Guilty as charged :-)

$800 MILLION. That's how much more Americans are paying every day on gas thanks to Trump's war with Iran. But guess who's getting richer? Chevron CEO: +$104M ConocoPhillips CEO: +$54M Baker Hughes CEO: +$33M The same Big Oil executives Trump promised to deliver for on day one.

If, as fired MAGA AG Pam Bondi testified to the House, “since day one…this Department has been committed to accountability and transparency,” maybe they could start by getting that weasel Patel to finally disclose his own grand jury testimony under Fifth Amendment immunity!

So many stinking problems here. 🧵 First, what harm? Every president releases tax returns (except crooked Trump, but he said he would).

And Trump’s sick mind would rather destroy Republicans than fail alone.

Well, well, well. It looks like the judge in the case agreed there was a real prospect of fraud on the court, and a proper inquiry into the crooked slush fund will begin! Bring it on. Good news.

As we’ve said all along, the law names the Kennedy Center after President Kennedy and requires the Board to follow proper procedures—including allowing all Board members to vote—before undertaking major actions such as closure.

Bezos BS: “The Post needs to be a profitable enterprise that stands on its own two feet.” A great newspaper is a public trust many owners would be proud to support.

Punchline: “Trump is not a mentally stable person,” and does “unhinged” stuff “so ridiculous, juvenile and unvetted by any experts that it had to have left our Israeli and Arab allies deeply worried that their American protector is led by a truly unstable man.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/o...

Shot/chaser. Trump/Russia.

Corrupt fossil fuel industry got Senate to gut the methane fee that would have made this happen. www.wsj.com/opinion/natu...

Impressive statement by Rhode Island’s faith, business and law enforcement leaders. Well done. dioceseofprovidence.org/news/communi...

Arrogant, reckless, gullible, panicky, unable to manage or lead — why Trump, nearly 80, lost in Iran. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

One basic thing to look at is insurance markets, determined by companies’ fiduciary obligations and business interests. Insurance markets are starting to fail, with companies withdrawing, non-renewing and raising rates in climate-risk regions. (That moves on to mortgage and real estate markets, btw)

⚠️ Trump is trying to use $1,800,000,000 of YOUR TAX DOLLARS for his “cash for cronies” slush fund. He’s treating the Treasury as his personal piggy bank while ripping health care and nutrition benefits away from American families.

Quiet part out loud. Again. newrepublic.com/article/2108...

Brits join Aussies in offering consumers free electricity thanks to solar and wind. www.thetimes.com/business/ene...

Waiting for pushback from Republican Senate.

Americans see how timidly and how little Republicans in Congress push back against Trump’s manias and corruption. We will remember. www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

The crooked cop-beaters slush fund gets a roasting. Good, because it was intended to fund Trump’s attack on American elections. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...

This Memorial Day, I joined Gold Star families at the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery to honor our fallen heroes. Today and every day, Americans owe a debt of gratitude to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our nation.

Thank you, Uncle George.

A meaningful Memorial Day reminder from @hcrichardson.bsky.social. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-23-2026

More on MAGA DOJ: A Senator at an indictment announcement? Note these DOJ policies (and I quote) 🧵: www.wfla.com/video/sen-as...

Wow. Almost as surprising as stooge Blanche at MAGA DOJ trying to give Trump family magical tax amnesty. Who ever thought that would be a comparison. apnews.com/article/russ...

Under Trump, Americans see economy worsening, by nearly 4:1.

In August 2018, the cost of power on the Texas grid at varying levels of demand looked like this. 🧵

Crossover happens! Solar and wind provide more power than gas. Fossil fuel corruption won’t stop progress. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Trump proves he isn't looking out for you.

Trump falls into 20s on inflation (24%) and economy (29%), huge concerns for Americans.

A message from F̶o̶s̶s̶i̶l̶ ̶F̶u̶e̶l̶s̶ the Republican Party:

Yeah, but what do the scientists know? Let’s listen instead to the folks with the conflict of interest and the dark-money dollars!

Trump and Republicans want to fund Trump’s billionaire ballroom with your tax dollars. Here’s how we would spend that $1 billion instead:

A massive, useless monument to Trump’s mad vanity would be an excellent reminder to voters that he doesn’t give a thought to their financial situation. Billionaire ballroom, cop-beaters slush fund, and vanity arch — the ads make themselves against spines-of-foam Republicans.

It appears Trump finally went too far, even for Republicans.

What an opener.

Same old story: big bucks to Trump’s fossil fuel donors, but huge costs “which will most likely wind up on household electricity bills.” They’re making you pay their pay-off to big donors, raising your costs. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/c...

Who else signed the crooked Trump Family Tax Amnesty? Only Trump’s stooge Blanche? Representing who? Who represented Trumps in the amnesty scam? Inquiring minds want to know.

Senator Johnson objected.

I’m headed to the Senate Floor to ask my colleagues if we can all agree on this one, simple truth: climate change is real.

Clean energy will win, Trump’s fossil fuel corruption notwithstanding. (I actually think fossil crashes faster as costs become more evident.)

Trump is setting up a $1.8 billion slush fund for payouts to his political friends who have committed crimes. Who’s eligible to get a payout? January 6 insurrectionists, Trump family members, Trump allies, etc. Who’s paying for it? YOU, the taxpayer.

So if you or I cheat on our taxes, we could spend time behind bars. But if Trump... or his kids... or his businesses cheat on their taxes, the law doesn't apply. This is insane & beyond corrupt. DOJ works for the American people, NOT Donald Trump.

North Carolina is deep deep deep in the grips of a homeowners insurance crisis brought on by climate change effects, both along its coasts and from its upland flooding, but fossil fuel’s flunkies just can’t help themselves.

RIP, Barney. I was glad to know you.

This is an unprecedented level of corruption. Trump is forcing the government to drop ALL tax audits of him, his family, and his businesses—giving him FULL IMMUNITY from prosecution. What is Trump hiding from the American people? Congress must step up and stop this corruption.

Trump promised lower prices on Day One, but prices keep going up. Whether it’s his illegal tariffs or his war in Iran, Trump is costing you more every day–and he doesn’t care.

Want to know how we blew up the billion-dollar ballroom? Let me take you into the parliamentary “reconciliation” challenge. 🧵