Rachel Schumacher

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Mom, wife, artist. Proud to live in blue Maine. Dog lover, tree hugger.

After Susan Collins allegedly received hundreds of thousands in illegal campaign contributions in exchange for steering lucrative defense contracts to Navatek, Donald Trump quashed the investigation so Collins could skate by Another corrupt moment by a corrupt man running a corrupt government

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 3w ago

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.

Five years ago, I sheltered in the Capitol, praying the lock on my door would hold. Alarms blared. Rioters screamed, "Kill the infidels." I held my breath, not just because I was in danger, but because our democracy was. Democracy held, and I do still believe we can keep it.

GEORGY IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: Last seen at Gates Ave and Nostrand Ave, he's 45 pounds and chipped: 985113004979749. If you've seen or found him please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT GEORGY!

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Previous generations fought fascism in nearly every corner of the earth. Today it’s on our streets, silencing opposition and attempting to control the airwaves. The GOP has declared all out war on free speech. It’s up to us to fight for it.

TRUMP MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SHOT THOSE KIDS HIMSELF. Trump turning us into "The United Police States of America" is just cosplaying Democrats must call Trump and GOP what the shootings again prove they are: soft on crime, uncaring about kids Get the new Countdown Podcast here: tinyurl.com/4jf2jsuk

Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance. A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.

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