Susan Banta

Susan Banta

@sbanta.bsky.social

318 Followers 298 Following 37 Posts Joined Nov 2024
4 days ago
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US military spent $9 million on crab legs and lobster in the months before Iran war Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also authorized the $100,000 purchase of a Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, according to a watchdog report

The defense department spends 93 billion excess dollars on crab legs, lobster tails, and steak while American families struggle to put food on the table. That's not making America great. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

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2 weeks ago

BREAKING

Charles Kushner, the US Ambassador to France, has been banned from meeting with members of the French government after he failed to show up to a diplomatic summons with the French Foreign Minister.

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3 weeks ago
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DOJ busted deleting evidence of Ghislaine Maxwell holding 'blackmail' over Trump The Department of Justice was reportedly caught deleting evidence that sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was in possession of three interviews that could possibly be used as blackmail over President Donald Trump and were not released to the general public.On Friday, investigative reporter Roger Solle...

The Department of Justice was reportedly caught deleting evidence that sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was in possession of three interviews that could possibly be used as blackmail over President Donald Trump and were not released to the general public.

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What else are you missing? Have a seat — this is gonna take some time.

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3 weeks ago

Remember this, next time one of three pops off about judicial activism or originalism. It’s all a con.

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$175 billion dollars.

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3 weeks ago

Today wasn't just about tariffs

SCOTUS rejected Trump's claim that courts can't review his emergencies

That logic extends to the Alien Enemies Act, The National Guard & beyond

The rule of law is holding--for now

I discuss @ 6pm ET on @ms.now w/ @arimelber.bsky.social -TN

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3 weeks ago

The American president is more insulated from accountability than a British royal.

Our political system provides the elite with immunity. It has to change.

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2 months ago

Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:

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There’s a lesson there.

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2 months ago

Since Reagan, the GOP has systematically sought to increase the public's cynicism about our government by making our government more dysfunctional. It has worked.

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2 months ago
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Translated: "No other American president ever needed a cognitive test."

Trump's taken at least five.

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2 months ago
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The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives Privatization and a lack of oversight creates a vicious cycle.

New in PN: The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives

"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it."

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2 months ago
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If I were innocent, I would want everything released to prove my innocence.

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2 months ago
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This is mental illness.

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3 months ago
In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.

13 years ago today.

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3 months ago

The most interesting part of this story isn’t that the pipe bomber is MAGA. That was blatantly obvious. What should interest folks is that the FBI and DoJ hid that fact from you, and still haven’t made a statement. This info is coming from sources on the condition of anonymity.

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3 months ago
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Never forget Jamal Khashoggi and the two animals responisble and complicit for his murder and dismemberment..

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3 months ago

NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.

Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution

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3 months ago

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Epstein survivor Haley Robson refutes Mike Johnson: "The survivors that don't want to be public are Jane Does. They've been protected and their names have been redacted the whole time ... I don't care if my name is redacted is not."

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The Trump administration just unveiled a plan to significantly narrow which bodies of water qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. They proposed a new definition of what counts as a “water of the United States,” a change that would

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"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"

"Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!"

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3 months ago

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

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3 months ago
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Fox Biz: "A new Reuters poll shows President Trump's approval rating falling to its lowest level. This is because, apparently, of prices and the Epstein files."

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3 months ago
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Check out Piggy’s “hot” economy.

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3 months ago

Remember, the FBI reportedly created a spreadsheet of the all the references to Trump in the Epstein files. It's imperative for Democrats to demand that the Trump List be released along with the files. Otherwise you can rest assured that they will redact every reference to him.

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3 months ago

Anytime you’re feeling embarrassed, remember that Clay Higgins woke up this morning to the realization he was the only one in the whole ass Congress who voted to defend pedophiles.

He gets to carry that vote with him like a scarlet letter for the rest of his unremarkable existence.

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3 months ago

Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:

“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”

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4 months ago

Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?

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4 months ago
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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”

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