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Trump is an unhinged, fascist demagogue leading a fascist party. He enthralls millions who see their lower selves and basest instincts reflected in him and are energized by that.
NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”
Good riddance. If he had any honor he would leave now, but Mike Johnson needs his vote so Republican sexual harassers need to stay around. Probably want to keep young female staffers away from him though.
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Republicans have to believe that either Max Miller is lying and despicable or Bernie Moreno is lying and despicable. It’s a binary choice based on what they both said today. Both cannot be telling the truth. The senator is making false accusations or the congressman is an abuser.
You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
LEFT TO RIGHT: Defeated the British, freed the slaves, raped the children.
This is a dry run and learning experience before the midterms
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · yesterdayHeads up: The Trump Justice Department says it's monitoring polling sites in four Michigan cities today: Detroit, Lansing, East Lansing, and Hamtramck.
MS: One of your criticisms of Fauci is that he said one thing publicly, where he sort of downplayed the virus, & one thing privately, where he acknowledge its seriousness. President Trump did exact the same thing. Does Trump deserve the same level of scrutiny? RAND PAUL: *immediately changes topic*
Happy Birthday to my favorite President #BarackObama 65 Years Young Today (8/4) Artist: Edwin van den Dikkenberg
The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Just a reminder that the president of the United States recently had to pay almost $6 million to the woman he sexually abused and defamed, and not one reporter has asked him about it.
David Ellison wants us to know he’s not ideological, and that’s why he put a conservative with no tv experience in charge of CBS
“Mullin let slip a very dirty secret indeed: By reforming governing processes, we can broaden legal pathways for immigrants to work in the US in ways that would benefit our economy and our country.” MAGA was furious. Yet more evidence that the purpose of “mass deportations” is ethnic cleansing.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d agoDon't miss this vile story: MAGA is raging at DHS chief Markwayne Mullin for admitting migrant farmworkers can beneft our economy. This means his devotion to ethnic cleansing is in doubt. He must be excommunicated! I wrote about the collapse of MAGA mythology here: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
“Ranking Member Raskin releases a new Committee staff analysis exposing how Trump’s corrupt pardon spree of nearly 1600 criminals deprives victims of $1.3 BILLION in restitution and fines owed to them and American taxpayers.” @raskin.house.gov @democrats-judiciary.house.gov bsky.app/profile/ifin...
Trump's pardons cost victims and taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Judiciary Committee Democrats' review says
President Trump's acts of clemency often release criminals with "no further fines, restitution, probation or other conditions."
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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last yr.Raskin: You are not our king, and we are not your subjects. We will never be your subjects. All of us born here on this land are citizens and your executive order is nothing but bad graffiti on the Constitution, and we're going to wash it off today
Chumps will buy this. Trump will still give away our money to his friends. There should be *no* IRS immunity. Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.
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Blanche’s appeasement is hollow. Trump still gets immunity from tax audits worth $100 million. And last week’s payout to abortion clinic blocker shows the path to payouts to rewrite history will be individual settlements instead of one designated fund. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal (Gift Article)
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.
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FLAG: 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.
Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for evading income taxes. It hasn’t stopped the FCC from sending him $1 million a year to sell obsolete internet service in Alaska. The money comes from a special government subsidy program. You help pay for it. (Published May w/ @adn.com)
This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.
Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the ...
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The points Miller makes in his video are common from abusers. He recorded her. He calls her crazy. He says she was nice to him. He says she never went to a doctor. Anyone who is a survivor of DV has heard all of it.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d agoAnyone who has worked with domestic violence victims know the answer to this is too often yes.
The insurgent left spends the entire primary season calling Democrats the hopelessly corrupt establishment, claims every source of party revenue is tainted by evil, insists any pol who accepts that revenue is compromised, then pivots to demanding that same party revenue if their leftist faves win.
When it comes to domestic abuse, Republicans boldly declare their unwillingness to have an opinion.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoBRENNAN: Should there be an ethics probe to look into Max Miller? REP. MIKE TURNER: This is a matter of litigation. This is best handled in a courtroom, not a TV studio. This type of speculation is better for TMZ than CBS B: So it doesn't matter to you? TURNER: The court needs to handle this
