Nate The Great
@nateoffthegrid.bsky.social
I live in the sticks and I like it that way.
I know we were all gutted after the 2024 election and probably didn’t pay much attention to Jack Smith’s motion to dismiss the J6 case against Trump. But it’s worth a read. He made a point to say DoJ policy treats Trump’s second term as a PAUSE, and not the END of the case. I want Jack Smith for AG
Republicans have already bailed out farmers with $44.3 billion of our money over the past year because of Trump’s policies and now want to give them $11.1 billion more for a total of $55.4 billion but the vast majority vote Republican because they are against socialism.
ICE Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on a Houston Street yesterday. It's Using the Same Script It Always Uses. migrantinsider.com/p/ice-killed...
ICE Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on a Houston Street Today. It's Using the Same Script It Always Uses.
No video. No independent witness. Just ICE's word — the same word that didn't hold up the last three times.
migrantinsider.com
Trump did not reach a settlement with the government. There was no case to settle. He has not created a slush fund. He has colluded with Todd Blanche to steal money from the US Treasury. This is not a “deal.” This is a crime for which Trump & Blanche must be prosecuted. It ia a crime.
AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.
I talked to Jamie Raskin about his explosive exchange with CNN's Dana Bash. "The media should understand that the survival of the free press is at stake right now," he tells me. "There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.” New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2095...
Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message
The real importance of that Jamie Raskin–Dana Bash dust-up on Sunday: Raskin showed that Democrats and journalists share values that Donald Trump does not.
newrepublic.com
It's really tempting to doom right now, but I see an American renaissance on the horizon. Trump has so thoroughly discredited the ossified institutions and elites that we'll no longer feel any hesitation about casting them aside. We'll need to rebuild post Trump anyhow, why not do better next time?
Protect Democracy spells out Trump's "rigged election" strategy for 2026: "to spread disinformation & conspiracy theories; tilt the electoral playing field and manipulate election outcomes; and, if necessary, try to overturn unfavorable results." Here's a rough graphic of how this strategy works:
Protect Democracy@protectdemocracy.org · 4mo agoTrump is pushing *hard* for the SAVE America Act to pass knowing that it’s bound to fail. Why? It's a pretext. Read about the administration’s much broader strategy to undermine the midterms and what we can all do about it. 🔗 https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/whatever-happens-with-the-save-america
As a Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, Mueller was shot and later returned to lead his platoon after his recovery. He received a Bronze Star for valor, a Purple Heart, 2 Navy/Marine Commendation medals, Republican of Vietnam Cross of Valor, and numerous other medals.
BREAKING: huge summary judgment win in our Voice of America case EVERYONE put on admin leave is ordered rehired & all other decisions made by the Trump admin to gut agency down to "statutory minimum" r "vacated and set aside" Kudos to r amazing partners & clients in labor, democracy & journalism
Someone who earns $1 million a year stops paying into Social Security today. Meanwhile, 94% of Americans pay in all year long. It’s time for the wealthy to pay into Social Security all year long on all of their income, so we can protect and expand benefits.
Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school? We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.
An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a US citizen and San Antonio resident, in March 2025. Then ICE and the Texas Department of Public Safety covered it up. He was 23 years old. I am calling for a full investigation into this shooting, including why there was an 8-month cover up.
Newsweek@newsweek.com · 6mo agoRuben Ray Martinez was shot through his driver's-side window in South Padre Island, Texas.
If Trumpist terror tactics are losing them New Jersey dudes, there's no future of mass support for this regime. (IMO this *does not* mean they'll lose any time soon. It means if they continue to win it will be in spite of mass opposition, using America's rich bounty of anti-democratic institutions)
Cooper River Indivisible@crindivisible.bsky.social · 6mo agoYesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo agoBondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent. Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Abolish ICE. There’s no reforming it. There’s no compromise. There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
Trump lost 63 post-election cases @democracydefendersfund.org showed up everywhere elections were contested When there was a blip in New Jersey on Election Day we went to court The election defense network is READY for 2026👇 - TN
A few broader thoughts: 1) This election happened, period. 2) It happened in Texas, no less. 3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it. If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 6mo agoBREAKING: Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet just won a *massive* landslide to flip a deep-red Senate district. He's up by 14 points in a Trump+17 seat—an overperformance of more than 30 points. How did he do it? Here's our full writeup:
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
