PLAYBOOK: “.. Fine dining on the first night of a government shutdown? Those Democratic attack lines almost write themselves.” @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...

i remember a time in this country where when a helicopter was overhead we wondered if it was a news crew of police chopper tracking a bad guy now we have federal troops in the air, on the water, and on our streets in our cities this is not normal

July 24, 2024

Oh, that’s a good one.

Let me be clear: this will impact ALL of us. It’s bigger than just Medicaid & Medicare. We will all pay the price.

California and New York paying taxes to this federal government in 2025 is tantamount to England and France paying taxes to Germany in 1940. The money is going to be used *against* you.

KIMMEL: “That sonofabitch… I never imagined we’d have a president like this, and I hope we never have another president like this again… celebrating hundreds of Americans losing their jobs - he took pleasure in that. The opposite of what a leader is supposed to be.”

Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"

Hertling: His comments about putting hands back on recruits… We moved away from that 30 years ago because it’s ineffective… You know where it didn’t go away? The Russian army.

It’s about equality

⚠ In short, the ICE officer who was LOUDLY relieved of duty Fri. for violently shoving a woman to the ground last week, was QUIETLY reinstated yesterday. Today, ICE agents at the SAME facility sent a journalist to the hospital.

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals? J: I didn't see it D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

Quds News Network: Italy | Trade unions call for nationwide general strike against israel’s attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla: Mass protests erupted in Rome, Bologna, and Naples after two of Italy’s largest trade unions called for immediate mobilisation.

🇫🇷 France has detained the Boracay oil tanker, part of Russia's shadow fleet. The vessel is subject to UK and EU sanctions. In early 2025, it was detained in Estonia—at the time, it was called the Kiwala. Estonian Navy found 40 deficiencies, including sailing without a valid national flag.

SCOOP: At 9:35am on Wednesday, the first morning of the US government shutdown, employees at the Small Business Administration (SBA) received a template from human resources for their suggested “out of office” email. They were advised to blame the Democrats.

Enjoy some truth about the #TrumpShutdown @markwarner.bsky.social

Priorities.

What are we even doing here?

We’re at peak greed when the president brags about 24k gold décor for the White House while cutting commissaries, healthcare, and social nets. A palace of glitter for him, an empty pantry and hospital bill for you.

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

Absolutely 👇👇

JB Pritzker, along With Gavin Newsom, are Taking The Fight Right Back To Chump........

See the difference? 👀

Donald Trump shut down the government because he doesn't want you to have healthcare. But this isn’t just on him. Democrats MUST use their leverage to protect our rights, but it can’t end there. Schumer and Jeffries can’t just go on TV or write letters, they need clear demands. We need action now.

Easily, his most elaborate and destructive distraction from #TheEPSEIN_Files... yet.

Ha.

WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “At some point we’ve gotta call these people’s B.S. for what it is. You can’t believe everything a con man is gonna tell you. We cannot live in perpetual fear of these clowns.” #TrumpShutdown

Yet I struggle staying angry at people like George, who seem to be thinking reasonably and value the importance of introspection. More lifelong Republicans are starting to realize the mistakes they've made on behalf of the GOP. We are closer together because we are having the same conversations.

I remember George Conway voting for Trump 8 years ago with “tears in his eyes”. Now he wants a mulligan.

A TV talk show chatterbox elevated to Secretary of Defense talking about standards is an undiluted lack of self-awareness.

this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life

orange hitler is starting to really piss me off fucking con, grifter, rapist, thief, pedophile- get his ass out of our White House 😡 fucking Kegsbreath sitting there all swarmy thinking about the warm bottle of vodka tucked in his jacket pocket that he can’t wait to chug from

FYI. If the Govt shuts down, everyone stays in town including the president but you’re just bored with nothing to do because it’s all messaging and negotiations. GREAT TIME TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days. Mike Johnson voted “no” on that. They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then

@booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com

I have never seen such a blistering rebuke of a President by a federal judge. He is telling us clearly to stand up for our liberty against a dictator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

If Congress shuts down and stops working, how will we be able to tell?

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I actually started laughing! What a fuckin clown show!