(cont) The filing also claims the ballroom will serve as a “SAFE HAVEN” and says the entire project is “hermetically sealed” to stop “malign forces from contaminating the circulating air.” And yes, the filing literally ends with an exclamation point.

(cont) Among the wildest claims: the ballroom project allegedly includes a “heavy steel, drone proof roof,” “missile resistant and drone proof columns,” “Top Secret military installations,” “Government sniper facilities,” and even a “major drone port” on the roof. tbc

(cont) The filing tries to use Saturday’s shooting outside the White House to demand an immediate end to litigation blocking Trump’s controversial White House ballroom project. It repeatedly calls the incident an “assassination attempt. tbc

MEIDAS TOUCH A new DOJ court filing in Trump’s White House ballroom lawsuit reads less like a legal brief and more like a Trump Truth Social rant complete with ALL CAPS phrases, exclamation points, bizarre grievances, and claims about “drone ports” and rooftop snipers. tbc

We don’t control Congress or the White House, but we’ve got the most powerful chamber ever: We the People.

Acting AG Todd Blanche continues his long, slow audition to get the nomination for the permanent job, there is apparently no service the DOJ he leads will refuse Trump. That includes erasing the insurrection joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

Today marks six years since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. George was a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend. His life mattered and he should still be here.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admitted that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from the Epstein files release. DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine. Blanche needs to be prosecuted as well.

If you aren't watching 60 Minutes tonight, you should be. The first segment is about the stock market and comparing what's happening now to 1929. The protections put up after the 29 crash have been removed.

STAR WARS was released on this day 49 years ago. The world has never been the same since….

It’s not just that we’re against the president’s war. We’re sick of him playing in our faces while people are struggling to fill their gas tanks, and he’s obsessing over that damn ballroom.

NEW: Trump-appointed federal judges refuse to publicly accept the results of the 2020 election. Democrats questioning these nominees put it simply: If they can’t answer a basic question for fear of retribution, how can they be trusted with the basic facts of a case? https://bit.ly/4v3AlZ6

Memorial Day is complicated for a lot of veterans. It’s grief, gratitude, pride, anger, and joy all at once. I wrote today about one of the men I served with — Capt. Andreas O’Keeffe — and about why honoring the fallen means more than slogans or sales. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

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The important question that has to be asked: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

As part of Trump’s quest to prove the 2020 election was stolen, the FBI is looking to question police officers in Milwaukee who were around polling sites on Election Night in 2020. Several investigations have already proven that no widespread voter irregularities or fraud happened in Wisconsin.

It looks like the regime is preparing to invade Cuba after months of manufacturing a humanitarian crisis on the island. Email your Members of Congress and demand no war, no blockade, and no collective punishment against Cuba: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...

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The governor’s mansion in Georgia is up for grabs. @keishaforga.bsky.social decisively won the Democratic primary while Republicans are divided and still have to decide their nominee with a runoff. Bottoms says, “I’d much rather be me” but also she’s “not taking anybody for granted.” #Velshi

New studies reveal more pregnancy-associated deaths & a decline in miscarriage treatment in abortion ban states, “adding extra trauma” says Kaitlyn Kash, whose own care was compromised. "This is not how health care should work. This is not how human rights should work,” says @robinmarty.com.

Congress just passed a rare bipartisan housing bill aimed at cutting red tape, but a key fight looms over corporate landlords and build-to-rent housing. Lawmakers agree there’s a housing crisis– the debate now is how to fix it. #Velshi

Congress just passed a rare bipartisan housing bill aimed at cutting red tape, but a key fight looms over corporate landlords and build-to-rent housing. Lawmakers agree there’s a housing crisis– the debate now is how to fix it. #Velshi

When people in power get to the point of “I must destroy my detractors … that's really the thing that I think is so scary," says 'The Daily Show' Co-creator @lizzwinstead.bsky.social, after the cancellation of ‘The Late Show’. #Velshi

We’re organizing in the states and districts that will decide the midterms, but we’re not backed by billionaires. We rely on grassroots donors like you for our nationwide organizing work. Please pitch in if you can to help us do more to win back power in November: secure.actblue.com/donate/indiv...

Republicans want to deploy staff across the country to monitor elections as part of a broader strategy to maintain control of the U.S. House. Voting rights advocates warn that these intimidation campaigns are meant to target minority voters.

I went to buy a copy of my new book Liar's Kingdom to give to my mom--my local bookstore was sold out, so I tried Barnes&Noble and was told that it was sold out all over the city except a single copy in Brooklyn. My reaction: Common Brooklyn, why are you the outlier? (Actual reaction: thank you!)

We cannot normalize a Supreme Court that keeps taking rights away from the people while protecting the powerful. Not voting rights. Not bodily autonomy. Not democracy itself. Congress must act.

Hawaiʻi just passed a new law that limits corporations' ability to engage in political campaigns. Let’s see this in other states.

When people in power get to the point of “I must destroy my detractors … that's really the thing that I think is so scary," says 'The Daily Show' Co-creator @lizzwinstead.bsky.social, after the cancellation of ‘The Late Show’. #Velshi

Last night Russia attacked seventy-seven places in Ukraine with more than six hundred drones and missiles. You can help protect Ukrainian life by donating here. u24.gov.ua/news/timothy...

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