Melinda V. McLain

Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Pay attention to how Mike Johnson is trying to shift the narrative today - he’s saying some Epstein files can’t be released because they’re intelligence products and would harm national security.

Every outlet worth a damn should be calling this out.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."

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There is nothing more American than the notion that everyone has equal rights under the law.

Release the files.

If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.

At least three weeks

I wish Fox News was just news about foxes.

Donald Trump Can’t Dodge the Costly K-Shaped Economy After insisting for months that his tariffs weren’t raising prices, the President has virtually admitted the opposite by moving to scrap the duties on beef, coffee, and other foodstuffs.

Donald Trump recently dismissed voter concerns about affordability that featured heavily in recent elections as “a con job by the Democrats.” But he understands the political danger he’s in, @johncassidysays.bsky.social writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/uPuMyk

America overwhelmingly supports the survivors’ demand for complete disclosure of what the government knows about the billion-dollar Epstein global trafficking ring. Stop the excuses and deflections—release the file.

The court issues a scathing ruling today in the Comey case. Judge William Fitzpatrick notes, among other things, that Lindsey Halligan made two false statements of the law when responding to questions by grand jurors. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.

Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.

One third of the country supported the January 6 2021 attempted take over the government & are the same ones who voted him back in. They are traitors in my book.

it brings me a tiny flicker of hope that someone as profoundly opportunistic as marjorie taylor greene has decided it’s fine to move away from the fold

Outrageous!

My teenagers can’t get a ticket to the Running Man remake on their own, but sure, they’re consenting adults when it comes to sex.

There’s not enough pepper spray in the world for these creeps

Right-wing media shrugs off latest Epstein document release "To me, these are nothingburgers. If they're even real," said one pro-Trump podcaster, of the thousands of documents that were released this week, including several that named the president.

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Great fight from Felix Auger-Aliassime, but Carlos Alcaraz was too good, defeating FAA 6-2, 6-4.

Alcaraz vs. Sinner in the final. Carlos already secured the year-end No. 1.

FAA rises to a career-high No. 5.

In the last part of this year, FAA's been arguably the third-best player on the tour.

Something familiar is happening…

In the civil rights era, they smeared leaders as “communist” to break their credibility and stall their momentum. It was the easiest way to silence dissent and turn justice movements into supposed security threats.

This needs to get a LOT of traction.

California Exceeds Another Clean Energy Milestone: Increasing battery storage capacity by 2,100% since the beginning of the Newsom Administration in 2019.

NEW: California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage – reaching one-third of the way to our 2045 goal.

We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.

Fresh from their six-week paid vacation, Speaker Johnson finally swore in Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva. A majority of the House has signed the discharge petition for full release of the Epstein File. Let’s vote.

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You’re a pedophile.
Your supporters are pedophile-enablers. There’s no difference. Resign, slink back to you hole in Florida, and give every thing you’ve stolen back to the American citizens. Then wait to be arrested.
#DefendersOfDemocracy @thedefofdemocracy.bsky.social

Today's shocking release of emails has me asking whether the shutdown was always just about Republicans protecting Trump from the Epstein Files? And, if so, what does that tell us about the last ten months and the next 3+ years.

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THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTUALLY STILL SHUT DOWN. BY THE WAY.

This seems like an important moment to remind everyone: Russia could end this, including the cost, time, manpower and level of involvement, all by simply (1) stopping the assault on Ukraine and (2) moving back behind the internationally established Russian border.

Boom. Ukrainian crisis averted.🤷

After 7 l-o-n-g weeks, wishing Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva, who is the 158th & final vote to release the EPSTEIN Files, a wonderful Swearing-In Day, although not everyone is all that happy about it.

#AccountabilityIsComing