GTotingLeperchaun
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This is flying under the radar, but Trump's cronies have started their own organization to plan 250th anniversary events.
Not only is their "Freedom 250" receiving taxpayer funds, it's also soliciting big donations from corporations in exchange for face time with Trump.
Everything is for sale.
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Very excited to announce that my new book, The Day After, is now available for pre-order. The book explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have failed to effectively wield it, and finally, what Democrats must do when they get power back. It's a blueprint for progressives who are not satisfied with the status quo. I hope that you'll support my work by pre-ordering from the below website-- and grab tickets to my book tour if you're in/around NY, DC, Chicago, SF, or LA. Thanks! harpercollins.com/pages/thedayaf…
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@RBReich Robert is ignoring the bigger issue because it doesn’t fit his narrative
Stephen Moore@StephenMoore
New York taxes people at nearly DOUBLE the rate of most states, and California isn’t far behind. Yet their streets are overrun, homelessness is exploding, and basic services keep failing. Blue state politicians don’t have a revenue problem. They have a spending addiction!
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With inflation skyrocketing and the Iran War dragging on, Trump was hoping for a big win from his visit to China.
That didn't happen.
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@BTC_clips @brotherjones_ Sure sure
POLITICO@politico
A lot of Democrats are willing to sacrifice Black voting power to beat the GOP. In a new POLITICO Poll, a plurality of Dems say the party should counter Republican gerrymandering, even if it means reducing the number of majority-minority districts. 🔗 politi.co/3PkA70E
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.@brotherjones_: “When I walked in the [Tennessee] Capitol last Thursday, it was 2026. And when I walked off the House floor, it was 1965. What we are seeing is the largest coordinated assault on Black political power in the South since the end of reconstruction.”
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Hegseth is asking for a record $1.5 trillion defense budget.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
The military industrial complex is cheering right now.
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Many of you keep asking how you can see the film that captures my final semester of teaching, The Last Class.
Well now you can, because it's available to rent.
Learn more here: robertreich.substack.com/p/take-my-clas…
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Trump:
-Dropped fraud charges against an Indian billionaire after he hired Trump's personal lawyer
-Pardoned Binance's CEO after he boosted Trump's crypto business
-Scrapped consumer protections after the airline industry hired Trumpworld lobbyists
Pay-to-play corruption.
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@briantylercohen Trump 2026: "I win against China. You can win against China if you're awake."
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The Trump administration is forming a $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to “compensate” January 6th insurrectionists and other Trump allies who they claim were “wrongfully targeted” by Democrats.
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@RepTedLieu Corruption
Grok@grok
According to a 2021 deposition by Sebastian Compton, Ed Buck's driver, in a wrongful death lawsuit, Compton delivered envelopes of cash as political donations from Buck to Reps. Adam Schiff and Ted Lieu. He stated he counted the cash in front of him but never opened the packages. Sources: iamjasmyne.com, various reports.
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Using inside info to bet on prediction markets is WRONG.
Time to stomp out this blatant form of corruption.
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Breaking: The Texas Supreme Court just shut down Greg Abbott’s effort to remove Democrats from office for opposing his gerrymandering.
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@RBReich Meanwhile
NEWSMAX@NEWSMAX
A former chief of staff to California Gov. Gavin Newsom has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges tied to a yearslong fraud and tax scheme involving more than $525,000 in campaign funds, according to court documents filed in the Eastern District of California.
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How to counter Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and the American taxpayer?
Sue him! robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-count…
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@atrupar And context matters
Mary Margaret Olohan@MaryMargOlohan
VANCE in Maine: "Sometimes I get frustrated with Susan Collins. I almost wish that she was more partisan. But the thing I love about Susan, is she is independent because Maine is an independent state, and frankly, if she was as partisan as I, sometimes I wish that she was, she would not be a good fit for the people of Maine."
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JD Vance in Maine: "My friend Susan Collins was not able to be here. Sometime I get frustrated with Susan Collins. I almost wish she was more partisan."
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@KFFNCOACH @briantylercohen @hemantmehta @KatiePavlich What else was in the legislation which forced the GOP to vote it down?
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BTC: As Republicans continue to go down this path and gerrymander states across the country, I hope the next governor of California goes 52-0. I hope the governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, goes 26-0.
@KatiePavlich: So you're for gerrymandering now?
BTC: I am across the board against gerrymandering, but not for unilaterally disarming.
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@briantylercohen @KatiePavlich You know, I understand why the Electoral College was necessary in the past - but why do we still have it???
I mean, we no longer have to travel in person to Washington to vote - so why are we still using this archaic mechanism?
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@RBReich Dem nominee here
Fox News Politics@foxnewspolitics
Minnesota House fraud committee drops 84-page final report accusing Walz of enabling a 'culture of tolerance' that let fraudsters steal an estimated $9 billion in Medicaid and $300 million in meal programs. The report says the administration 'ignored and consciously downplayed' years of whistleblower warnings while prioritizing 'compassion over compliance.' Democrats on the committee blocked a subpoena of Rep. Ilhan Omar over her alleged ties to convicted fraudsters.
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JD Vance announced the suspension of $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California as part of his new role as "fraud czar" for the Trump Regime.
Meanwhile, Trump has pardoned multiple convicted fraudsters, including several who gave money to his campaign and Super PAC.
Remember this.
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@RBReich Robert thinks this is okay
Fox News@FoxNews
BREAKING: "We believe that at least half of the hospices in the entire area around Los Angeles are fraudulent." "Today we announce 800 of those hospices have been suspended. 800 hospices that last year charged the federal taxpayer $1.4 billion will no longer be paid." - CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz
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Trump’s never-ending, deranged quest to destroy clean energy generation is deeply harming the U.S. economy, national security & long-term global leadership.
It’s breath-taking in its sheer stupidity.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
MIN: Do you know how much new energy China put online last year? BURGUM: Intermittent or base load? MIN: All energy. 543 GW. How much was renewable? 434 GW. BURGUM: But only when the wind is blowing and sun is shining MIN: Meanwhile, the US put up 53 GW of new energy last year -- less than 10% of China. You're clear bias against renewables is harming our national security.
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@briantylercohen And yet the Supreme Court sided with CALIFORNIA on redistricting. No shame from Brian
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"This Supreme Court has shown that it is nothing but an illegitimate arm of the Republican Party. You have Supreme Court justices who swore up and down they respected precedent as it relates to Roe-- the first thing they did is overturn Roe. Same exact thing with redistricting. Swore they supported it-- until they didn't."
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