marc
@marcfg27.bsky.social
Father, Husband, Attorney | Gen X | Texan | Introvert | Supporter of the Rule of Law | Also a fan of the Texas Rangers and other DFW teams, as well as MUFC | Kindness and Truth Matter
"The private sector money flowing into Trump’s vanity projects is also costing taxpayers. His ballroom is funded by hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars as well as private donations. In this way, we’re all forced to fund Trump’s corruption." — @justinglawe.bsky.social
How everyday Americans are forced to fund Trump's corruption
On top of his self-dealing, taxpayers are spending billions on his vanity projects.
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“During the 2025 fiscal year, which ended in September, OPR opened seven new investigations, the lowest in two decades, even as the office received 1,666 complaints, the highest in any year since 2005, according to a Reuters review of annual reports.” www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
At Trump's DOJ, watchdogs gutted as misconduct complaints soar
By Andrew Goudsward and Brad Heath WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - In one courtroom after another, federal judges have accused U.S.
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Even as a lame duck, Cornyn couldn’t quit Trump. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Epstein survivor calls Cornyn’s vote to advance Blanche nomination ‘really depressing’
A victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein lamented Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) Tuesday vote to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general. “There’s always a glimm…
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A federal judge recently referred Blanche to the New York Bar for possible disciplinary proceedings over Blanche’s role in Trump’s self-dealing IRS lawsuit. The corruption runs deep! thehill.com/homenews/sen... 6017820-senate-todd-blanche-attorney-general-nomination/
Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general after bruising fight
The Senate early Saturday morning confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, with the nominee narrowly securing sufficient GOP backing after making a number of promises about how he would…
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The points Miller makes in his video are common from abusers. He recorded her. He calls her crazy. He says she was nice to him. He says she never went to a doctor. Anyone who is a survivor of DV has heard all of it.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2w agoAnyone who has worked with domestic violence victims know the answer to this is too often yes.
“That has nothing to do with it”?? These people are unapologetic about the administration’s lack of ethical standards.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoBASH: Todd Blanche was Trump's defense attorney during the Jack Smith investigation. Should he recuse himself? JIM JORDAN: No, of course not BASH: Why? JORDAN: Because he's attorney general BASH: But he was Trump's personal attorney JORDAN: That has nothing to do with it
Trump has surely assembled the worst cabinet in modern presidential history.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago😳 RFK Jr's epic CNN crashout 😳 Dana Bash pressed RFK Jr on Trump's culpability for mishandling covid and the misinformation he pushes about vaccines, and the segment wound down with him getting mad and barking at her like a rabid dog Here's the full thing:
Trump still doesn’t appear to understand that criminal prosecutions have to be based on actual evidence. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals
Pirro’s office, in a court filing on Friday, moved to drop criminal charges against a former Olympian, David Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the pool after it went through a renov...
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When Justice is blind, bad guys take the fifth. When justice is corrupt, good guys take the fifth. Feel free to share.
These people don’t accept responsibility for anything.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoWELKER: Is America backing away from a larger attack bc our stockpile has been depleted? WALTZ: We have to take a step back. A lot of our stockpiles were depleted because of Biden WELKER: But you acknowledge they're depleted? WALTZ: No. And the people leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail
“[Judge Subramanian] also pointed to several instances of what he considered slipshod legal work and threatened to levy sanctions against federal attorneys for failing to follow the law and misleading the court in signed filings.” www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...
Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge
The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a federal judge.
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Hosting a World Cup as President of the United States and having it end with the entire world somehow hating you even more than the historically unprecedented degree to which they already hated you is quite the accomplishment given that he never laced up even once
Just be grateful for Donarrhea's astonishing incompetence.
Both Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, who led the effort to sunset the foreign aid agency, have said that no deaths have been linked to the cutting of its funding. These parents tell a different story.
Trump's team says 'no children' died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases
Both Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, who led the effort to sunset the foreign aid agency, have said that no deaths have been linked to the cutting of its funding. These parents tell a different story.
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“But in most of the recent high-quality polls, the percentage of Americans who strongly approve of Trump is between 1 in 7 and 1 in 5.” 👇🏻 www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/p...
Trump’s devoted base is really shrinking now | CNN Politics
Few factors have loomed over American politics for the past decade like President Donald Trump’s sway over his base.
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Judge Williams is stating the obvious. But she also “ordered sanctions against a number of people involved, including acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump administration tried to ‘manipulate the judicial process’ with its IRS settlement, judge says
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams said the lawsuit and settlement were pursued in “bad faith,” recommending disciplinary action against some of the president’s lawyers.
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This is the kind of stuff you say when you don’t have facts to back up your claim.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.this Pirro press conference is completely beyond parody, like a deleted scene from Idiocracy. listen to this shit
“[Hearn] said he had been curious about the state of the pool and touched material that had already been damaged, adding that he ‘didn't destroy, rip, tear, peel, or remove any part’ of the paint.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Former Olympian David Hearn indicted for allegedly vandalising reflecting pool
US authorities charged him with property destruction after renovations championed by President Donald Trump appeared to go awry.
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MAGA misogynists can’t help themselves. thehill.com/regulation/c...
Justice Barrett faces conservative ire, sexist attacks after birthright citizenship ruling
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is facing fierce backlash from conservative lawmakers and pundits after voting to uphold birthright citizenship, serving a severe blow to a core pillar of President Trump’…
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Being president has proved very profitable for Trump. It’s a hustle. apnews.com/article/trum...
Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year
The latest disclosure report listing President Donald Trump's financial holdings shows he took in about $1.2 billion last year from crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that first bro...
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Another childish and pathetic comment about Talarico. I guess the MAGA folks don’t have anything substantive to say? These are not serious people.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoStephen Miller: "All I can say about Talarico is Texas is not going to elect an individual- I can't call him a man, who knows what gender he is- but they're not going to elect an individual, an entity, who's said the thing he loves most are trans children. He's a bizarre, totally unelectable human."
The childish and pathetic attacks on James Talarico’s masculinity suggest that the GOP has no substantive criticism to offer.
Is this the SINGLE WORST presidential response in history? I know he holds the top 100, but this feels like the gold to me.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoNYT: Can you now say whether you will hold anyone in your administration accountable for the strike on a school that killed more than 100 children? TRUMP: No. It's such a strange question to be asked. It's a long time ago. Mistakes are made. I would ask Pete Hegseth that question.
It’s game on in Alabama, where two military veterans are challenging Senator “Coach” Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to run for governor because he’s not actually an Alabama resident. joycevance.substack.com/p/can-you-be...
