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Won't Back Down Tour: Phoenix AZ YouTube video by Chris Murphy

Here in Arizona - where we have the chance to flip multiple House seats next year - to rally against the Republican health care cuts and their billionaire tax breaks! On stage RIGHT NOW with @jasmineforus.bsky.social and @yassaminansari.bsky.social Live stream here: youtube.com/live/qEmuKM_...

Senate Republicans tried to bully Democrats into expediting nominations to fill out positions in their increasingly authoritarian state. They failed.

6/ Of course big donors have always had access to politicians. But the scope and sophistication of this access operation is unprecedented.

And NEVER before has a President openly made money personally off selling access like this.

We shouldn't accept any of it.

Trump-aligned club for the ultra rich launches in Washington The launch of “Executive Branch” comes as Trump world looks to remake Washington.

5/ His family gets in on the grift too. His son is opening a new private club in DC - with a $500,000 entry fee. Donald Jr. markets it as the place to meet with his father's Cabinet. They don't even hide the access game, naming it "The Executive Branch".

Trump crypto soars as US president offers dinner to top holders The meme coin's website says its 220 top investors will be invited to a gala event with the president.

4/ Trump also sells access to him for those who send money directly to Trump's wallet. This spring, he held a reception with the top buyers of his crypto coin. News of the opportunity immediately drove up the price of the coin, making Trump millions.

Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-for-Access Operation

3/ One crypto CEO who paid the $1 million price explained to the @nytimes that after his meeting with Trump, his idea to make money off the federal government was suddenly "making the rounds...so mission accomplished from my view.”

People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago Business leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a gro...

2/ The primary way to get to Trump is at his golf clubs. Reportedly, a $5 million donation to Trump's political operation gets you a one-on-one meeting. $1 million will get you a group private dinner.

Putting a price on a one-on-one meeting isn't normal.

The story of how Trump sells access to the White House - to benefit himself and his family financially and to benefit his political operation - is shocking and sordid.

No President has ever monetized access like Trump has.

1/ It's a story you need to know.

We can play too.

Unsurprising bad jobs report. Just 73,000 added in July, and most of those were health care.

Even worse, May and June jobs numbers revised down by 258,000. Awful.

Companies don't want to create jobs in Trump's chaos economy with weakening rule of law and rampant corruption.

Update: I offered this simple amendment in the Appropriations Committee to say no President can withhold funds from a college to try to control their speech.

Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.

Ok I’m offering another amendment right now in the Appropriations Committee to stop Trump’s corruption.

This one says the Department of Education can’t cancel funding for a college just because professors or students hold views Trump doesn’t like.

Again, stay tuned.

Update: I offered the amendment. Not to refuse acceptance of the Qatari jet; just to prohibit Trump from taking it with him when he leaves office - after the taxpayers spend $1 billion to retrofit it.

Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.

The fight against corruption has to be ceaseless.

Today in the Appropriations Committee, I will offer an amendment to prohibit the Qatari jet that was gifted to Trump (which is going to cost taxpayers $1 billion) from being transferred to him personally.

Stay tuned.

To them every part of government - even Social Security - is just a source of enrichment for their billionaire friends. "Privatizing" Social Security is just about getting Wall Street a bunch of fees to manage money.

What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.

This is at the top of the list of Trump's massive corruption. He's literally stealing money from us.

In this case, he's going to spend $1 billion (THATS A LOT OF MONEY!) of our $$ to build himself a luxury plane that he is going to take with him after he leaves.

Honestly...

Won't Back Down Tour: Phoenix, AZ · MoveOn Join powerhouse leaders Sen. Chris Murphy, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and Rep. Yassamin Ansari at MoveOn's Won't Back Down Tour! We're bringing the fire to key congressional districts where Republicans ar...

Hey everyone! I’m partnering with @moveon.org @repjasmine.bsky.social and @repyassansari.bsky.social
on an event in Arizona this Sunday to hold Republicans accountable for their corruption. Click the link below to attend. Space is running out!

The truth revealed below.

Yes, AI will have societal benefits. But left unchecked, the downside will drown the upside.

CEOs are going to lay off millions of workers and then use the savings to supersize the concentration of wealth and economic power.

Two out-of-state Congressmen hold town hall in downtown Dayton Two U.S. legislators spoke to about 750 people at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday afternoon as part of an Ohio Democratic Party event.

“I know when you’re in a state with a Republican Senate delegation and a Republican governor, you can feel that you’re powerless,” Murphy said. “You’re not.”

Hey Red Sox, I'm a diehard fan - but the fact that your owner John Henry doubled his net worth in just 5 years - to $5.5 BILLION - and you pay many of your workers $10/hour less than comparable earners in the area...it stinks.

Death of CT firefighter Sunday following blaze brings mourning across state “This is devastating news for us, for this community,” an official said.

A tragic loss and a reminder of the tremendous risks that our firefighters face every day to keep our communities safe. My heart goes to out to Firefighter Moreau’s family and friends, and the entire Plainville Fire Department.

6/ It could be that parts of the deal Trump "announced" eventually become formalized. But his big win for the U.S. - a $550 billion Japanese "signing bonus" to America - looks like fiction.

Trump just made it up.

But he got big headlines and Japan's denial got no headlines.

5/ Further, Trump's 70 minute negotiation was with a desperate lame duck Japanese government that just lost control of the parliament. It's not even clear Prime Minister Ishiba will be around the write the text of the agreement that doesn't exist.

Cracks widen in Japan and US’s interpretation of tariff trade deal Tokyo officials contest Washington’s claim that American investors assured of vast share of profits from joint investment

4/ Unsurprisingly, Japan immediately confirmed there is no 90/10 deal and no formal deal at all. AND if there ever is one, then just like any other investment deal, the U.S. and Japan will split returns based on each country's contributions.

3/ The press reported it straight even though it sounded absurd.

$550 billion is 13% of Japan's entire GDP! Who believes Japan is investing 13% of its GDP in the U.S. and giving the U.S. 90% of the profits?

It made no sense. And of course we find out - Trump made it up.

2/ The most significant claim Trump made in the "announcement" was a $550 billion Japanese investment fund in the U.S. where the U.S. would split profits with Japan 90/10.

Trump called it a "signing bonus".

"They gave us $550B up front, 100 percent," he said.

The more we learn about the U.S.-Japan "trade deal", the more we learn there is no deal.

Trump rushed out an "announcement" after a 70 minute conversation with Japan's trade negotiator and the press dutifully reported a deal.

1/ No text and widening disagreement on terms.

Police officers don’t wear masks. Judges don’t hide their identity.

Why does Trump’s immigration force hide who they are? It’s just a mechanism to get away with illegality and immorality. A tactic of authoritarianism.

Aid agencies warn of Gaza starvation as Israel urged to end blockade | CNN Humanitarian aid agencies are warning that their staff inside Gaza are starving alongside the civilians they are trying to help

Gaza is descending into famine and Trump is turning his back on this moral crisis. There is no excuse - ever - to deprive civilians of desperately needed food and water. Trump must press Israel to end this blockade.

I talked to Chris Hayes last night about my trip to Ohio this weekend where I'm holding another town hall in a Republican district. Trump's voters are starting to see him as a fraud, and Democrats need to be out there speaking up in Republican areas.