of pro wrestling, take a victory lap like this because the other pedos in the administration dogwalked the university and made them eat shit and now they're all having a big laugh about it

MAGAs will pay ICE fascists a six figure income—but not teachers.

They’ll increase military spending $150B—but cut $500M from PBS.

They’ll spend $300M on Trump golfing—but not on lunch for hungry kids.

The Party of “life and liberty” is only pro war and tyranny, all to uphold MAGA white supremacy

For the Republican Speaker of the House to threaten to shut down the House to block a vote calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files is absolutely insane. Literally willing to end work on American priorities to protect Trump’s pedophile friend.

The Real Conspiracy Behind the Texas Floods - Reveal Journalist David Sirota joins “More To The Story” to discuss how climate change drives disasters—while politicians deny and deflect. (Also: Trump’s “class war in legislative form.”)

The real conspiracy behind the Texas floods? The oil and gas industry is fueling climate change while denying its very existence.

Journalist @davidsirota.com discusses this and more on this week's More To The Story.

This Democrat Won’t Let Go of the Jeffrey Epstein Case, Either

New bombshell from my investigators on Epstein's sex trafficking operation: the Trump administration has an Epstein file detailing 4,725 wire transfers and almost $1.1 billion flowing through just one of his banks. Hundreds of millions more through others.

Republicans shrug off laundry list of scandals, advance Emil Bove’s judicial nomination Bove is arguably the single-most controversial circuit court nominee in modern American history. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t care.

“Republicans shrug off laundry list of scandals, advance Emil Bove’s judicial nomination.

Bove is arguably the single-most controversial circuit court nominee in modern American history. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t care.” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

As someone who lived in New Orleans during the thing you call Katrina, I’m here to say that the time to politicize governmental failure in a tragedy is when anyone is still paying attention.

Trump gutted the weather service. Then Texas flooded. It's a brutal reminder that in disasters, we need the federal government.

New in PN: Trump gutted the weather service. Then Texas flooded.

"It might seem obvious that a botched disaster would implicate Trump. And yet, for some 50 years, Republicans have been trying to convince people that government only harms and never helps."

Seems not great

Open fascism from a member of Congress. Genuinely scary.

Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says

Breaking NYT:

A preliminary classified U.S. report concludes the American bombing of Iran's nuclear sites set back Iran's nuclear program by only a few months.

The findings suggest Trump's statement that Iran's nuclear facilities were 'obliterated' was overstated. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

Maria Salazar: I didn't think the leopard would eat the faces of MY constituents