“What do YOU HAVE? You have NOTHING, you are nothing. You are wickedness, you are jealousy, you are hatred, YOU ARE NOTHING. You can build nothing, produce nothing, create nothing."

Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in July, accusing her husband of adultery. The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.

Is it Christian to publicly call for the murder of all homeless people? That's what Brian Kilmeade did on Fox a week ago. He still has his job.

So unifying

Donald Trump: “Charlie Kirk was like the son I never had.” Which came as news to Con Junior, Fredo, and Crypto Barron—three sons he barely remembers having.

Strange hill to die on, huh? #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles

Trump’s tariffs and immigration crackdown have led to an 11% drop in tourists visiting Las Vegas in June, compared to the same month in 2024. There were 13% fewer international travelers, and hotel occupancy fell by about 15%, according to data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

The Golden Age of Trump

“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have. I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵

New from me: There's a lot of misinformation around the reasons I was fired from WaPo. Here's the official termination letter I got sent by Washington Post. Read and judge for yourself. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Each year, nearly 5,000 children are diagnosed with brain tumors, which are the leading cause of pediatric cancer-related death. In August, the Trump administration announced it would stop supporting a federally funded network dedicated to researching these deadly cancers.

Damn right — lock him up!!

Third time (at least) Trump has made a joke or light of killing fishermen, and Vance did it too. They’ve made joking about killing fishermen an effing talking point.

Trump on the TikTok deal: "A man named Lachlan is involved. Lachlan Murdoch ... Rupert is probably gonna be in the group."

Trump is courting billionaires and corporations with business before the federal government to fund his $250 million White House ballroom — rebranding the People’s House into a second Mar-a-Lago.

Networks—especially ABC, Disney, Hulu, and CBS—need to hear this: you’re standing on the wrong side of history, bending the knee to authoritarianism before the fight even begins, even though the law’s on your side. You’re losing viewers. We’re not going to stand w/you when you’re not standing w/us!

Imagine if Richard Nixon had just tweeted out the Watergate scandal rather than putting it on secret tapes. That’s what this is.

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Wow. Trouble in Trump land. Trump is now saying he had no idea Tulsi revoked 37 security clearances. 1) Either he’s lying 2) He’s not in charge Which is it?

Why does it take a BRITISH newspaper to break a story like this? Where the hell is the American media? 🤨

In what world, is it not illegal and/or impeachable for the President to conspire with his Attorney General to use the levers of government to punish his political enemies? This is like the entirety of All the Presidents Men shrunk down into one Truth Social post.

I don’t know whether I should laugh or cry, but this really pisses me off.

Child sex trafficker protecting Trump and his cronies heads to her yoga class at Club Fed.

Rise of the new radical internet: Right-wing extremist groups that have been booted from mainstream platforms have found new homes in gaming and gaming-adjacent spaces.

Stop doom scrolling now & listen to the excellent podcast ‘Echos of the Unknown’ by Jon @joncooper-us.bsky.social . What an excellent, needed and short diversion ! Thank you. 🐶

As @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social says here, Trump doesn't accept that the law is anything more than an instrument for whoever is in power to screw over whoever they want to at any given moment:

The front page of the @nytimes.com website right now shows the Trump administration’s quickening steps toward fascism.

Insanity. Sheer insanity.

If Tom Homan did nothing wrong, the Department of Justice should have no issue releasing the Homan files and the video of the alleged bribery to clear this up. And while they’re at it, go ahead and release the Epstein files and clear Trump’s name. Shouldn’t be hard!

America is finally beginning to turn against Trump and his MAGA cultists. They WILL lose.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

If this were discovered in a leaked email and published in the New York Times, it might get more attention. But Trump just tweets it out, and most people move on with their day. This is blatant corruption. Blatant weaponization. It is undeniably an impeachable offense.

Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

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Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Small consolation, huh?

Congress should haul in Pam Bondi and Kash Patel this week to explain why the FBI caught Tom Homan taking bribes—and why Trump’s DOJ killed the case. That’s corruption, plain and simple.

White House border czar Tom Homan was investigated by federal law enforcement last year and was caught on camera accepting $50,000 in cash from agents who were posing as business executives seeking government contracts. Trump administration officials now decry the probe as “politically motivated.”

🚨BREAKING: In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar,accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration.

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

Earlier this week FBI’s Kash Patel admitted he didn’t even read the Epstein victims’ statements before deciding they weren’t credible. Another stunning example of how victims are completely ignored.

Giving a bully your lunch money is only a temporary downpayment for future bullying. We ALL need to step up for the first amendment. By-the-way, for the record, this ex-Disney employee finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny. mh

This is so true!!

Atlanta journalist detained by ICE—will be deported "immediately." Arrested for standing in road covering protest—despite clearly visible press ID & valid work permit. He's been locked up for 3 months without bond—despite charges being dropped. Mario Guevara has a pending green card application.

One major difference between freedom and autocracy: Since 1990, the economies of former Soviet satellite nations that joined the EU have grown 9.5 times larger, more than twice the growth of Russia's economy, which is only 4.2 times larger. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Do 2024 Trump voters and non-voters see what he’s wrought—what they’ve wrought—in the last 8 months? He still gets too much benefit of the doubt. What will it take? More inflation, job loss, disease and death? Maybe a government shutdown? It's all coming. My latest open.substack.com/pub/jilllawr...

Cartoon by @paulnoth.bsky.social.

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.