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David Roberts@volts.wtf · 10h ago

Trump continues to disperse disaster recovery funds based on how states vote, which for any other president or public official, in any other time, in any other country, in any other context would be a morally horrific scandal that would dominate headlines for months.

POLITICO Pro: Trump rejects disaster appeals by four Democratic governors

New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will have to pay the entire cost of recovery from a major February snowstorm.

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Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 10h ago

I think it’s bad that the president is effectively blackmailing voters to support Republicans in order to have any hope of federal help if there’s a disaster.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 10h ago

Trump continues to disperse disaster recovery funds based on how states vote, which for any other president or public official, in any other time, in any other country, in any other context would be a morally horrific scandal that would dominate headlines for months.

Zoe Tillman@zoetillman.bsky.social · 11h ago

New: A federal judge ordered DOJ to disclose the names of the people who came up with the structure for a controversial fund that could have been used to pay allies of President Donald Trump. Here's Jimmy Jenkins' dispatch from Virginia today: buff.ly/1akfgfX

Judge Orders US to Name Architects of Trump ‘Weaponization’ Fund

A federal judge ordered the US Justice Department to disclose the names of the people who came up with the structure for a controversial fund that could have been used to pay allies of President…

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Joe Flynn@chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 14h ago

Most big-time chess players already have their heads up their own asses; people who think they're too smart for chess have their heads so far up their own asses that they end up looking like a 4-dimensional Klein bottle.

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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 17h ago

Here’s Alina Habba gushing over Andrew Tate, telling him she is “a big fan.” Tate, a Trump ally, was just indicted in Romania for trafficking minors, sex with a minor, and money laundering. Prosecutors say he allegedly recruited a 15-year-old girl for sexual exploitation.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h ago

GOP Rep James Comer just admitted on Fox that small donors are giving to Trump's super PAC rather than to GOP candidates. Trump keeps telling his supporters that GOP let him down. This is the result! GOP lickspittles really getting their comeuppance now. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2151...

MAGA Dimwit James Comer Blurts Out Bombshell: Trump Badly Screwing GOP

The president has MAGA supporters giving lots of money to his super PAC—and not to GOP candidates. Meanwhile, new polling by Democrats shows he’s weighing down Republicans big time.

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Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · yesterday

My gosh. Fetterman pretended to be sick to avoid meeting three paralyzed veterans from rural PA…and then went to do a Fox interview on Israel. He agreed to meet a lawmaker who drove from PA to talk about homeless and working people…and then bailed & met pro-Israel Bruce Pearl.

One morning in June, three paralyzed military veterans in wheelchairs from rural Pennsylvania arrived at the office of Sen. John Fetterman for a long-awaited meeting to discuss legislation that would improve their care. Fetterman's staff greeted them with bad news: The Pennsylvania Democrat had to cancel. He'd told his staff he may have eaten something bad and wasn't feeling well, according to people familiar with the matter. Less than an hour after his staffers met with the veterans in his place, Fetterman walked into his office, showing no signs of illness. He had an appointment he didn't want to miss, he told staff: an interview on Fox News to discuss Israel and the war in Iran."He was available. He just chose not to meet with us," Williams said. Even when Fetterman does agree to meetings, he often cancels, according to former staffers. Also last April, Fetterman agreed to take a meeting with another state lawmaker, Liz Hanbidge, who drove down from Pennsylvania to introduce herself, and to discuss programs that help the homeless and working poor in her county. But when Hanbidge arrived, according to staffers who were present, Fetterman claimed he hadn't agreed to the meeting. The aides spent more than an hour pleading with him to talk to her; staffers eventually met with Hanbidge in his place. Fetterman did take another meeting that day-with Bruce Pearl, the former college basketball coach and Israel advocate. The pair discussed legislation that would affect college sports, and Pearl thanked Fetterman for his stance on Israel, Pearl said in an interview.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · yesterday

Behind closed doors, John Fetterman dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and shows little interest in the work of a senator.

Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social · yesterday

NEWS: Status is reporting Fox fired Maria Bartiromo after she leaked internal texts to the White House showing the network had told staff to stop amplifying Trump's latest election conspiracy theories.

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