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This week’s main story is about how more and more white nationalists, antisemites, and Nazi sympathizers seem to be integrating into the Republican Party, how some of them are currently running for office, and how old you can be for JD Vance to consider you “a very young boy.”

"Win or lose, Vivek Ramaswamy will be the candidate who took a woman’s childhood abuse and made it his closing argument." Read more from Rick Wilson here: https://bit.ly/4dN6ka0

How did Democrats anticipate that?

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

At some point, voters will understand that corruption and unregulated corporate greed are deepening an unsustainable wealth gap. We need to rise above the scare tactics are designed to distract and divide us.

Flanagan on tariffs hurting farmers: "It is ridiculous to somehow say that the whims of one man are not responsible for this, and Congress being unwilling to do their job. Donald Trump, who has endorsed Michele Tafoya, is responsible for this uneven playing field."

If you want to know who's in line for Trump's next favor, just check who donates to his vanity projects. https://bit.ly/4eia7fx

Shoe maker Steve Madden received $92 million in tariff refunds. After noting that it was “pleased overall with consumer acceptance of the price increases,” the company says it will use those tariff refunds to “pay down debt.” itep.org/trump-tariff...

LMAOOO 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Inflation is up again. Not because of a pandemic. Not because of a natural disaster. Because of Trump’s war, tariffs, and corporate tax breaks. It really is this simple: Republicans took over, and then drove up the cost of living in America.

Ossoff: "Frankly, I'm surprised Georgia Republicans want the president here. Donald Trump is deeply unpopular in Georgia because he's a failed president who lied the country into war, who has driven the cost of groceries, fuel, and healthcare to their all time highs."

MAGA wants to deport anyone who overstayed a student visa. Their favorite billionaire reportedly did exactly that.

Ossoff: "I want to remind folks across Georgia that while you pay more for everything as a result of Donald Trump's incompetence, the president and his family are enriching themselves to the tune of billions of dollars ... we urgently need to restore checks and balances"

Ossoff: "The last time Trump lost the presidency, he tried to seize the presidency and overturn the election. That's why it's so important that we vote in unprecedented numbers. This is up to the people."

Different press sec same bullshit

"Don't believe the polls that show that Republicans are in trouble," says the man who is currently in a state that Donald Trump *easily* won because he believes the polls that that show Republicans are in trouble.

Any single individual having this amount of influence in our elections does not lead to a healthy democracy. It doesn’t matter if they are supporting Democrats or Republicans. We need a serious effort at campaign finance reform and have to overturn the Citizens United decision.

Donald is too stupid to realize that he just admitted that *he* caused inflation by starting his pointless war.

This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY

With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

He literally calls it "the ban on the free press." What a goddamn maroon.

just found out i'm opening for Ed Sheeran on a world tour! now to take a big mouthful of coffee and open my computer

@samsteindc.bsky.social reacts after Scott Bessent gets pressed on billions in Venezuelan assets the U.S. is taking in and can’t answer the most basic questions about where they are, who controls them or where the money is going.  "It's old school imperialism with no oversight whatsoever."

They are really trying to shift the blame from Trump’s idiotic war for why things suck noticeably harder today, but I’m not sure they’re understanding that even if many Americans did buy this, it would merely highlight yet another failure by this administration, which promised to end Ukraine war…

for me there's five stages to reading the news 1. what has happened 2. what has happened again but slower 3. what does that mean 4. is it good or bad 5. ok but how bad

Here is Trump 3 months ago claiming that the economy will "be in very good shape" by Labor Day

Mapquest for the win. (You too can rename Lake Ontario: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario )

Legend.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

The U.S. Constitution begs to differ.

Yup, Trump got us into a FOREVER WAR with Iran.

Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?

The right's whole shtick was that Obama and Biden were puppets who just read what was put in front of them by their staff, but he's Trump just admitting it. No big deal.

When Democrats take power, they must immediately cancel all of Elon Musk’s government welfare checks. Like and repost if you want this to happen.

TRUMP WARNED ME THAT IF I VOTED FOR KAMALA HARRIS WE'D HAVE HIGHER PRICES AND A GOVERNMENT-RUN ECONOMY AT HOME, AND NEW WARS ABROAD. I VOTED FOR HARRIS, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE GOT… THINK ABOUT IT. 😎✨

The fuckers called Eisenhower a commie and the interstate highway system a commie plot to make America commie, just so you know how long this commie bullshit has been going on.

President: I spoke with the dead soldiers, and they all really liked me

The framing here is notable: “a concerning sign” … “for the U.S. economy.” Not for “the U.S. health care system.” Not for “people’s health and stability.”

😕 says it all, really (From @justinjpearson.bsky.social )

Order now—supplies won’t last long

Yes, I know, it's always been unreal the things he says. Yes, I also know he gets away with all manner of things. But, I just don't see how him bragging about *only* sending 18 service members to their deaths — thus far — is a thing the president can do.

£24 billion a year is not enough

AOC: Ask Peter Thiel. Ask Elon Musk. Ask Mark Zuckerberg if they want one of these data centers in their own backyard. Ask any one of us here on this committee. If anyone wants to live right next to one of these centers, please raise your hand.