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Trump and Hegseth are asking for a record $1.5 trillion defense budget. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. The military industrial complex is cheering right now.

NEW: American who worked for state-run news outlets in China arrested for acting as unregistered agent for PRC in US. Tom Pauken II appears to have been part of FBI sting at DC hotel v. unnamed Trump admin official. Plea hearing looms Fri. w/@jacobwendler.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Again, straight from Delaney Hall in Newark NJ: ICE just tear gassed Senator Andy Kim.

NEW: An "independent label" is publishing huge amounts of AI slop featuring AI-generated "viking" rappers and Christian rockers and blasting it across social media + streamers, where it's raking in views/listens. The guy behind the label claims the artists are real: futurism.com/artificial-i...

Trump: The Presidential Medal of Freedom is BETTER than a Congressional Medal of Honor because the first is for “healthy, beautiful” people & the second is for people who are “in very bad shape because they've been hit so many times by bullets or they're dead."

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Water this dirty should never be treated like a secret. Texans have the right to speak up when something looks wrong in their community without fearing intimidation or arrest. We need clean water, transparency, and leaders willing to stand with people over the Greedy Few.

“The Callais decision was the worst decision of my lifetime,” Marc Elias said. Marc explains how Republicans will try to use the Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act to delegitimize any community of Black voters electing their candidate of choice.

Hard work used to mean something: you work hard, you got ahead. Now, it feels like your hard work is paying off for someone else. Families can't afford groceries, prescriptions, or housing. I’m fighting to change that by putting money back in your pockets.

Did someone wear a human mask on Fox News? An excerpt from my latest newsletter, which you can subscribe to here (for free): LNI.media And make sure to subscribe to this channel to see my video on it this week.

“A crash is coming.” Andrew Ross Sorkin says a massive crash is inevitable. He’s one of the most credible financial journalists in the world.

founded 1849 and once the #1 selling beer in America for decades, Schlitz is no more 177 years is a helluva of a run cheers to you, Joseph Schlitz 🍻

A US-born woman born was confronted by sheriff deputies in Louisiana who were convinced her ID and social security card were fakes. They turned her over to ICE, who shackled her & took her an hour away. Even after a lawyer convinced ICE of the woman's citizenship the sheriff says they did no wrong

Authorities: New Chicago police chief sold guns from investigations

Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 50,000 residents are ordered to evacuate

I have been saying for years that interracial cuck porn was the basis for MAGA/great replacement theory

Just a friendly reminder to FDT!

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

So the trade bullshit was to bankrupt the farmers so land for data centers could be bought for pennies on the dollar. Got it.

Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ rapper, dies at 59

Nothing to see here, move along.

Rep Justin Jones made a statement entrance, walking into the Tennessee legislature with an "Abolish ICE" flag. No subtlety. No backing down.🔥🔥🔥

You heard Jasmine Crockett endorsed Becerra for governor. I asked what advice she’d give a future Gov Becerra (inheriting Prop 50) as gerrymandering spreads across the South and shows no signs of stopping after 2026. Her answer was bigger than just what a governor can do. We all can help.

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

There’s a video and a manifesto in the San Diego Islamic Center shooting. They point clearly to neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideology. Don’t hold your breath waiting White House condemnation. Full disturbing details on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...

We've got to stop Trump's farm worker wage cuts. Their H-2A rule change drastically cuts wages for H-2A farm workers and local workers alike. We filed suit in federal court to block it, but lawsuits take a long time and are very expensive. Please help. act.seiu.org/a/trumpswage... #WeFeedYou

So the Epstein files didn't put anyone in prison, but the guy who got the Epstein files released got voted out?

Russia hacked into real users’ Bluesky accounts to post fake content, the social media platform said.

Every American should be disgusted by this.

42 US military aircraft lost or damaged so far in Iran war #TheHill

🚨Last night in House Appropriations, all Republicans present voted to allow THEMSELVES to get settlements from the January 6th Slush Fund. I am not making this up.

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If releasing your tax returns and the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency must end. It’s that simple.

the january 6 insurrectionists were there to kill democrats and they wouldve done it if they’d found any

A Trump voter dealing with spiking food costs by cheerfully… not eating. “‘Cook. Fast. I mean me and my wife have been fasting, and there's a lot of benefits, including one of those benefits is saving money on groceries,’” Gerald said. www.npr.org/2026/05/19/n...

Democrats in Congress intro bill to stop Trump's slush fund. This type of bill has ZERO chance to pass. This is why Dem base demands more from Dem leaders. Dems should be flooding media, threatening to shut down govt, vowing to clawback $ from any who get it and prosecute Todd Blanche for this scam!

"Bc the agreement is cast as settlement of debt owed to Trump, it should be treated as $1.8b of income, which triggers tax liability. At his rate, it could run into the hundreds of millions, and the IRS lookback period is 6 years. The next IRS director has the chance to do *the funniest thing* ... "

MeidasTouch: What do you make of this $1.776 billion fund— Gavin Newsom: It’s a criminal enterprise. It’s not just corruption, it’s not just graft, it’s a full-on criminal enterprise and it needs to be shut down.

Every month Anthropic will pay SpaceX $1.25 billion to access GPUs in data centers that were built to support xAI and Grok. from @peard33.bsky.social and @mzeff.bsky.social

Thomas Massie lost because he demanded the release of the Epstein files. The GOP leaders and base hated him for that. This 100% confirms that GOP stands for Guardians of Pedophiles!

I haven't been here in months. I'm seeing that damn near 100% of the people who were attacking me on @bsky.app have been suspended. @moderation.bsky.app owes me an apology for labeling me as rude for defending myself against racists. When Black folks call out racism, listen to us.

The media need to retire their lame descriptions of the many financial scams of the crook-in-chief. It’s not “a break from norms.” It’s not “highly unusual.” IT’S CORRUPT! My Stop the Presses newsletter.

BLANCHE: Do you think President Trump called and asked me to go interview Ghislaine Maxwell? REED: Yes I do, frankly. Because the deal was in. You're the president's consigliere.

VAN HOLLEN: An individual who was pardoned by Trump went on to molest 2 children, & he tried to buy their silence by saying he would give them funds from your slush fund. Can you commit to not making that person eligible for a payout? BLANCHE: You're obviously lying V: I am reporting what he said

San Diego mosque shooting by teens is a terrible commentary on today’s society. Too many guns, too much hate.

For two months, the mother and son have had almost zero face-to-face contact, Ricardo told the Tribune in an interview from jail.