📌👀 Via Josh Gerstein:
JUST IN: #SCOTUS sets unusual, short-notice opinion release for Monday morning. Appears to signal that ruling on #Trump ballot eligibility is looming. #14thAmendment #legal
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"September 3rd is coming. Just two days away. On that day, Epstein’s victims will hold a press conference on the steps of the Capitol. Not lawyers. Not politicians. Not journalists. Victims. Human beings who lived through hell, many of whom have never spoken publicly before, are about to look into the cameras and tell their stories."
~ Michael Cohen
#Epstein #Trump #GhislaineMaxwell #pedophiles #CoverUp
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/september-3rd-the-day-silence-ends
On freaking #LaborDay weekend
#Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million #FederalWorkers of #Union Rights
Trump, who has targeted #CollectiveBargaining contracts for nearly one million government employees, has said their functions touch on #NationalSecurity [what a joke].
#law #labor
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/us/politics/trumps-unions-federal-workers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#RFKJr grilled on #AntiVax policy in
combative #Senate hearing
In a contentious hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his tenure as *#health* secretary, as #Republicans joined #Democrats in questioning his moves to discredit & limit access to #vaccines.
#Trump #PublicHealth #science #medicine #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #BrainWorm
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-9-4-2025?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-04-Live+updates
"US factory activity shrank in August for a sixth straight month, driven by a pullback in production that shows manufacturing remains bogged down by higher import duties tied to President Donald Trump’s trade war."
~ Natasha Solo-Lyons
#Trump #tariffs #economy #manufacturing #inflation #stagflation #taxes #groceries
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I want The News to tell me everything's been a big bad joke and really, everything is really fine and that I get pie.
Via Tamar Hallerman:
The #Georgia House on Tuesday passed legislation that would let the new panel tasked with disciplining "rogue" prosecutors begin its work.
The bill now heads to Gov. Kemp's desk. #Trump allies plan to use the panel to punish Fulton DA #FaniWillis
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"It seems like every poll result these days is an indictment of the corporate media: a clear indication that it has failed to create an informed electorate."
~ Dan Froomkin
#Trump #authoritarianism #MediaFail
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https://presswatchers.org/2024/03/21-story-ideas-about-trumps-authoritarian-threat/
Via Spiro’s Ghost:n
4 years ago this month Covid exploded out as #Trump endlessly lied about the seriousness of it and there were so many dead bodies from it that cities had to rent trailers to stuff full of corpses.
#Stefanik: Are you better off today than you were four years ago? The answer is a resounding no
👀”#Arizona prosecutors in recent weeks issued grand jury subpoenas to multiple people linked to #Trump’s 2020 campaign, a sharp acceleration of their criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Biden’s victory..a sign that AG Kris Mayes, a Dem, is nearing a decision on whether to charge Trump’s allies in the state, incl GOP activists who falsely posed as presidential electors” #legal
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/06/donald-trump-2020-election-probe-arizona-00145377
👀Via Emptywheel: 1/...
Aside from hour improper this is and the likelihood that it'll work, if the appointment thing works, then Hunter Biden's far better appointment claim gets fast-tracked.
Hugo Lowell:
New: Judge #Cannon in #Trump classified #documents case accepts two amicus briefs filed by Trump-adjacent lawyers that “may be of considerable help” re Trump motions to dismiss — ominous for Special Counsel. 1st says NARA referral flawed and 2nd says #JackSmith improperly appointed. #legal
![367 Mar 6, 2024 PAPERLESS ORDER granting Unopposed Motions for Leave to File Amicus Briefs 360 364 .Th i i the Court's attention relevant matter that Sup. Ct. R. 37; Fed. R. App. P. 29; Resort Timeshare Resales, Inc. v. Stuart, 764 F. Supp. 1495, 1500 (S.D. Fla. 1991). The amicus briefs [360-1] [364-1] are accepted for Court consideration. Should the Special Counsel or Defendants wish to file a separate response to either amicus brief, they may do so on or before March 15, 2024, in accordance with the Local Rules. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 3/6/2024. (jf01) (Entered: 03/06/2024)](/proxy/post_attachment/106763/844d8b6509.png "367 Mar 6, 2024 PAPERLESS ORDER granting Unopposed Motions for Leave to File Amicus Briefs 360 364 .Th i i the Court's attention relevant matter that Sup. Ct. R. 37; Fed. R. App. P. 29; Resort Timeshare Resales, Inc. v. Stuart, 764 F. Supp. 1495, 1500 (S.D. Fla. 1991). The amicus briefs [360-1] [364-1] are accepted for Court consideration. Should the Special Counsel or Defendants wish to file a separate response to either amicus brief, they may do so on or before March 15, 2024, in accordance with the Local Rules. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 3/6/2024. (jf01) (Entered: 03/06/2024)")
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Muskrat come up short, Trump?
Via Lisa Rubin: 1/...
In a new letter tonight, Alina Habba is asking Judge Kaplan -- who has yet to rule on #Trump's request to stay enforcement of the $83.3 million #EJeanCarroll judgment as his post-trial motions are resolved -- for some mercy. [Me: 🎻]
Specifically, she notes that the existing stay expires Monday and asks that if Kaplan does not rule by tomorrow, he should at least stay enforcement of the judgment for 3 business days after that ruling #legal
“But, the driver said, #Trump never lunged for the steering wheel or physically accosted the agents, contradicting the most sensational and hotly disputed elements of testimony given to the House #Jan6 committee by a White House aide. The transcript of the driver is the first extensive eyewitness account of what happened in the armored vehicle to be made public.”
"Blood bath at #RNC"
"Trump’s newly installed leadership team at the RNC began the process of pushing out dozens of officials.
All told, the expectation is that more than 60 RNC staffers who work across the political, communications and data departments will be let go. Those being asked to resign include five members of the senior staff, though the names were not made public. Additionally, some vendor contracts are expected to be cut" #Trump https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/11/bloodbath-at-rnc-trump-team-slashes-staff-at-committee-00146368
Democrats and Republicans both aimed at former special counsel Robert Hur in a congressional hearing about his investigation into U.S. President Biden’s handling of classified documents. Democrats took issue with Hur’s comments about Biden’s memory, while Republicans pressed him over his decision not to charge the president for willfully retaining classified materials. Read more from CNN.
Dan Rather notes that in Georgia Saturday, Trump mocked Biden's stutter, and the crowd roared with delight. He quotes John Hendrickson, a reporter who stutters:
“More than Trump’s ugly taunt, one thing stands out to me about these moments: the sound of Trump’s supporters laughing right along with him. This is a building block of Trumpism. The man at the top gives his followers permission to be the worst version of themselves."
https://steady.substack.com/p/calling-out-a-would-be-bully-in-chief
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NEW: Trump has targeted political foes — including Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.
But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.
#news #trump #FederalReserve #LisaCook #Government #Politics
Here come the #stormtroopers
#Pentagon approves use of #Navy base for #Chicago #ICE operations
*#Defense* officials have said the installation also could be used by #military forces who are called on to *assist* ICE.
#law #PosseComitatusAct #Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #fascism #autocracy #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/04/chicago-navy-base-great-lakes-pritzker-trump-ice/
"If he gets the chance, Donald Trump will cut Social Security and Medicare. I am confident of this not only because Trump has repeatedly said as much1 and not only because he repeatedly tried to do so when he was president but because a desire to cut Social Security and Medicare has long been central to the Republican cause."
~ Jamison Foser
#Trump #Republicans #SocialSecurity #Medicare
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https://www.findinggravity.net/p/work-at-the-mill-until-you-die
#BREAKING
“#Georgia judge ruled Friday that #FaniWillis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against #Trump and several co-defendants — with one major condition.
Judge Scott McAfee found "appearance of impropriety" brought about by Willis's romantic relationship with Nathan Wade should result in either Willis and her office leaving the case - or just Wade, who she'd appointed to head the case” 1/…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fani-willis-trump-georgia-rcna139810
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WTAF!
"U.S. intelligence officials are planning to brief #Trump on national security matters if he secures the GOP nomination this summer — despite concerns about his handling of classified information.
The decision would be in keeping with a tradition that dates back to 1952, but it would mark the first time an admin has volunteered to share classified information with a candidate who is facing criminal charges on charges that he mishandled classified documents." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/07/biden-intel-briefings-trump-00145651
👀Via Timothy Snyder:
#Trump's allies are selling out #Ukraine in exchange for #Russia backing in the election.
A Trump victory in November would finish off US democracy.
And a Russian victory in Ukraine would doom freedom generally.
If this minority coalition of international fascists wins in 2024, life will be rotten for everyone else indefinitely.
If you want a chance to live in a decent world, you've got half a year to act.
#Doonesbury outdid itself.
#Trump: “I’m being persecuted the same way Jesus was in terms of horrible things being done to a big star.” #comics
Entire strip here:
Via Kyle Cheney:
#JackSmith filed response to #Trump's claim he= entitled to declare classified #documents he tk home w him as "personal" records. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.373.0.pdf
Says Trump's claim to possess DOE security clearance after leaving office is incorrect.
Prosecutors got *lots* of warrants on Walt Nauta..say Nauta brought Trump boxes to review, but Trump cut off review after lking at 15 boxes & ordered only those shipped to NARA, even though there were another 70-80 left in storage #legal
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