@abdulelsayed.bsky.social triumphing over something like $60 million, $32-ish million of it AIPAC money, is not a "narrow" victory, it's a people's earthquake. This kind of spending is oligarchy in action, to smother democracy through its formal channels, and is getting normalized. Still he won.
Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.
The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare
Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects...
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
What triggered MAGA was Markwayne Mullin saying we should fix agricultural visas. The real transgression was Mullin admitting immigrants can help the economy, and that reform can *actually achieve this.* MAGA wants migration to be seen as fundamentally unmanagable. newrepublic.com/article/2138...
So under this Supreme Court's treatment of U.S. law and presidential power, Joe Biden couldn't forgove my student loans, but perhaps Donald Trump can forgive his own tax debt. Wild.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d agoFLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
First Draft: Why Is This Alleged Abuser Still in Congress? Republican Max Miller, a top Trump ally, faces horrific allegations of domestic abuse and yet no condemnation from his GOP colleagues. Read today's 'First Draft' by @premthakker.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/why-is-thi...
First Draft: Why Is This Alleged Abuser Still in Congress?
Republican Max Miller, a top Trump ally, faces horrific allegations of domestic abuse and yet no condemnation from his GOP colleagues. Plus, Trump asks his pals on the Supreme Court for another favor.
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Trump's $4 billion Presidential windfall is unprecedented in scale & source. Obama's wealth grew from royalties from books written before office, and Bush's largely came from a sports‑team stake from over a decade prior. Trump's new billions are from deals made in office.
I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It.
Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:
Whistleblower claims about Kash Patel’s alleged taxpayer-funded travel perks are drawing new scrutiny from Democrats—and even a Republican senator. MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian joins to discuss his reporting.
BMWs and VIP snorkeling? Kash Patel’s alleged 'luxury' spending triggers GOP scrutiny
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages to find child abuse material online. www.wired.com/story/a-majo...
A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.
Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages to find child abuse material online.
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aide : ma'am your husband is in the hospital Elaine Chao : oh god i'm booking a flight right now aide : to the hospital? Elaine Chao : no to visit the vice president of china for unrelated matters
Mitch McConnell's wife did something 'bizarre' after he was hospitalized: report
The wife of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) did something "bizarre" three days after he was hospitalized for a possible heart attack, according to a new report. Elaine Chao, Transportation secretary durin...
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The people terrified of Democratic Socialism always seem to be huge fans of Fascist Capitalism.
Bookmark this Trump post and check to see if he bought Micron on his next disclosure
Form 278T Trump will go down as the most corrupt president in U.S. history, but you know that. Thanks to Liz Oyer, former U.S. pardon attorney for the clip. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8puDDBt/
5/16/26: This week, Trump filed a financial report required by the Office of Government Ethics. It revealed hundreds of millions of dollars in stock trading during the first quarter of 2026, in U.S. c...
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Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...
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Rep. Thomas Massie is finally saying the quiet part out loud. We agree on very little, but in this case, I approve this message!
Congressman Massie on Election Fraud
YouTube video by Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr.
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What do you do when the govt takes down information on climate change and fires you? Launch your own damn website. Former NOAA scientists launch another web resource to inform the public on climate change. We can’t allow censorship to prevail.
Over at @theverge.com, @seangon.bsky.social and I wrote about how billionaires hijacked a generational $42.5 billion program intended to dramatically improve internet access. Republicans stripped away all affordability and equity requirements, and are turning it into a slush fund.
Elon Musk and the plot to hijack America’s broadband
“We’re fed up … The BEAD program has failed us.”
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The Trump administration released a memo last week that seeks to upend landmark disability laws and court rulings that prioritize people with disabilities receiving care while living in their community instead of at institutions like nursing homes. www.statnews.com/2026/06/22/d...
Trump administration targets disability integration mandate in DOJ memo
A new memo from the Department of Justice seeks to upend landmark disability laws and court rulings.
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for those old enough to remember Qatar gifting Trump a 747 jumbo jet worth $400m....here's the Qatar representative arriving at the meeting in Switzerland, to discuss the middle east situation. Watch how he completely snubs JD Vance, not once, not twice but on three occasions.
Markets create wealth. Competition makes them work. Being pro-market isn't the same thing as being pro-business. The force that drives innovation and prosperity is the same force many businesses would rather avoid. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an
SEN. CASSIDY: “.. the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.”
NEW: At the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit, conservative women speak freely about willingly giving up their right to vote. "I would be okay with giving up my right to vote, because I know that [my husband] would represent me well,” said one attendee.
At Turning Point USA conference, women offer away their voting rights
At the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit, conservative women speak freely about willingly giving up their right to vote.
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Russell Vought’s grant proposal would give political appointees unprecedented influence over our federal research funding, threatening the independence of American science. That’s why we’re fighting back. Visit the link in our bio to take action, or go here: Article: zurl.co/AyP3y
I’ve spent 40 years in research. I have never seen a threat to science like the new grantmaking rule
The federal government is now proposing to fundamentally rewire scientific research review for no good reason.
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While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
