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Democrats had better accept the fact that the American public wants their representatives to represent their needs not those of foreign countries or corporations that pay them millions in bribes to betray their constituents! www.huffpost.com/entry/centri...
The Cautionary Tale At The Heart Of Centrist Democrats' Primary Woes
And five other takeaways from a massive primary night.
huffpost.com
Democrats might be sufficiently worried about Clayton that they refuse to pass any version of Sec. 702. But if Sec. 702 renewal does move forward, members can—and must—guard against abuse by rejecting Cotton/Grassley/Warner and supporting a bill with a warrant requirement. 17/17
The choice for members was never between passing a bill with meaningless changes or letting Section 702 lapse. The choice is whether or not to allow the government to continue helping itself to Americans’ emails, text messages, and phone calls without a warrant. 16/17
Hearings like this are a reminder that if you work for Donald Trump, you are a person of low character and have no integrity. There are no exceptions.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago😮 Trump's nominees are the most pathetic men in the world 😮 During a hearing, Blumenthal made Trump nominees squirm by asking them who won the 2020 election -- a question they refuse to answer -- but then Schiff upped the ante by asking them *who won the 2016 election.* Here's a supercut:
Chinese researchers have shown that AI models have the capacity to act like aggressive and adaptive computer viruses. www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
AI Worms and Viruses Are Coming
Chinese researchers have shown that AI models have the capacity to act like aggressive and adaptive computer viruses.
wired.com
This is funniest thing you'll see today. Also, Schiff is very good at this.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h agoholy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!
Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 3h agowe should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something
A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6. n.pr/4c1UCaq
Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot
A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.
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Republicans set their health care grenade to go off after the election. Don’t be fooled.
At this point you could just take the microphone off your tie and walk out of the studio. Once you do that, text your campaign manager and tell him you're dropping out. Then walk into the sea never to be seen again.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h agoTAPPER: One of the files you released was an image of your daughter naked. It was available for a day before it was removed. Your ex-wife's attorney says it could quality as CSAM. That's shockingly reckless behavior MAX MILLER: I wouldn't say it's shockingly reckless. There was no genitalia exposed
“Are you a communist?” “No I am an anti-fascist” “For a long time?” “Since I have understood fascism.” – Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw
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Laurel Davila@laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · yesterdayTrump is killing the subsidies that kept Medicare Part D drug prices down for seniors. Mehmet Oz claims your costs will drop. That’s a lie. It’s a shove into privatized Medicare Advantage, and corrupt Republicans built that ramp on purpose. #RepublicanMedicareCuts
FWIW, both of VDARE’s founders were on the masthead of the National Review in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Peter Brimelow was also a staffer for Senator Orrin Hatch. This white nationalist thread has been present in the conservative movement for a long time. Screenshot is from 1997.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h agoSCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
Klobuchar: "I'm gonna live what I'm saying, and that means making sure that small towns can develop, that we keep our rural hospitals strong, and that's not gonna happen when my opponents -- all 3 of them -- have embraced Donald Trump's big beautiful bill that cut Medicaid!"
Too eerily reminiscent of the deportation of Jews from Germany, which began in a limited way in October 1939, but grew worse with the systematic mass deportation of Jews beginning in October 1941. wapo.st/4wFFK9U
TPS for Haitians officially ends, putting thousands out of work and in limbo
A federal judge allowed the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status for 350,000 Haitians, meaning they are likely to lose their jobs and be at risk of deportation.
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youtube.com/watch?v=-SrA... The helipad looks like the one that was on Zorro Ranch, a weird representation when the DOJ, his ex personal lawyer, will not release the files to the state of New Mexico. 
Trump Goes MAD and Destroys EVERYTHING
YouTube video by Adam Mockler
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TRUMP IS LAUNDERING MONEY HE STOLE FROM ALL OF US!!!!!
For a political party that openly supports Max Miller, this tracks
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h agoEvery single Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota (including Mike Lindell!) makes clear that if Trump tried another Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities, they would support his efforts to brutalize residents
They said they want immigrants to do it "the right way." There is no right way if they're snatching military spouses.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 8h agoPresident Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found.
We got some quotes from @wyden.senate.gov about his wild report yesterday about banks withholding suspicious activity reports about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking empire because they wanted to keep the lucrative relationship. Crazy conduct and Wyden has some good solutions for it.
Sen. Wyden Report: Banks Systematically Ignored Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes - The American Prospect
The report shows how employees at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan helped to hide Epstein’s activities because he was a load-bearing part of their ‘wall of cash.’
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Every day it becomes more & more obvious that we are living in a #SurveillanceState! Protect yourselves & practice good tech hygiene. Consider getting a cheap clean new phone when traveling abroad. You surely have nothing to hide, but you never know. #ICE thugs could steal financial information.
Democrats are always accused of being the party of “radicals” when the GOP consistently excuses and supports child abuse, violence, rape, and murder—Dems should put 100% of their bandwidth into this message
Anti-abortion groups' latest strategy in their push to ban mifepristone is disguised as "advocacy": They claim that telehealth access to the pill enables abusers to force their partners to have an abortion.
Anti-abortion advocates push to ban mifepristone under the guise of protecting women from abusive partners
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