Kevin Kutsch

The Trump Regime Is Flailing. Their Overreach Is Backfiring. The Vibe Is Shifting. From ICE's withdrawal from Minnesota and court defeats to GOP fractures and sinking approval, Trump’s attempt to project dominance is revealing something else: vulnerability.

The Trump Regime is flailing under the weight of its own incompetence, cruelty, and lawlessness.

They want us to feel powerless.

But beneath their bravado lies weakness: unpopularity, ICE withdrawal, court losses, GOP cracks, and a fed-up public.

The overreach is backfiring.

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How American Are You? Take this simple quiz and discover where you land on the scale of Americanism.

Criticizing your president at the Olympics is un-American
Tweeting a racist picture of a president is not
The Super Bowl "belongs to America"
An American singing in his native language is Un-American

Confused?

This is the desperate performance of someone who knows she botched the handling of the Epstein files, knows she’s faced right-wing criticism, knows her DOJ’s retribution probes are floundering, & knows she’s the weakest in Trump’s Cabinet.

Pam Bondi isn’t showing strength. She’s revealing weakness.

Goldman: "Will the survivors and victims who are here please stand up one more time. By show of hands, how many of you or your loved ones actually have met with the DOJ? None ... How many of you were ignored by the DOJ? All of them." (Bondi responds by smearing Goldman.)

The Trump Regime is out of control. They’re indicting journalists, trying to indict Democrats, defending federal agents who kill Americans on the street, and starting baseless elections probes to justify midterm interference, all while grifting at unimaginable levels.

Just insane.

Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

In the UK, Peter Mandelson’s ties to Epstein are toppling top aides and threatening the UK Prime Minister's power.

Meanwhile, in the US, people with ties to Epstein (Trump, Lutnick, Bannon, Musk) are avoiding any accountability.

The contrast in accountability levels is stark.

California imposes sweeping changes to blackjack in cardrooms Cardrooms representatives say the changes will lead to job losses and lost tax revenue for cities.

This is NOT BLACKJACK. This is WeakJack. This is among the dumbest things to ever come out of the state of California, and I'm old enough to remember Ronald Reagan.

www.courthousenews.com/california-i...

The fact the White House feels the need to send a “Don’t panic!” press release tells you everything you need to know. They’re weak and they’re panicking.

Via @lkrozen.bsky.social

On all the outrage toward Bad Bunny’s halftime performance

There it is

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

So, a federal agent killed Renee Good. Top Trump Admin officials mobilized to defame Good and lie about the nature of her death. Then, they immediately obstructed the investigation into Good’s killing.

A killing and a coverup. An outrageous injustice.

Right-Wing Media Ignores Multiple ICE-Related Deaths While Downplaying ICE Abuses Using a media coverage analysis tool, a pattern emerges: right-wing outlets amplify DHS lies, downplay ICE's scandals, and largely ignore the growing number of deaths related to ICE's crackdown.

Alex Pretti & Renee Good aren’t the only ones who have been killed by ICE.

But if you only read & watch right-wing media, you might not have heard that others have died at all.

Using a media coverage analysis tool, I found right-wing media downplays ICE's abuses & ignores many ICE-related deaths.

Donald Trump is a racist.

Don Lemon vows to keep telling the truth:

"I only know one way… to tell the truth… This is my mission, is to tell the truth and to bring light to dark places… Without the 1st Amendment, the other amendments don't stand. It's the bedrock of our Constitution… of our republic."

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

The biggest lie the far-right has ever told:

Immigrants, brown people, or other out-groups are to blame for your economic pain.

The truth: Right-wing policies enrich the wealthy and create economic inequality they then exploit to redirect anger toward people with the least power.

Inside the resistance with Will Stancil "It's something I could do to keep them from stealing my neighbors."

New in PN: Inside the resistance with @whstancil.bsky.social

"They seem to have thought they could come in here with big guns and intimidate everyone, then we would all just sort of run away. That didn’t happen. Ultimately, I don’t see a way out for them that isn’t some kind of defeat or retreat."

I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.

A thread.

All this Epstein stuff got me feelin insane over here

Thank you. Keep up the good work.

happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

Three rules in FBI firearm training:

1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot

Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like

Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections The comments come less than a week after the FBI raided an elections facility in Georgia.

The fact that our election system isn’t nationalized and run by the states, is the primary guardrail preventing Trump from directly interfering in our elections.

Of course he wants this, but it’s unconstitutional (literally in Article 1).

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: CBP agents who murdered Alex Pretti have been IDENTIFIED: Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35. www.propublica.org/article/alex...

Senate Republicans have two weeks to work with us to rein in ICE’s abuses of power or DHS will shut down until they do.
 
The clock starts now.

I wish he'd keep my name out of his fucking mouth.

Kristi Noem misled the American people and allowed ICE to violate Americans’ Constitutional rights.

She needs to be impeached.

The politically weak Trump regime wants to scare us. Wants us to pipe down. Wants us not to report on what they're doing. Wants everyday people and independent journalists to stop recording and telling the truth about their authoritarianism.

Let's do the opposite. Speak louder.