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Are they right to do so? I don’t know. Sometimes subsequent events reveal they made a mistake. More often they can’t certainly know. But don’t dismiss the weight on their shoulders.

This is really important to understand. Some of the people “bending the knee to Trump” are in fact doing what they feel they must to protect people and institutions they love from the vast (and increasingly unreviewable) power of the President of the United States.

NPR - Health departments around the country have noticed there's something strange happening with funding from the CDC: It's not showing up on schedule and there's been no communication about why.

I’ve got a message for Mike Lee: Hands off our public lands. Mike is still working to sneak in his plan to sell off America’s public lands into Trump’s big bill. We can’t let him succeed.

Call for his resignation, Utah. www.newsweek.com/nato-us-with...

After getting blocked the first time, Sen. Mike Lee is revising his land grab plan and trying to sneak it back into the “Big 💩 Bill.” The new proposal would force the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

“Massie sided with Democrats — and the Ayatollah.” Trump’s new Super PAC just launched its first ad targeting GOP Rep. Thomas Massie as part of a campaign to primary him out of office in Kentucky

Trump: “Schumer, our great Palestinian senator. He's changed. He used to like Jewish people. Now he's totally against Jewish people. It's the most incredible transformation I think I've ever seen.” This is insane. Why is the media treating Trump as if he’s a normal president?

If you’re a billionaire, you can buy a dinner in DC with the president. You can secure government contracts like Elon, and even purchase a pardon. If you’re a veteran who needs healthcare? If you’re a parent who counts on SNAP to help feed their family? Nothing.

To prove his loyalty to Trump he’s fired FBI leaders, targeted and threatened agents, and removed agents from domestic security and child abuse investigations. Congress should be investigating Bove’s actions at DOJ, not considering him for a judicial nomination.

"Let’s be clear: this is not normal. It is not acceptable. And it is not compatible with a functioning democracy."

Unacceptable.

The White House says it’s now limiting how much classified intelligence it shares with Congress, following criticism from lawmakers over the Iran bombing.

The Nazis abducted polish children. Russia abducts Ukrainian Children. Russia is a Nazi terrorist state

When it became clear Roe would be overturned, we had a choice – give up, or fight back. Alongside so many of you, I chose to stand up, to speak out, and to fight. This is what I said on the Senate floor:

With all these Feds in masks, MAGA has to be concerned. Remember during Covid they all thought it was unhealthy and you rebreathe diseases! Make Agents Healthy Again!

Iran saved Russia as it was about to collapse with drones and missiles. FYI

Reminder again: this is the 22 year old boy Trump put in charge of preventing a terror attack at home:

Trump says America’s going to hell. The facts say otherwise. Our economy is booming, crime is falling, and our universities lead the world. Don’t buy the fear. Fight for the truth. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/america-is...

It’s deeply disturbing that FAA Administrator nominee Bryan Bedford refuses to commit to upholding the 1,500-hour pilot training standard.   After the DCA crash and surge in near-misses, now is NOT the time to weaken flight training requirements for pilots.   I’ll be voting no.

Yeeeeessss! 🎶 🇺🇸 ❤️

The National Park Service is already underfunded and understaffed. To put its budget on the chopping block as we continue to see a rise in visitors at parks across the county is reckless and thoughtless. It's the worst idea for "America's Best Idea."

"...Our Founding Fathers in their abundant wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power and taking zero actions as this precious inheritance was stripped away—and that is where we have finally arrived.”

JD Vance says US at war with Iran's nuclear program, not Iran reut.rs/46dCs3g

While bombing Iran is bad for Trump’s poll numbers, starting a war and creating chaos is good for Trump as an authoritarian. Authoritarians exploit chaos to claim emergency powers, deploy the military domestically, and undermine free and fair elections. These attacks must be viewed from this lens.

Every accusation is an admission.

The video of John Spitzberg's arrest has been shared widely across social platforms, becoming a crystalizing moment for those protesting the Trump administration.

It’s so on brand Trump Republicans claim CA is under siege WHILE the RNC hosts its Summer Retreat…IN L.A. 🤣 Rumored to be at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel. It’s all so ridiculous. L.A…Safe enough for the RNC but not Angelenos 🤣🤷‍♀️ At least it’s not at a landscaping company this time

When the jump-off goes wrong.

The "EPA" is revisiting a ban on asbestos. Fantastic. Cause nothing says make america great like asbestos.

💬 "It has been exactly 100 days since Russia has been rejecting this basic first step toward peace. 100 days of Russian manipulations and missed opportunities to end the war," says Ukraine's FM Sybiha.

KAINE: “You didn’t call any of the families. They learned about it from the press.” @sentimkaine calls out @petehegseth for not having the courtesy to call the families of the 🇺🇸 soldiers whose names he’s stripping from military bases to put the names of Confederate generals back.

Holy crap.

It used to be contested ground whether the US could start or enter a war without the sign off of the exec and legis branches. Now we're seeing whether it can enter a war without the sign off of either branch. Of course the President himself *is* the executive branch. But even in the world of ...

"You've got me nodding my head to Tucker Carlson videos." All new Weekly Show episode out tomorrow...

Nooooo! C'mon Indiana! 😁

Hey, I wonder where in the USA these cheap smartphones are being made?

Monkey see, monkey do.

JUST IN: All US state attorneys general agree to $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma settlement reut.rs/4029AHl

The presidency is a storefront. 🫩

Hey there Scott Walker. I noticed you deleted this after learning that in fact the shooter was from the right. I don’t think it matters either way, violence is violence, so I’m waiting for you to tweet the same thing with corrected facts? Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, “being silent.”

In a healthy democracy Lee would be censured, not celebrated.

No sir, the American people DO NOT wish to offer any congratulations to Russia. Russia. Good gawd.

Nothing new with his deliberate, divisive, and dangerous word choice. But the fascist propaganda is escalating.

This is why we protest. This is why we rally. He is willingly, knowingly and intentionally targeting blue states. This is politically motivated. They detained, deported and killed political opponents in Nazi Germany, too. “Deportation without due process is a concentration camp.”

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video. Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!

A must read.