No one should believe a single economic statistic produced by the US government under Trump after this. www.axios.com/2025/08/01/t...

This looks a lot like the 70’s. Stagnation that will be with the US for a decade

“A legal watchdog group accused three DOJ lawyers of professional misconduct … , saying they had made false statements to a federal judge in a high-profile case challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

RFK Jr. fired the US preventuvie care task force today . All will pay more for their healthcare and many will die because of this …….https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMrFFaVtK_A/?igsh=c2Z2MjUyb2w0enJv

“Seven weeks later, new revelations bolster the mercurial billionaire’s claims. And even if Musk’s goal was merely to stoke the controversy without necessarily settling it, his mission has been accomplished—and then some.” @washingtonpost.com {gift link} wapo.st/452bJEH

“[Trump] is thoroughly capable of it [pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell]. “He’s a moral maggot who absolutely has no capacity for shame, empathy, or remorse. All he cares about is what he thinks will get him to the next day.” youtu.be/ZaWrfsP5Hqw

This just REEKS of corruption.

finance.yahoo.com/news/veteran...?

Mike Flynn, Trump's former national security advisor, writes a long post calling him out over the Epstein scandal.

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: "Nobody has more contempt for Trump voters than Donald Trump himself. Nobody thinks Trump voters are stupider than Donald Trump does himself."

🚨 Donald Trump lashes out at his own supporters for questioning his ties to Jeffrey Epstein — despite decades of allegations, lawsuits, and Epstein’s own claims that fuel their suspicions. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-sava...

Democrats created fake Epstein files that could incriminate Trump, and they never used them? Got it

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee released a trove of documents Thursday that back up a whistleblower’s claim that Emil Bove, a senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official, crudely told subordinates to defy court orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“Then they started to talk about cuffing me, and that if the kids were here legally, what do they have to lose by answering. I told them that they still have their fifth and fourth amendment rights, and that they don’t have to speak to you or help with any investigation.”

Trump finally calls "bullshit" on Putin. But is this a real breakup? "The risk here is in the wishful thinking that Trump has done something other than recognize the embarrassing reality that Putin is not prepared to end the war," writes @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

The stock market shrugged at Trump’s new tariff announcement this week, with investors assuming that the president would chicken out again, @annielowrey.bsky.social writes. But “businesses are struggling to negotiate the uncertainty created by the White House”:

It'd be a pretty catastrophic outcome *IF* the attacks on Fordow failed to destroy centrifuges and they can be put back into service. I'm not claiming this is the case, but U.S. officials seem to be hinting it's a possibility. (1/n) @hugolowell.bsky.social

He. Is. So. Unbelievably. Stupid.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has sued HHS Secy Kennedy for dismantling what they call a long-established vaccine infrastructure. Claims are brought under the Administrative Procedure Act, which means that despite SCOTUS's decision in Cava, there could still be a nationwide injunction here.

Judge Mehta says DOJ decision to cut grants for human trafficking prevention / violence intervention were "shameful," "arbitrary" and likely to damage vulnerable communities. But he says there's nothing, legally, the court can do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Mike Lawler promised not to cut Medicaid, then ripped health insurance away from 32,216 constituents. He promised to repeal the SALT cap then passed a weak fix. He pretends to be moderate but chooses billionaires over New Yorkers. Let’s make sure Mike never represents NY again.

The incompetence of this Republican Party

A source close to the MAGA administration suggested the president’s “deals” are all theatrics.

Hello All, latest in @TheAtlantic . Once again, the US has shown that it fails to understand air power. Trump's intervention in the Israel-Iran air war was showy and seems to have accomplished little. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Broadacres Marketplace, a vibrant hub at the heart of Las Vegas’ Latino community, has temporarily closed, deepening fears and financial uncertainty for thousands of vendors and small business owners left without income. nbcnews.to/4l9ni3H

In other words, Trump, easily the worst human being to hold the presidency in American history, will only get worse.

“He’s not there.” @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com features yet another stunning example of Trump’s mental decline ht: @mikesington.bsky.social

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia offered his first account of the “severe beatings” and other abuses he says he suffered while jailed in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison. He says in a court filing that he lost 31 lbs in two weeks. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Trump lacks basic understanding of what his budget bill would actually do: report

NEW: In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed 27 grievances to prove that King George III was a tyrant. We looked at how many of those now apply to Donald Trump. Have a good Fourth of July and pass this on. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Regimes like these and the sociopaths who run them only get worse, not better. www.salon.com/2025/06/24/b...

Bartiromo: "We are waiting any moment now to get the jobs number for the month of June. The expectations call for the numbers to be up 95,000. Right now seeing the number -- actually, uh, showing a decline in jobs, uh, down 33,000, uh."