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If you’re confused by what’s been happening in Missouri’s gerrymandering debacle, I untangled it in summary form so you can get up to speed: joycevance.substack.com/p/insanity-i...

Trump, who has been claiming the US controls the Strait of Hormuz, now says he's talking with Iran about "opening the Strait literally by tomorrow" 🤔

“Moreno won’t call for the resignation of Miller, his son-in-law, accused by Moreno’s daughter of domestic abuse. Is it MAGA loyalty, or is it Miller’s threat to uncover something about the senator?” www.signorile.com/p/is-rep-max...

The elite republicans do not want us to vote.

Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.

See what Ken Paxton’s whopping $9 million real estate portfolio looks like Most Texans can’t afford to buy a home. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has 15 of them.

When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

These are pretty cool!

The six House Democrats who voted for the NDAA are Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Don Davis (N.C.), Jared Golden (Maine), Tony Gonzales (Texas), Adam Gray (Calif.) and Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Wash.). thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Facts still matter. When the president tries to set up election interference with lies and distorted truths, we need to fight back with knowledge. Join us at 12:45 today for a conversation about Trump’s efforts to set up a federal takeover of our elections. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Please @msnowreports.bsky.social no more Eddie and his pontificating…he couldn’t be bothered to vote for HRC and helped usher in the Donald era he speaks against. Ridiculous

Well, this didn’t make me feel good. What the hell? Why aren’t they in jail?

So that’s TWO ex-wives, two daughters and an immediately family member that he physically abused and/or threatened. Just an insane story

Ex-Wives of ICE pitching this straight to Netflix

Congresswoman AOC has introduced a bill that would ban Supreme Court Justices from accepting lavish gifts from the ultra wealthy. Love that, but what I find insane is that this isn’t already illegal.

Unfortunately, in this country, suing is often the only way to hold someone accountable.

Guess who the conservatives are now?

Some of you guys (probably not many here) actually voted for this guy. 😂

Ken Paxton’s billionaire handlers won’t let him answer questions in public. It’s why he hasn’t debated in over a decade. But I want him to prove me wrong. I’m challenging Ken Paxton to three televised debates.

Ken Paxton recently bought 3 Utah luxury condos worth $1.6 million. He then put them in a blind trust that shares an address with the Dallas home he appears to be sharing with a woman who is not his wife.

Is there any vetting of these thugs? Just giving random guys weapons and pointing them at us.

Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.

Isn't it weird that this week a currently sitting president had to pay a woman MILLIONS of dollars for *raping* (and defaming) her—and the media has forgotten all about it? There was a time that this would have been the ONLY story—until the rapist was driving from office.

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Sen. Cornyn: Is the $1.8 billion slush fund moot? Blanche: "It's dead. It's not moving forward." Cornyn: Has there been a written agreement to modify the settlement? Blanche: No. The settlement agreement remains an enforceable document & Trump could sue to enforce its terms incl. the slush fund.

BLANCHE: As part of the settlement between the IRS & President Trump and some of his family and his organization, part of the settlement included release of any past audits. DURBIN: It's hard to explain that nobody is above the law when that type of document was signed by you

Blanche concedes he talked with Trump about the slush fund/release agreement after it was "dead." Dem Senators: Follow up and ask for details. He probably won't reveal them, claiming privilege, but at least ask why we should have confidence he represents the people, not the president, in this.

A viral Steam horror hit is coming exclusive to Xbox on consoles next week, and it’s dropping straight into Game Pass with Play Anywhere support. Huge pickup for Xbox. 🔗https://buff.ly/2cDKBqJ

ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

We had a fantastic day with the Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition Kickstarter! We funded in under 6 hours, and are now moving on to unlocking stretch goals! Join us! (Reskeets appreciated!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.

Lemon has one of the nation’s best lawyers and a national profile. I’m worried about the other reporter and two activists arrested with him.

There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back. There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back. The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant. The agents committed murder. It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing

24 hours later: Trump has two journalists arrested

Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.

Fraudsters welcome under Trump

On ICE and what Trump sees and wants. www.ms.now/opinion/minn...

Monks walk for peace live map. dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-pea...

Did you not learn from what happened?

The DOJ is more than three weeks late in delivering the Epstein Files. In those three weeks: - Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela - ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota - Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally - Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell

When is the DOJ going to be held responsible for not releasing the Trumpstein files?

The Gestapo didn’t wear masks. These abusive shitbirds do. Because ultimately they‘re cowardly trash.

ICE policy requires the use of bodyworn cameras. Video should be available from every agent who was involved in the death of a citizen in Minneapolis. ICE should release all of that video so the public can have clarity about the Secy's claim the shooting was self defense. www.ice.gov/news/release...

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥." -DoD Law of War manual