Talarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions.

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.

Truth 👇 from @benjaminpdixon.bsky.social

Lawsuit reveals that 385 accounts tied to Trump that banked with Capital One for over a decade were shut down in mid-2021 after the company did an extensive money laundering investigation.😳 No account of mine or anyone I know has ever been suspected of money laundering! www.opb.org/article/2026...

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns

The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...

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Really interesting article about the future of the GOP.

Politico@politico.com · 4d ago

Republican Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young GOP talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism. “We have a generation of rabid, incompetent idiots,” one senior GOP congressional staffer said.

Trump is now selling early access to his Truth Social posts for $100,000 a month!!!!! “It's insane," said a Wall Street executive, “I can say for those of us in finance, we're not getting anywhere near this. In another administration, this would be considered criminal." www.npr.org/2026/08/01/n...

For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts

The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.

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An anti-immigration nonprofit, Save Indiana Heritage, is holding a Mass Deportation rally today. The modern day KKK event brings together like minded anti-multiculturalism people yearning for a white only, English speaking only, Christian faith only America. indianacitizen.org/beckwith-and...

Beckwith and Bovino scheduled to be part of ‘Mass Deportation Rally’ in Fishers - THE INDIANA CITIZEN

By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino are slated to be featured at an Aug...

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DOJ admits “The damage was the result of a botched installation by a contractor as well as the rush to complete the project.” Visual inspection revealed damage throughout the pool, including in the middle, where a vandal would not likely have peeled the lining. No shit.🙄 www.aol.com/articles/jus...

Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool - AOL

The Justice Department has moved to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

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Vivek Ramaswamy got booed off stage in Ohio. 👏😂 www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

WATCH: Vivek Ramaswamy Booed Off Stage by Libertarian Crowd: ‘Get the F*ck Out of Here’

There was no home field advantage for Vivek Ramaswamy when he tried to speak to a convention of libertarians in his native Cincinnati.

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Melania was a no-show at the White House Correspondents Dinner and Lindsay Graham’s funeral. My guess is that she already fulfilled her agreed upon quota of required appearances with Dump for the month. www.aol.com/articles/don...

Donald Trump’s Wife Melania’s Absence From Lindsey Graham’s Funeral Raises Eyebrows - AOL

Donald Trump‘s wife, Melania Trump, has skipped yet another important event. The First Lady was noticeably absent from Lindsey Graham’s funeral, sparking strong reactions from netizens. Previously, Me...

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Barack Obama just put out his annual summer reading list. What do you think Trump read this summer? Fifty Shades - Grey’s Slavic Niece? Emmanuelle Does Grandpa? How to Ace Your Cognitive Test?

It's more important now that ever before!!! VOTE!!!

Anthony Fauci received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008 and is among the most highly cited scientists in immunology. While the response to the chaos of a sudden pandemic may not have been perfect in hindsight, I don’t think there was anyone else more qualified to lead the US response then.

After 5 weeks of McConnell’s absence from public view, Democratic Governor Beshear sent a ‘sharply worded’ letter demanding the senator either provide direct, verbal proof of his capacity to serve or resign. I hate to say it but this ho-hum response is why we lefties are so sick of the average Dem.🤦‍♀️

Every bit of this. 👇

Trump sends a threatening post about Senate leadership if they don’t obey him. “Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH,” he said. He sent the DOJ after Comey for showing seashells that spelled out 86 47. Shouldn’t they prosecute Trump for this threat? www.rawstory.com/trump-267727...

Panicking Trump issues dark warning to GOP: ‘Stupidity brings losing and death!’

President Donald Trump issued a panicked plea Monday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) as the clock ticks on his controversial voter ID bill known as the SAVE Act, warning the South Dakota R...

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Dump went after the beautiful Dylan Mulvaney at the WHCD. She said, “Maybe being publicly mocked and criticized by this administration is actually the greatest compliment of all. It puts me in the company of some of the most brilliant, empathetic people in our world.”👏 www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Trump weaponized trans actress Dylan Mulvaney’s image to attack Kaitlan Collins. Mulvaney fires back

Trump tried to demean the CNN journalist by comparing her to Mulvaney. The actress called the comparison an honor and claimed the last word.

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A columnist at Kentucky's largest newspaper has published a "pre-obituary" of Sen Mitch McConnell, accusing him of dismantling civil rights protections he once championed and of enabling Trump despite privately calling him "stupid" and a "despicable human being." 👍 www.newsweek.com/mcconnell-fa...

McConnell faces scathing pre-death obituary in largest home state newspaper

A Kentucky columnist has published a "pre-obituary," accusing McConnell of enabling Trump and abandoning civil rights.

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They’re dying in an illegal war because Congress refuses to do its job!

McConnell still hasn’t returned to in-person Senate work. Guess he didn’t get the memo, Trump canceled working from home.

Sunday, Demented Donald went on an AI picture posting spree. He posted more than 40 AI-generated photos over multiple hours on Truth Social. Some of the photos included Trump standing on top of an Iranian oil tanker declaring "It is our oil tanker now!" 😳 www.rawstory.com/trump-267727...

Trump's 'insane' AI image posting spree alarms onlookers: 'Pure delusion'

President Donald Trump alarmed onlookers on Sunday after he went on an hours-long AI picture posting spree on Truth Social. In all, Trump posted more than 40 AI-generated photos over multiple hours on...

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A dear friend has stage 4 cancer and struggling to stay afloat financially while dealing with this terrible illness. She has a disabled husband and autistic adult child, and feels she must ask for help from others. If you are able to give any amount, you are a godsend. ❤️ gofund.me/658fe08c5

Donate to Rally for Jess Helie: Beat Cancer Together, organized by Brian Stack

Our names are Brian and Erica Stack. Our children have been students of Jess an… Brian Stack needs your support for Rally for Jess Helie: Beat Cancer Together

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Got the chance to see these talented players in action today! It was great having the @wnba.com at Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center for All-Star Weekend. 🏀

Trump orders warning signs erected at the Smithsonian that the exhibits are “inaccurate.” Next he’ll be requiring a creationist exhibit there claiming the world is only 10,000 years old and showing dinosaurs and humans hanging out together.🤦‍♀️ www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Trump orders signs at Smithsonian museum warning of 'inaccurate' history

The executive order said temporary signs would “direct visitors to locations and resources for accurate information regarding America’s history.”

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Applaud the bravery

“The casual cruelty of Trump’s first term has now curdled into programmatic viciousness, and his grandiosity has inflated to megalomania. Every day the parade of offenses to common sense and decency is accelerating and provoking ever greater disbelief and disgust.” katiecouric.com/news/trump-t...

For Change To Happen, It Has To Get Really Bad — And Donald Trump Is Making Sure It Does

Drawing on decades of trauma research, psychiatrist James S. Gordon argues that America may be approaching a breaking point.

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Thank you, Maine. In 101 days, we will defeat Susan Collins and reclaim our Senate seat. Let’s get to work.

It’s funny how the media and corporate Dems, looking for any way to undermine @troyjackson207.bsky.social say he’s not a great speaker. Hello? Have you listened to Susan Collins lately? He’s got what’s most important, what she does not have - great policy positions. LFG!

The Shallow State@ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 2w ago

Troy Jackson - who just won the Dem nomination in Maine - is going to win the General Election and flip that Senate seat Blue. He's not a great orator, but he's genuine, speaks honestly, and cares. And the #1 reason Jackson will win, is that he's running against Susan Collins, who will lose.

In 2023, hundreds of scientists, academics, and tech CEOs from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis to AI scientist Geoffrey Hinton and MIT’s Max Tegmark urged global attention to mitigating ‘doomsday’ extinction-level risk to humanity from AI development techcrunch.com/2023/05/30/a...

OpenAI's Altman and other AI giants back warning of advanced AI as 'extinction' risk | TechCrunch

Hundreds of AI scientists, academics, tech CEOs and public figures have added their names to a statement urging global attention on existential AI risk.

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A French professional model recruiter who for over a decade arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models, was found dead in his home near Paris on Monday. Daniel Siad’s body was found in his house in Colombes, a suburb of the French capital.🤔 wmur.com/article/mode...

Model recruiter who introduced young women to Jeffrey Epstein found dead in France

A professional model recruiter who for over a decade arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models, was found dead in his home.

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