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Activism works! A must read. As of last night, there were 53,000 posted public comments on the OMB rule that seeks to codify political interference in all federal grants. An analysis shows that the public overwhelmingly rejects it. IT IS THAT BAD. 🧪 www.techpolicy.press/the-public-r...

People don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.

Here's Why I Believe that Squirrely Document that Claims to Prevent the IRS from Prosecuting Anyone Named Trump is Vulnerable open.substack.com/pub/annepmit...

So once applications open for the $1.7B slush fund, we're all going to apply and break their portal, right?

Thomas Massie isn't going quietly: “Today is the six-month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” (The US gets little credit.)

The Bannon/Farage/Johnson plot to topple May looks pretty damning by November 2018, but starts that summer when Johnson resigns. 15 July Bannon goes on Farage’s LBC show to lambast May. Epstein texts: “Good work on LBC”. Next day he tells Epstein he’s in “London with Boris”

James Comer spent years and millions of taxpayer dollars trying and failing to prove that there was a policy connection between Hunter’s appointment to the Burisma board in 2014 and his VP dad. But Comer won’t spend a day or a dollar investigating this.

Historic run - every institution snapped like a cheap ski pole.

BREAKING: France Just Raided Elon Musk’s X Offices In Paris — And It’s Bad. Really, Really, Bad. open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

Reminder that it’s been over a month since Trump’s Justice Department was legally obligated to release all of the Epstein files. They’ve still failed to do so, and every day they wait is another day victims don’t get accountability.

Speeches are only speeches unless and until cogent actions follow, but they can point a way for such actions, and inspire others. This was a remarkable address. There is no joy here — an unstable President, with acolytes and handlers, is a real danger, but clarity about this is a necessity.

To my Republican colleagues, the Vice President is spitting in your face and openly flouting your constitutional authority. Time to decide if you came here to be a Member of Congress or a cheerleader for whatever Trump wants.

This guy, along with Borowitz, Jeff Tiedrich and Thom Hartmann helped keep us all sane this year. Jesse is OUR Woody Guthrie, our very own voice, our troubador for this time.

Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.

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Quick reminder that when Elon Musk was in government, he lied about massive fraud, and did so to eliminate safety net programs as well as government capacity to oversee real fraud. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/musks-frau...

MTG tells the Times that when she threatened to expose the men who abused Epstein’s victims, Trump called to scream at her. “My friends will get hurt,” he said. This shouldn’t surprise anyone, but it’s still shocking to read. Maybe don’t be friends with pedos, just saying

Couldn’t help it. Sound on. Tap to open full screen.

The loss of CBS News is devastating - the pantheon of journalistic integrity just gone. Poof. In like an instant. CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, & Face the Nation are now all moving right. It is massively sad & tragic.

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There's never been a president more compromised.

This is wild! You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about? Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭

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Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley

Who among us hasn’t strolled into Monday morning and said, “Fuck it, I’ll take one preventative MRI, please.” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

A new column on the protest music of Jesse Welles. Listen to a sampling of the young singer-songwriter's work in the link below. You won't be disappointed. fightthefire.substack.com/p/jesse-well...

Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage. www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...

Follow the money, and not long after you’ll find the grift with all these Trump officials.

Stauber voted against this project he’s now taking credit for, as Republicans do constantly.

When did pedophilia become a partisan issue? The American people deserve to know the full truth about Jeffrey Epstein and every powerful person who enabled him. Every name. Every flight log. Every cover up. All of it.

Flashback to when JD Vance, Kash Patel, and Dan Bingobongo all demanded that the Epstein files should be released. Weird how they stopped. What changed?

Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.

47% of REPUBLICANS said they would STILL VOTE FOR him even if they WAS 100% evidence/proof that equals 36 MILLION AMERICANS😒😒😒 THINK ABOUT HOW MANY OF THESE IMMORAL PEOPLE YOU TALK TO DAILY🤔🤔🤔 THIS😒should disturb you deeply 😡😡😡🤢 youtu.be/x4XQZ-OL_BY?...

One of the missed things about Trump’s destruction of the east wing is the movie theatre is also eradicated. Movies illuminate joy, artistry, care, and understanding. The very antithesis of Trump and his empty soul. No wonder he wanted it gone.

Breaking: Sen. Lisa Murkowski fearlessly comes forward to say she’s unhappy with the “optics” of demolishing the East Wing and building a $250M ballroom during the ongoing federal shutdown. Lisa added that she’s 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 concerned about the looming Medicaid and SNAP cuts… that she voted for.

Exactly.

You know when you shouldn’t crack a beer and make cheese on toast late on a Sunday night and then crack a beer and make cheese on toast. Me neither. Man, I’m getting crumbs everywhere. Wait, what?

PSA: A "Major Terrorist Organization" (MTO) is not a thing. The Immigration and Nationality Act *delegates* power to the State Department to designate *FOREIGN* terrorist organizations (FTOs) based on certain criteria. It doesn't apply to domestic orgs. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

A British TV station will air a special cataloguing over 100 of Trump’s lies and falsehoods, with “brief text-based fact-checks, offering viewers the truth behind the tweets, speeches and soundbites.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Sooooo - let me get this straight - cuz you know I’m just an ol country gal - don’t know much about anything. A maga mouth on fox can call for advocate euthanizing homeless people. Response:👏👏👏👏 A journalist on msnbc can call a radical divisive - fired. Homeless lives have no value?