French polling on Ukraine

Slotkin Warns Trump ‘Will Make You Pay’ in Democrats’ Response to Speech The Michigan Democrat, a first-term senator, opted for a simple and brief response to President Trump’s speech, arguing that his agenda would be costly for Americans and leave them less safe.

Senator Elissa Slotkin, a first-term Democrat from Michigan, delivered a simple message as her party’s official response to President Trump’s combative address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night: Trump, she said, was “going to make you pay in every part of your life.”

We want to have a series of fact-checks about President Trump’s statements. Trump often confidently claims that Biden’s administration is the weakest in U.S. history. We ignore the review by professors who ranked Trump’s administration as the 46th and Biden’s as the 16th. Regarding the dollar, the U.S. dollar reached its strongest position in 50 years during Biden’s four years. The job market reached its best position in 70 years under Biden. The U.S. stock market was the strongest in 60 years. The U.S. economy grew faster than China’s for the first time in 65 years, and the gap between the U.S. economy and China’s grew from 6 trillion dollars to around 12 trillion dollars, showing that the GDP gap between China and the U.S. is a myth! Considering China’s economic situation, particularly its real estate sector, which is experiencing a severe crisis, the country managed to sustain its economy through heavy dollar pumping. In 2018 and 2019, China’s government debt-to-GDP ratio was around 42 to 45%, while the U.S. stood at 99-100%. By 2025, China’s debt-to-GDP ratio will exceed 304%, while the U.S. will remain between 100 to 102%. A key point: most of the U.S. federal debt is domestic, which is crucial. The U.S. is the only country that avoided a complete economic collapse after COVID-19. This success is attributed to President Biden’s team, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. They created balance in the U.S. economy, which required real skill! If we look at all the facts, President Biden’s administration is one of the best in U.S. history. This performance in the face of economic difficulties post-COVID-19 has been remarkable. The 2024 electorate will have to answer to Generation Z and future generations about how the 16th administration left the White House and how the 46th made its way back.

Examining President Trump’s claims vs President Biden’s economic record. Is Trump’s take on weakness accurate? Let’s check the facts and compare administrations. As for Trump’s second term, it’s still too soon to judge, a lot can happen.
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Zelensky Walked Into a Trap Donald Trump and J. D. Vance appear to have entered today’s Oval Office meeting with the goal of generating a pretext for a diplomatic break with Ukraine.

“Trump and Vance appear to have entered the meeting with the intention of berating Zelensky and drawing him into an argument as a pretext for the diplomatic break,” Jonathan Chait writes: theatln.tc/ejdvMpQT

-Fed GDP predictions went negative, predicting recession

-Trump is firing 50% of Social Security Administration

-Medicare telehealth for seniors is on track to disappear this month because Trump killed the bill to extend it

-every Republican house member voted to slash Medicaid health insurance

When It Comes to Tariffs, Trump Can’t Have It All The president has promised big results, from raising revenue to reviving domestic manufacturing. But many of his goals undermine one another.

President Trump has promised that tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will impose few, if any, costs on the U.S. and rake in huge sums of revenue. But experts point out that many of his goals contradict and undermine one another.

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

Did Russia Invade Ukraine? Is Putin a Dictator? We Asked Every Republican Member of Congress Two simple questions, few straight answers

The Atlantic asked every GOP member of Congress two straightforward questions: Did Russia invade Ukraine? And is Putin a dictator? A few said yes; one responded with an interaction with a chatbot; most didn’t respond at all. theatln.tc/C9Sz9dk4

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are threatening the health care of 3.4 million Illinoisans to give tax breaks to the rich.

People will be stripped of lifesaving care. People will die – and blood will be on their hands.

Holy crap.

It Was an Ambush Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.

“I am ashamed for my nation; even if Congress acts to support and aid Ukraine, it cannot restore the American honor lost today.”

@radiofreetom.bsky.social captures this shameful episode and treatment of an ally.

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I don’t believe this is true.

The American people have also switched sides. Not all of them, but a significant enough percentage that it might as well be a flat majority.

If Americans were still with Ukraine then Trump’s approval rating would drop 10 points by Monday.

It won’t.

Anger. Righteous anger. We need more of it in this country.

Sliding Toward Dictatorship

Will resistance be too late?

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Ramadan Mubarak! As the holy month begins, I’m wishing all those who observe in New Jersey and across the world a meaningful fast and a blessed month with family and friends.

Disinformation Plagued Virginia’s Last Election. Could It Be Worse in 2025? Disinformation around noncitizen voting plagued Virginia last year and many voting rights experts and advocates fear a repeat in 2025.

With disinformation playing a major role in Virginia’s 2024 elections, pro-democracy organizers are bracing for another election rife in 2025 with right-wing disinformation. Here's what you should know.

Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.

But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.

He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

Oscar-Nominated and Broke Two directors nominated for Academy Awards shine a light on the worsening economics of indie film.

"Without a realistic business model, it will be impossible for filmmakers like Corbet and Baker—and the dozens of people they employ on every production—to get paid their full worth."

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susan collins? Thom Tillis? Silent? This is why Among many reasons Maine and NC can do better in 20206. They are cowards.

Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.

He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.

Zelensky is a hero.

Trump is a coward.

Slava Ukraini.🇺🇦

Shame on America.

NATO/freedom/democracy are good.

Putin/Trump/authoritarianism are bad.

Republicans don’t care about working people—they care about not getting primaried.

Mike Johnson dismisses town hall voters as “Democrat plants.” Like they don’t matter, but these are real Americans with real fears.

Nothing changes until GOP voters feel the pain and realize they got conned.

Trump’s Oval Office Clash With Zelenskiy Was a Win for Putin By humiliating the Ukrainian president and betraying Ukraine, the US president played right into Russia’s hands.

“Trump and Vance’s joint dressing down of Zelenskiy will go down in history — indeed, will live in infamy — as a shameful moment of American betrayal.”

Read @andreaskluth.bsky.social on today’s Oval Office clash ⬇️

The apparent disrespect Zelensky showed was stating the fact that Putin signed previous ceasefires but violated them. That’s what prompted Vance’s interjection.

Trump and Zelensky’s Stunning Fight From the daily newsletter: Susan B. Glasser on a shocking argument and shift in U.S. foreign policy. Plus: the state of the Democratic Resistance; one Ukrainian family’s three years of war; and our sp...

With today’s extraordinary, televised fight between Trump and Zelensky, we all saw clearly something that has been unfolding over the past couple of weeks: the U.S. has switched sides in the war between Russia and Ukraine, @sbg1.bsky.social writes.

It's equal parts nauseating and funny to see these guys talking about "strength" and "courage" and "standing up" while engaging in the kind of pathetic, servile, "yes-my-baron" ritual groveling rarely seen by men not wearing literal gimp suits.