3 ways Trump extracts wealth from the American people. Illegal taxes, illegal deportations and illegal war. A THREAD.

This is an important thread about the Republicans’ economy:

When Trump said he would bring on a "New Golden Age," he was talking about his wallet.

it took just over a year to get from "I'll lower costs on day one" to "I'm raising prices and it's good, actually"

@katemessner.com I finished The Trouble with Heroes this afternoon. I cannot express enough how much it moved me. I cried. I laughed. And cried again. Finn is a brilliant character — we ache and cry and push and learn and grow along with him. And the poetry!!! Thank you for this beautiful story.

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You don’t say.

I thought this was a parody of what he actually said but it’s a direct quote

How is this real

It could not be more obvious that the president does not care about US service members and in fact regards their deaths as mere political inconveniences. He has more sympathy for Putin than Americans who died because he decided to wage illegal war. Just listen to him.

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Cornyn on Trump's strikes on Iran: "I don't know what the-- what's, uh -- I'm learning like you are as the news unfolds exactly what's happening"

BREAKING: The death toll from a strike that hit a school in southern Iran has risen to 85 people, an official says on Iranian state TV. Follow AP's live updates for more.

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

Holy crap what a horrible idea.

Sickening. www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

There is a big difference between a PARTISAN take over of VOTING and the more sanitized language the legacy media has --entirely on its own -- translated to "nationalizing ELECTIONS." I will be writing more about this key distinction soon... bit.ly/4qmEiFz

The Trump administration rolled back restrictions on toxic pollution from power plants, including limits on the release of mercury and lead.

Doing one thing right every few years doesn’t absolve the Roberts court. Especially after Dobbs and immunity.

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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child. ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents. the family is here legally. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

This is utterly deranged.

This agency is out of control if leadership is no longer checking violations of constitutional rights. Congress absolutely must step in before more people are kidnapped/killed.

Cartoon by Mike Luckovich

Smith: We had also interviewed Boris Epshteyn… He corroborated that they were, in fact, trying to call senators. He dissembled and tried to imply that the president hadn’t directed him to do it, even though there was a text message saying specifically that they had.

Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.

There is no trend or epidemic of kids being trans or non-binary.

Yesterday we were all waiting in the Epstein line. Today, the entire country has turned into investigators, tracking which files are disappearing. Sixteen gone so far. There’s been a remarkable amount of teamwork, with people working together to identify the missing documents.

Supreme Court Just Okayed One Neat Trick to Illegally Gerrymander Your State talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...

Homeland Security‘s social media gets more unhinged and master-race-y every day. Today they want us to believe that terrorizing immigrants is “the fight for western civilization.”

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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship.

This coming week, Trump will host Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi leader who approved the murder and dismemberment of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Not coincidentally, the Saudis are working on a new business deal with the Trump Organization. It's blood money – or bonesaw money.

According to a new analysis by Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee, the average American family has paid more than $700 in higher costs per month since Trump took office. Remember when Trump said he would end inflation on "day one"?

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"Concepts of a plan" since 2016

Merkley: "We were hearing the president yesterday saying, 'Well, I don't want to do these tax credits. Maybe I want to send out checks instead.' Ok, Mr President, you have a new plan? Let's get these tax credits out now & you'll have a year to develop the details & not have people left in the lurch"

Bari Weiss is off to quite a start 😡🤦🏻‍♀️

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The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can unilaterally withhold $4 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress that his regime deemed “wasteful.” Meanwhile, he’s happy to bail out his authoritarian pal in Argentina to the tune of $20 billion. Talk about wasteful.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

This Week's Onion Magazine:

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Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this. You're welcome