Posts by Ymani Simmons
'Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that “it’s possible” there will be a deal allowing Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models to be used within the Department of Defense.
“They came to the White House a few days ago, and we had some very good talks with them, and I think they’re shaping up."'
If Republicans hate the CA and VA redistricting, they can thank the person responsible - Donald J. Trump.
None of it would’ve been possible without his leadership on this issue.
Oh noez! “Rhetorical hyperbole.” I’d bet the bourbon that this is the way his Patel’s lawsuit against the Atlantic goes as well.
It’s official - VICTORY in Virginia as voters approve new redistricting plan with a 10-1 Democratic advantage
This could mean up to FOUR more seats for Dems in House this November
Mike Johnson, consider yourself on notice - the American people are about to FIRE you
The Vance Embarrassment Tour continues. So weird that Iran is unwilling to sit down with a country that started wholesale bombing them the last time they sat down together. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...
🚨BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from a dozen states moved to help the White House defend President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
TUR: It appears the president is more desperate in this moment. Do you agree?
LAWLER: Well, let's look back. Obama engaged in a 7-month conflict in Libya--
TUR: We don't need to go back to Obama. Let's stick w/ Trump
LAWLER: Excuse me, excuse me. Yes we do.
TUR: How does that make this war okay?
We passed Accountability time a long, long time ago.
New IVP poll for California Governor; Becerra jumps ahead. Link to details about this poll ivn.us/posts/breaki...
Author @gilduran.com was just banned from “free speech absolutist” twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEO’s manifesto— so here’s his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
And .. here come the Freedom of Information Act requests for Kash Patel records
DC watchdog group Democracy Forward has formally requested Patel's calendars & any messages from security detail that include words "drinking", "hungover", "inebriated"
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What a stupid man.
🚨BREAKING: Pro-voting groups sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday to block its bid to build a national voter database using private voter data from every state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
WARSH: The broad contours of the economy are improving. The potential of the economy, the real results of the economy are improving.
TINA SMITH: The reality is there was almost 0 job growth in 2025. That looks to me like not a roaring economy, but a weak economy.
HIRONO: Does anybody have the kind of expertise that Secretary Moniz had when he participated in the JCPOA?
CHRIS WRIGHT: Absolutely. Absolutely
HIRONO: Who?
WRIGHT: Our whole team
HIRONO: Can you see I have some major skepticism?
Chairman Comer and Republicans are canceling hearings because they are afraid we may force more subpoenas and advance the Epstein investigation. Oversight Democrats will not participate in these sham events where motions can’t be made and where we can’t call witnesses.
That's actually an interesting question 👇
"He launches investigations into everything, yet his own assassination attempt gets nothing? No urgency, no transparency, no answers. For someone obsessed with probes and blame, the silence is deafening!" - Dr. Gregory K.
Today would be a great day to
Dismantle The Patriarchal Domination System.
A jury in North Carolina has found rideshare giant Uber liable for the behavior of a driver who grabbed the inner thigh of a passenger as she was leaving the front seat of his car and asked her if he could "keep her" with him.
ENERGY SECRETARY CHRIS WRIGHT: We were proud to have gasoline prices below $2 a gallon earlier this year
HEINRICH: What are they right now?
WRIGHT: Just over $4
HEINRICH: What is diesel?
WRIGHT: Diesel is over $5
HEINRICH: It's closer to $6 in my state
WRIGHT: It's over $8 in California
There’s something mentally wrong with the President of the United States.
BREAKING: We’re suing to stop the DOJ from abusing voters’ sensitive personal information.
This scheme to stockpile Americans’ private voter data threatens our privacy and opens the door to wrongful purges.
BREAKING: The Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces investigation by Justice Department over past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.
THIS VIRGINIA VOTER NAILS IT 💥
#VoteYesVirginiaToday
“…as Democrats, we simply can’t come to a boxing match when the person brings a knife. We’re just not going to be able to survive that. So that’s the position we’ve been forced into.”
Jerusalem Post: Despite a “ceasefire” the IDF is giving orders to open fire on everyone in Southern Lebanon trying to go home — “Even if the person is unarmed… based on the idea that there are no civilians left in Southern Lebanon.”
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🤷🏼
Insane corruption.
And if Lutnick is profiting from the end of tariffs you can bet Trump is getting a taste.
The media’s failure to cover Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s ongoing conflicts of interest as he gets billions from the Middle East while being Trump’s negotiator is insane.
(Especially after what they did with Hunter Biden)
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