The president's authority as "commander in chief" refers to the military only. The president cannot use executive orders to expand the definition of who is eligible for birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The president's aide saying these things is a virulent white nationalist.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Stephen Miller: "The president is using his authority as commander as chief to sign an executive order using the new ruling the Supreme Court issued to expand the definition of people who are ineligible for birthright citizenship. That includes, for example, alien enemies ... "

I’m sorry, you simply can’t lead your newscast with that Miller tape on the birthright citizenship “order” without pointing out that that’s not the damn way it works. It’s just not journalism.

Your Monthly Reminder: Stephen Miller did not go to law school.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Stephen Miller: "The president is using his authority as commander as chief to sign an executive order using the new ruling the Supreme Court issued to expand the definition of people who are ineligible for birthright citizenship. That includes, for example, alien enemies ... "

Contrary to what you will hear from the idiot in the White House, America does *not* have a communist problem. It has a fascist problem. And it starts with him.

I have said publicly or a while that a reporter should ask Trump to comment on Wakanda and say they're pro-tariff and only half-jokingly, I stand half-vindicated (and with this administration, as I have also said, you cannot make this stuff up):

US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner

Officials say it was an error to add the fictional nation from Black Panther to the list.

bbc.com

"I can't wait to sit across from RFKjr & actually, grill him. Dude uses big words he does not understand. I happen to have gone to medical school, so I kind of understand them. I'm a guy w/ an MD and degree in public health. He's a guy who takes his kids swimming in Schitt's Creek." Abdul- El-Sayed

@justinglawe.bsky.social and @avashook.bsky.social brilliantly explain how WE are the ones being forced to pay for Trump's corruption in @atrupar.com's latest PN: open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

How everyday Americans are forced to fund Trump's corruption

On top of his self-dealing, taxpayers are spending billions on his vanity projects.

open.substack.com

It really is amazing that Trump keeps pushing to throw some random guy who didn't seem to commit any crime into prison for a decade and this isn't being treated like a huge scandal.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Trump: “US Attorney Pirro should re-visit her hastily made decision, especially since it turned out that the ‘gentleman’ involved is a big player in ActBlue, a disgraceful fundraising SCAM, and is represented by a TRUMP DERANGED SLEAZEBAG, Political Hack Lawyer, Norm Eisen”

If Mike Lee's children were swept up in flash flood, he would not jump in to try and rescue them. Instead, he'd pretend he didn't see them – and immediately, look around to see if anyone witnessed his cowardice.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 4d ago

By UNANIMOUS consent, the Senate adjourned for recess until Monday, September 14 without passing the SAVE America Act. Nobody objected to the request, or asked for a roll call vote.

This is an invasion of Greenland under the guise of 'business'. This from the same guy who is an adjudicated rapist – who kidnaps people who are legally in the US and then disappears them – who murders people on the high seas – who invaded Venezuela – who started a war for his ego and Netanyahu.

Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill

Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling

theguardian.com

This by CNN is genuinely reprehensible. Everyone involved should be embarrassed. -The 'new pain' case vs Mamdani is *solely* his religion. -He was in NYC on 9/11, at grade school -Soon after attack GWB himself gave famous speech warning against blaming all Muslims for terrorism -25 yrs later, this.

CNN@cnn.com · 4d ago

Twenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America's grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance. https://cnn.it/4zkKYdc

The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks. The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks. It's worth pointing out once again: the stock market is not the economy.

US stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices ease

S&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months ago

theguardian.com

Dear corporate media: instead of parsing the language of one of the DSA’s platform issues about the two-tiered system of justice in an effort to divide the opposition, how about discussing the fascism on the other side?

Netanyahu opts for continued genocide. Is anyone surprised? Where are our leaders?

God already built a wall through Big Bend — it's called the Chisos Mountains. We don't need to give billions of our tax dollars to out of state vendors. We don't need to desecrate this sacred land. We don't need this useless, disgraceful, corrupt Big Bend border wall.

Good Morning Monday #AIart #Midjourney8_2

The contrast between the sincere, what's-best-for-the-people worldview of Abdul El-Sayed vs. the bought-and-paid-for, can't-think-for-himself, here-only-to-serve-Trump worldview of Tim Scott could not be greater.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

RAJU: Why use El-Sayed's full name in attack ads? Are you trying to say, 'Hint hint, he's Muslim'? TIM SCOTT: Not at all RAJU: But why not just use the name he goes by? TIM SCOTT: Listen, I go by Timothy Eugene. I get called that all the time.

For much of 2025, the phenomenon was treated as background noise: videos, images, and texts generated by artificial intelligence flooding social media, many of low quality and easily recognizable as fake.

The rejection of AI-generated content is already changing how YouTube and other platforms operate. - Sinaptica

For much of 2025, the phenomenon was treated as background noise: videos, images, and texts generated by artificial intelligence flooding social media, many of

sinapti.ca

WE CAN DO THIS. VOTE.

There's a full scale PR campaign to convince you that David Ellison is serious about fact based news. Bullsh*t. If that were true, he would have hired someone with actual news experience to run CBS News. There's no way this guy should control CNN, too. jenniferschulze.substack.com/p/david-elli...

David Ellison can’t be trusted with CNN

We've already seen how Ellison has wrecked CBS. Don't fall for his PR push on CNN.

jenniferschulze.substack.com

As of this morning, the WNBA has been mentioned on Fox News 163 times since last Monday. During that same timeframe, they have only mentioned Max Miller's name 5 times.

I don’t agree with all Abdul El-Sayed’s views, but GOP “othering” is a disgrace. He was born in US, educated at Bloomfield Hills Andover, where he captained football team; Univ of Mich; Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar; Columbia, where he earned an MD. Debate his views, not whether he’s a “real” American.

The LAPD declined to renew its Flock contract after an internal audit found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts in just two months — a 32.3% false-positive rate. www.gadgetreview.com/one-in-three...

One in Three Alerts Wrong: High Error Rates and Data Concerns Force Cities to Drop Flock

Flock Safety license plate cameras are being dropped by 82+ municipalities across 28 states over false alerts, privacy risks, and immigration data fears.

gadgetreview.com

A TV talkshow host running the Pentagon? A podcaster running the FBI? A kook with no medical background running the National Institute of Health? A home builder with no intelligence as Director of National Intelligence? Gamers as air traffic controllers? This is not a serious administration.

EXACTLY, and all Americans who support FDR style Social Democracy ( Healthcare, EDU, Housing, Equality) MUST UNITE with progressive Democrats like Mamdani, Obama, Sanders, AOC, Warren, Schiff, etc. and NOT DIVIDE THE LEFT as Russian trolls do by claiming DSA a SEPARATE PARTY? IT’S ACTUAL DEMOCRACY!

M Meerkat@kackbro.bsky.social · 2d ago

If That's What Mayor Mamdani Has Been Doing For NYC,Count Me In...

This cartoon by Matt Wuerker with Politico sums it up nicely! #Blues

Iran is now publicly talking about what I’ve been saying since this war started: They’re trying to Jimmy Carter him, and he’s letting it happen while telling everyone he’s winning.

America’s air safety is apparently now in the hands of gamers