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To process the avalanche of bribes offered to him, the President has established a new Cabinet-level department, Group Receiving Inducements For Trump (GRIFT).
May 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
To process the avalanche of bribes offered to him, the President has established a new Cabinet-level department, Group Receiving Inducements For Trump (GRIFT).
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he thinks American voters are really dumb
May 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
he thinks American voters are really dumb
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Raising the debt limit $4 Trillion to give rich people tax cuts as they slash Medicaid and research to help babies with heart defects.
While he gets a flying palace. ✈️
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
While he gets a flying palace. ✈️
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
May 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Raising the debt limit $4 Trillion to give rich people tax cuts as they slash Medicaid and research to help babies with heart defects.
While he gets a flying palace. ✈️
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
While he gets a flying palace. ✈️
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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"If you want to signal that you'd like to get more bribes, what's the best way to do that? Take one bribe...he's opened the door to just unimaginable amounts of corruption."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
May 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"If you want to signal that you'd like to get more bribes, what's the best way to do that? Take one bribe...he's opened the door to just unimaginable amounts of corruption."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
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It's almost as if granting a criminal blanket immunity was a bad idea.
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It's almost as if granting a criminal blanket immunity was a bad idea.
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In an exclusive interview with @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social’s @stephruhle.bsky.social, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that Qatar’s gift of a luxury jet to replace Air Force One “doesn’t pass the smell test.”
FULL INTERVIEW: youtu.be/s9ADq10VZ10?...
FULL INTERVIEW: youtu.be/s9ADq10VZ10?...
May 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In an exclusive interview with @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social’s @stephruhle.bsky.social, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that Qatar’s gift of a luxury jet to replace Air Force One “doesn’t pass the smell test.”
FULL INTERVIEW: youtu.be/s9ADq10VZ10?...
FULL INTERVIEW: youtu.be/s9ADq10VZ10?...
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Art of the deal.
For those confused by the China tariff news:
• Trump caved and got zero in return
• No manufacturing moved back to the USA
• 30% tariff is still a huge tax on Americans
• 90 day pause still causes uncertainty
• Trump lost all negotiating leverage
• Trump caved and got zero in return
• No manufacturing moved back to the USA
• 30% tariff is still a huge tax on Americans
• 90 day pause still causes uncertainty
• Trump lost all negotiating leverage
May 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Art of the deal.
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“The auction, which ends Monday, has set off a spectacle that has drawn bipartisan criticism, triggered a suspicious trading pattern, and left a sitting United States president wide open to attempts to corruptly influence him.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“The auction, which ends Monday, has set off a spectacle that has drawn bipartisan criticism, triggered a suspicious trading pattern, and left a sitting United States president wide open to attempts to corruptly influence him.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
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Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press” in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff. to.pbs.org/43dK17i
Pope Leo XIV calls for release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press
The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless.
to.pbs.org
May 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press” in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff. to.pbs.org/43dK17i
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“Unfortunately, right now, it looks like the polluters won.”
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals
Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals.
www.wired.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“Unfortunately, right now, it looks like the polluters won.”
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
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"After just three short months of the Trump administration, we are contemplating the abdication of US leadership in oceanic and atmospheric science."
from @thebulletin.org via @climatedesk.org
from @thebulletin.org via @climatedesk.org
How Trump's dismantling of NOAA threatens the Keeling Curve—and why that matters
A small group of scientists is scrambling to preserve our ability to track atmostpheric carbon dioxide.
www.motherjones.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"After just three short months of the Trump administration, we are contemplating the abdication of US leadership in oceanic and atmospheric science."
from @thebulletin.org via @climatedesk.org
from @thebulletin.org via @climatedesk.org
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Under Trump’s Tax Scam:
1.2 million veterans, 4.8 million seniors and 14.6 million children could go hungry
More than 1 million children risk losing access to school meals
Grocery costs will skyrocket by over $500 per year for 40 million people, including over 1 million veterans and 1 in 5 kids
1.2 million veterans, 4.8 million seniors and 14.6 million children could go hungry
More than 1 million children risk losing access to school meals
Grocery costs will skyrocket by over $500 per year for 40 million people, including over 1 million veterans and 1 in 5 kids
May 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Under Trump’s Tax Scam:
1.2 million veterans, 4.8 million seniors and 14.6 million children could go hungry
More than 1 million children risk losing access to school meals
Grocery costs will skyrocket by over $500 per year for 40 million people, including over 1 million veterans and 1 in 5 kids
1.2 million veterans, 4.8 million seniors and 14.6 million children could go hungry
More than 1 million children risk losing access to school meals
Grocery costs will skyrocket by over $500 per year for 40 million people, including over 1 million veterans and 1 in 5 kids
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Chris Murphy: "Let's be clear what this trip is all about. This is President Trump's corruption tour of the Middle East. He is going to the gulf to collect tribute. What's happening here is an extraordinary level of corruption. We shouldn't pretend this is business as usual."
May 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Chris Murphy: "Let's be clear what this trip is all about. This is President Trump's corruption tour of the Middle East. He is going to the gulf to collect tribute. What's happening here is an extraordinary level of corruption. We shouldn't pretend this is business as usual."
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In 2024, Biden signed into law a $105 billion measure designed to end a shortfall in air traffic controllers.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
May 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In 2024, Biden signed into law a $105 billion measure designed to end a shortfall in air traffic controllers.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
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The satisfaction of generosity?
"Efficiency" means making things work better, not just cutting all spending.
As Elon Musk and his fellow Trump stooges are just learning now, you don't make government more efficient by eliminating all essential personnel and functions.
They 100% own the stunning decline in air safety.
As Elon Musk and his fellow Trump stooges are just learning now, you don't make government more efficient by eliminating all essential personnel and functions.
They 100% own the stunning decline in air safety.
As Newark Liberty International Airport struggled with technological disruptions and staffing shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Sunday that more U.S. airports could face similar disruptions this summer.
May 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The satisfaction of generosity?
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If members of the WH Press Corp don’t ask this question RELENTLESSLY they should turn in their badges.
Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?
May 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
If members of the WH Press Corp don’t ask this question RELENTLESSLY they should turn in their badges.
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The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but they’re cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but they’re cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
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While Trump hosts his birthday parade in DC, we’re taking to the streets everywhere else on June 14 with nationwide protests. Find a No Kings Day event near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
May 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
While Trump hosts his birthday parade in DC, we’re taking to the streets everywhere else on June 14 with nationwide protests. Find a No Kings Day event near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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"It would be bad enough if the Trumps and their pals were merely trading off the presidency on the side. Even worse are the cases where the president is getting the U.S. policy apparatus involved." The corruption is open and industrial-scale this time.
The Shame of What We’ve Become
Trump’s deportation regime is a stain on our country. The bigger stain is that we voted for it.
www.thebulwark.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"It would be bad enough if the Trumps and their pals were merely trading off the presidency on the side. Even worse are the cases where the president is getting the U.S. policy apparatus involved." The corruption is open and industrial-scale this time.
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"We now have a president ditching essential scientific data at a fast clip, sending 'move fast and break things' saboteurs to collect other data—private, personal data—at an equally fast clip." ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:
Donald Trump’s Information Warfare Against America
Federal data used to be economic jet fuel. Now much of it is either gone or weaponized.
www.thebulwark.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"We now have a president ditching essential scientific data at a fast clip, sending 'move fast and break things' saboteurs to collect other data—private, personal data—at an equally fast clip." ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:
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"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever."
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
May 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever."
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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The Trump administration says it's considering arresting three Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey: www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Trump administration says it's considering arresting three Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey: www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller indicated Friday that the Trump administration is actively considering whether it can suspend habeas corpus, the right for an individual to challenge their detention in court.
Administration ‘actively looking at’ suspending habeas corpus, Miller says
The Trump administration is considering whether it can suspend the right of an individual to challenge their detention in court.
wapo.st
May 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller indicated Friday that the Trump administration is actively considering whether it can suspend habeas corpus, the right for an individual to challenge their detention in court.
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Trump: "I don’t think plastic is going to affect the shark as they are munching their way through the ocean.”
May 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump: "I don’t think plastic is going to affect the shark as they are munching their way through the ocean.”