The MAGA plot to subvert the 2026 midterm elections is coming into focus. 1. Declassify docs to claim 2020 was stolen. 2. Declare a "national emergency" to seize control of the election apparatus. 3. Hope the "national security" predicate keeps courts out. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...

MAGA media's laughable propaganda about Trump's popularity is instrumental to the plot to subvert elections

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

it's even dumber than you think

Donald Trump inheriting a situation that was suboptimal but honestly fine, deciding to personally intervene, and making everything significantly worse at great taxpayer expense is a perfect synopsis of every single thing he has done as president both times.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2mo ago

They're dumping hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool this morning trying to stop the algae.

Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we. Join the fight by taking action against the latest OMB grant funding proposal at the link in our bio, or go here 👉 zurl.co/lBQ4l #StandUpForScience #Science #OMB #Vought #SaveScience

"The only thing he had to do was—for once in his life—not act like an insane egomaniac. He couldn’t do it." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Trump’s 250th Celebration Is a Fiasco

The president has turned a solemn occasion into a Day of Trump.

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Surely even the MAGAest person out there can't think the following is a good idea, can they? www.fedweek.com/federal-mana...

Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records

The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families. A

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The women’s NCAA Tournament had started so chalky … until Virginia came along. Three wins in a week (!) as UVA goes First Four to Sweet 16 after an upset of No. 2 seed Iowa on the Hawkeyes’ home court. Wowow.

A Complete List of the President's Positive Qualities:

No. 10 Virginia takes down No. 2 Iowa in a 2OT thriller 🔥 It is the Cavaliers' first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 2000.

Breaking news: A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department’s controversial press policy was illegal, striking it down as unconstitutional in a lawsuit brought by the New York Times.

Pentagon press policy ruled unconstitutional in case brought by N.Y. Times

A federal judge struck down the Defense Department’s new press policy that triggered an exodus of reporters from the Pentagon, calling it unconstitutional.

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The Pentagon’s restrictions on news outlets violate the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled, and issued an order tossing parts of the department’s policy. It’s a victory for The New York Times, which filed suit in December over the restrictions. nyti.ms/3PegXt0

ChatGPT is shedding users fast. Since yesterday alone, estimates suggest more than a million accounts have been deleted and the boycott continues to gain momentum. Incredible work, everyone!

Trump has never said anything as critical about Vladimir Putin or any Russian war criminal as he did today about the majority on the US Supreme Court.

The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.

So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened

National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation. Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.

i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states

The Wrath of Stephen Miller

The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy

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Four GOP Senators. At most four Repubs in the House. Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.

Peter Gleick@petergleick.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I can't repeat this enough.

ICE is the vile, violent, snarling embodiment of the very evil Jesus spent his life opposing, and Christians who have any interest in his mission should be forcefully turning it over like the sinful table that it is. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/actual-jes...

Christians Need to Destroy ICE

There are an estimated 370,000 Christian churches in America.

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Brilliant piece by @markjacob.bsky.social

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My Stop the Presses newsletter calls for more aggressive action by the media to be "radically truthful" and defeat the liars: / Correct *every* lie uttered on your platform. / Put Trump's remarks on tape delay for proper fact checks. / Cut off liars in mid-interview and ban them from your airwaves.

Five years later, President Trump continues to try to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In many ways he’s been successful. Here are four ways legal and political experts say the nation has changed since the attack:

Analysis | Takeaways from the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6

President Donald Trump appears stronger than ever as he continues his attempts to rewrite the history of the U.S. Capitol attack.

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Anyway, if we were actually a serious country, all of our institutions, both in and out of government, would stop treating This One Special Boy as if he alone is not subject to the norms, laws, & Constitution of the Republic.

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · last yr.

One reason Trump says & does whatever he wants is because every societal institution, including the media, has completely normalized & internalized the idea that the laws, the Constitution, & the international treaties we have signed & ratified simply don’t apply to this one guy. It’s maddening.

It's been a terrible year for American democracy, with the dictator Trump breaking laws left and right and the Supreme Court and Congress mostly letting him do it. But sometimes when we fight, we win. And we must hold fast to our belief that the battle is worth it. Here's to resistance in 2026.

Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.

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“America is dangerously close to a world in which all federal policy hinges on the outcomes of presidential elections, no matter how narrow the margin of victory,” Zachary S. Price argues:

Trump’s Power Grab Over the Budget Is Breaking the Constitutional Design

If this pattern holds, the result will be more wild swings in policy across administrations.

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Classless, disgusting and full of lies. What else would you expect from Trump? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.

Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's a day, & the president is illegally monetizing the office & stealing the power of the purse. Again.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8mo ago

Trump says the Gold Card proceeds will go "an account where we can do things positive for the country. Many billions of dollars"

it’s pretty funny that Duffy is simultaneously 1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying 2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8mo ago

Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."

Pete Hegseth is committing war crimes as defense secretary. That’s no surprise: When Hegseth was a Fox host, he successfully lobbied Trump to pardon Navy Seal platoon leader Eddie Gallagher, who posed for a photo with the dead body of a teen Islamic State captive he had killed with a hunting knife.

Fox News host Pete Hegseth has privately encouraged Trump to pardon servicemen accused of war crimes | CNN Business

Fox News host Pete Hegseth has privately encouraged President Donald Trump to pardon some United States servicemen accused of war crimes, a person familiar with the conversations told CNN on Tuesday.

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