BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
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(Mostly) retired business guy. Psychology Today contributor on management / leadership. Democracy is fragile, not guaranteed, and needs to be protected. 🇺🇸 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-the-manager
It’s underrated how after losing Rogers retired to Florida which is why when being taken to account on anything, he doesn’t have a response
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h agoEl-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
I’m telling you this as a political scientist. The person who is electable is the one who is elected. This can and does change over time. Any and all speculation about “electability” is either puffery or anxiety and is often both.
Julia Azari@juliaazari.bsky.social · 15h agoOne way to be safe is to never write an electability take
Congratulations Abdul!!!! I can’t believe I know a Democratic nominee for Senate! Or that this picture was 11 years ago. The idea of Abdul being in the Senate advocating for public health and access to health care, especially at a time when RFKJ is in charge at HHS, is incredible to contemplate.
Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · last mo.I don’t exactly have the power of an AOC endorsement, but I’ve known Abdul for quite some time and I would be thrilled to see him represent public health in the Senate. He was our class speaker when I graduated from undergrad (Go Blue!) and then I got to know him better when were both at Columbia.
"My name is not raising your gas prices..." 👇
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h agoEl-Sayed on Islamophobia: "That's the only play they got. They're gonna point at me, they're gonna point at my name, like, 'Wow, he's different.' That's the best you got? You can't actually talk about what you want to do? My name is not raising your gas prices. My name is now taking us to war."
El-Sayed on Islamophobia: "That's the only play they got. They're gonna point at me, they're gonna point at my name, like, 'Wow, he's different.' That's the best you got? You can't actually talk about what you want to do? My name is not raising your gas prices. My name is now taking us to war."
Yeah for all my jokes, I actually think this has a chance to be a pretty good outcome for the party overall. A more conciliatory AES and a party establishment which doesn’t feel doomed may actually be pretty good for focusing on the GOP
Vibecession Forever@ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 14h agoI don’t think there’s enough vote for Stevens left but this will be a close result. My hope is that the El-Sayed/DSA/far left contingent don’t get despondent but realize that both factions need each other. It’s time to cut the shit and fight MAGA, not Democrats.
A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote against justice for Epstein survivors.
ABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"
Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'
Capital One says it closed hundreds of accounts associated with President Trump and his businesses in 2021 "for anti-money laundering reasons," according to a filing.
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386 accounts were closed. Capital One kept it quiet and gave the Trump Org months to move the money to other banks.
Friday: Capital One reveals they debanked Trump debanked bc he was laundering money. Sunday: Acting Attorney General solidifies promise Trump's tax crimes won't be punished.
I think I have more Capital One accounts in good standing than the Trump Organization. I definitely pay more in taxes. Do I get audit immunity or nah?
Trump: Capital One “debanked” me for being MAGA and a Republican. Capital One: We debanked Trump for suspicion of money laundering. youtu.be/mO-kKTzNO1k?...
🚨 Bank SHUTS DOWN Trump's Accounts, MONEY LAUNDERING!!
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Capital One has done more to stop Trump than Hakeem Jeffries.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d ago“.. The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to U.S. President Donald Trump's family business.” @reuters.com $COF www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The news story about Donald Trump being desperate for immunity for tax fraud & the news story about Donald Trump being kicked to the curb by Capital One for widespread money laundering are RELATED.
BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...
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Unbelievable. You can’t even go on vacation for a week without Republicans doing something so f*cked up you have to stop and apologize to survivors on their behalf.
Credulous headine and framing: sigh. To its credit, story itself points out that basically every week or so Trump & Co try to juice the market with one of these "just around the corner" chimeras. www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/b...
A lot of people on this site are going to have major mental and emotional breakdowns after Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan.
FOUR POLLS IN TWO DAYS Mitchell Research 🟦El-Sayed 52% 🟦Stevens 38% Emerson poll 🟢 Abdul El-Sayed 54% 🟠 Haley Stevens 39% Tavern Research Poll 🟦Abdul El-Sayed 48% 🟦Haley Stevens 37% SoCal poll 🟢 Abdul El-Sayed 56% 🟠 Haley Stevens 39%
first GOP house or senate member (that isn’t in his family) calls for max miller to step down:
GOP Senator Calls on Rep. Max Miller to Resign
Roger Marshall states the the Ohio lawmaker should step down
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What would you do with an extra $3,600? That’s how much more Oregon families are paying for goods and services under Trump.
Updated State-by-State and District-Level Cost Data: Families Have Had to Spend $3,500+ More Under President Trump
As of June 2026, the average household in the United States has had to spend $3,500+ more on goods and services under President Trump.
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The DOJ is now 0-20 in court trying to access states' voter files. They've lost in: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
Donald Trump stands out historically in one way. He has demilitarized the US military more quickly than any other political leader in US history. A full blown pacifist would have struggled to throw away weapons faster than he has.
@schiff.senate.gov on fire with a litany of reasons not to confirm Blanche. "he will only do what's best for Donald Trump. And you can't leave someone like that as highest federal law enforcement official" Here comes the vote: straight party lines, he's reported out of committee. ugggggghhhhhhhhh
"Should the IRS agree to stop auditing the tax returns of Donald Trump, his family, and his companies?" 🔴No: 63% 🟢Yes: 19% Support Among: 🟢MAGA: 50% 🟢GOP: 39% 🔴IND: 14% 🔴DEM: 3% YouGov / August 3, 2026
Wow. This speech by Whitehouse will go down in the history books. It's also going to be referred to again and again as AG Blanche continues the self-dealing with the president, the corruption, and the cover-ups.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday🔥 Here's Whitehouse's entire remarkable speech opposing Blanche: "What's left of this committee when we don't demand straight answers? How many times has DOJ been asked what became of the $50k that the FBI reported it handed to Homan? ... our R colleagues see no evil, hear no evil, & speak no evil."
Whitehouse: "Today, I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee. As it looks like on a party-line vote, we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general of the United States..."