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the Tom Homan bribery scandal is the latest example of how a felon in the White House is making crime legal

It's genuinely exciting that Sinclair has decided to make themselves visible.

Abolish ICE

Trump has humiliated the United States on the global stage again

Meanwhile over the weekend, the US government sent a letter threatening France, Australia, the UK, and Canada if they recognized Palestinian statehood. Despite US warnings of “punitive measures,” they proceeded with recognition.

Final @stayinsidebk.bsky.social single "Old Faithful" hits today! 'Lunger' is out October 3rd! te.lsnto.me/lunger

Hours after we sent a letter signed by over 450 artists and 40K others defending free speech, ABC announced Jimmy Kimmel will return to air. Other companies should heed this warning: We the people are watching.

Goebbles or Miller?

OLIVER: “In Russia, when Putin rose to power, TV satirists were among his first targets… Putin was driven to madness by how he was mocked on a puppet show… the lesson is it’s not safe to let one show slide because there are currently others.”

You’re watching mass manipulation in real time

What “fascism” means Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DO6EvDz...

new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity. "To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."

In a spectacle that was a toxic stew of Christian fundamentalism with American nationalism, Trump & aides transformed a memorial ceremony for Charlie Kirk, the leader of the far-right student group Turning Point USA, killed earlier this month, into a fascist rally. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

All headlines just from today 🇺🇸

watching even a few seconds of the kirk funeral makes it clear a large quantity of this country is ready for full on nazi authoritarianism and we have to really grapple with how much we need to put a stop to this as quickly as possible

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A British newspaper once owned by her Dad

Today we saw a fascist Gesamtkunstwerk, but done the right way. by Ezra Klein

Never forget what happened on September 10, 2025. That was when US Republicans blocked the release of the Epstein files. #opDeathEaters #EpsteinFiles #EndImpunity #3E

The head of the US Gestapo accepted a bag’o’cash bribe but thinks the man who picked your tomatoes is hurting ‘Merica. Our child rapist President is weaponizing the DOJ against his enemies in a way that makes Watergate look like a Bluey episode. CALL YOUR REPS FFS! ENOUGH!! 202-224-3121

Man alive. I have studied Right Wing authoritarianism for years and have watched some truly fucked up shit and today’s memorial service is maybe the most concentrated example of how messed up and disturbing that sector truly is.

“We will not shop at your stores. We will not tune into your TV and radio stations. We will not send our kids & our money to your universities, or use your services if you are going to enable our slide to authoritarianism.” — Representative Jason Crow

They want you mad at trans people and immigrants so you don’t think about them shifting wealth from the bottom to the top with every move they make. And Trump’s trillions transfer is accelerating the process.

You guys, I’m not an economist I didn’t even graduate from college, though I do have an advanced degree (but not a fancy one) and even I know this is not a good sign

Donald Trump: Charlie Kirk "did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagree with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best for them." In 2023, Kirk called for the execution of Joe Biden.

Palantir sponsors Charlie Kirk’s memorial. JD Vance was groomed into VP by Peter Thiel. Peter Thiel is a founding shareholder in Palantir with Epstein as an investor. This is not just about Charlie Kirk. They’re livestreaming their invention

Trump: Charlie Kirk was like a son to me. Also Trump: Laughs and chats through Charlie Kirk’s memorial service and eulogies.

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

The road to authoritarianism is paved with cynicism

Who could have imagined that a guy who uses the moniker “Ka$h” would take over the FBI and shut down the bribery investigations of his buddies?

What he is saying quite clearly is that Pam Bondi must indict several of his long-time political enemies immediately or she will be fired and replaced by someone who will.

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Meet the Press put together a clip of Trump vowing in January to "bring back free speech to America," followed by him saying last Friday that negative coverage of him is "no longer free speech"

“It’s weird to think of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert as the canaries in the coal mine,” the comedian @wkamaubell.bsky.social tells @jemelehill.bsky.social. “But if they’re telling us, ‘We’re not afraid of rich white men,’ what can the rest of us do?”⁠ ⁠ Watch more: bit.ly/46a5DUE #TAF25

So what happened to the $50K in cash Tom Homan got in the Cava bag? Was it deposited in his bank account and reported as income that he paid taxes on? Is it under his mattress?

Good point.

🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ shut down an FBI probe after agents caught Border Czar Tom Homan on tape taking $50,000 in cash from undercover operatives posing as contractors in exchange for promised gov’t contracts. MSNBC’s Carol Leonnig & Ken Dilanian with a massive scoop. Link in reply.

There’s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization. It’s all out in the open.

Remember all those times we couldn’t tell whether Biden’s social media posts pressuring the attorney general to prosecute republicans were meant to be DMs?

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.

One time, the Missouri Ethics Committee investigated me over a $30 donation…

NEW: In a rare public appearance, Jack Smith spoke at length this week issuing a dire warning about Trump's weaponization of the Department of Justice. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-jack-s...

Boycott Disney, ABC, Hulu, ESPN

Thanks to everyone who canceled their Disney Plus subscriptions we’ve had over 50,000 people confirm they’ve canceled!

Bye!

Courtesy of Convicted Felon, Donald Trump, America is the laughingstock of the world. Pure trash.