“.. What we are talking about is nothing short of the sitting president of the United States looting from the Treasury for his own gain,” she said. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5733...

How $40M turned into $1,800 million.

"Paul Callahan:"

🚨BREAKING: Republicans just voted AGAINST my amendment to stop Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund from bailing out the convicted felons who assaulted cops on January 6th. You read that right. They blocked us from even debating the issue on the House floor. Beyond shameful.

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I blocked "paul callahan" because he/it is an endless loop of pretending Dems aren't already doing what he claims to want.

And it accomplishes /literally nothing/. So doing it has the same net effect as not doing it. 'Oh but so and so in the distant future might pause and note this anecdote and therefore pause and hmm and haw and make note in his essay-' I'm concerned with current and practical. Trying to survive.

THEY HAVE FILED ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT MIKE JOHNSON HAS THROWN THEM IN THE TRASH. FUCKING PAY ATTENTION.

Read what Kat said: the Speaker of the house won't bring the multiple impeachment articles that have been filed to the table.

Ah but if they file it AGAIN and it goes nowhere THAT will be the magic time that will get them credit for trying an- *holds ear* I'm being informed preparations are already underway to move the goalposts again.

Winston. Old money

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They are not honest people.

Why are the people most invested in him being impeached always unaware he's been impeached?

Let's be real. How good are Republicans' political instincts, honestly? Where would they be without a complicit and compliant media machine feeding Americans nonstop with pro-GOP/ anti-Dem lies? Just think about it for a minute.

Buckle up for a very busy election night tonight. Do you know the top races to watch? Here's my personal top 10 that I have my eyes on. A 🧵:

President Trump’s administration does not appear to be planning a formal U.S. withdrawal from NATO, as such a move would face strong resistance from Congress, the Pentagon, allies, and a number of Republicans. Instead, it is gradually reducing America’s security presence in Europe.

GIFT LINK NYT 5/11/24: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/u...

Ken Paxton is one of the most corrupt people in politics. Texans should be sending him to prison — not the Senate.

I am supporting each and every lawsuit challenging this, and you can bet I am doing everything within my power in Congress to fight it.

This is a president using the Justice Department as his personal legal shield. It is the most brazen abuse of power this country has ever seen, and it CANNOT be allowed to stand.

If this is allowed to stand, the IRS cannot audit Trump. It cannot pursue a single tax claim against him, his family, or his businesses. Not now. Not ever.

It was signed by one person: Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal criminal defense lawyer, who now serves as Acting Attorney General of the United States. He just used the Justice Department to make Trump untouchable.

The Justice Department quietly released a document this morning that “RELEASES, WAIVES, ACQUITS, and FOREVER DISCHARGES” Donald Trump, his family, his businesses, and his trusts from any federal tax claim, prosecution, audit, or action of any kind.

Donald Trump has not only ROBBED YOU of $1.8 billion to reward his allies, but he just used his own government to permanently shield himself, his family, and his businesses from IRS accountability.

The DOJ is now 151 days overdue to release the Epstein files.

When Democrats controlled the House, they impeached Trump twice in his first term. They have repeatedly called for impeachment in his second, but the GOP Speaker won't allow a vote. This is all in the historical record. To get impeachment AND conviction, we need a Dem House and Senate (2/3 vote).

I’m sure it’s fine. Frank Bisignano— who reportedly oversaw a program at JP Morgan in the 2010s to spy on JP Morgan employees using software from Peter Thiel’s Palantir—is both the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration & the CEO of the Internal Revenue Service under Trump 2.0. 1/

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It’s a ballroom … it’s a bunker … it’s a ‘drone port’? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Belgian MP asking US Ambassador a question, while pointing out the international rules violated in the past year.

For Trump and his friends: - A $1.8 billion slush fund, paid for by you. - A $1 billion ballroom, paid for by you. For you and other American taxpayers: - Millions kicked off health care. - Highest gas prices in 5 years. - Soaring costs for groceries and other necessities.

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The support of Clarence Thomas doesn't immunize the Supreme Court from the proper assignment of white supremacist motivations in gutting the Voting Rights Act and weaponizing it against the people it was meant to protect.

Colorblindness is a lie and a cynical tool Conservatives use to weaponize the concept of nondiscrimination against the people it was meant to protect. Moreover, colorblindness is an ahistorical slight of hand used to center mythical white victims to perpetuate white supremacy.

NEW: Speaking at a conference, Hakeem Jeffries appeared undeterred by the rush of last-minute GOP gerrymanders across the South. Democrats are laying the groundwork for a sweeping redistricting effort of their own in time for the 2028 elections, according to the House leader.

GOP in disarray as Trump backs notorious scumbag in Texas Senate race www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Donald Trump has repeatedly said he does not care about American's financial situation. As a fair-minded reporter, it's my job to paraphrase his words in a way that's less repelling to voters.

"We're addressing the affordability crisis and the problem of American men not being able to support families by delivering billions of dollars to salt-of-the earth working white men like him."

If the courts don't let Donald Trump redistribute taxpayer money to pro-regime felons, I’m going to become an even bigger libertarian.

Republicans: Give sympathy and money to the violent mob who did this to police officers during Trump's failed effort to overturn a free and fair election that Joe Biden won.

The vice president of the United States is just standing up here saying people should feel sorry for domestic terrorists who were given free and fair trials and were then convicted in a court of law. Absolutely despicable.

Night night sweet dreamies 🧡 You can do your best, be kind, and still not please everybody all of the time and that’s okay. Some people are determined to grumble no matter what. So keep being genuine. Keep being you. The right people will understand

JD Vance vs. Marco Rubio www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

"Jewish congregations make up just 3.2% of all congregations nationwide, but account for 22% of the attacks against houses of worship... 0.6% of religious congregations nationwide are Muslim, yet attacks against mosques and Islamic centers account for 17% of the attacks." forward.com/opinion/8262...

The Trump administration is proposing a $7.3 BILLION in budget cuts to public schools. Find out how your kids' school district will be impacted: app.sosha.ai/s/EXYUccQE

He promised to release his tax returns as soon as there were no more audits pending, and now there are no more audits pending.

THIS! This in a nutshell! Yes, we're all going to be happy when Trump is gone, but he's not the disease - he's a symptom. We'll have all the rest of the Neo-Confederacy to deal with, uproot, and destroy, and that's going to take much more work and time. It won't be over when he goes.