Barbara Hawkins

@arimelber.bsky.social csn&y Ohio

Polling this week the worst of Trump 2.0. Job approval: 43%-52% (-9) Econ/YouGov 43%-54% (-11) Civiqs 42%-55% (-13) Navigator 40%-53% (-13) YouGov 38%-54% (-16) Quinnipiac 39%-60% (-21) AP-NORC Budget bill wildly unpopular. He's now deeply underwater on immigration and deportations too 👇

He's certifiably crazy. Any predictions on when he's going to have a meltdown that no one will be able to spin?

Even Tucker sees the corruption — “Tucker Carlson observed Trump’s recent business deals in the Middle East seemed “like corruption” after the Trump Org signed deals to build hotels and resorts in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Oman.” www.mediaite.com/politics/see...

The Boss called upon "the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll" during a concert in Manchester, England, on Wednesday.

in the gop tax plan, the top 0.1% gets more than all the households in the bottom half of america combined

This is how authoritarian state security forces behave in Turkey, China and other countries. Now America joins them.

Jerce Reyes Barrios, a Venezuelan soccer player, was tortured for marching against the Maduro regime. The Trump administration used his Real Madrid-inspired tattoo to label him a Tren de Aragua gang member. A sports story, and much, much more than that.

The Trump administration’s slowdown in science funding has left U.S.-based scientists and researchers scrambling to find homes for promising work that could lead to medical treatments and cures. Now, many are looking abroad.

Pete Hegseth's verbal order to ground planes flying military supplies to Ukraine, without involving anyone else, reportedly caused chaos across three different continents.

Trump and Musk want to cut hundreds of grants to Massachusetts’ libraries, museums, and historic sites. This would devastate our cultural institutions and harm people, organizations, and communities. I’m fighting back.

#1 what did he just say for all that time? #2. What is all that gilded crap? Almost looks like the WH

Another school. Another shooting. Another failure of leadership for our young people. DeSantis and the NRA are accountable. I will never forget. I will never stop fighting.

Big night tonight as @jimacosta.bsky.social and I co-host our first “NO FEAR Tour” livestreamed on Substack. In the meantime, check out my latest Substack post. MAGA: Making Autocracy Great Again therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/p/maga-makin...

Judge Rules: "Probable Cause Exists To Find The Government (The Trump Administration) in Criminal Contempt"

If your Rep or Senator isn't capable of doing Van Hollen-style stuff — for cowardice reasons, or because they're infirm, or they're belatedly sucking up to a dying Trump movement, or really any other reason — you should primary them. It's gonna take a lot more stuff like this. All hands on deck.

I love this! 👇🏻

Trump has now had the same impact on economic uncertainty as COVID did. Remarkable graph:

Dark Pence is back.

“I promise you, (John Lewis) that I will do everything possible to make you proud.” —Cory Booker

I guess I don't think these are "bribes" in the narrow technical legal sense, but they are obviously bribes in our lay understanding of the word. We'll give you $100 million in free services if you don't come after our firm. It's pure extortion - complete with a price tag!

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going after your Social Security. Why? So they can use the money you paid into Social Security to fund for tax cuts for billionaires and billionaire corporations. I joined @booker.senate.gov on the floor to sound the alarm. youtube.com/shorts/CdEco...

The Trump administration mistakenly abducted and deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a father who fled gang violence and has protected status, to an El Salvador mega-prison. Now they say they can’t get him back. I’m demanding they do.

History will treat this betrayal by Trump as more evidence of his pro Putin approach.

President Zelensky has shown exemplary courage and leadership in resisting Putin’s barbarous invasion. Ukraine deserves our support! It is unconscionable that the US has stopped sharing our intelligence about Russian activities there.

Trump isn’t cutting waste and abuse. He’s cutting programs that help regular people - like Medicaid - to fund tax cuts for billionaires and corporations. He only closes agencies that were stopping his rich friends bilk consumers.

He’s going to spend 5x as much time talking about transgender kids as the price of groceries and gas. Guess why? Because prices are going way up and he’s not doing shit.

What's the best way for us to contribute to Ukraine?

C'mon congress!!! What's he got on you? Threatening you with your seat. While your head is in the sand for your seat, OUR country is hanging by a thread. It's time to have some damn integrity. The only applause I hear for this performance is from puppeteer putin.

New: Mention of Tesla removed from $400 million State Dept. contract amid scrutiny of Musk, changed to “Armored Electric Vehicles” time.com/7221880/stat...

The best messaging is to state what everyone knows to be the truth in the simplest and clearest way possible. So it’s hard to imagine more effective messaging than this.

The scary part is Trump thinks they're all doing this for him. The way we're heading the leader is the one he's given all the power to.