This guy was installed by president trump
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Yes, we know.
Rep. Robert Garcia: "Unfortunately, I have to announce that Democratic members will not participating. This roundtable is not a real hearing. It's set up to appear like one. We should be clear about why that's happening. Last week, Pam Bondi skipped a legally required deposition ... "
the case for strategic gerrymandering youtu.be/YgMSs_aMP84?siβ¦
I feel like it's poorly understood that Trumpism is *explicitly* about Trump and his allies getting to play by their own set of rules literally wherever possible
Does he know what he's talking about?
Donald says we would have won the Vietnam War if he'd been president.
Maybe he should have just served.
"Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent," said Chad Mizelle, former chief of staff for Bondi. "Many career prosecutors are not interested in this kind of work. It's a very small group of people."
Bondi's former chief of staff Chad Mizelle: "Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent."
From @paulareidcnn.bsky.social and other @cnn.com folks:
Breaking MS NOW:
The Justice Department has begun withdrawing several subpoenas that had just been issued in the criminal probe of former CIA Director John Brennan β revealing the confusion and disorder within the controversial investigation.
The Enablers continue to humiliate themselves for a sick man who will never come to their rescue.
π¨BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from a dozen states moved to help the White House defend President Donald Trumpβs executive order on mail-in voting Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
flipping through a proof of yet another book from a somewhat well known liberal voice diagnosing βwhere the left went wrongβ and iβm struck, again, by the fact that a large part (if not most) of the liberal commentariat simply does not believe that the political right has agency.
Settee down everyone, it's not that funny
BALDWIN: Do you think NIH should fund less cancer research?
RFK Jr: No, they should fund more, & one of the few agencies that got a raise in the budget was NCI
B: That increase is less than $1m for an institute with a $7b budget. That's a .01% increase. It wouldn't even cover one additional grant
Sen. Kennedy to Warsh: "My worry is that a lot of this stuff about artificial intelligence making us more productive is a bunch of hype by people who want to sell stock and an IPO. I'd be careful there."
He's afraid of getting killed. I would be if I were him. But chances are it's his health. They can deny it, but we all know he's not well.
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Armed 'No Kings' counter-protester in Tenn. faces new charges, including child porn www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Screenshot of a tweet by No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) reporting that Trump warned Virginians that voting yes on a redistricting referendum would cost him power, quoting Trump saying "If the Democrats get additional seats, they're going to be making changes at the federal level." The post includes a split image of the Virginia state seal and a close-up photo of Trump with a stern expression.
Sounds like a great reason to vote YES, Virginia! We're counting on you today.
CHRIS WRIGHT: What happens when the wind blows right now? We turn down natural gas plants and we save 2 cents in reduced natural gas price. We pay a 4 cent subsidy and save 2 cents
WYDEN: What you are describing is fiction
Mamdani staying focused on the promises he made. Wonderful to see.
Using past presidents to justify the current mess is a mistake. Even their base doesn't buy it.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order banning state employees from using insider info to bet on prediction market apps like Kalshi and Polymarket, warning the unregulated boom βopens the door to insider trading and abuse.β
Huge congratulations to the Legal AF team on winning THREE Webby Awards! Thatβs 2 for the Legal AF podcast and 1 for The Intersection. A massive achievement for the whole team at the MeidasTouch Network!
He's not. I have no doubt. He practically admitted to it.
Ossoff: "You were talking earlier about Jared Kushner. The guy leading our diplomacy in the Middle East is bringing in billions from Middle Eastern princes and sheiks and going around the region asking for billions more while he conducts nuclear diplomacy on behalf of the country. It's obscene."
BREAKING: Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned from Congress just before the House Ethics Committee was set to announce sanctions.
She faced allegations of misusing millions in COVID relief funds tied to her family business, along with multiple campaign finance violations.
Virginia, go out and vote YES today.
Fight fire with fire and take on MAGA's power grab.
Did my part.
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