Donald Trump is very unpopular and being seen as opposing Donald Trump in clear moral terms is an almost instant path to political and cultural relevance.

The Justice Dept’s theory of the case— that the group that single-handedly disassembled the Ku Klux Klan defrauded its donors by concealing that it was using paid informant to do that work and more— has about as much merit as the now-dismissed charges against Jim Comey.

A clip from The New York Times reads: "But only the entities that officially paid the tariffs are eligible to recover that money. That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump’s policies — including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought — are not able to apply for direct relief. The extent to which consumers realize any gain hinges on whether businesses share the proceeds, something that few have publicly committed to do. Some have started to band together in class-action lawsuits in the hopes of receiving a payout."

The average American family paid $1,700 in tariffs last year, according to the bipartisan Congressional Joint Economic Committee. Few will ever see any of that money back. The refunds will go to companies, if doled out at all. What a joke.

mmmkay

Wrote about a court blocking *actual* jawboning by the Trump admin... and how the people who spent the last 5 years screaming about how supposed Biden admin jawboning (for which they presented no evidence since it didn't happen) was the worst thing ever, are completely silent about this case.

i will keep reiterating it but the mRNA vaccine is one of the most important human inventions in history, next to the printing press and the solar panel, and the fact america is abandoning it is frankly anti-human in all ways possible

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“Liberals are still justifying war in Iran”. LMAO
6 in 10 Americans oppose the war in Iran (roughly). 45% of Americans identify as “liberal”. Unless you would assert that *only* conservatives oppose the war in Iran … the math doesn’t math.

If this actually happens, it may rank as the single most corrupt act in the history of American politics. I cannot believe this is even under discussion.

The Marine Corps probably told Platner what the Totenkopf is The hate symbol likely prevented him from returning to active duty in 2009.

“Somewhere in the USMC archives is a file with his name on it containing photos, signatures and other docs that establish every interaction he had about his tattoos. Those files are just waiting for his opponents. God help him if he thinks privacy policies are going to keep them out of view.”

They are all vile and immoral but also they are all such babies.

Another super genius move by the president and his (in this case SCOTUS) flunkies. RGB may yet have her revenge

ANOTHER death in ICE detention.

Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.

INBOX: Amid rising tendons between Trump and Pope Leo, the administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.

It may seem paradoxical but a key to accomplishing (1) will be to deflate the psychological importance that Americans attach to their voting decision. Casting a particular ballot in a particular election needs to become understood as a small practical matter, not a titanic moment of self-expression.

It reminds me of when Dorothy Rabinowitz compared the Citibike program to totalitarianism and the failures of socialism. They just really hate the idea of helping people.

The fact that Mamdani just seems like a cheerful normal guy who's policies are things like "we're going to tax second homes to fund pothole repairs" or whatever and yet this generates panicked responses like "This is basically Stalin's great purge turned up to eleven" is... telling. It tells things.

Please clap.

who am I, but I don't think not-bad lawyers pursue federal criminal charges against people in cases where "the evidence isn't there"

Still a voice of moral clarity

the president is godmaxxing while the vice-president tries to faithmogg the pope

what do you even fucking do with this, man? the president is beefing with the pope while posting AI sop pictures of himself as jesus and the catholic vice-president is telling the pope he is doing theology wrong. i am not and have never been religious and this shit shocks and bothers me.

Spotted on University of Georgia’s campus tonight as JD Vance speaks to a mostly empty arena…

My god. Essential, horrifying reporting here.

With men like this, the unfortunate answer to “How did he think he’d get away with this?” is that he got away with it for years and years and years.

We’re the bad guys for pointing out that men often rape women AND we’re the bad guys for suggesting that not every man should be treated as a would-be rapist the second he invites a woman to drink with him or go into his room.

“Women should be allowed to hang out with men without expecting they will be raped.”
This whole 🧵

Dedicated to everyone who insisted/insists that Russian interference in US elections is a “hoax”.
(Describes no one seeing this I’m sure but I had to get it off my chest.)

Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups

abigail spanberger is out here canceling tax breaks for confederate groups and getting rid of confederate license plates and i for one think this is absolutely wonderful for the centrist wing of the democratic party

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