Trump Demands Biden Remove Ad of Him Calling Dead Soldiers ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’ - The former president said only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would’ve made such statements.
To quote the related NYT article, “The order means the prosecution of Donald J. Trump in Georgia is effectively frozen, at least through the presidential election.”
The U.S. has not seen any negative effects on marriage, divorce or living arrangements among all couples since Massachusetts issued the first state-sanctioned, same-sex marriage licenses 20 years ago, a new analysis says....
CNN — Salem Media Group, the right-wing talk radio network owner, issued a public apology and said it would stop distributing a discredited 2020 election conspiracy theory film after a Georgia man wrongly accused of voter fraud sued the company for defamation....
All politicians represent corporate and wealthy interests. They don’t really give a fuck about regular people or their interests so long as they shut up and do as they are told.
None of this is surprising. Until money is taken out of politics and corruption is addressed, we will continue with the status quo.
Democrats know that if they rock the boat too much they will lose their donors and someone else will get those campaign contributions. The wealthy elite who finance the elections don’t care if you are republican or democrat so long as you do what is in their interest and they can continue to do what they want. As soon s you are not useful to them anymore they will find someone else to replace you.
He said the quiet part out loud again because there is nothing you can fucking do about it.
The Republican controlled House will not impeach and he won’t be removed.
The only way forward is to win control of Congress and hope the president has the balls and political power to expand the Supreme Court. Keep in mind that the confirmation hearings for new justices will be brutal and there is no guarantee that any new justices will be much better or vote with more liberal views.
A career State Department official resigned from her post on Tuesday, saying she could no longer work for the Biden administration after it released a report concluding that Israel was not preventing the flow of aid to Gaza....
The President is not supposed to rule via executive orders.
It is the job of Congress to pass meaningful laws. The issue at hand is that Congress is broken and refuses to pass laws. One party blocks the other and nothing gets done without a majority or supermajority.
Corporations have captured all of congress via Citizen United and no meaningful laws will ever get passed to reign in price gouging or regulate the markets.
So stop blaming the President and vote for better state representatives and senators that represent your interests instead of corporations.
The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and American satellites in orbit....
“Over the past year and a half, the House has been dominated by GOP infighting, leadership upheaval, and unsurprisingly, little to show in terms of legislation — partially a function of Republicans’ miniscule majority. And six months out, it makes sense that many Democrats are more bullish about their chances of taking...
Remember when politicians from both parties worked together to pass bills together instead of opposing every bill and fighting for slim majorities and procedural blocks? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
You can’t even buy a car for $22500 anymore! The cost to buy political votes is comically low. AT&T is a multibillion dollar company. They probably spend my on toilet paper in a month.
The president has little say on the laws that Congress passes. Vote for your local senators and representatives! The only way to realize change is to vote in your local elections!
It is local and state government that is important to making changes! Republicans have figured this out decades ago and have been gerrymandering and packing courts for decades.
The president can’t waive a magic wand and make any change he wants.
The judge is a Trump appointee.. I’ll also note that he’s in Texas, where the rules against judge-shopping aren’t being applied, so the suit was likely filed with advance knowledge that he’d be hearing it.
Does anyone remember that Bill Clinton got impeached for a fucking blow job in the oval office and lying about it on national television?
Yet we elect a president with multiple scandals, including paying a porn star hush, money for an affair while he was married. The hypocrisy in this country is ridiculous.
The parties agreed that a private American security company will assume management of the crossing after the IDF concludes its operation. Israel has also pledged not to damage the crossing’s facilities to ensure its continuous operation....
There is an excellent podcast ‘the dollop’ on Donald Trump. It paints a rather stark picture full of racism. His father burnt down a building to force the mostly African-American tenants out on the street.
I still don’t understand how people think the Trunp does anything. He is a crybaby wearing literal diapers who is only job is to throw a temper tantrum to distract everyone from the horrible people around himself with who do this evil shit. He is an enabler and a distraction.
The only reason the uneducated masses are voting for him is because they are too stupid to see that he represents the people who are actually ruining their lives and decreasing the quality of life.
They believe they are giving the finger to the system, and the Trump will magically make things better again. He is a snake oil salesman in a shit filled diaper.
Yeah, however in this case Trump did all the felonies is on his own. Your argument is for a very specific set of circumstances, in which one party nominates a candidate for the primaries, who, then commits felony crimes before the general election.
And yet the Republicans still blame Democrats for their shitty pay, workers rights, and work environment. Yet they keep electing representatives who vote against fucking unions, and all kinds of common sense laws.
And then they blame Democrats because the Republican controlled media tells them those are the bad guys who are ruining their way of life.
They are mad for the right reasons at the wrong people. In reality, the people who are destroying their way of life, are the same people who are supposedly the representatives.
Global concern rises over bird flu as experts warn of potential human pandemic (www.irishstar.com)
Business owners are buying into a bogus myth about driving (www.vox.com)
Trump Demands Biden Remove Ad of Him Insulting Dead Troops (www.thedailybeast.com)
Trump Demands Biden Remove Ad of Him Calling Dead Soldiers ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’ - The former president said only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would’ve made such statements.
Opinion: Why Biden's new border plan is a terrible idea (www.latimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/biden-border-immigration-crossi…
GOP Star’s Big-Money Secret Smells a Lot Like Dr. Oz (www.thedailybeast.com)
GOP Sen. Tom Cotton Claims Trump Was Actually Super Tight With Zelensky (www.thedailybeast.com)
Kari Lake gave Senate campaign speech in front of a Confederate flag (www.azcentral.com)
Gay Republican candidate melts down when he figured out that his party is homophobic (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump’s Georgia election interference case paused as court considers disqualifying lead prosecutor (www.theguardian.com)
To quote the related NYT article, “The order means the prosecution of Donald J. Trump in Georgia is effectively frozen, at least through the presidential election.”
Glass half full (lemmy.world)
Study: Same-sex marriage in 20 years had no negative effects (www.axios.com)
The U.S. has not seen any negative effects on marriage, divorce or living arrangements among all couples since Massachusetts issued the first state-sanctioned, same-sex marriage licenses 20 years ago, a new analysis says....
Right-wing media company Salem apologizes, stops distributing 2020 election conspiracy film ‘2000 Mules’ after lawsuit | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
CNN — Salem Media Group, the right-wing talk radio network owner, issued a public apology and said it would stop distributing a discredited 2020 election conspiracy theory film after a Georgia man wrongly accused of voter fraud sued the company for defamation....
Robust Economy Can’t Shield Biden From Blame for Higher Prices (www.bloomberg.com)
Even if inflation has slowed, food and energy cost far more than they did at the beginning of his term, and many voters are angry about that....
Trump's Republican megadonors shrug off his guilty verdict (www.cnbc.com)
Republicans Target College Campuses for Gerrymandering, New Voting Restrictions (truthout.org)
Alito says the Supreme Court’s fake ethics code allows him to be unethical (www.vox.com)
State Department official resigns after Biden administration says Israel not blocking Gaza aid (www.middleeasteye.net)
A career State Department official resigned from her post on Tuesday, saying she could no longer work for the Biden administration after it released a report concluding that Israel was not preventing the flow of aid to Gaza....
Biden’s Empty Christianity (www.counterpunch.org)
EXCLUSIVE: Florida educators trained to teach students Christian nationalism (popular.info)
What is Project 2025 and what does it have to do with a second Trump term? (www.theguardian.com)
Senators blame sky-high drug prices on abuse of the patent system (www.nbcnews.com)
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Netanyahu angrily rejects move to seek his arrest, lambasts the ICC saying it has compared Israel to "mass murderers" (www.bbc.com)
Trump turns trial into circus as Biden tries to focus minds on economy (www.theguardian.com)
As a slew of Republicans went to the hush-money trial to show their fealty to their boss, the president tried to rise above it...
Trump allies poured $90M into ad campaign that blasted racism-fueled hate onto TV (www.rawstory.com)
New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit (www.nytimes.com)
The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and American satellites in orbit....
Pathetic Trump Already Trying to Weasel Out of Debating Biden (newrepublic.com)
School board member who once championed book bans now faces death threats for changing her mind (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff (finance.yahoo.com)
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House Overview: Six Months Out, Fight for Control Remains a Game of Inches (www.cookpolitical.com)
“Over the past year and a half, the House has been dominated by GOP infighting, leadership upheaval, and unsurprisingly, little to show in terms of legislation — partially a function of Republicans’ miniscule majority. And six months out, it makes sense that many Democrats are more bullish about their chances of taking...
AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says (arstechnica.com)
Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden (www.nytimes.com)
Senator Katie Britt is back at it, pushing a bill to launch a pregnancy tracking federal database (www.salon.com)
Federal judge halts new U.S. rules limiting credit card late fees | Bank lobbyists challenged the legality of the cap, which was set to take effect next week. (wapo.st)
The judge is a Trump appointee.. I’ll also note that he’s in Texas, where the rules against judge-shopping aren’t being applied, so the suit was likely filed with advance knowledge that he’d be hearing it.
Biden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVs (www.theverge.com)
"You remind me of my daughter": Stormy Daniels testifies that Trump compared her to Ivanka (www.salon.com)
Trump also assured Daniels that he and Melania didn’t “even sleep in the same room," she testified...
Israel commits to limit Rafah operation, grant control of crossing to private U.S. firm (www.haaretz.com)
The parties agreed that a private American security company will assume management of the crossing after the IDF concludes its operation. Israel has also pledged not to damage the crossing’s facilities to ensure its continuous operation....
Trump’s attacks on justice system are causing real damage, experts say (www.theguardian.com)
A generational divide splits Black voters ahead of Biden-Trump rematch (www.nbcnews.com)
Rich people are spending more than ever to run for Congress. A big test is coming in Maryland. (www.nbcnews.com)
Trump slurs words, struggles to gain crowd enthusiasm as he takes to campaign trail (www.salon.com)
Trump Hints Another January 6 Could Happen If He Loses the Election (newrepublic.com)
The former president made multiple chilling warnings during an interview with Time magazine....
Trump will dismantle key US weather and science agency, climate experts fear (www.theguardian.com)
Shocker From Top Conservative Judge: Trump Likely To Skate Completely (newrepublic.com)
With US Workers on the March, Southern States Take Aim at Unions (www.commondreams.org)