Rep. Aftyn Behn: “Giving billionaires money to not only to build stadiums but then hijack our tax dollars from funding schools, fixing potholes and lowering grocery costs is certainly a choice.”

WOW — @votevets.org installation on Capitol Hill shows gas ⛽️ prices of every Republican who voted against ending Trump’s War. @RepTimBurchett @RepDavidKustoff @RepOgles @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty @DesJarlaisTN04 @RepChuck @MattForTN @RepJohnRose

The talk of how Democrats can fight back against the GOP's attempt to gerrymander itself into a permanent majority is often framed as a choice between countering Republicans or protecting the rights of Black and Latino voters. But as @stephenwolf.bsky.social shows, Democrats can do both.

A must-read new piece from @stephenwolf.bsky.social: How Democrats can counter Republican gerrymandering while still respecting the Voting Rights Act.

And these aren't suggested guidelines for what undrawn maps could do. @stephenwolf.bsky.social has drawn maps to show what new, Democratic-leaning districts could look like.

With Thomas Massie losing his seat, let's revisit this 2017 quote from him giving us a look into the mind of the GOP voter: web.archive.org/web/20170315...

Terrorist Slush Fund. There are literally terrorists in this crowd, and I would bet some slush that Enrique Tarrio will be the first piggy to feed at the trough, not least bc he was invited to snitch on Trump and did not.

Whatever you name it, you want it to be immediately understandable to normie swing voters. Donald Trump is using your tax dollars to reward criminals.

Excuse me, what is this "AI inbox"?

A tweet @macfarlanenews.bsky.social has not yet copied over here is a real testament to how toxic the Terrorist Slush Fund is. Clay Higgins literally wrote a sentencing recommendation for one of the worst cop assailants, Ryan Nichols. And even he is dodging?

And FWIW, try to think like a right winger for a second. What three messages do right wingers ALWAYS run on? 1) Taxes 2) Crime 3) Grievance Pitch your messages in those terms.

Consider what you're saying when YOU say, "they won't do anything about Trump's Terrorist Slush fund," in context with them dodging it now. The question is not what THEY will do. It is what YOU will do to hang this on them. The easiest messaging vehicle ever, taxing you to pay off terrorists.

Another one in this vein. Not sure who needs to hear this, but there is NO downside to messaging on Trump's terrorist slush fund. Either some right wingers defect, or you've got electoral gold.

As you read about the Broadview 6 (-2) judge's demand that prosecutors come in person and explain the redactions they made to GJ transcript before giving it to her, remember that 5 days ago judges dismissed 9 WY cases bc of what Trump's US Attorney said to the GJ.

Just days ago, John Solomon started panicking, along with Jim Jordan, bc FBI only FROZE the January 6 investigation against Trump, and got approval to retain all the evidence at least until February 1, 2030. legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

NEW 🧵: Here's how Dems could redraw 9 congressional maps by 2028 & target more than 20 GOP seats. The GOP tried to rig the national map in 2026, & Dems had few ways to respond. But Dems could fully counteract them by 2028. We have example maps for each state www.the-downballot.com/p/how-democr...

"Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top-ranking #Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, moved to subpoena acting AG Todd Blanche, Treasury Sect Scott Bessent, & other officials involved in the creation of a $1.8 billion slush fund, which is expected to be used to pay […] [Original post on newsie.social]

…The resulting back-and-forth delayed Stafford’s evacuation & treatment because “they would not allow him to be transported to the United States,” said one individual familiar with the response. …The most appropriate location for Stafford would have been the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit […]

WATCH — @neguse.house.gov: “You can see why I would be very skeptical of a resolution that says ‘the Trump Admin’s focus on restoring law and order’ when his very first action in office was to pardon violent felons.”

Criticize the Israeli government all you want. That is democracy. Calling for an “internment camp for American Zionists” and smearing Jews as “pedophiles” is not criticism. It is explicit, dehumanizing antisemitism. Every leader, every party, every decent person should denounce this for what it is.

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @dennisgoris.bsky.social )

#giftarticle The deal #trump reached with his subordinates relies on a mechanism created by #congress that legal experts warned was subject to manipulation. …The whole enterprise is a jarring shock to conventional understanding of the #constitution, raising…profound questions of […]

Their intent is to bypass listing rules to get it listed on the S&P immediately, thus REQUIRING shares be purchased by ALL the index funds - FAR more shares than are offered in the IPO, thus creating an artificial market for all the insiders to sell into... It's their cash-grab "exit"

Looks like Stan Woodward--the guy who stole $1.8B from taxpayers to pay off terrorists--is moving to access the Jim Comey files DOJ obtained by violating the Fourth Amendment. This is from Dan Richman's docket where he tried to get everything back.

No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no muther f⁕⚠︎ers!!! #trump officials say the can build 250-foot #arch without Congress’s okay To build the “triumphal” arch near Arlington Cemetery, the admin wants to rely on a 100-year-old authorization for a different project on the site. Hell no. I am so sick […]

MR. GLOBAL: “There are moments corruption doesn’t hide anymore. THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF THE SWAMP. This is how accountability dies.” @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social on Trump giving himself + his family immunity from tax investigations + $1.776 BILLION for 1/6 rioters: youtu.be/CJ-WpmExdCU?...

Columns are now arches apparently. What this shows is that they know the current project would not be approved, so they are scouring history for the thinnest piece pretextual legalism to be found.

Me, when digging a well in the middle of a road: ah, you see, someone planned to do this 100 years ago, but never did, so I don't need any permission to do this.

MISSISSIPPI — “We will not go back to Jim Crow” Rallying in Jackson today, 5000+ showed up from across Mississippi and across the South. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

LARGEST THEFT IN AMERICAN HISTORY! Trump's DOJ announces $1.7B 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' as part of Trump IRS lawsuit settlement The fund will COMPENSATE Trump, Trump family, and Trump supporters who say they were wrongly targeted under Biden. The funds will be controlled by Trump's personal […]

JUST NOW: Trump defends stealing $1.7 BILLION from taxpayers for himself and his fellow allies/lawbreakers Also notice “1.776 Billion” — because he wants to seem patriotic as he robs taxpayers blind

Good for parents in Washington state for standing up against this bonkers effort to use their pre-schoolers to train AI. But other parents won’t be as aware or able to prevent this. https://www.404media.co/researchers-wanted-preschool-teachers-to-wear-cameras-to-train-ai/

Incidentally, when you're reading coverage of this terrorist and sex predator slush fund and it seems *off*, keep in mind that Stan Woodward was probably the most aggressive defense attorney working the press on Jan6 (crime scene AND Trump) and stolen docs case. So...he's got mushy ties w/journos.

When Jack Smith charged the stolen document case, Stan Woodward ALL OF A SUDDEN accused Jay Bratt of misconduct wrt Walt Nauta case. It didn't pass the smell test. And now Walt Nauta stands to make bank from the terrorist and sex predator slush fund!!!!!

Here's the roll call vote to confirm Stan Woodward (along with a slew of others), who signed off on corrupt terrorist and child sex predator slush fund today. Every Republican but Curtis and Sheehy owns this, and if they're you're Senator, make that clear to them. www.senate.gov/legislative/...

Is this the most comically inept result possible for Elon's big case? Seems like it. As much as we'd have liked to see OpenAI dismantled, it's always nice for Elon to come away with egg on his face #TeslaTakedown

#musk Loses A federal #jury has sided with #openai & its top executives in a feud with #elonmusk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to guide #artificialintelligence’s development as a #nonprofit dedicated to #humanity’s benefit. The nine-person jury unanimously found that […]

In case you’re still reeling from the #magaslushfund news & are too outraged to heed other news of the day… #house #oversight Cmte is interviewing Tova Noel, the fmr guard who was working the night that #epstein died in a NY jail cell in 2019. #treasury Secy #scottbessent said the #us will […]

Note Mary Moriarty discusses at length her awareness that people want Jonathan Ross and Jesus Ochoa charged in the Renee Good and Alex Pretti cases.

Lying ICE goon charged. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-ch...

A federal officer faces charges in connection with a shooting in north Minneapolis that left a man wounded, and that two agents were caught lying about under oath. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

After jury decides Elon waited too long to sue Sam Altman, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers says she was ready to dismiss on the spot. Which, by not doing, resulted in a whole lot of damning information getting into the public record. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Here are some of the chants DOJ wants to introduce against Broadview 6 (-2) defendants to prove they committed misdemeanor assault against a cop inside a 3T vehicle. I find it especially nutty that "shame" would be evidence of criminal intent, but we see it in other cases too.

We're about to have a massive election night with primaries from coast-to-coast and *general* elections for the Georgia Supreme Court. We're out with our hot-off-the-presses preview of the many big races to watch.

Nice timing, JD — when he’s right, he’s right

Suddenly remembering that time Thomas Massie blocked me on Twitter for pointing out that him blocking people on the Twitter account he uses for official gov't business violated the First Amendment. www.techdirt.com/2021/12/07/r...

This is extremely comedic, not least because he’s talking about competence and preparation.

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"McLaughlin claimed [he lied] that an unnamed ICE agent, fearing for his life, had fired a defensive shot while on the ground because he was being beaten with a shovel. #Video evidence showed that in fact, Castro was standing up and shot Sosa-Celis through the […] [Original post on newsie.social]