A special prosecutor? Not Senate confirmed? Like Jack Smith? Didn't Trump, Clarence Thomas, and Judge Aileen Cannon say that was unconstitutional?

We Must Lean In Much Harder Against Trump's Terrible Tariffs, A New Lively Conversation With Michael Steele (Former RNC Chair, Current MSNBC Host) These tariffs are modern day "taxation without representation" and we need to be saying so far more loudly

From Hopium:
- New interview with @michaelsteele.bsky.social on the need for Dems to win in more red states and red places
- Dems should be putting Trump's terrible tariffs at the center of our indictment of him and rancid regime
More 👇 Happy Friday!
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Where I come from, we call this Medicare fraud.

(Where I come from = public health sector health systems specialist - the job I had before Trump ousted me during his first term. Part of my job was to seek and destroy rich people that would overcharge the VA for medical devices.)

guys, I think he's gonna pour bleach into our drinking water

Happy happy birthday Peter. Thank you for all you do for all of us. Very happy to celebrate your birthday.🎉

It’s my birthday today & I have everything I want already thanks to my service dog, Anjelika. My wish is to ensure that everyone has access to healthcare and I will keep fighting until that is the case. NEVER GIVE UP!🙏

Here’s the gift link

Looks like the orange imbecile is representing himself in his lawsuit against the @WSJ, @DowJones, Murdoch, and the 2 WSJ reporters. Get the popcorn ready...this should be a quick and painful loss for Trump.

NYT headline 7/19/25: The Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records: What Comes Next? The records are at the center of President Trump’s effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case. But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off.

NYT headline 7/19/25: "When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts. After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be 'subject to Court approval.'"

Some of the most pro-Trump coverage NYTimes has ever done.

On Epstein, they chose to adopt Trump's transparently disingenuous framing, treating a "grand jury records" stalling tactic as openness—he's trying to hide the rest—and presenting an obvious lie of "prepared to defer to the courts" as real.

Five Questions with Norm Ornstein You probably know Norm Ornstein from his appearances on Lawrence O’Donnell’s The Last Word on MSNBC.

My guest for Five Questions, Norm Ornstein, has some ideas about how to fix what’s wrong with the Court. And, what’s wrong with our country. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

Strange Things Afoot (feat. John Fugelsang) Podcast Episode · The Daily Beans · 07/18/2025 · 1h 4m

NEW: if you need to stay informed but want to maintain your sanity, we’ve got you covered. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

EPSTEIN-Trump is playing games. He’s seeking disclosure of grand jury material but that requires court approval which the law is VERY hard to satisfy. But the government TODAY can disclose all the other investigative material on its own without court approval. Why isn’t it doing that?

Trump sues Murdoch, Dow Jones over WSJ story on Epstein birthday letter: court records President Trump is under increasing pressure to have the Justice Department release files about the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

NEW: Trump has filed his lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal… in Judge Aileen Cannon’s district. www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/t...

“Who made the decision to reassign hundreds of New York Field Office personnel to this March review of Epstein-related records?” Durbin asked in his letters.

“Why were personnel told to flag records in which President Trump was mentioned?” he asked.

“The FBI has no comment.”

2026 Rate Changes - Rhode Island: +23.8%; 6.5 pts due specifically to IRA subsidy expiration (prelim) Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (if IRA subsidies are extended): Weighted Average Rate Increase: This represents the average rate increase, including modifications to prior year benefits and ...

📣 RHODE ISLAND: Preliminary avg. 2026 #ACA rate changes: +23.8%; 6.5 pts due specifically to IRA subsidy expiration:

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A court docket says Trump is suing Murdoch, but there's something weird Donald Trump threatened to sue over a Wall Street Journal story that linked him to Jeffrey Epstein. A docket appears, but something's off.

NEW: fake lawsuit? www.businessinsider.com/trump-murdoc...

E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm

At this point, we’re just a joke. But it’s not a very funny one. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...

Last night I wrote about this possibility in my newsletter, Civil Discourse. Prosecutors frequently put on summary agent witnesses because hearsay is admissible before a grand jury. To get insight like this before events unfold, subscribe here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

So much for states rights.

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

If you have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, your premiums could increase by as much as 75%.

Republicans will not extend the subsidies that started during the COVID-19 pandemic. There could be more consequences because of the ugly bill.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

If you have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, your premiums could increase by as much as 75%.

Republicans will not extend the subsidies that started during the COVID-19 pandemic. There could be more consequences because of the ugly bill.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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From the perspective of a former prosecutive who worked on trafficking cases, the loss of this office can only be intended to make it easier for the traffickers. There is literally no rationale for doing this.

This country acts like it likes entrepreneurs and then pulls away the health insurance entrepreneurs need to be self-employed.

They don’t want entrepreneurs. They want slave labor. Work for them or die.

What a fucking joke.

Footsteps on the Trails We came back from our camping trip to Cove Palisades State Park on Thursday, tired but somehow...rested. That's almost always the case with ...

This week's blog post:

#camping #hiking #RPod #poodlepossee

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Trump’s senior adviser to the White House Faith Office is canceling demons coming for your finances.