The facts you need to know to explain that what Trump is doing has nothing to do with supposed noncitizen voting and everything to do with preventing eligible Americans from casting their ballots. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Trump administration has repeatedly gone to court this week seeking to revive its sweeping mail ballot restrictions before the midterms. But it still has not directly denied some of the most alarming allegations about how the USPS plans to enforce them. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump administration still hasn’t denied USPS whistleblower’s claims
The administration has had several opportunities to explain or dispute the whistleblower's claims since they became public — and so far has not done so.
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HAPPENING NOW: Citing Trump's commentary, a judge in D.C. seems inclined to bar DOJ from seeking new charges against David Hearn for reflecting pool damage. Hearing still ongoing but judge concerned about Trump's obvious pressure campaign to re-charge Hearn.
NEW: Hours after Doug Burgum touted some forthcoming work on Trump's vanity MEMORIAL ARCH project, plaintiffs suing to challenge the project have asked the court for a temporary restraining order to halt any ARCH work
I think trade policy should be set by someone who has literally any understanding of how trade works, like any understanding at all
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h agoTrump says the US would “save” $90 billion by cutting off trade with Canada 🥴
1. Cheaper input costs (no US tariffs) 2. Better access to foreign markets (thanks to Canada's FTAs & retaliation against US exports) 3. No consumer boycotts
We need to figure things out but one of the major benefits of canada is that its like all of the US strengths but more stable and probably with freer trade
Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 4h agoWhether to move obviously depends on the details of the business. But the incentive is in how Canada differs from the US and certainly puts the exclamation point on the rejection of the US request to let them dictate our tariffs with other countries.
Trump’s tariffs forced this U.S. company’s move to Canada. And it’s not the only one Canada has become a better place to do business for some U.S. companies that sell globally, thanks to tariff-free access to major overseas markets www.thestar.com/business/fac...
Trump’s tariffs forced this U.S. company’s move to Canada. And it’s not the only one
Faced with Trump tariffs, some U.S. manufacturers are moving production to Ontario and Quebec to cut costs by almost 30 per cent.
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“I will not allow you to taint the integrity of this court,” judge says to Bevin. He will serve at least 30 days, she may revisit then.
Bevin has shown “utter disrespect for this court… I cannot reward that with a reduced sentence.”
Judge Johnson going over Bevin’s series of refusals to comply with her orders for months and months.
Media crowd forming outside courtroom where former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is being arraigned in 20 minutes.
> Bevin had been wanted for months after failing to disclose financial records as ordered by a judge in a court case related to his divorce and child support for Jonah Bevin, one of his adopted children. Bevin, a Republican, was Kentucky’s governor from 2015 to 2019. The party of #FamilyValues.
Former Gov. Matt Bevin arrested in Central Kentucky, held at Louisville jail
Matt Bevin was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Thursday.
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Like a Hallmark Movie... The GOP — Party of family values, except for supporting your children. Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin arrested on movie set in Bourbon County
Bourbon County dispatch confirmed to LEX News that former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin was taken into custody on Thursday.
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A Jefferson County judge denied bond for former Gov. Matt Bevin on Friday. Full story ⬇️
Judge denies bond for former Gov. Matt Bevin
Former Gov. Matt Bevin was arrested in Bourbon County, according to sheriff’s dispatch.
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He wants to talk about the Corinthian columns I want to talk about the toxic grave of the East Wing sitting between the fourth & ninth holes of a public golf course Guess which one of us the RESTRICTED AREA signs are for I gave @nymag.com the other tour👇 -TN
Inside Trump’s Ballroom Obsession
The president’s bid for architectural immortality is barreling toward completion.
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The fact that the website for the upcoming RNC convention in Dallas redirects to the Trump DOJ's Epstein Files website is...AMAZING.
Breaking: Someone appears to have hacked the Republican National Convention website and it now redirects to the Epstein Files website.
Kroger, which wants to buy yet ANOTHER grocery chain: -Ranks among the largest companies with employees dependent on Medicaid & SNAP -Paid its CEO $14M last year, 417x its median worker's pay of just $34,552 -Spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 This is what corporate greed looks like.
NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing his most recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, ethics experts told ProPublica and @texastribune.org.
Ken Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts Say
The Republican U.S. Senate nominee from Texas appears to have omitted rental income and multiple mortgages from his recent financial disclosures, making it difficult for voters to get the full picture...
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US Democratic House candidate Brian Poindexter on his opponent Max Miller: "His personal stuff comes up, but I try to keep it focused on it the issues. Because me spending time talking about him and his personal life isn't going to bring results to the people in our district."
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
Newsom in South Carolina: "You have a governor who refuses to pull a pen out of his pocket to provide healthcare for tens of thousands of people that are desperate for it by simple expanding Medicaid which he could do tomorrow"
It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.
Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 10h ago"Mr. Mamdani is a master of new media... But as mayor, he has also been able to use taxpayer funds to create a sprawling network of hundreds of friendly influencers to boost his priorities, provide positive depictions of his administration and enhance his popularity."
Trump tapped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ top official to serve as the acting Army secretary, bypassing the service's No. 2 civilian. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️
