Hearings like this are a reminder that if you work for Donald Trump, you are a person of low character and have no integrity. There are no exceptions.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago😮 Trump's nominees are the most pathetic men in the world 😮 During a hearing, Blumenthal made Trump nominees squirm by asking them who won the 2020 election -- a question they refuse to answer -- but then Schiff upped the ante by asking them *who won the 2016 election.* Here's a supercut:
Tired of seeing voters go around them, Republican legislators in Missouri pushed a proposal to curtail citizen-initiated ballot measures, and asked voters to pass it. The gambit failed — by 60 points. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
In statewide ballot measures, Republican plans fall far short on multiple key issues
It’s not just candidates that the GOP has to worry about this year: The party is also suffering setbacks on closely watched ballot measures.
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Jon Husted looked this mother in the eye, and promised he wouldn't vote to cut her daughter's health care. One week later, that's exactly what he did.
DOJ nominee Candeub contends that "Muslim immigrants ... could overturn monogamy’s fragile basis" and induce men "[l]acking a deep connection to Christianity or Western values" to "succumb" to polygamy.
Mass immigration's self-destructive effects. - Claremont Review of Books
Mass immigration's self-destructive effects.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h agoBOOKER: Let me make this easy. Be a man. Yes or no -- did Joe Biden win the 2020 election? CANDEUB: ... the Congress certifie-- BOOKER: There you go. Stop! Can you please tell me yes or no, did President Biden win the 2020 election? CANDEUB: The Congress certified-- B: You are showing cowardice.
Laura Loomer: "Nothing serious comes out of Fox News. Okay? It's basically TV for stupid people. It's TV for stupid people."
This is an outstanding line and he should keep using it.
Patricia Zengerle@reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 2h agoEl-Sayed attacked Rogers as a Trump stooge and accused Republicans of trying to use his faith and full name - Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed - to scare voters. "My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries," he said. "You know what is? Their BS policies." www.reuters.com/world/us/pro...
A Cry for Moral Courage in a Wounded World #CounterPunch
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A Cry for Moral Courage in a Wounded World
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Decision Desk HQ projects Christina Hines wins the MI US House 10 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 11:57 PM EDT
🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to limit their own ability to pass amendments to the state constitution — a proposal that fueled extraordinarily high voter turnout in Tuesday’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution
Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure, not...
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"This is the most consequential leader that we've ever seen. Not just in the United States, but worldwide ... that's why he's loved in the way that he is."
Cat Alyst 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them)@catalystmeow.bsky.social · 17h agoThis is important to note! Republicans scheduled their Medicare cuts for January 2027. They want to say, “Look! The Democrats took back the House and cut your Medicare.” If you know someone on Medicare, expose the Republicans' dirty trick. #USDemocracy #MomSky #RepublicanMedicareCuts
Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
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The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs apnews.com/article/medi...
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs
Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — William Lawrence wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Michigan's 7th Congressional District.
My Latest: I am not a gambler. But if I were, I would always bet against congressional Republicans acting with integrity or demonstrating political courage. newsletters.democracydocket.com/tillis-and-c...
Tillis and Cornyn had nothing to lose — and still folded
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Decision Desk HQ projects Fred Wellman wins the MO US House 2 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 11:21 PM EDT
Next step in the biggest pump and dump scheme in stock market history. www.ft.com/content/41f7...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX unnerves investors with lavish AI spending plans
Shares slide even as group says its quarterly revenues nearly doubled
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Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford.
Officers arrest armed man at Trump’s golf course ahead of president’s visit
Officers arrest armed man at Trump’s golf course ahead of president’s visit
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department says federal agents saw the 38-year-old Californian photographing the grounds two days ago.
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An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to Donald Trump Jr. said it received at least $100 million from Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration. (Published June)
An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.
An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major polic...
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“They’re voting for the fighter”: @symonedsanders.bsky.social explains how candidates and ideas once seen as “fringe” in the Democratic Party are making it into the mainstream.
On nights like this it’s kinda wild that @abbydphillip & @CNN don’t feel the need to mention @ScottJenningsKY’s podcast bosses at Salem Media are running a pro-Israel influence operation — and that he gets paid by them while he’s on CNN trashing Bernie, @AbdulElSayed, etc
Trump: "Well, if they back out again, they are going to get hit really hard. They know that. They understand that. I have no choice."
