Traitors?!
No one voted for this!

Trump got no authorization for this war from Congress.
And calls legislators “traitors” when they call out his illegal war for Bibi and Putin.

Trying to explain St Augustine to the pope, the former head of the Augustinian order, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine, on his way back from celebrating mass at the Basilica of St Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, overlooking the site where Augustine lived is peak Adult Catholic Convert.

First, let's note that the Trump library saga combines the worse of his imperial presidency all in one: his use of lawsuits to extort private entities for tribute; his garishly awful decorative and architectural taste; and his Nero-scale megalomania.

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After these four companies settled with Trump in his shakedown lawsuits, the money was pledged to his presidential library. But the fund was then dissolved. Senate Dems asked the companies where the money went. They have now replied. I've obtained their answers:

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People tend to believe what will help them fit in with others...
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Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.

Deliberate destruction of culture was the subject of an episode of my podcast, Autocracy in America
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Pete Hegseth Nailed It. No Really. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/pete-...

And there it is....

Update in Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against his own I.R.S., in which he seeks taxpayer-funded damages for the prior release of his tax records

Trump legal filing says he's in "discussions" with his own I.R.S. to "avoid protracted litigation"

the United States’ duty to safeguard tax return information under 26 U.S.C. § 6103 and the Privacy Act. The case remains in its early stages. Good cause exists to grant an extension in this matter while the Parties engage in discussions designed to resolve this matter and to avoid protracted litigation. This limited pause will neither prejudice the Parties nor delay ultimate resolution. Rather, the extension will promote judicial economy and allow the Parties to explore avenues that could narrow or resolve the issues efficiently. II. Argument A. Good Cause Supports a 90-day Extension. Courts routinely grant extensions motions where, as here, an extension serves the interests of justice and efficiency without harming any party. The Parties are engaging in discussions and need time to work through how to ensure those discussions can take place productively to avoid protracted litigation. This brief period will allow the Parties to initiate and structure those discussions in a manner that best serves the interests of all Parties and the Court

BREAKING: IRS confirms it's negotiating with Trump family to pay a "settlement" in the wildly defective lawsuit over the leak of his tax returns.

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We Forget About ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ at Our Peril The abuses are piling up, and Democrats and activists are desperate to get the word out.

At the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida, "detainees placed in 'the box'—located outside and in direct sunlight—are reportedly forced to endure high temperatures, high humidity, and 'horsefly-size mosquitos.'"

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MAGA Senator Slammed After Scolding Americans For Whining About High Gas Prices Amid Iran War—And Wow

They are so out of touch.

ICE Has Arrested Dozens of Delivery Drivers at the Gates of a San Diego Military Base Advocates warn immigrants to avoid military bases when working for apps like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash.

ICE is arresting delivery drivers at a San Diego military base. According to an attorney interviewed by Kate Morrissey, military police at the gates call ICE on any driver who is not a citizen or green card holder, even if they have permission to be in the country. capitalandmain.com/ice-has-arre...

If we dumped the Hungarian, we can dump the short-fingered vulgarian

This interaction between White House election security official Kurt Olsen and Paul Brown, the head of the FBI’s Atlanta field office, is eye-popping. Brown was pressured to retire for not going along with the plan to seize 2020 ballots from Fulton County. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Good morning to the Pope, who is weak on crime

Screenshot of sophiafornc from Threads: This is eleven year-old Genesis and six year-old Denis, two Durham elementary school students whose families came here to seek asylum. On Monday, they were detained by ICE and immediately sent back to Honduras without due process. Don't you dare tell me that this is making our country safer.

I am so angry. Two Durham, NC kids - 11-year-old Genesis and 6-year-old Denis of Burton Elementary Magnet School - were taken by ICE at their regular asylum case appointment, and immediately deported without due process.

Follow SiembraNC on IG or FB or @siembranc.bsky.social for next action steps.

I wanna point out something serious. The admin has been complaining about Iran winning the information war.

This same administration shut down Voice of America, and other information operations the US govt does.

It’s a self goal. Actions have consequences

Gov. Spanberger signs bill to end the renewal of Robert E. Lee license plates in Virginia RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed Del. Dan Helmer’s bill to end the renewal of commemorative Robert E. Lee license plates in Virginia Wednesday, according to a press…

'Gov. Spanberger signed a bill to end the renewal of commemorative Robert E. Lee license plates in Virginia. A portion of the sale of these plates has previously supported the neo-Confederate organization Sons of Confederate Veterans.' #CivilWarMemory www.wavy.com/news/virgini...

TAPPER: When Trump threatened to kill the entire Iranian civilization, did that bother you as a diplomat?

MARK RUTTE: I'm not commenting. What I want you to know is I support the president

Holy fucking shit it's real lol

Olivia Reingold of the Free Press asks Abdul El-Sayed "does Israel have a right to exist as a Jewish state?"

AES: "What do you mean by a Jewish state?" [...] "If you can't define the question, I'm not gonna answer it.

The conclave really knew what it was doing when it elected an American Pope huh

Like, only a guy who has endured Chicago winters and the indignity of rooting for the White Sox could meet this moment

You can't hide your lying ICE: The harassment of Francisco Longoria Federal immigration officers racially profiled a man, fired at his truck, raided his home at 4 am, and arrested him. Then they lied about it all -- both in public and in court.

New from me: The latest in my "You can't hide your lying ICE" series.

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The man who watches Trump all day, every day Aaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences. He says it’s ‘pretty bleak’

“It’s difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is. Journalists are trained to be like, ‘OK, what did he say that was newsworthy?’ So you convey that to your audience. But in reality, when you actually watch, you see he's full of hatred, lying constantly, and very incoherent.”

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data The acting head of the DOJ’s voting section told a judge last week that the agency had not touched the nonpublic voter roll data it has collected. That wasn’t true.

“It is a reflection of the DOJ's rejection of experience and lawyering skill, in favor of loyalty,” - @beckerdavidj.bsky.social

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I can’t believe there are really people like this

Kids in ICE Detention Up 10x in Trump’s Second Term Advocates warn trauma from detentions will cause kids lifelong damage.

ICE has detained over 6,200 children during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to recently released numbers analyzed by the Marshall Project.

Advocates warn trauma from detentions will cause kids lifelong damage.

It says something really ugly and frightening about us as a country that we can have a president spouting deranged threats to commit unambiguous war crimes & it’s just another week; no immediate action to remove him from office.

Her husband is a double amputee in ICE prison. She confronted Kristi Noem over its cruel conditions: ‘I have a fire inside’ Mildred Danis-Taylor dropped everything to advocate for the release of her husband, Rodney Taylor. A brutal year of legal and health challenges led her to Capitol Hill

ICE has kept a disabled double amputee prisoner for over 14 months.

Rodney Taylor has been denied access to his prosthetic legs.

Forced to crawl across dirty floors to access food.

Placed in solitary.

Denied medical accommodations.

They’re killing him & he needs the community to make noise!

The obscenity of a budget that cuts the forest service to fund the re-opening of Alcatraz as a prison.

THE The Christian Post • • Follow 10h • • ..• Franklin Graham challenges Pope Leo XIV's Palm Sunday claim that God rejects war leaders' prayers, pointing to King David's biblical victories as proof of divine favor in battle. #FranklinGraham #PopeLeoXIV #KingDavid #ChristianDebate #BibleTruth http://dlvr.it/TRs7gQ X Franklin Graham Cites King David Against Pope's War Prayer Rebuke

American Protestantism is really something else. The Pope is like “God doesn’t want us to invoke his name when we kill people” and Franklin Graham is like “God loves it when our powerful leaders hulk smash the evildoers you woke fool.”