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Trump White House maps path to govern without Congress if Democrats win
Trump White House maps path to govern without Congress if Democrats win
President Donald Trump's White House has spent months preparing for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress, developing plans to keep advancing major parts of his agenda through executive power while bracing for investigations of his administration, according to a White House official and two people familiar with the plans.
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This is a flagrant attempt to wood-er down the Democratic vote
Adam Bonin@adambonin.bsky.social · 7d agoSupreme Court of PA today rejected without comment a GOP effort to change Delaware County's home rule charter from having all five County Council members elected countywide at-large to a system which would ensure minority party representation. Delco, Civil War->2017: all GOP Delco, 2019->: all Dem
This week’s installment of my Stop the Presses newsletter recalls the Republicans’ history of cheating in elections. They’ve often gotten away with it. Let’s make sure cheaters don’t prosper this time.
Republicans have cheated in elections for a long time
The GOP’s campaign to rig the midterms follows a long, ugly tradition
stopthepresses.news
Every accusation about voter fraud is a confession
Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · 7d agoTrump and Republicans are restarting their voter fraud misinformation machine ahead of the midterms. When I checked, Republican candidates were implicated in voter fraud at up to 38,000x the public’s rate. If they were actually worried about voter fraud, they’d start with their own candidates.
I would love to live in a world where "President faces new rape allegation" isn't treated like a dog bites man story in the major media.
Election Officials Warn That Ballots Tied To Stray Cat Unlikely To Arrive In Time https://theonion.com/election-officials-warn-that-ballots-tied-to-stray-cat-unlikely-to-arrive-in-time/
The allegations against Donald Trump for sexual assault seem to have a common denominator: He is physically violent and intentionally inflicts pain on his victims. He likes to slam women and girls up against doors and walls as he roughly manhandles them. Donald Trump is a sick and twisted person.
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 7d agoNEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.
A report released Monday by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on President Donald Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein included new details from a young Swiss woman raped by Trump in an Atlantic City hotel room in 1993, whose meeting was arranged by Jeffrey Epstein. time.com/article/2026...
New Details of Rape Allegation Against Trump Revealed in House Democrats’ Epstein Report
A woman who had accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her told congressional staff it was rape, according to a new report
time.com
"You got a ballroom in my military complex!" "No, you got a military complex in my ballroom!"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "It's going to be the greatest ballroom and military complex combination ever built!" (Has any ballroom/military complex EVER been built?!)
Trump: "It's going to be the greatest ballroom and military complex combination ever built!" (Has any ballroom/military complex EVER been built?!)
Is there still a Jacobite pretender? Because after all, the throne should have passed to the Brits. (This may be the most inflammatory thing I’ve written on here).
You've got to admire the commitment to the bit. Have we heard from the current Orléanist pretender?
The former president has come out swinging against the Trump administration’s efforts to find a way to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Obama Unloads on Trump Over His 'Appalling’ Conduct
The former president warns it “should outrage all Americans.”
thedailybeast.com
This post certainly sounds like Trump has no intention of following any court orders restricting him from this type of work at East Potomac Golf Course. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
📌It's important to understand that Katie Zacharia wasn't fired for being a liar, she was fired for being an incapable liar, and the most notorious liar in the world -- Trump -- simply won't abide that.
Zelenskyy: "If the United States supports Putin, it's unbelievable, it's a tragedy. It's a historic mistake. If United States officially takes the side of Russia, of course we will not prevail and we will not be able to stand."
They started the Iran war together. They crack down on press freedom together. They lie about everything together. Authoritarians of a feather flock together.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoBreaking News: President Trump endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, boosting the embattled leader days before the election.
Barack Obama just delivered a blistering rebuke of Trump's actions against Ilhan Omar. This is worth reading in full.
Apparently at around 1:30 PM ET, the main accounts for the No Kings coalition on Instagram were frozen and pulled down. Admins have lost access to the account and are unable to log in. This happened at the peak of the organization's national day of action. Instagram, of course, is owned by Meta.
Dear world, We’d like a new “president” too. Signed, The MAJORITY of Americans
"Mr. President, all these famous 80-year-olds keep dying and then the entire nation says great things about them."
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
I’m finally ready to admit that I need professional help. A chef, chauffeur, and butler should do it.
Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.
Dolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart.
Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.
nbcnews.com
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
