/19 The defense points out that the AUSAs stood mute when the court speculated it was only a few lines redacted and probably just IT issues, even though they knew pages had been left out and the stuff redacted and left out was catastrophic.

(NYT) - House Republican leaders have pulled a resolution to halt the Iran war that had been scheduled for a vote Thursday evening, after it became clear they lacked enough votes to defeat it. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

This is so sad, especially as current administration works to undo all the work that Rafe and others did. wapo.st/3RnFVqO

For two years, Mike Johnson refused to hang the plaque on the wall honoring police officers who defended the Capitol on J6 against a mob of violent rioters, even though a law was passed to mandate it. But he supports paying over a billion dollars to the criminal rioters.

It is a sign of the shameless hypocrisy we are living through that the man who has weaponized the judiciary more than any president before him sets up an almost $2 billion fund supposedly against the weaponization of the judiciary.

While Trump is turning the Republican Party into his own criminal organization, he's also creating problems for himself over the next six months. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trumps-revenge-tour-will-come

Here's how the corruption works: Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it Friday: FDA changes the policy

SEN. TILLIS, on the new DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund: “Stupid on stilts.”

Maybe you know you’re the most crime-committing president *ever* when you have to get your Supreme Court to give you immunity for committing crimes and then you have to get your IRS to give you immunity for committing fraud.

The total value of Trump’s transactions in the first three months of this year—again, $750 million—is higher than the value of all trades by all 535 members of the House and Senate combined in an average year. www.thebulwark.com/p/trader-in-...

MacFarlane: The critics of the January 6th prosecutions have alleged it was a Biden launched weaponization. It was Donald Trump's first term in which those prosecutions were launched.

The implosion of the GOP is only beginning. And it will accelerate. But we can't just sit by and idly watch. We need to keep pushing for accountability—and ultimately for impeachment and removal of the president and his cabinet (of which the vice president is a member).

The GOP must grow a spine and stand up to Trump’s nonsense. But that apparently won't ever happen, so we must drive them from power.

"Judge April Perry gave a summary in court of her impressions. She said she had reviewed thousands of pages of grand jury transcripts in her career and had never seen anything worse than what she saw in these pages." www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

Tobacco company Reynolds American donated $5 million to Trump’s super PAC. Then, an executive and two of their lobbyists had lunch with Trump. Days later, the FDA rolled out new guidance that would allow tobacco companies to start selling e-cigarettes. Everything is for sale.

This is a real headline in 2026 America: "Tennessee Calls Off Execution After Staff Can’t Find Prisoner’s Vein" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

Eligible to be paid with your money after storming the Capitol and breaking into Nancy Pelosi’s office.

“Alan Chambers is accused of trying to meet a 14 year old boy for sex. He once was the head of Exodus International. For 4 decades the church said it helped ‘cure’ gays and lesbians across the country.”

They picked a guy with the integrity of an ambulance chaser and made him top cop in the country. The shame of how far we have fallen will last for generations.

REID: You're the nation's top law enforcement official. Would you be okay with people who were convicted of hurting police getting taxpayer money? BLANCHE: Just to be clear, people who hurt police get money all the time REID: 🤨

NEW: I've filed a claim with Todd Blanche for compensation from the $1.776B slush fund for the unlawful investigation by the government into my podcast in August 2019. I'm seeking $8.647 million in compensation for weaponized lawfare - the equivalent of punitive damages, lost pay and retirement.

Trump: "I think the elections are so rigged. And we have to do something about it. And we're gonna do something about it."

Trump: "Big league stuff. He said, 'This stuff doesn't work. It doesn't cool the wood properly.' That's why they call the thing we're talking about a refrigerant."

here's video of Trump "blinking" for the better part of 40 seconds just now in the Oval Office

Here us a host of DC projects that were never built. Which one will Trump pick next? The Monuments That Were Never Built share.google/VspiMCpbDqJr...

NEW: Federal judge orders Trump White House to continue to abide by Presidential Records Act, despite DOJ OLC opinion saying it's unconstitutional. Judge John Bates (GWBush/DC) says Constitution gives Congress power to control government property. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

New in PN: How Hennepin County unwound an ICE agent's web of lies "Thanks to video evidence, Minnesota could sidestep assertions that Castro, as a 'law enforcement officer,' should be considered more credible than his victims. And the charging documents detail the shocking extent of his lies."

"The bottom line is sobering: The person with the power to sic the Justice Department on perceived political foes; to send masked, heavily armed, and poorly trained troops out among the populace; and to order a nuclear attack is slipping. Maybe fast." newrepublic.com/article/2101...

Funny how working families are always told there isn't enough power, not enough water, not enough infrastructure. But somehow there is always enough for massive data centers that serve corporations first. Denver just drew the line. THIS IS THE WAY.

"The 9 Most Insane Things About Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund" For Zeteo, a constitutional law professor breaks down the illegality and absurdity of a corrupt president's settlement with... himself. Read/share/subscribe:

And it’s telling that all of them, without exception, have invested millions in fortresses, bunkers and private armies to protect themselves from the public. We’ve all seen and read about conventional coups. In a society driven by reckless capitalism, this is what it looks like.

Musk’s net worth has almost tripled. Trump’s has more than doubled. Bezos, Zuck, Thiel & others are all exponentially growing their billions via federal contracts, tax breaks and rampant deregulation, while laying off thousands. This is the real crime all their other crimes are meant to hide.

What some fail to grasp is that billionaires went from lobbying for their industries to bribing Trump directly for their wish lists. Every billionaire alongside Trump is telling you that rules, regulations & laws don’t apply to them anymore. If you happen to get crushed by their greed, so be it.

MAHA was just another con. The corruption of the Trump admin is absolutely staggering.

I'm taking this as Trump is going to fire the people in the DOJ and FBI he installed, but aren't criminal enough for him.

Garcia: Donald Trump is a small, pathetic loser who has no business getting a dime to give to anybody.

We obtained audio recordings and logs from each hearing of a sexual assault case that has spanned 10 years. Nearly every time the defense attorney asked to delay the trial, a judge agreed. (Published Jan. 2025 with @adn.com)

Massie unfettered should be interesting to behold. The Epstein class should be very concerned.

"Why tf do you think I wanted this job?"

"Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past," Bates opened. "Perhaps with that lesson in mind, Congress enacted laws to ensure that government records are created, preserved, and made available to the public." www.rawstory.com/trump-presid...

Alan Chambers once led Exodus International, a ministry that promoted the discredited practice of trying to change same-sex attraction. Now deputies say he tried to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/former-ex-...

This is sickening. They targeted a nonverbal kid, thinking they could get away with it because he couldn’t speak up. Unacceptable. Believes her son was singled out because he was the only Black child in the class.

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

Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts

Donald Trump should be on the hook to restore the East Wing out of his own pocket. He tore it down based on a unilateral decision; our tax dollars should not have to pay for this shit. And I know I’m not the only one suspecting the real plan is to never leave.

“Today is the six month anniversary of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, “ Massie said. “We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture & that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” www.americaamerica.news/p/three-snap...

This is an unprecedented level of corruption. Trump is forcing the government to drop ALL tax audits of him, his family, and his businesses—giving him FULL IMMUNITY from prosecution. What is Trump hiding from the American people? Congress must step up and stop this corruption.