The same day that Jessica Tarlov quoted Jesse Watters as "A political party can't survive selling fear," Dan Bongino offered a perfect example on Hannity. Fox News sells fear 24/7 365 days a year.
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
Wait, was rolling out the red carpet for Xi a Chinese psyop too? I'm really confused about the GOP stance on China.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoMike Johnson says opposition to data centers "is a Chinese psyop. I really believe that. That's not a conspiracy theory."
The leader of the Republican Party is stealing money paid by American taxpayers to buy campaign ads for Republicans in the midterms. You can’t vote him out in 5 weeks, but you can vote out the people he’s trying to help with your money he’s thieving while they remain silent.
The ruling party keeps condoning wasting every penny of your tax revenue.
CBS News@cbsnews.com · 7d agoBREAKING: The Senate rejects an effort to limit President Trump's war powers in Iran.
More accurately, OpenAI developers and management built an automated system with unfettered access, unmonitored agents, prompting an LLM with zero safeguards and trained to be persistent until it drops, suggesting an increasing number of crazy activities, and running it for days without monitoring.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last wk.OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked Australia’s health service ft.trib.al/MsEXAzg
Seattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing - It’s the First Law of Its Kind in the US
Seattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing - The Stranger
The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to limit how companies use personal data to set prices in grocery stores. The move will prohibit large grocery stores from using algorithmic pricing for individu...
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NBC confronts Marco Rubio about the Iran War: The average American household has paid $1,760 in extra costs from the Iran War. Diesel is higher than it's ever been in this country. 62% of Americans say the Iran war hasn't been worth it.
Trump's Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins brags about kicking 6 million Americans off of SNAP: "That's a pretty good chunk. I'm really proud of that work"
James Talarico: I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7 a.m. I wish our government would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish our government would fund healthcare like they fund forever wars.
Here's why you can blame the government for your high interest rates. They're running deficits at war and recession levels, even with unemployment low. All that government borrowing puts upward pressure on interest rates, making loans more expensive for the rest of us. https://youtu.be/DLsWHniyg0Q
He defends Russia for helping Iran kill Americans. He defends China for helping Iran kill Americans. He pretends Iran hasn’t killed Americans. And his strategy for the clearly failing war he started is to lie about it. He says Canada is bad, an enemy, while North Korea is good. What can’t he do!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoTrump on heels of reports that China helped Iran kill US soldiers: "We have a great relationship. We're gonna get along. China has been I think very fair with us over the last number of years that I've been there."
🔥 WATCH: “Trump lies and lies. None of what he said is true. For 25 years Trump has lied about 9/11 to put himself in the story and make himself the hero.” Best-selling author @jeffpearlman recounts Trump’s sick, narcissistic lies about 9/11 and other tragedies.
Happy Labor Day! Want to rebuild America’s middle class? We need stronger unions and more power in the hands of working people.
Happy Labor Day to everyone that actually does the work. People who live off of unearned profit and growth have no respect for you. Remove them with force.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w agoA tale of two Labor Day messages today
Largest Foreign Holders of U.S. Debt 🚨 Japan #1 with over $1 Trillion worth
KFC is releasing a new Oreo chicken burger The collab features cookie-style buns, mashed potatoes covered in crushed Oreo pieces, a fried chicken fillet and launches in China on August 28
Alex Pretti's family, including his father Michael, recounts to Good Morning America the moment they learned Alex was murdered. "We watched it on TV and it was like that's our son, that's Alex. And they killed him."
Just 10 billionaires have already poured nearly $670 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.
The US national debt will surpass $40,000,000,000,000 this week. This is several months faster than expected due to lost revenue from tariffs.
Nothing to see. Just the Defense Secretary out on the campaign trail for Republicans. In the middle of a war. With troops deployed for 10+ months. Priorities. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
Hegseth Campaigns for Republican Zach Nunn in Iowa
The appearance for Representative Zach Nunn was another departure from previous norms for the defense secretary, whose predecessors kept a greater distance from politics.
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Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla paid just 4.9% of their profits in federal corporate taxes in 2025. They've seen their collective tax bill drop by $95B thanks to two rounds of Trump tax cuts. Meanwhile, tech layoffs in 2026 have already surpassed 2025. Trickle-down economics was always a scam.
