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From Snopes - "Numerous parties have disputed his role in the events, and most of the deals he has brokered appear to be temporary solutions to long-standing issues. ..., As such, Trump's claims are highly exaggerated. "

The Trump administration’s latest power grab: your voter data The Justice Department sued Oregon and Maine to gain access to their full voter registration lists.

The Justice Department this week sued two blue states, Maine and Oregon, to attempt to gain access to their full, unredacted voter registration lists, intensifying President Trump’s anti-voting efforts. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“Delay, Interfere, Undermine” President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S....

NEW: U.S. agents suspected Trump ally Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders.

Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.

@propublica.org

"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

When Joe Biden did stuff like this, Fox would play the clips over and over like it was as significant as the moon landing

Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.

The antisemites in the White House—who talk of Good Jews and Bad Jews, do Nazi salutes, push white nationalist conspiracy theories, and dine with open Jew haters—are not fighting antisemitism.

That is merely the bad faith BS they’re using as cover for trying to crush higher education.

Not subtle.

Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration Mexico’s government has confirmed reports that 17 family members of the son of a former cartel leader crossed into the United States.

Did Trump and Pam Bondi make a deal with the Sinaloa Cartel? It would seem so, and now 17 cartel family members have been allowed to enter the U.S. apnews.com/article/el-c...

Buy less sounds like “austerity” to me. Look what it did to Greece and others.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bs... • 27m New — Edward "Big Balls" Coristine of DOGE now has digital access to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency source has confirmed to me. Two Sets of Testicles, So Divine... • 19m You don't have to say his dumb user handle every time, right? Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsk... •18m i'm afraid i do, two sets of testicles

It’s a beautiful building. What do you bet he wants it make it DOGE HQ.

I hope the mainstream media covers this as much and as often as
“Her emails” @nytimes.com @cnn.com @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social

These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere

The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.

Or not. Which is the real problem.

What to do. Really. Yes we can all do our little parts - but harness this longing and energy to do something that will make a difference.

@mcuban.bsky.social do you think the midterms will be free and fair? I know we’ll have elections but seeing how all their projection is an indicator of guilt - what do you think??

> @ironstache.bsky.social

Nice job @60minutes.bsky.social. Admire the journalistic integrity.

It’s always the women! Let’s GOOO.

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.

REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

Are there congressional races coming up we should be supporting (where we have a chance)?

Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.

Last night, we broke the news that the top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years. https://wrd.cm/3QkfGh3

Brave in this environment. Kudos NYT.

I believe it had to do with the election and Elon has the goods.

Thank you @warren.senate.gov for standing up for us…again!!

Anne - with what we’re now seeing there’s no way we’ll have free and fair elections in 2 or 4 years. So what is our recourse?

Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.

Like I said: Quiet coup www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

Thanks @mcuban.bsky.social This is like the shadow cabinet @TimSnyder is talking about. We need to know where to get real information.

Gratitude for the women in the moment. Honestly!!