Despite a government shutdown, Republicans will make sure Argentina gets their $20 billion.

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?

MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement

STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

help, I tried sending an email but it just won't send, what do I do?

White House Unveils $200 Million Plan for Enormous Ballroom Long Sought by Trump Officials said a 90,000-square-foot addition to the East Wing would cost $200 million and be paid for by President Trump and other donors.

Why do I feel like “other donors” is doing some heavy lifting here?

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Trump will destroy the historic East Wing and replace it with a Mar-a-Lago-like, $200 million, 90,000-square-foot "White House State Ballroom."

I shit you not.

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Donald Trump is about to tear down the East Wing of the White House

The East Wing will be replaced with a gigantic gold trimmed gaudy $200 million ballroom

There is no money to keep 20 million people on Medicaid

But Trump has $200 million to destroy the White House

#ProudBlue

The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....

The FBI redacted Trump's name from the Epstein files to avoid an "invasion of personal privacy.” He's a public figure now, and Americans have a right to know about his involvement in the whole disgusting mess. Trump could sign a privacy waiver to unredact references to him. But of course, he won't.

truthout.org FBI Officials Reportedly Redacted References to Trump From Epstein Files

FBI Officials Reportedly Redacted References to Trump From Epstein Files https://twp.ai/4ip2Bm

Starmer defends Online Safety Act as `child protection´ Rules introduced under the Act on July 25 require online platforms to take steps to prevent children accessing harmful content.

The introduction of age-verification in the UK this weekend appears to be an unmitigated disaster. Anyone accessing socials now has to upload ID, scan their face or otherwise verify. The outrage is widespread and everyone is just finding workarounds.

The government has gone into defense.

Spotify is threatening to deactivate people in the UK for refusing to do ID verifications.

Shout out to everybody still buying CDs because now is your time.

Burning music and movies is on the way back in a MAJOR way.

are you affected by UK ID verification laws? You can now use your local MP's ID to verify your account use-their-id.com

Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content Submit to biometric face scanning or risk your account being deleted, Spotify says, following the enactment of the UK's Online Safety Act.

Spotify is now instituting face scans and ID checks ... to listen to music.

Porn was only ever the excuse. The only thing that surprises me is how quickly the government surveillance mandate has spread to absolutely every service we use.

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No Kneecap at Glastonbury on the BBC!
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Labour is even worse than the Tories were.
No wonder Farage is gaining ground.

All this to look away from the past UK politics at the root of most of the middle east’s current lawlessness and support of mass murder in Gaza.
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#BBC #Kneecap #Sensorship #Gaza

The EU-US trade deal is here - it's probably not the end of uncertainty as the details are ironed out, but it's a momentous deal. In sum, it's a political defeat for the EU, but in economic terms I see it as, under the circumstances, a win of sorts. 🧵

🇺🇸🇪🇺 Trump: We have reached a trade deal with the EU.

▪️EU will agree to buy $750 billion worth of energy from the US.

▪️EU will make $600 billion in US investments.

▪️EU will buy $150 billion in US energy.

▪️EU will buy hundreds of billions of USD in military gear.

From what’s being reported, it sounds like the EU made a bad trade deal with Trump.*

Canada shouldn’t do the same.

*The deal is bad for US citizens too. Never forget, the 15% tariffs on EU goods aren’t paid by EU companies or countries. They’re paid by US purchasers to fund tax cuts for the rich.

Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel spent $15 million helping JD Vance win a U.S. Senate seat.

That investment is clearly continuing to pay off.

Big money corrupts our politics and erodes our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to the top.

the FEMA director refuses to commit to the future existence of FEMA

He’s going to try to brainwash his way out of this, deflecting from Epstein to Obama.

Not this time. Nobody but the drunkest on the kool-aid are buying this one.

Absolutely surreal to watch White House reporters ask Leavitt questions about tariffs moments after she and Gabbard used this briefing to baselessly accuse Obama of crimes punishable by death. We’re a sick joke of a country.

Intentionally dumbing down American kids. They’re easier to control as adults. It’s all part of their plan…

Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US

Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.

"The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz."

So the Epstein files were on Bondi’s desk… and also there are no Epstein files… and also Obama and Hillary created them? Do we have that right?

UTAH… this is not a game…

Fascism. Call it what it is.

This dude is going to run the economy into the ground then blame Jerome Powell.