Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99 The recordings exposed President Richard Nixon's role in the cover-up that followed the 1972 burglary at Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate building – and hastened his resignation.

We desperately need an Alexander Butterfield today to bring down *another* corrupt Republican president.
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Why Trump doesn’t want us to vote:

- Low turnout benefits Republican.
- High turnout benefits Democrats.
- ∴ Democracy itself is the Democratic advantag.

Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off

Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social calls out ogles

Reporter: You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war. But you're the only person in your government saying this. Why?

Trump: Because I just don't know enough about it.

Q: You just suggested Iran got a Tomahawk & bombed its own school. But you're the only person in your govt saying this. Even your defense secretary wouldn't say that. Why are you the only person saying this?

TRUMP: I just don't know enough about it. It's something I was told is under investigation.

Trump on if new Iranian leader has a target on his back: "Look, I had a target on my back because they caught the assassin that was after me. So we just got them first. But they caught the assassin."

Q: There have been 8 military fatalities associated the war in Iran. How many deaths are you willing to have?

TRUMP: As I said before, when you have conflicts like this you always have death. I met parents & they were unbelievable people. They said, 'Finish the job, sir.' I'll leave you at that.

Trump: "We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough"

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Da fuq is this circular logic? He wanted to (allegedly) free them from their oppressive regime, but now he’s not going to free them because they’re not behaving to his liking, because they live under an oppressive regime.

Oh my god no! The Iranians were developing Trump's healthcare plan.

here's more context for this clip 👆 it doesn't make what Trump said about 6 year old girls any less weird

In Scathing Ruling, Judge Says 3 Trump Prosecutors Are in Unlawful Roles

An absurd situation. Gift link.

FYI, Chief Judge Brann is a conservative Republican. Don’t be confused by his being nominated by Obama, that’s a Pa. quirk, he was picked by Toomey.

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Former Missouri House speaker sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud A former top Missouri lawmaker has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for misusing pandemic relief funds.

Former Republican House Speaker John Diehl sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud

Trump doubles down: ‘I’m for not approving anything’ until Senate passes SAVE America Act Some House Republicans are embracing the confrontational approach Trump outlined.

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump urged House Republicans Monday to halt legislative business until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act.

But in new comments, the top Senate Republican again questioned whether the bill can realistically advance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

PSA for Tennessee media: you are either calling out Rep Ogles’ racism for what it is, or you are normalizing it. There is no third option.

Thought I would have gotten used to it by now, but I’m still grappling with the realization of just how stupid the men running this country are.

The Gámez-Cuéllar family has been released from Dilley! We just picked them up.

Masuma Khan has lived in Altadena for nearly 30 years.

Last year, despite having no criminal history, she was detained by ICE and denied the medication she needed to breathe. Her family contacted my office, and we successfully advocated for her release.

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The incompetent, simple-minded atrocity in the White [Supremacy] House is ensuring that Americans will risk revenge killings for generations.

Donald Trump single-handedly sparked one of the worst oil crises in decades. His team doesn’t have a clear plan to fix it.

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The Epstein Class Are the Warped Elites They Pretend to Hate For years, MAGA has attacked minority groups in the name of “protecting women and children.” It turns out the real abusers are the wealthy and powerful.

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In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

Lindsey’s diplomacy working wonders in UAE.

NYT: The video “shows a Tomahawk cruise missile striking a naval base beside the school in the town of Minab on Feb. 28. The U.S. military is the only force involved in the conflict that uses Tomahawk missiles.”

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So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.