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To be clear, the orange felon is responsible for the Kennedy Center being on the brink of financial ruin due to his constant immoral petulant need to install his disgusting name on someone’s memorial who he is in fact jealous of and his insidious desire to demolish it if he doesn’t get his way.

After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...

Beshear criticizes Mitch McConnell for not at least putting out a proof of life video, and John Thune for not caring that McConnell apparently doesn't the capacity to work anymore

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. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 6 weeks(!) in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave—is now getting all three.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 422. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

A Special kind of stupid is way too common in this country and is only surpassed by its racism.

Sen. DURBIN: This nation deserves an Attorney General who loves the Constitution more than he loves the President. Mr. Blanche, you have proven beyond a reasonable doubt you are not that person.

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I woke up to losing multiple paid subscribers because I spend too much time talking about the Epstein files on my Substack. Just a heads up, I won't stop talking about the Epstein files or the survivors on my Substack. I won't let the story die. Subscribe if you can: aaronparnas.substack.com

🚨 HUGE ongoing surge of ICE arrests, with ICE directing 80% of all officers to go out into the field and round people up, aiming to hit 2,000 arrests a day; which would be more than during the Minneapolis surge. This may be why the nun in Texas got briefly picked up. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...

The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration.

Tom Kean was so transparent & honest with the American people about why he disappeared with no explanation for the past 4 months while collecting a taxpayer salary that he showed up, read a brief speech, then refused to answer questions both before & after reading his statement.

This is simply not true. Congress cannot do this without a Constitutional Amendment. No gray area here.

Ever the relentless liars….

The Roberts court continues to reshape the American Republic into a governing system dominated by an Imperial Presidency.

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan just granted my Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ordering Todd Blanche to produce TO THE PUBLIC, on or before July 2nd, specific UNREDACTED Epstein Files documents or show cause as to why they should not be produced. Details to come! www.courtlistener.com/docket/73246...

The duckling Trump killed in the Reflecting Pool turned out to be a fitting reflection of what his administration is doing across the country. They are damaging wildlife, undermining environmental protections, and treating conservation as an afterthought.

“But I know some young people who are 25 and I don’t believe they’re responsible and I know people who are 13 that are so responsible.” THIRTEEN!

““I could just see a dad with a pregnant gal with a gun saying, ‘You’re going to tell me my daughter’s not marrying this man?’” O’Brien said. “We all want what’s best for all of our young people.” www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...

CT, we need to primary @jahimes.bsky.social .

SCOOP: So remember Dialog, Peter Thiel's private society that doesn't have a public website and no public list of members? I (along with a number of other journalists) have just been tipped off that embedded in the code of their closed off website there IS what seems to be a list of some members.

Here are all 113 alleged members we were able to successfully extract. This data can also be verified via versions of the site captured by the Wayback Machine, even if it doesn't properly render the website.

Happy Obama Appreciation Day! A personal note: www.muellershewrote.com/p/happy-obam...

You played by the rules, and then Republicans changed them.

TODAY: FISA Section 702 reform, ICE has over 500 babies and toddlers in custody, and the Broadview Six grand jury transcripts are out. Always free; news with swearing. the-daily-beans.simplecast.com

Another really long day. I am doing everything I can to spread the word about the threats to democracy and how to fight back. You can help me by subscribing to Democracy Docket for free and sharing its content. Thanks. bit.ly/4a7l1TR

You see how little this administration cares about you, my fellow Americans….

If my math is right, the crime rate for pardoned insurrectionists is roughly three times higher than that of immigrants.

NEW: I've filed a claim with Todd Blanche for compensation from the $1.776B slush fund for the unlawful investigation by the government into my podcast in August 2019. I'm seeking $8.647 million in compensation for weaponized lawfare - the equivalent of punitive damages, lost pay and retirement.

Many of you are asking how you can help my work. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

I Fully Endorse this Idea….

The world’s ten richest people — all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $260 billion in April. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.7 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, 66 million in total, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?

“Billionaires put a president in place to dismantle democracy, a right-wing Congress to watch it and a right-wing Supreme Court to block us from doing anything about it.”

Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.

No words.

www.democracynow.org/2026/4/27/he...

He never had the money to pay for the ballroom. It was always a scam. We were always going to have to pay for it. They were just waiting for the right moment to hit us with the bill. This is now the time.

We did! We passed a bill to fund the Secret Service and TSA and FEMA 100-0. If Speaker Johnson would just call it for a vote, it would pass. That’s the problem.

This is what Marco Rubio decided to do with his life: "AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance: A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...

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Seems they got their marching orders 🫡 👇🏽

The U.S. government altered its tally of American casualties — inexplicably scrubbing 15 wounded-in-action troops from the count. It follows long-running efforts by Donald Trump to mislead the American people about U.S. military casualties. theintercept.com/2026/04/22/i...

"She is from British Columbia but moved to Texas in 2021 when she married her American husband. The family was driving home from a baby shower when they were stopped at a border patrol checkpoint. She and Ayla, who has autism, were fingerprinted and detained..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

To understand the deep institutional failure of legacy media in protecting democracy, please read this. Then share it. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/leg...

The receipts. A complete timeline of the shifting rhetoric. More: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

Whatever you do, don’t repost this.

After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇