Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
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Retired. Never joined a party. Always voted. Spent a career solving hard problems with good tools. Lucky to have more great mentors than I could possibly thank. Got to team up with great folks along the way. Sun Tzu had a lot to say beyond warfare.
Katie Phang on Tr*mp’s tax immunity deal: "Tr*mp wants to keep criming. And his refusal to relent tells me there’s smoke, fire, kerosene, wildfires. There’s something there Tr*mp doesn’t want exposure for."
a guy that , two years ago (when gas was under $2), presented cable TV part-time, now heads the not ironically renamed Department Of War, which almost depletes the entire US missile stockpile to open a waterway, that wasn't closed makes you wonder what they're really doing with all that money
Incredible nonsense from John Cornyn. True, the harm to Epstein’s victims can’t be remedied by a “no” vote. But why should Blanche’s corrupt cover-up of the Epstein files—in violation of a Congressional mandate(!)—be rewarded by “yes”? Can’t get any more craven than this.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn justifies his support for Blanche: "That's one of those things that can't be remedied by a 'no' vote"
Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."
Apparently, sexually assaulting children doesn't count for very much either.
Republicans have run the Louisiana legislature for the past 15 years. If you are from Louisiana, read where we stand compared to other states on important issues. Bad leadership got us here & is keeping us here. Vote blue, Louisiana and sign the recall petitions! Louisianadeservesbetter.com
Todd Blanche Was Just Caught Promising The End Of Abortion In All 50 States If Confirmed As AG
Todd Blanche Was Just Caught Promising The End Of Abortion Pills In All 50 States If Confirmed As AG
Trump’s AG pick got caught on a “private” prayer call promising to make Dobbs permanent in all 50 states. The Senate votes on him today. This is fine.
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He serves in the branch that the Constitution specifically charges with the duty of removing the President for criming.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
It's embarrassing, humiliating, and disgusting to have to witness and live through this level of malfeasance and immorality amongst members of Congress and their foreign and corporate owners!
Two senators on their way out the door. Nothing left to lose. Total leverage. And they traded it for a memo. A piece of paper. Cornyn and Tillis folded like lawn chairs, and everybody knew they would. Again.
Vaccination denier & trump stooge RFK Jr has done an about face and announces that Americans should get their families vaccinated against measles…in the midst of an outbreak. Tomorrow he’ll tell us not to vaccinate. The policiesof these incompetent fascists depend on which way the wind is blowing.
Another loser in a position of power Jay Clayton was sworn in as U.S. director of national intelligence, after refusing to directly acknowledge in confirmation hearings that President Trump lost the 2020 election Thanks to the corrupt congress people who confirmed him
But our current Congress, as an institution, is too corrupt and cowardly to fulfill its constitutional duty to exercise this power and duty. And that, sadly, is where we are today.
We disgrace ourselves as a nation each and every day Donald Trump remains in office. The drafters of the United States Constitution provided a remedy for a criminally insane president like the one we have—impeachment and removal ...
But he doesn't know how to fold an umbrella.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 2d agoTrump: I am very disappointed with Jeanine Pirro. She folded like an umbrella.
JUST IN: DOJ says tort claims by Jan. 6 defendants that were not lodged by 2023 are "forever barred" by the statute of limitations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The supposed deadline to replace Mitch McConnell finally arrived—then Kentucky’s governor blew up the entire narrative. Beshear says August 3 has “no legal impact,” setting the stage for an unprecedented election and constitutional fight if the seat becomes vacant. #MitchMcConnell #AndyBeshear
The Mitch McConnell “Deadline” Finally Arrived—Then Kentucky’s Governor Dropped a Stunning Legal Twist
For weeks, August 3 loomed over the mystery surrounding Mitch McConnell. The date was presented as a potential point of no return: If Kentucky’s 84-year-old senator could no longer serve and his se…
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Keep calling your senators. And remind them of all the other reasons Todd Blanche should never be AG.
SpyTalker@spytalker.bsky.social · 2d agoHuge holes remain in the deal Blanche made to get his AG nomination back on track—a deal not endorsed by Trump’s lawyers, just for starters. Then there’s his immunity from tax audits. Cornyn and Tillis not only have nothing to celebrate, they-and the entire GOP – should be ashamed. 
The corruption is stunning. It wasn't just about the Slush Fund. This deal "shields all the Trumps and their businesses not only from ... ‘any and all’ consequences for violating any federal criminal or civil law." And GOP Senators are ok with this. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Blanche order keeps intact immunity deal barring investigation of Trump and his family
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Sunday night memo formally rescinding the $1.776 “anti-weaponization” fund leaves intact another key provision for President Trump: an order offer…
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Hell Yes They Would,Notice How Trump Always Deflects,Never Admits A Mistake,Ever........
Amazing that ICE offers things like $50,000 signing bonuses and loan forgiveness to hire these miscreants but when Democrats propose the same for teachers Republicans lose their damn minds.
As Trump’s $1.38 BILLION PER DAY war of choice continues with no clear purpose, and soldiers and civilians continue to lose their lives for it, it’s good to remember that Republicans could have ended this last week, and they chose not to.
In June, Elon Musk weighed in on the murder of Austin Metcalf, expressing that the suspected killer, Karmelo Anthony, deserved the maximum, saying "murderers should be executed." There being unequivocal evidence Musk's destruction of USAID led to the deaths of 600,000, what should we do with him?
“The president and first lady seemed totally unfazed about whether there was an abuser—another abuser—in their workplace. There was no follow-up from either of them to see if I needed help or protection. There was no investigation ordered. No effort to get to the bottom of this ....
A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
FWIW, Sen. Moreno voted to confirm RFK jr. and supported the efforts that decimated HHS resources for victims of domestic violence 💁🏻♀️
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 3d agosenator bernie moreno finally makes a statement about the allegations of abuse by rep. max miller against his daughter and granddaughter after miller went live on X this morning to deny everything.
Susan Collins is financed by a man who wants to make it easier to create nude pictures of children
Portland Press Herald@pressherald.com · 5d agoElon Musk planning to throw financial support behind Susan Collins’ U.S. Senate bid