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TRUMP IS TRYING TO RIG THE MIDTERMS IN PLAIN SIGHT. The Constitution gives election authority to states and Congress, not the president. This is not “election integrity.” It is voter suppression by executive decree.

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Deported MAGA grifter that made entire identity about breaking apart families and deporting innocent people: "I didn't really understand the physical reality of how institutionalized the brutality is in America." "It was frightening." "I've ever been frightened like that before."

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Trump lied. Again. Musk lied. Again.👇

Steve Rattner@steverattner.bsky.social

Trump promised to balance the budget. Musk projected $2 trillion in savings. This year, the deficit grew by 18% — with $200 billion of that due to refunds of his illegal tariffs. My @nytimes.com Chart

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“They’ve asked Judge Loren AliKhan, a Biden appointee, to issue a declaratory ruling that Carr and the FCC are retaliating against them for exercising their First Amendment right — something the president and Carr have effectively shouted from the rooftops.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: Disney runs out of patience with Brendan Carr’s bullsh*t "For over a year, ABC tried to appease the Trump administration. That era is now over. On Tuesday, ABC, its parent company Disney, and eight ABC-owned stations sued Carr and the FCC for grossly violating the First Amendment."

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Replying to @atrupar.com

So “anti-communist” obsessed Donald is praising our foe communist North Korea—and criticizing our ally capitalist South Korean? Donald Trump is not only the stupidest person to ever be president, he may very well be the stupidest person to ever be famous.

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President Donald Trump announced that the United States would reduce military exercises it conducts with key regional ally South Korea, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s lack of assistance with Iran. https://cnn.it/3U1KKaC

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FFS! This man would make Al Capone blush.

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Trump's Treasury permanently ended beneficial ownership reporting for U.S. companies, eliminating records investigators use to trace hidden money and organized crime networks, including Epstein-style trafficking networks and Russian money laundering.

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Since taking over the Department of Homeland Security in March, Markwayne Mullin has accelerated efforts to make DHS a central force in Trump's crusade against purported widespread election fraud. https://cnn.it/4wl8tzO

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Here’s the thing: It’s not going with him after the presidency. We’re taking it from him.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Newsom: "That $400m Qatari plane? That's not a $400m gift. It cost you $936m. That was what was appropriated as he's cutting food stamps and cutting your Medicaid. He put a billion dollars in the Pentagon budget to retrofit his private plane because that's going with him after the presidency ... "

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Great piece. The Tuberville encapsulation of “what kind of religion would say ‘join or die’?” is so profoundly on-the-nose. It also illustrates why I think engagement with white Christians on anything besides basic pluralism and secular governance is a waste of time, at this point.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: Rs roll the dice on anti-Muslim bigotry one more time "Today, naked statements of animus toward Muslims are not only more accepted than ever within GOP, they’re coming right from the WH. The mainstreaming of bigotry is a central pillar of Trump’s political project & has been from day 1."

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James Talarico: What they're doing in Texas is they are redrawing the lines in the middle of the decade. It's like changing the rules after halftime because you're worried that the other team's going to win the game. It's cheating. Charlamagne: I think more politicians should say that.

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Replying to @juddlegum.bsky.social

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Sanders: The irony is that the proper criticism of communism is that the Soviet Union was an authoritarian society.  And then you’ve got the most authoritarian president in the history of this country. So I suppose when he says, “I’d be a great communist,” yeah, I think there’s some truth to that

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Donald Trump and Republicans are putting corporations and billionaires ahead of working families.

andykimnj.bsky.social@andykimnj.bsky.social

Trump is starting to give out tariff refunds: Amazon - $600M Apple - $2.2B Ford - $1.3B GM - $500M Nike - $1B Where are the refunds for the American families forced to pay more? You deserve your money back. www.newsweek.com/tariff-refun...

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mob movies and tv shows are some of the most iconic in entertainment history and somehow these dopes have seen exactly none of them

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social

"I will never understand why these huge corporations refuse to acknowledge objective reality: paying Trump doesn’t buy you anything. All it does is teach him that you’re willing to pay, and next time, he’ll get you to pay more."

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Mike@mike-umbkm.bsky.social

"You don't charge first and then figure it out. You get the information first and then charge. ...So it's a true embarrassment for Jeanine Pirro. It's a true embarrassment for DOJ. And they brought it on themselves."

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Lindsey Graham was absolutely thrilled when the U.S. started dropping bombs on the Islamic Republic of Iran. A documentary crew that had spent years following him captured those moments. Laughing, Graham says: “Look what we’ve done here. I almost cried. How long have we been pushing this?”

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WSJ’s Josh Dawsey got to see unreleased footage from years of a documentarian’s inside access to Lindsey Graham. It’s filled with giddy, war-hungry stuff like this: (Gift link below)

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Govt takes the position that Kristi Noem made the decision not to turn the CECOT-bound planes around, so Judge Boasberg shouldn't be allowed to explore the issue further. But Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan report that Steven Miller & Todd Blanche were involved; don't name Noem as a key decider.

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So the WH Correspondents Assoc is redoing the dinner with Trump? Really? Have they learned nothing? Can they not grasp the obscenity of cavorting with the enemy of free speech and democracy?

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NEWS: WV GOP Assistant Majority Leader Elliott Pritt has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor after allegedly grooming a 15-year-old through Roblox and Snapchat, then having her meet him in his classroom. GOP leadership won't call for his resignation.

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Hey Blueskyers, I made a special announcement the other day. Can you please pass it on. Many thanks.

David Corn@davidcorn.bsky.social

My new book—HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America—will be released on 9/15. It's the full story of Putin's decade-long clandestine attack on the US to aid Trump and Trump and the GOP's complicity in this assault. You can learn more & pre-order at HowRussiaWon.com.