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California lib, dog rescuer, sports lover and I blame everything on Russia.
Fun fact: he has neither the right nor the ability to do what Mr. Root says.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago🚨🚨🚨 WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: You have the right to declare a national security emergency for elections. If you do this in the next month, we will get photo ID, proof of citizenship, and a limit to mail ballots TRUMP: Let me just say stranger things have happened. I'll leave it at that
Bill Clinton’s White House used a similar plane-change maneuver in 2000. But unlike Trump's flight, the press corps was briefed on the operation and its dangers.
Trump’s secret Air Force One switch crosses a new line with journalists
Bill Clinton’s White House used a similar plane-change maneuver in 2000. But unlike July’s flight, the press corps was briefed on the operation and its dangers.
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Exclusive: An Iranian assassination threat against President Trump prompted an extraordinary operation in July in which he flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White House said he was aboard Air Force One. https://wapo.st/4wRrQl7
'Sir, would you show us that proof' said none of the "journalists" present.
I shouldn’t have laughed so hard at this.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayTrump: "At one year, you should have 5 separate visits for vaccines rather than getting them all in the same day. I've seen proof of where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda and pour it into a little child's body."
The Trump admin fired 500 people from the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and 1,300 from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Both agencies are under the USDA and share responsibility for re-inspecting imported meat products.
DevinCow@devincow.bsky.social · 14h agoOk now it’s on www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
Epstein died 7 yrs ago; happy anniversary to all who celebrate. If Trump & Blanche have nothing to hide, there's an astonishingly easy way to prove it: stop breaking your own law to hide the damn files. johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-gops-l...
The GOP’s Longest-Running Game of "Hide the Pedophile Evidence"
Jeffrey Epstein died in a Manhattan jail cell seven years ago this week; Happy Anniversary to all who celebrate.
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Francesca Hong: "Today is a day the Green Bay Packers were founded -- our publicly owned NFL team. I think that Wisconsin has a proud history of progressivism, and the policies we're fighting for honor that, but more importantly they honor working-class people."
Nothing says alpha male like being wheeled to safety between the dinner rolls and the Sterno cans.
The president posted a digitally altered photo of himself, trying to hide that he's a pasty, overweight, slightly disheveled octogenarian.
Trump Hit by Humiliating Reality Check After AI-ing Golf Photo
The 80-year-old president underwent a remarkable transformation.
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The Canada Child Benefit helps support more than 6 million kids. In July, it went up. Parents across Canada will now receive up to $8,157 a year, per child. That’s more money to help with the costs of raising a family.
Hasan Piker trashes Joe Scarborough: “You have Benjamin Netanyahu on. He’s a genocidal war criminal. He’s responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 children. You have him and you yap around like he’s a normal dude. He has a f*cking arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court."
Between 2016 and today, the US has spent almost $9 trillion on defense. It then ran dangerously low in many advanced munitions fighting a country with no air force and navy--after about two months of combat operations. This is an extraordinary scandal.
Russia has for years employed tactics that rack up high casualty counts to seize small pockets of Ukrainian land, experts say.
Russian Troop Losses Rapidly Approaching 1.5 Million: Kyiv
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Q: What do you say to voters who fear that democratic socialism could turn into communism? FRANCESCA HONG: No. This is a state where we will still have a $2.33 tipped minimum wage and $7.25 minimum wage. It's gonna be hard to turn that into socialism, but what we can do is fight for policies ...
Here’s a NYT image of the President of the United States fleeing Turkey *inside an airport catering cart* as he leaves members of his own staff and the entire White House traveling press pool to die in a warned-of Iranian military attack over Turkey Impeach this m*therfucker now
This administration continues to insult the intelligence of the people it is supposed to serve Outright lies and rehashing of long disproven “hypotheses.” There is no middle ground here. No compromise approach The human toll from this utter nonsense is already clear to see. Criminal negligence
Newsom: "That $400m Qatari plane? That's not a $400m gift. It cost you $936m. That was what was appropriated as he's cutting food stamps and cutting your Medicaid. He put a billion dollars in the Pentagon budget to retrofit his private plane because that's going with him after the presidency ... "
The MAGA rep's eldest son is facing multiple felony charges relating to the sexual exploitation of a child.
Lauren Boebert’s Son in Biggest Trouble Yet Over New Charges
“We take these allegations very seriously and pray for everyone affected during this challenging time,” the MAGA congresswoman said in a statement.
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Bill Cassidy “reluctantly” cast the key vote to make RFK Jr HHS Secretary-because Kennedy promised he wouldn’t do things like this Then-knowing this EO was coming-Cassidy “reluctantly” cast the key vote to make Todd Blanche Attorney General, despite his broken promises on Epstein and the slush fund
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday"Vats of vaccine are currently pumped into your child's body" -- Trump from the Oval Office is pushing debunked claims about vaccines and autism being linked
At least 111 people have died after an earthquake struck Colombia, the president said, and the toll appeared likely to rise as rescuers searched for survivors.
Major Quake Hits Colombia, Killing at Least 111
Rescue crews and regular people searched for survivors, and the death toll was likely to rise. More than 1,500 homes were damaged, the president said.
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Well, Donald Trump has unveiled the newest use of taxpayer dollars…what do we think of his glamour horses?
One of the most encouraging takeaways from my book tour? The enthusiasm I encountered when making the case for supporting democratic ideas, movements, and leaders around the world.
been a tight race but finally weighing in on the thing he’s absolutely least qualified to talk about
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11mo agoTrump: "The MMR I think should be taken separately. This is based on what I feel."
Now that we know Trump is lying to the press corps can we revisit why he has a horrendous new wig?
"25 must-follow people in pro-democracy media" including Limerick based @emptywheel.bsky.social
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · yesterdayWe’re in scary times, but lots of folks in media are doing their damnedest to defend democracy. My Stop the Presses newsletter praises 25 of them and also cites other fierce fighters. See if you agree.
