Republicans hold controlling majorities in the House and Senate — and they can’t "rein in the president," which is LITERALLY their job??
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Soros-funded Deep State Operative
@exgoper.bsky.social
You can't fix stupid, but you can sell it red caps, dumb flags, gold sneakers, autographed bibles, ugly watches, worthless stock, and empty promises.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday
How is this real life? Activist @bulldoghill.bsky.social (who unfortunately only posts now on X) provides an account of Trump's descent into madness just over one night. [Maybe Jake Tapper @jaketapper.bsky.social will consider this a first draft of his next book.] More here: x.com/bulldoghill/...
These People Are Monsters, Episode 7,391.
People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
npr.org
Pete’s latest dismantling of GOP talking points.
Pete Takes On Trump, Live on Fox News
YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg
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It’s not enough that Measles have come roaring back to levels not seen in decades or that parasites have turn our vegetables into gastrointestinal weapons.
RFK Jr. Now Faces Salmonella Outbreak (on Top of Explosive Diarrhea)
More than 1.5 million eggs have been recalled across six states.
newrepublic.com
“This is the most transparent administration in American history.” —Karoline Leavitt, repeatedly
Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website
Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.
nytimes.com
He's abusing the courts like he abuses women.
Trump Now Wants E. Jean Carroll to Return the $5.6M He Paid for Sexual Abuse and Defamation
Following the payment of $5.6 million to E. Jean Carroll, President Donald Trump’s legal team is seeking an emergency injunction that would order Carroll to return the payment she was awarded by a jur...
people.com
This is the state of the current Republican leadership in our country:
This is the same administration telling you that you can’t have affordable healthcare and they’re going to cut your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
The Pentagon, sinking billions into Iran war, is quickly running short on cash
The Pentagon faces an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the war in Iran, with some critical lines of funding set to run out within weeks even as President Donald Trump escalates the conflict w...
yahoo.com
Alternate headline: New York City to Get a New Public Urinal. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy
Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars
theguardian.com
If this nominee was applying for a job in the private sector and pretended not to be able to answer a simple question, there would be a less than zero chance of his being awarded the job. And yet, a majority of Republican senators won't bat an eye at this dishonesty and obfuscation.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoOSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...
Lindsey Graham wasn’t always a soulless Trump simp. Back in 2015, he spoke the truth about his party’s eventual nominee: "He's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. He doesn't represent my party. He doesn't represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for.”
First he killed the Pope. Now he's trying to kill irony.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoJD Vance: "My request you is that you send to people of Washington who are of good character"
And Karoline Leavitt will continue to tell us that this is the "most transparent administration" in U.S. history.
The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · 4w agoIncrease hunger by gutting food stamps then get rid of any way of measuring hunger. This is downright evil. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
It's painful living in a timeline dominated by idiots.
Trump Secretary Says Bike Lanes Are DEI
Apparently the Trump administration is just calling anything it doesn’t like “DEI.”
newrepublic.com
When you don't have any achievements to run on and the country’s in objectively worse shape, what do you do? You make “COMMUNISM!” your new boogeyman. It’s mind-numbingly stupid and yet, Americans fell for fear-mongering about caravans, trans athletes, & immigrants eating their pets just 2 years ago
Ok. Enough internet for me today. Nothing’s gonna top this.
Do we have a spending problem? I argue no. Short 🧵 Here's a graph of all program spending EXCEPT Social Security and Medicare from 1950-present (with projections through 2056). It's already way below average, moving towards historic lows. So clearly that part of the govt isn't a "problem."
A notable night at home, but not for the expected reasons. A ferocious storm roared through, taking out power for thousands of customers. While we wait for ours to be restored, an especially vivid rainbow hangs over our apple orchard.
With all due respect, this "one nation under God" dreck is a delusion that was foisted on the public in the 1950s as part of the Red Scare. The Founding Fathers were guided by Enlightenment Principles, not the Bible. In fact, Jefferson created his own bible, stripping out the supernatural nonsense.
Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov · last mo.The founding fathers called America God’s noble experiment. I believe in all three words to this day: we are one nation under God, we have clung to noble ideas for longer than any other nation, and we are an experiment always changing, trying to make ourselves better.
I refuse to let the fascists steal the nation’s birthday, denigrate our ideals, or rewrite our history. Happy 250, America. [Photo taken October 2016.]
One year after Trump signed his “big, beautiful bill,” it has begun reshaping the country. At least 4 million people have lost food stamps. Millions more will lose healthcare. Refugees and other legal immigrants are getting kicked off the safety net. And the wealthiest Americans have gotten richer.
How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America
President Donald Trump signed his “big, beautiful bill” a year ago. It unleashed the biggest ever rollback of federal programs serving the poor, while extending trillions of dollars in tax breaks disp...
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The taxpayer-funded comic book series asserts that God created the United States and offers takes on Roe v Wade and birthright citizenship. And it was illustrated by a Brazilian artist who lost his gig with Marvel over antisemitic imagery championing Bolsinaro. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/america...
God’s Country: America250 History Comic Book Has Very Strong Opinions About the Constitution
By now it’s clear Donald Trump has ruined America’s semiquincentennial. From the...
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CNN aired a devastating montage of all the times that Trump accused others of using their public office to make money. Trump's net worth has almost tripled since he took office. Everything he accuses others of is an open admission. #cdnpoli