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This is another step towards a one-party state: only give government grants to your political friends
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2026 at 7:30 AM
This is another step towards a one-party state: only give government grants to your political friends
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump ripped up the walkway between the West Wing and the mansion to replace it with polished African granite carved in Italy. "Paid for by me," he claimed. Except that's not true. Taxpayers paid $689,232, per documents obtained by @michaelscherer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
'Rush Project at Request of POTUS': Trump Is Draining the National Parks to Pay for His Projects
Money once used for crucial national-park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects.
www.theatlantic.com
June 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Trump ripped up the walkway between the West Wing and the mansion to replace it with polished African granite carved in Italy. "Paid for by me," he claimed. Except that's not true. Taxpayers paid $689,232, per documents obtained by @michaelscherer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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CNN montage of all the times Trump announced deals with Iran.
Anderson Cooper: Today marks 39 times that he has said something like that.
Anderson Cooper: Today marks 39 times that he has said something like that.
June 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
CNN montage of all the times Trump announced deals with Iran.
Anderson Cooper: Today marks 39 times that he has said something like that.
Anderson Cooper: Today marks 39 times that he has said something like that.
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"Now I understand how somebody like Adolf Hitler was able to brainwash millions of people. I never thought I’d see that again in my lifetime. But it’s happened, right? I thought we got past that, but we don’t learn from history.” trib.al/G5ktOOk
Trump Voter Says He Gets Now How Hitler Could “Brainwash” Millions
The man, who said he voted for Donald Trump three times, called the president a “liar” and a “con man.”
trib.al
May 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"Now I understand how somebody like Adolf Hitler was able to brainwash millions of people. I never thought I’d see that again in my lifetime. But it’s happened, right? I thought we got past that, but we don’t learn from history.” trib.al/G5ktOOk
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After that, and perhaps not unrelated, read about the great 1939 movie "Ninotchka," and how, perhaps, the GOP is going the way of the old Russian Communist politburo.
Read the whole newsletter here: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-rob...
Read the whole newsletter here: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-rob...
How to Rob Taxpayers of $1.8 Billion Without Really Trying
Start by completely bypassing Congress and the Constitution.
www.thebulwark.com
May 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
After that, and perhaps not unrelated, read about the great 1939 movie "Ninotchka," and how, perhaps, the GOP is going the way of the old Russian Communist politburo.
Read the whole newsletter here: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-rob...
Read the whole newsletter here: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-rob...
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If the president can "sue himself and then settle with himself...and then spend huge amounts of money outside of that appropriations process, why would any president ever go to Congress for money ever again?”
Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
How to Rob Taxpayers of $1.8 Billion Without Really Trying
Start by completely bypassing Congress and the Constitution.
www.thebulwark.com
May 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
If the president can "sue himself and then settle with himself...and then spend huge amounts of money outside of that appropriations process, why would any president ever go to Congress for money ever again?”
Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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In any democracy, this would be considered illegal state funding of the president' s political supporters
This is insanity: Trump's DOJ is about to "settle" his lawsuit against the IRS by creating a $1.7 billion slush fund to pay off victims of Biden "weaponization."
I talked to Jamie Raskin about this. It's even more corrupt than it first appears. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2105...
I talked to Jamie Raskin about this. It's even more corrupt than it first appears. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2105...
Trump’s $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn
The president’s “settlement” with the IRS appears set to give him a slush fund of $1.7 billion to dole out to allies. How unconstitutional is it? Jamie Raskin counts the ways.
newrepublic.com
May 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM
In any democracy, this would be considered illegal state funding of the president' s political supporters
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The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail. n.pr/4tuvuip
The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail.
n.pr
May 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail. n.pr/4tuvuip
Opinion | I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him - The Guardian
April 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Opinion | I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him - The Guardian
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“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 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’
www.thetimes.com
April 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
“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.”
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“The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.” —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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There Will Be No Post-Presidential Peace for Donald Trump
The president and his allies will face impeachments, lawsuits, and maybe even The Hague.
trib.al
April 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM
“The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.” —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
trib.al/ngWPr3w
trib.al/ngWPr3w
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Never in the history of our species has such enormous physical power been so recklessly, casually and clumsily wielded & threatened in the world.
It is blindingly contrary to humanity’s welfare that this orange menace is still permitted to occupy the presidency.
Shame on the GOP for enabling this.
It is blindingly contrary to humanity’s welfare that this orange menace is still permitted to occupy the presidency.
Shame on the GOP for enabling this.
April 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Never in the history of our species has such enormous physical power been so recklessly, casually and clumsily wielded & threatened in the world.
It is blindingly contrary to humanity’s welfare that this orange menace is still permitted to occupy the presidency.
Shame on the GOP for enabling this.
It is blindingly contrary to humanity’s welfare that this orange menace is still permitted to occupy the presidency.
Shame on the GOP for enabling this.
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March 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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This may be the most powerful 85 seconds I've ever seen on television.
March 24, 2026 at 1:57 AM
This may be the most powerful 85 seconds I've ever seen on television.
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BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. has begun "major combat operations in Iran." Follow AP's live updates.
Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran
Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
bit.ly
February 28, 2026 at 7:43 AM
BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. has begun "major combat operations in Iran." Follow AP's live updates.