If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayTrump: "I take an aspirin a day. I don't know if it works but psychologically I need it. It thins the hell out of your blood I guess ... They want me to go down to the 80. I take the 386. I don't know what the hell it is. It's a monster. They said, 'Sir, you don't need that!'"
Trump: "We're gonna win big, and we've gonna shove it up their ass"
He's out of the loop on so many things these days. I wonder if they're even trying to brief him anymore or if they just let Natalie share her memes and let it go at that?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump on South Korea saying they haven't signed off on an Alaska pipeline despite Trump saying they did: "If they don't want to do it, that's okay with me. I'll just charge them more. Tell them if they don't sign shortly, I'm gonna double it up."
The GOP has put $2 million to this campaign, and the billionaires have put $23 million in. Their contribution is 92% of the money Tiffany raised.
Lea Leander @lealeander.bsky.social · 2d agothis for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished
Jacqueline Antonovich@jackiantonovich.bsky.social · yesterday"After measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system" @bachynski.bsky.social
"I should get to sit down when I work but you shouldn't" is a great high level summary of labor disputes
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3d agoTSA says it is removing chairs at document checks in airports, requiring staff to stand for their shift. TSA explained the reason as twofold: to ensure its employees meet its fitness standards and to create an amiable environment for travelers.
JD Vance on Angie Nixon: "Get the hell out of here. You don't belong in America"
A Michigan nurse is accused of helping an injured immigration detainee escape from a hospital while in federal custody.
Nurse helped injured Mexican escape ICE custody at hospital: Feds
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Yea, Meta is the last company in the world I'd trust with this, but at a time when the GOP is weaponizing administrative burdens to kick poor people off healthcare, having a computer that can help you navigate a hostile bureaucracy could be a big deal for a lot of people.
William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 6d ago'you're cognitively offloading'. yes. correct. that is what i wish to do. i do not wish to expend cognition figuring out which pharmacist takes my insurance and is closest. i want to offload it & be told who that is. you are free to continue manually doing this task you evidently find so meaningful
Speaker Mike Johnson is warning of a “nightmare scenario” if Republicans lose the House: Democrats could investigate Trump, his family, his Cabinet, GOP donors and powerful business figures.
MAGA Speaker Johnson Calls Trump Family Investigations a ‘Nightmare’ Ahead of Midterms
With control of Congress at stake in November, Johnson warned that Democratic committees would investigate Trump, his family, cabinet officials and major donors—and claimed that accountability would t...
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Wait, was rolling out the red carpet for Xi a Chinese psyop too? I'm really confused about the GOP stance on China.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d agoMike Johnson says opposition to data centers "is a Chinese psyop. I really believe that. That's not a conspiracy theory."
Mr. Bringdown.
Eric Columbus@ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 6d ago"The sources added that Patel consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional." www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...
Trump on Canada: "They have been one of the worst countries in the entire world"
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
I said we need the Senate Watergate Committee but for DOGE. I’m no Watergate expert (but my dad was at a Pennsylvania diner 😀 when Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of the tapes ), but there was a huge investigatory staff, right? Do that.
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit
WASHINGTON—Marveling at how his American counterpart’s grasp of the difficult language had progressed, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told reporters Thursday that he was deeply impressed with how much Pres...
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Your taxpayer dollars are being illegally spent to air a literal Trump 2024 campaign ad.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie
Wu on redistricting if Dems get control: "You do the exact same thing that they did to you until they say mercy" and agree to national, bipartisan reform.
Robert Downen@robertdownen.bsky.social · last wk.Texas dem minority leader Gene Wu at Texas Tribune Fest: "I think we can take the (Texas) House."
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
ICE is erasing immigrants with final deportation orders from a searchable online database, leaving families and attorneys in the dark as they try to find out where someone has been taken. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator
The change will make it harder for many families and attorneys to determine where an immigrant is being held after being taken into ICE custody.
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I kind of think it's an ongoing testament to their pathetic cowardice and lack of moral character.
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · last wk."The continued self-abasement of Republican senators is an ongoing testament to Donald Trump’s power over the Republican Party, even as his approval rating with the American public tanks." - @delaneyrules.bsky.social in a @huffpost.com email sharing this banger piece exposing Husted.
calling this "misalignment" instead of "negligence" is an accountability dodge. we already have laws about cyber crimes and there's no scale of ML model you can incorporate into your code that makes you not responsible for running it
30yr yield touched its highest level since June 2004 today.. 5.424%
Newsom is the worst possible Democratic candidate of those being bandied about, unless Rahm actually runs.