Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor. Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors. These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism. This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function. Every American should reject it.

Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America

I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

So YouTubers and right-wing influencers who were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly by a company funded by Russia and indicted by the DOJ are now covering the Pentagon?

"nearly half..." ??? it's an open book test. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

"Those who study the law and are experts on the balance of power warn that unless Congress reasserts its authority soon, we may end up unable to repair the guardrails that have held our government together for centuries."

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase. The President is building an army to attack his own country.

Trump let George Santos out of jail just to make it clear that if you're loyal to him, you can get away with anything. This isn't a democracy if one man decides what's a crime and what isn't. Time for everyone to wake up. This moment is more serious than many want to believe.

The NY Times published an editorial citing Susan Collin as "a moderate Republican." Collins is a reliable vote for Trump's agenda, has voted against democracy at every turn and supported extremist judges. This is why people are abandoning legacy media--even while enjoying games, puzzles & recipes.

People are using GoFundMe for groceries. GoFundMe has 250k pages for medical bills and 40k for tuition. Americans are fundraising for basic necessities, while the top 1% increased their wealth to $52 trillion. This is what a rigged system designed by the wealthy looks like.

You need to see this… Just so we’re all clear on the gravity and historical significance of what Trump has done to the East Wing of the People’s House.

I'm tired. We're all tired. This isn't hard to understand. You can't inflate prices of basic necessities like food and housing to ridiculous highs while keeping wages at poverty levels, then act surprised when luxury goods/services and large purchases become unattainable or payments unaffordable.

Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."

Contraception is a fundamental part of reproductive healthcare — yet my opponent voted against protecting the right to birth control. Virginia — as Governor, I will sign the Right to Contraception Act into law.

It looks even worse by video 😢

Three young children fled from an ICE raid in Idaho and managed to reunite with their family. "I didn't get caught," boy says

Link to the original story: www.syracuse.com/politics/cny...

Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.

Along with the $20 billion U.S. taxpayer bailout to Argentina, the Trump admin announced another $20 billion for Argentina from private banks. But the banks won’t lend the money without a guarantee from the federal government. So it’s a $40B taxpayer bailout. www.wsj.com/finance/arge...

He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom.

42 million people are at risk of losing food stamps next month amid the gov shutdown. It's not clear whether Trump admin will find funds to continue paying benefits as it has for other priorities — like ICE operations including a purchase of two jets for the DHS for $172M, etc.

🚨Children’s Hospital Chaplain released after being detained in Cincinnati’s Butler County Jail for 73 days. He shares powerful words with us. 1/2

That’s some chyron. 👑 @atrupar.com

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement. Check out how tiny the crowds were: Philly: 200 DC: "several hundred" Boston: 500 Austin: 1,000 Houston: 2,000

78% of Americans favor extending ACA credits. Republicans are once again trying to reward the ultra-wealthy at the expense of regular folks. It’s time to pass Medicare for All and solidify Americans’ right to affordable healthcare.

The White House plans to give asylum to far-right anti-immigrant protesters from Europe. No. This is not a joke. It does put one in mind planned terrorism, however.

It’s “Colombia” YOU ABSOLUTE DUMBASS

On April 1, ICE apprehended 47 people — including 9 children — at a birthday party in Dripping Springs, Tex. The agency’s only disclosure about the raid describes the operation as targeting people believed to be connected to the Tren de Aragua gang. 🧵

So proud to kick off today’s inspiring, record setting No Kings rally in DC. Twice the size of the first No Kings DC rally. Nationally, the early numbers suggest today was the BIGGEST DAY OF PEACEFUL PROTEST IN OUR NATION’S HISTORY. LFG. We have a democracy to save.

When I was a single abused mom fighting cancer food was tricky. I did everything I could to keep my daughters lives as stable as possible. There were many days I fed my children and had nothing left for myself. I either paid for health insurance and cancer treatments or I could eat. In America

Been seeing some accusations of DnD going 'woke'. DnD... The game YOU imagine into being... The game where the entire draw for most people is that YOU decide what happens... I'm starting to believe that the biggest issue with right wing reactionaries is a terminal lack of imagination.

"This is a picture of a militarized American agent forcing his way into a private residence to abduct an illegal immigrant and deport him to his country of origin. When it was taken in April 2000, American conservatives were incensed by it."

Respect. 👏

No Kings organizers say it would be easier if people just let them know if they did not attend a rally.

An astonishingly large crowd! Chicago

Big shoutout to the Greenfield MA PD, who were not just respectful and supportive of today's rally, but ran down and ticketed the guys in the pickups who dangerously sped through our intersection. I thanked one of them on the way out and they thanked me for protesting. Another world is possible.

Did you tear-up today when you were out protesting because you felt the camaraderie and fellowship with so many like-minded and caring people? I did. Did you tear-up today when you were protesting because you're still processing the fact that we're rapidly tumbling toward authoritarianism? I did.

No Kings Maine

So no terrorism then?

Indivisible's Ezra Levin: For the last week, this regime has been quaking in its jackboots at the thought of 200,000 people in DC outside the Capitol, where Mike Johnson isn't working and hasn't been for the last month. It turns out that we're braver than the billionaires.

BREAKING Jeffrey Epstein skied with, had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show Full Story: bit.ly/4nVTRUe

Wait, is this why everyone is calling him Moses Mike? He let his people go?