Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that he would not give Democrats anything in exchange for their votes to help save his Speakership, after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) moved to force a vote on ousting him....
As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next....
Donald Trump’s lawyers finally filed their long-promised request for recusal on Monday afternoon, asking U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to disqualify herself from the former president’s Jan. 6 case. Trump faces criminal charges in the District of Columbia for his alleged role in the insurrection, and Chutkan, a Barack...
The U.S. Libertarian Party has filed for conservatorships for President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, referring to them as “geriatric elites” mentally unfit to properly serve the American populace....
The discourse of the Trump era has been dominated by a conceit that the two major parties have swapped economic identities. The Democrats have supposedly abandoned their historical role as spokespeople for the working class to represent the neoliberal global elite, while the Republicans have been transmuted into scruffy...
At the sentencing hearings for the five Proud Boys convicted for some of the most serious crimes related to the January 6 insurrection, the crocodile tears were flowing. Perhaps hoping for mercy from the Donald Trump-appointed federal judge, Timothy Kelly, one member of the neo-fascist gang after another claimed to have seen the...
A network of conservative groups is gearing up for the potential reelection of Donald Trump, actively enlisting an "army" of Americans to come to Washington with a mission to disassemble the federal government and substitute it with a vision that aligns more closely with their own beliefs and ideas, according to The Associated...
ATLANTA – Republicans have quietly been coming to grips with the likelihood that Donald Trump will keep winning the Republican nomination until he dies if he doesn’t retake the White House next year — and either outcome could cost the GOP down-ballot....
WASHINGTON — Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boy who smashed a Capitol window with a stolen police riot shield, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Friday....
AS INVADING MEXICO becomes a mainstream Republican Party position, a group of Democratic lawmakers introduced a measure on Thursday that would bar a U.S. president from unilaterally taking military action against the country....
West to accuse him of only backing Biden because he is “fearful of the neo-fascism of Trump.
That quote shows how frankly, stupid, Cornel West is. Game theory & math show that it is impossible for a 3rd party run to succeed with US style FPtP voting in place. Get rid of that & then we can talk, but not to you, shit for brains.
A recent USA Today/Suffolk University poll found that 80 percent of voters oppose a federal abortion ban, including 65 percent of Republicans. And what’s more, their base knows that’s exactly what their party is trying to do. Another poll from Navigator found that a majority of voters also “believe it is likely that...
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is expected to open a congressional investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as soon as Thursday, a source tells CNN – the same day former President Donald Trump is slated to surrender at the county jail after being charged for participating in schemes to...
while there are questions about what jurisdiction they have over state-level investigations.
This is false #CNN. The lawyers that you should have spoken with about this would have told you that this is settled law & the answer is "very little".
The #fascist#GOP has already made it clear that Congressional whatevers are now optional.
They are going to get hit with State Obstruction of Justice charges, though. Bet.
The goal of Death Star is simple. The deeply conservative Texas Legislature wants to effectively deny cities—the state’s large Democratic-leaning cities, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin in particular—the ability to pass local laws and regulations in eight major policy areas: agriculture, business and commerce, finance,...
In terms of the appropriations legislation for the next fiscal year, the HFC said in a statement Monday that “we remain committed to restoring the true FY 2022 topline spending level of $1.471 trillion without the use of gimmicks or reallocated rescissions to return the bureaucracy to its pre-Covid size while allowing for...
Late last month, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a challenge to the proposed ballot measure with the state Supreme Court, arguing that Smart & Safe Florida’s marijuana legalization initiative should not appear before voters in next year’s general election. Kylie Mason, the communications director for Moody’s office, said that the ballot measure is likely to confuse voters.
For context, these same #fascists fucks allowed an #FPL initiative on the ballot in either the most recent election or the previous one, that was explicitly designed to be confusing.
Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s investigation appears to include the reportedly millions of dollars Donald Trump‘s PAC raised – and spent – after the 2020 election, with legal experts suggesting if the massive amounts of money raised were based off fraudulent claims, the federal government might “seize” those funds or...
Voters in Ohio went to the polls to decide whether to approve a measure known as Issue 1 that would raise the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot. In the ultimate irony, the votes against changing the amendment process exceeded the 60% supermajority that the measure was seeking in the first place
The white supremacist group Patriot Front is suing a left-wing activist for allegedly infiltrating the group and revealing the identities of members, USA Today reported. The lawsuit says the alleged "doxxings" cost the members their jobs and personal relationships. As USA Today points out, Patriot F...
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a damning report confirming that party affiliation in Ohio and Florida was a risk for dying of Covid-19....
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[News] McCarthy says he won’t give Democrats anything in exchange for support as Speaker ( thehill.com )
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that he would not give Democrats anything in exchange for their votes to help save his Speakership, after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) moved to force a vote on ousting him....
Jim Cramer Says OEMs Should Move American Auto Manufacturing To Mexico For $5/hour In Response To UAW Demands ( jalopnik.com )
Automaker CEO Elon Musk Strips UAW Twitter Verification as Union Strikes Against Big Three ( theintercept.com )
There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway ( apnews.com )
As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next....
Trump’s Ploy to Evade Punishment for Jan. 6 Is Coming Into Focus ( slate.com )
Donald Trump’s lawyers finally filed their long-promised request for recusal on Monday afternoon, asking U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to disqualify herself from the former president’s Jan. 6 case. Trump faces criminal charges in the District of Columbia for his alleged role in the insurrection, and Chutkan, a Barack...
Putin Goes Full MAGA: Welcomes Trump’s Ukraine Plan and Rages About His ‘Persecution’ ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Libertarians want control over Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell ( www.newsweek.com )
The U.S. Libertarian Party has filed for conservatorships for President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, referring to them as “geriatric elites” mentally unfit to properly serve the American populace....
Trump’s Economic Plan: Raise Taxes on the Middle Class, Cut Them on the Rich ( nymag.com )
The discourse of the Trump era has been dominated by a conceit that the two major parties have swapped economic identities. The Democrats have supposedly abandoned their historical role as spokespeople for the working class to represent the neoliberal global elite, while the Republicans have been transmuted into scruffy...
Republican hardliners threaten US government shut down unless Biden slashes FBI spending ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
House Freedom Caucus is also demanding an end to 'woke policies' at the defence department and more money to be spent on border enforcement
Star Trek: Infinite could be the grand strategy game Trekkies need ( www.polygon.com )
Trump overstated net worth by up to $3.6 billion per year, NY AG alleges in new filing ( www.cnbc.com )
Why the Proud Boys' sentences matter: They're scaring the rest of MAGA straight ( www.salon.com )
At the sentencing hearings for the five Proud Boys convicted for some of the most serious crimes related to the January 6 insurrection, the crocodile tears were flowing. Perhaps hoping for mercy from the Donald Trump-appointed federal judge, Timothy Kelly, one member of the neo-fascist gang after another claimed to have seen the...
Trump: 'I'm Allowed to Do Whatever I Want' With Classified Info ( www.rollingstone.com )
The former president told Hugh Hewitt that he “absolutely” would testify in the federal government’s probe of his handling of sensitive material...
[News] “Dark” right-wing network recruits MAGA “army” to replace 50K federal workers Trump plans to purge ( www.salon.com )
A network of conservative groups is gearing up for the potential reelection of Donald Trump, actively enlisting an "army" of Americans to come to Washington with a mission to disassemble the federal government and substitute it with a vision that aligns more closely with their own beliefs and ideas, according to The Associated...
[Opinion Analysis] Some Republicans Worry that a Trump Nomination Could Bring Steep Down-Ballot Losses for the GOP - Tom LoBianco ( themessenger.com )
ATLANTA – Republicans have quietly been coming to grips with the likelihood that Donald Trump will keep winning the Republican nomination until he dies if he doesn’t retake the White House next year — and either outcome could cost the GOP down-ballot....
Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Not a single one of them had ever treated the now-15-year-old as if he were a threat—until Ron DeSantis came to town....
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window with police shield sentenced to 10 years ( www.nbcnews.com )
WASHINGTON — Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boy who smashed a Capitol window with a stolen police riot shield, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Friday....
As Republicans Thirst for War With Mexico, Democrats Push for Vote on It | Ghostarchive | The Intercept ( ghostarchive.org )
AS INVADING MEXICO becomes a mainstream Republican Party position, a group of Democratic lawmakers introduced a measure on Thursday that would bar a U.S. president from unilaterally taking military action against the country....
Bernie Sanders urges left to back Biden to stop ‘very dangerous’ Trump ( www.theguardian.com )
Leftwing senator advises ‘unification of progressive people in general’ because threat from Republican ex-president is too great...
Republicans Are Wrong on Abortion—and They Know It ( www.thenation.com )
A recent USA Today/Suffolk University poll found that 80 percent of voters oppose a federal abortion ban, including 65 percent of Republicans. And what’s more, their base knows that’s exactly what their party is trying to do. Another poll from Navigator found that a majority of voters also “believe it is likely that...
The Scariest Lie at the GOP Debate Wasn’t About Donald Trump ( www.thenation.com )
The debate confirmed two things: that climate denial is thriving in the GOP, and that these candidates will do absolutely nothing to save the planet.
[News] House Judiciary Committee expected to launch inquiry into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ( www.cnn.com )
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is expected to open a congressional investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as soon as Thursday, a source tells CNN – the same day former President Donald Trump is slated to surrender at the county jail after being charged for participating in schemes to...
Texas Takes Attacks on Austin to New Level With “Death Star” Law ( slate.com )
The goal of Death Star is simple. The deeply conservative Texas Legislature wants to effectively deny cities—the state’s large Democratic-leaning cities, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin in particular—the ability to pass local laws and regulations in eight major policy areas: agriculture, business and commerce, finance,...
House Freedom Caucus Threatens 'Reckless' Government Shutdown Unless Far-Right Demands Met ( www.commondreams.org )
In terms of the appropriations legislation for the next fiscal year, the HFC said in a statement Monday that “we remain committed to restoring the true FY 2022 topline spending level of $1.471 trillion without the use of gimmicks or reallocated rescissions to return the bureaucracy to its pre-Covid size while allowing for...
Trump scraps plans to release 'irrefutable report' claiming election fraud in Georgia ( www.nbcnews.com )
In a Truth Social post Thursday evening, Trump canceled Monday’s event and said the report would not be released that day, either....
Analysis: More Than A Million Voters Want Florida Marijuana Legalization Initiative On 2024 Ballot ( www.forbes.com )
The initiative has 120,000 signatures more than needed — but that might not be enough to pass through the Florida Supreme Court.
Lindsey Graham: Don’t Indict Trump, or Impeach Him, or Vote Against Him ( nymag.com )
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Georgia prosecutors could charge Trump with racketeering, experts say ( www.bbc.com )
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Jack Smith Wants to Put Trump on Trial Before the Election ( nymag.com )
[NEWS] SENTENCED: GOP sex trafficker's sentence is greater than victims' ages ( washingtonpress.com )
Right-wing activist Anton Lazzaro has been sentenced to 21 years after being convicted of sex trafficking minors.
[News] He was a top church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis ( www.npr.org )
Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside.
[Opinion] ‘Might have to give those millions back’: Legal experts say Jack Smith could seize Trump's fundraising cash ( www.rawstory.com )
Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s investigation appears to include the reportedly millions of dollars Donald Trump‘s PAC raised – and spent – after the 2020 election, with legal experts suggesting if the massive amounts of money raised were based off fraudulent claims, the federal government might “seize” those funds or...
In Tuesday's special election, Ohioans overwhelmingly vote against requiring a supermajority to change their state constitution ( www.cbsnews.com )
Voters in Ohio went to the polls to decide whether to approve a measure known as Issue 1 that would raise the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot. In the ultimate irony, the votes against changing the amendment process exceeded the 60% supermajority that the measure was seeking in the first place
NEWS: Patriot Front sues left-wing activist who infiltrated the hate group and named members ( www.rawstory.com )
The white supremacist group Patriot Front is suing a left-wing activist for allegedly infiltrating the group and revealing the identities of members, USA Today reported. The lawsuit says the alleged "doxxings" cost the members their jobs and personal relationships. As USA Today points out, Patriot F...
Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings ( apnews.com )
[News] Bill Barr says he’s willing to testify against Trump at Jan. 6 trial ( thehill.com )
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said he is willing to testify against former President Trump at his Jan. 6 trial....
Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump? ( nymag.com )
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[Analysis] Journal of AMA Study - Gap between GOP and Dem COVID death rates increased by 43% in OH & FL after April, 2021. Conservative Political Rhetoric Now Has an Official Body Count - Esquire ( www.esquire.com )
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a damning report confirming that party affiliation in Ohio and Florida was a risk for dying of Covid-19....