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Chuck Schumer's horrifying silence about Ilhan Omar talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chuck-s...

There are credible allegations of rape against the president, and evidence his administration has taken steps to cover up his relationship with the world's most notorious pedophile. This story is being covered more aggressively by People Magazine than the NY Times, Wash Post, or Wall St Journal.

A new 50-page report released by House Judiciary Committee Democrats includes a trove of evidence regarding allegations of sexual assault, including a new rape allegation from former Miss Switzerland, against Trump that the lawmakers say has been deliberately covered up by the DOJ.

1. Not sure when a new, on-the-record rape allegation against a sitting president isn’t considered news — especially considering Trump was found liable by a jury in a similar case — but it was ignored by most mainstream media outlets

I’m seeing people reacting by pointing out that he’s obviously wrong. I appreciate that, but it’s also a pointless exercise. The problem isn’t that he’s wrong. The problem is that this is normal in American politics — and it’s been normal for a while.

Huh. And Trump is meddling in Alaska’s election.

MUST READ: Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush and son of another President Bush, explains why he voted for James Talarico. In part: “My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico.”

Decades ago they joked that there was no more dangerous place to stand in Washington DC than right between Chuck Schumer and a TV camera. But for some reason this schmuck can’t work up a press release for a Democratic member of Congress being persecuted by the president.

🧵🧵🧵 I was going to write a simple sentence about the madness of the moment, but I got distracted by the U.S. president’s complaint that he was screwed out of the Nobel Peace Prize after bombing multiple countries, and then he bolstered his case with a plan to execute a guy in a wheelchair and ...

This is a big f'n deal.

Death taking Jim Baker and Dennis Hastert instead of another person in their 80's.

Huge vouch for Robin

If they deserve to be impeached — and so many of them do — then the House should impeach them. Maybe the Senate won‘t convict but it’s still worth the effort to remind people that laws still exist and that Democrats still defend it. Also, as noted here, make ‘em sweat.

@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

While waiting for Trump to enter the signing of the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement at the UN, they chose “Send in the Clowns” as the background music. Yes, it’s real.

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As a related fast-follow: Bloomberg has this up today. "Trump has traded more securities than every member of Congress combined since he returned to office—even as he seeks to pass a stock-purchasing ban for lawmakers that would exclude him from any restrictions." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag -has *many* white supremacist donors -appears to advocate lynching He is expected to win Nov. election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...

Once the majority has decided a marginalized group is the demon in one part of a story, it’s easier to paint them as demons in another.  But it doesn't have to be this way. These books offer a humane approach to trans athletes:

Trump just gave a slew of pardons and commutations w/o announcing them. (I still suspect Roger Stone may have gotten a SECOND pardon in his first term.) This would have been Eagle Ed Martin's last hurrah. www.lawyeroyer.com/p/trumps-sec...

This week is the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's shooting. We can safely say now that his legacy is a joke. His face is mostly dumb memes. His alleged friends use his killing as cheap entertainment. Erika clearly failed. I look at why. www.salon.com/2026/09/08/w...

ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ — my latest, w/ @kolyncheang.bsky.social. Spend some time with it www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

It might be petty AF, but I think if our next President is Democratic, and they start naming things around Mar-a-Lago after Joe Biden and Barack Obama, I might never stop laughing my ass off. 🤣

The institution has been weakened, but we have not stopped fighting for its mission. @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info @cdcmutualaid.bsky.social are supporting displaced staff, preserving expertise, speaking truth, and defending public health. www.statnews.com/2026/08/28/c...

Coming up on a year now. "The president of the United States may not direct summary executions of individuals suspected of crimes."

The entirely predicable result of having an anti-vaccine kook in charge of public health in America but Bill Cassidy couldn't work up the nerve to vote against his confirmation.

Get ready to catch that anvil, congressional Republicans

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MAGA has spent years pushing this myth that motherhood is blissful and easy, and that feminists are lying when they say it's not. The Lindsay Clancy trial — or really, the discourse it unleashed — has shown otherwise. MAGA isn't coping well. www.salon.com/2026/08/26/t...

"To sum up: there is no secret plan. There is no five-dimensional chess. This is just an idiotic, senseless trade war that the United States will lose even if Canada makes any concessions. Because Trump is turning a friendly neighbor into something far more hostile to U.S. interests." 💯

NEW: After U.S. missile strikes killed hundreds of civilians in Iran and Yemen, the Defense Department is poised to reinstate a program meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations. Pete Hegseth gutted it over the objections of top commanders.

"He raised the specter of military intervention in the bond market because, in all likelihood, he has no idea what the bond market is." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

It’s scary to think that if anything happens to Natalie Harp, JD Vance could become the most powerful person in the world.

Harper’s Letter writers, any comment?

EXCLUSIVE: Committee Review Finds Trump Pardons Have Cost Crime Victims $1.7 Billion and Enriched Trump Allies macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

If you haven’t read Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” now would be a good time…

As a reminder, Susan Collins will still be able to act powerless and express her shock and concern at what her Republican colleagues do as a private citizen. If they elect Jackson, Mainers can keep getting these sad sound bites *and* have a fully functional representative in the Senate again

I'm loathe to share this man, but this one is personal. My masters thesis was on the MMR controversy, so believe me when I say that this path of separation of the MMR will result in nothing but increased sales of too-small coffins, and children with life-altering medical conditions.

For my newsletter, I spelled out once simple trick for the WNBA to shut down that transphobic publicity stunt by two former NBA players: www.burnsnotice.com/heres-how-th...

The perception of corruption surrounding everything this administration does is staggering. A 26-person law firm with no immigration experience just got a $150 million no-bid contract from HHS to represent migrant kids facing deportation — and surprise surprise, the firm is close to Trump.

The Texas A&M Board of Regents is trying to censor what professors can teach and what students can learn, so we're going to court to defend academic freedom.