


Powers1217
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@Okie_LPC
Bright blue dot with a green thumb in red Oklahoma, married to a musician, lover of animals & mom to 1 fur baby, aunt of 4 humans, mental health professional.




BREAKING: 93 House Democrats have filed a motion to block Trump’s self-dealing settlement in his sham $10 billion IRS lawsuit, which would create a $1.7 billion slush fund for Jan. 6 rioters and political allies.


But wait! It gets worse! The DoJ now says: the IRS is “forever barred and precluded” from pursuing “examinations” of Trump, “related or affiliated individuals,” and related trusts and businesses. The waiver specifically encompasses “tax returns filed before the effective date” of the settlement, which was Monday. politico.com/news/2026/05/1…


FLASH: DOJ expands settlement in Trump-IRS leak suit to cover audits of all tax returns filed by Trump, family members, companies and trusts. Waiver of IRS' claims contained in addendum signed by AAG Blanche that was not in agreement released Monday politico.com/news/2026/05/1…








BREAKING🚨 Nearly 800,000 Louisianians just sent Gov. Jeff Landry a message he can’t spin: they voted, they showed up, and they shot down EVERY one of his constitutional amendments. On May 16, voters across Louisiana went to the polls for what was supposed to be a quiet, low-turnout spring election. Instead, nearly 800,000 people cast ballots — an unusually strong showing for an off‑cycle contest — and together they delivered a clean sweep that stunned the state’s political establishment. Every single one of the five constitutional amendments on the ballot lost. All five had been pushed hard by Gov. Jeff Landry and the Republican legislature. The amendments weren’t small tweaks. One would have let lawmakers and the governor carve more positions out of civil service protections, making it easier to turn state jobs into political patronage. Another would have created a new breakaway school district in the Baton Rouge area, widely seen as a move to siphon resources and students out of existing, majority‑Black districts. A third would have reshuffled education trust funds and retirement obligations, tying permanent teacher pay raises to complex changes in how schools are funded. Yet another aimed to give local governments more room to cut inventory taxes for businesses, and one would have raised the mandatory retirement age for judges. Voters looked at all of it and said no. The “no” margins weren’t close either: most amendments went down by 15 to 30 points, with some losing nearly two‑to‑one statewide. Even the teacher pay amendment — the one Landry’s allies thought would be their best shot — couldn’t clear 50%. After pouring close to a million dollars into a campaign to pass these measures, Landry and his political machine watched them all go down in one night. This is also déjà vu. Just last year, Louisiana voters rejected another slate of Landry‑backed constitutional changes dealing with crime, courts, and taxes, also by wide margins. Two years in a row, the same pattern: the governor and his allies try to re‑engineer the state constitution from the top down, and ordinary voters — across parties, parishes, and racial lines — refuse to give them that power. It’s easy to feel like nothing we do matters, especially in deep‑red states where gerrymandering and voter suppression are baked into the system. But this weekend, Louisiana proved that showing up in “small” elections still counts. People read the fine print, talked to their neighbors, ignored the scare ads, and voted to keep their constitution from becoming a playground for politicians.
