christeele.bsky.social

christeele.bsky.social

@christeele.bsky.social

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Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

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John Cassidy writes about Donald Trump’s latest authoritarian power grab—his effort to fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor—and how the President is undermining the institutional foundations of the American economy.

newyorker.comThe Enormous Stakes of Trump’s Effort to Fire the Fed Governor Lisa CookThe President’s authoritarian power grabs are undermining the institutional foundations of the American economy.

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Stephen Miller is completely full of shit, and he knows it. He's selling hatred of cities to people who do not live in cities and are scared of them.

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A glimpse into Trump's make-believe world of "giant water valves" in Northern California…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We send hundreds of millions of gallons of water a day to the Pacific Ocean. They turn a valve and the valve heads out. And we turned the valve back. I actually had to do it using force. We turned the valve back and now they have water."

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No parent should hear their baby cry from hunger and be powerless to feed them. Yet in Gaza, infants are dying while baby formula sits blocked at the border. Sec. Rubio must demand that Israel end the blockade and allow life-saving aid to reach families.

Imagine a military blockade stands between you & the ability to feed your hungry baby. That's the reality for parents in Gaza. @pettersen.house.gov and I are leading 101 Members of Congress demanding Sec. Rubio pressure the Israeli govt to surge aid and formula to babies at risk of starvation.

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Collins to Trump: "That's what it means for Labor Day. Because you can't forget the ones who fought for us to be at this table today. And it's all because of what you've done."

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President Trump has tried threats, name-calling and public humiliation to take control of the Fed. But he has always stopped short of the step that advisers warned could roil financial markets and upend a pillar of the global economy: attempting to fire a Fed official. He took that leap on Monday.

nyti.msTrump’s Attempt to Fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook Risks Global Economic StabilityPresident Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, will set off a long legal battle. Economists warn it could lead to higher inflation and government borrowing costs.

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The fact that the President of the United States is saying this is not ok. It will never be ok. This is not normal - and everyone in DC who is still harboring delusions that they can keep doing politics (and legislating) either in denial or pretending this is all normal - are enabling this.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "The line is that I'm a dictator, but I stop crime. So a lot of people say, 'You know, if that's the case, I'd rather have a dictator.'"

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There is no sadder, more pathetic group of people than Trump’s second Cabinet.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Lutnick: "The Department of Commerce is going to start issuing its statistics on the blockchain, because you are the crypto president."

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CNN is currently discussing the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement—and not the president’s nascent dictatorship.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "The line is that I'm a dictator, but I stop crime. So a lot of people say, 'You know, if that's the case, I'd rather have a dictator.'"

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we really do need to figure out how this guy managed to create an environment where he can say "i wasted an amount of taxpayer dollars so large I can't even tell you how much it was" & it doesn't cause immediate national outrage

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on the Oval Office: "You see the way this is looking. I can't tell you how much that gold costs. A lot of money. This beautiful office needed it."

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The DOJ released the security video of Epstein's jail in parts so they could take out anything inconvenient. The DOJ released the Maxwell/Blanche transcript in parts so they could take out anything inconvenient. Such an obvious cover-up.

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After sending the National Guard into Washington, President Trump this week waded into the most parochial of municipal chores, vowing to clean up city parks, improve lighting along roadways and attack the population of rats that have bedeviled residents.

wapo.stDonald Trump fulfills a dream role: Big city mayorThe president’s showy effort to “clean up” D.C. crime, streetlights and even the Kennedy Center has ruffled city leaders who say he has overstepped his authority.

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Replying to @squeakysquirrel.bsky.social

WTF? Every American had better come out and vote in the midterms and every election from now on after what we’ve been through and are still going through! Trump needs to GO!

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Replying to @jsbforever.bsky.social

Indeed… We are the majority of Americans! That’s what’s so sad and frustrating about this. Democrats are the majority. VOTE! Democrats are the majority. VOTE! Democrats are the majority. VOTE! Democrats are the majority. VOTE! Democrats are the majority. VOTE! Democrats are the majority. VOTE!

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It’s very conspicuous rewatching this that Trump is desperately trying to hide the back of his right hand from the camera

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on the Oval Office: "You see the way this is looking. I can't tell you how much that gold costs. A lot of money. This beautiful office needed it."

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The “overwhelming majority” of documents the Justice Department gave Congress in response to a subpoena for all information from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein had already been publicly released, according to Democratic members.

nyti.msJustice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public, Democrats SayThe ‘overwhelming majority’ of the material provided to a key investigative committee in response to a subpoena had already been released, according to Democratic members.

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This is horrible. Attacks on the humanities are another way to destroy our future. Now is when we need the humanities the most.

Sara Silverstein@sarasilverstein.bsky.social

Arabic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Russian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies, Religion, & more—decimating the humanities destroys our ability to understand the world, act in it, and envision a future. Blue states are complicit in this destruction of scholarship and teaching @uoregon.bsky.social

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This isn’t socialism. It’s a wealth tax. BAE (bernie. AOC, Elizabeth Warren, should be thanking him for creating the template and offering to suggest more. Take or underpay for equity, and you dilute the ownership of all shareholders. Just like you took their equity with a wealth tax.

LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸@namwella1961.bsky.social

Trump: It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL. Hey MAGATs, here's the Socialism you've been outraged about. Hey INTEL, you know everything Trump touches dies, right? #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

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Pulling the rug out from under crime victims is exactly the kind of cruelty I have come to expect from Donald Trump and his administration. I am filing a lawsuit to put an end to that and make sure victims get the support and compensation they deserve.