James Talarico on Tx THC ban: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed & eating edibles bc politicians in Austin say so— We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst”
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Hopeless Optimist — Efficient Procrastinator | Read too much of the beat generation growing up | Progressive #WomensRights #LGBTQ+ #Equality #ClimateChange
BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
Jon Ossoff: “We won’t just restore checks & balances for the next two years – we’ll rebuke him so decisively no president will dare try this kind of brazen corruption & abuse again” If “rebuke decisively” means holding people criminally accountable, count me in
Epstein survivor Annie Farmer after meeting w/ Todd Blanche: "I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the U.S. Attorney General — I found him abrasive, condescending, & intentionally noncommittal to survivors"
Maine protests of #ICE continue into evening as the community demands justice for Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero
Communities across Maine have taken to the streets to protest ICE’s killing of yet another person #AbolishICE
Forget whether Kentucky law allows it – Beshear should just commence with the special election & call republicans bluff Make them produce something resembling proof of life for McConnell or concede to filling the seat
Brenden Carr & the FCC are pressuring ABC’s The View over so-called “equal time” election laws Ted Lieu said it best: “Take your fascist sh** & shove it — November is coming, Sweetpea! The power to fire you rests with the American people”
Disney’s ABC Asserts ‘The View’ Qualifies for News Exemption in New Filing
Disney's ABC Asserts 'The View' Qualifies for News Exemption in New Filing
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AOC: “We should never take impeachment off the table — where we see law breaking, we should never take accountability off the table”
Finland President Alexander Stubb: "Trump, don't ask us anymore — you go into Venezuela & Iran, you don't ask. You make claims on Greenland, you don't ask. You think you can run the show in the Middle East, like Iran? Not without us You will lose. Every time."
You’re telling me Biden couldn’t stumble over a few words but republicans can Weekend at Bernie’s Mitch McConnell?!? You’d think Jake Tapper would be all over this
Trump Confidante Says Mitch McConnell, 84, Is ‘Brain Dead’
A right-wing political activist with close ties to President Donald Trump and senior figures in his administration has claimed that former Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is “brain dead” and wi...
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AOC: “By all means & circumstance, the president of united states is a rapist – the president is implicated in the Epstein Files. He is convicted in court of 34 counts of fraud – felony fraud”
Ted Lieu: “Chief Justice John Roberts is an extreme political actor that has led the most partisan Supreme Court in U.S. history — this is a radical Supreme Court that is making decisions simply to benefit Republicans It's going to end up in massive Supreme Court reform when Democrats take control”
This picture of Major Jason Watson really encapsulates the state of America under Trump In the words of Major Watson: “Impeach - Convict - Remove”
AOC: “The problem is that these big companies think they are governments – they want to be governments. They want to have totally unchecked power I believe that we need to pursue antitrust. We need to break up a lot of these companies that are far too big - & we need consumer protections for ppl”
Jon Ossoff: “They worked harder burying the Epstein Files than they ever worked to lower your grocery bill — while you pay more for everything, the Trumps are raking in billions Illegal tariffs, failed war, healthcare cuts, & unmatched corruption – a presidential legacy cemented in disgrace”
Buttigieg: After Trump leaves office – & he will – there will be a temptation to turn the clock back. But going back is the wrong answer – the flaws in our economic, social, & political systems are what brought us to this moment Going back to the status quo isn't possible – we can do much better
Ted Lieu: “There is a 24/7 camera that shows the reflecting pool. If someone went into the pool and made a 250 foot gash, it would have been seen trump is lying again. Everyone knows it, but the people at the Justice Dept are randomly going after people to soothe trump’s fragile ego”
Ted Lieu: “Dear Todd Blanche — you will be disbarred. You will be investigated next year. And if the facts warrant it, you will be prosecuted by the next Administration November is coming”
To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.
Michelle Obama: "That's where the truth of this country lies. Not in grabbing as much as we can get for ourselves – or knocking folks down to prop ourselves up But in the overwhelming goodness, the relentless striving, the quiet dignity, that is inside all of us"
France has joined Germany in cancelling their Palantir contracts, becoming the 2nd country in as many weeks to do so — the UK appears poised to follow suit AOC: “Immediately investigate Palantir — (Thiel’s) secretive data mining company that has weaponized information against immigrant communities”
Australian World Cup fans: “Aussie boys are on a bender – Donald Trump is a sex offender” Friday should be fun 🇦🇺 vs 🇺🇸
AOC: “MAGA is the last dying breath of the confederacy — we have every freedom that we have today because somebody in each generation refused to accept the world as it was”
Roys: We forced a vote on the Right to Contraception Act, which guarantees Wisconsinites the right to use contraception – it doesn’t fund birth control & isn’t about abortion/IVF Every GOP senator voted against it – if that doesn’t tell you birth control is under real threat, I don’t know what will
Rep. Sara Jacobs: “I don’t know why Trump recently needed to see 22 specialists… But I will point out that many Americans could never afford to see 22 doctors in one year – especially after Trump & Republicans cut health care for millions of people”
Barack Obama: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time — we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek” #ObamaAppreciationDay
James Talarico: “There is another war in the Middle East – there is a cost of living crisis crushing the middle class – there is a secret pedophile ring & no one has been prosecuted The people responsible for all that are now trying to distract us with the same old tired culture wars”
Just as a court ruled that Trump’s name must be removed, a double rainbow appeared over the Kennedy Center 🌈