Attention anti-tax politicians: even in red states voters know the money has to come from somewhere. They even understand the difference between progressive and regressive taxation. I mean REALLY.
Peter Montgomery
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Researcher and writer focused on right-wing movements for Right Wing Watch, a project of People For the American Way. Lover of dogs, poetry, singing, husband. Pennsylvania raised, long roots in DC. UU. Personal account. He/him.
President Donald Trump remains silent as American cities are left to foot the bill. trib.al/VFsOqik
World Cup Host Cities Chase FIFA as It Refuses to Pay Up
President Donald Trump remains silent as American cities are left to foot the bill.
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Trump's self-enrichment schemes never quit. He's using the presidency and White House to hawk "Trump Diet Soda" while raising money for his Never Surrender PAC.
Shameful moment as Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche, Trump's corrupt defense attorney, to become US Attorney General.
The laughable propaganda about Trump's popularity is instrumental to his plot to subvert elections. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...
DOJ statements to get Cornyn & Tillis votes don't erase the rotten deals Blanche cut for Trump. "Blanche has abused his power to mock the rule of law, enrich his most important client and betray American taxpayers" @svantemyrick.bsky.social @peoplefor.bsky.social thehill.com/opinion/whit...
So much for fighting corruption: Todd Blanche is a step closer to confirmation
The battle over Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general has affirmed the undeniable reality that corruption is the rotten core of the Trump administration.
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Image from Trump fundraising email with subject line, "I believe He saved me for a reason!!" The reason, of course, is to "Make America Great Again." Trump assures his supporters that "the steady compass of Faith has guided my hands through it all."
This report is a must read -- @thesteadystate.org has a number of former CT officers -- and we are all very, very worried......
Pam Spaulding@pamspaulding.bsky.social · 6d agoMSNOW @deadlinewh.bsky.social reports the Trump regime "has weakened America’s counterterrorism defenses by downsizing staff, politicizing intel, cutting grants & forcing fed agents to focus on immigration enforcement," in a new report by D lawmakers... 📺 youtu.be/mjaTEb5u3Vs?...
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
With "surveillance pricing," businesses have finally found something AI can do way, way, *way* better than people: price gouging. 1/
This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump absolutely cratering by many metrics in new CNN poll: 66% say he puts himself over country 61% disapprove of ballroom, arch, etc 57% say lacks sharpness to serve (!) 73% say he's out of touch w/regular people (!!) His personalist project is over. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2137...
We’ve Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism
It’s all there in a new CNN poll, and it’s heartening to see: Large majorities are sick of Donald Trump’s vanity, venality, and megalomania.
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This @jamellebouie.net is very good and here he finds one of the more explicit examples of Musk making this case in his own words. He also notes Musk is denying that anybody died due to his USAID cuts: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Worried about anti-semitism? I submit to you the heritage foundation www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/m...
Two physicists won the Nobel Prize for the 2012 discovery of the so-called “God particle.” Under a new rule proposed by the Trump administration, American scientists might be forced to watch similar discoveries from the sidelines.
How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery
A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...
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"If there is a question to ask, then, it is this: Why does Musk get a pass? Why do politicians, journalists and commentators treat his far-right racist radicalism as a sideshow rather than the core of his political, ideological and industrial project..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Menace to Society (Gift Article)
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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“Iranian authorities are unleashing a horrifying wave of executions and death sentences to punish and suppress dissent and project an image of strength and absolute control in the wake of the January popular uprising and amid ongoing attacks by US and Israeli forces." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Iran: End escalating campaign of arbitrary executions and death sentences against protesters
The public execution of two protesters today, following the arbitrary execution of at least three other protesters last week, marks a further escalation in the authorities’ use of the death penalty to...
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People who are suddenly deported to countries they haven’t been to for years — or, in some cases, have NEVER been to — are incredibly vulnerable. We are going to be reading stories like this for years. God have mercy on their three little girls.
Adam Sawyer@adamjst.bsky.social · last wk.“If immigration hadn't picked up my brother, my sister-in-law would still be alive, and the children wouldn't be going through this sorrow,” he said. “Unfortunately, immigration — the [U.S.] government — doesn't see that. It makes no difference to them.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
More than a million children across the US have lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) food benefits since Congress approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).
More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits after Trump bill passed
Analysis finds more than 4 million Americans lost Snap benefits, or food stamps, from July 2025 to March 2026
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"'Tonks' is a derogatory term Border Patrol agents have used, reportedly derived from the sound a heavy item like a flashlight makes on a migrant’s skull."
Peter Montgomery@petemontdc.com · last wk.'The court filing made public Monday reveals a May 2025 directive from Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters telling field officers to 'turn the creativity knob up to 11' and arrest more 'collaterals.'”
'The court filing made public Monday reveals a May 2025 directive from Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters telling field officers to 'turn the creativity knob up to 11' and arrest more 'collaterals.'”
Sergio olmos@sergioolmos.bsky.social · last wk.‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show. “Yeah, just plug us in wherever you see some tonks and we’ll jump out.” “tonks everywhere selling food.” W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
"Let’s take stock of what happened here: CBS News executives tried to help the Trump regime whitewash public executions carried out by federal agents."
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · last wk.After federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the pro-Trump management team at CBS News pressured journalists to put disinformation in their reports. This went beyond “politics” – it was news executives helping fascists whitewash murder. My Stop the Presses newsletter.
"More than 80 children and adolescents have been hospitalized this year for measles complications like pneumonia or brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities. There are no treatments for measles..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...
Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane
More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.
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Are we comfortably numb with police violence? The brutal cop killing of Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisc. sparked local protest but only muted outrage on the national level. Despite falling crime, cops gun down more Americans than ever Where's the outrage? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/core...
Corey Ruiz police killing reveals an America numb to violence | Will Bunch
Police killings like the death of Madison’s Corey Ruiz, caught on gruesome video, are rising, but public outrage is not.
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Happy but not surprised that UU congregations are ranked second for LGBTQ+ folks seeking a religious home. Find the congregation closest to you at UUA.org www.advocate.com/news/religio...
NEW via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Leaders in the Assemblies of God — DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin’s own denomination — say pastors with religious visas were detained and “pressured” with separation from their children if they didn’t sign voluntary departure papers religionnews.com/2026/07/24/p...
Detained pastor couple had religious worker visas, Assemblies of God leaders say
(RNS) — Pastor Nepthali Zozaya Saucedo, 36, said he and his wife, who came to the U.S. legally, were repeatedly pressured to sign voluntary departure papers but that they had refused.
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