Meg

It really does feel like all the fascists are looking around like it was somebody else’s job to stop elections from happening

I’ll take things Nazis say for 1000, Alex.

To recap, among young voters…

Prop 50: +58
Sherril: +37
Spanberger: +40
Mamdani: +61

I better see the media start retracting some of those stories saying Gen Z is the most conservative generation.

You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.

According to reports, ICE officers are being told to trust the results of a faulty facial recognition app over evidence of citizenship.

The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.

New York is a-changin'.

Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

YouTube video by MeidasTouch LIVE: Newsom gives MAJOR SPEECH before ELECTION DAY!!

JUST IN: Kamala Harris makes SURPRISE APPEARANCE at Gavin Newsom's 'Yes on 50' rally

At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.

Obama: It is not as if we didn't see some of this coming. I will admit it is worse than even I expected, but I did warn you all. I did. You can run the tape.

Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.

Insane

Abolitionist writers before the Civil War noticed that the very act of deciding some humans are below you and enslaving them served to let loose a person’s worst instincts.

Keeping slaves led downhill to greater and greater depravity. (And what went on was truly horrific.)

MAGA? This is you now.

Every church should be doing this, and if your church isn’t, you’re at the wrong church.

3 things happening at once:

1. They are learning the ACA coverage they enjoyed was always OBAMACARE. The very insurance they voted to end.

2. They are learning they, rural whites, are the demographic MOST RELIANT on government aid.

3. They are learning it’s the GOP’s fault for the shutdown.

Reporter: But he didn't commit to any additional investment?

Trump: We didn't really discuss it….

….because the important part was that he congratulated me…..

….strongly…..

….for successes. 😵‍💫

Q: What do you call it when many people in multiple events are deliberately killed on the open seas outside of a declaration of war?

A: Murder. Mass murder. Crimes against humanity.

The leader of the free world.

NEWS: Trump Declares Criticizing Him is "Almost Treasonous" as More Republicans Break from the President Trump declares anyone criticizing him is "almost treasonous," more Republicans break from Trump over Argentina, Trump orders nuclear weapons testing to restart, and the shutdown may end soon

NEWS: Trump declares anyone criticizing him is "almost treasonous," more Republicans break from Trump over Argentina, Trump orders nuclear weapons testing to restart, and the shutdown may end soon.

All the news you missed. Another busy morning. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

TACO is NOT building a ballroom.

He is building a bunker.

Booze Allen is not an architecture firm.

It’s a defense contractor.

Hurting Donnie’s feelings is now treason.

Powell: "Higher tariffs are pushing up prices in some categories of goods, resulting in higher overall inflation."

The bottom line is that the GOP absolutely cannot be trusted to deal with any societal problem.

They lead with cruelty and focus exclusively on how to package private greed as public service.

I am willing to allow the courts to stop prosecuting every minor traffic violation for the next decade just to free up space on the court dockets to prosecute trump and every one his minions.

I just hope the Dems don't shrug and say "we need to just move on with our lives."

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

thehill.com Republicans are literally letting Trump get away with murder in Venezuela  

Republicans are literally letting Trump get away with murder in Venezuela

What if deliberately not tapping into the $5billion reserve for SNAP funds during government shutdowns...

...is a deliberate provocation to get that riot they've been waiting for so they can go full Insurrection Act?

(Because I don't see how it's a smart move otherwise.)

So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home — nothing.