“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.

I have long believed that not enough has been written about how GOP members have felt physically intimidated by Trump supporters. It doesn’t excuse their cowardice, but it still deserves more attention.

Oh my God if this is true

YouTube video by Democracy Docket BREAKING: Judge Says Discovery Into DOGE's Labor Department Probe Likely

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Washington, DC has issued an order setting a path for the first round of discovery to be served in a lawsuit involving Trump and Musk’s efforts to restructure the government.

Paige and I explain.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

YouTube video by Democracy Docket BREAKING: Trump Federal Funding Freeze Blocked for Third Time

NEW VIDEO: In a blockbuster decision a federal judge has BLOCKED Donald Trump's effort to freeze federal spending and loans.

Paige and I discuss the impact of this big victory!
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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

This is so seriously messed up

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

Pritzker: "He promised he was gonna lower costs & make us safer. He's done none of it. I realize he's only been in office 2 weeks, but it's gotten worse, not better. You think grocery prices have gone down? No, they've gone up bc of what he's threatening or what he's already put in place"

Oh look. A President, a Governor, a Mayor - all at the crash site at the Chesapeake Bay with first responders. Not swimming. Showing empathy and leadership.

Take this advice now pls. Below is a taste of how reality should be conveyed by the press. It’s beyond brilliant; it activates your internal alarms. Sample below.

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Another step in the coup & Trump still doesn’t realize Musk has taken charge.

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Our beloved Canada is under threat.

The threat comes from the president of the US—a convicted felon and known predator. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk….

Defense secretary revokes security detail and clearance for Trump critic Gen. Mark Milley, orders investigation | CNN Politics Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the security detail and security clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, according to Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, an unprecedented move against the former...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked the security detail and security clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, according to Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, an unprecedented move against the former top US general who became a frequent target of President Donald Trump.

To pull former Chief of Staff General Milley's security detail is one awful thing.

To publicly announce it is to invite violence.

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Let's be clear: the Medicaid portal went offline because of Donald Trump's orders.

The only reason it is back on is due to outrage from the American people.

Now, they are trying to lie about it.

Medicaid was never taken away from Americans under President Biden.

BREAKING: New York AG Letitia James announces lawsuit to stop Trump's unconstitutional freeze of Medicaid and federal assistance

NY will lead coalition of other Democratic state AGs

Not a single Republican AG is joining, even though 52% of Republicans rely on federal assistance

Only a Handful of Republicans in Congress Object to Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Even Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move o...

On 21 March 1933 Adolf Hitler was officially sworn in as chancellor of Germany. The same day he pardoned 8,000 Nazis, who had committed violent acts, starting with the failed Hitler coup on 8 November 1923.

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Liz. She’s fierce and already shown her strength.

Trump assembling US cabinet of billionaires worth combined $340bn President-elect tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services

At least 11 picks for strategic positions after Trump returns to the White House in January have either achieved billionaire status themselves, have billionaire spouses or are within touching distance of that threshold.

VICTORY — Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield BACKS DOWN, drops plan to cut off coverage of anesthesia for surgeries

YOU did this. Everyone who posted and shared and raised your voices.

This is what can happen when people unite and use their power.

Rep. Dan Meuser just now: "This is nonsense. Nobody is gonna be going after Liz Cheney."

Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)

Thanks for this reminder to fund the ACLU, which I do most years and will up now that their job just got bigger and harder.

It shouldn’t be ignored that Kash Patel chose to plead the Fifth in response to a grand jury subpoena over the Mar-a-Lago classified documents.

He only testified, involuntarily, after being granted immunity.

Think about that. Trump’s FBI nominee pled the Fifth in response to a DOJ subpoena.

Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic' Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.

Bluesky is winning because both twitter and threads have gone out of their way to make their platforms inhospitable to reputable journalists and news. @kattenbarge.bsky.social reports:
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