Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
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A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
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You could have voted no on Blanche. Idiot.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
Phang: "The fact that it's taking France and England and other foreign countries to be able to launch investigations, and yet our American DOJ is sitting on it doing absolutely nothing, including not cooperating with those foreign nations, is such a big red flag."
The difference between "There used to be hot summers too."
According to the latest Fox News poll, if the election were held today, we would own the House and the Senate, so let’s make sure we’re all registered and vote big in November!
That's a good chunk of change. What about this?
Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social · 6d agoTrump would rather pull Blanche’s nomination for AG than allow him to commit in writing that Trump’s IRS deal is off. The immunity Blanche granted to Trump from IRS audits is a windfall that some experts estimate is worth $100 million in taxpayer funds for Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
The fact that Blanche refused to terminate the slush fund in writing for Trump’s criminal cronies as well as his IRS immunity deal proves that his testimony at his confirmation hearing that these things were “dead” was always a lie. They were dead only until he got confirmed.
Trump Decides He'd Rather Have Tax Crimes and Rewards for Terrorists Than a Todd Blanche Confirmation emptywheel.net/2026/07/30/t...
Trump Decides He'd Rather Have Tax Crimes and Rewards for Terrorists Than a Todd Blanche Confirmation - emptywheel
Trump may have been unable to placate John Cornyn's demands for changes to the Terrorist Slush Fund for sound legal reasons. Or, maybe he just likes terrorists and tax crimes more than he likes Todd B...
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Dr. Fauci, who saved millions of lives in the USA, is getting treatment harsher than all the Epstein perpetrators. America is fundamentally damaged to its core.
Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.
Do you know what China's been doing while we've been dropping bombs and allocating more money for new weapons? Beating us on alternative energy, manufacturing, high speed rail, technology, microchips, and infrastructure.
Scientists warned us about climate change for decades, and their predictions have proved remarkably accurate. Knowledge was never the problem The failure is structural. Political and economic systems reward those who defend the status quo and punish those who challenge it.
Senator Cornyn says he’s befuddled as to why Trump won’t give up his tax immmunity. It’s not befuddling, John. Don’t be befuddled.
Go ahead, call Barron Trump to testify. Donald Trump is incapable of loving anybody. He will throw everyone under the bus but himself.
Five months ago, on Feb. 26, 2026, the Strait of Hormuz was and open international waterway, as it had been for decades. Five months later, thanks to Trump's war, the Strait is closed, we've lost 18 service members and spent ~$100b, and the U.S. is neither as liked nor as trusted nor as feared.
For those who are wondering why Dr. Fauci would take the Fifth: The regime has tried to prosecute Comey and others on trumped up perjury charges for testimony before Congress. Fauci is simply determined not to take the bait.
Dr. Fauci had us wear masks during a global pandemic. RFK Jr. collects raccoon penises. But okay.
Whilst most are focused on the orange felon’s disastrous costly illegal war in Iran, less and less focus is on the pedo Epstein Files and his name flooded within them as well as the criminal conspiracy to keep them hidden for him. I’ll never stop bringing it up.
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The New Republic@newrepublic.com · last wk.In January, President Trump told the media that his deadly extrajudicial strikes on alleged “drug boats” in the Caribbean had maritime drug flow “down 97 percent.” New reporting from The Washington Post shows that was a lie. trib.al/8RVhPNX
