About 70% of the U.S. economy runs on consumer spending. But as wealth concentrates at the top, the richest 10% can’t spend enough to sustain it — while everyone else can’t afford to. Reminder that trickle-down economics simply doesn’t make sense. It’s a hoax.

NEW: Families requested no cameras at today's dignified transfer at Dover, yet Trump’s White House released and promoted photos from the ceremony across social media, including TikTok.

So Saudi Arabia PAID the TRUMP CLAN to use the UNITED STATES ARMY to go MURDER INNOCENT IRANIANS. PLEASE TAJE YOUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE US ARMED FORCES!! YOU ARE MURDERING INNOCENT PEOPLE!! #USA #army #navy

WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “Last year, this administration claimed they destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities. For them to have that claim and then say, ‘Oh, we were two seconds away from a nuclear weapon’ - it doesn’t add up.” (From @pabloreports.bsky.social @acyn.bsky.social )

So they’re using the US military as mercenaries. Aren’t ya proud?

SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for Iran war supplemental, sources say Some in WH think Congress won't support b/c it's so big Will tee up giant battle in Congress My last story for WaPo: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

So it begins …

PabloReports: Do the Epstein files make Trump a target for blackmail? AOC: If a foreign actor has more access to the Epstein files than Congress, I would suspect the odds of blackmail being possible could be quite high.

LEE: I asked Chairman Comer, if Pam Bondi did not come, would he force her to or if he would move for contempt hearings as he did for other people who did not respond to our subpoena? Instead of answering as an adult, he said that I was “bitching”

GARCIA: It was clear from the minute it started that the attorney general is trying to evade the subpoena. We asked her that question. Multiple members asked. She would not respond. She said she'll continue to follow the law. That is not a response

AOC on Defiance Act: This is one of those circumstances where we need to nudge it along. We need to say, ‘Hey, listen, there are some circumstances where we can put aside our differences, and we’ll celebrate anyone and everyone who helps get this past the finish line.’

AOC: We rely on hundreds of thousands of home care workers across the country. This labor force is going to expand a lot as more of our parents reach older age, and these folks need to be paid a fair wage. These are some of the most exploited workers in the country.

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Excellent read from Dean Blundell: Rep. Goldman just read FBI files on the House floor: a 13-year-old girl, Trump named, DOJ buried it. Bondi swore “no evidence.” 5 Republicans flipped. Subpoena April 14 Under oath. Cover-up is exposed. #USDemocracy #Pinks open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

This is the quintessence of narcissistic sociopathy. And just plain stupidity. From @anneapplebaum.bsky.social:

Judge Boasberg just did what too many have been afraid to do: treat Trump’s own mouth as evidence. That matters FAR beyond Powell. Because when a judge starts reading Trump’s threats as motive...the whole strongman hustle gets a lot harder to hide. In short, Boasberg spanked his ass...hard.

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' trailer teases Peter Parker's mutating powers and 'rebirth'

The folks at Fox News have selective outrage when it comes to sexual predators of children. Producers included an extended segment about an undocumented immigrant who allegedly abused children but neglected to cover a story where a woman accused Trump of abusing her as a child

NEW: I'm signing a discharge petition to fast track a vote to fully fund TSA — without giving a blank check to ICE.  Fund essential workers. Don't fund the murder and abuse of innocent families.

The new Countdown podcast drops at Midnight and we are all looking at it backwards: That was Tulsi Gabbard’s mini-coup against Trump. She passively-aggressively testified HE LIED about Iran. And THEN she branded Trump a LIAR AGAIN about the seized ballots in Georgia Noble? No. Effective? Yes.

NOW…THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT!!

Make Christian Nationalism illegal. Oh wait, it already is and is written into the Constitution.

Brought to you by Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Remember the Helpers!

Your reminder of what I think of the bible. This whole religious war stuff is BULL💩. It’s time for American leaders who have some intelligence to get off their duffs. Stop the maniacs who have taken control of our government! I refuse to end up living like women in other authoritarian countries.

The U.S. Senate is set to take up the SAVE America Act, “the most restrictive voting bill ever,” according to one elections expert. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

"We want him crucified." Direct quote, referring to James Talarico. WWJD? Not this....

That’s a wrap, folks.

Russia helps Iran kill American soldiers in the Middle East. Trump:

This isn’t new folks, Republicans have always wanted less people voting. Here is Paul Weyrich, co-founder of Heritage and ALEC saying the quiet part out loud. I don’t want everybody to vote…our leverage in elections goes up as the voting populace goes down. #SAVEActTaxesVoting

Trump’s ICE thugs detained 265 and deported 132 young people that had deportation protections because they fled abuse in their home countries. The cruelty never ends. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/immigrant-youth-eligible-green-card-detained-deported-rcna262515

Because it’s already been litigated. 63 times. And Trump lost all 63.

Take note, Trump, Hegseth, Franklin Graham, & so many white evangelicals.

The SAVE Act is an attempt to infringe on every American’s right to vote.

Ali Larijani was one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, an architect of its security policy, and a close adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He was killed at the age of 67, Iranian media said reut.rs/4bhQcMR

Iran launched fresh attacks on the United Arab Emirates, the kind of retaliatory strikes on US Gulf allies that President Trump said had not been expected, but which sources said he had been warned about before the conflict reut.rs/4uskunr

Nobody with intelligence will argue with Nate.

Timeline cleanse ☘️💚

The most accurate reporting I have seen regarding the war with Iran has been the BBC. Of course, Trump is trashing them right now…because of that.

trump just gave the title of Oak Flat—a sacred site to Indigenous communities in AZ & NM—to a *FOREIGN-OWNED* copper mining company These are public lands that have been protected for generations. Communities have warned mining and drilling would destroy this sacred landscape and drain its waters.

President Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, speaks out about the Epstein investigation.

“How it works in Tel Aviv. Where we usually get siren warnings” - Erin Burnett

Weekend subway chalking. WAR CRIMES WON’T HIDE SEX CRIMES #Epsteinfiles

After working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died in the country he spent years of his life helping. The cruelty is endless.

In Florida you can't be forced to take a vaccine. But if you’re a pregnant woman you can be forced to have a C-section against your will. The fetus has more rights than the mother. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica www.propublica.org/article/flor...

The Minneapolis “dirtbag lawyer” challenging ICE detentions—and winning